Most-charted alternative rock artists
10,434 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Sevendust | 72 | 48 | 26 | – | 1997–2025 |
| 702 | Japanese Breakfast | 56 | 38 | 12 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 703 | Howard Jones | 69 | 37 | 11 | – | 1984–2026 |
| 704 | School of Fish | 54 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 1991–2026 |
| 705 | Gary Clark Jr. | 64 | 50 | 18 | – | 2011–2026 |
| 706 | Guided By Voices | 89 | 42 | 17 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 707 | Local Natives | 68 | 62 | 14 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 708 | Ram Jam | 72 | 72 | 1 | – | 1993–2026 |
| 709 | Low Cut Connie | 63 | 35 | 10 | – | 2017–2026 |
| 710 | Chuck Berry | 50 | 28 | 12 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 711 | Steve Earle | 74 | 39 | 22 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 712 | Volbeat | 64 | 41 | 22 | – | 2010–2025 |
| 713 | Gorki | 38 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 1991–2025 |
| 714 | Son Volt | 76 | 59 | 17 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 715 | Peter Bjorn & John | 60 | 52 | 8 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 716 | Mavis Staples | 69 | 55 | 22 | 1 | 2009–2026 |
| 717 | The Divinyls | 63 | 41 | 5 | – | 1985–2026 |
| 718 | a-ha | 53 | 48 | 5 | – | 1985–2026 |
| 719 | 10 Years | 57 | 50 | 16 | 1 | 2005–2025 |
| 720 | Molly Hatchet | 81 | 59 | 6 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 721 | X Ambassadors | 50 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 2013–2026 |
| 722 | Alice Merton | 60 | 53 | 9 | – | 2017–2026 |
| 723 | Rusted Root | 53 | 40 | 6 | – | 1995–2026 |
| 724 | Icicle Works | 56 | 52 | 3 | – | 1983–2026 |
| 725 | Phantogram | 60 | 45 | 14 | – | 2010–2025 |
| 726 | Lucius | 70 | 47 | 15 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 727 | Goldfinger | 77 | 65 | 13 | – | 1996–2024 |
| 728 | Editors | 70 | 50 | 19 | – | 2006–2025 |
| 729 | Future Islands | 57 | 51 | 9 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 730 | Nada Surf | 76 | 66 | 16 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 731 | King Missile | 59 | 31 | 6 | – | 1992–2009 |
| 732 | Mojo Nixon | 41 | 20 | 4 | – | 1989–2022 |
| 733 | Dead or Alive | 64 | 44 | 9 | – | 1985–2025 |
| 734 | Luscious Jackson | 76 | 51 | 7 | – | 1994–2025 |
| 735 | Damien Rice | 57 | 36 | 11 | – | 2003–2025 |
| 736 | Aimee Mann | 78 | 46 | 16 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 737 | Megadeth | 75 | 25 | 28 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 738 | Mudvayne | 60 | 45 | 13 | – | 2001–2025 |
| 739 | The Ataris | 53 | 37 | 6 | – | 2002–2026 |
| 740 | Rainbow | 97 | 58 | 10 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 741 | Folk Implosion | 58 | 58 | 1 | – | 1995–2026 |
| 742 | Happy Mondays | 64 | 52 | 7 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 743 | JD McPherson | 58 | 42 | 14 | – | 2012–2026 |
| 744 | Widespread Panic | 61 | 31 | 17 | – | 1999–2026 |
| 745 | Buffalo Tom | 76 | 45 | 10 | – | 1992–2024 |
| 746 | Killing Joke | 62 | 45 | 17 | – | 1980–2023 |
| 747 | Bill Withers | 48 | 24 | 7 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 748 | Todd Rundgren | 66 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 1997–2026 |
| 749 | Royal Blood | 55 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 2014–2025 |
| 750 | Wedding Present | 49 | 14 | 45 | – | 1985–2019 |
| 751 | The Gaslight Anthem | 64 | 57 | 14 | 1 | 2008–2025 |
| 752 | New Found Glory | 72 | 62 | 16 | – | 2000–2011 |
| 753 | Bring Me the Horizon | 62 | 46 | 20 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 754 | Mountain | 73 | 68 | 2 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 755 | Tones on Tail | 53 | 46 | 6 | – | 1984–2023 |
| 756 | Watershed | 90 | 17 | 10 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 757 | K's Choice | 59 | 56 | 9 | – | 1995–2025 |
| 758 | Houndmouth | 45 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 2013–2026 |
| 759 | Stabbing Westward | 93 | 59 | 7 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 760 | Arlo Parks | 56 | 43 | 10 | – | 2020–2026 |
| 761 | Blind Faith | 57 | 55 | 4 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 762 | Robert Plant & Alison Krauss | 56 | 37 | 10 | – | 2007–2026 |
| 763 | The Plimsouls | 53 | 51 | 5 | – | 1980–2025 |
| 764 | Yola | 52 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 2019–2026 |
| 765 | Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians | 62 | 38 | 4 | – | 1988–2025 |
| 766 | Ben Harper | 82 | 62 | 26 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 767 | Lostprophets | 59 | 38 | 11 | – | 2002–2012 |
| 768 | Grizzly Bear | 55 | 44 | 10 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 769 | Phosphorescent | 45 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 2013–2026 |
| 770 | Frank Sinatra | 62 | 22 | 17 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 771 | Coheed and Cambria | 78 | 66 | 17 | – | 2004–2025 |
| 772 | Nathaniel Rateliff | 45 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2016–2026 |
| 773 | The Vapors | 52 | 52 | 1 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 774 | The Cardigans | 70 | 59 | 8 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 775 | The Posies | 59 | 27 | 7 | – | 1990–2019 |
| 776 | The Stooges | 52 | 35 | 8 | – | 1988–2024 |
| 777 | Doves | 69 | 52 | 13 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 778 | Billy Talent | 58 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 2003–2021 |
| 779 | Sharon Van Etten | 66 | 45 | 13 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 780 | The Buggles | 54 | 51 | 4 | – | 1988–2023 |
| 781 | Aztec Camera | 66 | 44 | 11 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 782 | Lucy Dacus | 59 | 45 | 12 | – | 2018–2026 |
| 783 | Asia | 72 | 60 | 2 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 784 | David Byrne | 54 | 43 | 15 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 785 | The Fray | 62 | 51 | 13 | – | 2005–2025 |
| 786 | Poe | 71 | 48 | 8 | – | 1995–2024 |
| 787 | The Vines | 74 | 51 | 8 | – | 2002–2024 |
| 788 | Suicidal Tendencies | 41 | 41 | 2 | – | 1983–2023 |
| 789 | Squirrel Nut Zippers | 61 | 50 | 5 | – | 1997–2024 |
| 790 | Kaleo | 52 | 48 | 7 | – | 2015–2026 |
| 791 | Apocalyptica | 47 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 2008–2023 |
| 792 | Night Ranger | 75 | 65 | 4 | – | 1983–2026 |
| 793 | Dropkick Murphys | 51 | 40 | 24 | – | 2003–2026 |
| 794 | The Nails | 44 | 38 | 5 | – | 1986–2024 |
| 795 | Chris Cornell | 65 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 1997–2026 |
| 796 | Default | 64 | 53 | 11 | – | 2001–2026 |
| 797 | Devon Gilfillian | 48 | 34 | 8 | – | 2018–2026 |
| 798 | Traveling Wilburys | 63 | 41 | 4 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 799 | Angels & Airwaves | 57 | 46 | 11 | – | 2006–2021 |
| 800 | George Ezra | 46 | 39 | 6 | – | 2014–2026 |