Last night on DC101 we counted down the Top 60 Rock Bands of All Time. I had a lot of emails and texts saying this part was right but that was wrong, this band should be higher, all kinds of love and criticism for the list. Here's the full rundown of everything:
60. Talking Heads
59. Weezer
58. Nine Inch Nails
57. Blink 182
56. Rush
55. R.E.M.
54. Lynyrd Skynyrd
53. Smashing Pumpkins
52. Muse
51. The Cure
50. Stone Temple Pilots
49. Jane’s Addiction
48. Depeche Mode
47. Tool
46. Beastie Boys
45. ZZ Top
44. Rages Against the machine
43. Def Leppard
42. The Smiths
41. Judas Priest
40. Journey
39. Alice In Chains
38. Bon Jovi
37. Linkin Park
36. Soundgarden
35. Grateful Dead
34. The Clash
33. The Police
32. Foo Fighters
31. Sex Pistols
30. Iron Maiden
29. Eagles
28. Green Day
27. Alice Cooper
26. Pearl Jam
25. The Ramones
24. Aerosmith
23. Motley Crue
22. Kiss
21. Cream
20. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
19. David Bowie
18. Red Hot Chili Peppers
17. U2
16. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
15. Nirvana
14. The Doors
13. Queen
12. Jimi Hendrix
11. Van Halen
10. Guns n Roses
09. Black Sabbath
08. Pink Floyd
07. Elvis
06. The Who
05. AC/DC
04. Metallica
03. Rollin Stones
02. Led Zeppelin
01. The Beatles
It's not easy putting a list like this together. Lots of consideration for what bands have done overall was put into it. You try, put your top rock bands list together. It's a good way to start a full night of debating over drinks.
Sorry, they JUST missed the Top 60. Really close, I swear...
