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alternative rock artists

24 artists ranked by Spotify popularity. Open one for albums by year, top songs and similar artists.

#	Artist	Followers	Popularity
1	Red Hot Chili Peppers	24.8M	85
2	Radiohead	16.3M	84
3	The Killers	8.6M	80
4	The Strokes	6.9M	79
5	Foo Fighters	13.7M	78
6	Muse	8.9M	78
7	Weezer	5.4M	77
8	The Smashing Pumpkins	6.6M	75
9	R.E.M.	5.7M	74
10	Stone Temple Pilots	4.3M	71
11	Incubus	3.9M	71
12	Blur	4.2M	70
13	Queens of the Stone Age	4.0M	70
14	The White Stripes	3.7M	70
15	Third Eye Blind	1.9M	70
16	Pixies	3.9M	69
17	Modest Mouse	1.6M	66
18	Death Cab for Cutie	1.7M	65
19	Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	1.6M	63
20	CAKE	1.4M	63
21	Everclear	1.2M	62
22	Primus	1.4M	60
23	Garbage	1.4M	60
24	Corey Taylor	735K	60

Questions

Who are the most popular alternative rock artists?

By Spotify popularity: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, The Killers, The Strokes, Foo Fighters, Muse, Weezer, The Smashing Pumpkins.

How many alternative rock artists are listed?

24 artists above the popularity threshold carry the alternative rock tag.