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Top Artists of 1983-2004
 The Q101 Top 95 Artists of 1996-2003
  
    
      
        | 
        Ranking | 
        Artist Name | 
        No. of Entries | 
        First Year | 
        Last Year |  
      | 
      1. | 
      Foo Fighters | 
      17 | 
      1996 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      2. | 
      The Smashing Pumpkins | 
      15 | 
      1996 | 
      2000 |  
      | 
      3. | 
      Creed | 
      14 | 
      1997 | 
      2002 |  
      | 
      4. | 
      Blink-182 | 
      12 | 
      1997 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      5. | 
      311 | 
      11 | 
      1996 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      6. | 
      Dave Matthews Band | 
      11 | 
      1996 | 
      2002 |  
      | 
      7. | 
      Korn | 
      11 | 
      1996 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      8. | 
      Red Hot Chili Peppers | 
      11 | 
      1996 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      9. | 
      The Offspring | 
      11 | 
      1997 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      10. | 
      Pearl Jam | 
      10 | 
      1996 | 
      2002 |  
      | 
      11. | 
      U2 | 
      10 | 
      1997 | 
      2001 |  
      | 
      12. | 
      Limp Bizkit | 
      10 | 
      1999 | 
      2001 |  
      | 
      13. | 
      Bush | 
      9 | 
      1996 | 
      2001 |  
      | 
      14. | 
      Garbage | 
      9 | 
      1996 | 
      1999 |  
      | 
      15. | 
      Incubus | 
      9 | 
      2000 | 
      2002 |  
      | 
      16. | 
      Linkin Park | 
      9 | 
      2000 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      17. | 
      Beck | 
      8 | 
      1996 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      18. | 
      Green Day | 
      8 | 
      1996 | 
      2001 |  
      | 
      19. | 
      No Doubt | 
      8 | 
      1996 | 
      2000 |  
      | 
      20. | 
      Oasis | 
      8 | 
      1996 | 
      2000 |  
      | 
      21. | 
      Third Eye Blind | 
      8 | 
      1997 | 
      2000 |  
      | 
      22. | 
      3 Doors Down | 
      8 | 
      2000 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      23. | 
      P.O.D. | 
      8 | 
      2000 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      24. | 
      Everclear | 
      7 | 
      1996 | 
      2000 |  
      | 
      25. | 
      Goo Goo Dolls | 
      7 | 
      1996 | 
      2002 |  
      | 
      26. | 
      Rage Against The Machine | 
      7 | 
      1996 | 
      2001 |  
      | 
      27. | 
      Stone Temple Pilots | 
      7 | 
      1996 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      28. | 
      Fuel | 
      7 | 
      1998 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      29. | 
      Disturbed | 
      7 | 
      2000 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      30. | 
      Staind | 
      7 | 
      2001 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      31. | 
      Local H | 
      6 | 
      1996 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      32. | 
      Sublime | 
      6 | 
      1996 | 
      1998 |  
      | 
      33. | 
      Weezer | 
      6 | 
      1996 | 
      2002 |  
      | 
      34. | 
      Papa Roach | 
      6 | 
      2000 | 
      2002 |  
      | 
      35. | 
      Coldplay | 
      6 | 
      2001 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      36. | 
      Puddle Of Mudd | 
      6 | 
      2001 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      37. | 
      Sum 41 | 
      6 | 
      2001 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      38. | 
      System Of A Down | 
      6 | 
      2001 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      39. | 
      Cake | 
      5 | 
      1996 | 
      2001 |  
      | 
      40. | 
      Filter | 
      5 | 
      1996 | 
      2002 |  
      | 
      41. | 
      Hole | 
      5 | 
      1996 | 
      1999 |  
      | 
      42. | 
      The Wallflowers | 
      5 | 
      1996 | 
      1998 |  
      | 
      43. | 
      Matchbox 20 | 
      5 | 
      1997 | 
      2000 |  
      | 
      44. | 
      Our Lady Peace | 
      5 | 
      1997 | 
      2002 |  
      | 
      45. | 
      Smash Mouth | 
      5 | 
      1997 | 
      1999 |  
      | 
      46. | 
      Sugar Ray | 
      5 | 
      1997 | 
      2000 |  
      | 
      47. | 
      Lenny Kravitz | 
      5 | 
      1998 | 
      2001 |  
      | 
      48. | 
      Godsmack | 
      5 | 
      1999 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      49. | 
      Kid Rock | 
      5 | 
      1999 | 
      2000 |  
      | 
      50. | 
      Eminem | 
      5 | 
      2000 | 
      2002 |  
      | 
      51. | 
      Nickelback | 
      5 | 
      2000 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      52. | 
      The Strokes | 
      5 | 
      2001 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      53. | 
      Alanis Morissette | 
      4 | 
      1996 | 
      1998 |  
      | 
      54. | 
      Counting Crows | 
      4 | 
      1996 | 
      1999 |  
      | 
      55. | 
      Fiona Apple | 
      4 | 
      1996 | 
      1999 |  
      | 
      56. | 
      Goldfinger | 
      4 | 
      1996 | 
      2002 |  
      | 
      57. | 
      Stabbing Westward | 
      4 | 
      1996 | 
      2001 |  
      | 
      58. | 
      The Cure | 
      4 | 
      1996 | 
      1997 |  
      | 
      59. | 
      Ben Folds Five | 
      4 | 
      1997 | 
      1998 |  
      | 
      60. | 
      Days of the New | 
      4 | 
      1997 | 
      1998 |  
      | 
      61. | 
      Beastie Boys | 
      4 | 
      1998 | 
      1999 |  
      | 
      62. | 
      Eve 6 | 
      4 | 
      1998 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      63. | 
      Everlast | 
      4 | 
      1998 | 
      2000 |  
      | 
      64. | 
      Radiohead | 
      4 | 
      1998 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      65. | 
      Chevelle | 
      4 | 
      1999 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      66. | 
      Metallica | 
      4 | 
      1999 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      67. | 
      Moby | 
      4 | 
      1999 | 
      2002 |  
      | 
      68. | 
      A Perfect Circle | 
      4 | 
      2000 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      69. | 
      Queens Of The Stone Age | 
      4 | 
      2000 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      70. | 
      Jimmy Eat World | 
      4 | 
      2001 | 
      2002 |  
      | 
      71. | 
      Audioslave | 
      4 | 
      2002 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      72. | 
      The White Stripes | 
      4 | 
      2002 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      73. | 
      Nirvana | 
      3 | 
      1996 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      74. | 
      Silverchair | 
      3 | 
      1996 | 
      1999 |  
      | 
      75. | 
      Soundgarden | 
      3 | 
      1996 | 
      1996 |  
      | 
      76. | 
      The Cranberries | 
      3 | 
      1996 | 
      1999 |  
      | 
      77. | 
      Tori Amos | 
      3 | 
      1996 | 
      1999 |  
      | 
      78. | 
      Blur | 
      3 | 
      1997 | 
      1999 |  
      | 
      79. | 
      Depeche Mode | 
      3 | 
      1997 | 
      2001 |  
      | 
      80. | 
      Live | 
      3 | 
      1997 | 
      1999 |  
      | 
      81. | 
      Marcy Playground | 
      3 | 
      1997 | 
      1998 |  
      | 
      82. | 
      Nine Inch Nails | 
      3 | 
      1997 | 
      2000 |  
      | 
      83. | 
      The Verve | 
      3 | 
      1997 | 
      1998 |  
      | 
      84. | 
      Tonic | 
      3 | 
      1997 | 
      1999 |  
      | 
      85. | 
      Marilyn Manson | 
      3 | 
      1998 | 
      2000 |  
      | 
      86. | 
      Orgy | 
      3 | 
      1998 | 
      2000 |  
      | 
      87. | 
      Rob Zombie | 
      3 | 
      1998 | 
      1999 |  
      | 
      88. | 
      Semisonic | 
      3 | 
      1998 | 
      1999 |  
      | 
      89. | 
      Lit | 
      3 | 
      1999 | 
      2000 |  
      | 
      90. | 
      Stroke 9 | 
      3 | 
      1999 | 
      2000 |  
      | 
      91. | 
      Deftones | 
      3 | 
      2000 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      92. | 
      Good Charlotte | 
      3 | 
      2000 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      93. | 
      Cold | 
      3 | 
      2001 | 
      2003 |  
      | 
      94. | 
      Hoobastank | 
      3 | 
      2001 | 
      2002 |  
      | 
      95. | 
      Seether | 
      3 | 
      2002 | 
      2003 |  About the List 
  |  | Included above are the 95 bands that had at least 3 countdown entries, 
  along with the first and last years that the band had an entry in a list..  
  I set a higher cutoff (5) for KROQ and 91X, but because I only have 8 years of 
  lists there weren't a lot of bands with 5 or more so I lowered the threshold.  
  The list is sorted by the number of entries and then the first year the band 
  had an entry. |  |  | I was surprised to see the Foo Fighters top the list.  Dave Grohl 
  sort of reminds me of Paul McCartney--tremendous success and lots of hits 
  after leaving a great band, but nobody mixes the Wings with the Beatles and 
  the Foo Fighters don't quite match the legacy of Nirvana either.  I 
  expect in a couple of years we'll hear a lame urban legend joke that kids of 
  the 00s are shocked to hear that Dave Grohl was in a band before the Foo 
  Fighters. |  |