Top 50 Greatest British Rock Bands

[@jamessurnamepending1239]

I love how the only placement everyone agrees on is the Beatles

[@tunanorth]

Its the only one that works.

[@mateusgottschallesa3298]

Led Zeppelin tops the Beatles, both are amazing, but Zeppelin is the greates band of all

[@jamessurnamepending1239]

@mateusgottschallesa3298 led zeppelin were amazing and their albums could go toe to toe with the beatles but the beatles just had more

[@caiocruz6]

​@@jamessurnamepending1239not only more, but they had more in a shorter span. We often overlook that The Beatles changed the entire music landscape forever while only being active for 7 years.

[@jaketyler2702]

​​@@mateusgottschallesa3298Definitely, Led Zeppelin are clearly the greatest band.. that ripped off other artists!

[@JacobD42811]

I already know the Beatles are going to be number one

[@OkieAllDay]

You did Def Leppard dirty!! 48? Come on, man!!

[@CalebthegiganticMariofan]

They’re already above Badfinger tho

[@inkysquid4]

at least they're mentiined...

[@CalebthegiganticMariofan]

@@inkysquid4 Fr Badfinger deserved that

[@inkysquid4]

@@CalebthegiganticMariofan tbf, tho there are some big bands which aren't on. But everyone has their own opinion ig so gotta respect the bands that are on there

[@M-eye-uh-rawr-D]

Absolute travesty

[@dugffan]

30: wings 29: artic monkeys wtf bro 💀 you got crazy here

[@abradedsilver]

wings shoulda been higher than arctic monkeys

[@BGwxlf]

Def leppard shoulda been higher

[@GroovyLeatherTrim]

Arctic Monkeys are easily better.

[@themanwithnoname9752]

Coz Arctic Monkeys are objectively better.

[@wincup]

@@BGwxlf Def leppard is way higher than Arctic Monkey. No match in terms of international popularity and impact.

[@johannes8213]

The cure only being on 22 is crazy and I would switch Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Pretty good list though.

[@Daryl_Phillips_]

Agreed

[@greekandbulgariangamertv8633]

Agree with pink and zep but I honestly think the cure is a lil overrated

[@sccpleandro863]

led is greatest

[@OdinCobb]

Bro

[@videosbaisam]

w king crimson placement. super underrated usually, honestly i think there discography is almost as good as pink floyd’s

[@TheTornadoMan]

Definitely, king crimson is my 2nd favorite band

[@doscwolny2221]

Almost. I agree.

[@lucaskyte-tremblay924]

Even ELO, ELP and Supertramp are better than them

[@Falstaff1972]

Better than Pink Floyd, IMHO.

[@albertberrio45]

I don't agree, they are much better than Pink Floyd.

[@CentipedeMKDS]

In terms of the British, The Kinks are the most British band.

[@BabbleBebble]

I think they. were so interesting and cool! But just the songs like Penny Lane and many other by the Beatles were and are perfectly British!

[@joannewhite3858]

And motörhead is the least

[@maxenloteyro]

Either the Kinks or Iron Maiden

[@WaveGuideStudios]

Nope. Jethro Tull is more British than any of them.

[@coolx.]

Only because they got banned from America

[@CalebthegiganticMariofan]

Thx so much for putting Badfinger, I love them, since ur opinions prob changed about 100 best bands if u want could u plz make one of those again

[@oliverrimbaud4556]

Great list, Dire straits should be within the top 20 in my opinion

[@Michael.Talbot]

Should be in the top five, one of my most favourites of all time.

[@antonioeasypiano]

Where are URIAH HEEP? Where are THE STRANGLERS? Where are MUSE? Where are STATUS QUO? Where are TALK TALK? Where are UB-40? Where are RAINBOW? Where are MADNESS? Where are WHITESNAKE? (Some of them, on my channel!!!😉)

[@theskicker8856]

Never heard of them lol

[@colinkeane9070]

Yeah should have been status quo instead of pulp tbh

[@dariozadravec231]

Exactly. Status Quo should be top 30

[@johnmurphy9385]

I agree with you that Talk Talk are a glaring omission here.

[@greekandbulgariangamertv8633]

Honestly I don’t know all of them Ik muse but idk if they should be included and ik the stranglers but the only song I have heard from them is golden brown (great song btw) so idk

[@Smarties.]

If most of these comments are that upset about a band they like being so low make your own list since it's just a opinion piece I'm just happy to see my 3 favorite bands mentioned at all

[@bytheway3604]

Pink floyd is my favourite band, but i agree that The beatles are the greatest.

[@stephen5112]

I cannot overstate how glad I am that you included Priest, Maiden, and Sabbath

[@Daryl_Phillips_]

Why wouldn’t he? Sabbath is awesome

[@themanwithnoname9752]

@@Daryl_Phillips_ Maiden even more so

[@emptyspaces7564]

Like no one was expecting...

[@CalebthegiganticMariofan]

I thank him for putting Badfinger they are my fifth favorite band ever after 4 zep, 3 stones, 2 Beatles, 1 doors, and no one really knows who they are

[@xraygamer9895]

As if no one knows about them or what? Literally 3 of the best known music acts in popular music ever😭

[@geraldoveloso7978]

Depeche Mode is really underrated here and in most rock forum due to their eletronic influences...they are too much influential, should be at least in top15.

[@paulmckinney8141]

Don't think I saw Nazereth. Underrated.

[@ЮлияСмехова-ь3ф]

We are animals

[@Mr.Scar_Real]

Quite a few missing here. Coldplay, Muse, Gorillaz, Portishead, Slowdive, Massive Attack, and many more deserve to be on this list.

[@Mr.Scar_Real]

@YamiMarik56895 Bro stop being a hater and actually listen to them. You literally only like metal💀

[@LW_LEWI_Felix]

About Gorillaz, i agree

[@sanadcanmahmoud]

@@Mr.Scar_RealLast time I checked my sanity, Coldplay isn’t even close to metal???!!! Gorillas too! They aren’t metal!!!

[@Mr.Scar_Real]

@@sanadcanmahmoud No he was saying my bands sucked but on his recent comments he made a list of his top ten albums and they were all metal. Yeah I’m not saying Coldplay’s metal💀 He deleted the original comment to so I see how you’re missing the context.

[@timfromirk]

My bloody valentine is an Irish band

[@russell1371]

You lost me at Def Leppard at #48 and Duran Duran at #42. Both of those bands deserve to be higher.

[@Stefano4791]

Much higher! Especially Duran

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

You're showing your age!

[@russell1371]

@@PUNKinDRUBLIC72 Ok?

[@jpgr-KKleB6]

The BEATLES/ THE GOAT

[@coyote4237]

Interesting list. Thanks for the video.

[@toxic5456]

pretty solid list. 😃👍

[@Daryl_Phillips_]

The Brits do it the best

[@igsigsolutions5248]

Bands-wise, no contest. Musical innovation too.

[@robm9999]

@@igsigsolutions5248agreed, not even close!

[@ALightforAttractingAttention]

not food tho lmao

[@Daryl_Phillips_]

@@ALightforAttractingAttention yeah lol

[@leec6707]

Food here is fantastic! You must be from the USA as no other country believes such nonsense.

[@geraldoveloso7978]

Man...Electric Light Orchestra is really good, but is way tooo high. It hurts to see them above Depeche Mode and Dire Straits.

[@meliora99]

way better albums and singles than both those two tho

[@ScottJoestar19]

ooohhh, look at me now, feeling the motion

[@colinkeane9070]

If anything elo should be in top 10

[@exesexesexesexesexesex]

I think elo are underrated, so its good seeing them high 😊😊

[@elenakindt2054]

I have tickets to see ELO on their farewell tour, really great band, but I agree with where they are placed

[@dariozadravec231]

Dire Straits should be top 15 at least. Also where is Status Quo?

[@awesomeredpandax2267]

I still can't believe he put oasis ahead of dire straits

[@arkhamguard6479]

Missing The Jam, plus I don't think Pulp qualifies as rock, Jarvis Cocker himself stated they're a pop band

[@lucaskyte-tremblay924]

Having Oasis above Yes and Genesis is a crime

[@MarknoblesAcidhouseparty]

i hate prog rock ... cant please everyone

[@a.josland6155]

Oasis are kinda goated

[@lucaskyte-tremblay924]

@@MarknoblesAcidhouseparty Too advanced for you?

[@lucaskyte-tremblay924]

@@a.josland6155 no they’re not they’re extremely whiny and all their songs are massive cliches. No originality in any of their work

[@lucaskyte-tremblay924]

@@a.josland6155 Great listen, very enjoyable to listen to but in terms of creativity they’re no way near some of the progressive rock bands on this list

[@markoak916]

Deep Purple was more important than King Crimson.

[@cl5619]

I’m a fan of King Crimson. But they are a bit of an acquired taste. Women don’t like them when they hear them… they are deep prog. Most American rock fans don’t know their stuff.

[@omegajrz1269]

​@@cl5619You should listen to Primus. They have had a lot of influence from King Crimson.

[@f_df09]

blur above the stone roses is crazy work

[@ckch4535]

Honestly top ten bands of all time could all be British

[@TannerHemmingsen]

Def Leppard should be way higher than #48. I would have them switch places with the Verve

[@zackzallie8735]

Deep Purple and Radiohead in the Top 10 justified my dad and my favourite bands. Great list. 👌🏻

[@heisenberg1788]

Respect for badfinger. Great band

[@CalebthegiganticMariofan]

Fr

[@CalebthegiganticMariofan]

One of my favorites ever

[@absurdcheesecake]

I completely agree with the top 3. Perfect picks

[@antoniogalianojerez9942]

Genesis pink floyd king crimson yes and supertramp are criminally underrated in this chart

[@Alekskauff]

pink floyd was 3, how is that not good enough for you? Same with king crimson, i wouldve placed yes around with kc.

[@antoniogalianojerez9942]

@@Alekskauff easy: the only way in which i would be happy with floyd in #3, is putting genesis and kc one and two or viceversa. And yes of course would be minimum #4. And supertramp between 5 and 8.

[@pablocerongonzalez]

my top 5 1:the beatles 2:pink floyd 3:king crimson 4:black sabbath 5:queen

[@Baconbecon6791]

Hello! I love your channel

[@tunanorth]

Lets just say that there was a band that had Eric Clapton, and then Jeff Beck AND Jimmy Page in it; what ranking would a band like that have?

[@lyndas2767]

Now do Top 50 Canadian rock bands! You could find at least 50, and not even have to include Nickleback

[@CalebthegiganticMariofan]

American rock bands:

[@pathfinder1273]

1. Rush 2. Neil Young 3. Chilliwack 4. Bryan Adams 5. The Guess Who 6. The Tragically Hip 7. April Wine 8. Loverboy 9. Streetheart 10. Fludd 11-50: Who gives a shit?

[@CalebthegiganticMariofan]

@@pathfinder1273 Neil young isn’t a band

[@pathfinder1273]

@@CalebthegiganticMariofan How many times did he ever record an album or play a concert by himself?

[@Dogy0909]

@@CalebthegiganticMariofanCrazy Horse then

[@jhunter1045]

Great bands!! I'd have some different ordering but the Top 5 are rock royalty!!!

[@diegogustavocastro7039]

Wonderful!!!👏👏👏👏

[@jeffreyparks2371]

Deep Purple underrated imo, and Bad Company definitely underrated. By like 35 places.

[@STORMX97]

Look I’m sorry, I know it’s just a few spots but Radiohead over Deep Purple, The clash, and Maiden? That’s a bit nuts

[@MrPatton-y1j]

OK Computer, Kid A, In Rainbows, none of those bands have 3 masterpieces in their discography.

[@thegrumpyteddy]

@@MrPatton-y1j Radiohead ahead of Deep purple, KC & Genesis is total horseshit.

[@shambhav9534]

@@MrPatton-y1j And all three of them are uniquely good. With most other bands, they have one good concept, and then re-flavour that same thing. Radiohead did it thrice from scratch. No one else gets close.

[@kj64gaming19]

Dire Straits should be way higher. Most people only know them for 2 or 3 songs, but if you listen to their discography they really didnt write a single bad song. Thats pretty rare for even the greatest of bands like Pink Floyd.

[@JeffScottKing]

No Muse?

[@FLUGHTER]

Same question

[@lexx8856]

Nice list. I would like to add: Rory Gallagher, Steeley Span and above all Renaissance.

[@fahimnoor5980]

My Top 5 Are 1. Pink Floyd 2. Led Zeppelin 3. Camel 4. Dire Straits 5. Def Leppard

[@_prodam_]

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[@dav2109]

I just see complaints in the comments, but oh boy!, the amount of talent in this top is supreme...

[@waldenherz9944]

❤MUSE is so underrated. Matt Bellamy's vocal powers are out of this world. That's quite injustice. Sunburn♡, Bliss, Starlight, Hysteria, Supremacy.. are only few examples to good songs. Muse is unique and it's still an active band.❤ (You should watch some voice analysis. In Micro Cuts he really goes to high pitch sound)

[@FrancT-]

To be honest it's pathetic Muse isn't included on this list. They are known to be one of the best live bands out there, and Knights of Cydonia basically has a legendary status in the rock community by now.

[@ShankarL-cg7kq]

Can somebody explain to me what is the criteria for the ranking?

[@CalebthegiganticMariofan]

His opinion

[@tunanorth]

To all the posters who insist that [XXXXX] band was left out; which ones do you REMOVE to make room?

[@oliverjames3744]

Very good list. Being a prog rock fan I would have liked to see in your list "Yes" and "Alan Parsons Project". Aside from that maybe "Coldplay" should have been there. All in all, I like your list, particularly that you included some of my favorites that other lists do not include like "Supertramp" and "Duran Duran".

[@CalebthegiganticMariofan]

Yes was in this list at #16

[@josearturocruzlira7595]

UFO???

[@goldsgolds2010]

What a list!!

[@TheTornadoMan]

The Radiohead hate in this comment section is unreal. They are the pinnacle of art rock of the late 90s and early 2000s.

[@JesseLKN]

They are the worst thing in existence of humanity

[@CalebthegiganticMariofan]

@@JesseLKNnot the worst but they are up there in the worst

[@KurtMitchell-ly3in]

Radio Head sux

[@Peeh_Souza]

I'll go further; Radiohead today is more relevant and influential than Queen, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. You'll see heads explode, but Alternative has been Rock's most important genre for over 30 years, and Radiohead is one of those responsible for that.

[@TheTornadoMan]

I wouldn’t say alt rock is the most important for 30 years but I can see the band being the most influential right now compared to them.

[@nevillehammon4934]

Great list

[@dietersmit6639]

Think Def Lep, Depeche Mode and Priest too low on list. Uriah Heep should be there somewhere. Many bands these 4 can replace positions. So happy I can see a list without Metallica....

[@CalebthegiganticMariofan]

Bc Metallica are american, when he makes best American bands ever (and hopefully puts the best band ever, the doors, at #1) they will be near the top

[@roverg2009]

Gran ranking. Eché de menos a The Shadows, que marcaron una época.

[@LarryGonzalez00]

XTC, Madness, Small Faces, The Move, Sweet, Procol Harum, Humble Pie, Mott The Hoople....just a few missing from the list.

[@dc_hhs26]

def leppard at 48 is actually crazy. they’re the greatest band from the 80s and have had one of the greatest careers and almost the best longevity of any band of all time and you got them this low. they’re only top 10 in sales, hits and have 2 albums reach platinum (a feat only 4 other bands achieved!!) yeah i don’t think im gonna sub lmao. the beatles is the only band who is placed right

[@nongkhiew]

It's unbelievable how such a small territory has more good bands than the rest of the world when it comes to rock music

[@ELUVE6883]

4:35 song name?

[@LucitaGuevarra-m3x]

Paranoid android

[@אריאל-ח8ר]

I was sure dire straits were from the US for some reason , W list tho

[@leec6707]

Obviously, we gave the world the best music, but what strikes me here is that our bands have so many interesting characters. Ginger Baker, Jarvis Cocker, Keith Moon, the Davies brothers, Marc Bolan, Johnny Rotten, Lemmy etc

[@Bogartly]

Arctic Monkeys above Wings🤦‍♂️

[@lukapagura]

I agree with the top 5, but everything else could definitely be rearranged

[@thegrumpyteddy]

SWITCH positions with STONES & DEEP PRUPLE.

[@MuscleManOhhhhh]

Nice to see Yes that high up

[@MoJoAssets]

Listing all the right bands (almost) … but not necessarily in the right order 😅

[@taco9012]

URIAH HEEP

[@Theamonguspotion666]

The Smiths are a very underrated band

[@OnlyGoodMusic_]

No, in fact Morrissey is one of the singers with the most entries in the UK charts, having more than 50 songs that reached the top 40. In addition to 5 number 1 albums. Even the 3 Smiths albums that were not number 1, were Number 2, a bit of bad luck, but still a very high position. And even more so taking into account that none of their albums dropped from the top 2. Beyond that, The Smiths is one of the most important bands in the last 40 years, the new generations LOVE the Smiths, Tiktok is full of videos , edits and fan accounts of The Smiths, people under 15 LOVE the Smiths, since their music is timeless. They have 8 songs that have more than 200 million streams on Spotify, which few bands from the 80s have, one of the songs is close to 600 million, and they have more than 6 million followers on Spotify.

[@LeoDreweryMusic]

The top 7 are literally my top 7 bands of all time in that order

[@rzicha]

Where is Free, Marillion, Uriah Heep, Status Quo?

[@atariboy77]

So happy the hollies made the list

[@anuraggdeshpande286]

5:14 since ive been loving you, dont let me down

[@Kblog777]

So much great music from this little island.

[@RioTheGirlScout]

5:07 my favorite band

[@RioTheGirlScout]

@@systemsproceed248 yes

[@Hoboshack2121]

5:13 my favorite band ;)

[@jeronimoronimo2654]

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[@D3nnenir]

Great vid

[@AntonioSzytulskyj]

If it's only to do with music, to each their own. But, if this compilation involves a wider range of issues : iconic, trendy, the influence, impact on the world, society, innovation ecc, definitely Beatles deserve to rank at nr 1. They are History!

[@terrymay8114]

there a fucking pop band not rock never understand why they get called a rock band

[@tunanorth]

Thank God there were The Beatles, to keep all the other delusional fans in check.

[@twist3dgUt4219]

Cant complain with the top 10, but dire straits should have been higher i think

[@Amber_xo_133]

5. Muse 4. Radiohead 3. Cure 2. Zeppelin 1. Beatles

[@saraieverhart1103]

5. Cream 4. Def Leppard 3. Genesis 2. Dire Straits 1. Beatles (SHOCKER)

[@abradedsilver]

Can you recommend me some songs by the dire straits i wanna get into it but I don't know where to start off

[@saraieverhart1103]

@@abradedsilver listen to bros in arms

[@cal6725]

@@abradedsilver The whole debut album is golden. I would start there.

[@Ellerwook]

based

[@timfromirk]

Where is Suede?

[@sourjellybaby4286]

No Madness? This is madness! Also Kinks should be higher but what a roster of 50 and I understand hard to fit everyone's favs in there

[@bernacha]

ELP should be at least top 5!

[@KoenigC]

Def Leppard at 48?? What a clown lmao

[@tegarsatriani4327]

Great Lists, very objective. Not like Rolling Stones Magazine

[@sennathegreatone8827]

Deep Purple behind Radiohead Are you kidding me?

[@TheManInMeOfficial]

Yep. Definitely better.

[@gamemasterq5]

Yeah Radiohead sucks

[@rooster1242]

Manic Street Preachers, Fleetwood Mac, The Jam, Franz Ferdinand, XTC, Suede, Cocteau Twins, Muse, Kasabian, Florence + The Machine...

[@demonslayer5613]

this honestly could just be "greatest rock bands" haha the brits know how to make good rock n roll

[@kanchelovski2818]

Where is the Muse, best stadium progressive-rock band?

[@gianlucalanzuolo1104]

I love Oasis but there's no universe where they can be above Genesis

[@davies_dave5315]

Dude how dire straits is so low in this list?

[@bobbyggare8364]

Moody blues mentioned!!!

[@ThirdRail7]

You added groups like The Verve, Blur and Duran Duran, while omitting The Charlatans (UK), The Inspiral Carpets and The Gorillaz. The Charlatans are still active!

[@markcantwell-vx5kr]

where are slade

[@OnlyGoodMusic_]

They marked an era, and had a certain influence on some bands of the time. But to be honest, they weren't very interesting in terms of music, composition, lyrics, creativity, or anything. That's why they only lasted 4 years and then the kids who used to listen to them simply grew up and stopped listening to them.

[@MichaelLuke-w6p]

the Smiths are number 1❤❤❤

[@varkonyitibor4409]

Alan Parsons Project

[@BabbleBebble]

I agree, but Alan Parson Project is not properly a band

[@jIescareno]

Deep Purple and King Crimson in Top Ten, very good

[@Dimston88]

Uriah Heep???😡

[@atsoovaskainen4165]

I was thinking about that too. 🤔