Best Mainstream Rock Band Names

“With Smashing’s double meaning as either a verb or an adjective (whether or not you use ’The’), this is the best band name of one of the 90’s best bands.”

Zahveed

“Woohoo! I voted them into top ten (and their like, number 5 or 6 or something!) Greatest band ever!!!!!!!!”

Vote for 3 Days Grace 21) 3 Days Grace

Vote for The Beatles 22) The Beatles

“Must have the best name...most successful band of all time.”

Vote for Pink Floyd 23) Pink Floyd

» visit Pink Floyd website

Vote for Bullet For My Valentine 24) Bullet For My Valentine

Vote for Muse 25) Muse

“Good name, Great band!”

iTunesJunky

“from aincent greek mythology, this name is simple and rocks!”

Vote for Aerosmith 26) Aerosmith

“Aerosmith is a really cool name for a band”

LimoZeen

» visit Aerosmith website

Vote for Audioslave 27) Audioslave

“some may have trouble understanding the name, but most musicians should”

» visit Audioslave website

Vote for + 44 28) + 44

Vote for U2 29) U2

Vote for Iron Maiden 30) Iron Maiden

Vote for Green Day 31) Green Day

Vote for Linkin Park 32) Linkin Park

Vote for Rage Against the Machine 33) Rage Against the Machine

“this is just an awesome name....a reference to destroyng your musical equpiment”

Okami

“killer dude”

» visit Rage Against the Machine website

Vote for Jonas Brothers 34) Jonas Brothers

“It just the greatest band ever in the history of the world. by far, very far.”

Tito

Vote for Backstreet Boys 35) Backstreet Boys

Vote for Wolfmother 36) Wolfmother

“love the name. love the band. love the music.”

koolkat

“cool”

Wolfmother

Vote for Megadeth 37) Megadeth

“That name scares me”

Nibbles

Vote for The Who 38) The Who

Vote for DragonForce 39) DragonForce

Vote for Tool 40) Tool

Vote for Foo Fighters 41) Foo Fighters

Vote for Pearl Jam 42) Pearl Jam

Vote for The Velvet Underground 43) The Velvet Underground

“Good name, good band. Original.”

ohright

“The Velvet Underground is such a good name for a band, totally.”

Vote for The Ramones 44) The Ramones

Vote for Sonic Youth 45) Sonic Youth

“A great band with a good name and good music”

Tito

Vote for Slayer 46) Slayer

Vote for Nine Inch Nails 47) Nine Inch Nails

“Awesome Band”

Vote for Primus 48) Primus

Vote for 311 49) 311

“there name has had so much controversy over the years, from them being named for a police code in ohmaha nebraska for running thru the streets nude, to being a racial thing... 11th letter of the alphabet being "k" and the 3 11’s...

they’ve held strong over the years and kept true to themselves and their name.

and they’re quite an amazing band. with unbelievable live concerts. TWO thumbs up here.”

rjhusmc

Vote for Panic at the Disco 50) Panic at the Disco

“I really wish that a good band could have used this name. but on this list it’s about the names.”

“number 1 in my book”

“Great Name.”

Vote for The Arctic Monkeys 51) The Arctic Monkeys

Vote for Incubus 52) Incubus

Vote for The Clash 53) The Clash

Vote for Barenaked Ladies 54) Barenaked Ladies

“How can you beat a name like that?”

d3rrick95

Vote for Thrice 55) Thrice