Most-charted alternative rock artists
6,398 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 | Unwritten Law | 55 | 44 | 12 | – | 1996–2008 |
| 502 | Electronic | 61 | 44 | 7 | – | 1988–2023 |
| 503 | Gnarls Barkley | 42 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 2006–2026 |
| 504 | The Buggles | 49 | 46 | 4 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 505 | Richard Thompson | 38 | 27 | 11 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 506 | Beyoncé | 43 | 19 | 17 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 507 | Howlin' Maggie | 66 | 18 | 6 | – | 1996–2014 |
| 508 | Guided By Voices | 71 | 30 | 14 | – | 1996–2024 |
| 509 | Ani DiFranco | 56 | 28 | 16 | – | 1998–2024 |
| 510 | Toadies | 41 | 39 | 3 | – | 1995–2026 |
| 511 | Folk Implosion | 42 | 42 | 1 | – | 1995–2023 |
| 512 | Saliva | 48 | 40 | 11 | – | 2001–2007 |
| 513 | Leon Bridges | 39 | 16 | 11 | – | 2015–2026 |
| 514 | Fastball | 43 | 30 | 3 | – | 1998–2023 |
| 515 | Powderfinger | 39 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 1996–2025 |
| 516 | Natalie Merchant | 48 | 29 | 6 | – | 1995–2023 |
| 517 | Janelle Monae | 38 | 18 | 12 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 518 | John Mellencamp | 56 | 19 | 14 | – | 2001–2025 |
| 519 | Aretha Franklin | 45 | 22 | 14 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 520 | Matchbox 20 | 50 | 30 | 8 | – | 1997–2007 |
| 521 | Meat Puppets | 51 | 43 | 5 | – | 1989–2024 |
| 522 | The Living End | 52 | 47 | 17 | – | 1997–2025 |
| 523 | The Animals | 41 | 32 | 5 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 524 | Guster | 65 | 35 | 15 | – | 1998–2026 |
| 525 | Inspiral Carpets | 43 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 1988–2005 |
| 526 | Warren Zevon | 50 | 27 | 12 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 527 | The Stooges | 40 | 28 | 5 | – | 1988–2024 |
| 528 | Fontaines D.C. | 39 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2019–2026 |
| 529 | Fountains of Wayne | 82 | 45 | 14 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 530 | Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros | 37 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2009–2026 |
| 531 | Steppenwolf | 46 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1987–2025 |
| 532 | St. Vincent | 43 | 18 | 19 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 533 | K's Choice | 43 | 41 | 6 | – | 1995–2023 |
| 534 | Hilltop Hoods | 35 | 19 | 27 | – | 2003–2025 |
| 535 | Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats | 36 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2015–2026 |
| 536 | Teenage Fanclub | 66 | 30 | 10 | – | 1990–2024 |
| 537 | Semisonic | 59 | 44 | 9 | – | 1998–2025 |
| 538 | Kansas | 35 | 19 | 3 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 539 | Kirsty MacColl | 55 | 34 | 6 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 540 | Bryan Ferry | 58 | 37 | 7 | – | 1985–2006 |
| 541 | a-ha | 40 | 35 | 5 | – | 1985–2020 |
| 542 | Culture Club | 48 | 20 | 11 | – | 1983–2003 |
| 543 | Spacehog | 46 | 40 | 3 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 544 | The Kooks | 49 | 35 | 11 | – | 2006–2023 |
| 545 | Gotye | 34 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2006–2026 |
| 546 | The Buzzcocks | 59 | 35 | 14 | – | 1977–2020 |
| 547 | Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians | 47 | 23 | 5 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 548 | Leonard Cohen | 40 | 18 | 16 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 549 | Orgy | 54 | 44 | 3 | – | 1998–2009 |
| 550 | Travis | 70 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 1999–2024 |
| 551 | Lana Del Rey | 50 | 37 | 19 | – | 2011–2025 |
| 552 | The Juliana Hatfield Three | 43 | 15 | 3 | – | 1994–2014 |
| 553 | Pete Yorn | 90 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 2001–2026 |
| 554 | Golden Earring | 46 | 33 | 3 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 555 | Belle & Sebastian | 60 | 40 | 29 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 556 | Paramore | 44 | 33 | 9 | – | 2007–2025 |
| 557 | Stone Sour | 35 | 32 | 11 | – | 2002–2017 |
| 558 | Sponge | 65 | 45 | 5 | – | 1995–2023 |
| 559 | Portugal. The Man | 40 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2011–2026 |
| 560 | Widespread Panic | 43 | 17 | 6 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 561 | CHVRCHES | 43 | 26 | 18 | – | 2013–2025 |
| 562 | Jim Carroll Band | 36 | 28 | 3 | – | 1988–2012 |
| 563 | The Vines | 60 | 40 | 7 | – | 2002–2014 |
| 564 | Crosby, Stills, and Nash | 34 | 15 | 8 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 565 | Don McLean | 25 | 25 | 1 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 566 | Tegan and Sara | 57 | 39 | 11 | – | 2004–2025 |
| 567 | Procol Harum | 38 | 34 | 4 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 568 | The Hothouse Flowers | 61 | 26 | 6 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 569 | The Farm | 49 | 37 | 7 | – | 1990–2014 |
| 570 | The Connells | 43 | 18 | 5 | – | 1993–2006 |
| 571 | Morphine | 50 | 23 | 7 | – | 1995–2024 |
| 572 | Til Tuesday | 44 | 34 | 3 | – | 1985–2026 |
| 573 | Michael Penn | 43 | 32 | 5 | – | 1989–2020 |
| 574 | Fleet Foxes | 40 | 22 | 13 | – | 2008–2026 |
| 575 | Louis XIV | 38 | 27 | 5 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 576 | Peter Schilling | 38 | 36 | 3 | – | 1983–2006 |
| 577 | Todd Snider | 44 | 16 | 5 | – | 1995–2014 |
| 578 | The Primitives | 45 | 45 | 6 | – | 1986–2014 |
| 579 | M83 | 35 | 30 | 6 | – | 2011–2026 |
| 580 | Styx | 46 | 15 | 10 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 581 | Elliott Smith | 49 | 29 | 12 | – | 1998–2024 |
| 582 | Broken Bells | 40 | 28 | 10 | – | 2010–2025 |
| 583 | Band of Horses | 45 | 29 | 11 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 584 | Michael Jackson | 42 | 16 | 13 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 585 | The Cardigans | 50 | 43 | 4 | – | 1996–2024 |
| 586 | Pantera | 41 | 22 | 6 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 587 | The Lightning Seeds | 51 | 44 | 8 | – | 1989–2019 |
| 588 | Poe | 55 | 34 | 5 | – | 1996–2023 |
| 589 | The Ocean Blue | 49 | 22 | 6 | – | 1989–2005 |
| 590 | Eddie Vedder | 40 | 39 | 7 | – | 2001–2025 |
| 591 | Wolf Alice | 34 | 18 | 9 | – | 2015–2026 |
| 592 | Sneaker Pimps | 44 | 41 | 5 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 593 | Angels & Airwaves | 38 | 28 | 10 | – | 2006–2021 |
| 594 | John Prine | 39 | 13 | 19 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 595 | First Aid Kit | 32 | 18 | 12 | – | 2012–2026 |
| 596 | Vance Joy | 33 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2013–2025 |
| 597 | Supertramp | 57 | 22 | 9 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 598 | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | 42 | 32 | 18 | – | 1984–2025 |
| 599 | Michael Kiwanuka | 38 | 19 | 13 | – | 2012–2026 |
| 600 | Nick Cave | 53 | 40 | 9 | – | 1990–2025 |