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325 bands
Rank Image Band / Formed / Genres Albums
1
Deep Purple
1968, United Kingdom
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues Rock
Machine Head (1972)  #14
In Rock (1970)  #108
Made in Japan (1972)  [Live]  #169
2
Led Zeppelin
1968, United Kingdom
Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Folk Rock
Led Zeppelin IV (1971)  #11
Led Zeppelin (1969)  #69
How the West Was Won (2003)  [Live]  #140
3
Black Sabbath
1969, United Kingdom
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Doom Metal
Paranoid (1970)  #12
Heaven and Hell (1980)  #19
Black Sabbath (1970)  #41
4
Queen
1970, United Kingdom
Hard Rock, Art Rock, Pop Rock
Queen II (1974)  #310
Made in Heaven (1995)  #338
5
AC/DC
1973, Australia
Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll
Back in Black (1980)  #56
Highway to Hell (1979)  #417
The Razor's Edge (1990)  #900
6
Ozzy Osbourne
United Kingdom
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Blizzard of Ozz (1980)  #36
Tribute: Randy Rhoads (1987)  [Live]  #86
Diary of a Madman (1981)  #557
7
Guns N' Roses
1985, United States
Hard Rock, Glam Metal
8
Rush
1968, Canada
Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Pop Rock
Moving Pictures (1981)  #45
2112 (1976)  #187
Hemispheres (1978)  #360
9
Judas Priest
1970, United Kingdom
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Painkiller (1990)  #2
10
Scorpions
1964, Germany
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Pop Rock
Love at First Sting (1984)  #223
Blackout (1982)  #227
Moment of Glory (2000)  #323
11
Rainbow
1975, United Kingdom
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, AOR
Rising (1976)  #87
12
Bon Jovi
1983, United States
Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Pop Rock
Slippery When Wet (1986)  #289
Keep the Faith (1992)  #498
Cross Road (1994)  [Compilation]
13
Alice Cooper
United States
Hard Rock, Glam Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Trash (1989)  #724
Killer (1972)  #957
Greatest Hits (1974)  [Compilation]
14
Skid Row
1986, United States
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Metal
Slave to the Grind (1991)  #184
Skid Row (1989)  #247
Subhuman Race (1995)  #2317
15
Aerosmith
1970, United States
Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Pop Rock
Pump (1989)  #506
Get a Grip (1993)  #772
Toys in the Attic (1975)  #856
16
Mötley Crüe
1981, United States
Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Dr. Feelgood (1989)  #226
Shout at the Devil (1983)  #989
Girls, Girls, Girls (1987)  #1398
17
Whitesnake
1977, United Kingdom
Hard Rock, Blues Rock, AOR
Slip of the Tongue (1989)  #406
Live in the Heart of the City (1980)  [Live]  #823
18
Van Halen
1974, United States
Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Glam Metal
1984 (1984)  #278
Van Halen (1978)  #383
5150 (1986)  #555
19
Def Leppard
1977, United Kingdom
Hard Rock, Pop Rock, AOR, Glam Metal, NWOBHM
Hysteria (1987)  #116
Pyromania (1983)  #630
Adrenalize (1992)  #1430
20
Kiss
1973, United States
Hard Rock, Glam Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal
Creatures of the Night (1982)  #1186
Destroyer (1976)  #1529
Alive! (1975)  [Live]  #1530
21
Mr. Big
1988, United States
Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Glam Metal
Lean Into It (1991)  #453
What If… (2011)  #1286
Bump Ahead (1993)  #1406
22
Extreme
1985, United States
Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Funk Metal
II Pornograffitti (1990)  #105
Extreme (1989)  #1588
23
Uriah Heep
1969, United Kingdom
Hard Rock, Progressive Rock
Demons and Wizards (1972)  #914
Uriah Heep Live (1973)  [Live]  #1424
24
Motörhead
1975, United Kingdom
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Ace of Spades (1980)  #96
Overkill (1979)  #566
Inferno (2004)  #2230
25
Gary Moore
United Kingdom
Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal
Still Got the Blues (1990)  #201
Wild Frontier (1987)  #450
Victims of the Future (1983)  #707
26
N.EX.T
1992, Korea
Progressive Metal, Hard Rock, Pop Rock
27
Stryper
1983, United States
Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, Christian Rock
In God We Trust (1988)  #1832
Against the Law (1990)  #2657
28
Journey
1973, United States
Hard Rock, AOR, Pop Rock
Escape (1981)  #618
Frontiers (1983)  #1243
Greatest Hits Live (1998)  [Live]  #1619
29
Metallica
1981, United States
Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal
Ride the Lightning (1984)  #6
Master of Puppets (1986)  #21
30
Europe
1981, Sweden
Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, AOR
The Final Countdown (1986)  #633
Prisoners in Paradise (1991)  #1263
Secret Society (2006)  #2350
31
UFO
1969, United Kingdom
Hard Rock, AOR, Space Rock
Phenomenon (1974)  #1262
Strangers in the Night (1979)  [Live]  #1314
Force It (1975)  #1442
32
Megadeth
1983, United States
Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal
33
Firehouse
1989, United States
Hard Rock, Glam Metal, AOR
Firehouse (1990)  #443
Hold Your Fire (1992)  #1107
Good Acoustics (1996)  #2837
34
Thin Lizzy
1969, Ireland
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Thunder and Lightning (1983)  #1022
Jailbreak (1976)  #1454
Live and Dangerous (1978)  [Live]  #1595
35
Joe Satriani
United States
Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Progressive Rock
The Extremist (1992)  #1203
Flying in a Blue Dream (1989)  #2221
36
Fair Warning
1990, Germany
Hard Rock, AOR
Go! (1997)  #526
4 (2000)  #1728
Sundancer (2013)  #2567
37
Poison
1983, United States
Glam Metal, Hard Rock
Flesh and Blood (1990)  #797
Open Up and Say...Ahh! (1988)  #1520
Power to the People (2000)  [Live]
38
H.E.A.T
2007, Sweden
Hard Rock, AOR
H.E.A.T II (2020)  #178
Tearing Down the Walls (2014)  #2155
Address the Nation (2012)  #2333
39
Ratt
1981, United States
Glam Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Detonator (1990)  #1368
Out of the Cellar (1984)  #1931
Infestation (2010)  #2332
40
Steve Vai
United States
Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Experimental Rock
Passion and Warfare (1990)  #477
Alien Love Secrets (1995)  [EP]  #1082
Sex & Religion (1993)  #3490
41
Kansas
1972, United States
Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, AOR
Leftoverture (1976)  #351
Point of Know Return (1977)  #511
Song for America (1974)  #1352
42
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
1966, United Kingdom
Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Acid Rock
Electric Ladyland (1968)  #133
Are You Experienced? (1967)  #249
Axis: Bold As Love (1967)  #1539
43
Cinderella
1982, United States
Glam Metal, Hard Rock, Blues Rock
Long Cold Winter (1988)  #588
Night Songs (1986)  #2090
Heartbreak Station (1990)  #3394
44
L.A. Guns
1982, United States
Glam Metal, Hard Rock
L.A. Guns (1988)  #976
Hollywood Vampires (1991)  #1985
Cocked & Loaded (1989)  #2293
45
Steelheart
1983, United States
Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal
Steelheart (1990)  #655
Tangled in Reins (1992)  #1626
Rock'n Milan (2018)  [Live]
46
White Lion
1983, United States
Hard Rock, Glam Metal, AOR
Mane Attraction (1991)  #1370
The Best of White Lion (1992)  [Compilation]
Radar Love (1989)  [Single]
47
Pink Cream 69
1987, Germany
Hard Rock, Power Metal, Heavy Metal
Ceremonial (2013)  #1319
In10Sity (2007)  #1476
Endangered (2001)
48
The Poodles
2005, Sweden
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, AOR
Performocracy (2011)  #738
Clash of the Elements (2009)  #1526
Metal Will Stand Tall (2006)  #1934
49
Budgie
1967, United Kingdom
Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock, Hard Rock
50
Blue Öyster Cult
1970, United States
Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Heavy Metal
Agents of Fortune (1976)  #2117
Fire of Unknown Origin (1981)  #3491
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Info / Statistics
Artists : 47,234
Reviews : 10,428
Albums : 170,129
Lyrics : 218,137