Greatest Rock Band Of All Time

Rock and roll is a genre of music that emerged as a defined musical style in the American South in the 1950s, and quickly spread to the rest of the country, and the world. It later evolved into the various different sub-genres of what is now called simply "rock". As a result, "rock and roll" now has two distinct meanings: either traditional rock and roll in the 1950s style, or later rock and even pop music which may be very far from traditional rock and roll.

This list is a collection of the top ten rock bands of all time. This includes bands that can be categorized as rock and roll, hard rock, southern rock, country, pop and just about any other genre that has evolved from 50's rock and roll.

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Vote for Metallica 1) Metallica

Can’t be beat.

The word metal in their name just proves they are the pinnacle of metal rock bands. No comparison.

kalel54

Metallica has shown me true music. Thanks to all who voted. "We’ll never stop, we’ll never quit, because we’re metallica. "

jlove1677


Vote for Led Zeppelin 2) Led Zeppelin

Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and the late John Bonham....Led Zeppelin; four individuals from differing backgrounds with diverse personalities and creativity came together composing, producing, and performing music without limits.
They are legendary and formed the backbone of what "hard rock" is defined as today. Jimmy Page was and still is the heart and soul of Led Zeppelin. They deserve their rightful place as the number one rock band of all time.

I wonder if the people who voted the other bands have ever heard Led Zep. You listen to them and then you listen to the rest and there’s light years difference. Jimmy Page is God, man.

The feeling the emotion... NOTHING BEATS THEM. The wail of plant shatters mountains. Rhythm of John Paul Jones gives ears orgasms. Pages guitar creates calming seas or crashing waves. John Bonham can create quakes in the most organized way!

Biotendo


Vote for The Beatles 3) The Beatles

The Babe Ruth of music.

Well, just think... ITS TEH BEATLES! DUHHHHHHHH!

NINJAPWN

Easily Should Be number 1!

budlightmofo


Vote for Queen 4) Queen

queen rock there was that thing about them that made them the best. if you think about it its the strangest cobanation ever an artist(freddie mercury), a dentist(roger taylor), an electrician(john deacon)and an astrophycasist[dunno how its spelt](brian may) if you ask me though it was the best combanition ever!

rockit(primejive)

every song was somehing diffeent and fredie has a really great voice, bites the dust want to break free

tuhetch

There are very good bands, but the versatility of Queen is unique.

jomofe


Vote for Guns N Roses 5) Guns N Roses

#1, axl rose made this band thats why he is the only one left

micahful

GnR is awesome! but what is metallica doin’ here? they’re metal!

blackred_capolista

they are freakin awesome

Lordhasta


Vote for 30 Seconds to Mars 6) 30 Seconds to Mars

This is war and a beautiful lie are amazing.

Number10Man

30STM are just the BEST! should be #1 here

Myhapypyha

best band ever they should be # 1

1q2345


Vote for Journey 7) Journey

ok I’m looking through all the list and man some people have such bad tast in music I mean come on now who would put anyone in front of journey jeese I am getting angry.

journeyrules

Don’t stop believing, Seperate Ways, Any way you want it, and Wheel in the sky are some of the best songs ever written

vidieowiz4

first thing learnd on drums was weel in the sky. Great song.

schwanie


Vote for X Japan 8) X Japan

YAY I LOVE X JAPAN I HATE 30 SECONDS TO MARS C’MON VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE FOR THIS BAND THEY DESERVE RECOGNITION

Jrock-LOVE

wtf! xjapan is number 1! who 30 Seconds to Mars?

zzuhail

The Best Band Ever!

Xxgrplayer


Vote for Avenged Sevenfold 9) Avenged Sevenfold

A7X IS THE REAL HEAVY METAL BAND! KEEP SCREAMING ALL!

adamtkj

a7x should be number one, or at least in the top three. im not going to be an ass but lets be fair here, they are a major inspiration and have some of the best rock based musicians of all time. -foREVer-

foREVerS01

a7x the best band 4ever!

olivia


Vote for Heart 10) Heart

300,000 people at CAL JAM 2 can’t be wrong.

jerryw08

If you ever seen them live during the 70’s you would understand why such a high ranking. The best live act ever.

Ann Wilson of Heart is really a rarity that will come ones a decade... Diverse, strong and positive!


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Choices Not In The Top Ten

Vote for A-ha 11) A-ha

A-ha is the best band around the world; I don’t have words to explain what is the A-has music for me, simply, the only one, the best!

Pablobrc

Morten Harket has the most beautiful voice I have ever listened to. A voice which is strong and soft, at the same time, and gets direct to our hearts. Not mentioning that he is the sexiest man alive. I LOVE A-HA!

malu38

I wouldn’t exactly call A-ha a rockband, but they are definitely one of the best bands ever. And they do know how to rock!

Daisymorot

Vote for Linkin Park 12) Linkin Park

mike shinoda and chester bennington are a vocal match made in heaven. hit the floor and somewhere I belong are definetely the greatest songs by them. they do anything from rap to classic rock, awesome band!

aynjel

simply the best

rohanmestri

they r best

whiteguy18

Vote for Pink Floyd 13) Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd didn’t write songs; they wrote masterpieces. Listen to any of their albums, be it Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here or any other album from their catalog and you’ll see what I mean. Roger Waters’ epic concepts paired with Dave Gilmour’s soaring guitar work set them apart from the rest.

they are the best... lisen to Pink Floyd=listen to real music..!

vishwathakkar121

it should be number one... donno wats wrong wid ppl... listen to Floyd=listen some real music..!
u’ll forget listening to others..!

vishwathakkar121

Vote for AC/DC 14) AC/DC

this list is wrong. 30 seconds to mars suck!
heres how the list should be

1. ac/dc
2. aerosmith
3. the beatles
4. guns n roses(before the departure of slash)
5. red hot chili pepers
6. u2
7. journey
8. muse
9. lynyrd skynyrd
10. bon jovi

lezakattack

AC/DC rocks the voice of Johnson love it

cypersaint

Woow, what are they doing here? They have to be Nr. 1!

Beroe7

Vote for L'Arc~en~Ciel 15) L'Arc~en~Ciel

l’arc en ciel the greates band in the world -we are awake-

namiciel

L`Arc en ciel is the best

lcady

L’arc en ciel = Perfect Band

Ekocieler

Vote for The Scorpions 16) The Scorpions

best rock ballads

You really are IDIOTS, yes? I thought right. I am just too angry not to tell you that you really are pathetic brainwashed fashion victims, plus irreversibly deaf to create this hoax, named list of the greatest rock bands. Thank God I didn’t See Tokio Hotel or something! #1 30 SECONDS TO MARS? Are you all crazy fangirls? The Korn rated above Deep Purple? You are deaf idiots, yush. Just open your friggin minds. Listen to the friggin melody. Music is art. ART you get it? Not the how "cool" is the singer/drummer/guitarist, not how popular or new or "in" is the song, not how many times a day tv shows the song. It’s the MELODY. The rythm. The musicians. The inspiration. The lyrics. Just listen to them! They should be #1!
PS. Dire straits not in the list while all those rubbish artists are? You are lucky I am not there, all you sick voters!

TheNextGreatestRockStar

this band must be in 10 top rock band, duh? They’re so cool, I love their music and song...
Even better, this band is the greatest ever...

canessie

Vote for Dir en grey 17) Dir en grey

This band deserves to be number one. I have not heard one song of theres in their entire repertoire I have not loved and am happy to listen to over and over again.

lliandriall

Diru is the best!!!

Kasumi

The greatest band ever ever ever.
Dir en grey is the best band in the world and will always be.

Vote for HIM 18) HIM

Supersensual music, perfect boys... they the best)))

VENUS__DOOM

Love HIM!

birchy75

him is so awesome cannot stop listening to them

Vote for Bon Jovi 19) Bon Jovi

American, born and bred, and all rock

One Of The Best Bands

mneilan

This band should be number 1, Metallica suckz...

Toxy

Vote for The Rasmus 20) The Rasmus

The Rasmus are the greatest! They absolutely deserve to be in the top ten! <3 They should be number 1, everyone knows it. :3

TheRasmusForever

they must be in the top ten!

rossyrocks

The Rasmus is the best band ever!

rossyrocks

Vote for Red Hot Chili Peppers 21) Red Hot Chili Peppers

1. Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. Blink 182
3. Metallica
4. Linkin Park
5. Guns N Roses

therest

Love Them

mneilan

Should be like number 7

mneilan

Vote for Judas Priest 22) Judas Priest

The original creators of Metal are so low? Sure Black Sabbath created Metal but JP took it and refined it into something more... Sorry but the Metal Gods definitely deserve to be # 1

The Metalgods deserve a better place here.

They are the greatest Metal band ever existed. The most influential, the best voice, and the best guitarists team.

Vote for The GazettE 23) The GazettE

The best I’ve heard in a while, the GazettE just rock!

XxPixieWordsxX

I Like Gazette Band &)

warriormons

GAZEROCK IS NOT DEAD! YEAH!

uruha_aoi

Vote for My Chemical Romance 24) My Chemical Romance

should be no. 1 their awesome!

whatsitsname

This band is not perfection yet but MCR deserves more higher place in this list.

flame_loony

This band is absolutely admirable! All members of the band are consummate musicians!

flame_loony

Vote for Nirvana 25) Nirvana

Nirvana was Kurt Cobain. Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl were only along for the ride when they hit the mainstream in 1991. I find it hard to believe just how much they accomplished and how many great songs Kurt was able to write in such a short amount of time. Even the songs that Kurt had scrapped should have been classics. It makes me wonder how great the band would be considered today if they, rather if Kurt Cobain, had lasted 5 or 10 years longer.

The genius of Kurt Cobain is truly astounding. Very creative and original.

best grunge band !

Miguel31

Vote for Muse 26) Muse

Emerging Champions!

metallica_XD

their singer has the best range of anyone ever. he can also play piano, sing, and play guitar at the same time. the bass and drums are good too.

Unique, fantastic, and awe-inspiringly talented, I think these guys should be in the top ten.

CinemaZebra

Vote for Simple Plan 27) Simple Plan

Simple Plan is amazing; they have such relatable lyrics and the songs are so catchy and yet can be very emotional at the same time. They are amazing live, and are amazing, friendly guys in person. What’s not to love?

SPgurl

sp are the best band ever
they have the most easy to relate to helpful lyrics
and the best sound and they are just amazing guys ans i love them :)

megan_spfan4life

most amanzing band ever, most amazing guys, this band has changed my life in so many ways... I love them to pieces and would be lost w/o them

spfan121807

Vote for Keane 28) Keane

There are just awesome and constantly innovating!

WouterNL

full of poetry and sense, Keane is magic and great music for everybody

pilibelleza

They’re just increcible! Listen to Tom’s voice and the lyrics and you’ll understand immediatly...

Eline

Vote for ABBA 29) ABBA

DANCING QUEEN FOROVER! ABBA-FOREVER! NUMBER 1!

abbafan

ABBA forever!
One of my favorite band. The other is a-ha.

meganharket

Vote for Iron Maiden 30) Iron Maiden

Maiden is one of the very few bands that could last for over 30 years and still have the same image as when they first came out; and still be writing, making, and playing as well as ever before. Their recent album releases rival the all around greatness of their first couple of breakthrough masterpiece albums, and they show no sign of slowing down. When you have one of the greatest and most influential bassists, drummers, vocalists, and 3 of the greatest guitarists in metal, Iron Maiden is the only thing that can come from it.

Their greatness can not be overstated, and I believe they should have been in the top 3, along with Zeppelin and Metallica.

WTH ABBA IS IN FRONT OF THEM

wolphert

BEST BAND EVER!

kity21

Vote for Rush 31) Rush

31 really, rush is the most musicly talented band ever, beter then led zepplin and everyone else on this list as well

tonses

Neil Peart is the best drummer of all time and Alex is a fantastic guitar player. Geddy is a fantastic bass player but his singing does not have a fantastic range.
listen to yz.

RUSH IS AWESOME! VOTE RUSH! tom sawyer limelight working man closer to the heart SOME OF THE BEST SONG IN THE WORLD!

gaberoonio

Vote for U2 32) U2

they’re magnificent. Get it? Ha.

Chickenlegs

U2 is ultimately the greatest band, EVER! They are the complete package! Awesome Guitar, amazing drums and bass the mix perfectly a phenomenal singer with a great soul, great melody, and to tie it all in, the most meaning full and incredible lyrics ever!
your crazy if you don’t like U2 (or you just enjoy listening to crap, rather than the good stuff! )

I love "Sunday Bloody Sunday." Go U2

Vote for Green Day 33) Green Day

Arguably the greatest punk band of all time

Great Punk stars!

metallica_XD

!! o.o 36!
GREEN DAY is the best band! green day should be 1!

Jarvud

Vote for Evanescence 34) Evanescence

EVANESCENCE beSt goth band. With AMY the SOul of it!

they make music that Will linger in your thoughtz..
mixed in your blood.. and u’l be bound to it!
they tune music to the tune of your heart...

kimberly_frozenblood

The best band ever. Amy is, without a doubt, the greatest singer to have ever lived.

BlahBlahBlahBlah

Evanescence is my passion.

BloodyMargarita

Vote for System of a Down 35) System of a Down

If youve never listened to them b4 listen to streamline and spiders and then vote

Digs795

Listen to one of their songs, think about the meaning, really understand the song, then listen to it again. I promise they will become your new number 1.

SystemFTW

I have been listening to more of there songs lately and they are WAY BETTER than ax7!

moose4life19

Vote for The Who 36) The Who

Been around forever-great music-’Tommy’

Best band, hands down. from my generation to real good looking boy, the who have created fantastic music. Who’s next, Quadrophenia, Tommy, The Who by numbers, the who sell out, who are you. all great albums. this band should be #1. every person on earth probably likes at least one song by the who. the majority will like at least on album. and maybe 1/5 to 1/3 of people in the world like at least 30 who songs. I own 100 songs by them and every one of them (besides underture from tommy) is gold.

Nickname

How can this band be 24th? As long as the who’s in the top 10 it’s debatable, but below that is nonsense. Journey at #1? Why, because they had one excellent song? Metallica’s #2, because their drummer used pro tools and sucks live? All of the who’s members were considered as some of the best people to ever play their instrument. They were also one of the last bands to effectively incorporate blues into their rock.

shallowcal

Vote for 311 37) 311

311 is one of the most underrated bands in USA. Beautiful Disaster is a great song! This band with Social Distortion is the best Punk Rock bands in history.

ReservoirDog

They have the funk like know one else has

landocommando88

Vote for The Rolling Stones 38) The Rolling Stones

BEST BAND EVER! WHICH BAND LASTED MORE THAN 46 YEARS!?! AND STILL GOING!?! THE BEST BAND EVER

Thomas245

journey shouldn’t even be in the top 20 and the rolling stones are the greatest band ever... 46 years together

hendrix1

this is B.S the Rolling Stones are the best band ever...came from the 60’s..and we loved them then..threw to the 90’s and rocked like never before..AND even still today there out on tour and rocking like gods..THEY ARE GODS(Keith,Mick,Charlie,Ronny,Brian(R.I.P)

landonlee

Vote for Cheap Trick 39) Cheap Trick

Anybody who thinks todays "bands" (for lack of a better word) are greater than Cheap Trick don’t know what they are talking about.

FearlessFreep

Twenty-five years from now they won’t be talking about Linkin Park or Avenged Seven Fold. They will be talking about Aerosmith, Rush and Cheap Trick.

They should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Vote for Tool 40) Tool

any track off of lateralus beats many of these artists greatest songs

afett001

how the hell is 30stm number one
and how is Tool #39
cmon best band still playing

blaqksails92

omg this list is hardly worth voting it I all around retarded... I mean come on who really gives a care about 30stm... they are terrible... not #1 worthy for sure.. Tool is absolute genious and they put a lot of thought into their music, not just lyrics, but every single person in the band is absolutely genious... they deserve AT LEAST number 5

BostonCeltic

Vote for Aerosmith 41) Aerosmith

definitely top 3, metalica is not good nor is any of these modern rock bands, aerosmith is awesome, with the beatles and led zeppelin

dm123

Aerosmith inspired Metallica and Guns n Roses. They probably inspired most of the screamo bands, or other bands that inspired screamo bands. So if any of you listen to Heavy Metal or Screamo, this is the band that started the screaming and hard rock in the early 70’s.

I love aerosmith they are the best band in the world!

ballaboi17

Vote for The Killers 42) The Killers

They are one of the few alt bands that will be rembered through time

Gravityman321

Bands come and go in my heart. But The Killers always have been and always will be number 1. That’ll never change.

WHOOP

adore this band

makenzawy

Vote for Kiss 43) Kiss

25,000,000 KISS ARMY

lintel2

Should be no. 1. Period.

kissrules!!!

the best band of all time KISS YOU ROCK!

pato98

Vote for Oasis 44) Oasis

best rock band of the last 20 years, a working class band that made it to the top the Gallaghers know how rock should sound

ShamsulBahriel

a proper rock band! none of the over the top mullets and fire works, just good old rock music! I’m feelin supersonic!

FOSTER69a

shows how much americans know about music. listen to this band and you will realize just how good they are. over 80 amazing songs

sss866

Vote for Alice In Chains 45) Alice In Chains

listen to man in the box live its better than anything the beetles did put AIC at least 2nd place. RIP layne

Schwanie2

This has to be the most inaccurate, crappy list I’ve seen yet. There has to be an over-abundance of 13 year old girls voting. Girls, how "cool" a band is. Or how black they can dye the ratty, unbrushed, product-saturated hair. Or how cute the bassist is, HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MUSIC. (Please. take a Sharpie, write that down backwards on your forehead and go look in the mirror. )

30 Seconds to Mars, Avenged Sevenfold, Evanescence, My Chemical Romance, Muse, ahead of Alice In Chains, Cream, Rolling Stones, Radiohead? My God, this list has "Keane" ahead of Nirvana! PEOPLE: If you have Rhianna, Miriah Carey, Nelli Fertado, Akon, Miley Cirus or 30 Seconds to Mars in your CD collection, please, do not vote. You don’t have a clue what "rock" music is. Just go what your Gilmore Girls reruns and forget your were here.

Keane and Fall Out Boy ahead of Foo Fighters. How pathetic...

corebare32

My absolute favorite band.

solitude

Vote for Blink 182 46) Blink 182

They Rock!

raulole

The only thing I listen to! I havnt gone a day without hearing one of there songs!

Akskater

Its just my favorite band! I am their #1 fan! I just love them.. (I’M NOT GAY) I got so mad when they broke up! I like 44 and AVA but no band would be like blink 182! they are just simply #1

manuelll182

Vote for Slipknot 47) Slipknot

Slipknot is the best band ever!

spartansrock

im not surprised by its position(47) beacuse all the preps and the media are AFRAID of the truth, or their masks u decide

numetalhead

For those times when you just need to release your anger!

Vote for Three Days Grace 48) Three Days Grace

Oh gosh, an amazing band

No one can beat them
They are the best ever

wtf!
they need to be wayyyyyyyyyyyyy higher at least the top 20! psh
tards!

Vote for Fall Out Boy 49) Fall Out Boy

We love Fall Out Boy!

Anasteysha

I love Patrick!
I love their music!
They good fellows!
Let the following album will be heavier on music.

Anasteysha

Love Patrick!

Anasteysha

Vote for Van Halen 50) Van Halen

eddie is pure ownage

adamcHALO3

WTF Dude Van Halen is 2 easily come on dude its Van Halen they own EVERYONE except Metallica. That Everyone Means Zeppelin too.

I’m ashamed that these great american rock bands. ac/dc guns n roses, and van halen aren’t in the top 10. they’re the best of the best

Vote for Smashing Pumpkins 51) Smashing Pumpkins

Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie are the best albums ever. Corgans and Chamberlain are the best guitar drummer tandem known to man.

The Smashing Pumpkins are the best band of all time. No question about it.

C’mon, this is the best band EVER! VOTE!!!

Vote for Pearl Jam 52) Pearl Jam

The early days were magical. They’ve survived the years when so many others have vanished

vwade8

Really good band. I love their song Jeremy.

Rina

can somebody explain to me why 30 seconds to mars is above all of these amazing bands. Pearl Jam should be in the top ten for being the best grunge band ever

rockhawk8

Vote for Dream Theater 53) Dream Theater

dream theater is the greatest band ever in terms of music writing and talent. you can’t beat dt when it comes to talent. 30 seconds to mars? guns n roses? come on, those bands suck a big fat one.

deadgrass27

Come on best Prog Metal band of all time.

this band deserves to be at top10 because guys are very talented and original.

Vote for The Doors 54) The Doors

yes! jim morrison is the best! he finnaly gets honnor

the doors are the greatest band ever. the should be number 1 not 51. some of the worst band are ahead of the doors.

geoff

35... pathetic. the doors were one of the greatest rock bands of all time. and one thing I know is that ray manzarek is an extremely talented keyboardist, and jim morrison was a good vocalist and songwriter

pauler94

Vote for Radiohead 55) Radiohead

There my favorite band of all time with all there amazing songs. 0K Computer being one of the greatest albums in the history of the world. 52..they should be number 1 no doubt. Ever song by Radiohead is a great song, and Thom Yorke is a badass.

great band

Vote for Dragonforce 56) Dragonforce

DRAGONFORCE RULZ!

dragon13304

Fastest Twin Guitars Ever!!!

its dragonforce ,their solos are in metal history

Vote for Black Sabbath 57) Black Sabbath

number 56 please tell me you are joking.
these guys are surely better than 30 seconds to mars and a-ha.
please tell me this is a joke.

metfan001

Best Line-up of musicians ever

bocbassist

Sabbath should be 1 Journey is crap

krispykrememcdonalds

Vote for Nickelback 58) Nickelback

Nickelback are one of the best rock band out there.

They bring out a lot of creativity in Rock music.

There music is simply true rock genuine.

It seems these guys can carry off most of the top rock musical gener so well. If you listen to these guys music you will oviously know about it.

This band need to be at around top 10 no doubt after all they are multi platinium ROCKSTARS!

<<<<>>>>

Andrewpunkrocks

Most awsome band (shotgun) EVER

Bec

Epic and unforgettable. What more can I say?

Vote for Rage Against the Machine 59) Rage Against the Machine

Awesome band music is suppose to inspire you listen to How I Could Just Kill A Man and don’t tell me it doesn’t just wants to make you pull the trigger

RAGE

Rage Against is nothing compared to Metallica
but still it should be in top 20

Metallica_ruls_94

the technical equiptment used in one RATM show is more than any other band uses in a year. lisnten to "killing in the name" often mistaken for "killing in the name of" because it is the lyric. also check out "bulls on parade" and renagades which is an album made of covers. also...
PEOPLE. WHAT THE HELL? WHY IS HEART NUBER 3 AND RUSH ISN’T IN THE TOP TEN!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
YOU PEOPLE NEED GOOD TASTE IN ROCK MUSIC. (WHY ARE SCORPIONS IN TOP TEN.

drownthefish2112

Vote for Foo Fighters 60) Foo Fighters

how are they not as high as metallica? definitely in the top 10

sharty

Foo Fighters is without a doubt the number one rock band of all times in my heart! And it should be on this list as well! ;)

go to be in top 10!
great band

Vote for The Allman Brothers 61) The Allman Brothers

They started the southern rock movement.

After nearly 40 years of great music, this band sounds as good as ever. 7 musicians with talent like no others. "WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE ABSOLUTE BEST ’BAND’ TO EVER TAKE A STAGE. "

mdp1970

They are improving as they get older which is ridiculous, and the talent they have had at guitar over the years is staggering...Duane Allman, Dickey Betts, Warren Haynes, and Derek Trucks. All of these guitarists are in the top 100 guitarists of all time.

Vote for Breaking Benjamin 62) Breaking Benjamin

breaking benjamins music is extremely underrated. Their last album dear agony is astonishing and is actually one of the only consistent albums in the world.

cbjmw1234

HUGELY UNDERRATED... BUT D BEST BAND EVER... GREAT LYRICS... EXCELLENT BEATS... PERFECT VOCALS... REALLY D BEST BAND EVER...

manav

Good vocals and catchy music. One of my favorites! :)

Vote for Coldplay 63) Coldplay

I don’t like all of their songs, I like these(god put a smile upon your face, violet hill, talk, politik lovers in japan, viva la vida, death and all his friends, 42, x & y, what if, fix you, clocks, the scientist, in my place and yes)I didn’t listen to all these bands on here, I don’t know all of them but coldplay is very very close tobe the biggest band on earth, cause they’re the best band I know, (I know the beatles, guns and roses, evanescence, linken park, the roling stones)ha don’t you agree with me?

crackinsteve

Best band of the 21st century by far. They are not emo and sadistic. They write beautiful music that touches the hearts of millions. It has certainly touched my heart and made me look at life in a different way. Beautiful, emotional songs blended with unique-sounding guitar, mellow bass lines, soft drum beats, and an amazing beautiful singer makes Coldplay an absolute wonder in the music world. Look them up, they will touch your soul.

jprg12

Why have you forgoten about Coldplay they are by far the greatest band now along with Green Day They had such good songs like Yellow Clocks and especialy Fix You which is the best song ever

Coldplay

Vote for Disturbed 64) Disturbed

Down with the sickness all the way!!!!

Killerontheloose89

pretty good sound, when you just wanna let loose and be a bit more into the Metal.

Disturbed was Nu-Metal band, but now is more Hard Rock for someone.
They Rock Cool!

Vote for Lynyrd Skynyrd 65) Lynyrd Skynyrd

I think most of the people that voted are retarded.

Really how did 30 seconds to mars get 7th, their lyrics are retarded and dont even make since.

Vote for stuff that deserves to be on top ten list like lynyrd skynyrd.

also how did linking park get 16 it shouldnt even be on top 100 alond with 30 seconds

The true top ten list shoould have been:
1)Led Zeppelin
2)The Beatles
3)Lynyrd Skynyrd
4)Jimi Hendrix
5)Metallica
6)Black Sabbath
7)Pink Floyd
8)The Rolling Stone
9)The Who
10)Bob Dylan

Basically all the classic rock bands should be on and near top 10, and the rest are basically trash except for grunge, metallica, and black sabbath

ledzeppelin31493

sweet home alabame ownes almost every thing on the list

adamcHALO

Yeah, Free Bird is a great song

gregbailey

Vote for KoRn 66) KoRn

there singer is the only one who can sing that way. no body else ever would or will be able to sing like that. he is also good at bagpipes. their bassist uses slap. listen to shoots and ladders and kidnap the sandy Claus. all of their remakes are better then the original.

KORN IS THE BEST! NO MATTER WHAT BANDS COME OUT KORN WILL ALWAYS BE THE BEST.

SammiSerenade666

KoЯn is the best band in the WoЯld

6Broken6Mirror6

Vote for Bullet for My Valentine 67) Bullet for My Valentine

their songs are the coolest.! they deserve to be the top 1!!!

purplefairy

totally fn awesome, love poison

They must be in the top 20..

Vote for Def Leppard 68) Def Leppard

def leppard is the best band ever. even after their drummer lost his hand they can still produce many great songs.

izzat127

The best rock band forever... they know how to bring it

ccontente

def leppard is in the top 10 because of how they can make such good songs and riffs if listen to a lot of bands like acdc some of there stuff sounds the same but def leppard it all has a different tone to it they made the best song ever pour some sugar on me listen to that and tell me that there not good top 5 of all time screw the beatles they top 25

Vote for Paramore 69) Paramore

This band is so full of energy and passion, there a bunch of fireballs! The deserve to be atleast no. 50!

HenP

Paramore are the future of rock. Period!

AresRed

paramore are amazing!
emotional without being whiny!
their music is really inspirational, beautiful, catchy and meaningful
and the members are cute, humble, and HOT!!!

indy64

Vote for Deep Purple 70) Deep Purple

Perhaps three of the best in their fields with Ritchie Blackmore (Guitar), Jon Lord (organ) and Ian Gillan (vocalist, whom Pavarotti called "a genius"). And the rhythm section of Paice and Glover was mighty good, too. "Progressive Hard Rock" did not exist before Deep Purple, IMO.

howie115

Deep Purple, along with the well known Led Zeppelin, constituted the idea of Hard Rock. Hits like Black Night, Hush, Child In Time and Smoke On The Water with its terrific riff led Deep Purple to an amazing amount of success in the U.K and America. The Band has just recently celebrated their 25th Anniversary and they are still going strong.

The band began in 1968 under the name of " Roundabout " but after some disapointing demonstration tracks Jon Lord sacked the drummer and the bassist, leaving himself a gap in the group. He was contacted by two people wanting to be the groups managers, bringing in Nick Simper {Bass} , Ian Paice {Drums} and Rod Evans {Vocals} who came from MI5.

The group changed its name to Deep Purple and went about recording its single, Hush/One More Rainy Day, which landed the group its first hit in Hush. The group then covered Neil Diamonds "Kentucky Woman" before recording their first album, "Shades Of Deep Purple". The album received a moderate amount of success so they decided to put "The Book of Taliesyn" out as quickly as possible to tap this. The album was successful and the band was on its way.

Metaliaga

deep purple had it all

nuff said

Vote for Megadeth 71) Megadeth

MEGADETH RULLES sweating bullets hager 18 angery agian washington is next a tout le monde and trust are the best songs to but still megadeth shoud alest be in the top 5 or the top 3 YAHHH

Deeds48

Should be right up in the top 10 next to Metallica.

how can they nt b there in top 20.... they r simply awesome....

Vote for The Beach Boys 72) The Beach Boys

theyre freakin awsome

fortnight

Vote for Dave Matthews Band 73) Dave Matthews Band

Under the Table and Dreaming, Crash and Beneath These Crowded Streets are three of the best albums ever made. Crash is absolutely brilliant. There is not a single song that you want to skip and every song on the album could be your favorite song on the album at some point. It is a testament to the quality of work these guys are capable of that their recent albums, although they are not all that bad and do include some radio hits, are very disappointing to anyone who has listened to the first three.

#70? Really? Behind Nickleback? America has no idea what good music really is.

I have an issue with DMB being 33 on this list. There is no sound around like their sound. Live performances are spiritual experiences and they can play absolutely any genre of music like the best. Dave gives the music such a unique vocal sound and every single one of the band members are greats in their own right. Greatest Jam Band of all times - no doubt

Vote for The Police 74) The Police

Reggae for music nerds.

derek84

I think they are the best band ever!Their music is very amazing,interesting and beautiful!I love them!

October

They fantastic!!! Amazing music for all times!!!

DeDoDoDoDeDaDaDa

Vote for The Jimi Hendrix Experience 75) The Jimi Hendrix Experience

One of the greatest guitarists of all time paired up with the most uderrated drummer and bassist of all time.

this should be in the top 5.

thug4life

Despite Hendrix being the greatest guitarist ever, Mitch Mitchell (Drummer) was one of the fastest drummers ever. Noel Redding (Bass) went on to make his own band (The Noel Redding Band). Metallica’s Thrash Metal crap makes me want to puke. Hendrix would make Hammett look like a phony anyday.

raiderfan372

Vote for Nine Inch Nails 76) Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails owns anything in the top 10. Enough said. Trent Reznor is a genius.

SonicCoilWound

Nine Inch Nails, comprised of Trent Reznor, has got to be the most original band out there. His dark, self loathing, and ambient beats are something completely eunheard of when he started out. Trent’s not in it for the money, he just does what comes to him and he’ll always be remembered for that. In short, NIN rocks!

Best of industrial rock.

Vote for The Offspring 77) The Offspring

Incredible! They can have sad songs (ex. Gone Away) or happy fun songs (ex. Why Dont You Get A Job)

Marcopwnzatdrums

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Best band EVER! PEOPLE listen to their songs be4 you vote for some1 else. Cause Offspring beats all! and if it didnt, Well I wouldn’t have namec my username after them now would i?

OffspringBeatsAll

The Offspring is my favorite. They are simply AWESOME!!

Vote for Motley Crue 78) Motley Crue

they started metal along with the ozzmeister and def leppard!

metalshallneverdie

Woah, woah, woah, Kickstart My Heart man, because I see Motley Crue so far down the list I almost had a heart attack.
These guys defined hair metal and should be up in the top 10, so should Guns N’ Roses and AC/DC.

It should be above fall out boy
and MCR
For me its Top 10

Vote for Rammstein 79) Rammstein

yes
!!!!!!!!!!
Rammstein!!!!!

bde111223344

YOU RULE RAMMSTEIN! BANG BANG!

RAMMSTEIN!!! they are the best band in the world!!!

Vote for The Eagles 80) The Eagles

Wow I totally agree. They are extremely talented and great and CCR should be in the top list also... and the stones and fleetwood mac

Lizzthaashizz

Vote for Eraserheads 81) Eraserheads

This is best band in the Philippines

the best band on earth’’try to listen to their music

Vote for Pantera 82) Pantera

PANTERA WAS THE BEST BAND EVER.

teh_metalhead

Pantera is a top 30 band at the very least. How is linkin park, nickelback, whitesnake, fall out boy, and my chemical romance ahead of these legends must be a lot more duecebags in the world than I once thought possible. R. I. P. dimebag

Chris-1

PANTARA SHOULD BE # 1

Vote for The Ramones 83) The Ramones

i have posters and buttons and a ramones lunch box!
yeah

:#

tHESE PEOPLE SHOULD BE WAY UP THIS DANG LIST. tHEY ROCK!!!

The Greatest Punk Legend
Johnny Ramone is The Greatest Man In The Industri Of Punk

Vote for Lifehouse 84) Lifehouse

Vote for D'erlanger 85) D'erlanger

you will see an underrated band overseas cooler than the famous X-JAPAN. they are popular in japan but other people acknowledge x-japan as the only rock group that started visual kei

Vote for Incubus 86) Incubus

Incubus has great vocals as well as guitar bass and one of the best drummers in modern music. I rate incubus to be up with zeppelin.

Brandon Boyd is one of the best vocalist in the last 20 yrs, he has such great depth, you could just listen to him all day without getting bored.

They have one of the best guitarist and bassist in today’s music scene..try all their album and you’ll experience it!!

Vote for Boston 87) Boston

they should be in the top ten

mneilan

These guys are amazing, they are perfectionist, that is prob. why they are not still working out new albums, but they are what I think of when I think of "the perfect and". They are not in the top 10?!

Baltimore1993

how is Boston NOT in the top 5

seriously

Vote for The Grateful Dead 88) The Grateful Dead

I strongly feel that the Dead and Beatles should be tied. Not looking at album sales or concert revenue, although if I did, the Dead would ultimately be second to the fab 4 in album sales but NOT concert $. But, both bands equally contributed to the rock archives.

Vote for Soundgarden 89) Soundgarden

what a band, damn I miss them

donavanef1

Soundgarden was a great act live and on CD. They were so powerful and could have been greater had they not broken up. Bon Jovi wishes they were as great as Soundgarden.

if anyone on here knew anything about music, soundgarden would be near the top of this list

Vote for Whitesnake 90) Whitesnake

I AMAZED SEEING THIS LIST. AFTER THE JUDGMENT DAY, HERE I GO AGAIN, IS THIS LOVE, THE DEEPER THE LOVE WHY THEY ARE HERE? THEY SHOULD BE IN TOP TEN.

RIFATHUSSAIN

Vote for The White Stripes 91) The White Stripes

the white stripes one of the best band ever should’ve been on top ten

You can always expect something good from Jack White and his bandmates. They are amazing!

they have new hit music such as seven nation army, icky thump, you don’t know what love is, and slowing turning into as top singles and there is only two people in the band

Vote for Slayer 92) Slayer

..er or did you only want rock bands only o well they should be on here over bands like fall out boy and poison, my god those two bands are terrible, hail slayer.. but metallica’s better

Vote for ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) 93) ELO (Electric Light Orchestra)

ELO is very much underrated, probably one of the best bands ever. Check out their albums, some great songs from early til the end. Jell Lynne is a genius. This is a band that more people need to know about!

ansley

They are great, should check them out if never heard them. They Rock!

Baltimore1993

Quite possibly the best British rock band after the beatles. One of the most underrated bands all time. Jeff Lynne was simply a genius.

Vote for Panic! At The Disco 94) Panic! At The Disco

P! atD has THEIR OWN STYLE! Not many bands can come up with something completely original and be successful at it!

BulletStreet

ahhh panic are THE best how could someone NOT love them

Vote for Cream 95) Cream

Vote for Creedence Clearwater Revival 96) Creedence Clearwater Revival

Flat out, the Best American Rock and Roll Band

I guess this just goes to show that CCR is the most underrated rock band ever. They are top 5 but easily forgettable. There is no way CCR and Nine Inch Nails should be this low, they are both so revolutionary and original.

this is a best rock band all time

Vote for Alice Cooper 97) Alice Cooper

Got to go with Alice. His original band put out some classic albums like "Killer" and "Billion Dollar Babies" which are essential for any hard rock fan. Alice went on to a successful solo career which is still ongoing and he set the standard for all theatrical shows. Despite his age the guy still is a great live act and still records terrific albums.

hardrockfanatic

Vote for Flyleaf 98) Flyleaf

I love hearing Flyleaf, because Lacey sure knows how to get into your head, she sings, you have to listen.

pfffffff neeed to be higher!
great female rocker! =]

pfffffff need to be higher!
great female rocker! =]

Vote for Duran Duran 99) Duran Duran

The Kings of rock

centuryman

My idols. My inspiration. The best POP, ROCK group.. in the entire world. Long live Duran Duran!

The rock and pop innovators that most of today’s great bands emulate.

Vote for Poison 100) Poison

OMG! POISON isn’t even in the top fifty?!? I thought it would have been in at least the top twenty-five. It has become more popular over the years, especially since Rock of Love has aired.

EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN. NUF SED

i love their work