The following is a list of rock bands that qualify for our discussion on the 25 Greatest of All Time.
Chronology based on first release (single or album).
If a great band is missing, speak up and notify!
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50s & Forward:
Bill Haley & His Comets … 05/1954
Buddy Holly & the Crickets … 05/1956
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60s & Forward:
Creedence Clearwater Revival (as Blue Velvets/Golliwogs) … 08/1961
The Beach Boys … 11/1961
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The Beatles … 10/1962
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The Hollies … 05/1963
Paul Revere & the Raiders … 06/1963
The Rolling Stones … 07/1963
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The Kinks … 02/1964
The Animals … 03/1964
The Who … 07/1964
Them … 08/1964
The Byrds … 10/1964
The Moody Blues … 11/1964
The Yardbirds … 12/1964
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The Beau Brummels … 01/1965
Rascals / The Young Rascals … 02/1965
The Guess Who … 04/1965
The Lovin’ Spoonful … 07/1965
The Small Faces / Faces … 08/1965
The Turtles … 10/1965
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Love … 02/1966
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention … 06/1966
Buffalo Springfield … 07/1966
The Monkees … 08/1966
Jefferson Airplane … 09/1966
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band … 10/1966
Cream …12/1966
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The Doors … 01/1967
Pink Floyd … 03/1967
The Velvet Underground … 03/1967
The Grateful Dead … 03/1967
Canned Heat … 04/1967
The Jimi Hendrix Experience … 06/1967
Sly & the Family Stone … 06/1967
Moby Grape … 06/1967
Quicksilver Messenger Service … 06/1967
Traffic … 07/1967
Big Brother & the Holding Company … 07/1967
Iron Butterfly …10/1967
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Deep Purple … 01/1968
Blood, Sweat and Tears … 02/1968
Fleetwood Mac … 02/1968
MC5 … 02/1968
The Steve Miller Band … 05/1968
The Band … 07/1968
T. Rex … 07/1968
Jethro Tull … 10/1968
Free … 11/1968
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Led Zeppelin … 01/1969
Three Dog Night … 01/1969
Genesis … 03/1969
Chicago … 04/1969
Neil Young with Crazy Horse … 05/1969
Crosby, Stills & Nash / CSNY … 05/1969
Slade … 05/1969
Humble Pie … 07/1969
Yes … 07/1969
Grand Funk Railroad … 08/1969
Santana … 08/1969
The Stooges … 08/1969
King Crimson …10/1969
The Allman Brothers Band … 11/1969
Mott the Hoople … 12/1969
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70s & Forward:
Black Sabbath … 01/1970
Supertramp … 07/1970
Hawkwind … 08/1970
Funkadelic / Parliament … 10/1970
Emerson, Lake & Palmer … 11/1970
Derek & the Dominoes … 12/1970
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ZZ Top … 01/1971
The Doobie Brothers … 04/1971
Thin Lizzy … 04/1971
REO Speedwagon … 10/1971
David Bowie & Spiders from Mars … 12/1971
Electric Light Orchestra … 12/1971
Paul McCartney & Wings … 12/1971
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Eagles … 06/1972
Roxy Music … 06/1972
Scorpions … 08/1972
Styx … 09/1972
Steely Dan … 10/1972
Big Star … 11/1972
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Aerosmith … 01/1973
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band … 01/1973
Lynyrd Skynyrd … 01/1973
Bachman-Turner Overdrive … 05/1973
Queen … 07/1973
New York Dolls … 08/1973
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KISS … 02/1974
Kansas … 03/1974
Rush … 03/1974
Bad Company … 06/1974
Judas Priest … 08/1974
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AC/DC … 02/1975
Journey … 04/1975
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Heart … 02/1976
Ramones … 04/1976
Boston … 08/1976
Sex Pistols … 11/1976
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers … 11/1976
Blondie … 12/1976
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Television … 02/1977
Foreigner … 03/1977
The Clash … 04/1977
The Jam … 04/1977
The Misfits … 08/1977
Quiet Riot … 08/1977
Talking Heads … 09/1977
Elvis Costello & the Attractions … 12/1977
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Van Halen … 02/1978
The Cars … 06/1978
Joy Division … 06/1978
Whitesnake … 06/1978
Dire Straits … 07/1978
Siouxsie & the Banshees … 08/1978
Adam & the Ants … 10/1978
Midnight Oil … 11/1978
The Police … 11/1978
Toto … 12/1978
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Def Leppard … 01/1979
Pretenders … 01/1979
The Fall … 03/1979
Simple Minds … 03/1979
Motorhead … 04/1979
The Cure … 05/1979
Dead Kennedys … 06/1979
Joy Division … 06/1979
The B-52s … 07/1979
U2 … 09/1979
Dexy’s Midnight Runners … 10/1979
Iron Maiden … 11/1979
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80s & Forward:
INXS … 05/1980
Huey Lewis & the News … 06/1980
Echo & the Bunnymen … 07/1980
Minutemen … 10/1980
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Depeche Mode … 02/1981
New Order … 03/1981
Duran Duran … 06/1981
R.E.M. … 07/1981
Black Flag … 08/1981
Men At Work … 08/1981
The Replacements … 08/1981
Spandau Ballet … 10/1981
Tears For Fears … 11/1981
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Husker Du … 01/1982
Sonic Youth … 03/1982
Metallica … 06/1982
Twisted Sister … 06/1982
Cocteau Twins … 09/1982
Prince & the Revolution … 10/1982
10,000 Maniacs … 12/1982
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Violent Femmes … 04/1983
Pulp … 04/1983
Ministry … 05/1983
The Smiths … 05/1983
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble … 06/1983
Butthole Surfers … 07/1983
Ratt … 08/1983
Dokken … 09/1983
Queensryche … 10/1983
Pantera … 10/1983
Slayer … 12/1983
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Anthrax … 01/1984
Bon Jovi … 01/1984
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds … 06/1984
The Flaming Lips … 07/1984
Red Hot Chili Peppers … 08/1984
The Pogues … 10/1984
The Jesus & Mary Chain … 11/1984
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My Bloody Valentine … 01/1985
Simply Red … 05/1985
A-ha … 06/1985
Megadeth … 06/1985
Dinosaur Jr. … 10/1985
Faith No More … 10/1985
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Crowded House … 06/1986
Dream Theater … 06/1986
Guided By Voices … 06/1986
Poison … 08/1986
Beastie Boys … 11/1986
Sepultura … 11/1986
Guns N’ Roses … 12/1986
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Soundgarden … 06/1987
Lemonheads … 09/1987
Pixies … 09/1987
Primal Scream … 09/1987
Jane’s Addiction … 10/1987
Goo Goo Dolls … 11/1987
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Living Colour … 05/1988
Mudhoney … 10/1988
The Stone Roses … 10/1988
Fugazi … 11/1988
Nirvana … 11/1988
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Phish … 05/1989
Better Than Ezra … 06/1989
The Offspring … 06/1989
Live … 08/1989
Mighty Mighty Bosstones … 08/1989
Nine Inch Nails … 10/1989
Pavement … 10/1989
Primus … 11/1989
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90s & Forward:
The Black Crowes … 01/1990
The Afghan Whigs … 04/1990
Green Day … 04/1990
Hole … 04/1990
Blues Traveler … 05/1990
The Smashing Pumpkins … 05/1990
The Boo Radleys … 06/1990
Manic Street Preachers … 06/1990
Alice in Chains … 07/1990
Teenage Fanclub … 08/1990
Blur … 10/1990
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Mercury Rev … 05/1991
Pearl Jam … 08/1991
Rage Against the Machine … 12/1991
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No Doubt … 03/1992
Tool … 03/1992
The Verve … 03/1992
Radiohead … 05/1992
Suede … 05/1992
Sublime … 06/1992
Gin Blossoms … 08/1992
Blind Melon … 09/1992
Stone Temple Pilots … 09/1992
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311 … 02/1993
Grant Lee Buffalo … 02/1993
Counting Crows … 09/1993
Dave Matthews Band … 11/1993
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Blink 182 … 02/1994
Cake … 02/1994
Modest Mouse … 02/1994
Oasis … 04/1994
Weezer … 05/1994
Marilyn Manson … 07/1994
Korn … 10/1994
Supergrass … 10/1994
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Garbage … 03/1995
Wilco … 03/1995
The Dandy Warhols … 04/1995
Foo Fighters … 06/1995
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Queens of the Stone Age … 01/1996
Nickelback … 03/1996
The Hives … 06/1996
Slipknot … 10/1996
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Incubus … 01/1997
Papa Roach … 02/1997
Snow Patrol … 06/1997
The Beta Band … 07/1997
Limp Bizkit … 07/1997
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The White Stripes … 02/1998
Drive-By Truckers … 03/1998
Coldplay … 05/1998
Muse … 05/1998
System of a Down … 06/1998
Death Cab for Cutie … 08/1998
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My Morning Jacket … 05/1999
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2000 & Forward:
Doves … 04/2000
Linkin Park … 10/2000
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Avenged Sevenfold … 01/2001
The Shins … 06/2001
The Decemberists … 08/2001
The Strokes … 08/2001
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The Mars Volta … 04/2002
The Vines … 04/2002
The Libertines … 06/2002
Interpol … 08/2002
TV On the Radio … 10/2002
Audioslave … 11/2002
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Kings of Leon … 02/2003
Yeah Yeah Yeahs … 04/2003
The Thrills … 05/2003
The Darkness … 07/2003
Scissor Sisters … 10/2003
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Franz Ferdinand … 01/2004
The Killers … 06/2004
Velvet Revolver … 06/2004
Arcade Fire … 09/2004
Wolfmother … 09/2004
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Arctic Monkeys … 05/2005
Hinder … 09/2005
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The Raconteurs … 05/2006
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Dead Weather … 07/2009
Them Crooked Vultures … coming soon!
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… And more to come as our world keeps spinnin’ round!
