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 Mainstream Rock 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.

0-9

• .38 Special (2)
• 3 Doors Down (5)

A

• AC/DC (4)
• Bryan Adams (2)
• Adelitas Way (1)
• Aerosmith (9)
• Alice in Chains (5)
• Alter Bridge (1)
• The Allman Brothers Band (1)
• All That Remains (1)
• Apocalyptica (1)
• Asia (2)
• Audioslave (2)
• Avenged Sevenfold (3)

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 (3)
• Bring Me the Horizon (1)
• Brother Cane (2)
• Buckcherry (1)

C

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

D

• Damn Yankees (1)
• Days of the New (2)
• Def Leppard (5)
• Device (1)
• Dire Straits (2)
• Disturbed (7)
• The Doobie Brothers (2)
• Fred Durst (1)

E

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

F

• Falco (1)
• Five Finger Death Punch (4)
• Finger Eleven (1)
• The Firm (2)
• The Fixx (3)
• John Fogerty (1)
• Foreigner (4)
• Foo Fighters (6)
• Glenn Frey (1)

G

• Peter Gabriel (4)
• The J. Geils Band (1)
• Genesis (2)
• Godsmack (7)
• Golden Earring (1)
• Goo Goo Dolls (1)
• Lou Gramm (1)
• The Grateful Dead (1)
• Green Day (4)

H

• Sammy Hagar (2)
• Halestorm (3)
• Heart (1)
• Don Henley (4)
• Highly Suspect (1)
• Bruce Hornsby (2)

I

• Billy Idol (1)
• INXS (1)

J

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

K

• Myles Kennedy (2)
• Kiss (1)
• Korn (1)
• Lenny Kravitz (2)
• Chad Kroeger (1)

L

• Aaron Lewis (1)
• Huey Lewis and the News (3)
• Linkin Park (8)
• Live (1)

M

• Richard Marx (1)
• Christine McVie (1)
• Meat Loaf (1)
• John Mellencamp (7)
• Men at Work (1)
• Metallica (9)
• Mudvayne (1)
• Steve Miller Band (1)
• Eddie Money (3)
• The Moody Blues (1)
• The Motels (1)
• Mr. Mister (1)
• Alannah Myles (1)
• My Darkest Days (1)

N

• Nickelback (8)
• Stevie Nicks (2)
• Nirvana (1)
• Randy Newman (1)

O

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

P

• Robert Palmer (2)
• Papa Roach (3)
• 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)
• Pop Evil (4)
• The Pretenders (2)
• The Pretty Reckless (4)
• Prism (1)
• Puddle of Mudd (5)

Q

• Quarterflash (1)
• Queensrÿche (1)

R

• Rainbow (1)
• Rakim (1)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers (6)
• R.E.M. (3)
• Red Sun Rising (2)
• The Replacements (1)
• The Rolling Stones (5)
• David Lee Roth (1)
• Royal Blood (1)
• Rush (5)

S

• Saving Abel (1)
• Scorpions (1)
• Seether (4)
• Bob Seger (2)
• Seven Mary Three (1)
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd (1)
• Shinedown (10)
• Silverchair (1)
• Simple Minds (1)
• Sixx:A.M. (1)
• Skillet (1)
• Slade (1)
• Slash (2)
• The Smashing Pumpkins (1)
• The Smithereens (1)
• Soundgarden (6)
• Spacehog (1)
• Bruce Springsteen (5)
• Billy Squier (2)
• Staind (4)
• Starship (1)
• Rod Stewart (1)
• Sting (3)
• Stone Sour (3)
• Stone Temple Pilots (7)
• Survivor (2)
• System of a Down (1)
• Snow Patrol (1)

T

• Tantric (1)
• Theory of a Deadman (2)
• Three Days Grace (12)
• Tonic (1)
• Tool (1)
• Tommy Tutone (1)
• Trapt (2)

U

• U2 (7)

V

• Van Halen (13)
• Stevie Ray Vaughan (1)
• Velvet Revolver (2)
• Volbeat (5)

W

• The Wallflowers (1)
• Joe Walsh (1)
• The Who (1)
• Steve Winwood (4)
• Zakk Wylde (1)

X

Y

• Yes (3)
• Young Guns (1)

Z

• Zac Brown Band (1)
• ZZ Top (6)