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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5901 | One Day | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 5902 | Models | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 5903 | 26 BATS! | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 5904 | MF Doom | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5905 | Peggy Lee | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5906 | Lady Picture Show | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| 5907 | Marina and the Diamonds | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 2010 |
| 5908 | The Joan Collins Fan Club | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1988–1991 |
| 5909 | Emily King | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2018–2019 |
| 5910 | Erika Wennerstrom | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 5911 | Diana Ross and Tame Impala | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 5912 | Raine Maida | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 5913 | John Fahey | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5914 | Supple | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1999–2001 |
| 5915 | Robert Palmer/UB40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 5916 | The Incredible Moses Leroy | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 5917 | Blondfire | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 5918 | Jelani Aryeh | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5919 | Everything Everything | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2012–2016 |
| 5920 | Skee-Lo | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5921 | The Twilight Hours | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 5922 | Raging Bunch | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 5923 | The Parachute Club | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1991–1999 |
| 5924 | Alsan | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 5925 | Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 5926 | Popcycle | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1993 |
| 5927 | Tribe of Judah | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5928 | Hard Core | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1987 |
| 5929 | The Groovy Little Numbers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 5930 | Course of Empire | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1994 |
| 5931 | No Use For a Name | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5932 | Berre | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 5933 | David Poe | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5934 | Low Anthem | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5935 | Mike and the Mechanics | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1985–1991 |
| 5936 | Ravi Shankar | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5937 | Lime Spiders | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1989 |
| 5938 | The Raisins | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 5939 | Higsons | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1982 |
| 5940 | Strawberry Switchblade | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1983 |
| 5941 | Colorblind James Experience | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1987 |
| 5942 | Marine Research | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 5943 | Roy Harper | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1976 |
| 5944 | Scott McKenzie | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1987 |
| 5945 | Serge Gainsbourg | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 5946 | The Bumblebeez | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 5947 | Jai Wolf | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 5948 | Trophy Eyes | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 5949 | Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 5950 | Confidence Man and Jade | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 5951 | Fred Durst | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 5952 | Internet Money and Gunna | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 5953 | Diffuser | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 5954 | The Adolescents | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1981–2002 |
| 5955 | Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 5956 | Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 5957 | David Grisman | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 5958 | Diamond Head | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 5959 | D'Angelo and the Vanguard | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 5960 | Deep Vally | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2016 |
| 5961 | Daisy the Great | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 5962 | Freak Slug | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 5963 | Theophilus London | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 5964 | Frigid Pink | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 5965 | Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 5966 | Ron Sexsmith | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 5967 | Slothrust | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 5968 | beabadoobee & Laufey | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5969 | Johnny Blue Skies | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 5970 | Brian Dunne | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 5971 | Fivespeed | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5972 | The Twilight Sad | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 5973 | Remy Reilley / Vandoliers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 5974 | Mike Watt & Friends | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1995 |
| 5975 | Transfer | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 5976 | Rob Crow's Gloomy Place | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2016 |
| 5977 | Prophets of Rage | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2017 |
| 5978 | Fashion Jackson | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 5979 | King Krule | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 5980 | Jc Brooks & The Uptown Sound | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5981 | Sarah Brightman | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1993 |
| 5982 | Rosalia | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 5983 | The Hollow Men | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1989 |
| 5984 | Eye Protection | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1981 |
| 5985 | Painted on My Heart | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 5986 | Primer 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 5987 | Zack de la Rocha | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 5988 | 18 Visoins | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 5989 | The Panic Channel | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 5990 | Monica LaPlante | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2020–2025 |
| 5991 | Marco Z | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 5992 | Other Star People | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 5993 | Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 5994 | Brewer and Shipley | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 5995 | Toasters | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 5996 | The Wild Strawberries | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 5997 | Bobby Long | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 5998 | Flying Colar | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 5999 | Agnostic Front | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 6000 | The Count Five | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |