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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6201 | Aretha Franklin & George Michael | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1987 |
| 6202 | Ozark Henry | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| 6203 | Norah Jones & Mavis Staples | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 6204 | Jeris Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 6205 | Falco/ATP | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1983 |
| 6206 | Beast Patrol | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 6207 | Noah Kahan & Hozier | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 6208 | Blonde Redhead | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 6209 | Caitlyn Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 6210 | Angelica | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| 6211 | Suicide | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 6212 | No Big Heads | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 6213 | Hippotraktor | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 6214 | Do Re Mi | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1989 |
| 6215 | Love Tractor | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 6216 | Hecate | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1995 |
| 6217 | Cartman | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 6218 | Apollo Four Forty | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 6219 | Joan As Policewoman | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 6220 | Horrorshow | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 6221 | Adam Newling | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 6222 | Meduza and James Carter | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2022 |
| 6223 | Prime STH | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2001 |
| 6224 | The Soulsavers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| 6225 | Belle Brigade | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 6226 | Black Lungs | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2008 |
| 6227 | Oberhofer | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 6228 | The Growlers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2016 |
| 6229 | Seers | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 6230 | Pushmonkey | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 6231 | Wild Nothing | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 6232 | MC Buzz B | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 6233 | Insolence | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 6234 | 50 Cent/NIN | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 6235 | Babys | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1980 |
| 6236 | Bi-Polar | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 6237 | Lionel Richie | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 6238 | Robbie Nevil | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1986 |
| 6239 | American Minor | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 6240 | John Doe | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 6241 | GWAR | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 6242 | One Star Hotel | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 6243 | Scott Merritt | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 6244 | Shania Twain | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| 6245 | Teddy Pendergrass | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 6246 | Lord Tracy | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 6247 | Geppetto & The Whales | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| 6248 | Kim Richey | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 6249 | Leder Naken | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1988 |
| 6250 | The Jacksons | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 6251 | Calexico and Iron & Wine | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 6252 | Jazmine Sullivan | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 6253 | Middle Brother | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 6254 | Zuma II | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1984 |
| 6255 | John Paul Jones | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1985 |
| 6256 | Flor | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 6257 | Elise Trouw | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 6258 | Scoobert Doobert | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 6259 | Michael Lee & The Wartime Limousine | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 6260 | Roadrunner United | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 6261 | Solomon Burke | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 6262 | Buckwheat Zydeco | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2006 |
| 6263 | Joe Bonnamassa | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 6264 | DNA & Suzanne Vega | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 6265 | Mozart | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 6266 | Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Stephen Stills | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 6267 | Mutlu | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2009 |
| 6268 | The Stylistics | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 6269 | Outline | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1989 |
| 6270 | The Wrights | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 6271 | Dexter Freebish | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| 6272 | Piebald | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 6273 | Waltham | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| 6274 | Lower Dens | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 6275 | The Worn Flints | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 6276 | The Association | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 6277 | Working Week | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1984 |
| 6278 | Talulah Gosh | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1987 |
| 6279 | Bongwater | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| 6280 | Safe Deposit | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1995 |
| 6281 | Pico | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2001 |
| 6282 | Dawn Parade | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2002 |
| 6283 | The Beards | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 6284 | Cosmo's Midnight | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| 6285 | Effy and Mall Grab | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| 6286 | Ian Moss | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| 6287 | Dillon Francis | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| 6288 | Ziggy Ramo | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2021 |
| 6289 | J Mascis & The Fog | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2008–2009 |
| 6290 | Brooks Buford | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2003 |
| 6291 | The Parlor Mob | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| 6292 | Reuben and the Dark | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2020 |
| 6293 | Twin Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2016 |
| 6294 | Richard Cheese | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2000–2002 |
| 6295 | Bumblebeez 81 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| 6296 | Supreme Love Gods | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1993 |
| 6297 | Palmyra | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2025 |
| 6298 | Mute Angst Envy | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| 6299 | Boy Waiting | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1984 |
| 6300 | 808 State/UB40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1993 |