Decades
1980s
| Bands are ranked according to overall score | |||||||
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| 101 |
|
U2 |
3.0599
|
Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Interna. | 02/1983 | 79 |
|
| 102 |
|
Run DMC |
3.0567
|
Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop, Misc. | 05/1989 | 16 |
|
| 103 |
|
Utopia |
3.0440
|
Pop, Rock, Alt. Rock | 10/1974 | 18 |
|
| 104 |
|
Stone Roses |
3.0053
|
Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Pop | 07/1989 | 14 |
|
| 105 |
|
Free |
2.9961
|
Classic Rock, Pop, Rock | 09/1971 | 23 |
|
| 106 |
|
Savatage |
2.9875
|
Hard Rock & Metal, Pop, Rock | 03/1989 | 18 |
|
| 107 |
|
Midnight Oil |
2.9873
|
Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Interna. | 01/1988 | 22 |
|
| 108 |
|
Marshall Tucker Band |
2.9867
|
Classic Rock, Pop, Rock | 10/1989 | 35 |
|
| 109 |
|
Paula Abdul |
2.9847
|
Dance & DJ, Misc., Pop | 06/1988 | 9 |
|
| 110 |
|
Kate Bush |
2.9769
|
Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | 02/1978 | 24 |
|
| 111 |
|
Happy Mondays |
2.9715
|
Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Pop | 11/1988 | 11 |
|
| 112 |
|
Def Leppard |
2.9713
|
Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Interna. | 08/1987 | 30 |
|
| 113 |
|
Psychedelic Furs |
2.9704
|
Alt. Rock, Interna., Pop | 06/1981 | 18 |
|
| 114 |
|
Cocteau Twins |
2.9690
|
Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | 06/1982 | 32 |
|
| 115 |
|
Church |
2.9682
|
Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Interna. | 12/1969 | 30 |
|
| 116 |
|
Dinosaur Jr. |
2.9659
|
Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | 03/1989 | 16 |
|
| 117 |
|
Tesla |
2.9641
|
Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop | 01/1989 | 13 |
|
| 118 |
|
Jungle Brothers |
2.9623
|
Misc., Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop | 11/1989 | 10 |
|
| 119 |
|
Ultravox |
2.9584
|
Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Pop | 09/1989 | 26 |
|
| 120 |
|
Wire |
2.9563
|
Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | 08/1988 | 19 |
|
| 121 |
|
Deep Purple |
2.9492
|
Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Classic Rock | 12/1972 | 145 |
|
| 122 |
|
Asleep At The Wheel |
2.9463
|
Country, Pop, Misc. | 03/1987 | 34 |
|
| 123 |
|
Rolling Stones |
2.9440
|
Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop | 04/1964 | 63 |
|
| 124 |
|
Cowboy Junkies |
2.9400
|
Alt. Rock, Country, Pop | 11/1988 | 24 |
|
| 125 |
|
Rockpile |
2.9367
|
Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | 10/1980 | 1 |
|
| 126 |
|
Fine Young Cannibals |
2.9323
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Alt. Rock, Pop, R&B & Soul | 12/1985 | 6 |
|
| 127 |
|
Crowded House |
2.9315
|
Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | 06/1986 | 26 |
|
| 128 |
|
Minutemen |
2.9181
|
Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | 10/1985 | 14 |
|
| 129 |
|
Irene Cara |
2.9086
|
Pop, Dance & DJ, R&B & Soul | 01/1982 | 4 |
|
| 130 |
|
Michael W. Smith |
2.8997
|
Christian & Gospel, Pop, Misc. | 02/1986 | 23 |
|
| 131 |
|
Azymuth |
2.8950
|
Interna., Jazz, Latin | 04/1986 | 21 |
|
| 132 |
|
Abba |
2.8868
|
Interna., Latin, Pop | 09/1976 | 60 |
|
| 133 |
|
Nazareth |
2.8855
|
Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop | 12/1969 | 59 |
|
| 134 |
|
Yellowman |
2.8855
|
Interna., Pop, Misc. | 12/1969 | 51 |
|
| 135 |
|
Three Dog Night |
2.8855
|
Classic Rock, Pop, Rock | 02/1969 | 28 |
|
| 136 |
|
Beau Brummels |
2.8842
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Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | 04/1965 | 19 |
|
| 137 |
|
Alberta Hunter |
2.8801
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Blues, Jazz, Pop | 05/1921 | 13 |
|
| 138 |
|
John Wesley Harding |
2.8801
|
Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop | 07/1989 | 18 |
|
| 139 |
|
Mandrill |
2.8795
|
Latin, Pop, R&B & Soul | 03/1988 | 10 |
|
| 140 |
|
O'jays |
2.8764
|
Blues, Misc., Pop | 11/1988 | 59 |
|
| 141 |
|
Four Preps |
2.8748
|
Misc., Pop, Rock | 10/1989 | 6 |
|
| 142 |
|
Band |
2.8748
|
Classic Rock, Pop, Rock | 07/1968 | 34 |
|
| 143 |
|
Luis Miguel |
2.8748
|
Interna., Latin, Misc. | 12/1989 | 22 |
|
| 144 |
|
Persuasions |
2.8748
|
Broadway & Vocalists, Folk, Pop | 05/1989 | 21 |
|
| 145 |
|
Them |
2.8748
|
Classic Rock, Pop, Rock | 04/1966 | 5 |
|
| 146 |
|
Limeliters |
2.8748
|
Folk, Opera & Vocal Music, Pop | 05/1989 | 10 |
|
| 147 |
|
Standells |
2.8748
|
Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock | 05/1989 | 10 |
|
| 148 |
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