Top 20 Greatest Rock Bands

These rock bands have stood the test of time! For this list, we’ll be looking at the best ensembles in rock music. Our countdown includes Fleetwood Mac, The Clash, Nirvana, The Rolling Stones, Queen, and more! Did we forget one of your favorite rock bands? Let us know in the comments below.
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[@WatchMojo]

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[@KevyNova]

Groups that deserve to be on this list more than some that are: Jimi Hendrix Experience Van Halen (seriously, WTF?!?) Cream Moody Blues The Kinks The Band Jethro Tull Jefferson Airplane Rush Yes REM Smashing Pumpkins And MANY more…..

[@aidenmarple6437]

We need top 100 Beatles songs ever!

[@anthonyw5261]

Rush, Bob Seger, Megadeth, Sex pistols, Tom Petty, George Thorough good, Stephen Wolf!!!! Just a few!!! But you included radiohead?!?!?!?! Overall list is good but radiohead??

[@tissia3]

U2 Van Halen Bon Jovi Scorpions Muse Linkin Park Etc etc ...

[@rebeccamcdermott9259]

Muse and Rammstein.

[@paulchen_pntr7681]

Scorpions, Linkin Park, Greenday, Deep Purple, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iron Maiden, Dire Straits, Lynyrd Skynyrd

[@A_Fabulous_Killjoy]

Yes! I love those to!

[@tmoney305]

@@A_Fabulous_Killjoysails of Charon has to be one of the best unknown and underrated songs of all time. In my opinion it has an argument for around top 20-25 songs of all time

[@yami4209]

Ain't no way greenday?? 😭

[@notoriety_]

👍

[@raymondfarrell6585]

My thoughts exactly!

[@tenofivelips]

For myself, while I could never pick a favorite band, Zeppelin always has a song to fit any mood.

[@jamieaitken9279]

That’s why they’re the best. Perfect discography. No messy beginner albums or bad albums from hanging around too long. 8 great albums, with songs influenced from multiple genres.

[@mattbauer6304]

⁠using older unknowned musicians music made it much easier.

[@jimmypage279]

@@mattbauer6304 Not really they sound nothing alike. It was mostly just a few phrases here and there.

[@pamelalapier9633]

It's hard to quantify bands. I could probably put 20 bands as #1. We've been blessed with the greatest music in the world in my opinion.

[@pamelalapier9633]

​@jamieaitken9279 The Stones are the greatest concert band and the Beatles the most innovative in terms of influence and songwriting. I would have Zep as 3 but, hell, that's just me. So many great bands. ❤

[@erlingfabricius]

My top 20: 1. The Beatles 2. Queen 3. Led Zeppelin 4. The Rolling Stones 5. The Beach Boys 6. Pink Floyd 7. AC/DC 8. The Doors 9. Creedence 10. Steely Dan 11. Fleetwood 12. The Who 13. Metallica 14. U2 15. Radiohead 16. Nirvana 17. Iron Maiden 18. Guns N Roses 19. Deep Purple 20. Black Sabbath

[@atvena]

Aerosmith ?

[@teddavis1978]

Steely Dan is the most underrated band of all time.

[@MichaelSouhoka]

Some honorable mentions: Rush, KISS, Van Halen

[@LudwigAndYoshi]

Black Sabbath below GnR and Iron Maiden...

[@exodus6996]

it’s missing the JHE

[@micahcaraballo5917]

My favorite rock bands are Guns N’ Roses, Van Halen, The Beatles, Queen, AC/DC, and Metallica 🤘🏻

[@JohnnyLaps]

Pretty impressive list for sure

[@JohnnyLaps]

@Klein J you are being subjective.its all rock,from Bob Dylan to Pantera that's what makes it awesome.Metal is Rock.We have a radio station here in Philadelphia WMMR which says "everything that rocks"and they play EVERYTHING..it's cool you could here CSN and Maiden back to back.

[@tonydennis9437]

The Beatles, The Stones followed by Zeppelin. Fourth and fifth gets tricky and can be argued, but I would go with Sabbath and Pink Floyd in fifth.

[@villainousappetite8841]

😂

[@ReddishRose111]

​@@JohnnyLaps maybe but who would put the Doors below GNR?

[@KevyNova]

This won’t be controversial at all.

[@questocd174]

Queen number 3, please.

[@rauldinho]

said no one ever!!! The disrespect Metallica got here is awful!! thumb down 4 me!

[@chrispa9573]

I like queen but no way should they be ahead of Rolling Stones.

[@lynnenewell2016]

I'm incensed by this list!

[@chipchippie]

Lol. This list is obviously put together by someone who doesn't really know rock music. Notice how they troll us with the photos they included in the thumbnail that's just to get us to watch once again a video about a topic the poster knows nothing about.

[@EmiBeth0614]

Queen and Led Zeppelin will always be my favorite bands. Their music is unmatched (IN MY OPINION)

[@LudwigAndYoshi]

I would add Rolling Stones there and a perfect list, those 3 bands always are the go-to bands for music, sure I listen to a fair bit of GNR and AC/DC but those 3 are the best bands in my opinion, I don't know what my favourite band would be tho

[@Radiohead_fan18]

Led Zeppelin sucks

[@Zoso55]

@@Radiohead_fan18that is an opinion, a wrong one, because statistically they are the second best Rock band, the sold the second most albums ever, second only to the Beatles, and every single album was a song with meaning, no fillers, their live performances sold out almost everywhere they went, and they did it all without the help of the internet, MTV, it was by word of mouth that they got popular.

[@Radiohead_fan18]

@@Zoso55 Robert plants voice is ass and they have no good songs. They’re intolerable and they are really annoying

[@yami4209]

Queen is overrated asf

[@iwillleaveyouindust]

A better maybe more objective list IN MY OPINION: (1)The Beatles (2-3)In any order: Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd (4-5)In any order: The Rolling Stones and Queen (6)The Who (7-13)In any order: Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Radiohead, The Beach Boys, U2, The Doors (14-20)In any order: The Clash, AC/DC, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Deep Purple, Guns N' Roses, Nirvana, Rush Honorable Mentions: Eagles, Ramones, Aerosmith, The Kinks, CCR, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Fleetwood Mac, Genesis, Cream, The Smiths, Dire Straits, Van Halen, Def Leppard, KISS, Judas Priest, TVU, Bon Jovi, Boston, Journey, ELO, Megadeth, RHCP, Grateful Dead, The Police and Oasis. My opinion only.

[@YouAreATroll]

The Rolling Stones and Queen are definitely not switchable.The Rolling Stones are the greatest.

[@marcpeterson1092]

I like how you say more objective and then in my opinion. That makes it subjective.

[@dougdavis1357]

The longevity of Van Halen alone makes them a must be on this list.

[@bootsricco]

Even if Van Halen ended after their sixth album, 1984, they should be on this list. Highly influential and popular.

[@Predaking4ever]

That’s why I jump.

[@jcrhea001]

Lots of bands show longevity. Van Halen isn't unique in that regard.

[@pabloruiz6224]

Van Halen should be in this list, they are one of the best rock bands, and one of the bands in the ‘80s.

[@mebeez33]

Facts Van Halen is my favorite band + they have one of the greatest guitarist of all time Eddie van Halen

[@user-qr9yq8fw7g]

Top 20 1. Pink Floyd 2. Queen 3. The Beatles 4. Led Zeppelin 5. The Rolling Stones 6. Black Sabbath 7. The Who 8. The Clash 9. The Smiths 10. The Police 11. Metallica 12. The Kinks 13. Talking Heads 14. Blur 15. Nirvana 16. The Cure 17. R.E.M. 18. The Doors 19. King Crimson 20. Oasis

[@XBC3-4GOTY]

Led Zeppelin is my Favorite Rock Band 🎸 of All Time

[@ayushyadav9627]

Zeppelin 💪

[@theminuteman3460]

Not to fixate on comparisons, but Led Zeppelin is one of the few bands that could go toe to toe with the Beatles in my opinion.

[@XBC3-4GOTY]

@@theminuteman3460 Led Zeppelin is Also More Talented With Their Instruments too

[@urrockstargf111]

@@theminuteman3460 absolutely. id say led zeppelin were better song writers instrumentally while the beatles were better song writers lyrically which is why i think they are equally good and the best rock bands.

[@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020]

@@theminuteman3460 if you’re talking about musicianship yes, Led Zeppelin were better musicians. If we’re talking about who had the biggest impact in rock music, who was the most influential and who was the most successful between all the bands that have existed only one band always comes out on top and that’s The Beatles. They have been given the title of greatest rock band of all time much like Elvis has been given the title of king of rock and neither will be dethroned at this point tbh.

[@captiveboltpsycho1887]

It's Led Zeppelin......LED ZEPPELIN!🤘😎 The true Greatest Rock Band Of All Time.

[@ivocvjetkovic7072]

👍 Yes, Led Zeppelin-The Best Forever!

[@captiveboltpsycho1887]

@@ivocvjetkovic7072 Thanks for agreeing. Rock on mate🤟😎

[@SatedinLeisure]

Stones, Led Zep, Beatles, Floyd and Radiohead are top 5 for me

[@Cricket_ShortsChannel]

Ofc they are great but the Beatles... they are the greatest!

[@Tylerboyd2001]

@@themanwithnoname9752they literally are 😂😂😂

[@urrockstargf111]

the beatles and zeppelin are definitely or atleast in my opinion the greatest though nirvana and fleetwood mac are my personal favourites as well if i am not being biased i wouldnt put them as high as beatles and zep

[@Crimson28]

How in the hell is Van Halen not on this list?!

[@nataliejones8308]

Eddie Van Halen is a legend and should be mentioned at all times

[@scottlemiere2024]

@@nataliejones8308 and that's why. Eddie is a legend, the rest of the band, not so much.

[@JohnnyLaps]

Good point Eric

[@n64gamefan]

How can you resist the Eruption? That's probably Eddie's best performance.

[@nataliejones8308]

@@n64gamefan exactly!

[@andrewpappas9311]

While I am surprised bands like Metallica and AC/DC just barely made the Top 10, I’m just baffled as to why Rush, Van Halen, ZZ Top, Foo Fighters or the Jimi Hendrix Experience aren’t even on here. A second list definitely needs to be made considering all the bands that had made the chopping block…

[@FusionKush]

You lost my respect at Jimi Hendrix. That dude music is garbage!

[@unleashthebloodthirstpoopcrap]

You have to understand that Metallica at least deserves to be on the list!

[@andrewpappas9311]

@@FusionKush I get that you might not be into his music and I can understand that, but you still have to agree that he brought guitar playing to a whole new level and has influences millions of players since

[@wynonasbigbrowndragon6121]

I came to read the comments to see what real rock fans had to say about Rush, a band that paved the way for countless others, many of which I'm sure made this list. Thanks for preventing me from even letting my watch go past the ads. These fools have no idea what they're doing if they leave Rush off of a top 20 list of rock bands

[@gerardoa9179]

Relax, its Watch Mojo

[@user-yg5jh9ly3x]

i need to make a project and your video was really helpful🖤

[@ledzeppelin9435]

1 - The Beatles 2 - Queen 3 - Pink Floyd 4 - Led Zeppelin 5 - Scorpions

[@patrickbateman6885]

As an Australian, I need to mention them. INXS. Sure, they may not be a pure rock band like their fellow Australians, AC/DC, but they perfectly combined the 70s sound of Australian pub rock with the 80s sound of new wave.

[@dj-um7el]

I like The Vines.

[@andrewpappas9311]

INXS is a great band, yeah. Need You Tonight, Devil Inside and Pretty Vegas are absolute bangers

[@Mottleydude1]

Yes…they invented the category of gay rock. An Amazing feat considering that even a group with a name like Queen wasn’t that gay. 😂😂😂

[@atvena]

Well not even U2 made the list

[@yvindwestersund9720]

​@@atvenaif you want a Irish act Then Thin lizzy is by far the better choice U2 has sold their soul to their record company to be a big band but that don't mean they're any good 😂😂

[@stevegallo8483]

Listing the 20 greatest rock bands is a tough task, but any list will be subjective. Other great bands that could have made this list include Journey, Van Halen, Kiss, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Toto and Rush among many others. It's a little surprising you didn't mention how Led Zeppelin ended after the death of John Bonham.

[@scottlemiere2024]

Not so much subjective as weighted heavily by the generation making the list.

[@purplebondsaiyan2987]

I Agree Steve to All those Bands you Mentioned should be on the List I Include Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins, U2, Genesis, YES, ELO, REO Speedwagon, Chicago, The Police, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Deep Purple, Rage Against The Machine, Deftones, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Foo Fighters, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, The Grateful Dead, Lynard Skynyrd, Coldplay, Blondie, Velvet Underground, The Kinks, The Hollies, Buffalo Springfield, The Bryds, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, The Black Crowes, Cream and On and On There's So Many Great Bands I Can go On With More. Know your Music Folks!!!!!

[@svenvanderkloet6894]

I also feel like dire Straits isnt mentioned enough the whole Brothers in arms album is a masterpiece

[@Amber_xo_133]

5. Linkin Park 4. Cranberries 3. Rush 2. Heart 1. Beatles

[@rockroll3065]

Their list to save u time 20.) The Doors 19.) Fleetwood Mac 18.) Aerosmith 17.) Ramones 16.) Guns N’ Roses 15.) Creedence Clearwater Revival 14.) The Clash 13.) Eagles 12.) Metallica 11.) AC/DC 10.) Radiohead 9.) Nirvana 8.) The Beach Boys 7.) Black Sabbath 6.) The Who 5.) The Rolling Stones 4.) Pink Floyd 3.) Queen 2.) Led Zeppelin 1.) The Beatles

[@jaydendurham]

Honorable mention: Montley Crue

[@rockroll3065]

@@jaydendurham yes ur right, how can I forget

[@aaronhughes2550]

@@rockroll3065oasis?

[@villainousappetite8841]

Queen above Floyd,I hope your therapy goes well.

[@rockroll3065]

@@villainousappetite8841 well Queen is usually ranked above Floyd in band ranking lists anyway

[@pierceduhe1018]

0:29 The Doors 1:39 Fleetwood Mac 2:54 Aerosmith 4:02 Ramones 5:08 Guns N' Roses (should be Top 10) 6:23 Creedence Clearwater Revival 7:30 The Clash 8:28 Eagles 9:34 Metallica 10:38 AC/DC (should be Top 10) 11:57 Radiohead 13:09 Nirvana 14:19 The Beach Boys 15:20 Black Sabbath 16:30 The Who 17:48 The Rolling Stones 18:57 Pink Floyd 20:09 Queen (should be #1) 21:25 Led Zeppelin 22:56 The Beatles You're welcome

[@avinavprasai7940]

People watch Bohemian Rhapsody and think Queen should be number 1 lmfao. Queen is not better than The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd too.

[@kevinmauricio4747]

@@avinavprasai7940 it's getting really annoying. People should not be allowed to vote if they only know like 5 bands.

[@sportslangtv2181]

Damn man you didn't even watch led zeppelin at they're peak that list is perfect 1 beatles 2 led zeppelin 3 queen it's on the right order the only part I don't like on this list is acdc they should be top 10 if not top 8-7

[@concertfanatic3664]

Queen number 1? No thx. Had some good tunes but other rock bands had more hits

[@sportslangtv2181]

@@concertfanatic3664 he only watch the movie that's why he picked queen

[@mioraheritianarabeony4070]

The Beatles are definitely the #1!

[@romaaugustus1694]

Deep purple should definitely be on this list.

[@heathnice1]

Maybe leave it off for the best

[@IceMan-cp6ep]

Yes,should replace queen with Deep Purple or even Lynyrd Skynyrd

[@romaaugustus1694]

@@IceMan-cp6ep i would never argue to replace Queen, they are my favorite Band...

[@IceMan-cp6ep]

Fair opinion

[@potatomatop9326]

I get why Cream isn't on the list cuz they only played for 2 years. Cream is beyond God-like.

[@frankieseward8667]

It's crazy how much they accomplished in a short time. It's like the Spice Girls, NSYNC, etc. Huge success in a short period.

[@michaelscriver5395]

Anything Clapton did will never be forgotten

[@shawnbbunbbbybbb3942]

@@frankieseward8667 did u really just compare cream to the spice girls and NSYNC

[@frankieseward8667]

@@shawnbbunbbbybbb3942 you're right. How about Sex Pistols and Joy Division?

[@Arcane1954]

The further in time you go back, the wider ripples of influence. The Yardbirds are another notable influential early group, along with the Kinks. The omission of Crosby, Stills, and Nash and the Byrds is likely because they are more part of the folk genre.

[@toniribas6815]

20 great bands indeed, but some picks are debatable since huge influential bands with decades long careers have been left out. Rush, U2, Pearl Jam and REM come to mind. but there’s more. The Smiths didn’t have a long life, but they were hugely influential as well.

[@dice1296]

if influence is a criteria, VU is for sure on the list. good call on U2 and r.e.m. PJ was never getting on seeing as they took a back seat (or a side seat, anyway) to nirvana. those first 4 albums were pretty terrific though

[@Ali_Raza808]

I was shocked to not see U2, and Rush doesn't get the appreciation they deserve.

[@blakpu266]

Finally Mojo recognizes Black Sabbath…

[@rachelk7555]

Fleetwood Mac were truly superb musicians and writers.

[@johnord684]

Yep Peter Green was a genius

[@atvena]

Songwriters*

[@reedspace8267]

This needs to be a Top 100. Many bands are missing, including Iron Maiden. Also, Megadeth, Anthrax, Slayer...

[@Hatecruboi123]

I think that would be metal. But i do agree.

[@unchz]

rock bands not metal bands however maiden could also be in here-

[@jarnekompier]

These 20 are all bigger bands than them though

[@Aaronn-je8cx]

@@unchz Metal is a rock genre technically

[@rubbyevan9978]

@@Hatecruboi123 Metallica is also metal.

[@jay-rdamalerio1455]

Nirvana, Bon Jovi, GNR, RHCP, Green day, queen, beatles, ACDC, Linkin park, Aerosmith are my top 10

[@tetianadmytrenko6089]

❤

[@alfiebuxton7054]

1. Beatles 2. Rolling stones 3. Led Zep 4. Pink Floyd 5. The Who 6. Queen 7. AC/DC 8. Nirvana 9. Black Sabbath 10. Beach Boys not my favourite but I think in terms of GREATNESS thats a pretty solid top 10

[@HappinessIsAWarmGun]

John🩷Paul🩷George🩷Ringo The Beatles forever!

[@WithinStudios]

Rush should be on this list

[@bohmaaaan]

No.

[@WithinStudios]

@@bohmaaaan um yes

[@alexdarko80]

No.

[@faustinepimento298]

My faves.....Rolling stones, Led Zeppelin, Queen, AC DC, Fleetwood Mac, Dire Straits, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Red hot chili peppers, Motorhead, Black Sabbath, Jimi hendrix, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Linkin Park

[@atvena]

Eagles ?

[@FinlayBennett-kn5nj]

You have great taste

[@magalyvargas-bx1vp]

Grandes genios del Rock!!!!!gracias por compartir ésa recopilación, Caracas, Venezuela

[@AlexanderMartinez-pl7cn]

Pink Floyd is the best of all times. Def Leppard must have been in this list too.

[@acdcfan21]

The fact that AC/DC isn't even top 10 is criminal. They fit every criteria for greatest rock bands to ever live. They are still doing it til' this day, they have some of the most classic rock songs that are still popular to this day, they have the 2nd best selling album of all time, they are one of the best selling artists of all time, and countless other things. They should be top 5 at the very least

[@gabrielledormuth4634]

They've never had to change their style of music to keep up with the music industry to be on top They have always been nothin but rock and roll

[@Niki166]

There are so many more successful and talented bands than ac/dc. I agree with them not making top 10

[@akatsukigajou1639]

Javier Gaona yeah *esidisi* should have been included in this list.

[@acdcfan21]

@Niki166 This wasn't "most successful" or "most talented" rock bands. It was "greatest rock bands." You can argue all day that AC/DC is simple or sound the same or whatever, but they have always been one of the greatest in terms of rock music. They're still relevant, and they still rock. You may not like it, but they are top 5. And who's more successful than AC/DC? Besides the obvious Beatles, Zeppelin, etc. Even In terms of sales AC/DC is still top 5

[@gothix5868]

@@acdcfan21 ac/dc sucks.. pure noise and garbage. you can add the beatles in there too.

[@thatgirlfromktown]

I am actually ok with this list...great job 🤘😜

[@DoubleM-hf6ih]

I’m not. Forgetting Boston, Foreigner, Cheap Trick and Styx that doesn’t sit well with me.

[@sayanghosh7469]

Can't agree with Queen being ahead of Pink Floyd

[@hugomarx1324]

Queen is more influential and popular. Individually they are also more talented. All of them can play multiple instruments and sing incredibly well. Nothing beats them LIVE. Queen is the greatest LIVE band of all time. Floyd however was more skillful musicians and created musical masterpieces like Echoes and shine on crazy diamond. Floyd is more skillful than Queen Queen is more talented than Floyd There's a difference

[@rob-sd8vq]

@@hugomarx1324probably the wrongest thing i’ve ever read in my life

[@hugomarx1324]

@rob-sd8vq Queen was all about simplicity. Floyd far more complex

[@richprokop5155]

​@@hugomarx1324QUEEN WAS GREAT IN CONCERT... BUT LED ZEP WAS THE GREATEST....

[@yami4209]

​@@hugomarx1324😂

[@kdm-ph8dd]

I love classic rock!! Great list

[@miltiadisathanasiou4058]

My list: 1. The Beatles 2. Radiohead 3. Pink Floyd 4. Fishmans 5. Ween 6. Swans 7. The Smiths 8. Godspeed You Black Emperor 9. Modest Mouse 10. The Cure 11. Velvet Underground 12. Joy Division 13. King Crimson 14. The Beach Boys 15. LCD Soundsystem 16. The Kinks 17. Sigur Ros 18. Nirvana 19. The Rolling Stones 20. Slowdive

[@superpotiron]

Very original top but I like it.

[@12thman75]

Pearl Jam, Chili Peppers, Green Day, and the Foo Fighters should be on that list.

[@sosti]

Add Dire Straits and deep purple too

[@jfc6132]

Green day is overrated and not even close to top 10

[@quasar4601]

Music started to become complete garbage in the 90s

[@villainousappetite8841]

Mediocre bands all of them, Top 50 maybe. Edit: Pearl Jam and RHCP are not mediocre

[@quasar4601]

@@villainousappetite8841 The great Classic Rock of the 60s and 70 and then the Amazing one hit wonders of the 80s. Then it all went to CRAPPPP

[@mojo3318]

I like rock music! I watched music videos by Nirvana and "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by the Beetles. I listened to most of the other songs from this list. I have a cousin who listens to Nirvana.

[@user-px2ny9hd7j]

Bands that should switch places on this list: Queen🔁Pink Floyd Nirvana🔁The Doors Eagles🔁The Clash AC/DC🔁Metallica Black Sabbath🔁Radiohead

[@nothingbutauthentic2863]

1. Beatles 2 Led Zeppelin 3. Queen 4. Rolling Stone 5. The who 6. AC/DC 7. Eagles 8. Gun N' Rose's 9. Nirvana 10. Black Sabbath 11. Pink Flyod 12. CCR 13. Metallica 14. Van Halen 15. Fleetwood Mac 16. Bon Jovi 17. Doors 18. Iron Madien 19. Deep Purple 20. Aerosmith.

[@themanwithnoname9752]

Pink Floyd at #11, your list loses ALL credibility.

[@nothingbutauthentic2863]

@@themanwithnoname9752 that's my choices and not about credibility.

[@yami4209]

LMAO​

[@annecox944]

Lynyrd Skynyrd earned at least a mention.

[@tektoniks_architects]

Far more than that.

[@annecox944]

@@tektoniks_architects definitely

[@mikeynevins1738]

Yes

[@opetaiaseni1955]

Kansas??

[@SlapShotRegatta22]

CCR but not Skynyrd?! CRIMINAL

[@angusyoung7668]

It’s awesome that AC/DC but rush and Van Halen deserve to be on the list.

[@SatedinLeisure]

Also, U2 and Deep Purple need to be here instead of Ramones and Nirvana.

[@anthonyriggio2612]

My Top 5 Favorite Rock/Heavy Metal Bands 1: Black Sabbath 2: Ozzy Osbourne (Solo Career) 3: Metallica 4: AC/DC 5: The Rolling Stones

[@TheConorsmithusa]

Number 1 : Beatles Number 2: Pink Floyd Number 3: The Rolling Stones Number 4: The Who Number 5: Led Zeppelin

[@doscwolny2221]

Now that's more like it.

[@GroovyLeatherTrim]

Nope Led Zeppelin should be #2 and Pink Floyd at #3

[@yami4209]

Better

[@shereebrolaski1791]

This should’ve been a top fifty there’s too many bands that have been left out. Personally I’m not a fan of the Beatles I would’ve put queen on top but that’s just my opinion Freddie Mercury was and still is a legend

[@Finnsmama71]

I second that motion 🎶🎼🎵🥁🎸🎤👑

[@dutchbosoxfan8919]

I like Queen more than the Beatles myself, but you can’t deny that they are the most influential super band of all time.

[@terricunningham6810]

I am not a Beetles fan either...the list could of been longer...can you say Lynard Skynard.

[@southsider3542]

Queen probably isn't even Top 10 in my book. They aren't better than the Stones, The Who, and Floyd. Not even close, imo. Discography is too inconsistent

[@vitamindeeznutz4102]

Honestly Queen should be at 6 they don’t deserve to be above The Who The Rolling Stones or Pink Floyd

[@sr0407]

2/3 people know Queen after Bohemian Rhapsody movie 🤣🤣🤣

[@rossb18isles]

Everyone knows we will rock you

[@s1storm]

​@@rossb18islesused to play that songs when I was like 7 lmao

[@NatureLover-cc2hf]

They were already very popular before the movie came out honestly

[@dh41005]

Don’t know what country ur from but pretty much every person in the UK knew Queen before the movie. 2nd biggest band of all time if u ask mr

[@HZepp]

I love me some Queen but no way they're above Pink Floyd.

[@villainousappetite8841]

Queen = Bubblegum band

[@Theprophet3928]

​@@villainousappetite8841😂

[@res6588]

Seriously though. Queen is nothing compared to pink Floyd.

[@yami4209]

Fr queen is good but it's so overated

[@87fbird]

If it’s about rock Queen out-rock Floyd. Floyd out-jams Queen. Also, Floyd ain’t shit live compared to Queen

[@kavishrajnandanshukla3572]

In no universe is Queen greater than Pink Floyd.

[@JohnnyLaps]

Are you serious?

[@avidfather1864]

Look out! You might upset the modern Queen fanatics that think because they've seen their biopic and heard their corny arena rock stuff in commercials and Crazy Frog videos, that Queen is like the most important band in history.

[@JohnnyLaps]

@@avidfather1864 life long Queen fan here.Sorry we don't need to be in a pot smoked haze to think Queen are good .

[@kavishrajnandanshukla3572]

@@avidfather1864 most annoying breed of humans on earth

[@villainousappetite8841]

Pink Floyd should've been 3rd.

[@markomarkic9725]

Very hard choice... Scorpions... Lynyrd Skynyrd...Steelheart.. Bad Company.. Kiss...ACDC..Doors...Beatles..Pink Floyd ..Led Zeppelin... Queen..Deep Purple...Small Faces...Foreinger....Stones and more...

[@benjamingalyon2045]

Pink Floyd is the number one

[@SoulKingKurosaki]

Not a bad list. Some good ones on here. Other great bands... Linkin Park, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Breaking, Benjamin, RHCP, Foo Fighters, Van Halen, Green Day, Halestorm, The Pretty Reckless, Judas Priest, Shinedown, Starset, Chevelle, Three Days Grace, Disturbed, Rage Against The Machine, Korn, Theory of a Deadman, Pearl Jam, Awolnation, Slipknot, Imagine Dragons, Skillet, Pop Evil and The Offspring

[@dutchbosoxfan8919]

Disturbed should be banned from any list for what they did to the Sound of Silence.

[@nicolaiwilson9501]

@@dutchbosoxfan8919 yes it is a bannable offence to make arguabl the best cover ever. and a versin Paul SImon him self considered to be brilliant. YOu are entitled to your opinion, but banning bands for not fitting yout cup of tea is maybe a stretch.

[@TheSniperPLGaming]

Oasis

[@atvena]

​@@dutchbosoxfan8919for making it their own ?

[@dice1296]

tom petty, like springsteen and elvis costello, is a solo artist who usually played with a long-term band behind him. the heartbreakers were the band

[@krisrhood2127]

#1 The Beatles. Tell me you didn't see that coming

[@charleysonnydickinsonvuori7833]

Yep

[@souviksanyal]

Excellent work. You’ll have covered it all. Just wishing GnR one of my favourite band could be a little higher up in the rung😊 All some of my favourites are missing out like Iron Maiden, etc. Tough thing to do 😅

[@user-me5on9vd9i]

My top 13 and their best song 13. Pink floyd (money 12. Rush (tom sawyer) 11. Iron maiden (killers) 10. AC/DC (back in black) 9. Radiohead (paranoid android) 8. Nirvana (heart shaped box) 7. Queen (killer queen 6. The rolling stones (paint it black) 5. Guns n roses (welcome to the jungle) 4. Black sabbath (war pigs) 3. The doors (riders on the storm) 2. Led zeppelin (dazed and confused) 1. The beatles (strawberry fields forever

[@kokhengdang9966]

Good choice and commendable effort... always tough for an universally pleasing roll of honors. Perhaps the 70s has some of the best true blue rock bands eg. Deep Purple, Bad Co and the Glam Rock scene of Sweet, T Rex. Luv 'em all. By the way, thought Beach Boys is more of pop rather than rock. Just my thoughts...

[@josecapellan00]

You forgot Journey, Toto and The Police.

[@JohnnyLaps]

Agree Jose!

[@purplebondsaiyan2987]

@@JohnnyLaps I Second That I ASLO Include Thin Lizzy and Jethro Tull

[@JohnnyLaps]

@@purplebondsaiyan2987 Lizzy toured with Queen.....damn if I had a time machine I'd drop in on that show!

[@Julieta453]

The Beatles are not only the greatest band in history, but not even the greatest in the history of music, they are legend.

[@tmoney305]

The best way to put it and the reason they’re always #1 is because they are the creators of modern music

[@ianyoung8147]

How about: Journey, Bon Jovi, Kiss, Linkin Park, Van Halen, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Twisted Sister, Def Leppard, Lynyrd Skynrd, The Police, ZZ Top, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Tom Petty and the Heart Breakers, Audioslave, Pearl Jam. Just to name a few.

[@marceljohnson2215]

I wouldn’t put linkin park in it, heck there easily replaced by evanescence

[@jwl34]

U2, Poison, Def Leppard, Motley Crue? Come on :(

[@trillioncrowns]

I call my fav bands the loving eight! Acdc, The Beatles, Nirvana, Black Sabbath, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Guns n Roses, Metallica

[@Ibanez927]

The doors and Beatles are something else

[@Hallalo]

@@Ibanez927 led Zep even more

[@user-tn9sp8jx5g]

My top 10 1 Queen 2 Kiss 3 ACDC 4 Van Halen 5 Led Zeppelin 6 Guns and Roses 7 Deep Purple 8 Aerosmith 9 Black Sabbath 10 Elvis Presley

[@usavidavideoscaseriasplus8601]

I only recognize British band led zeppelin. No one else😅 number one

[@jalencarr503]

Fleetwood Mac, Guns N’ Roses, Eagles, Metallica, and Ac/dc take to low top 10

[@jamesroop6572]

Why has everyone forgotten R.E.M?

[@RHRedHellingRH]

Perfectly agree with the top 4

[@ezsmith3765]

1. Zeppelin 2. Stones 3. Beatles 4. Sabbath 5. The Who 6. Floyd 7. Nirvana 8. AC~DC 9. Guns-N-Roses 10. Queen 11. J.Hendrix Experience 12. Eagles 13. Van Halen 14. Skynyrd 15. Metallica 16. Cream 17. Alice In Chains 18. CCR 19. Fleetwood Mac 20. The Black Keys

[@captiveboltpsycho1887]

Yeah Zeppelin all the way🤘😎

[@LudwigAndYoshi]

Amazing list!, If I'm gonna be honest I don't like the Beatles to be honest so I would've replaced it with either Guns N Roses, Queen or AC/DC, I know some people like the Beatles so understand that.

[@Cricket_ShortsChannel]

​@@LudwigAndYoshi okay but how many songs you have heard to? I would recommend you songs like: hey jude, let it be, yesterday, across the universe, she loves you,👍

[@LudwigAndYoshi]

@@Cricket_ShortsChannel I listened to Hey Jude and Yesterday (Not a lot I know), It's not exactly my type but I can see how u might like the Beatles. I respect your opinion and also, I'm actually a Paul McCartney Fan, I enjoy some of his solo stuff and also some of his stuff with the Wings. I haven't listened to a lot tbh

[@Cricket_ShortsChannel]

@@LudwigAndYoshi i see not every one has same music taste. Btw my fav mccartney song is "maybe im amazed" how about you

[@kathmmedia]

I'm stunned that Kiss didn't make the list as well as ZZtop,.

[@JohnnyLaps]

Kath..Kiss sucks

[@danielgoncalves6478]

Pearl Jam deserve to be between 12-20, for sure.

[@tenofivelips]

100%

[@Samfan4Films777]

above Nirvana every day

[@NothingCuh]

Angus Young is the only guitarist to have fast and quick vibrato and it actually sound "Perfect" that's why and many other reason's why AC/DC is the best band in my opinion has been for 16 years .

[@Hallalo]

Can’t top Zeppelin and look at Gary Moores vibrato. It is even better than the vibrato by Young

[@dxtrrtxd6020]

WATABOUT VAN HALEN

[@jon-joncasica1082]

The mention of Dio with black sabbath makes me happy

[@jeromemanuel4589]

Deep purple. One of the pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal and one of Britains' Unholy Trinity in the mid-seventies is not on the list?

[@AdreanAlcantara]

Red Hot Chili Peppers deserve to be between 20-15

[@ThatFaceMelter94]

100% agree!!!

[@christycable9021]

Your nuts! Everything they release sounds exactly the same.

[@milesyeargain7952]

Here are my top 7 favorite rock bands 1. Journey 2. Queen 3. The Beatles 4. Van Halen 5. Black Sabbath 6. Kiss 7. Metallica

[@mesutsayar]

great list. doors, metallica, pink floyd should be higher and Nirvana could be lower.

[@jackrodakthemovieguy1726]

Bon Jovi, Queen, Aerosmith, and Linkin Park are my personal favorite rock bands

[@kubarozpruwacz5947]

Whole 4 sucks XD

[@worshipkyama9566]

@@kubarozpruwacz5947 so does ur mom if u know what I mean,if u don't like Queen,u don't know music

[@nelsonlual4315]

@@kubarozpruwacz5947 Queen sucks??

[@kubarozpruwacz5947]

@@nelsonlual4315 little bit

[@kubarozpruwacz5947]

Its overrated

[@venanciahopkins5035]

Great job Mojo, agree with most of the picks but Van Halen should have been on this list.

[@superpotiron]

Absolutely

[@DaveMethstaine]

The AUDACITY to place Fleetwood Mac above The Doors, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Van Halen. Your killin me bruh

[@rachelk7555]

Guns n Roses…Let’s talk about incredible frenetic energy and talent.

[@Jorjafrankis]

Queen is my favorite

[@JohnnyLaps]

Me too Jorja

[@luciaortiz6409]

Same here!!

[@JohnnyLaps]

@@luciaortiz6409 by far!

[@bennymora3086]

I really enjoy Aerosmith!🎸🎶

[@johncorrall1739]

Every fucker loves them.

[@debagusadi3626]

Nice music

[@YouAreATroll]

The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin are the greatest rock bands of all time. Led Zeppelin IV and Exile On Main St. are the greatest rock albums ever.

[@ugurundunyas7331]

You forgot TDSOTM and The Wall.

[@greatwhiteshark9746]

I'd say putting Queen at #3 is really exaggerating it.Also, personally I'd switch The Who and The Rolling Stones.Queen and The Rolling Stones are two of the most legendary and revered bands of all time, no doubt they have lots of amazing songs the genre can be known for but the problem with them is that their discography is full of bland fillers compared to The Beatles and Led Zeppelin, both of them are completely in a different league to all the bands on the list.For one, I can put Pink Floyd at the #3 instead of Queen because Pink Floyd's 1973-1979 run might be the best 4 album run ever.Again, outside of Pink Floyd's 70s output, their discography is just as bland as Queen's but at least Pink Floyd has that 4 album peak which Queen doesn't. That's just me though.

[@SatedinLeisure]

The Rolling Stones have a bland discography?Mate please. Aftermath, Beggars Banquet, Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile On Main St., Goats Head Soup, Some Girls and Tattoo You are classic rock n roll albums especially the first four.The Rolling Stones in my opinion are by far the most interesting lyricists here. They should be Top 2 or Top 3.

[@dice1296]

beatles, stones, who and zep are the inarguable mount rushmore of rock bands. queen should probably not be on the list if not for the GOAT frontman

[@theskicker8856]

@@dice1296 I disagree. Brian is one of the most talented guitarists of all time, Roger is a fantastic drummer, and John is maybe the most underrated bassist in history.

[@Radiohead_fan18]

Pink Floyd is annoying

[@user-xt8ij4wb5i]

Queen shouldn't be on the list. Guns and Roses in not in the same league as lets say, Jimi Hendrix

[@mikerotonda6264]

ARE YOU FOR CRAZED??? ZEPPLIN IS THE G.O.A.T!!!!

[@villainousappetite8841]

I know but Beatles the most influential act of 20th century.

[@mikerotonda6264]

I know... But between me and you, who has better music? Who had better songs?.... Im just saying in my opinion, ZEP is The G.O.A.T

[@captiveboltpsycho1887]

Ramble On🤘😎

[@captiveboltpsycho1887]

@@villainousappetite8841 Led Zeppelin were also fairly influential, besides The Beatles are pop

[@wilsonbedoya1184]

my personal top 4 are.... 4. zeppelin, 3. beatles, 2. queen, and 1. pink floyd

[@theskicker8856]

I can respect that!

[@robinmag8938]

1. Genesis (with Peter Gabriel and Peter Gabriel) 2. Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler 3. Pink Floyd 4. Supertramp 5. Genesis (with Phil Collins and Phil Collins) 6. ELO 7. The Rolling Stones 8. Scorpions 9. The Eagles 10. Led Zeppelin 11. Eric Clapton 12. Neil Young 13. The Who 14. The Doors 15. Guns and roses 16. System of A Down 17. The Beatles 18. Tom Petty 19. Bob Seger 20. Fleetwood Mac 21. Jethro Tull 22. Cat Stevens 23. Prince 24. Aerosmith 25. Queen 26. Simon & Garfunkel 27. Elton John 28. Yes 29. Bob Dylan 30. Nirvana 31. Journey 32. The Animals 33. Rush 34. Black Sabbath 35. Jimi Hendrix 36. Pet Shop Boys 37. REM 38. Bon Jovi 39. Santana 40. Bob Marley, AC/DC, Metallica, The Police. Genesis, Dire Straits and Supertramp not in the top 5??!! Apparently you do not know anything about deep meaningful quality rock or music in general!

[@PremierTraveler]

Genesis are crap. Their music has dated terribly and is barely played

[@sadi0807]

@@PremierTravelerthe new era with phill colins is ok, but with peter gabriels and steve hackett, they were among the best, creating nursery cryme, foxtrot, selling england by the pound, and the lamb dies down on broadway are all masterpieces

[@robinmag8938]

I'm surprised that you left out the album Trespass, another one of their masterpieces and one of their best along side Foxtrot (perhaps their best album), Selling England by the Pound and Lamb Lies Down On Broadway..

[@theoeklund2840]

The Doors deserve top 10 ngl

[@gmgaka]

Sex Pistols, Genesis, U2, REM, Deep Purple

[@donmichaelcorleone6593]

Even though Led Zeppelin are by far the 'Greatest Rock Band' of all time and maybe the only band to contend for the top spot besides The Beatles, I can't disregard the impact and influence of The Beatles, even though classifying them as a rock band wouldn't be appropriate.I prefer The Beatles as the 'Greatest Band' of all time and Led Zeppelin as the 'Greatest Rock Band' of all time. Also, hard disagree with Queen being ahead of Pink Floyd🤦‍♂️👎🏼

[@fabianoduartepereiradossan5346]

I'm so happy that you put Nirvana on this list! I love this band!!!!

[@shadow4you]

I will always Led out 😎 but the Beatles did pave that road

[@CarlitosMaguire-zy1uj]

Where is my dearest Iron Maiden? ❤

[@villainousappetite8841]

Robbed by Queen

[@Radiohead_fan18]

No one likes iron maiden

[@CmdrTomalak]

Good job. Nice to see the pastime of Rush getting ignored by media outlets is still alive and well.

[@SlapShotRegatta22]

The only mojo videos I watch are the ones narrated by Rebecca. If within the first second I don't hear her voice, I immediately close the video. Love it!