Top 20 Greatest Rock Bands

[@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??

[@PatouetPastis]

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

[@rebeccamcdermott9259]

Muse and Rammstein.

[@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.

[@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. ❤

[@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

[@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!

[@DougieD-726]

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

[@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.

[@vanplq8841]

😂

[@ReddishRose111]

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

[@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

[@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🤦‍♂️👎🏼

[@Kurt-t2b]

Nah the beatles are still rock bro and did pink Floyd do a sing to almost 200k ppl and diana so yeah and led zeppelin was inspired by the beatles so yeah

[@johnconstantine374]

@@Kurt-t2b The Beatles rock band - buhahahahahhahahahahahaha:) Love love me do you know I love you" buhahahahahaha. This is trash metal!:):):):)

[@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!

[@unleashthebloodthirst69420]

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

[@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​

[@RadioheadLover6653]

where’s radiohead

[@clu4u]

@@RadioheadLover6653Cream and Jimi 🎉❤😂

[@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?

[@vanplq8841]

Queen above Floyd,I hope your therapy goes well.

[@rockroll3065]

@@vanplq8841 well Queen is usually ranked above Floyd in band ranking lists anyway

[@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 😂😂😂

[@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 😂😂

[@WithinStudios]

Rush should be on this list

[@bohmaaaan]

No.

[@WithinStudios]

@@bohmaaaan um yes

[@alexdarko80]

No.

[@Chris-ty7fw]

I literally can't name a hit by Rush. I'm sure I've heard a Rush song but nothing. Every other band mentioned in these comments I can name something by even ones I may not like.

[@jimmyz6980]

Happy to hear the Doors!

[@romaaugustus1694]

Deep purple should definitely be on this list.

[@heathnice1]

Maybe leave it off for the best

[@Cletus-Beauregard1]

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

[@romaaugustus1694]

@@Cletus-Beauregard1 i would never argue to replace Queen, they are my favorite Band...

[@Cletus-Beauregard1]

Fair opinion

[@ahmadmansour9877]

Deep purple must be number 3 after Pink Floyd and Black sabbath.

[@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

[@EmiBeth0614]

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

[@under_pressure-lud]

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

[@foofighters938]

Led Zeppelin sucks

[@Zoso55]

@@foofighters938that 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.

[@foofighters938]

@@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

[@BigBossCQCLegend]

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.

[@BigBossCQCLegend]

@@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.

[@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😂

[@politicamenteincorreto5462]

The Beatles, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones - The GOAT's of Rock 🐐 😎 🤟🏻

[@srirahulpremkumar1600]

I agree. Let’s add the who in there too

[@NathanJayHeilbronRuff]

All British Bands

[@clu4u]

Cream, The Who and Jimi Hendrix Experience are in my top 6-7

[@boltyboy]

can't complain about the top 5...the order for me changes daily

[@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.

[@HappinessIsAWarmGun]

John🩷Paul🩷George🩷Ringo The Beatles forever!

[@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

[@blakpu266]

Finally Mojo recognizes Black Sabbath…

[@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?

[@atvena]

My 10 favourite rock bands of all time INPO Eagles Red hot chili peppers Foo fighters ACDC Guns n roses Queen Linkin park Nirvana Fleetwood mac Nickelback

[@ФутбольныйМячик-е5с]

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

[@NathanJayHeilbronRuff]

No Band Above The Beatles

[@ФутбольныйМячик-е5с]

@@NathanJayHeilbronRuff Pink Floyd

[@richprokop5155]

@@ФутбольныйМячик-е5с Led Zep...

[@rachelk7555]

Fleetwood Mac were truly superb musicians and writers.

[@johnord684]

Yep Peter Green was a genius

[@atvena]

Songwriters*

[@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.

[@Gunspider]

My top 30 1. Led zeppelin 2. Queens 3. Beatles 4. Rolling stone 5. Pink floyd 6. The Doors 7. AC⚡️DC 8. Black Sabbath 9. Van Halen 10. Metallica 11. The police 12. Nirvana 13. Guns n' roses 14. The Who 15. U2 16. Red hot chili pepper 17. Deep purple 18. Aerosmith 19. Jorney 20. Lynyrd skynyrd 21. Beach boy 22. Def Leppard 23. Eagles 24. Bon jovi 25. Yes 26. Dire straits 27. Sex pistol 28. Scorpion 29. Systems of down 30. Linking park

[@srirahulpremkumar1600]

Cool list.

[@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.

[@mesutsayar]

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

[@zdravkobitunjac9542]

My top five bands:Rainbow, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Whitesnake and few others.

[@mioraheritianarabeony4070]

The Beatles are definitely the #1!

[@BigBossCQCLegend]

Not for me they’re not

[@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

[@JAMESGANG-f5u]

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🤘😎

[@under_pressure-lud]

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]

​@@under_pressure-lud 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,👍

[@under_pressure-lud]

@@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]

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

[@AlexanderMartinez-pl7cn]

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

[@BigBossCQCLegend]

Top 5 Best for me

[@angusyoung7668]

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

[@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...

[@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.

[@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

[@vanplq8841]

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

[@quasar4601]

@@vanplq8841 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

[@xristoforospapantakos8243]

Number 3 Deep Purple Number 2 Led Zeppelin Number 1 The Beatles!!!❤

[@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

[@DEEZEEMTB]

The Stones… that is laughable

[@Morantja-j9r]

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

[@tetianadmytrenko6089]

❤

[@SatedinLeisure]

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

[@GhostRider-uk3xv]

Deep Purple yes. U2 nah..

[@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

[@jalencarr503]

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

[@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.

[@foofighters938]

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

[@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

[@benjamingalyon2045]

Pink Floyd is the number one

[@EduardoMckay-o4n]

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

[@HZepp]

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

[@vanplq8841]

Queen = Bubblegum band

[@Theprophet3928]

​@@vanplq8841😂

[@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

[@rachelk7555]

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

[@alfiebuxton7054]

So I remember hearing some "rock historian" claim that the U.S. always had the edge over the U.K. in rock and roll on this podcast once. Obviously this list isn't perfect but i think anyone naming the greatest bands of all time would have at least 7 out of the top 10 as british bands. You just cannot beat PF, LZ, the stones, beatles, queen, the who, sabbath, Dire Straits etc.

[@krisrhood2127]

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

[@charleysonnydickinsonvuori7833]

Yep

[@BigBossCQCLegend]

I probably did, but don’t agree

[@DevitDevan]

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

[@whitebird357]

Some of those groups i.e. the Ramones, the Clash, Radiohead, etc. don't belong on this list when you consider the musical and creative genius of groups like Rush, Judas Priest, Def Leopard, Van Halen, ZZ Top, and others were completely left out.

[@Jorjafrankis]

Queen is my favorite

[@JohnnyLaps]

Me too Jorja

[@luciaortiz6409]

Same here!!

[@JohnnyLaps]

@@luciaortiz6409 by far!

[@jwl34]

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

[@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

[@янезнаюкакназватьканал-б5ы]

The rolling stones in 5th place??? By what criteria was this top? The rolling stones are objectively probably the best rock band in history. As they say: "The Beatles are musical gods, and the rolling stones are the greatest rock band of all time. Because the stones are more suitable for the title of the greatest rock group. The rolling stones are the most diverse band in history. At first they played their classic rock with blues elements. They were the first to cross these two genres. It was the period from 1964 to 1967. Then there was psychedelic. The psychedelic stones were the best. Listen to their satanic majesties request, this album is ahead of its time. This is real psychedelic. Then they reinvented country. This is beggars banquet. Then there was the blues, along with hard rock and country - let it bleed. Then hard rock - sticky fingers. Then exile on main st.- there are generally mixed all genres of music. It is impossible to determine the exact genre of this album. Goats head soup is a completely new folk with rock elements. 1974 - 19176 is a period of pure hard rock. Some Girls is a mix of disco, rock and punk. Tattoo you is pop rock with elements of borocco. They have made a huge contribution to almost every genre of music. Their relic is probably the greatest in the world. If Dylan wrote in verse, then stones dominated the idea. Before you say anything, just analyze the lyrics of all the songs of the stones from 1964 to 1978. They have a huge Wally set of songs with the deepest meaning (Sister morphine, sway, dead flowers, moonlight mile, wild horses - this is only from sticky fingers). Also their rock and roll songs (Brown sugar, bitch, start me up). Their lyrics are perfect for a rock and roll song. The stones also created a rock image. They were the first to act like bad boys. Their energy is just incredible. Mick Jagger is the greatest front man ever.His moves are unique, just like Keith Richards' moves. Johnny Depp copied his movements when he played Jack Sparrow. Their energy is conveyed through the screen, their charisma is amazing. For that time it was incredible. Jagger's vocals are also incomparable. His wheezing scream(sway, soul survivor, can't you hear me knockin'). His beautiful melodic voice (angie, moonlight mile, ruby ​​tuesday). Falsetto. His voice is incredibly diverse, his style of performance is unique. Plus add to all this the fact that this is the longest running band in history. They still give concerts in their almost 80 years, jump on the stage as if they were young. It's incredible! The greatest rock band of all time!

[@dice1296]

mostly agree, but satanic majesties was a direct response to sgt. pepper's, so hardly ahead of its time. and nobody dominates dylan when it comes to poetry as song lyrics. and every early rock band had elements of the blues. the stones were not the first rock band

[@theoeklund2840]

The Doors deserve top 10 ngl

[@melanie-v7y]

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

[@danielgoncalves6478]

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

[@tenofivelips]

100%

[@Samfan4Films777]

above Nirvana every day

[@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!

[@GhostRider-uk3xv]

Toto and Police aren't rock.

[@zdravkobitunjac9542]

Deep Purple,Rainbow,Pink Floyd,The Doors,Whitesnake and many others.

[@robdocereza4210]

Lez Zeppelin forever 🤟

[@AdreanAlcantara]

Red Hot Chili Peppers deserve to be between 20-15

[@ThatFaceMelter94]

100% agree!!!

[@christycable9021]

Your nuts! Everything they release sounds exactly the same.

[@EverydayAvenger]

Pink Floyd are the real number 1.

[@davidkeenan5642]

Pink Floyd is your real number 1, and I love their music, but no group was as influential as The Beatles.

[@captiveboltpsycho1887]

2nd at best because 1st is Led Zeppelin all the way.

[@jaivantjohnrana4263]

​@@davidkeenan5642Beatles don't have a guitarist nor a solo

[@davidkeenan5642]

@@jaivantjohnrana4263 So what?

[@rishabsingh8009]

O thank god

[@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

[@usavidavideoscaseriasplus8601]

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

[@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..

[@kathmmedia]

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

[@JohnnyLaps]

Kath..Kiss sucks

[@Amber_xo_133]

5. Black veil Brides 4. Cranberries 3. Rush 2. Heart 1. Beatles

[@IchigoKurosakitheSalvation]

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

[@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.

[@AbdulAziz-ur1hk]

Pink floyd Led zeppelin The beatles Rolling stone Queen My top 5

[@Sonofdonn]

Was disappointed to not find Rush on here. That big of a sound coming out of just 3 guys is insane.

[@daleogborn5520]

That's what I said 😎👍 Where The Hell did that Is Rush 😎👍

[@JohnnyLaps]

Yeah.. WTF..great point

[@DoubleM-hf6ih]

I was disappointed to not find Boston and Foreigner on here. Along with Styx, Cheap Trick and Blue Oyster Cult.

[@JohnnyLaps]

@@DoubleM-hf6ih I'm disappointed you think any of these bands should be on the list.

[@DoubleM-hf6ih]

@@JohnnyLaps at least Boston and Foreigner. Come on. What’s wrong with those bands?

[@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...

[@qhwah]

Putting AC/DC at 11 is the most criminal thing to ever happen

[@Stren111]

MOJO is ridiculous they didn't even have Angus Young on their top 20 guitarist and ACDC 11th bunch of haters

[@godfreycat2092]

@@Stren111 yea they should be way lower

[@venanciahopkins5035]

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

[@superpotiron]

Absolutely

[@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

[@shadow4you]

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

[@jamesroop6572]

Why has everyone forgotten R.E.M?

[@stevecollins199]

Cause R.EM. Was and always has been lame! 😆

[@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

[@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

[@bpsilalahi648]

Fan all of them, but LZ just different planet

[@caramanico1]

I pretty much agree here. But I've come to put The Beatles into their own category by themselves, they were so far ahead of anybody before, during or since their period. I put Zep at #1 easy - unmatched musicianship, songwriting, creativity and versatility. The Floyd and Queen are good at #3 and #4, The Stones belong on the bottom half of the list IMHO, Sabbath is also too high, the rest could be in almost any order. BUT THERE IS A HUGE, MAJOR AND GLARING OMISSION HERE! WHERE IS YES??

[@heathdale2428]

Motley Crue, Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Def Leppard among many others should be on here needs to definitely be a part 2 to this. Rock just has so many amazing bands that shaped culture in the world.

[@quasar4601]

MC is complete garbage. They are fun but musically garbage

[@dice1296]

there should have been ZERO hair metal bands. including G 'n' R, by far the best of the bunch

[@quasar4601]

@@dice1296 I love Metallica but most glamor bands are GARBAGE. M is the best band of the 80s Rock

[@quasar4601]

70s Rock is the best by far but my favorite movies are 1990s

[@under_pressure-lud]

​@@dice1296GnR should've been there, other Hair Metal bands... Not so much, although I don't count Van Halen as hair metal, and it defo should've been on there. I love Mötley Crüe but they shouldn't be on this list

[@wonkotheclown]

Who else was born to rock’n roll

[@technotony574]

Me mate

[@dudux6178]

My favourites are The Beatles, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Doors and David Bowie ofc

[@kdm-ph8dd]

I love classic rock!! Great list

[@CarlitosMaguire-zy1uj]

Where is my dearest Iron Maiden? ❤

[@vanplq8841]

Robbed by Queen

[@foofighters938]

No one likes iron maiden

[@BigBossCQCLegend]

@@foofighters938I like Iron Maiden

[@foofighters938]

@@BigBossCQCLegend i didnt ask

[@BigBossCQCLegend]

@@foofighters938 you said no one likes Iron Maiden and idc if you asked or not

[@TrainStreet]

Personal top 10 1: Three days grace 2: shinedown 3: Saint asonia 4: linkin park 5: papa roach 6: staind 7: Nickelback 8: breaking Benjamin 9: stone sour 10: Tool

[@Henry-w4d6m]

Bandas de rock para adolescentes

[@Gunspider]

Trash

[@gmgaka]

Sex Pistols, Genesis, U2, REM, Deep Purple

[@bennymora3086]

I really enjoy Aerosmith!🎸🎶

[@johncorrall1739]

Every fucker loves them.