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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6101 | Mos Def | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 6102 | Jonathan Richman & Modern Lovers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 6103 | Desmond Dekker & The Aces | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 6104 | Fastbacks | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 6105 | Anjimile | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 6106 | Bleu | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 6107 | Lesley Gore | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 6108 | Matthew Trapnell | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| 6109 | Red Riders | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 6110 | Gavin DeGraw | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 6111 | Taxpayer | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 6112 | Amy Arena | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1995 |
| 6113 | De Grote PVDV Ochtendshow | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 6114 | Bodyspasm | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 6115 | Chillinit | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 6116 | Northeast Party House | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 6117 | Elk Road | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2016 |
| 6118 | Marty Casey and the Lovehammers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 6119 | The Damned Things | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| 6120 | Sid Sriram | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 6121 | Lukas Nelson | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2026 |
| 6122 | Love Battery | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 6123 | Jersey | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 6124 | The Constantines | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2008 |
| 6125 | Brother Uk | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 6126 | The Kingston Trio | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 6127 | Infectious Grooves | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 6128 | 36 Crazyfists | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 6129 | The Amazing Crowns | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 6130 | Two Nice Girls | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 6131 | Sebastian Bach | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 6132 | Aaron Neville | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 6133 | Crush | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 6134 | The Cunninghams | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 6135 | Jealousy Curve | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 6136 | Elvis Costello & the Attractions and the Attractions | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| 6137 | Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 6138 | The Katydids | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1999–2000 |
| 6139 | Ruston Kelly | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 6140 | Silverstein | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 6141 | Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 6142 | Motopony | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 6143 | Dum Dum Girls | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 6144 | Sammy Rae & The Friends | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 6145 | Fretblanket | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1998 |
| 6146 | Taxi Ride | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 6147 | Sea Ray | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 6148 | Eurtyhmics | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1994 |
| 6149 | Buddha Trixie | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 6150 | jasmine.4.t | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 6151 | Sinéad O'Connor/The Edge | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 6152 | Danger Mouse & Black Thought (feat. Michael Kiwanuka) | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 6153 | Kenny Rogers & The First Edition | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 6154 | Beats International | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 6155 | Albert King | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 6156 | Christine Lavin | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 6157 | Vaults | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2003–2004 |
| 6158 | Ini Kamoze | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1994 |
| 6159 | Pop! | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1995 |
| 6160 | Even | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1998 |
| 6161 | Superheist | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 6162 | C60 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 6163 | Nappy Roots | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 6164 | Basehead | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1992 |
| 6165 | One Thousand Violins | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1985 |
| 6166 | Tuscadero | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1994 |
| 6167 | Freddy Fresh | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 6168 | Karen O w/ Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 6169 | Clement Peerens Explosition | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 6170 | Lost Frequencies | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| 6171 | Yung Gravy | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 6172 | The Tullamarines | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 6173 | Beatmasters | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1987 |
| 6174 | Madina Lake | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 6175 | Howler | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 6176 | Future Island | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| 6177 | Mahalia Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 6178 | Five Pointe O | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 6179 | Think Tree | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 6180 | Clodhopper | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 6181 | Nathalie Archangel | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1987 |
| 6182 | Split Shift | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 6183 | Airbourne | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 6184 | Brian Eno And John Cale | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1999 |
| 6185 | Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 6186 | U.P.U | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 6187 | The Roches | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 6188 | Been Stellar | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2024–2025 |
| 6189 | Kurtis Blow | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 6190 | Mark Morrison | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 6191 | Scott Walker | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 6192 | Opal | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 6193 | Sheila E | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 6194 | Full Scale | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 6195 | God Street Wine | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 6196 | Shuggie Otis | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 6197 | Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2016 |
| 6198 | All-4-One | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 6199 | Wreckx N Effect | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 6200 | Avoid | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |