List of adult alternative artists
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The following lists bands or artists that are played on adult album alternative radio stations, or have been cited as part of the adult alternative pop/rock music genre.
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A
- Ryan Adams[1]
- Adele[2]
- The Airborne Toxic Event[2]
- Alberta Cross
- Alice In Chains
- Lily Allen
- The Allman Brothers Band
- Gregg Allman
- alt-J
- American Authors
- Tori Amos[3]
- Fiona Apple[3]
- Aqualung
- Arcade Fire
- Tasmin Archer
- Arctic Monkeys
- Jann Arden[3]
- Joseph Arthur
- Ásgeir
- Assembly of Dust
- Atlas Genius
- Augustana
- The Avett Brothers
B
- Badly Drawn Boy[3]
- The Band
- Band of Horses
- Sara Bareilles[4]
- Barenaked Ladies[3]
- Bear Hands
- The Beatles
- The Beautiful South[3]
- Beck
- Howie Beck[5]
- The Bees / A Band of Bees
- Beirut
- Belle Brigade[2]
- Ben Folds Five
- Better Than Ezra
- Big Head Todd & The Monsters
- Andrew Bird[6]
- The Black Crowes
- The Black Keys[1]
- Blessid Union of Souls[3]
- Björk
- Aloe Blacc
- Blonde Redhead
- Blind Melon
- Blue Merle
- The Blue Nile[3]
- Blue October
- Blue Rodeo[5]
- Blues Traveler
- James Blunt
- Bon Iver[2]
- Børns
- Boy & Bear
- Butterfly Boucher
- David Bowie
- The Bravery
- Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians[3]
- Broken Bells
- Leon Bridges
- Jonatha Brooke
- Meredith Brooks[3]
- Marc Broussard
- Jackson Browne
- Michael Bublé
- Jeff Buckley[3]
- Kate Bush
- John Butler Trio
C
- Caro Emerald
- Colbie Caillat[2]
- Cake
- Carbon Leaf
- The Cardigans[3]
- Brandi Carlile
- Vanessa Carlton[3]
- Reeve Carney[2]
- The Cars
- Neko Case
- Tracy Chapman[3]
- Toni Childs[3]
- The Civil Wars[2]
- Eric Clapton
- Gary Clark, Jr.[1]
- The Clash
- Tom Cochrane[5]
- Bruce Cockburn
- Joe Cocker
- Marc Cohn
- Cold War Kids
- Coldplay[1]
- Jude Cole
- Lloyd Cole
- Paula Cole[3]
- Collective Soul
- Phil Collins
- Shawn Colvin[3]
- The Corrs[3]
- Matt Costa
- Elvis Costello[3]
- Counting Crows[3]
- Cowboy Junkies[3]
- Cowboy Mouth
- Cracker[3]
- The Cranberries[3]
- Crash Test Dummies[3]
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- Sheryl Crow[3]
- Crowded House[3]
- Jim Cuddy[5]
- Cuff the Duke[5]
- Jamie Cullum
D
- The Dandy Warhols
- Vanessa Daou
- Dave Matthews Band
- Dawes[2][6]
- Howie Day
- dc Talk
- Death Cab for Cutie[1][2]
- The Decemberists[2]
- Gavin DeGraw[1]
- Del Amitri[3]
- Lana Del Rey[1]
- Delta Spirit[6]
- Rocco DeLuca
- Brett Dennen[2]
- Depeche Mode
- Derek Trucks Band
- Dido[3]
- Dire Straits
- Thomas Dolby[6]
- Luke Doucet[5]
- Mike Doughty
- Nick Drake
- Drive By Truckers
- Duran Duran
- Bob Dylan
- Jakob Dylan
E
- Justin Townes Earle[6]
- Anderson East
- Echosmith
- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
- Kathleen Edwards[5]
- Eels[3]
- Mark Eitzel[3]
- Elliphant
- Enya[3]
- Melissa Etheridge[3]
- Eurythmics
- George Ezra
F
- Donald Fagen
- Fair to Midland
- The Fall of Troy
- Fall Out Boy
- Family of the Year
- Fanfarlo
- Fastball[3]
- Feist[1][5]
- Rebecca Ferguson[6]
- A Fine Frenzy
- Finn Brothers[3]
- Craig Finn[6]
- Neil Finn[3]
- First Aid Kit
- Gran Bel Fisher
- Jeremy Fisher[5]
- Fitz & the Tantrums[2]
- Five for Fighting
- The Flaming Lips
- Fleet Foxes
- Florence & the Machine[2]
- John Fogerty
- Ben Folds[3]
- Foo Fighters[7]
- Julia Fordham
- Foster the People[1][2]
- Donavon Frankenreiter
- Michael Franti & Spearhead
- Franz Ferdinand
- The Fray[1]
- Fun.
G
- G. Love & Special Sauce
- Peter Gabriel
- Garbage
- Genesis
- Gin Blossoms[3]
- Givers[1]
- Glass Animals
- Gnarls Barkley
- Goldfrapp[6]
- Gomez[2]
- Goo Goo Dolls[3]
- Gotye[1]
- Ellie Goulding
- Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
- Graffiti6[1]
- Andy Grammer[1]
- Jenn Grant[5]
- Grant Lee Buffalo[3]
- Grateful Dead
- David Gray[3]
- Great Lake Swimmers[6]
- Green Day
- Patty Griffin
- Grizzly Bear
- Guster
H
- Trevor Hall[2]
- Halsey
- Ernie Halter
- Sarah Harmer[5]
- Ben Harper[3]
- George Harrison
- PJ Harvey[3]
- Juliana Hatfield[3]
- Mayer Hawthorne[1]
- Warren Haynes[2]
- The Head and the Heart[1][2]
- Jimi Hendrix
- Joe Henry[3]
- Kristin Hersh[3]
- Katie Herzig[1]
- John Hiatt
- Missy Higgins
- Hockey
- Hootie & the Blowfish[3]
- Hooverphonic[3]
- Bruce Hornsby
- Howlin Maggie
- Van Hunt
- Eric Hutchinson[1]
I
- Icon for Hire
- Imagine Dragons
- Natalie Imbruglia[3]
- Incubus
- Indigo Girls[2]
- The Innocence Mission[3]
- INXS
- Iron & Wine
- Chris Isaak[6]
- Islands[6]
- Ivy
J
- Joe Jackson
- Michael Jackson
- James[3]
- Jamiroquai
- Sarah Jarosz[1]
- Jars of Clay
- The Jayhawks[2]
- Jem
- Jewel[3]
- Elton John
- Jack Johnson
- Freedy Johnston[3]
- Norah Jones
- Janis Joplin
- Vance Joy
- Judybats
- Damien Jurado[6]
K
- Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
- Keane
- Mat Kearney[1][2]
- Keb' Mo[2]
- Paul Kelly[8]
- The Killers
- Kings of Leon[2]
- Jann Klose
- Mark Knopfler
- The Kooks[2]
- Kopecky Family Band
- Lenny Kravitz[2]
- Chantal Kreviazuk[3]
L
- Lady Antebellum
- Lake Street Dive
- Ray LaMontagne[2]
- Johnny Lang
- k.d. lang[3]
- Daniel Lanois[3][5]
- Greg Laswell
- Led Zeppelin
- Amos Lee[2]
- The Lemonheads[3]
- John Lennon
- Lifehouse
- Lighthouse Family[3]
- Lightning Seeds[3]
- Linkin Park
- Los Lobos[3]
- Local Natives
- Lisa Loeb[3]
- Los Lonely Boys
- Mary Lou Lord[3]
- Lorde
- Lyle Lovett[1]
- Low Millions[5]
- Nick Lowe
- The Lumineers
- Les Luthiers
- Shelby Lynne[3]
M
- M83[6]
- Meg Mac
- Magnet
- Aimee Mann[3]
- Marina and the Diamonds
- Bob Marley
- Melanie Martinez
- Laura Marling[2]
- Maroon 5[6]
- Bruno Mars[6]
- Wendy Matthews
- Imelda May[2]
- John Mayer[3]
- Matt Mays[5]
- Mazzy Star[3]
- Edwin McCain[3]
- Erin McCarley
- Paul McCartney
- Melissa McClelland
- Kirsty MacColl[3]
- Sarah McLachlan[3]
- John Mellencamp
- Katie Melua
- Maria Mena
- Natalie Merchant[3]
- Ingrid Michaelson[1]
- Amy Millan[5]
- Tor Miller
- Anaïs Mitchell[6]
- Moby
- Modest Mouse
- Monsters of Folk
- Moon Taxi
- James Morrison
- Van Morrison
- Alanis Morissette[3]
- Alison Moyet[3]
- Jason Mraz[1]
- Mudcrutch
- Maria Muldaur
- Shawn Mullins[3]
- Mumford & Sons[2]
- Muse
- My Friend Steve
- My Morning Jacket[2]
- Billie Myers
N
- Nada Surf[6]
- Leona Naess
- Anna Nalick
- Leigh Nash
- Matt Nathanson[1][2]
- Needtobreathe[2]
- The Neighbourhood
- The New Radicals[3]
- Gary Newman
- Randy Newman
- Nickel Creek
- Nickelback[6]
- Willie Nile
- Nirvana
- No Doubt[3]
- Noah and the Whale[2]
- Heather Nova[3]
- Justin Nozuka[5]
- Paolo Nutini
O
- Oasis
- The Ocean Blue
- Sinéad O'Connor[3]
- Of Monsters and Men[1]
- O.A.R.[2]
- OK Go
- Old 97's
- One Eskimo
- OneRepublic[6]
- Beth Orton[3]
- Joan Osborne[3]
- Our Lady Peace
P
- P!nk
- Parachute
- Pearl Jam
- Michael Penn[3]
- Christina Perri[1]
- Tom Petty
- Liz Phair[3]
- Phantogram
- Grant Lee Phillips[3]
- Phillip Phillips
- Sam Phillips[3]
- Phish
- Phoenix
- The Pierces
- The Pillbugs
- Pink Floyd
- Plain White T's
- Robert Plant
- Plants and Animals
- Joel Plaskett[5]
- Poe
- The Police
- John Popper and Blues Traveler
- Willy Porter[3]
- Portishead
- Portugal. The Man[2]
- Pretenders
- The Proclaimers
- The Psychedelic Furs
- Puppini Sisters[6]
Q
- Queen
- Asher Quinn (Asha)
R
- R.E.M.
- Radiohead
- Bonnie Raitt[1]
- Chris Rea
- The Record Company
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Lou Reed
- The Replacements
- Amy Rigby[3]
- Rilo Kiley
- Sam Roberts[2]
- Robbie Robertson
- Rolling Stones[6]
- Gavin Rossdale
- Josh Rouse[3]
- Bic Runga[3]
- Rusted Root[3]
- Serena Ryder[5]
- Rymes with Orange
S
- St. Paul and The Broken Bones
- Scars on 45
- Bob Schneider
- Seal
- Ron Sexsmith[3][5]
- Ryan Shaw
- Jules Shear[3]
- Duncan Sheik
- Vonda Shepard[3]
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd
- The Shins[1]
- Jane Siberry[3]
- Silversun Pickups
- Paul Simon[2][6]
- Simply Red
- Sister Hazel[3]
- Sixpence None the Richer[3]
- Sarah Slean[5]
- Elliott Smith
- Patti Smith Group
- Sam Smith
- The Smithereens
- Sneaker Pimps[3]
- Snow Patrol[1]
- Jill Sobule[3]
- Soul Asylum[3]
- Regina Spektor
- Spin Doctors
- Spoon
- Bruce Springsteen[1]
- Stickman
- Sting[3]
- Joss Stone
- Stone Temple Pilots
- The Strokes
- The Struts
- The Sundays[3]
- Super Heavy[2]
- Matthew Sweet[3]
- The Swell Season
T
- James Taylor
- Tedeschi Trucks Band
- The Telnyuk Sisters
- Texas[3]
- Third Eye Blind[3]
- Thirty Seconds to Mars
- Tired Pony
- Toad the Wet Sprocket[3]
- Tove Lo
- Train[1][2]
- Trashcan Sinatras
- Travis
- KT Tunstall
- TV on the Radio[2]
- Two Door Cinema Club
U
V
- Vampire Weekend
- Van Ghost[6]
- Keith Varon
- Eddie Vedder[2]
- Suzanne Vega
- Laura Veirs
- Vertical Horizon
- The Verve
- The Verve Pipe
- Kurt Vile
- Vintage Trouble
W
- Rufus Wainwright[3][5]
- Tom Waits[6]
- The Wallflowers
- J Roddy Walston and the Business
- ZZ Ward
- The Waterboys
- The Weakerthans
- Paul Westerberg[3]
- Jack White[1]
- The White Stripes
- White Town
- The Who
- Wilco[1][2]
- Dar Williams[3]
- Joy Williams
- Lucinda Williams
- Robbie Williams
- Victoria Williams
- Amy Winehouse
- Joon Wolfsberg
- Stevie Wonder
- Hawksley Workman[5]
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Mediabase AAA charts, Week of January 31, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq Mediabase AAA Charts, Week of August 18, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da Allmusic Adult Alternative Pop/Rock Genre Top Artists
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p739069
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Juno Award nomination for Adult Alternative Album of the Year.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x FMQB AAA 7-Day Report, February 7, 2012.
- ^ http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=2355775
- ^ Nimmervoll, Ed, Paul Kelly, AllMusic, retrieved July 4, 2016