List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart

This is an alphabetical list of artists who reached the number one position on the United States Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The number in parentheses indicates the total of number-one hits for that band on this chart. The chart has been active since 1981.

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0-9

• .38 Special (2)
• 3 Doors Down (5)

A

• AC/DC (4)
• Bryan Adams (2)
• Aerosmith (9)
• Alice in Chains (3)
• The Allman Brothers Band (1)
• Apocalyptica (1)
• Asia (2)
• Audioslave (2)

B

• Bad Company (2)
• Pat Benatar (1)
• The Black Crowes (6)
• Blind Melon (1)
• Blue Öyster Cult (1)
• Bon Jovi (3)
• Jon Bon Jovi (1)
• Boston (1)
• Breaking Benjamin (2)
• Brother Cane (2)
• Buckcherry (1)

C

• John Cafferty (2)
• The Call (1)
• The Cars (3)
• Cavo (1)
• Chevelle (2)
• Eric Clapton (5)
• Collective Soul (7)
• Phil Collins (1)
• Coverdale & Page (1)
• Creed (4)
• Cry of Love (1)

D

• Damn Yankees (1)
• Days of the New (2)
• Def Leppard (5)
• Dire Straits (2)
• Disturbed (3)
• The Doobie Brothers (1)

E

• Eurythmics (1)
• Everclear (1)
• Everlast (1)
• Extreme (1)

F

• Finger Eleven (1)
• The Firm (2)
• John Fogerty (1)
• Foreigner (4)
• Foo Fighters (2)
• Glenn Frey (1)

G

• Peter Gabriel (4)
• The J. Geils Band (1)
• Genesis (2)
• Godsmack (6)
• Golden Earring (1)
• Goo Goo Dolls (1)
• Lou Gramm (1)
• The Grateful Dead (1)
• Green Day (3)

H

• Sammy Hagar (2)
• Don Henley (4)
• Bruce Hornsby (2)

I

• Billy Idol (1)
• INXS (1)

J

• Mick Jagger (2)
• Jefferson Starship (1)
• JET (2)
• Joan Jett (1)
• Journey (1)

K

• Kiss (1)
• Lenny Kravitz (2)
• Chad Kroeger (1)

L

• Huey Lewis and the News (3)
• Linkin Park (5)
• Live (1)

M

• Richard Marx (1)
• Christine McVie (1)
• John Mellencamp (7)
• Men at Work (1)
• Metallica (8)
• Mudvayne (1)
• Steve Miller Band (1)
• Eddie Money (3)
• The Moody Blues (1)
• The Motels (1)
• Mr. Mister (1)
• Alannah Myles (1)

N

• Nickelback (7)
• Stevie Nicks (2)
• Nirvana (1)

O

• Ric Ocasek (1)
• The Offspring (1)
• Ozzy Osbourne (2)

P

• Robert Palmer (2)
• Papa Roach (1)
• Pearl Jam (3)
• A Perfect Circle (1)
• Steve Perry (1)
• Tom Petty (4)
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (6)
• Pink Floyd (3)
• Robert Plant (6)
• The Police (3)
• The Pretenders (2)
• Prism (1)
• Puddle of Mudd (5)

Q

• Quarterflash (1)
• Queensrÿche (1)

R

• Rainbow (1)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers (5)
• R.E.M. (3)
• The Replacements (1)
• The Rolling Stones (5)
• David Lee Roth (1)
• Rush (5)

S

• Scorpions (1)
• Seether (2)
• Bob Seger (2)
• Seven Mary Three (1)
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd (1)
• Shinedown (5)
• Silverchair (1)
• Simple Minds (1)
• Slade (1)
• Smashing Pumpkins (1)
• Soundgarden (3)
• Spacehog (1)
• Bruce Springsteen (5)
• Billy Squier (2)
• Staind (3)
• Starship (1)
• Rod Stewart (1)
• Sting (3)
• Stone Sour (1)
• Stone Temple Pilots (6)
• Survivor (2)
• System of a Down (1)

T

• Tantric (1)
• Theory of a Deadman (1)
• Three Days Grace (6)
• Tool (1)
• Tommy Tutone (1)
• Trapt (2)

U

• U2 (7)

V

• Van Halen (13)
• Stevie Ray Vaughan (1)
• Velvet Revolver (2)

W

• The Walflowers (1)
• Joe Walsh (1)
• The Who (1)
• Steve wood (4)

X

Y

Z

• ZZ Top (6)

See also

• List of number-one mainstream rock hits (United States)
• Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks
• Billboard Hot 100 50th Anniversary All-Time Top Artists