In 1996, Billboard magazine lanched the adult album alternative (AAA) chart. The radio format is a spinoff of the album-oriented radio format rooted in music from the ‘60s and ‘70s. AAA includes some of that genre’s most noted acts (Eric Clapton, John Mellencamp, Tom Petty, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen), but expands to include a variety of genres generally broader than most other radio formats, encompassing alternative rock, alt country, folk, jazz, and blues.
On December 10, 2017, a top 100 list was published on Billboard. A top 50 list was updated on February 18, 2021. The list below reflects the top 50 from 2021 and then the remaining artists from the 2017 top 100 list.
See other lists of Acts/Music Makers by Genre.
Dave Matthews Band
1. Dave Matthews (solo and with band)
2. U2
3. Coldplay
4. Jack Johnson
5. Sheryl Crow
6. John Mayer
7. Mumford & Sons
8. Counting Crows
9. Death Cab for Cutie
10. Snow Patrol
11. Beck
12. The Wallflowers
13. R.E.M.
14. Ray LaMontagne
15. The Lumineers
16. David Gray
17. The Head & the Heart
18. Train
19. The Black Keys
20. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
21. Norah Jones
22. Cage the Elephant
23. Florence + the Machine
24. Hozier
25. Of Monsters & Men
26. Matchbox 20
27. Adele
28. Ryan Adams
29. Imagine Dragons
30. Kings of Leon
31. Red Hot Chili Peppers
32. Tom Petty (solo & with Heartbreakers & Mudcrutch)
33. Sting
34. John Mellencamp
35. Eric Clapton
36. Pearl Jam
37. KT Tunstall
38. Ben Harper
39. Goo Goo Dolls
40. Spoon
41. The Fray
42. Leon Bridges
43. Sarah McLachlan
44. The Killers
45. Pete Yorn
46. The Decemberists
47. Bruce Springsteen
48. Green Day
49. Chris Isaak
50. Keane
51. Collective Soul
52. Wilco
53. Barenaked Ladies
54. Lenny Kravitz
55. Tracy Chapman
56. Melissa Etheridge
57. The Avett Brothers
58. Guster
59. Jason Mraz
60. Michael Franti
61. Bonnie Raitt
62. The Rolling Stones
63. Matt Nathanson
64. Alanis Morissette
65. Indigo Girls
66. Blues Traveler
67. Mark Knopfler
68. Tori Amos
69. Shawn Colvin
70. Jonny Lang
71. Amos Lee
72. Phish
73. Shawn Mullins
74. Brandi Carlile
75. Van Morrison
76. Robert Plant
77. Dawes
78. Arcade Fire
79. Foo Fighters
80. Neil Young
81. Grace Potter
82. John Hiatt
83. Lorde
84. Alabama Shakes
85. Pretenders
86. Mat Kearney
87. Natalie Merchant
88. Phillip Phillips
89. Santana
90. Paul Simon
91. Fitz & the Tantrums
92. Jewel
93. Michael Kiwanuka
94. Ingrid Michaelson
95. Brett Dennen
96. Paolo Nutini
97. Jackson Browne
98. John Bulter Trio
99. Old 97’s
100. Feist
101. Vance Joy
102. One Republic
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First posted 12/10/2017; last updated 2/18/2021. | 
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