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332 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)  #89
Made in Japan (1972)  [Live]  #175
2
Led Zeppelin
1968, United Kingdom
Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Folk Rock
Led Zeppelin IV (1971)  #11
Led Zeppelin (1969)  #70
How the West Was Won (2003)  [Live]  #142
3
Black Sabbath
1969, United Kingdom
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Doom Metal
Paranoid (1970)  #13
Heaven and Hell (1980)  #19
Black Sabbath (1970)  #48
4
Queen
1970, United Kingdom
Hard Rock, Art Rock, Pop Rock
Queen II (1974)  #324
Made in Heaven (1995)  #307
5
AC/DC
1973, Australia
Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll
Back in Black (1980)  #63
Highway to Hell (1979)  #424
Let There Be Rock (1977)  #1000
6
Ozzy Osbourne
United Kingdom
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Blizzard of Ozz (1980)  #40
Tribute: Randy Rhoads (1987)  [Live]  #93
Diary of a Madman (1981)  #531
7
Guns N' Roses
1985, United States
Hard Rock, Glam Metal
8
Rush
1968, Canada
Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Pop Rock
Moving Pictures (1981)  #49
2112 (1976)  #188
Hemispheres (1978)  #345
9
Judas Priest
1970, United Kingdom
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Painkiller (1990)  #2
10
Rainbow
1975, United Kingdom
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, AOR
Rising (1976)  #83
11
Scorpions
1964, Germany
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Pop Rock
Love at First Sting (1984)  #207
Blackout (1982)  #232
Moment of Glory (2000)  #342
12
Bon Jovi
1983, United States
Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Pop Rock
Slippery When Wet (1986)  #267
Keep the Faith (1992)  #473
New Jersey (1988)  #625
13
Whitesnake
1977, United Kingdom
Hard Rock, Blues Rock, AOR
Slip of the Tongue (1989)  #394
Live in the Heart of the City (1980)  [Live]  #725
14
Alice Cooper
United States
Hard Rock, Glam Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Killer (1972)  #605
Trash (1989)  #712
Greatest Hits (1974)  [Compilation]
15
Skid Row
1986, United States
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Metal
Slave to the Grind (1991)  #186
Skid Row (1989)  #241
Subhuman Race (1995)  #2550
16
Aerosmith
1970, United States
Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Pop Rock
Pump (1989)  #523
Toys in the Attic (1975)  #668
Get a Grip (1993)  #790
17
Mötley Crüe
1981, United States
Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Dr. Feelgood (1989)  #239
Shout at the Devil (1983)  #1143
Girls, Girls, Girls (1987)  #1573
18
Van Halen
1974, United States
Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Glam Metal
1984 (1984)  #262
Van Halen (1978)  #443
5150 (1986)  #564
19
Def Leppard
1977, United Kingdom
Hard Rock, Pop Rock, AOR, Glam Metal, NWOBHM
Hysteria (1987)  #131
Pyromania (1983)  #635
Adrenalize (1992)  #1449
20
Kiss
1973, United States
Hard Rock, Glam Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal
Creatures of the Night (1982)  #1261
Dressed to Kill (1975)  #1621
Destroyer (1976)  #1372
21
Mr. Big
1988, United States
Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Glam Metal
Lean Into It (1991)  #467
What If… (2011)  #1422
Bump Ahead (1993)  #1430
22
Extreme
1985, United States
Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Funk Metal
II Pornograffitti (1990)  #111
Extreme (1989)  #1600
23
Uriah Heep
1969, United Kingdom
Hard Rock, Progressive Rock
Demons and Wizards (1972)  #920
Uriah Heep Live (1973)  [Live]  #1445
24
Motörhead
1975, United Kingdom
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Ace of Spades (1980)  #125
Overkill (1979)  #574
No Remorse (1984)  [Compilation]
25
Gary Moore
United Kingdom
Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal
Still Got the Blues (1990)  #209
Wild Frontier (1987)  #462
Victims of the Future (1983)  #713
26
Stryper
1983, United States
Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, Christian Rock
In God We Trust (1988)  #1818
Against the Law (1990)  #2583
27
Journey
1973, United States
Hard Rock, AOR, Pop Rock
Escape (1981)  #638
Frontiers (1983)  #1159
Greatest Hits Live (1998)  [Live]  #1635
28
N.EX.T
1992, Korea
Progressive Metal, Hard Rock, Pop Rock
29
UFO
1969, United Kingdom
Hard Rock, AOR, Space Rock
Phenomenon (1974)  #1269
Force It (1975)  #1461
Strangers in the Night (1979)  [Live]  #1333
30
Europe
1981, Sweden
Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, AOR
The Final Countdown (1986)  #639
Prisoners in Paradise (1991)  #1271
Secret Society (2006)  #2391
31
Metallica
1981, United States
Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal
Ride the Lightning (1984)  #6
Master of Puppets (1986)  #25
32
Megadeth
1983, United States
Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal
33
Thin Lizzy
1969, Ireland
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Thunder and Lightning (1983)  #976
Jailbreak (1976)  #1470
Live and Dangerous (1978)  [Live]  #1609
34
Firehouse
1989, United States
Hard Rock, Glam Metal, AOR
Firehouse (1990)  #448
Hold Your Fire (1992)  #1102
Good Acoustics (1996)  #2908
35
Joe Satriani
United States
Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Progressive Rock
The Extremist (1992)  #1205
Flying in a Blue Dream (1989)  #2259
36
Fair Warning
1990, Germany
Hard Rock, AOR
Go! (1997)  #540
4 (2000)  #1990
Sundancer (2013)  #2611
37
H.E.A.T
2007, Sweden
Hard Rock, AOR
H.E.A.T II (2020)  #181
Tearing Down the Walls (2014)  #2194
Address the Nation (2012)  #2347
38
Poison
1983, United States
Glam Metal, Hard Rock
Flesh and Blood (1990)  #813
Open Up and Say...Ahh! (1988)  #1536
Power to the People (2000)  [Live]
39
Steve Vai
United States
Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Experimental Rock
Passion and Warfare (1990)  #493
Alien Love Secrets (1995)  [EP]  #910
Fire Garden (1996)  #3430
40
Ratt
1981, United States
Glam Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Detonator (1990)  #1471
Out of the Cellar (1984)  #1843
Infestation (2010)  #2376
41
Kansas
1972, United States
Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, AOR
Leftoverture (1976)  #375
Point of Know Return (1977)  #463
Song for America (1974)  #1373
42
Cinderella
1982, United States
Glam Metal, Hard Rock, Blues Rock
Long Cold Winter (1988)  #602
Night Songs (1986)  #2030
Heartbreak Station (1990)  #3477
43
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
1966, United Kingdom
Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Acid Rock
Electric Ladyland (1968)  #153
Are You Experienced? (1967)  #275
Axis: Bold As Love (1967)  #2037
44
L.A. Guns
1982, United States
Glam Metal, Hard Rock
L.A. Guns (1988)  #1043
Hollywood Vampires (1991)  #1976
Cocked & Loaded (1989)  #2140
45
White Lion
1983, United States
Hard Rock, Glam Metal, AOR
46
Pink Cream 69
1987, Germany
Hard Rock, Power Metal, Heavy Metal
Ceremonial (2013)  #1340
In10Sity (2007)  #1508
Endangered (2001)
47
Steelheart
1983, United States
Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal
Steelheart (1990)  #648
Tangled in Reins (1992)  #1641
Rock'n Milan (2018)  [Live]
48
Ghost
2006, Sweden
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Skeletá (2025)
Opus Eponymous (2010)  #3069
Impera (2022)  #4454
49
Blue Öyster Cult
1970, United States
Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Heavy Metal
Agents of Fortune (1976)  #2145
Fire of Unknown Origin (1981)  #3004
50
The Poodles
2005, Sweden
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, AOR
Performocracy (2011)  #793
Clash of the Elements (2009)  #1544
Metal Will Stand Tall (2006)  #1952
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Info / Statistics
Artists : 50,274
Reviews : 11,429
Albums : 180,452
Lyrics : 221,435