Most-charted alternative rock artists
10,434 artists have appeared on at least one countdown in the archive. They are ranked here by their combined results across every list: number of appearances, positions reached and how many different stations charted them. Browse alphabetically or see the listener-voted greatest artists.
| # | Artist | Entries | Lists | Songs | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | The Dandy Warhols | 119 | 82 | 17 | – | 1997–2025 |
| 502 | The Soup Dragons | 94 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 1986–2025 |
| 503 | The Pogues | 114 | 66 | 16 | – | 1984–2026 |
| 504 | Fine Young Cannibals | 100 | 59 | 6 | – | 1985–2026 |
| 505 | Billy Bragg | 104 | 60 | 14 | – | 1983–2026 |
| 506 | Tegan and Sara | 117 | 81 | 23 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 507 | Placebo | 106 | 81 | 27 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 508 | Big Country | 103 | 83 | 8 | – | 1983–2026 |
| 509 | Trapt | 87 | 68 | 10 | 2 | 2002–2026 |
| 510 | Patty Griffin | 97 | 30 | 29 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 511 | Lizzo | 77 | 41 | 20 | 4 | 2014–2026 |
| 512 | Marshall Tucker Band | 106 | 79 | 9 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 513 | Bob Mould | 120 | 67 | 23 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 514 | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | 76 | 75 | 3 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 515 | Paul Westerberg | 113 | 47 | 11 | – | 1992–2025 |
| 516 | Regina Spektor | 103 | 64 | 23 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 517 | Matisyahu | 93 | 81 | 13 | 1 | 2005–2026 |
| 518 | Toadies | 85 | 74 | 9 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 519 | Thompson Twins | 115 | 57 | 19 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 520 | Kurt Vile | 76 | 55 | 13 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 521 | T. Rex | 119 | 93 | 13 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 522 | Guess Who | 100 | 64 | 10 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 523 | Sufjan Stevens | 81 | 50 | 20 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 524 | The Kooks | 113 | 90 | 20 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 525 | Peter Murphy | 111 | 75 | 13 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 526 | Pavement | 104 | 63 | 19 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 527 | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | 114 | 85 | 25 | – | 1984–2026 |
| 528 | Michael Jackson | 85 | 30 | 17 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 529 | A Flock of Seagulls | 100 | 60 | 10 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 530 | Wolfmother | 78 | 48 | 13 | – | 2004–2025 |
| 531 | The Call | 100 | 46 | 11 | – | 1986–2026 |
| 532 | Cocteau Twins | 104 | 56 | 26 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 533 | Gary Numan | 82 | 71 | 9 | – | 1980–2025 |
| 534 | Bonnie Raitt | 91 | 51 | 28 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 535 | Waxahatchee | 79 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 2017–2026 |
| 536 | Dr. Dog | 92 | 54 | 26 | – | 2007–2026 |
| 537 | General Public | 89 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 1984–2026 |
| 538 | Urge Overkill | 100 | 52 | 7 | – | 1993–2025 |
| 539 | Mazzy Star | 81 | 67 | 5 | – | 1993–2026 |
| 540 | Semisonic | 102 | 76 | 12 | – | 1998–2026 |
| 541 | Kaiser Chiefs | 91 | 63 | 12 | – | 2005–2026 |
| 542 | Hold Steady | 95 | 55 | 20 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 543 | Rammstein | 92 | 44 | 16 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 544 | Triumph | 132 | 63 | 10 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 545 | The Charlatans | 103 | 66 | 16 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 546 | Velvet Revolver | 87 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 2003–2025 |
| 547 | Foals | 98 | 80 | 15 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 548 | Portishead | 89 | 67 | 10 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 549 | Massive Attack | 94 | 62 | 13 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 550 | Hoodoo Gurus | 91 | 45 | 17 | – | 1985–2025 |
| 551 | M83 | 79 | 67 | 11 | – | 2008–2026 |
| 552 | Wolf Alice | 79 | 53 | 10 | – | 2015–2026 |
| 553 | Smash Mouth | 92 | 70 | 9 | 1 | 1997–2024 |
| 554 | Beyoncé | 74 | 37 | 21 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 555 | Otis Redding | 72 | 30 | 17 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 556 | Gene Loves Jezebel | 91 | 48 | 13 | – | 1986–2014 |
| 557 | Fountains of Wayne | 129 | 74 | 20 | 1 | 1997–2026 |
| 558 | Crash Test Dummies | 100 | 52 | 8 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 559 | Wall of Voodoo | 69 | 66 | 3 | – | 1981–2023 |
| 560 | Local H | 94 | 80 | 14 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 561 | The Used | 114 | 89 | 17 | – | 2002–2023 |
| 562 | Citizen Cope | 91 | 59 | 15 | – | 2002–2026 |
| 563 | Sugar | 106 | 49 | 10 | – | 1992–2026 |
| 564 | Fishbone | 103 | 54 | 11 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 565 | Soul Coughing | 111 | 67 | 11 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 566 | Material Issue | 92 | 51 | 8 | – | 1991–2023 |
| 567 | CHVRCHES | 86 | 65 | 22 | 1 | 2013–2025 |
| 568 | Eddie Vedder | 92 | 84 | 12 | – | 2001–2025 |
| 569 | Afghan Whigs | 96 | 49 | 18 | – | 1993–2025 |
| 570 | Boygenius | 61 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 2018–2026 |
| 571 | Gnarls Barkley | 72 | 55 | 7 | 3 | 2006–2026 |
| 572 | Ned's Atomic Dustbin | 103 | 46 | 8 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 573 | Pete Townshend | 93 | 83 | 9 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 574 | Jon Batiste | 66 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 2021–2026 |
| 575 | Buffalo Springfield | 79 | 66 | 7 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 576 | The Eels | 131 | 93 | 25 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 577 | Channel Zero | 58 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2009–2026 |
| 578 | Old 97's | 95 | 57 | 26 | – | 1999–2026 |
| 579 | Joe Cocker | 101 | 58 | 15 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 580 | The La's | 92 | 60 | 9 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 581 | Loverboy | 110 | 70 | 8 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 582 | Walk the Moon | 80 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 1987–2026 |
| 583 | Last Dinner Party | 69 | 51 | 9 | – | 2023–2026 |
| 584 | Phoebe Bridgers | 65 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 2017–2026 |
| 585 | Taking Back Sunday | 85 | 70 | 17 | 1 | 2003–2024 |
| 586 | Bleachers | 78 | 67 | 11 | 1 | 2014–2025 |
| 587 | The Hives | 109 | 83 | 9 | 1 | 2001–2026 |
| 588 | James Gang | 100 | 64 | 5 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 589 | Theory of a Deadman | 88 | 62 | 24 | – | 2002–2025 |
| 590 | Alien Ant Farm | 69 | 57 | 5 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 591 | Berlin | 80 | 50 | 8 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 592 | The Temper Trap | 76 | 57 | 6 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 593 | Matchbox 20 | 85 | 52 | 13 | – | 1997–2025 |
| 594 | Jade Bird | 71 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 2017–2026 |
| 595 | Train | 76 | 60 | 13 | 2 | 1999–2025 |
| 596 | Belly | 86 | 56 | 8 | – | 1993–2025 |
| 597 | War | 91 | 79 | 9 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 598 | Andrew Bird | 98 | 61 | 28 | – | 2007–2026 |
| 599 | Pantera | 82 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 1990–2026 |
| 600 | Toto | 85 | 77 | 6 | – | 1978–2026 |