Best Hard Rock Bands

123 bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Led Zeppelin 1968, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Folk Rock	Led Zeppelin IV (1971) #10 How the West Was Won (2003) [Live] #53 Led Zeppelin (1969) #76
2	Deep Purple 1968, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues Rock	Machine Head (1972) #11 In Rock (1970) #96 Made in Japan (1972) [Live] #118
3	Queen 1970, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Art Rock, Pop Rock	A Night at the Opera (1975) #55 Queen II (1974) #148 Made in Heaven (1995) #222
4	Guns N' Roses 1985, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal	Appetite for Destruction (1987) #26 Use Your Illusion II (1991) #193 Use Your Illusion I (1991) #442
5	AC/DC 1973, Australia Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll	Back in Black (1980) #45 Highway to Hell (1979) #614 The Razor's Edge (1990) #989
6	Bon Jovi 1983, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Pop Metal	Slippery When Wet (1986) #226 Cross Road (1994) [Compilation] New Jersey (1988) #482
7	Rainbow 1975, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, AOR	Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975) #130 Rising (1976) #208 Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (1978) #260
8	Skid Row 1986, United States Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Metal	Slave to the Grind (1991) #214 Skid Row (1989) #244 Subhuman Race (1995) #1452
9	Whitesnake 1977, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Blues Rock, AOR	Whitesnake [aka 1987] (1987) #38 Slip of the Tongue (1989) #454 Live in the Still of the Night (2006) [Video]
10	Stryper 1983, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, Christian Rock	To Hell With the Devil (1986) #304 Against the Law (1990) #1606 Second Coming (2013) #1806
11	Aerosmith 1970, United States Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Pop Rock	Toys in the Attic (1975) #826 Pump (1989) #967 Get a Grip (1993) #1106
12	Def Leppard 1977, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Pop Rock, AOR, Glam Metal, NWOBHM	Hysteria (1987) #188 Pyromania (1983) #697 Adrenalize (1992) #905
13	Van Halen 1974, United States Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Glam Metal	1984 (1984) #351 Van Halen (1978) #560 5150 (1986) #874
14	Mr. Big 1988, United States Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Glam Metal	Lean Into It (1991) #528 What If… (2011) #777 Bump Ahead (1993) #1454
15	Gary Moore United Kingdom Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal	Still Got the Blues (1990) #121 Wild Frontier (1987) #474 Blues Alive (1993) [Live] #561
16	Extreme 1985, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Funk Metal	II Pornograffitti (1990) #140 III Sides to Every Story (1992) #198 Take Us Alive (2010) [Live] #1918
17	Kiss 1973, United States Hard Rock, Glam Rock, Glam Metal	Dressed to Kill (1975) #1621 Destroyer (1976) #1702 Alive! (1975) [Live] #2148
18	Alice Cooper United States Hard Rock, Glam Rock, Psychedelic Rock	Trash (1989) #1208 Hey Stoopid (1991) #1231 Killer (1972)
19	Journey 1973, United States Hard Rock, AOR, Pop Rock	Escape (1981) #616 Frontiers (1983) #950 Greatest Hits Live (1998) [Live]
20	Firehouse 1989, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, AOR	Firehouse (1990) #366 Hold Your Fire (1992) #1283 Firehouse 3 (1995) #2731
21	Uriah Heep 1969, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Progressive Rock	Demons and Wizards (1972) #551 The Magician's Birthday (1972) #1087 Look at Yourself (1971) #1143
22	시나위 (Sinawe) 1993, Korea Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Psychedelic Rock	은퇴선언 (1997) #997 Down and Up (1987) #1237 Four (1990) #1406
23	Europe 1981, Sweden Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, AOR	Prisoners in Paradise (1991) #852 The Final Countdown (1986) #899 Wings of Tomorrow (1984) #2330
24	Pink Cream 69 1987, Germany Hard Rock, Power Metal, Heavy Metal, Glam Metal	Games People Play (1993) #912 Ceremonial (2013) #961 In10Sity (2007) #1054
25	UFO 1969, United Kingdom Hard Rock, AOR, Space Rock	Phenomenon (1974) #1162 Force It (1975) No Heavy Petting (1976) #1827
26	Blue Murder 1988, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal	Blue Murder (1989) #241 Screaming (1994) [Live] #1841 Nothin' But Trouble (1993) #2686
27	Steve Vai United States Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Experimental Rock	Passion and Warfare (1990) #431 Alien Love Secrets (1995) [EP] #1005 Fire Garden (1996) #2314
28	Thin Lizzy 1969, Ireland Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Jailbreak (1976) #1048 Thunder and Lightning (1983) #1392 Black Rose : A Rock Legend (1979) #1542
29	Steelheart 1983, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal	Steelheart (1990) #674 Tangled in Reins (1992) #1254 Wait (1996) #3885
30	Joe Satriani United States Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Progressive Rock	Surfing With the Alien (1987) #919 The Extremist (1992) #1258 Flying in a Blue Dream (1989) #1992
31	Jørn Lande Norway Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Dracula: Swing of Death (2015) #1328 The Great Divide (2014) #1400 The Showdown (2010) #2551
32	Adrenaline Mob 2011, United States Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Omertá (2012) #1428 Men of Honor (2014) #2469 We the People (2017) #2889
33	White Lion 1983, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, AOR	Pride (1987) #1489 Mane Attraction (1991) #1664 The Best of White Lion (1992) [Compilation]
34	Wishbone Ash 1969, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Blues Rock	Argus (1972) #1319 Wishbone Ash (1970) #2372 Pilgrimage (1971)
35	Slash United States Hard Rock, Pop Rock	World on Fire (2014) #1570 Slash (2010) #1589 Apocalyptic Love (2012) #1710
36	Blue Öyster Cult 1970, United States Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Heavy Metal	Fire of Unknown Origin (1981) Agents of Fortune (1976) #1261 Secret Treaties (1974)
37	Asia 1981, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, AOR	Asia (1982) #646 Alpha (1983) Silent Nation (2004)
38	Boston 1971, United States Hard Rock, AOR	Boston (1976) #406 Don't Look Back (1978) #1334 Greatest Hits (1997) [Compilation]
39	TNT 1982, Norway Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, AOR	Tell No Tales (1987) #601 Knights of the New Thunder (1984) #1267 Intuition (1989) #3146
40	REO Speedwagon 1967, United States Hard Rock, AOR, Pop Rock	Hi Infidelity (1980) #1473 Good Trouble (1982) The Hits (1988) [Compilation]
41	The Michael Schenker Group 1979, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	The Michael Schenker Group (1980) #1266 MSG (1981) Built to Destroy (1983) #2132
42	Place Vendome 2005, Germany Hard Rock, AOR	Place Vendome (2005) #2249 Streets of Fire (2009) #2375 Close to the Sun (2017)
43	Gotthard 1992, Switzerland Hard Rock, AOR	Lipservice (2005) #1896 Need to Believe (2009) G. (1996)
44	Bow Wow 1975, Japan Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	III (1986) #530 Vow Wow V (1987) Mountain Top (1990)
45	Triumph 1975, Canada Hard Rock, AOR, Progressive Rock	Rock 'N' Roll Machine (1977) Allied Forces (1981) Thunder Seven (1984)
46	H.E.A.T 2007, Sweden Hard Rock	Tearing Down the Walls (2014) #1743 Address the Nation (2012) #1999 Live in London (2015) [Live]
47	Slaughter 1989, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal	Stick It to Ya (1990) #2316 The Wild Life (1992) #2893 Fear No Evil (1995) #3178
48	Winger 1987, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, AOR	Winger (1988) #2505 In the Heart of the Young (1990) #2833 Karma (2009)
49	Harem Scarem 1987, Canada Hard Rock, AOR	Mood Swings II (2013) Weight of the World (2002) #2460 Karma Cleansing (1997)
50	Halestorm 1997, United States Hard Rock, Alternative Rock	The Strange Case Of... (2012) #2821 Halestorm (2009) #3418 Live in Philly 2010 (2010) [Live]

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