| 2026 | Saturday Night Live UKSeries | Self - Musical Guest | 57 |
| 2026 | The Best SummerMovie | Self | 57 |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertMovie | Self | 56 |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicMovie | Self | 56 |
| 2024 | Hot Ones VersusSeries | Self | 55 |
| 2023 | Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Volume 20Movie | Self | 54 |
| 2023 | WINO: The DocumentaryMovie | — | 54 |
| 2023 | The TeacherMovie | Self | 54 |
| 2023 | Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for ConcertsMovie | Self | 54 |
| 2023 | Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023Movie | Self | 54 |
| 2023 | Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023Movie | Self | 54 |
| 2022 | 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyMovie | Self - Performer | 53 |
| 2022 | Studio 666Movie | Dave Grohl | 53 |
| 2022 | Gary Numan: ResurrectionMovie | Self | 53 |
| 2022 | ABBA V QueenMovie | Self (archive footage) | 53 |
| 2021 | 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyMovie | Self | 52 |
| 2021 | Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the WorldMovie | Self - Performer | 52 |
| 2021 | When Nirvana Came to BritainMovie | Self (archive footage) | 52 |
| 2021 | From Cradle to StageSeries | Self | 52 |
| 2021 | Watch the Sound with Mark RonsonSeries | Self | 52 |
| 2021 | Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)Movie | Self | 52 |
| 2020 | DuncanvilleSeries | Ronnie D (voice) | 51 |
| 2020 | Bill & Ted Face the MusicMovie | Dave Grohl | 51 |
| 2020 | The Big Night InMovie | Self | 51 |
| 2019 | The Morning ShowSeries | Dave Grohl | 50 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson ShowSeries | Self | 50 |
| 2019 | Ryan's Mystery PlaydateSeries | Self | 50 |
| 2019 | PunkSeries | Self | 50 |
| 2019 | Liam Gallagher: As It WasMovie | Self | 50 |
| 2016 | SoundbreakingSeries | Self | 47 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSeries | Self - Guest/Musical Guest | 46 |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James CordenSeries | Self | 46 |
| 2015 | Hot OnesSeries | Self | 46 |
| 2015 | Cobain: Montage of HeckMovie | Self (archive footage) | 46 |
| 2015 | The MuppetsSeries | Self | 46 |
| 2015 | Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)Movie | Self | 46 |
| 2015 | All Things Must PassMovie | Self | 46 |
| 2015 | Foo Fighters - Rock am RingMovie | Self - Vocals, Guitar | 46 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSeries | Self | 45 |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam JonesSeries | Self | 45 |
| 2014 | Slash: Raised On the Sunset StripMovie | Self | 45 |
| 2014 | Led Zeppelin Played HereMovie | Self (archive footage) | 45 |
| 2014 | Positive Force: More Than a Witness - 30 Years of Punk Politics in ActionMovie | self | 45 |
| 2014 | Foo Fighters Sonic HighwaysSeries | Self | 45 |
| 2014 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyMovie | Self | 45 |
| 2013 | Drunk HistorySeries | Memphis Mafia Member | 44 |
| 2013 | Filmage: The Story of Descendents/AllMovie | Self | 44 |
| 2013 | Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11Movie | Self - Nirvana | 44 |
| 2012 | 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy ReliefMovie | Self | 43 |
| 2011 | The MuppetsMovie | Animool | 42 |
| 2011 | Nirvana: Live at the ParamountMovie | Self - Drums, Backing Vocals | 42 |
| 2011 | Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606Movie | Self | 42 |
| 2011 | Foo Fighters -T in The ParkMovie | Self | 42 |
| 2011 | The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees SongMovie | Self | 42 |
| 2010 | LemmyMovie | Self | 41 |
| 2009 | SkavlanSeries | Self - Guest | 40 |
| 2009 | Nirvana: Live at ReadingMovie | Self - Drums | 40 |
| 2008 | Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley StadiumMovie | Self - Vocals, Guitars | 39 |
| 2008 | D Tour: A Tenacious DocumentaryMovie | Self | 39 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton ShowSeries | Self | 38 |
| 2007 | Seven Ages of RockSeries | Self | 38 |
| 2007 | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a DreamMovie | Self | 38 |
| 2006 | Tenacious D in The Pick of DestinyMovie | Satan | 37 |
| 2006 | All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years OnMovie | Self | 37 |
| 2006 | MetalocalypseSeries | — | 37 |
| 2006 | Foo Fighters: Skin and BonesMovie | Self | 37 |
| 2006 | Foo Fighters: Hyde ParkMovie | Self | 37 |
| 2005 | The Colbert ReportSeries | Self - Guest | 36 |
| 2005 | Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf CoastMovie | Self | 36 |
| 2005 | The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'Movie | Self (archive footage) | 36 |
| 2005 | Ten Years LaterMovie | Himself | 36 |
| 2004 | Nirvana: With the Lights OutMovie | — | 35 |
| 2004 | I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel GondryMovie | Self | 35 |
| 2004 | The Other Side of AIDSMovie | self - Foo Fighters | 35 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series | Self - Musical Guest | 34 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSeries | Self | 34 |
| 2003 | Viva La BamSeries | Self | 34 |
| 2003 | The Work of Director Michel GondryMovie | Self | 34 |
| 2003 | Tenacious D: In the StudioMovie | Self | 34 |
| 2003 | Foo Fighters - Everywhere But HomeMovie | Self | 34 |
| 2001 | VH1 News Special: GrungeMovie | Self (archive footage) | 32 |
| 2000 | Daria in 'Is It Fall Yet?'Movie | Daniel (voice) | 31 |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornSeries | Self | 30 |
| 1997 | Leute heuteSeries | Self | 28 |
| 1997 | Classic AlbumsSeries | Self - Interviewee | 28 |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSeries | Self | 27 |
| 1996 | Hype!Movie | — | 27 |
| 1994 | Space Ghost Coast to CoastSeries | — | 25 |
| 1993 | The X-FilesSeries | Lobby Passerby (uncredited) | 24 |
| 1993 | Late Show with David LettermanSeries | Self - Musical Guest | 24 |
| 1993 | Nirvana: Unplugged In New YorkMovie | Self - Drums, Bass, Backing Vocals | 24 |
| 1993 | MTV Unplugged: NirvanaMovie | Self | 24 |
| 1993 | Nirvana: Live and LoudMovie | Self - Drums | 24 |
| 1991 | Nirvana: Smells Like Teen SpiritMovie | Dave Grohl | 22 |
| 1991 | Nirvana: Live at the ParadisoMovie | Self | 22 |
| 1990 | The WordSeries | — | 21 |
| 1985 | Rock in RioSeries | Self - Performer | 16 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSeries | Self - Musical Guest | 6 |
| 1975 | Austin City LimitsSeries | Self | 6 |
| 1969 | Sesame StreetSeries | Self | — |
| 1959 | The GrammysSeries | Self | — |
| 0 | Shouting Through The LetterholeMovie | Self (archive footage) | — |
| 0 | Are We Not Men?Movie | Self | — |
| 0 | Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in CrisisSeries | Self | — |
