Best Hard Rock Bands

328 bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
101	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) #3453
102	人間椅子 1987, Japan Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Doom Metal, Stoner Metal	桜の森の満開の下 (1991) 怪談そして死とエロス (2016) #6736 無頼豊饒 (2014)
103	King's X 1980, United States Hard Rock, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Alternative Metal	Manic Moonlight (2001) Black Like Sunday (2003) Ogre Tones (2005)
104	The Winery Dogs 2011, United States Hard Rock	Unleased in Japan 2103 (2014) [Live] #2419 The Winery Dogs (2013) #3107 Hot Streak (2015) #5624
105	Asia 1981, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, AOR	Asia (1982) #775 Alpha (1983) #1647 Silent Nation (2004) #2231
106	Sunstorm 2006, International AOR, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Afterlife (2021) The Road to Hell (2018) Emotional Fire (2012) #4542
107	Band-Maid 2013, Japan Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Different (2020) [Single] World Domination (2018) #1775 Band-Maid Online Okyu-Ji (2021) [Video]
108	Cheap Trick 1973, United States Hard Rock, Power Pop	At Budokan (1979) [Live] The Greatest Hits (1991) [Compilation] Busted (1990) #5708
109	Dynazty 2007, Sweden Power Metal, Hard Rock	Firesign (2018) #1347 Game of Faces (2025) #1664 Titanic Mass (2016) #2496
110	Hardline 1991, United States Hard Rock, AOR	Double Eclipse (1992) #808 Live at the Gods Festival 2002 (2003) [Live] Leaving the End Open (2009)
111	Lillian Axe United States Hard Rock	Psychoschizophrenia (1993) #3193 Live 2002 (2002) [Live] Love and War (1989)
112	Audioslave 2001, United States Hard Rock, Post-Grunge, Alternative Rock	Audioslave (2002) #538 Out of Exile (2005) Revelations (2006)
113	Tesla 1986, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Acoustic Rock	Five Man Acoustical Jam (1990) [Live] #1406 Time's Makin' Changes - The Best of Tesla (1995) [Compilation] Mechanical Resonance (1986) #6072
114	Sixx:A.M. 2007, United States Hard Rock, Alternative Rock	Prayers for the Damned Vol. 1 (2016) #3974 The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack (2007) #4054 Modern Vintage (2014) #6185
115	Nazareth 1968, United Kingdom Hard Rock	'Snaz (1981) [Live] Hair of the Dog (1975) #4091 No Mean City (1979)
116	Amorphis 1990, Finland Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Rock	Halo (2022) #414 Live at Helsinki Ice Hall (2021) [Live] #463 Queen of Time (2018) #486
117	Tony MacAlpine United States Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Maximum Security (1987) #722 Edge of Insanity (1986) #1259 Chromaticity (2001)
118	T. Rex 1970, United States Hard Rock, Glam Rock, Psychedelic Folk	Electric Warrior (1971) #1548 Born to Boogie (1991) [Video] The Slider (1972) #5780
119	Danzig 1987, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Danzig (1988) #3702 Danzig II: Lucifuge (1990) #6492 Danzig III: How the Gods Kill (1992) #6939
120	Slade 1970, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Glam Rock	Slade on Stage (1982) [Live] Till Deaf Do Us Part (1981) Sladest (1973)
121	Praying Mantis 1974, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, AOR	Nowhere to Hide (2000) Sanctuary (2009) A Cry for the New World (1993)
122	Royal Hunt 1989, Denmark Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Symphonic Metal	Paradox (1997) #76 Show Me How to Live (2011) #296 1996 (1996) [Live] #427
123	The Pretty Reckless 2009, United States Hard Rock	Light Me Up (2010) #4247 Death by Rock and Roll (2021) #4394 Going to Hell (2014) #4714
124	Treat 1983, Sweden Melodic Hard Rock, AOR, Glam Metal	The Endgame (2022) #1722 Coup de grâce (2010) #4381 Treat (1992)
125	Kix 1979, United States Glam Metal, Hard Rock	Blow My Fuse (1988) #4348 Hot Wire (1991) #6104 Kix (1981)
126	Mountain 1969, United States Hard Rock, Blues Rock	Climbing! (1970) #1493 Nantucket Sleighride (1971) #3459 Flowers of Evil (1971)
127	Ted Nugent United States Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Glam Metal	Cat Scratch Fever (1977) #2434 Weekend Warriors (1978) #4212 Free-for-All (1976)
128	Jørn Lande Norway Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	The Great Divide (2014) #1251 Dracula: Swing of Death (2015) #1567 The Showdown (2010) #4047
129	Trond Holter Norway Heavy Metal	Dracula: Swing of Death (2015) #1567
130	House of Lords 1987, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, AOR	Demons Down (1992) Precious Metal (2014) Sahara (1990)
131	One Desire 2012, Finland Hard Rock, AOR	One Desire (2017) #2045 Midnight Empire (2020) #2272 One Night Only - Live in Helsinki (2021) [Live]
132	Black Syndrome 1986, Korea Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Fatal Attraction (1988) #6493 Crazy Tonight (1990) #6609 Zarathustra (1996) #7855
133	Yardbirds 1963, United Kingdom Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock	Roger the Engineer (1966) #5159 For Your Love (1965) #7970 Birdland (2003)
134	Adrenaline Mob 2011, United States Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Omertá (2012) #1867 Men of Honor (2014) #4629 We the People (2017) #6052
135	Steel Panther 2008, United States Glam Metal, Hard Rock, Comedy Rock	Feel the Steel (2009) #4110 Heavy Metal Rules (2019) Balls Out (2011) #8250
136	Bad Company 1973, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Blues Rock	Bad Company (1974) #2219 Straight Shooter (1975) #3471 Here Comes Trouble (1992)
137	Tublatanka 1982, Slovakia Heavy metal, hard rock	Žeravé znamenie osudu (1988) Nebo – peklo – raj (1990) Poďme bratia do Betlehema (1993)
138	The Magnificent 2011, Norway AOR	The Magnificent (2011) #695
139	송골매 (Songolmae) 1979, Korea Hard Rock	2집 (1981) #967 1집 (1979) 송골매 베스트 (2006) [Compilation]
140	John Sykes United Kingdom Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Bad Boy Live! (2005) [Live] #1882 Loveland (1997) #2937 20th Century (1997)
141	Alcatrazz 1983, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	No Parole From Rock 'N' Roll (1983) #1134 Live Sentence (1984) [Live] #3271 Live '83 (2010) [Live] #5029
142	Velvet Revolver United States Hard Rock	Contraband (2004) #5773 Libertad (2007) #6233 Melody and the Tyranny (2007) [EP]
143	Airbourne 2003, Australia Hard Rock	Black Dog Barking (2013) #1057 Runnin' Wild (2007) #3946 No Guts. No Glory. (2010)
144	Iron Butterfly 1966, United States Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock, Hard Rock	In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) #1528 Heavy (1968) Ball (1969)
145	Girlschool 1978, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, NWOBHM	St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1981) [Split] Hit and Run (1981) #6156 Screaming Blue Murder (1982) #6403
146	Lita Ford United Kingdom Hard Rock, Glam Metal	The Best of Lita Ford (1992) [Compilation] Lita (1988) #5230 Living Like a Runaway (2012)
147	The Cult 1984, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Gothic Rock, Post-Punk	Sonic Temple (1989) #2441 Electric (1987) #4236 Ceremony (1991) #5924
148	Eve 1997, Korea Alternative Rock, Glam Rock, Visual Kei	Swear (2001) #4074 너에게로 날자 (2000) #5073 Eros (1999) #7557
149	Michael Angelo Batio United States Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal	No Boundaries (1995) #4829 Hands Without Shadows (2005) #5695 Hands Without Shadows 2 – Voices (2009)
150	Axxis 1988, Germany Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Power Metal	Paradise in Flames (2006) #4639 II (1990) #5749 Back to the Kingdom (2000)

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