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It was extremely difficult to narrow downwardly the all-time rock bands of all fourth dimension, thanks to the volume of artists and the smorgasbord of sub-genres (alternative, rock, psychedelic, punk, new wave, grunge, metal, just to name a few—and all of the sub-sub-genres within those). Because of this, there are going to exist bands here not anybody agrees with, and there may be bands missing that may shock some. That's OK! At its cadre, rock n' gyre is nigh rebellion, going against the grain and doing your own thing—and doing it loudly and with abandon.
What makes the greatest rock bands ever? For Parade, it came down to sound, influence on the genre and cultural impact. Not everything wonderful sells, and not everything that sells is great. As well note that in that location are a lot of solo artists and musical groups who did astounding work and helped create rock'south sound as nosotros know it, but didn't fit into the "ring" category if they specialized in simply i aspect or instrument of their production: RecollectChuck Drupe,Elvis Presley,Janis Joplin,Tina Turner, the Jackson Five,Gladys Knight and the Pips, The Bee Gees, The Drifters, Sam Cooke, Leadbelly, Ray Charles andEric Clapton, to name simply a few!
With that in mind, behold our choices for the pinnacle100 best stone bands of all time. Stone on!
1. The Beatles
As ifThe Beatles need any introduction: The Liverpool quartet is 1 of the bestselling, most influential bands in the history of music. Wondering just how far their influence extends? One of the Guardians of the Galaxy is named in homage to one of their songs.
two. Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stonesooze rock north' roll and have been long lauded asthegreatest rock due north' roll ring in history. Their countercultural symbolism, raunchy lyrics and killer musicianship have fabricated them i of the nearly indelible acts always—and neither substance corruption (Keith Richards), cancer (Ron Forest) nor heart surgery (Mick Jagger) could keep them from a stage for long.
iii. Prince & The Revolution
ObviouslyPrincewas the leader ofThe Revolution, but the band's other members were also crazy-talented and gloriously various:Brown Markeron bass and vocals; Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman (lovingly known as "Wendy and Lisa") on guitar and on keyboards, pianoforte and vocals respectively; Matt "Doctor" Fink on keyboards and vocals and Bobby Z. on drums. The Revolution non only performed on, but also produced the masterpiecePurple Rainon their own, helping to cement Prince's legacy as rock royalty forever.
four. Queen
Before the moving pictureBohemian RhapsodywonRami Malekan Oscar, the operatic tune "Maverick Rhapsody" enjoyed a revival cheers toWayne's Globe. The song was merely one of countlessQueenclassics, ranging from ballads ("Who Wants to Alive Forever," "Play the Game," "Salvage Me") to stadium anthems ("Nosotros Will Rock Y'all," "We Are the Champions," "Don't Finish Me At present") to rollicking befouled-burners ("Necktie Your Mother Downward," "Fat Bottomed Girls," "Bicycle Race," "Go along Yourself Alive") to cheeky pop-tinged confections ("Under Pressure," "I Want to Break Gratuitous," "Some other One Bites the Dust," "Proficient Old Fashioned Loverboy," "Killer Queen").Freddie Mercury brought the theatrics, whimsy and groundbreaking production,Brian Maythe slick solos,Roger Taylorthe beats andJohn Deaconthe inimitable bass riffs to make some of the most simultaneously timeless, heavy and frothy popular-rock music e'er made.
5. Guns N' Roses
From Slash's solos to Duff McKagan's bass lines to Axl Rose's screeches and warbles (he may have the biggest vocal range out of whatever of his musical peers) to their immoderacy,Guns Northward' Rosesis, rightfully, one of the virtually influential bands in music. And in true stone n' ringlet manner, Rosedeclined to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
six. Air conditioning/DC
From their early on days withBon Scottto their resurrection withBrian Johnson, theImmature brothers and Ac/DChave made the "Highway to Hell" seem like a pretty sweet ride. Johnson toldThe New York Mail servicethat he actually met Scott before Scott'south untimely passing, afterwards which Johnson replaced him as the Australian band's frontman.
"I had a terrible case of appendicitis and I went down on my side, kicking and going, 'Ooh!'" he recalled. "But I kept on singing. Apparently, he told the boys when he joined AC/DC, 'I saw this guy Brian Johnson sing, and he was peachy. He was on the floor, kicking and screaming—what an deed!' Of course, it wasn't an human action. I was really sick."
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
No rock listing of any kind would be complete withoutJimi Hendrix. The human changed guitar forever, andThe Jimi Hendrix Experiencedelivered some of the best live performances in rock history—psychedelic, mesmerizing and energetic, while appearing effortless.
8. Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelinis best known for "Stairway to Sky," only their hitting "Immigrant Song" enjoyed a resurgence thanks to its prominence inThor: Ragnarok—it fit so seamlessly that you lot'd have thought the 1970 track was written merely for the movie, a attestation to the stone icons' timelessness.
Guitarist Jimmy Folio said of the band in an archived interview, "The fact was, whether we liked it or not, we were brought together by fate and it was sort of fated that we should change music, I think. And we certainly did."
9. Bob Dylan
Though he's mostly renowned for his superb storytelling in song, Bob Dylanbrought many obscure instruments to his folk-blues-rock music: Besides guitar, bass, drums, piano, flute, saxophone, trumpet, bugle, whistle and harmonica, he too plays harp, mandolin, harmonium and didgeridoo, making him the rare master of all trades. This also makes him a seriously impressive i-man band.
10. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Joan Jett and the Blackheartspoked fun at their beginnings in this video for "Bad Reputation," mocking all the major labels who turned them down—leading them to start their own label, Blackheart Records, and go multi-platinum and put a major crevice in stone's drinking glass ceiling.
11. Pink Floyd
Pink Floydmade hits in spite of themselves. ProducerBob EzrintoldGuitar Globe in 2009 of the makings of the band's magnum opus, "The Wall," "The most important thing I did for the vocal was to insist that it be more than than only one poesy and 1 chorus long, which it was when Roger wrote it. I said, 'Man, this is a hit! Only it's one infinitesimal xx. We demand two verses and two choruses,'" he recalled. "And they said, 'Well, you're not bloody getting them. Nosotros don't exercise singles, and then f**k you.' So I said, 'Okay fine,' and they left. … While they weren't around we were able to re-create the first verse and chorus, take one of the pulsate fills, put them in between and extend the chorus."
12. Grateful Dead
The 2nd ring on this list to inspire a Ben and Jerry's water ice cream flavor, theGrateful Expressionlesscombined elements of stone, folk, jazz and dejection to make a audio all their own.
13. The Traveling Wilburys
Arguably anybody'south favorite Beatle isGeorge Harrison. What do y'all get when yous combine his pop sensibilities with a cheeky sense of sense of humor and the stone, popular and folk stylings ofJeff Lynne,Roy Orbison,Bob DylanandTom Little? You get the e'er-underrated supergroup that isThe Traveling Wilburys.
14. Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band
Bruce Springsteen & The Due east Street Bandhave gone through ups and downs and lineup changes throughout their nearly three-decade history, but whenever you lot see them live, information technology's like the glory days never actually ended.
xv. Lilliputian Richard and The Upsetters
Little Richardand his band,The Upsetters, were every bit integral equallyChuck Berryin creating rock and ringlet as we know it thanks to their intense, energetic performances and distinctive sound.
16. The Kinks
1 of the most influential bands of the 1960s, The Kinks' nail striking "You Really Got Me" is one of the most covered (including byVan HalenandDavid Bowie) and one of the most recognizable, songs in rock history. The British ring likely would have seen much more success stateside, simply were banned from touring the United States in their peak considering brothers Dave and Ray Davies kept getting into fights. Howveryrock northward' roll of them.
17. Creedence Clearwater Revival
Tina Turnermade "Proud Mary" her own, simply it wasCreedence Clearwater Revivalwho starting time wrote and performed the rock staple. That tune, along with other hits including "Fortunate Son," "Down On the Corner" and "Bad Moon Rising" firmly keep the band among working-class heroesandrock legends.
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18. The Band
The Bandwere beloved for their easygoing, "porch-mode" playing. Though they were only together for eight years, their influence has endured, non just in their live performances—The Ring famously backedBob Dylan—but because they were comprised of some of the best singers in rock history inRobbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Dankoand Richard Manuel.
nineteen. The Cure
ThoughThe Cureis best known for "Beloved Song," "The Honey Cats," "Just Similar Heaven" and "Fri I'grand in Love," "Cut Here" from their 2001Greatest Hitscompilation is a truly heartbreaking, beautiful ode to how footling fourth dimension we actually have—and is pure pop-stone perfection fromRobert Smith.
twenty. Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band, hailing from Macon, Ga., had some of the best blues-tinged rock of their era thank you toDuane Allman'southward guitar work andGregg Allmanon the organ and trademark raspy vocals. Sadly, the band was also marked past a lot of tragedy: In improver to the entire group being plagued by drug use, Duane died in a motorcycle crash in Oct 1971. Tragically, the band's original bassist Berry Oakley also died in a motorcycle accident, virtually exactly one twelvemonth after Duane died the aforementioned way.
21. David Bowie
David Bowie, whether equallyZiggy Stardustand the Spiders from Mars or himself, is known as a solo artist. But even when he was on his own, in the studio he was at times a one-man band. He played nearly every instrument on his albumDiamond Dogs, including the iconic "Insubordinate Rebel" riff.
22. The Who
The Who embraced the inherently rebellious nature of stone northward' roll, from "My Generation" to "The Kids Are Alright" to "Baba O'Riley" (often incorrectly called "Teenage Wasteland" for the claw, sometimes by the band's own members). The messages all the same resonate today.
"'Teenage Wasteland' speaks to generation afterwards generation," singerRoger Daltrey told theBig Event in 2018. "The bridge—'Don't weep / Don't raise your heart / It's simply teenage wasteland'—if that doesn't say more about the new generation, I don't know what does." He added, "[The] main advice I give youngsters is to be very aware of what yous are getting into on social media. Because life is not looking down at screens, information technology is looking up. Nosotros are heading for catastrophe with the addiction that is going on in the younger generation. Your life volition disappear if you lot are not careful. You are being controlled, and that is terrible."
23. Aerosmith
The scarves, the guitars, the wailing—AerosmithandSteven Tylerembodied rock due north' roll, whether they were singing virtually singing ("Dream On"), sexual activity ("Walk on H2o") or just getting schmaltzy ("Don't Want to Miss a Affair").
24. The Ramones
The Ramoneschanged music forever with their songs and almost uniformed performing style—leather jackets, shades, T-shirts, shaggy nighttime hair—but many people don't realize that well-nigh of the original members didn't have a great relationship offstage, and the original lineup didn't survive long plenty to enjoy whatsoever of their commercial or critical success. Ironically, the anger associated with that may have propelled them to the very stardom they have simply posthumously.
"People who join a band like the Ramones don't come from stable backgrounds, because it'southward not that civilized an fine art grade," Dee Dee Ramone once wrote (viaRolling Stone). "Punk rock comes from angry kids who experience like being artistic."
25. Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Machas a long and sordid history of hirings, firings and in-fighting, but ane affair remains constant: Their hits. "The Chain," "Get Your Own Way," "Landslide," "Dreams," "Petty Lies" and more.
26. The Eagles
You can endeavour to resistThe Eagles. Only in one case you check them out, you can never go out.Don Felderpreviously toldParade of his artistic process, "The most rewarding office of it is…[to] walk into a room that's absolutely blank, quiet, silent and walk out at the cease of the twenty-four hour period and feel really excited most what you've created. The creative process to me is what'south so rewarding. And and so to be able to take that excitement, enthusiasm and share it with people or accept them reply, actually is the ultimate stuff."
27. Journey
Journey's iconic anthems, from "Don't Stop Believin'" to "Open up Arms" and "Wheel in the Sky," live on long after the original band members andSteve Perrywent their…look for it…"Separate Means." (We'll see ourselves out.)
28. Van Halen
Van Halenchanged guitar solos forever, and their overall brilliance is often widely overlooked. For example, their smash "Jump" is a song about suicide that many confused with being uplifting and motivational.
Another genius move? The band was famous for demanding there be no chocolate-brown Yard&Ms in their tour rider. Information technology wasn't because they had a bias against the color: Information technology was a safety measure to ensure that venues were paying attention because they incorporated and so many lights and pyrotechnics in their live shows.
29. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Some other folk supergroup,Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, comprised ofDavid Crosby,Stephen Stills,Graham Nash andNeil Young, were mesmerizing fifty-fifty to those who knew them closely. "They always had that Judy Garland, tragic American hero aura about them," a former business acquaintance told Rolling Rockof the ring. "It'south still going on. Were they strong enough to survive? Would they impale each other? Did they really like their audience? Were they leaders? Was it all for the bucks? Would they fall apart earlier reaching the top?"
xxx. Def Leppard
Def Leppardovercame incredible hardship and delivered some of the sexiest stone songs ever, with "Pour Some Sugar On Me" in detail being a staple in pop civilization.
31. Nirvana
While "Smells Like Teen Spirit" isNirvana's near famous song, it'south "Swap Meet," offBleach, that shows offKurt Cobain's lyricism: Reportedly written about a couple arguing at, yeah, a swap meet, he sings, "She loves him more than he will ever know / He loves her more than he will ever bear witness."
32. Pearl Jam
SimilarNirvana,Pearl Jamwas a staple of the grunge era and has connected to stay relevant for nearly iii decades, even covering "Allow It Go" from Frozenin 2014. FrontmanEddie VeddertoldParadein 2011 of Pearl Jam's songwriting and recording process, "It's like catching a butterfly. You can't grab information technology likewise hard. Information technology's really a frail thing. We're five men who used to be teenagers, and if you've always tried to order a pizza with v people, it's difficult. So to have gone down this road of great records and songs that are different than the last ones we'd written or put on shows that are different, it'due south a very lucky thing."
33. R.E.M.
R.E.K.is anchored by frontmanMichael Stipe'south distinctive vocals and at times obscure, heady lyrics, as well as guitaristPeter Buck's frequent use of arpeggio. Their biggest stateside hit was the Grammy-winning "Losing My Religion," marked by its use of the mandolin.
34. Steve Miller Band
The only remaining original fellow member ofThe Steve Miller Bandis its namesake, but the music lives on. The group's sound evolved quite a fleck over time, with their discography encompassing blues, psychedelic and straight stone.
35. Inexpensive Trick
Is there a meliorate vocal about a crush than "I Want You lot to Want Me"?Inexpensive Play tricksis all-time known for that tune (and its killer 1999 cover from Letters to Cleo) and their ballad "The Flame," just they have enough of other classics, namely "Surrender" and "Dream Police force" that combine dark elements with light sounds.
36. Tom Fiddling and the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakershad a slew of hits to their name, including anthems like "American Daughter," "Free Fallin'" (produced by Jeff Lynne!), "Don't Come Effectually Hither No More" and "I Won't Back Downwards." Though Petty released iii albums as a solo artist, the Heartbreakers were oftentimes session musicians on those projects.
37. Sly & The Family Stone
Sly & The Family unit Stonemixed sunny pop with funk, psychedelic rock and enduring melodies.Sly RocktoldRolling Stonein the band's 1970s heyday, "If there was annihilation to be happy near, and then everybody'd be happy about information technology. If in that location were a lot of songs to sing, then everybody got to sing. If we have something to suffer or a cantankerous to carry – we conduct it together."
38. Steely Dan
Earlier forming Steely Dan,Walter BeckerandDonald Fagenserved inJay and the Americans' bankroll band and as songwriters forBarbra Streisand. After some lineup changes, Fagen and Becker teamed up as a supergroup with Toto's Jeff Porcaro, guitarist Hugh McCracken and Michael McDonald, with contributions from The Eagles'Timothy B. Schmit, Steely Dan released their first platinum album,Aja, in 1977.
39. Metallica
Metallicacrossed over into the mainstream with 1991 smash "Enter Sandman," but metal enthusiasts particularly beloved them for "Main of Puppets."
40. Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrddefined Southern rock for their era. While non all aspects of the band'south before legacy work well in 2020 (hello, Confederate flag imagery!), "Freebird" holds upwards.
41. Rush
Progressive stone heroesRushdon't have any unreleased songs in their arsenal. Why not?Alex LifesontoldRolling Rock, "That's not how we've e'er worked. The album is what it is. 'We're going to do eight songs. So let'due south practice those eight songs and concentrate on them and devote all of our time to them.'Why would you write xx songs and selection the 12 best? Does that mean that the other 8 are just bulls**t? You were wasting your time!"
42. The Doors
WhileJim MorrisonwasThe Doors' primary lyricist for hits like "L.A. Woman," "Suspension On Through (To the Other Side)" and "Riders on the Tempest," their first blast was penned by guitaristRobby Krieger—and it was the get-go song Krieger always wrote in his life. "That was the first 1 I wrote, considering up until and so Jim had been writing the songs," Krieger toldReverb in 2016. "Only we realized nosotros didn't have plenty originals, then Jim said, 'Why don't you write some? Why exercise I have to exercise all the work!?' So I said, 'OK, what should I write about?' And he goes, 'Write about something universal. Write about something that will last, not just near today.' Then I decided I'd write near [either] earth, air, fire or water." He picked fire, and the rest is music history.
43. The Clash
Though perhaps best known for "Stone the Casbah" and "Should I Stay or Should I Become," The Clashbrought melodies to punk stone with tunes similar "Train in Vain," making the genre more palatable to radio audiences than, say, their peers theSex activity Pistols.
44. Coldplay
Coldplaybroke out with "Yellow," but it wasA Blitz Of Blood to the Head, bolstered by "Clocks," "The Scientist" and "In My Place" that fabricated the ring radio staples. Nevertheless, it wasn't until the title track toViva La Vida, the group's get-go single with Brian Eno, that they hit No. 1 on the charts stateside. They haven't matched nor topped the song's success since.
45. Beach Boys
With countless songs about surfing and cute girls, theBeach Boysmixed masterful songwriting with harmonies that remain unmatched to this day.Mike Lovepreviously said of their legacy, "I call up the music, if it'southward not immortal, it's pretty damn shut. Some of these songs have lasted over fifty years, and they're received in concert as jubilantly today every bit they were back so. That's an indication in that location's a lasting power in the music." There'south one particular reason the harmonies are so great:Brian Wilsonhad to tape their songs in mono because he has only i good ear (he was likewise greatly enamored by the work of producer Phil Spector and his so-called Wall of Sound–a staple of AM pop of the era—which was recorded in mono).
46. The Police
To the casual listener,The Policemay just seem like a tricky, reggae-tinged '80s outfit. Fair enough. Just keep in mind two things that really drive their genius domicile:Stingused Nabokov in the lyrics to "Don't Stand And then Close to Me," and "Every Breath You Take" is a song about stalking that people often dance to at their own weddings.
47. Bon Jovi
Bon Joviboasts some of the most anthemic singles ever, from the New Jersey wedding staple "Livin' On a Prayer," "Runaway," "Bad Medicine," "Yous Give Love a Bad Name" and "It's My Life" to ballads like "E'er," "Love Hurts," "Dead or Live," and "Thank Yous for Loving Me." For the working course boy from the Garden State, sometimes he notwithstanding can't believe how far he'south come.
"Look, being a kid, getting a record deal was as big as you ever dreamt," Jon Bon Jovi toldNPR. "You lot know, similar I say, I always reference John and the Jukes. Playing regionally at the time when that was most as big as you imagine ever beingness. Being on a bout bus was every bit large as yous ever imagined being. Yous didn't remember virtually No. 1 records and flying in jet airplanes and seeing the world the way, you know, we ultimately did. So the idea of No. 1 records? Forget nigh it. Y'all know, the idea that I could talk to y'all now nigh the hundred-plus million albums? I'd never in my wildest dreams."
48. Talking Heads
TheTalking Headsis one of the groups who defined the 1980s, and their influence is stiff nonetheless today on artists ranging fromThe 1975toSelena Gomez, who sampled the bassline from their classic "Psycho Killer" for "Bad Liar."
49. The Stooges
Iggy PopandThe Stoogesare largely credited with inventing punk rock as the earth knows it, with their live performances (Pop's famous writhing and screaming) and their aesthetics.
l. Genesis
There'due south often a argue overGenesis, with some purists arguing thatPeter Gabrielwas good andPhil Collinswas bad. These people are wrong. Both iterations of Genesis are good, if different, and the ring deserves more respect as a whole.
51. Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl transitioned from drummer to atomic number 82 vocalist with theFoo Fighters, and the Grammy winner said it wasn't lost on him that some of his success in his current project was due to his work with Nirvana. "I've never been afraid to say that if information technology weren't for Nirvana, the Foo Fighters wouldn't be in the aforementioned position that we're in now," he previously told Kerrang. "We had an advantage right out of the gate that there was an interest in the ring because of that. I hateful, it's obvious." Their frequently-hilarious music videos show that though the Foo Fighters are seriously talented, they don't havethemselvesalso seriously.
52. U2
Bono brings a singled-out vocalisation andThe Edgea distinct guitar sound toU2, whose starting time 25 years of work admittedly hold up better than the rest—simply oh, does it hold upwards.
53. Reddish Hot Chili Peppers
TheCerise Hot Chili Peppersstarted out as ane of the edgiest bands of their fourth dimension with hits similar "Nether the Bridge" and "Give It Away," and over time—after getting over addictions and immoderacy eclipsed only byMötley Crüe—mellowed out to achieve longevity and classic stone condition with tunes like "Californication" and "The Zephyr Vocal."
54. Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkinssold over ten million copies ofMellon Collie and The Infinite Sorrowin their 1990s summit, becoming 1 of the artists to define the decade's alternative rock.
55. Greenish Twenty-four hours
Green Twenty-four hour periodwas one of the biggest bands in the 1990s, with their third album,Dookie, selling 20 million copies worldwide. The band gradually saw their popularity dwindle in the early on 2000s, going from a headlining arena act to opening forBlink-182—just they had one of the biggest comeback stories in rock history.American Idiot, a rock opera inspired past the Republic of iraq War andGeorge W. Bush-league'south presidency, became the first Green Solar day album to hit No. i, selling 6 1000000 copies stateside and sending the band dorsum to headlining stadiums.
56. The Runaways
The RunawaysboastedJoan Jettand frontwomanCherie Currie, but let'due south take a moment and show some love to the criminally underratedLita Ford—however slaying in the rock and metal world, the tardily cracking drummer Sandy West,andJackie Fox, who recently killed it onJeopardy.
57. Soundgarden
The lateChris Cornell brought incredible vocals toSoundgarden, winning Grammys for singles "Black Hole Sun" and "Spoonman."
58. Santana
Carlos Santanais a guitar god. His ring's rendition of "Black Magic Woman" cemented his legacy in 1970, and he enjoyed a resurgence in success courtesy of collaborations withRob Thomas,Alex Band,Michelle BranchandThe Projection G&Bnearly three decades later.
59. The Yardbirds
The Yardbirdswere one of the nigh influential bands ever for guitar geeks, featuring, at dissimilar times, iii of the best guitar players who always lived:Eric Clapton,Jeff BeckandJimmy Page.
60. Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nailscombines hooks direct out of pop playbooks with grunge, metal, techno and folk elements and night lyrics. Driving domicileTrent Reznor's timeless tunes:Miley Cyrus performing teeny-bopper covers of them every bit Ashley O. inBlackness Mirrorin 2019.
61. REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagonsold more than 40 1000000 records, including their signature hit "Keep On Loving You." After more 3 decades, the song charted again in April 2020 thanks to a prominent feature inOzark, which was just one more ode to the track's endurance.
62. The White Stripes
The White Stripes, powered by notorious recluseMeg White's signature minimalist drums andJack Whiteon vocals, were one of the most influential acts of the early 2000s.
63. Slayer
Slayer has rubbed a lot of people the wrong manner with their lyrics, which accept focused on topics such as murder, prison, Satanism, terrorism, fascism and just about every other evil you can imagine—but their unique brand of thrash metal helped pave the manner for the entire death metal subgenre.
64. Phish
What other ring can jam on a singlesongfor nearly an hr? Hence the popularity ofPhish, a favorite of those who don't merely love jam bands, just too who have the endurance necessary to sit or stand through a show that long.
65. The Replacements
The Replacementswere some of the pioneers of alternative stone as nosotros know it today, though self-sabotage—like being so intoxicated during a performance they got banned from the venue—blocked the band from bigger mainstream success.
66. The Black Keys
The blues-tinged rock duo of drummerPatrick Carneyand guitarist and frontmanDan AuerbachofThe Black Keysevolved quite a bit over time, but eventually they went back to their original formula: Just the 2 of them and zero outside aid for their most contempo record, Allow'due south Rock.
"We learned to play music together, basically," Carney told NPR. "Iwantedto be a guitar player. I had this drum gear up at my firm that I bought from washing dishes, and so that I could take a friend play drums, and I would play guitar. Simply it soon became apparent that Dan was my only friend that wanted to come over and play music, and he was a much meliorate guitar player, so I got moved to the drums. You lot know, we just kind of taught ourselves how to make records together."
"We got together in the studio and it was like it was already agreed upon, merely nosotros hadn't even spoken about information technology: Information technology was merely going to be a guitar and drums record," Auerbach explained. "There'southward no keyboards, no other musicians, no outside producers, just the two of us. Subsequently and then many years apart, that was the way that it had to be."
67. Radiohead
The members of Radioheadfamously hate their showtime hit song, 1993'southward "Pitter-patter," despite its catchy claw. Fair enough, because it'sOK Computer that's considered their finest work. Though it was written largely almost the isolation 1 faces when living in a tour double-decker for half a decade, it's more relevant than ever:Thom Yorketold Rolling Stonefor the album's 20th ceremony, "The paranoia I felt at the time was much more related to how people related to each other. Just I was using the terminology of technology to express it. Everything I was writing was actually a fashion of trying to reconnect with other human being beings when you're ever in transit. That's what I had to write about because that's what was going on, which in itself instilled a kind of loneliness and disconnection."
68. No Incertitude
No Doubtwere a ska band long earlierGwen Stefanicame along, but it wasn't until her signature SoCal warble and red lipstick came on the scene that they broke big in the mainstream. Stefani penned some of her all-time breakup songs nigh her own bandmate,Tony Kanal, which may take made for some awkward recording sessions, but as well made for some of the group'due south biggest hits.
69. Superdrag
Tennessee-based alternative rockersSuperdraghave a cult legacy that far outweighs and outspans their commercial success. Their biggest hitting, "Sucked Out," almost never happened.
John Davis told Vice, "The tape was mastered. We thought it was done. I went home and we had two to three weeks off and I got on a ringlet and started writing every day, including a bunch of the cloth that ended up on the second tape. 'Sucked Out' was one of those that I just threw on a tape and only kind of jokingly said, 'Hey, here's the 2d tape. Ha ha.' But kind of to be a d**thousand," he recalled. "I thought it was funny, to be that ready to get in and do some more. That kind of changed. Suddenly at that place was going to be a video budget and they were going to promote it to alternative radio. They weren't planning on doing any of that before we came up with that song."
lxx. Iron Maiden
Atomic number 26 Maiden'due south original vocaliser, Paul Di'anno, was replaced past Bruce Dickinson in 1982—right earlier the band dropped their trademark album The Number of the Beast. The title rail is one of the most defining songs in metallic and earned a ton of backlash for the ring, who were accused of Satanism, thank you to lyrics similar "Woe to you, oh globe and ocean / For the Devil sends the animate being with wrath / Considering he knows the time is brusque / Let him who hath understanding / Reckon the number of the beast / For it is a human number / Its number is half dozen hundred and 60 half-dozen."
71. Garbage
Garbagewas a critical and commercial darling, with its eponymous debut spawning hit singles like "Stupid Girl" and "Only Happen When It Rains;" their sophomore effort,Version 2.0, was nominated for two Grammys. The band, fronted by Shirley Manson, performed the theme song to Bail picture showThe Earth Is Not Enoughin 1999, and their critical acclamation continued for their third album,Cute Garbage. They quietly divide during production of their fourth record,Bleed Like Me. The band reunited to complete the effort, released in 2005, and it peaked at No. 4—a career-high for Garbage. The group reunited in 2007 to record new songs for their greatest hits compilation, then split once more, merely reunited in 2011.
72. The Killers
The Killers brought trip the light fantastic-stone back to the mainstream in the 2000s, and their signature vocal, "Mr. Brightside," balances heartwrenching lyrics about a cheating lover with soaring melodies, a killer trounce and an amazing organization of guitars and synths. Fun fact: It was (and, and so far, remains) the longest-charting song in the history of the U.K. charts.
73. Arcade Fire
Canadian rockersArcade Firemix a slew of genre influences, including alternative, dance rock and baroque popular, with their incredible live instrumentation, which includes frontmanWin Butler's signature 12-string guitar, French horns, glockenspiels, mandolins, synthesizers, harps and more.
74. Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath, along with Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin, were named the "Unholy Trinity" of British hard rock and heavy metal in the 1970s. Black Sabbath fit the neb the nigh literally, with frontmanOzzy Osbourneliterally once biting the head off of a bat. That said, musically, the band'south classics like "Suicide Solution" and "Crazy Train" were also some of the trinity'south darkest.
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75. Funkadelic
George Clinton led Funkadelicfrom 1964 to 1982, a more than psychedelic, stone-tinged funk band compared to his sister project,Parliament. Their hitting, "(Not Merely) Knee Deep" has been sampled quite a flake in hip-hop, past artists includingSnoop DoggandDr. Dre.
76. The Go-Gos
The Go-Gos, comprised of Belinda Carlisle(atomic number 82 vocals),Charlotte Caffey (lead guitar and keyboards), Gina Schock (drums),Kathy Valentine (bass) andJane Wiedlin (rhythm guitar), was the outset—and still and then far the only—all-female band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to striking No. 1 on theBillboardcharts.
77. Jeff Lynne's Electric Lite Orchestra
Jeff Lynne is a huge Beatles fan, and you can hear their influence in his piece of work with theElectric Light Orchestra. Lynne was actually nowadays for some Beatles recording sessions and went on to work with George Harrison in the Traveling Wilburys, in improver to selling more than 50 million records with ELO…only much of that success was lost on his mother.
He told Louder Audioof his legacy, "It makes me feel practiced near the music I've made. I didn't ever go a proper job, I just carried on doing this. My mum hated me doing music. She'd go: 'You don't want to do that all rubbish. There's a job going at ATV for a cameraman.' I'd already had virtually iii hits by that bespeak!"
78. Rage Against the Machine
Music comes secondary to spreading a message forRage Confronting the Auto, which is somewhat shocking when you consider how great their music is. The band is famous for its statements against consumerism, corporatism, imperialism and government oppression. The band teamed upwards with directorMichael Moorefor their "Sleep At present in the Burn down" music video in 2000, causing a near-riot on Wall St. and getting the New York Stock Commutation to close its doors in the middle of the trading mean solar day.
79. Beastie Boys
TheBeastie Boyswere most famous for their rock-infused hip-hop, merely the trio never lost sight of their punk roots. The group released their final album, Hot Sauce Commission Role Two, in 2011. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012, and shortly afterwards,Adam "MCA" Yauchpassed away from cancer.
In the band's memoir, The Beastie Boys Book, released after Yauch's death,Adam "Advert-Rock" Horovitzwrote, "The band didn't pause upwards. We didn't go our own creative means. No solo project f**ked things upward to cause animosity. This was our last album considering Adam got cancer and died. If that hadn't happened, we would probably be making a new record every bit y'all read this. Sadly, it didn't turn out that mode… Too f**male monarch sad to write about."
80. Misfits
The Misfitsare Halloween party playlist staples for existence the original horror punks, but there's more than to them than the macabre.Glenn DanzigtoldKerrangof his band'due south influence on the hardcore and punk scenes, "At the beginning there weren't whatsoever other bands like the Misfits. We were angrier, we were faster, we were louder, we didn't dress the same, and people were taken aback by us at kickoff, peculiarly when nosotros were smashing southward**t up at our shows. To be honest, nosotros didn't really know that there were other bands like united states until we went to check out a band who wanted to play our big Halloween show at [New York venue] Irving Plaza and Bad Brains were opening for u.s.. We were like, 'Wow!' It was only then that nosotros realized there were other bands effectually the state playing hard and fast."
81. Sonic Youth
Sonic Youthis largely credited with opening the doors for the no-moving ridge genre, and their "noise rock" audio inverse the game for guitarists;Thurston MooreandLee Ranaldowere famous for using alternative tunings and would use specific guitars tuned for specific songs. Every bit a effect, they had to bring dozens of guitars to live performances, which likely made load-in and load-out awholelot of work.
Bassist and vocalizerKim Gordonreflected toEllein 2013, "When I came to New York, I'd get and see bands downtown playing no-wave music. It was expressionistic and it was also nihilistic. Punk rock was tongue-in-cheek, saying, 'Yes, we're destroying stone.' No-wave music is more like, 'NO, we're really destroying rock.' Information technology was very dissonant. I simply felt similar, 'Wow, this is really free. I could do that.'"
82. MC5
MC5is considered a forefather of the punk move, outspoken in their left-leaning, anti-establishment stances combined with a psychedelic-twinged garage rock sound. Leveraged by their biggest hit unmarried, 1969's "Kicking Out the Jams," the Detroit-bred band released their debut anthology,Back in the U.S.A., in 1970 andHigh Timeane yr later, simply the high streak wouldn't last. Both albums lost money for their labels, which, combined with in-fighting in the grouping (largely due to bassistMichael Davis' drug utilize), led to their disbandment in 1972.
83. Alice in Bondage
Alice in Bondagewas one of the first grunge bands to break through into the mainstream and remain largely influential in metallic and alternative rock to this day. One of the almost successful bands of the 1990s, their time in the sun was shortlived—the grouping was largely inactive after 1996 due to frontmanLayne Staley's struggles with both fame and drug use. Sadly, Staley passed away from a heroin overdose in 2002.
84. Kings of Leon
Kings of Leonhave a unique combination of Southern and garage rock influences, and their audio is so timeless it'southward hard to wrap your caput around the fact that they've been around since 1999—because they're all the same relevant in 2020, but if you time-traveled and saw them performing in a bar in the 1970s, they wouldn't exist at all out of place.
85. INXS
Australian trip the light fantastic-rock bandINXSreleased some of the sexiest songs of the 1980s, largely thanks to tardily frontmanMichael Hutchence's magnetism, charisma and vocals, as well every bit the band's interweaving of trip the light fantastic toe and funk elements into their rock audio.
86. The Cars
Ric OcasekandThe Carswere groundbreaking, combining new wave, pop and rock to create the perfect mix of bubblegum, synths and riffs in hits similar "But What I Needed," "You Might Think" and "Magic," plus moving ballads like "Drive."
87. The Cranberries
The Cranberries' hits suffer to this twenty-four hour period cheers to late singerDolores O'Riordan. Her vocalism was haunting, emotive, powerful and distinct.
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88. Bikini Kill
Bikini Killwas considered a pioneer of the anarchism grrl movement thank you to their grunge-punk hybrid sound and 3rd-moving ridge feminist lyrics.
89. Toto
Fifty-fifty if you won't admit to lovingToto, famous for the indelible "Africa" and Grammy-winning "Rosanna," chances are you savour songs they've worked on. "The deepest, darkest secret is, whether you listen to Toto or non, yous've heard united states play millions of times on and then many other things in then many different styles of music," guitarist and vocalizer Steve Lukather toldNPR. "That's probably something people may not know."
90. Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Bansheeshelped conductor in the post-punk and goth scenes. They're too widely credited every bit i of the very outset alternative rock bands and exerted influence over artists including The Cure(with whom they toured),Joy Division,PJ Harvey, Depeche Mode,Radioheadand more.
91. Against Me!
Laura Jane GraceandAgainst Me!countBruce Springsteenamong fans of their anarchy-themed punk rock. In addition to their musical accomplishments, frontwoman Grace brought some much-needed trans representation to the mainstream.
92. Veruca Table salt
Named later the brattyCharlie and The Chocolate Factory rich daughter,Veruca Salt provided celestial, pop-infused harmonies from Nina GordonandLouise Mailwith heavy guitars for a distinctive identify in the grunge canon.
93. Velvet Underground
WhatThe Velvet Underground lacked in commercial attending, they made up for in influence—Andy Warholwas such a fan that he convincedLou Reedand the gang to feature vocals from German modelNico, and the rest is history.
94. The Smiths
The Smiths' itemize is full of heartbreak, but also a lot of sass and relatable crankiness: See "Heaven Knows I'k Miserable Now," in which Morrissey croons, "In my life / Why do I smile / At people who I'd much rather kick in the eye?"
95. The Pixies
The Pixies, with their unique vocal structures and surrealist lyrics, were more commercially successful in Europe than in the U.s. during the belatedly 1980s, but they influenced some of the biggest acts in culling rock, including Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Radiohead. When the band reunited in 2004, they received much greater appreciation from audiences, enjoying sold out tours both internationally and domestically.
96. Glimmer-182
Blink-182brought popular punk into the mainstream with Dude RanchandEnema of the Land, and their derisive pop sensibilities ("Josie," "All the Small Things," "Aliens Exist," "First Date," "Feeling This," "What's My Historic period Once again") are perfectly complemented by their more serious fare ("Adam's Song," nearly all of their self-titled album andNeighborhoods). Though many of their hits were penned byTom DeLonge, who left the band and is now frontingAngels and Airwaves, their work withMatt Skibais simply equally stellar—and earned them their first Grammy nomination forCalifornia.
97. Pigsty
Courtney LoveandHolebroke into the mainstream in 1994 withAlive Through This, released a calendar week later on the decease of Love's hubby, Kurt Cobain, and just months earlier their ain bassist, Kristen Pfaff, died from a drug overdose. The album and its fame-themed followup,Celebrity Skin, were critical and commercial successes (the title rail of the latter was even featured inHelm Marvel), but the band couldn't keep information technology upward and dissever in 2002. In 2010, Hole released its concluding work,Nobody's Daughter, though Love revealed in 2019 that a potential reunion may be in the works.
98. Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots were known as chameleons in their prime (peculiarly late vocaliser Scott Weiland), with genre influences ranging from grunge to metallic to country to pop to psychedelic rock and even ragtime and lounge. The band had 16 top 10 singles (eight of those went to No. i) and won a Grammy for "Plush."
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99. Sleater-Kinney
Sleater-Kinney, comprised ofCorin Tucker,Carrie BrownsteinandJanet Weiss, got their start in the riot grrl movement, dropping seven albums between 1994 and 2005, starting out as a side project between members of other local Olympia, Washington-area bands. They were integral parts of the independent and punk rock scenes, known for their liberal and feminist leanings. The band went on hiatus in 2006 to focus on their own solo efforts but reunited in 2014. In 2019, drummer Weiss left the band, simply proverb it was "time to movement on," and was replaced byAngie Boylan.
100. Pocket-size Threat
Modest Threat was only active for 4 years, merely their legacy and influence is even so heard decades later on—especially amid the sober straight edge motility, which the band spearheaded with their vocal by the same name.
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