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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6001 | John Legend & The Roots | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 6002 | Rubberman | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 6003 | Les Claypool | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 6004 | Inner Circle | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1993 |
| 6005 | Jimmy Page/Robert Plant | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1994 |
| 6006 | Thousand Points of Night | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1992 |
| 6007 | Xavier Rudd & Izintaba | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 6008 | May-a | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 6009 | Fisher and Ar/Co | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 6010 | Bad Bunny | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 6011 | Stand Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 6012 | Aitch and AJ Tracey | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 6013 | Preservation Hall Jazz Band | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 6014 | Longue Distance | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 6015 | Black Mountain | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 6016 | Glenn Frey | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 6017 | Royal Tusk | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 6018 | Plush | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 6019 | Mama's Jasje | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 6020 | Maya Hawke | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 6021 | Mon Rovîa | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 6022 | Martin Carthy | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 6023 | Zuzu's Petals | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 6024 | Ted Leo / Pharmacists | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 6025 | Autovein | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 6026 | Metal Molly | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| 6027 | Steve Poltz | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1998 |
| 6028 | Mirwais | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 6029 | The 45's | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 6030 | Prince & The N.P.G. | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 6031 | The Royal Concept | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 6032 | Pascal's Submarine | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 6033 | Love and Money | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1986 |
| 6034 | Bam Bam | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 6035 | Joost | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 6036 | Luis Fonsi | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 6037 | Marty Robbins | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 6038 | Intangible | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 6039 | Johnny Hartman | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 6040 | Wild Cherry | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1990–2004 |
| 6041 | Rodriguez | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 6042 | Les Loubards | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 6043 | John McLaughlin | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 6044 | American Music Club | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2007–2009 |
| 6045 | Junip | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 6046 | Fruit Bats | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 6047 | Pure | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2009–2010 |
| 6048 | Transglobal Underground | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1993–1994 |
| 6049 | Intaferon | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 6050 | Frank Bennett | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| 6051 | Machine Translations | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 6052 | Federal Empire | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 6053 | Action Pact | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1982 |
| 6054 | Gun Club | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1987 |
| 6055 | Autechre | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1998 |
| 6056 | Miss Mend | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 6057 | Rock Of Travolta | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 6058 | Mum | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 6059 | Blizzard Boys | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 6060 | Ella Guru | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 6061 | Wild Man Fischer | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1976 |
| 6062 | Wiley | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2008 |
| 6063 | Last Dinosaurs | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 6064 | Future | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2017 |
| 6065 | Adrian Eagle | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 6066 | 21 Savage | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 6067 | Andrea Bocelli | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 6068 | As Fast as Florida | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 6069 | ShowOff | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 6070 | Redbone | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 6071 | Jay Malinowski | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 6072 | The Reindeer Section | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 6073 | Arctic Fire | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 6074 | Underoath | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 6075 | Abdullah | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 6076 | Napalm Death | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 6077 | Sonny Knight and The Lakers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 6078 | Dust to Dust | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 6079 | Manmadegod | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 6080 | Neurosonic | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 6081 | Aimee Mann & Michael Penn | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 6082 | One Side Zero | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 6083 | Young Guns | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 6084 | Hot Sauce Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 6085 | Jesus and the Mary Chain | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 6086 | King Swamp | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1989 |
| 6087 | Candyland | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 6088 | Fake Plastic Trees | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 6089 | Seven Seconds | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 6090 | The Damnwells | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 6091 | Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 6092 | FFS | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 6093 | Flock of Dimes | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 6094 | John Phillip Sousa | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 6095 | Bazart | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 6096 | The Flies | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 6097 | Weatherbox | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 6098 | Hirie | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 6099 | Jordan Krimston | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 6100 | Lucero | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |