The 50 Greatest Bands! (With my Comentary)

[Rockbandfan23467]

6 years old, but I can make a topic:

THE 50 GREATEST BANDS OF ALL TIME

1. THE BEATLES-Amen. The Best.
2. RAMONES-Too high, but they do belong
3. LED ZEPPELIN-Good Spot for them
4. BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS-Not really a band, so kick him off
5. NIRVANA-Mabye about 10 or so would be better
6. PARLIAMENT/FUNKADELIC-Belong, but too high
7. THE CLASH-Fine where they are
8. PUBLIC ENEMY-I don't know if Rap groups should count, but if they do, they should be lower.
9. THE ROLLING STONES-A bit too low, but I'm fine with it.
10. BEASTIE BOYS-Way too high
11. THE VELVET UNDERGROUND-Fine where they are
12. SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE-Fine Where They are
13. U2-Overrated. A Bit Lower
14. RUN-D.M.C.-Fine
15. RADIOHEAD-Mabye a bit higher, but this is fine
16. THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE-Needs To be Higher!
17. SONIC YOUTH-A bit lower
18. AC/DC-The first Hair Band. 'Nuff said.
19. THE STOOGES-They pretty much invented Punk, so make them higher
20. METALLICA-This works for Me!
21. THE SMITHS-1st Emo Band. 'Nuff Said
22. PATTI SMITH GROUP-See Marly
23. N.W.A.-Well, memebers are succesful, but as a group, not so much.Lower.
24. KRAFTWERK-Important, but overrated. Kick Them Off
25. THE SEX PISTOLS-See above
26. PEARL JAM-Fine
27. GRATEFUL DEAD-Lower
28. R.E.M.-Lower
29. BLACK SABBATH-They need to be in the top 10
30. PAVEMENT-Fine
31. FUGAZI-A bit higher
32. KISS-Lower or kick them off.
33. PRETENDERS-1st New Wave Band. 'Nuff said
34. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE-Fine
35. FELA KUTI & AFRIKA 70/EGYPT 80- Who?
36. DAVID BOWIE AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS-Not Really a band, so kick them off
37. BLONDIE-A bit lower
38. BAD BRAINS-Kick Them off (Nothing against them, there just are better bands)
39. THE WHO-HAHAHAHAHAHA! THAT'S A GOOD ONE!
40. GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE-Only Rappers in Rock Hall. Higher.
41. NEW ORDER-Sure
42. HUSKER DU-Mabye higher
43. GUNS N' ROSES-Don't belong, they were great, then Axl Tom Sholtz'd them.
44. OUTKAST-They were popular when the list was made, but now they shouldn't be here.
45. THE BEACH BOYS-Much Higher. Pet Sounds may be overated, but they deserve better.
46. MASSIVE ATTACK-Kick them off.
47. LYNYRD SKYNYRD-Fine,
48. KORN-Replace with Pantera or Tool
49. PINK FLOYD-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! THAT'S THE BEST JOKE EVER!
50. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS-I guesss this is alright.

Let BluEyes b###hing commence.

[IslandBoy91]

Where is this list from??
And WTF is The Who doing at 39?? They belong in the top 10. Kick public enemy out, then give Bob Marley their spot (until I can work something better out) and Put The Who at #4.
Edit: And Switch Led Zeppelin and the Ramones. Then switch the Ramones with The Who.

[BhindBluEyes430]

Im too tired you know my usual reasons. but #39 who made the list. they were obviously on some kind of mind altering drug/alcohol. Although I do love the Clashes place

Ill settle for Who at #4 but i realy dont feel like arguing now

[Ace Black]

It's a good list.

[RobInCT]

1.The Beatles
2. Rolling Stones
3.The Doors
4. Pink Floyd
5. Led Zeppelin
6. Jimi hendrix and the Jimi Hendrix Experience
7. The Byrds
8. The Ramones
9. Lynard Skynard
10. The Eagles
11. Who
12. Aerosmith
13. Van Halen
14. Queen
15. Guns N Roses
15. Oasis
17. REM
18.

[SteelersFreak1]

The lack of Rush makes me upset. Iron Maiden, one of the most innovative metal bands is also not there.

[NX013]

Seeing as how there is no prog or Queen, I can asure you Rolling Stone magazine made this list.

[polishdog90]

49. PINK FLOYD-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! THAT'S THE BEST JOKE EVER!


How so?

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[AxlVanHagar]

18. AC/DC-The first Hair Band. 'Nuff said.



WTF?! AC/DC Glam/hair metal? I think you need to do some research on what exactly glam/hair metal is.

[Jhail83]

This is exactly why I claim the beatles are overrated. They were a great band, but almost everyone puts them #1.

Anyway, this list is a joke.

[Rockbandfan23467]

WTF?! AC/DC Glam/hair metal? I think you need to do some research on what exactly glam/hair metal is.

AC/DC were esentially Hair Metal. All their songs were about chasing babes and/or rocking out.

[AxlVanHagar]

AC/DC were esentially Hair Metal. All their songs were about chasing babes and/or rocking out.

Ummm...no. By no means am I an AC/DC nutswinger but they were/are in no way shape or form at all similair to hair metal. Not even close. Hanoi Rocks, Poison, Warrant, Winger, Cinderella, Ratt etc were glam or hair metal.

AC/DC falls under the Hard Rock/Metal category. One could argue blues based hard rock not unlike Aerosmith or Led Zep. But hair metal? Nope they didn't have the sound nor the image of it. In fact they got rid of their original frontman because they felt he was to influenced by glam rock.

[Rockbandfan23467]

Ummm...no. By no means am I an AC/DC nutswinger but they were/are in no way shape or form at all similair to hair metal. Not even close. Hanoi Rocks, Poison, Warrant, Winger, Cinderella, Ratt etc were glam or hair metal.

AC/DC falls under the Hard Rock/Metal category. One could argue blues based hard rock not unlike Aerosmith or Led Zep. But hair metal? Nope they didn't have the sound nor the image of it. In fact they got rid of their original frontman because they felt he was to influenced by glam rock.

But still, AC/DC were a huge influence on every hair band.

Ok, mabye you're right. Van Halen were the first hair band.

[AxlVanHagar]

Certainly some bands took some of the foundations laid out by AC/DC, I'll give ya that one.;)

The first true hair metal band was Hanoi Rocks though. They took what David Bowie did mixed in with the New York Dolls and bingo! Hair or Glam Metal was born.

Here's their first single from 1981 I Want You
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sorry for the thread jack folks, this topic of discussion could be a whole other thread :o

[gorillawarfare]

The Who and Pink Floyd are worse than ACDC?
ACDC had one song and released it a billion times in different keys with a different lyric.

Rush?

I don't really like Van Halen but I think they should be somewhere on that list.

Queen?

If this was Rolling stone it really hurts their credibility

[Chief Stubbs]

I hate this list. And I'm surprised anyone would put Korn on a top 50 bands of all time list, and I say that as a Korn fan. But I generally choose to stay away from top whatever-number music-related topics lists. I had a falling out after top songs of the 80's or something like that.

[jj0816]

The lack of Rush makes me upset. Iron Maiden, one of the most innovative metal bands is also not there.

Thank you for mentioning Rush, perhaps the greatest band ever?!!?

[l-o-t]

Nobody's pointed out the lack of Aerosmith, quite possibly the greatest American Band out there. Don't flame me for that. If my opinion is different from yours, don't rip my head off for it. But seriously, how many other bands are getting an entire game devoted to them! Guitar Hero Aerosmith! woot! yeah... they should be up there too.

[KingofQUEEN92]

Rolling Stone has always hated Queen so id say they made this cause there not even on the list. Hello people! 300 Million albums world wide i dont think you sell that many albums by being bad lol.

[BhindBluEyes430]

Rolling Stone has always hated Queen so id say they made this cause there not even on the list. Hello people! 300 Million albums world wide i dont think you sell that many albums by being bad lol.

album sales don't mean anything britney spears albums sell more than the velvet underground (Only sold about 1000 copies of their debue in the first year) but which is better and more influential?

[TheCrimsonSaint]

Yeah, if this is from Rolling Stone, that would explain the lack of Iron Maiden, Rush, and Queen. Rolling Stone is largely a joke, and they never like anything out of the mainstream. Why Aerosmith isn't on this list though, if it really is Rolling Stone, is beyond me.

[JiggMaster]

Yeah, if this is from Rolling Stone, that would explain the lack of Iron Maiden, Rush, and Queen. Rolling Stone is largely a joke, and they never like anything out of the mainstream. Why Aerosmith isn't on this list though, if it really is Rolling Stone, is beyond me.

Rolling stone doesn't know what they like.

I like that they place sly and funkadelic so high up but the rest of it is really wacky.

[KingofQUEEN92]

Ok but still Queen was hugely influential and had one of the greatest singers of all time and the 39th best guitarist of all time(rolling stone) not to mention the only band in the song writers hall of fame..

[Pennsylvanian]

Queen was all studio-enhanced. Have you heard them live? It sounds like a trainwreck.

[JiggMaster]

I did, it ruled like nothing else. Dragonforce is studio enhanced. Queen is pure.

[KingofQUEEN92]

AHAHAHAHAHA OMG UR KIDDING RIGHT? They were voted one of the best live bads Ever hahah ****** omg ever heard of live aid 1985? omg pathetic!

[BhindBluEyes430]

AHAHAHAHAHA OMG UR KIDDING RIGHT? They were voted one of the best live bads Ever hahah ****** omg ever heard of live aid 1985? omg pathetic!

Yea my dad said the best concert he ever saw was a Queen concert. He said it was very entertaining and the put on an amazing show. Although unlukly he had to wait outside a Who concert with keith moon that might have topped it lol. Damn I wish I was born in 1960

[Pennsylvanian]

AHAHAHAHAHA OMG UR KIDDING RIGHT? They were voted one of the best live bads Ever hahah ****** omg ever heard of live aid 1985? omg pathetic!

You ever heard of dyslexia? I can barely read what you posted. Anyhow, Queen required a lot of electricity and synthesizers, which was fine for huge gigs. When it was their average live concert where they couldn't synthesize a lot of the stuff like Freddy's voice, it sounded like garbage. Either that or the live albums my friend gave me were really early stuff. Find a random live bootleg, and you'll notice really bad tempo drops, and Freddy will go far out of key for quite some time. I'm not denying that they made good music (I've enjoyed a lot of their albums), but if a band can't perform to their top without sound-altering synthesizers, they're at a loss to others.

[KingofQUEEN92]

how can u not understand what im saying? lol dude ur on crack and i will not listen to anything you are saying because for one reason only. You have no idea what ur talking about cause u dont even know how to spell FreddIE right. so obviously u dont know what ur saying :)

[KingofQUEEN92]

So,where are the synthesizer's ?......

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[leftover_crack]

the ramones suck

they do not deserve to be number 2

or even on a top 50 list

[The_Little_Buster]

Lack of The Stone Roses especially if they're to include The Smiths meanwhile they added Korn is sickening. It's like taboo to mention The Smiths and not mention The Stone Roses to some degree, and vice versa if you were to mention The Stone Roses.

[TheCrimsonSaint]

Queen was all studio-enhanced. Have you heard them live? It sounds like a trainwreck.

True, Freddie wasn't always in top form live (if you had his range, you would understand), but to call Queen live a trainwreck? Please. Did you really just say that?
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You lose.

[rockbandfan23]

Lack of Aerosmith and Queen really kill the list as far as I'm concerned.

[Rockbandfan23467]

Supised no one's mad at me for my calling The Smiths the first Emo band, or The Pretenders the first New Wave.

[Zidane]

...and as I read this list I noticed there was no mention of Queen. I looked down and my tears fell to the ground.

[KillBox]

the ramones suck

they do not deserve to be number 2

or even on a top 50 list

couldn't agree more

and no aerosmith and queen on the list = stupid

[Daytman]

Beatles, Marley, Zepplin- Kicked off of Top 10 (They can stay if you want)

And why did Korn make it and not Linkin Park? They aren't that good... (But I do have a specific love for them)

And Beach Boys is the only one I shall attack specifically saying they should be gone. Though many others should be too.

And I appreciate The Ramones as #2

[KingofQUEEN92]

You guys are right there is no Aerosmith, wow who made this?

[The_Little_Buster]

And Beach Boys is the only one I shall attack specifically saying they should be gone.

Without The Beach Boys The Beatles wouldn't have tried so hard to be as innovative as they were. Not to mention they were and are a good band period. Therefore they have every right to be on the list. /Discussion

[cdylan13]

Top 4

Led Zeppelin
The Who
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones

I dont care what order, but none of these go past 4.

[TheCrimsonSaint]

The four bands mentioned above are all severely overrated. Minus The Beatles.

[Rockbandfan23467]

It's impossible for Led Zeppelin to be overrated.

[KillBox]

The four bands mentioned above are all severely overrated. Minus The Beatles.

worst post EVER

your statement is the definition of bass ackwards

[a21schizoidman]

It's impossible for Led Zeppelin to be overrated.

Zeppelin is good, I like them a lot, but, they are, very overrated

[KingofQUEEN92]

Guys every band is over rated in someway... i cant figure out Zeps, but they are....lol

[ShocKzz]

Where The F*ck Is Boston!

[AxlVanHagar]

The four bands mentioned above are all severely overrated. Minus The Beatles.

I dunno that I would go so far as to say over rated. Maybe by a hair, at least for me. Really I only like Zeppelin 1, 2 and 3. After those records they become a real mixed bag where I only like a song here and there. Yet Page still remains one of my favorite guitarists. Go figure.

[m00p]

6 years old, but I can make a topic:

THE 50 GREATEST BANDS OF ALL TIME

1. THE BEATLES-Amen. The Best.
2. RAMONES-Too high, but they do belong
3. LED ZEPPELIN-Good Spot for them
4. BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS-Not really a band, so kick him off
5. NIRVANA-Mabye about 10 or so would be better
6. PARLIAMENT/FUNKADELIC-Belong, but too high
7. THE CLASH-Fine where they are
8. PUBLIC ENEMY-I don't know if Rap groups should count, but if they do, they should be lower.
9. THE ROLLING STONES-A bit too low, but I'm fine with it.
10. BEASTIE BOYS-Way too high
11. THE VELVET UNDERGROUND-Fine where they are
12. SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE-Fine Where They are
13. U2-Overrated. A Bit Lower
14. RUN-D.M.C.-Fine
15. RADIOHEAD-Mabye a bit higher, but this is fine
16. THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE-Needs To be Higher!
17. SONIC YOUTH-A bit lower
18. AC/DC-The first Hair Band. 'Nuff said.
19. THE STOOGES-They pretty much invented Punk, so make them higher
20. METALLICA-This works for Me!
21. THE SMITHS-1st Emo Band. 'Nuff Said
22. PATTI SMITH GROUP-See Marly
23. N.W.A.-Well, memebers are succesful, but as a group, not so much.Lower.
24. KRAFTWERK-Important, but overrated. Kick Them Off
25. THE SEX PISTOLS-See above
26. PEARL JAM-Fine
27. GRATEFUL DEAD-Lower
28. R.E.M.-Lower
29. BLACK SABBATH-They need to be in the top 10
30. PAVEMENT-Fine
31. FUGAZI-A bit higher
32. KISS-Lower or kick them off.
33. PRETENDERS-1st New Wave Band. 'Nuff said
34. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE-Fine
35. FELA KUTI & AFRIKA 70/EGYPT 80- Who?
36. DAVID BOWIE AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS-Not Really a band, so kick them off
37. BLONDIE-A bit lower
38. BAD BRAINS-Kick Them off (Nothing against them, there just are better bands)
39. THE WHO-HAHAHAHAHAHA! THAT'S A GOOD ONE!
40. GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE-Only Rappers in Rock Hall. Higher.
41. NEW ORDER-Sure
42. HUSKER DU-Mabye higher
43. GUNS N' ROSES-Don't belong, they were great, then Axl Tom Sholtz'd them.
44. OUTKAST-They were popular when the list was made, but now they shouldn't be here.
45. THE BEACH BOYS-Much Higher. Pet Sounds may be overated, but they deserve better.
46. MASSIVE ATTACK-Kick them off.
47. LYNYRD SKYNYRD-Fine,
48. KORN-Replace with Pantera or Tool
49. PINK FLOYD-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! THAT'S THE BEST JOKE EVER!
50. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS-I guesss this is alright.

Let BluEyes b###hing commence.

Metallica + ^

KORN -

Who +^

RATM -

(Kiss shouldnt be on here)

Floyd +^

Stones +1 ^

U2 + ^

Beatles, Zeppelin, Ramones, are fine.

EDIT: I will continue with a long, 2 page argument, after i get off the comode ;).

[TheCrimsonSaint]

I dunno that I would go so far as to say over rated. Maybe by a hair, at least for me. Really I only like Zeppelin 1, 2 and 3. After those records they become a real mixed bag where I only like a song here and there. Yet Page still remains one of my favorite guitarists. Go figure.

It's just that putting Zeppelin in the Top 4 is somewhat overblowing their "talent". Top 10 I can see, but not Top 4. Same with those other bands. The Beatles are the only ones mentioned that deserve Top 4 (seeing as how they deserve 1 or 2). The Who had two or three good albums, the rest are mixed bags. The Rolling Stones are the most disgustingly overrated band I've ever heard. Mick Jagger sings flat. All of the time. He kills every song they've ever done.

[nicholasenj]

Why are the Dead not #1?

seriously though, what idiot put R.E.M. behind the Beastie Boys?

[KillBox]

It's just that putting Zeppelin in the Top 4 is somewhat overblowing their "talent". Top 10 I can see, but not Top 4. Same with those other bands. The Beatles are the only ones mentioned that deserve Top 4 (seeing as how they deserve 1 or 2). The Who had two or three good albums, the rest are mixed bags. The Rolling Stones are the most disgustingly overrated band I've ever heard. Mick Jagger sings flat. All of the time. He kills every song they've ever done.

The Eagles should be in the damn top 4 I'd move the beatles to the 3rd spot ...mine would go something close to this off the top of my head (flame away):

1. Led Zeppelin
2. Rolling Stones
3. The Beatles
4. The Eagles
5. Pink Floyd
6. Rush
7. Aerosmith
8. The Who
9. Queen
10. Boston

[BhindBluEyes430]

How bout we just make up our own top 10 lists :P

1. The Who (Obvious wasen't it :D)
2. The Rolling Stones
3. The Beatles
4. Led Zeppelin
5. The Eagles
6. Pink Floyd
7. The Clash
8. The Velvet Underground
9. Cream
10. The Allman Brothers

[nicholasenj]

you stink, you're stupid, you have no taste, flame, flame, flame.

there. good enough?;)

[nicholasenj]

1. The Grateful Dead
2. The Eagles
3. R.E.M.
4. The Beatles
5. Led Zeppelin
6. The Police
7. Rush
8. The Who
9. Iron Maiden
10. Metallica

flame away.

[Rockbandfan23467]

Where The F*ck Is Boston!

Only one good album. And seriously, name a memebr other than Tom and Brad without looking it up.

[OldFogey]

1. The Grateful Dead
2. The Eagles
3. R.E.M.
4. The Beatles
5. Led Zeppelin
6. The Police
7. Rush
8. The Who
9. Iron Maiden
10. Metallica

flame away.

Pretty nice diverse set. Lots of bands that were especially strong live on it.

[TheCrimsonSaint]

Pretty nice diverse set. Lots of bands that were especially strong live on it.

As it should be. Live performance should be the standard by which all bands are held.

[OldFogey]

As it should be. Live performance should be the standard by which all bands are held.

Well that's true, but some bands live really just play like they did on the record. They may do it great, but it's still the record. Then there are the bands that improvise, stretch, shake the set list up, try new material. Those are the bands I mean, and there are several good ones like that on that list.

[TheCrimsonSaint]

Well that's true, but some bands live really just play like they did on the record. They may do it great, but it's still the record. Then there are the bands that improvise, stretch, shake the set list up, try new material. Those are the bands I mean, and there are several good ones like that on that list.

Well, for me, a live performance doesn't need to include all sorts of improvisation in order to be truly great. As long as a band can re-create the studio sound live, then that for me makes a great live performance. It irks me that alot of the bands out today (there are only a few exceptions, such as Shinedown and Kamelot) that sound great on record, and then you see them live, and it's like, WTF happened, you know? This is one of the reasons Iron Maiden (for me) has transcended into the ranks of the immortal bands. To this day they sound fantastic live, much better now, in fact, than they have since the World Piece Tour. If a band wants to throw all sorts of drum solos and other such improv pieces my way, that's fine, but for me it will never affect whether or not the performance was a classic.

[nicholasenj]

the aforementoined recreation of the album sound is the main reason why I put Maiden ahead of Metallica. apart from that, the only thing that went into the order there was the order they came to mind. if I redid it, I would probably put Maiden much higher.

[OldFogey]

Well, for me, a live performance doesn't need to include all sorts of improvisation in order to be truly great. As long as a band can re-create the studio sound live, then that for me makes a great live performance. It irks me that alot of the bands out today (there are only a few exceptions, such as Shinedown and Kamelot) that sound great on record, and then you see them live, and it's like, WTF happened, you know? This is one of the reasons Iron Maiden (for me) has transcended into the ranks of the immortal bands. To this day they sound fantastic live, much better now, in fact, than they have since the World Piece Tour. If a band wants to throw all sorts of drum solos and other such improv pieces my way, that's fine, but for me it will never affect whether or not the performance was a classic.

Different strokes... I do totally agree, tho', if you can't do it live you lose my respect. And that means real playing for me -- I'll accept sequencers, but I prefer live playing.

[TheCrimsonSaint]

the aforementoined recreation of the album sound is the main reason why I put Maiden ahead of Metallica. apart from that, the only thing that went into the order there was the order they came to mind. if I redid it, I would probably put Maiden much higher.

I think Metallica deserves a handicap in the live performance aspect since they now have Trujillo (who I personally like better than Cliff [don't murder me!]) who has a different style than Jason and who they actually let sound like a bass instead of over distorting it like Cliff did, and Hetfield blew out his voice, so he can't really sing with grit anymore. Poor them. Still love 'em though.

[Julio_Strikes_Back]

Seeing as how there is no prog or Queen, I can asure you Rolling Stone magazine made this list.

That wouldn't surprise me. :D

AC/DC are not the first glam rock band (really old genre), and not the first hair metal band (probably Van Halen).

[Flames of hate]

This list is ok. You have all the right bands (Except RUSH WTF :confused:)
Except your orders kind of off. Here would be my list.
1.Metallica
2.Rush
3.Nirvana
4.Aerosmith
5.ACDC
My list would have the Beatles, Wolfmother, kiss, and many other bands in it some where :cool:

[KingofQUEEN92]

The Eagles should be in the damn top 4 I'd move the beatles to the 3rd spot ...mine would go something close to this off the top of my head (flame away):

1. Led Zeppelin
2. Rolling Stones
3. The Beatles
4. The Eagles
5. Pink Floyd
6. Rush
7. Aerosmith
8. The Who
9. Queen
10. Boston

That list kicks Major AS* best yet IMO!

[Stew]

There's a severe lack of prog on this list.....

and why the hell is KISS on this list?

[chrk]

why is nirvana so high, WAIT, nirvana? rofl? why are they even in the top 50? an awsome drummer and a lead singer who cant hang with the pressures of life doesnt make you a good band. the only good thing nirvana did was put money in grohl's pocket so he could repay the world by doing the same to greats like joshua holme

[frankiebigs78]

Led Zepplin
Pink Floyd
The Who
The Beatles
The Kinks
Black Sabbath
Aerosmith
The Rolling Stones
Van Halen
The Doors
The Grateful Dead
KISS
AC/DC
Queen
The Eagles
Rush
Boston
The Beach Boys

Granted, it's only 18 and there could stand to be some reordering, but yeah.

[GlassPrisoner]

If this was Rolling stone it really hurts their credibility

What credibility? I was not aware that Rolling Stone ever had any credibility.

[darthrick10]

1 - Black Sabbath
2 - Iron Maiden
3 - Judas Priest
4 - Metallica
5 - Megadeth
6 - Van Halen
7 - Slayer
8 - Ozzy Osbourne
9 - Guns N' Roses
10 - Queensrÿche
11 - Dio
12 - Motörhead
13 - Kiss
14 - Rainbow
15 - Venom
16 - Pantera
17 - Def Leppard
18 - Mercyful Fate
19 - Dream Theater
20 - Death
21 - Anthrax
22 - Tool
23 - Mötley Crüe
24 - Helloween
25 - Fates Warning
26 - Iced Earth
27 - Scorpions
28 - Symphony X
29 - Yngwie Malmsteen
30 - Manowar
31 - Opeth
32 - King Diamond
33 - Savatage
34 - Soundgarden
35 - Mayhem
36 - Rage Against the Machine
37 - Napalm Death
38 - System of a Down
39 - Alice in Chains
40 - Exodus
41 - Diamond Head
42 - Skid Row
43 - Blind Guardian
44 - Sepultura
45 - Testament
46 - Accept
47 - Faith No More
48 - Mudvayne
49 - Children of Bodom
50 - W.A.S.P.

this is fun. i'm gonna go on to 100 :)

51 - Stratovarius
52 - Dokken
53 - Twisted Sister
54 - Thin Lizzy
55 - Saxon
56 - Machine Head
57 - Slipknot
58 - King's X
59 - Suicidal Tendencies
60 - Immortal
61 - Cradle of Filth
62 - Racer X
63 - Danzig
64 - Emperor
65 - Dimmu Borgir
66 - Gamma Ray
67 - HammerFall
68 - Tesla
69 - Cacophony
70 - Black Label Society
71 - Edge of Sanity
72 - Rob Zombie
73 - Overkill
74 - Annihilator
75 - Kreator
76 - Nevermore
77 - Killswitch Engage
78 - Arch Enemy
79 - Kamelot
80 - Shadows Fall
81 - Lamb of God
82 - Celtic Frost
83 - Living Colour
84 - Bruce Dickinson
85 - Amon Amarth
86 - Edguy
87 - Morbid Angel
88 - Krokus
89 - Mr. Big
90 - Halford
91 - Adagio
92 - Rhapsody of Fire
93 - Burzum
94 - Nightwish
95 - Fear Factory
96 - Cannibal Corpse
97 - Mastodon
98 - DragonForce
99 - Metal Church
100 - Nitro

[Rockbandfan23467]

That wouldn't surprise me. :D

AC/DC are not the first glam rock band (really old genre), and not the first hair metal band (probably Van Halen).

No One ever said AC/DC were the first Glam Rock Band. The first Glam Rock band was T. Rex. I guess I agree that Van Halen were the 1st Hair Band.

[Cosma]

There's a severe lack of prog on this list.....

and why the hell is KISS on this list?

Like them or hate them KISS was one of the early innovators and pioneers of theatric rock. I grew up on KISS so any top 50 or hell top 25 list from me would have them on there

[Cosma]

Ok Guess I'll chime in

1. Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble
2. Rush
3. Heart
4. Santana
5. Cream/Derek and the Dominos, the Yardbirds, Eric Clapton
6. Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
7. The Runaways
8. Aerosmith
9. Deep Purple
10. Black Sabbath/Ozzy
11. Kiss
12. Molly Hatchet
13. Lynyrd Skynyrd
15. AC/DC
16. Alice Cooper
17. Bad Company
18. Blackfoot
19. Blue Oyster Cult
20. Jethro Tull

Not really in order but these are the band that use up the most room on my Zune

[TheCrimsonSaint]

Might as well throw in my top 10:
1.The Beatles
2.Iron Maiden
3.Deep Purple
4.The Doobie Brothers
5.The Jimi Hendrix Experience
6.Lynyrd Skynyrd
7.dc Talk
8.Grand Funk Railroad
9.Pink Floyd
10.Aerosmith

[CHOFF09]

1. Led Zeppelin
2. The Who
3. The Beatles
4. Jimi Hendrix/ The Jimi Hendrix Experience
5. Rolling Stones
6. Black Sabbath
7. Rush
8. Pink Floyd
9. Queen
10. Cream

[CHOFF09]

Here's a list from VH1 I found from 2000:
Top 100 artists of hard rock:

1. Led Zeppelin
2. Black Sabbath
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. AC/DC
5. Metallica
6. Nirvana
7. Van Halen
8. The Who
9. Guns N' Roses
10. KISS
11. Aerosmith
12. Sex Pistols
13. Queen
14. Soundgarden
15. Pink Floyd
16. Cream
17. Ramones
18. Ozzy Osbourne
19. The Clash
20. Alice Cooper
21. Pearl Jam
22. Deep Purple
23. Judas Priest
24. Iron Maiden
25. Cheap Trick
26. Motorhead
27. Iggy Pop
28. Rush
29. M&#246;tley Cr&#252;e
30. Red Hot Chili Peppers
31. Def Leppard
32. The Doors
33. Rage Against The Machine
34. Alice in Chains
35. Jane's Addiction
36. Frank Zappa
37. Yardbirds
38. MC5
39. Neil Young & Crazy Horse
40. Stone Temple Pilots
41. Ted Nugent
42. The Kinks
43. Nine Inch Nails
44. ZZ Top
45. Pantera
46. Scorpions
47. The Rollins Band
48. Janis Joplin
49. Smashing Pumpkins
50. Slayer
51. Thin Lizzy
52. Faith No More
53. Korn
54. Sonic Youth
55. Blue Oyster Cult
56. White Zombie
57. Heart
58. Anthrax
59. Bad Company
60. New York Dolls
61. Jethro Tull
62. Ministry
63. Boston
64. Steppenwolf
65. The Cult
66. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
67. Rolling Stones
68. Husker Du
69. Megadeth
70. Living Colour
71. Lynyrd Skynyrd
72. Foo Fighters
73. Twisted Sister
74. Pat Benatar
75. Spinal Tap
76. Bon Jovi
77. Hole
78. Marilyn Manson
79. Ratt
80. Green Day
81. Pixies
82. Queensryche
83. King's X
84. UFO
85. Whitesnake
86. Foreigner
87. King Crimson
88. Tool
89. Lita Ford
90. Rainbow
91. Danzig
92. The Black Crowes
93. Lenny Kravitz
94. Yes
95. Fugazi
96. Meat Loaf
97. Primus
98. Mountain
99. Bad Brains
100. Quiet Riot

My biggest shock is the rolling stones at 67. Green day IMO shouldn't be on this list and especially not ahead of yes and foreigner. I felt soundgarden too high as well.
And Spinal Tap? lol theyre not even a real band

Anyone else care to comment?

[OldFogey]

Here's a list from VH1 I found from 2000:
Top 100 artists of hard rock:

And Spinal Tap? lol theyre not even a real band

Anyone else care to comment?

Well -- what's the definition of a real band? They wrote the songs, played all the instruments and sang all the vocal parts. That seems pretty real to me. It may have been a parody, but that doesn't mean it couldn't be good music. In fact one of the things that makes the movie so great is that the songs are actually good.

[WhiffleBallTony]

What an atrocious list.

No Iron Maiden makes it fail horribly.

[TakeABow]

1: The Beatles
2: Led Zeppelin
3: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
4: The Clash
5: The Who
6: The Stone Roses
7: Pink Floyd
8: U2
9: Radiohead
10: Nirvana

[mercuryshadow09]

Ummm...no. By no means am I an AC/DC nutswinger but they were/are in no way shape or form at all similair to hair metal. Not even close. Hanoi Rocks, Poison, Warrant, Winger, Cinderella, Ratt etc were glam or hair metal.

AC/DC falls under the Hard Rock/Metal category. One could argue blues based hard rock not unlike Aerosmith or Led Zep. But hair metal? Nope they didn't have the sound nor the image of it. In fact they got rid of their original frontman because they felt he was to influenced by glam rock.

Umm yeah AC/DC is NOT hair metal.