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Name↕ | Type↕ | Country↕ | Active From↕ | Active To↕ | Genres↕ | Relevance↕ | Description↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Beatles | Group | GB | 1960 | 1970 | rock, pop, pop rock | 100 | UK rock band, “The Fab Four” |
The Rolling Stones | Group | GB | 1962 | Present | rock, blues rock, british | 99 | |
The E Street Band | Group | US | 1972 | Present | heartland rock, pop rock, rock | 98 | |
Pearl Jam | Group | US | 1990 | Present | grunge, alternative rock, hard rock | 95 | |
Phish | Group | US | 1983 | Present | jam band, rock, progressive rock | 95 | |
Grateful Dead | Group | US | 1965 | 1995 | rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock | 95 | |
U2 | Group | IE | 1976 | Present | alternative rock, rock, post-punk | 94 | Irish rock band |
Metallica | Group | US | 1981 | Present | thrash metal, heavy metal, metal | 93 | |
Pink Floyd | Group | England | 1965 | 2014 | progressive rock, psychedelic rock, rock | 93 | |
Led Zeppelin | Group | GB | 1968 | 1980 | hard rock, rock, blues rock | 92 | |
Nirvana | Group | US | 1987 | 1994 | grunge, alternative rock, rock | 91 | 1980s–1990s US grunge band |
Queen | Group | GB | 1970 | Present | rock, glam rock, hard rock | 90 | UK rock group |
The Beach Boys | Group | US | 1961 | Present | surf rock, pop, sunshine pop | 89 | American rock band |
Radiohead | Group | GB | 1991 | Present | alternative rock, art rock, rock | 89 | |
KISS | Group | US | 1973 | 2023 | hard rock, glam rock, glam metal | 89 | US rock band |
The Smashing Pumpkins | Group | US | 1988 | Present | alternative rock, neo-psychedelia, shoegaze | 89 | |
Depeche Mode | Group | GB | 1980 | Present | electronic, synth-pop, new wave | 89 | |
Bob Marley & The Wailers | Group | JM | 1970 | 1981 | reggae, roots reggae, ska | 89 | |
Genesis | Group | GB | 1967 | 2022 | progressive rock, symphonic prog, progressive pop | 87 | English rock band |
The Who | Group | GB | 1964 | Present | rock, hard rock, mod | 87 | |
Deep Purple | Group | GB | 1968 | Present | hard rock, rock, heavy metal | 87 | |
The Cure | Group | GB | 1977 | Present | new wave, gothic rock, post-punk | 87 | |
AC/DC | Group | AU | 1973 | Present | hard rock, rock, blues rock | 87 | Australian hard rock band |
Wilco | Group | US | 1994 | Present | alternative rock, indie rock, folk rock | 86 | American alternative rock band |
R.E.M. | Group | US | 1980 | 2011 | alternative rock, jangle pop, pop rock | 86 | American rock band |
Marillion | Group | GB | 1979 | Present | progressive rock, neo-progressive rock, neo-prog | 86 | British progressive rock band |
The Kinks | Group | GB | 1964 | 1996 | rock, mod, rock & roll | 86 | |
Fleetwood Mac | Group | GB | 1967 | Present | rock, soft rock, blues rock | 86 | |
コナミ矩形波倶楽部 | Group | JP | N/A | Present | vgm, castlevania, bogus artist | 85 | sound team |
Hawkwind | Group | GB | 1969 | Present | space rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock | 85 | |
Tangerine Dream | Group | DE | 1967 | Present | electronic, ambient, berlin school | 85 | |
Nine Inch Nails | Group | US | 1988 | Present | industrial rock, industrial, alternative rock | 85 | |
Rush | Group | CA | 1968 | 2018 | progressive rock, rock, hard rock | 85 | Canadian rock trio |
King Crimson | Group | GB | 1968 | 2021 | progressive rock, art rock, experimental rock | 85 | |
Falcom Sound Team jdk | Group | JP | 1988 | Present | falcom, soundtrack, vgm | 85 | |
Iron Maiden | Group | GB | 1975 | Present | heavy metal, nwobhm, metal | 84 | English heavy metal band |
The Doors | Group | US | 1965 | 1973 | psychedelic rock, blues rock, acid rock | 84 | |
Motörhead | Group | GB | 1975 | 2015 | heavy metal, hard rock, rock | 84 | |
Santana | Group | US | 1966 | Present | latin rock, rock, jazz fusion | 84 | US Latin, blues, & rock band |
Aerosmith | Group | US | 1970 | Present | hard rock, blues rock, rock | 84 | American hard rock band |
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