Best Glam Metal Bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Skid Row 1986, United States Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Metal	Slave to the Grind (1991) #186 Skid Row (1989) #251 Subhuman Race (1995) #2534
2	Mötley Crüe 1981, United States Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Dr. Feelgood (1989) #237 Shout at the Devil (1983) #1138 Girls, Girls, Girls (1987) #1561
3	Guns N' Roses 1985, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal	Appetite for Destruction (1987) #29 Use Your Illusion II (1991) #114 Use Your Illusion I (1991) #342
4	Bon Jovi 1983, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Pop Rock	Slippery When Wet (1986) #283 Keep the Faith (1992) #499 New Jersey (1988) #625
5	Stryper 1983, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, Christian Rock	To Hell with the Devil (1986) #341 In God We Trust (1988) #1805 Against the Law (1990) #2568
6	Poison 1983, United States Glam Metal, Hard Rock	Flesh and Blood (1990) #802 Open Up and Say...Ahh! (1988) #1523 Power to the People (2000) [Live]
7	Ratt 1981, United States Glam Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Detonator (1990) #1453 Out of the Cellar (1984) #1834 Infestation (2010) #2362
8	Dokken 1977, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Glam Metal	Beast From the East (1988) [Live] #923 Back for the Attack (1987) #1595 Back In The Streets (1989) [EP]
9	Firehouse 1989, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, AOR	Firehouse (1990) #439 Hold Your Fire (1992) #1100 Good Acoustics (1996) #2879
10	Twisted Sister 1972, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Glam Metal	The Kids Are Back (1983) [Single] Stay Hungry (1984) #1842 You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll (1983) #3452
11	L.A. Guns 1982, United States Glam Metal, Hard Rock	L.A. Guns (1988) #1037 Hollywood Vampires (1991) #1965 Cocked & Loaded (1989) #2134
12	Steelheart 1983, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal	Steelheart (1990) #645 Tangled in Reins (1992) #1633 Rock'n Milan (2018) [Live]
13	Cinderella 1982, United States Glam Metal, Hard Rock, Blues Rock	Long Cold Winter (1988) #598 Night Songs (1986) #2018 Heartbreak Station (1990) #3442
14	White Lion 1983, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, AOR	All You Need Is Rock 'N' Roll (The Complete Albums 1985-1991) (2020) [Boxed set] Mane Attraction (1991) #1149 The Best of White Lion (1992) [Compilation]
15	Mr. Big 1988, United States Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Glam Metal	Lean Into It (1991) #454 What If… (2011) #1281 Bump Ahead (1993) #1411
16	Warrant 1984, United States Glam Metal, Hard Rock	The Best of Warrant (1996) [Compilation] Cherry Pie (1990) #1801 Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (1989) #4001
17	Europe 1981, Sweden Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, AOR	The Final Countdown (1986) #639 Prisoners in Paradise (1991) #1255 Secret Society (2006) #2379
18	Slaughter 1989, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal	Stick it to Ya (1990) #3120 The Wild Life (1992) #3651 Fear No Evil (1995) #4026
19	Quiet Riot 1975, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Glam Metal	Metal Health (1983) #1134 QR III (1986) #7963 Quiet Riot II (1978)
20	Def Leppard 1977, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Pop Rock, AOR, Glam Metal, NWOBHM	Hysteria (1987) #128 Pyromania (1983) #636 Adrenalize (1992) #1435
21	W.A.S.P. 1982, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Glam Metal	The Crimson Idol (1992) #222 W.A.S.P. (1984) #1285 The Headless Children (1989) #1439
22	Blessed by a Broken Heart 2003, Canada Glam Metal, Metalcore	Feel the Power (2012) #835 Pedal to the Metal (2008) All Is Fair in Love and War (2005)
23	TNT 1982, Norway Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, AOR	Tell No Tales (1987) #894 Intuition (1989) #3337 Knights of the New Thunder (1984) #4027
24	Winger 1987, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, AOR	In the Heart of the Young (1990) #2252 Winger (1988) #2617 Seven (2023) #2808
25	Pantera 1981, United States Groove Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal	Vulgar Display of Power (1992) #120 Cowboys from Hell (1990) #194 The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) #382
26	Danger Danger 1987, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, AOR	Danger Danger (1989) #1261 Dawn (1995) Four the Hard Way (1997)
27	Vince Neil United States Glam Metal, Hard Rock	Exposed (1993) #1835 Tattoos & Tequila (2010) #7608 Carved in Stone (1995) #9235
28	피해의식 (Victim Mentality) 2009, Korea Heavy Metal, Glam Metal	Magic Finger (2013) [EP] #5726 무임승차 (Free Riding) (2016) [Single] Way of Steel (2018) #8631
29	Extreme 1985, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Funk Metal	II Pornograffitti (1990) #106 III Sides to Every Story (1992) #223 Extreme (1989) #1596
30	Steel Panther 2008, United States Glam Metal, Hard Rock, Comedy Rock	Feel the Steel (2009) #4110 Heavy Metal Rules (2019) Balls Out (2011) #8247
31	Badlands 1987, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal	Badlands (1989) #1498 Voodoo Highway (1991) #5971 Dusk (1999) #6283
32	Tesla 1986, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Acoustic Rock	Five Man Acoustical Jam (1990) [Live] #1404 Time's Makin' Changes - The Best of Tesla (1995) [Compilation] Mechanical Resonance (1986) #6070
33	David Lee Roth United States Hard Rock, AOR, Pop Rock	Skyscraper (1988) #1472 Eat 'Em and Smile (1986) #4590 A Little Ain't Enough (1991) #6342
34	Lita Ford United Kingdom Hard Rock, Glam Metal	The Best of Lita Ford (1992) [Compilation] Lita (1988) #5228 Living Like a Runaway (2012)
35	Michael Angelo Batio United States Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal	No Boundaries (1995) #4827 Hands Without Shadows (2005) #5693 Hands Without Shadows 2 – Voices (2009)
36	Great White 1981, United States Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Glam Metal	Psycho City (1992) #3152 ...Twice Shy (1989) #5222 Great Zeppelin: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin (1998) [Live] #5552
37	Nelson 1986, United States AOR, Hard Rock, Glam Metal	After the Rain (1990) #2823 Because They Can (1995) Imaginator (1996)
38	Kix 1979, United States Glam Metal, Hard Rock	Blow My Fuse (1988) #4347 Hot Wire (1991) #6102 Kix (1981)
39	Vixen 1974, United States Glam Metal, Hard Rock, AOR	Rev It Up (1990) #5594 Vixen (1988) #8315 Tangerine (1998)
40	Crashdïet 2000, Sweden Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Sleaze Metal	Rest in Sleaze (2005) #2484 Automaton (2022) Generation Wild (2010)
41	Saigon Kick United States Glam Metal	Saigon Kick (1991) Devil in the Details (1995) Water (1993)
42	Lillian Axe United States Hard Rock	Psychoschizophrenia (1993) #3192 Live 2002 (2002) [Live] Love and War (1989)
43	Enuff Z'nuff 1984, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Power Pop	Live (1998) [Live] Strength (1991) #7197 Enuff Z'Nuff (1989) #7967
44	Aldo Nova Canada Hard Rock, AOR, Glam Metal	Aldo Nova (1982) Subject (1983) Twitch (1985)
45	Dangerous Toys 1987, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal	Dangerous Toys (1989) #2595 Pissed (1994) 20th Year Anniversary Concert Celebration (2005) [Video]
46	Hanoi Rocks 1979, Finland Sleaze Metal, Glam Metal	Oriental Beat (1982) Self Destruction Blues (1982) All Those Wasted Years (1984) [Live]
47	Faster Pussycat 1986, United States Glam Metal, Hard Rock, Industrial Rock	Faster Pussycat (1987) #5986 Wake Me When It's Over (1989) #8336 Whipped! (1992)
48	Backyard Babies 1989, Sweden Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Glam Punk	Total 13 (1998) Live Live In Paris (2005) [Live] Making Enemies Is Good (2001)
49	Michael Monroe Finland Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Glam Rock, Sleaze Metal, Punk	Another Night In The Sun – Live In Helsinki (2010) [Live] Not Fakin' It (1989) Peace Of Mind (1996)
50	Winter Rose 1989, Canada Glam Metal	Winter Rose (1989) #5338

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