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 parantheses 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)
*10 years (1)

A

*AC/DC (3)
*Bryan Adams (2)
*Aerosmith (9)
*Alannah Myles (2)
*Alice in Chains (1)
*Allman Brothers Band (2)
*Asia (2)
*Audioslave (2)

B

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

C

*John Cafferty (2)
*The Call (1)
*The Cars (3)
*Chad Kroeger (1)
*Chevelle (2)
*Eric Clapton (5)
*Collective Soul (7)
*Phil Collins (1)
*Creed (4)
*Cry of Love (1)

D

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

E

*Eurythmics (1)
*Everclear (1)
*Everlast (1)
*Extreme (1)

F

*Finger Eleven (1)
*John Fogerty (1)
*Foreigner (4)
*Foo Fighters (2)
*Glenn Frey (1)

G

*Peter Gabriel (4)
*J. Geils Band (1)
*Genesis (2)
*Godsmack (4)
*Goo Goo Dolls (1)
*Lou Gramm (1)
*The Grateful Dead (1)
*Green Day (2)
*Guns N' Roses (1)

H

*Sammy Hagar (2)
*Don Henley (3)
*Bruce Hornsby (1)

I

*Billy Idol (1)
*INXS (1)
*Iron Maiden (1)

J

*Mick Jagger (2)
*Jefferson Starship (1)
*Jet (1)
*Joan Jett (1)
*Journey (1)

K

*KISS (1)
*Lenny Kravitz (2)

L

*Huey Lewis and the News (3)
*Linkin Park (4)
*Live (1)

M

*Richard Marx (1)
*Christine McVie (1)
*Megadeth (1)
*John Mellencamp (7)
*Men at Work (1)
*Metallica (6)
*Mike and the Mechanics (1)
*Steve Miller Band (1)
*Eddie Money (3)
*The Moody Blues (1)
*The Motels (1)
*Mr. Mister (1)
*Mudvayne (1)
*Alannah Myles (1)

N

*Nickelback (6)
*Stevie Nicks (2)
*Nirvana (1)

O

*Ric Ocasek (1)
*The Offspring (1)
*Ozzy Osbourne (1)

P

*Robert Palmer (2)
*Pearl Jam (3)
*A Perfect Circle (1)
*Steve Perry (1)
*Tom Petty (10)
*Pink Floyd (4)
*Robert Plant (4)
*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)

*Scorpions (1)
*Seether (2)
*Bob Seger (2)
*Seven Mary Three (1)
*Kenny Wayne Shepherd (1)
*Shinedown (2)
*Silverchair (1)
*Simple Minds (1)
*Slade (1)
*Smashing Pumpkins (1)
*Soundgarden (3)
*Spacehog (1)
*Bruce Springsteen (5)
*Billy Squier (2)
*Staind (4)
*Starship (1)
*Rod Stewart (1)
*Sting (musician) (3)
*Stone Sour (1)
*Stone Temple Pilots (5)
*Survivor (2)
*System of a Down (1)
*Slipknot (4)

T

*Tantric (1)
*Three Days Grace (4)
*Theory of a Deadman (1)
*Tool (1)
*Trapt (2)
*Tommy Tutone (1)

U

*U2 (7)

V

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

W

*John Waite (1)
*The Wallflowers (1)
*Joe Walsh (1)
*The Who (1)
*Steve Winwood (4)

X

Y

*Yes (3)

Z

*ZZ Top (6)

ee also

*List of number-one mainstream rock hits (United States)
*Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks