Best Hard Rock Bands

328 bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
51	Dokken 1977, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Glam Metal	Beast From the East (1988) [Live] #925 Back for the Attack (1987) #1597 Back In The Streets (1989) [EP]
52	Ghost 2006, Sweden Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Opus Eponymous (2010) #3674 Impera (2022) #4402 Popestar (2016) [EP] #5896
53	Blue Murder 1988, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal	Blue Murder (1989) #244 Screaming (1994) [Live] #2879 Nothin' But Trouble (1993) #3908
54	Marty Friedman United States Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Dragon's Kiss (1988) #1638 Scenes (1992) #1700 Loudspeaker (2006) #2844
55	The Who 1964, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Rock, Rock Opera	Who's Next (1971) #404 Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy (1971) [Compilation] Tommy (1969) #2024
56	Boston 1971, United States Hard Rock, AOR	Boston (1976) #390 Don't Look Back (1978) #1050 Greatest Hits (1997) [Compilation]
57	김경호 (Kim Kyungho) Korea K-Pop, Hard Rock, Rock, Heavy Metal	00:00:1998 (1998) #910 1997 (1997) #1358 Kim Kyungho - 5th (2000) #2858
58	부활 (Boohwal) 1985, Korea Heavy Metal, Rock, K-Pop	II : Remember (1987) #172 III : 기억상실 (1993) #788 Volume 1 (1986) #1809
59	ZZ Top 1969, United States Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Southern Rock	Eliminator (1983) #2144 Tres Hombres (1973) #4292 Fandango! (1975) #5523
60	Ten 1995, United Kingdom Melodic Hard Rock, AOR	The Name of the Rose (1996) #1817 Never Say Goodbye (1998) [Live] Illuminati (2018)
61	Lynyrd Skynyrd 1964, United States Southern Rock, Hard Rock	Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd (1973) #149 Second Helping (1974) #1818 God & Guns (2009) #5568
62	The Michael Schenker Group 1979, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	The Michael Schenker Group (1980) #1128 MSG (1981) #1395 One Night At Budokan (1982) [Live] #2025
63	Helloween 1983, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II (1988) #7 Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I (1987) #28 United Alive (2019) [Live] #45
64	Warrant 1984, United States Glam Metal, Hard Rock	The Best of Warrant (1996) [Compilation] Cherry Pie (1990) #1803 Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (1989) #4001
65	Quiet Riot 1975, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Glam Metal	Metal Health (1983) #1135 QR III (1986) #7967 Quiet Riot II (1978)
66	Wishbone Ash 1969, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Blues Rock	Argus (1972) #1186 Pilgrimage (1971) #2924 Wishbone Ash (1970) #3856
67	Slash United States Hard Rock, Pop Rock	World on Fire (2014) #2069 Apocalyptic Love (2012) #2366 Slash (2010) #2648
68	TNT 1982, Norway Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, AOR	Tell No Tales (1987) #896 Intuition (1989) #3338 Knights of the New Thunder (1984) #4027
69	Bow Wow 1975, Japan Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	III (1986) #310 Mountain Top (1990) #1064 Vow Wow V (1987) #1166
70	Unisonic 2009, Germany Power Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Unisonic (2012) #1815 Ignition (2012) [EP] #2311 Light of Dawn (2014) #2312
71	Winger 1987, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, AOR	In the Heart of the Young (1990) #2253 Winger (1988) #2618 Seven (2023) #2809
72	Axel Rudi Pell Germany Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Power Metal	Oceans of Time (1998) #2114 Mystica (2006) Diamonds Unlocked (2007)
73	Kingdom Come Germany Hard Rock	Bad Image (1993) #1337 Twilight Cruiser (1996) #2383 Kingdom Come (1988) #2683
74	W.A.S.P. 1982, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Glam Metal	The Crimson Idol (1992) #222 W.A.S.P. (1984) #1287 The Headless Children (1989) #1441
75	REO Speedwagon 1967, United States Hard Rock, AOR, Pop Rock	Good Trouble (1982) #3320 Hi Infidelity (1980) #3636 The Hits (1988) [Compilation]
76	Heart 1973, United States AOR, Hard Rock, Pop Rock	Dreamboat Annie (1976) #1917 Heart (1985) #2681 Rock the House Live! (1990) [Live]
77	Alter Bridge 2004, United States Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge	One Day Remains (2004) #1556 Fortress (2013) #1872 Blackbird (2007) #2194
78	Harem Scarem 1987, Canada Hard Rock, AOR	Harem Scarem (1991) #2621 Mood Swings II (2013) Big Bang Theory (1998)
79	Triumph 1975, Canada Hard Rock, AOR, Progressive Rock	Thunder Seven (1984) #2209 Never Surrender (1982) #3286 Progressions of Power (1980) #3460
80	Gotthard 1992, Switzerland Hard Rock, AOR	Lipservice (2005) #2974 G. (1996) #3752 Need to Believe (2009) #5353
81	Place Vendome 2005, Germany Hard Rock, AOR	Place Vendome (2005) #3676 Streets of Fire (2009) #4457 Close to the Sun (2017)
82	Blackmore's Night 1997, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Folk Rock, Medieval Rock	Under a Violet Moon (1999) #1385 Shadow of the Moon (1998) #1550 Past Times With Good Company (2002) [Live]
83	Slaughter 1989, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal	Stick it to Ya (1990) #3121 The Wild Life (1992) #3652 Fear No Evil (1995) #4026
84	Eclipse 1999, Sweden Hard Rock	Bleed & Scream (2012) #1521 Megalomanium II (2024) #2459 Megalomanium (2023) #4812
85	Pretty Maids 1981, Denmark Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	The Best of...Back to Back (1998) [Compilation] Carpe Diem (2000) #2177 Future World (1987) #2673
86	Danger Danger 1987, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, AOR	Danger Danger (1989) #1262 Dawn (1995) Four the Hard Way (1997)
87	The Black Crowes 1989, United States Southern Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock	The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion (1992) #1539 Shake Your Money Maker (1990) #1915 Live at the Greek (2000) [Live]
88	Styx 1972, United States Hard Rock, AOR, Progressive Rock	The Grand Illusion (1977) #864 A&M Records 25th Anniversary Classics - Volume 15 (1987) [Compilation] Caught in the Act (1984) [Live]
89	Halestorm 1997, United States Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Pop Rock	The Strange Case Of... (2012) #4179 Back from the Dead (2022) Halestorm (2009) #6399
90	Badlands 1987, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal	Badlands (1989) #1500 Voodoo Highway (1991) #5973 Dusk (1999) #6283
91	Great White 1981, United States Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Glam Metal	Psycho City (1992) #3153 ...Twice Shy (1989) #5224 Great Zeppelin: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin (1998) [Live] #5554
92	Foreigner 1976, United States Hard Rock, AOR, Pop Rock	4 (1981) #1308 Urgent (1981) [Single] Head Games (1979) #3886
93	The Night Flight Orchestra 2007, Sweden Hard Rock, AOR	Paper Moon (2020) [Single] Sometimes the World Ain't Enough (2018) #1390 Aeromantic II (2021) #4263
94	Asking Alexandria 2008, United Kingdom Melodic Metalcore, Hard Rock, Trancecore	From Death to Destiny (2013) #2632 Reckless & Relentless (2011) #3301 See What's on the Inside (2021) #6195
95	Cream 1966, United Kingdom Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock	Wheels of Fire (1968) #1155 Disraeli Gears (1967) #1197 Fresh Cream (1966) #3048
96	Damn Yankees 1988, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal	Damn Yankees (1990) #1286 Don't Tread (1992) #7423 Uprising Live! (1996) [Video]
97	Graveyard 2006, Sweden Hard Rock, Stoner Rock, Heavy Psych	Hisingen Blues (2011) #2745 Graveyard (2008) #4843 Lights Out (2012) #6176
98	David Lee Roth United States Hard Rock, AOR, Pop Rock	Skyscraper (1988) #1474 Eat 'Em and Smile (1986) #4592 A Little Ain't Enough (1991) #6342
99	Grand Illusion 2000, Sweden Hard Rock, AOR	Prince of Paupers (2011) #679 Brand New World (2010) #4051 View From the Top (2002) #4762
100	Queensrÿche 1982, United States Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal	Operation: Mindcrime (1988) #23 Empire (1990) #924 The Verdict (2019) #990

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