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People all over the world enjoy different genre of music. One genre of music that people like to groove on rock ‘n roll. Rock music emerged in the 1950s within the Southern Usa and quickly gained popularity in the rest of the world. It was a compilation of gospel music, blues and country music. The term rock ‘n roll (also rock n roll or rock & roll) was coined with a disc jockey from Ohio called Alan Freed. The music he broadcasted was usually described as rock n roll. After the 1950s, many rock bands bloomed from coast to coast. The parameters of deciding a rock-band since the right one depends on the recognition from the band, its record sales, touring history and the number of times the songs by that particular rock-band are aired. In the following paragraphs, you will find a summary of the very best rock bands of all time.

Best 90′s Rock Bands

The Best of rock bands were at their peak in the 90s. Here is a list of the best rock bands of the 90s:

• Nirvana
• The Smashing Pumpkins
• Collective Soul
• Pearl Jam
• Metallica
• Guns N’ Roses
• Tool
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Bon Jovi
• Stone Temple Pilots
• Jason and the Scorchers
• Offspring

Best Hard Rock Bands

Nothing can be compared to the music created by these rock bands. Though I’m a fan of The Beatles, I also enjoy listening to other hard rock bands. Here is a list of the best hard rock bands in the genre of hard rock music

• Black Sabbath
• Led Zeppelin
• The Beatles
• Alice Cooper
• Ozzy Osbourne
• Foo Fighters
• Boston
• Collective Soul
• Jimi Hendrix
• Europe
• AC/DC
• Anthrax
• Panthera
• Scorpions
• Twisted Sister
• The Killer
• 3 Doors Down
• INXS
• Motley Crue
• Def Leppard
• Lordi
• Motorhead
• Coldplay
• Alice in Chains
• The Cranberries
• Van Halen
• KISS
• Iron Maiden
• Judas Priest
• Dio
• W.A.S.P.
• Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
• Megadeth
• Prince & the Revolution
• Earth, Wind & Fire
• Allman Brothers Band
• The Beach Boys
• The Doors
• Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Dire Strait
• Queen
• The Who
• Train
• Buddy Holly and the Crickets
• Cinderella
• Deep Purple
• Airborne
• Blue Oyster Cult
• Papa Roach
• Arctic Monkeys
• Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
• UFO
• Status Quo
• The Rollins Band
• Dream Theater
• Chicago
• Nickelback
• Mahogany Rush
• Hoobastank
• Monster Magnet
• Living Color
• Hollywood Rose
• Meat Loaf
• Winger
• The Ramones
• The Rolling Stones
• Matchbox Twenty
• Alter Bridge
• ZZ Top
• Jethro Tull
• Audioslave

Best Modern Rock Bands

Given below is a list of some of the best 100 rock bands. This list also includes alternative rock bands

• Limp Bizkit
• The Mars Volta
• Radiohead
• Sixx A.M.
• The Darkness
• Oasis
• Incubus
• The White Stripes
• U2
• The Black Mages
• REM
• Dope Stars Inc.
• Mindless Self Indulgence
• Paramore
• Thirty Seconds to Mars
• Queens of the Stone Age
• Green Day
• Built to Spill
• Drowning Pool
• Pink Floyd
• Poison
• Aerosmith
• System of a Dawn
• Anti-Flag
• Evanescence
• Saliva
• Nine Inch Nails
• Staind
• Velvet Revolver
• Incubus
• Mudvayne
• At The Drive-In
• The Dead Weather

Best Soft Rock Bands

I also enjoy listening to soft rock bands, though Bryan Adams tops my list of best rock bands and musicians. Here are some best rock bands and musicians in the soft rock music genre, who will take you down memory lane:

• Bryan Adams
• Elton John
• The Bee Gees
• The Eagles
• Fleetwood Mac
• John Denver
• Richard Marx
• Air Supply
• Cat Stevens
• Billy Joel

Best Rock Bands from 2002-2007

Following is a list of the best rock bands of the 2000s with their top grossing albums

• Vampire Weekend - The Swift and Steady
• The Mars Volta - The Abstract
• Maroon 5 - The Hitmakers
• Arcade Fire - The Great Unifiers
• Brand New - The Mature
• Decemberists - The Story Tellers
• Fall Out Boy - The Experts
• The Strokes - The Saviors
• Wolfmother - The Ancient Three
• Sufjan Stevens - The Generation Bridge

Classic rock was an era within the music revolution that has proven to be a base for the rock music we listen to at present. This kind of music genre peaked in popularity in the 70s and 80s. Classic rock was considered to be associated with the rock songs which were played on American r / c using the Album Oriented Rock (AOR) format. Because the initial phase of this music genre; it has been progressed into a number of music types such as glam metal, hard rock, progressive rock, and similar others. Classic rock bands have inspired many music enthusiasts around the world to create bands in the respective genre. There aren’t many classic rock bands which were popular in the 80s, continued a rest for a couple of years, reunited again, and retained their fan base. Let us take a look at some of the best classic rock bands.

Best Classic Rock Bands and Artists

Other Classic Rock Bands and Artists

• Bee Gees
• Queen
• The Rolling Stones
• The Eagles
• Rush
• Aerosmith
• ABBA
• AC/DC
• The Bangles
• The Beatles
• Ritchie Blackmore
• The Jeff Beck Group
• Alice Cooper
• Eric Clapton
• The Doors
• Gentle Giant
• Thin Lizzy
• Jethro Tull
• Def Leppard
• Eric Johnson
• Foreigner
• The Dixie Dregs
• Fleetwood Mac
• Meat Loaf
• The Police
• UFO
• Men at Work
• B. B. King
• R.E.M.
• ZZ Top
• The Steve Morse Band
• Scorpions
• Van Halen
• Frank Zappa