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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | The Style Council | 49 | 37 | 7 | – | 1983–2020 |
| 702 | Wombats | 37 | 28 | 17 | – | 2007–2023 |
| 703 | Grant Lee Buffalo | 51 | 32 | 5 | – | 1993–2014 |
| 704 | Frank Sinatra | 31 | 9 | 12 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 705 | The Godfathers | 30 | 29 | 3 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 706 | The Temper Trap | 29 | 20 | 6 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 707 | The Undertones | 25 | 18 | 6 | – | 1978–2019 |
| 708 | The Housemartins | 34 | 29 | 5 | – | 1985–2024 |
| 709 | When in Rome | 22 | 22 | 2 | – | 1987–2006 |
| 710 | Rusted Root | 26 | 19 | 2 | – | 1995–2014 |
| 711 | Bronski Beat | 35 | 20 | 3 | – | 1984–2020 |
| 712 | Gomez | 38 | 21 | 10 | – | 2000–2026 |
| 713 | Boygenius | 25 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2018–2026 |
| 714 | Manic Street Preachers | 31 | 22 | 8 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 715 | Ben Harper | 56 | 46 | 14 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 716 | Generation X | 27 | 21 | 8 | – | 1977–2014 |
| 717 | Regina Spektor | 41 | 28 | 18 | – | 2006–2025 |
| 718 | Ted Nugent | 33 | 10 | 21 | – | 1990–2024 |
| 719 | Naked Eyes | 32 | 27 | 2 | – | 1988–2009 |
| 720 | Ween | 33 | 28 | 12 | – | 1993–2024 |
| 721 | Ian Dury & The Blockheads | 42 | 26 | 5 | – | 1988–2014 |
| 722 | Foals | 30 | 24 | 9 | – | 2010–2024 |
| 723 | Brutus | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2017–2026 |
| 724 | Public Enemy | 29 | 18 | 12 | – | 1987–2024 |
| 725 | Crossfade | 29 | 18 | 7 | – | 2004–2006 |
| 726 | Soho | 24 | 24 | 1 | – | 1990–2023 |
| 727 | Sam Roberts | 28 | 15 | 10 | – | 2003–2012 |
| 728 | Lake Street Dive | 22 | 14 | 10 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 729 | Nada Surf | 35 | 34 | 7 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 730 | Last Dinner Party | 27 | 14 | 8 | – | 2023–2026 |
| 731 | Tom Tom Club | 35 | 35 | 4 | – | 1988–2024 |
| 732 | Bring Me the Horizon | 35 | 27 | 18 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 733 | Gang of Four | 37 | 24 | 14 | – | 1979–2026 |
| 734 | Black Pumas | 24 | 17 | 7 | – | 2019–2026 |
| 735 | Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros | 27 | 17 | 2 | – | 2001–2024 |
| 736 | Jellyfish | 35 | 20 | 5 | – | 1990–2023 |
| 737 | Art of Noise | 45 | 30 | 9 | – | 1984–2006 |
| 738 | Stevie Ray Vaughan | 38 | 16 | 15 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 739 | America | 30 | 17 | 4 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 740 | The New Pornographers | 35 | 23 | 16 | – | 2005–2024 |
| 741 | Grand Funk Railroad | 30 | 16 | 8 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 742 | Nena | 25 | 25 | 2 | – | 1983–2005 |
| 743 | The xx | 34 | 27 | 12 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 744 | James Taylor | 23 | 8 | 7 | – | 2004–2023 |
| 745 | Cornershop | 36 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1993–2023 |
| 746 | Nick Lowe | 47 | 30 | 8 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 747 | Neneh Cherry | 25 | 25 | 3 | – | 1989–2024 |
| 748 | fun. | 26 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2011–2025 |
| 749 | Kanye West | 38 | 22 | 22 | – | 2005–2024 |
| 750 | The Toll | 21 | 7 | 3 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 751 | Bachman Turner Overdrive | 37 | 16 | 4 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 752 | Madonna | 30 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1984–2024 |
| 753 | Ocean Alley | 23 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 2017–2025 |
| 754 | Steak Number Eight | 19 | 16 | 3 | – | 2011–2026 |
| 755 | Sabaton | 22 | 15 | 3 | – | 2012–2026 |
| 756 | The Dream Academy | 27 | 25 | 4 | – | 1985–2014 |
| 757 | The Rugburns | 19 | 17 | 4 | – | 1994–2014 |
| 758 | Iron and Wine | 27 | 18 | 14 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 759 | Hunters And Collectors | 26 | 12 | 7 | – | 1988–2025 |
| 760 | Blancmange | 35 | 20 | 7 | – | 1982–2003 |
| 761 | Candlebox | 30 | 21 | 4 | – | 1993–2007 |
| 762 | G Flip | 24 | 9 | 24 | – | 2018–2025 |
| 763 | The Airborne Toxic Event | 32 | 24 | 7 | – | 2008–2024 |
| 764 | Machine Head | 25 | 18 | 2 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 765 | The Wonderstuff | 45 | 30 | 14 | – | 1989–2014 |
| 766 | 1975 | 32 | 20 | 15 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 767 | The Rentals | 24 | 24 | 1 | – | 1995–2023 |
| 768 | Seven Mary Three | 31 | 29 | 6 | – | 1995–2014 |
| 769 | E | 31 | 13 | 4 | – | 1992–2005 |
| 770 | Theory of a Deadman | 30 | 20 | 13 | – | 2002–2017 |
| 771 | The Judybats | 32 | 16 | 4 | – | 1991–2005 |
| 772 | Days of the New | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1997–2001 |
| 773 | L7 | 32 | 30 | 6 | – | 1992–2024 |
| 774 | Dio | 31 | 15 | 13 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 775 | Jason Isbell | 25 | 14 | 8 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 776 | Sevendust | 33 | 24 | 18 | – | 1997–2018 |
| 777 | The Kitchens of Distinction | 31 | 17 | 3 | – | 1991–2014 |
| 778 | Transplants | 39 | 32 | 6 | – | 2002–2008 |
| 779 | Foghat | 23 | 16 | 5 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 780 | DNA (Featuring Suzanne Vega) | 22 | 22 | 1 | – | 1990–2014 |
| 781 | Urban Dance Squad | 29 | 29 | 2 | – | 1991–2014 |
| 782 | Aimee Mann | 38 | 25 | 10 | – | 1994–2025 |
| 783 | Trampled by Turtles | 20 | 9 | 12 | – | 2010–2025 |
| 784 | The Db's | 28 | 18 | 3 | – | 1988–2020 |
| 785 | Joan Armatrading | 24 | 17 | 6 | – | 1989–2020 |
| 786 | Save Ferris | 45 | 33 | 5 | – | 1997–2014 |
| 787 | Patty Griffin | 25 | 8 | 13 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 788 | Ziggy Marley | 33 | 21 | 6 | – | 1988–2005 |
| 789 | Flume | 21 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 2012–2025 |
| 790 | Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy | 20 | 20 | 2 | – | 1984–1999 |
| 791 | Paul Weller | 24 | 15 | 7 | – | 1992–2026 |
| 792 | House of Pain | 25 | 24 | 2 | – | 1992–2023 |
| 793 | Sammy Hagar | 28 | 13 | 17 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 794 | The Pursuit of Happiness | 24 | 23 | 2 | – | 1988–2023 |
| 795 | Peter Bjorn & John | 28 | 24 | 3 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 796 | George Thorogood | 34 | 15 | 6 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 797 | Fugazi | 23 | 21 | 4 | – | 1995–2024 |
| 798 | Crazytown | 27 | 26 | 3 | – | 2000–2024 |
| 799 | Story of the Year | 34 | 25 | 4 | – | 2003–2010 |
| 800 | Cloud Cult | 21 | 9 | 14 | – | 2010–2025 |