The best new artists, albums, and hits for your 2023 playlists, ranked by over 1 million votes. Click to make your opinion heard.

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Are you ready to rock out throughout 2023? In a post-pandemic digital age of endless TikTok reels and electropop dancing, rock has taken the backseat across pop culture. However, this year has a lot of great rock music that may be the ultimate cure to your social media Top 40 blues. From the legendary Grammy Award-winning Red Hot Chili Peppers to alternative punk royalty Fall Out Boy and Blink-182, 2023's hottest rock bands are moving full-speed-ahead with electrifying new music&nbsp;and international concert tours. Emo supergroups My Chemical Romance and Paramore return to the forefront of the music industry with new records and sold out shows; and Italian glam rock foursome Måneskin finally have a Grammy nomination under their belt.Which trending rock musicians&nbsp;are you most excited to see live, and whose records are you currently listening to?&nbsp;Vote below for the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-rock-bands-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best rock bands</a> of 2023, and be sure to also check out this year's&nbsp;top new rock songs afterwards.&nbsp;

The Best Rock Bands Of 2023

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Long Live Pop

Pop Music

Over the years, pop rock has come to dominate the radio waves. Mixing a catchy pop sound with light&nbsp;lyrics combined with guitar rock, pop rock bands are some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-famous-rock-bands-right-now/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most popular bands</a> on the planet and make of today&#39;s&nbsp;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rock-songs-2023/david-de-la-riva?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best rock songs</a> across the charts.&nbsp;While new pop rock bands come and go, the best pop rock bands have managed to stick around and churn out hit after hit. These pop rock artists sell out arenas, sell millions of singles and downloads, and some are even featured on TV shows and movies. Above all, pop rock bands have managed to endure and are widely known for producing major radio singles.

So, what are the best pop rock groups? Any list of pop rock bands has to include names like Maroon 5, Bon Jovi, OneRepublic, Daughtry, Billy Joel, Elton John, Rod Stewart, and the Beatles. These famous pop&nbsp;bands span generations and different eras in pop music, from <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-underrated-bands-2019/ranker-music" target="_blank">current bands</a> to the classics, but the one similar thread is that they all play rock music and were labeled as a pop band. Pop rock isn&#39;t going away any time soon, and its bands, with good reason, appeal to all music fans. Famous pop singers are often treated like celebrities, and it&#39;s usually their charisma that makes them so good at what they do.&nbsp;

That said, it&#39;s up to you to determine what are the top pop rock bands.&nbsp;This list answers the questions &quot;who are the best pop rock bands of all time?&quot; and &quot;who are the greatest pop rock musicians ever?&quot;&nbsp;If you know enough about the genre, please vote based on the quality of the band&#39;s music instead of just voting for the most popular pop rock bands that you might&#39;ve heard of.

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Of all the important rock bands to grace the stage, British bands are considered by many to be the most important and most influential. Though they weren't first, the best British rock bands planted their mark in the 1960s with catchy melodies, delicious hooks and music that influenced multiple generations of bands and music fans. Not to be outdone, every decade thereafter, famous English rock&nbsp;bands were mostly ahead of their contemporaries across the globe, bringing all variations of rock music to the masses. The most successful English bands remain staples on rock radio, and though some are old and over the hill, they manage to tour to arenas and stadiums all over the world.&nbsp;Though it's certainly a difficult question to ask, this list tries to decide who are the best British rock bands. There are plenty of amazing British bands to pick from, with names like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Clash, Oasis, Blur, and Queen, just to name some of the most famous ones. The thing that the best British rock bands have in common is that they're known all over the world for widely influencing a musical genre, and in some cases, creating their own musical genre. However, it's up to you to determine which of these top British rock bands is that best.This list answers the questions &quot;who are the best British rock bands of all time?&quot; and &quot;who is the greatest British rock musician ever?&quot;&nbsp;If you know enough about the genre, please vote based on the quality of the band's music instead of just voting for the most popular British rock bands that you might've heard of.

Deep Purple

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With so many great new bands out in 2021, as well as all-time greats who still tour, determining the most famous rock bands in the world right now is no easy task. Not only must you consider the top bands from the 21st century (even the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/most-hipster-bands" target="_blank">most hipster bands</a>),&nbsp;but you also have quite a few not-so-washed-up groups producing new albums and playing all over the world today. So, of all the bands out right now, both old and new, who do you think is the biggest band in the world&nbsp;in 2021?

From more <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/modern-rock-bands-and-musicians/reference" target="_blank">modern rock bands</a> like Twenty One Pilots and the ever-popular Radiohead, to rock bands who peaked decades ago, such as Journey and U2, you have many to consider in determining just who are&nbsp;the hottest rock bands right now. While it&#39;s hard for a 21st&nbsp;century band to compare to U2 (whether you like them or not), this isn&#39;t a list of the best bands ever. With this, there may be more fans of the Foo Fighters than those of Bono. Either way, these bands are comprised of some of the biggest rock stars today. So, who is the most famous rock band out right now? That&#39;s up to fans to decide.

Check out the list of active rock bands&nbsp;below, and vote up those who you think are the most famous.&nbsp;

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Step into the Ranker time machine, and enjoy the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rock-songs-2020/music-lover?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best rock songs</a> of the &#39;80s. Including classic rock hits&nbsp;and popular&nbsp;jams, the list of &#39;80s rock songs features some of the greatest bands ever, like The Police, U2, Van Halen, and Pink Floyd. Take a trip down memory lane with the top rock songs of the 1980s.&nbsp;

Vote up the best &#39;80s rock songs, and add your favorites if they&#39;re missing from the list.

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Hard rock is a genre that started with bands like Cream, Mountain, Steppenwolf, and Grand Funk in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and filled stadiums in the 1970s and into the 1980s. Hard rock bands are rooted in garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock and over time, hard rock has come to include elements of post-punk. That said, some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-rock-bands-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">greatest bands of all time</a> are hard rock bands. Featuring iconic guitar solos, aggressive music and heavy drumming, top hard rock bands remain some of the most beloved bands in history and their songs continue to be played on radio today.So, what are the best hard rock bands? Any top 100 list of hard rock bands has to include the likes of Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, AC/DC, Queen, Aerosmith, Deep Purple and Guns N Roses. These bands are considered among the best in hard rock and with good reason. They continue to endure and their songs hold up - even as new hard rock songs fight for space on radio waves. In the cases of the hard rock bands that have retired or long broken up, they continue to have fans, which is a testament to their staying power.That said, it's up to you to determine what are the best hard rock bands. This list answers the questions &quot;who are the best hard rock bands of all time?&quot; and &quot;who is the greatest hard rock musician ever?&quot; If you know enough about the genre, please vote based on the quality of the band's music instead of just voting for the most popular hard rock bands that you might've heard of.

Ozzy Osbourne

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This list of the top soft rock bands and artists let&rsquo;s you see who soft rock fans think are the best soft rock singers and bands.&nbsp;Fusing elements of low tempo folk music with&nbsp;mainstream rock, soft rock&nbsp;became popular towards&nbsp;the end of rock music&#39;s initial period, and it has maintained popularity over the years. With the use of&nbsp;acoustic instruments and mellow melodies, the genre combined palatable tones with memorable tunes.&nbsp;The best soft rock artists performed songs about love, everyday life, and relationships (the opposite of many hard rock themes). In fact, soft rock is often associated with piano rock, due its use of synthesizers and pianos. Soft rock songs dominated the 1970s and 1980s charts and served as&nbsp;some of the most popular and enduring songs of that&nbsp;era. The best soft rock artists are widely acclaimed, and with many of them featured&nbsp;in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

So, who are the best soft rock bands? Any list of good soft rock artists has to include the legendary Elton John, James Taylor, Steely Dan, Paul Simon, Carole King, The Carpenters, and Randy Newman. These artists are&nbsp;widely known for writing soft rock classics. Even though many of these singers and bands had their biggest hits decades ago,&nbsp;their songs&nbsp;created a new genre and redefined generations of music, from the 90s and 2000s through today.

That said, it&#39;s up to you to determine who&nbsp;the best soft rock bands of all time are.&nbsp;This list answers the questions &quot;what&nbsp;are the best soft rock groups of all time?&quot; and &quot;who is the greatest soft rock musician ever?&quot;&nbsp;If you know enough about the genre, please vote based on the quality of the band&#39;s music instead of just voting for the most popular soft rock bands.

Toto

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Modern rock artists list, with photos, ranked best to worst by votes. List of good modern rock bands includes a filter so you can sort by the groups&rsquo;s label and what albums they&#39;ve put out. This list of the top modern rock bands in the world includes all current rock musicians who rose to fame in the &#39;90s, &#39;00s, or &#39;10s. These contemporary rock bands have released recordings&nbsp;that have gotten distribution, and is an up-to-date list. Modern rock groups and artists are shown below along with any additional genres in which their music belongs. If available, you can also see information about where all modern rock bands on this list got started. Spanning both American and international artists, these&nbsp;are truly the greatest modern rock bands of all time. The most famous modern rock artists ever are listed, and the order is decided by actual fans of the best modern rock music.

You can click on the modern <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-bands-with-one-word-names/but-chickens-double-d?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">rock band names</a> to see more information about that particular notable modern rock group. If they&#39;re near the top of the best modern rock artist list, though, then they should have at least some information available. All the top modern rock bands named on the list also have discographies on their pages if you click on the modern rock band names themselves.

The list you&#39;re viewing is made up of artists like Avril Lavigne and Staind, and includes many of the latest heavyhitters in hard rock, punk, and alternative today. Vote for your favorites to get them to rise to the top. Show some love to your favorites like Battles or Marion Raven.

All important, significant and iconic bands, singers, and musicians in modern rock music history deserve your votes, so make sure to choose wisely. You can only vote once on this list.

The list includes all new modern rock bands, and if there are any missing on the list, you can always add them yourself. Just make sure they aren&#39;t already on the list and check your spelling, because this is already an accurate compilation of the best examples of modern rock, as well as a good place to start if you&#39;re asking yourself, or friends, exactly how to get into modern rock music. Especially since the bands at the top of the list will at the very least be the best choices if you&#39;re looking for a list of good modern rock bands with which to start out. No point in listening to them if they aren&#39;t actually good or even half-way decent modern rock bands.

This list answers the questions &quot;who are the best modern rock bands of all time?&quot; and &quot;who is the greatest modern rock musician ever?&quot;

If you know enough about the genre, please vote based on the quality of the band&#39;s music instead of just voting for the most popular modern rock bands that you might&#39;ve heard of, but not really listened to closely enough to cast an informed vote.

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Whether you're an electric or acoustic fan, the best rock albums or 2023 will be sure to scratch those itches. This list includes everything from albums with stadium leveling anthems to intimate solo projects done in the comfort of the artist's bedroom.Guided By Voices return with their 37th album (not a typo) and bring a whole lot of energy despite being absolute output machines. The Smashing Pumpkins also release their eagerly anticipated second act of their epic rock opera.What rock albums soundtracked your 2023? Vote up your favorites and be sure to check out our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-alternative-albums-2023/akansha-kakkad">Best Alternative Albums of 2023</a> list for some other great picks.

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1980s

So much of music in the &#39;80s was defined by the new wave movement, but what are your favorite songs from the genre? Let&#39;s rank the best &#39;80s new wave songs that truly defined the decade, with the help of your votes.

Many people think of new wave songs when they think of the 1980s, and it&#39;s no wonder why. Tracks like Kajagoogoo&#39;s &quot;Too Shy&quot; and Soft Cell&#39;s &quot;Tainted Love&quot; are the types&nbsp;of songs&nbsp;you&#39;ll always sing along to if you hear them on the radio. Even if you don&#39;t listen to &#39;80s music, you surely know the lyrics to &quot;I Ran&quot; by A Flock of Seagulls. Another fantastic new wave song from the &#39;80s is &quot;People Are People&quot; by Depeche Mode, despite the fact that the song&#39;s writer, Martin Gore, has been quoted as saying it&#39;s one of his least favorite.

Vote up the top &#39;80s new wave hits and dance your problems away! There are so many good &#39;80s new wave songs, so please add your own additions to the list if they aren&#39;t here already.

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<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-songwriters-of-all-time/music-lover?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Who is the best songwriter</a> alive today? The musician responsible for the lyrics and music that's the most memorable, significant and lasting in all of rock history, who is still with us today. We're talking, over the course of an entire career, the person who has written the most great songs--the best songwriters of the 21st century. A few things to keep in mind: (1) Songwriting teams are acceptable if they truly worked together (for example, Elton John writing music to Bernie Taupin's lyrics). When possible, as in the case of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, separate them and focus on individual songwriting. (2) LIVING songwriters. Living. (3) I think the ratio of "great songs" to "not good songs" is important to consider. If someone has 2 classic albums of great songs and then 5 albums worth of garbage, that impacts the overall view of the career, no matter how good the original work was. Something to keep in mind.Add your own selections below and vote up the people you feel are worthy of the title of Greatest Living Rock Songwriter. PLUS, if you have Spotify, you can listen to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://open.spotify.com/user/lonharris/playlist/2uw11W4F6dIPW4N3qptBFq">full songs from each of the listed songwriters on our Ranker playlist!</a>

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1990s

Here are the greatest &#39;90s rock songs, ranked by fans everywhere. The &#39;90s were an interesting time for rock. The decade ushered in the emergence of grunge, which knocked well-known pop artists, like Michael Jackson, off the top of the charts. Nirvana was the most famous band of all time, and other artists like Pearl Jam and Soundgarden followed suit. However, grunge died off toward the tail-end of the &#39;90s. In its place, pop-punk acts rose to prominence as well as nu-metal artists. No matter which genre you liked best, they all rocked hard. This list contains great&nbsp;&#39;90s rock songs from Metallica to Blink-182.&nbsp;

Some songs like &quot;Enter Sandman&quot; by Metallica had people headbanging to MTV. Others, like &quot;Buddy Holly&quot; by Weezer, had a bit more fun. It didn&#39;t necessarily elicit headbanging, but the music video was great, and Weezer has continued that same self-deprecating humor to this day. Only the &#39;90s could bring such rock anthems as &quot;Black Hole Sun&quot; and &quot;Man in the Box.&quot; We&#39;ll never see another decade like it, so enjoy this trip down memory lane with this list of the most <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rock-songs-2020/music-lover?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">popular rock songs</a> of the &#39;90s.&nbsp;

After jamming to all these hit songs, you can vote for the ones you like best. Rock enthusiasts from all over have voiced their opinions on this list of hit &#39;90s rock songs, and you can chip in next.&nbsp;

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&nbsp;Over the years, Canada has produced some of the finest <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-rock-bands-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">rock bands</a> in the world. Though the Canadian rock scene doesn't get as much acclaim as that in the U.S. and UK, Canadian rock bands are some of the most popular in the world. There's a nice mix of famous Canadian bands across all rock genres and many of these groups have had international hits and have toured across the globe. What separates Canadian rock from others is how it has shaped various <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/popular-rock-music-genres/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">subgenres of rock</a> that includes progressive rock, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/pop-punk-bands-and-musicians/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">pop punk</a>, heavy metal and indie rock. Simply stated, Canadians know how to rock. From classic rock to the 90s and now, this list has them all! &nbsp;So, what are the best Canadian rock bands? Anyone who is familiar with Canadian rock knows that there's a treasure trove of talent in the Great White North. That's why you'll see the names of international superstars like Rush, Neil Young, Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene and Nickelback on here in addition to top Canadian bands like Three Days Grace, Matthew Good Band, Our Lady Peace and Billy Talent. There are a few things you can argue about Canadian rock, but the thing that's indisputable is how influential Canadian rock bands are on the rest of the world.That said, it's up to you to determine what is the best Canadian rock band. This list answers the questions &quot;who are the best Canadian rock bands of all time?&quot; and &quot;who is the greatest Canadian <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/republican-rockers-_-conservative-rock-stars/famous-conservatives?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">rock musician</a> ever?&quot;&nbsp;If you know enough about the genre, please vote based on the quality of the band's music instead of just voting for the most popular Canadian rock bands that you might've heard of.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Alanis Morissette

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Here are the best rock&nbsp;duets for your next karaoke party. Including pop rock, classic rock, and a bit of heavy metal, this list of famous rock duets features <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-karaoke-songs/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">great karaoke songs</a> for couples, friends, or your&nbsp;entire group.&nbsp;

Vote up the best R&amp;B duets for karaoke night, and add your favorites if they&#39;re missing from the list.&nbsp;

The Best Rock Duets To Sing At Karaoke

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Ranking the best movies, books, TV series, music, and other entertainment based on Christian religious themes and promoting Christian messages and ideals.

Christian Entertainment

Over the past few decades, Christian rock has been one of the fastest growing genres in all of music as this comprehensive list of the top Christian rock bands shows. Some of the genre&#39;s biggest groups dominate the radio in certain markets. In the heartland of America, many Christian rock bands outsell and outperform some of the biggest names in pop. Though the contemporary Christian music doesn&#39;t get as much attention in the mainstream as it does elsewhere, this particular brand of rock has resonated with fans that like the message that religious music sets forth.&nbsp;

But, is there a way to settle the debate among fans over what is the best Christian rock band?&nbsp;This list seeks to answer the question of which of the biggest and brightest stars in the genre can truly be considered greatest.&nbsp;There are&nbsp;a variety of groups on here, including classic <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/90s-christian-bands/ranker-music" target="_blank">outfits from the 90s</a> like Jars of Clay and Switchfoot. The list has also includes younger groups like Skillet and Paramore as well so that there&#39;s plenty of variety when it comes to selecting what Christian bands to vote for.

Who are the best Christian rock bands of all time? Who is the greatest Christian rock musician ever? If you&#39;re a fan of Christian rock music, these are the bands who will always been included in the debate. but it&#39;s up to you to decide vote counts in determining who is the top Christian rock band. This list of Christian rock bands seeks to determine exactly who is the best.

Lifehouse

The Best Christian Rock Bands &amp; Artists

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Dynamite with a Laser Beam

Giving out the title of best frontman in rock is like crowning someone the king of rock and roll. There are so many factors that go into deciding the greatest front man (or woman) in rock that dubbing just one the head of all rock royalty seems nearly impossible. And yet, like the Highlander, there can be only one.What makes a lead singer the best frontman in classic rock? Is it the rock singer with the best stage presence, or does being the front man of the best live band in rock history automatically propel you to the top of the list of the best frontmen in rock? Does being one of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/20-greatest-singers?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">greatest singers of all time</a> get you the title of greatest frontman? How about being a famous enough rock star&nbsp;to rack up multiple Rolling Stone cover photos? That's up to the music-loving masses to vote on.From Queen's Freddie Mercury to Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant, all of your favorite hardcore&nbsp;lead vocalists are featured below.&nbsp;If you're wondering: Who is the best lead singer in rock? Who is the top rock frontman ever? Who are the best frontmen in rock, that led their respective bands to unprecedented heights? Then look no further!&nbsp;This list serves as the ultimate&nbsp;place to vote for your favorite rock vocalists&nbsp;and vote down the overrated rock singers whom you don't think deserve&nbsp;a place among the greatest rock frontmen.

Mick Jagger

The Best Frontmen In Rock

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Female Singers

These attractive&nbsp;women in rock are ranked&nbsp;on this list by fans like you. These becuatiful&nbsp;female singers and musicians are not just sexy or hot, they&nbsp;are some of the most talented women in the world, they're some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-female-singer-of-the-year">best current female singers</a> and the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-female-rock-vocalists">best female rock vocalists ever</a>. Gorgeous&nbsp;and&nbsp;talented... what more can you ask for?These&nbsp;women in rock represent hard rock (Amy Lee of Evanescence), alternative rock (Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs), indie rock (Zooey Deschanel of She &amp; Him), and the multi-talented blonde Gwen Stefani (No Doubt). These gorgeous female rockers&nbsp;are sure to make your heart beat and your foot tap all at the same time.These are soem of the most attractive&nbsp;women in rock &amp; roll, not only from the '80s and '90s but of all time.&nbsp;If you have an opinion, vote up your favorite&nbsp;women in rock on the&nbsp;list below.&nbsp;These are the hottest chicks in hard rock, so check out these awesome pics of hot rockstars. These may not be photos of naked female singers, but these sexy alternative girls don't need to be nude to be hot. Rock on!

The Most Stunning Women in Rock History, Ranked

The Most Attractive Female Rock Singers, Ranked by Fans

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The best rock vocalists of all time are the frontmen and leading ladies&nbsp;of our favorite rock bands, or those solo artists whose voices are some of the best ever. These talented men and women of rock could easily captivate audiences with just their vocals. Their voices set them and their bands above the rest and define them as the best rock singers of all time.&nbsp;To be included on this list, the vocalists must be primarily known for their association with rock music and (obviously) must have a great voice. That really doesn't narrow down the many greatest rock singers in recent <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/history-of-rock-and-roll-timeline-facts/jason-f-collins?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">rock music history</a>, though a certain few stand out as above and beyond all the rest. Greats like Robert Plant, David Bowie, Steve Perry and Neil Young come to mind, as do icons like Bono, Mick Jagger and Bruce Springsteen.While there are many notable vocalists of today's rock music, arguably many of the best rock vocalists of all time are those from earlier generations. Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury from Queen, John Lennon from The Beatles, Jim Morrison from The Doors, and Bob Dylan are only a few of some of the best rock vocalists ever, but also some of the most influential singers of all time. Freddie Mercury especially had an amazing voice and was ranked second only to Mariah Carey by <a href="/list/mtv_s-best-voices-in-music-ever/music-lover">MTV for the best voices in music ever</a>.A perfect combination of range, power, articulation and control is needed to become one of the <a href="/list/rolling-stones_-100-greatest-vocalists-of-all-time/music-lover">greatest vocalists of all time</a>. All of those can be taught but the natural ability to have that golden voice, as all of these great rock vocalists possess, is nothing that can be learned. Do you think that one vocalist or rock singer should be above another? Then vote for your favorite rockers below!

Stevie Nicks

The Best Rock Vocalists

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The best rock bassists of all time serve as the backbones to some of the most influential rock bands, ranging from the Beatles and Cheap Trick to&nbsp;Chicago and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. All of the best bassists in rock are featured below, including John Paul Jones, Paul McCartney, Flea, Roger Waters, and Sting.&nbsp;From the hard rockers, to the blues bassists, to the genre-crossing masters of four (or sometimes five) strings, this list contains all of the top bass players in rock.What makes someone the best bass player in rock music? Should the rock bassist with the best stage presence, or the famous bass player with the fastest fingers, or the bass player who's the best singer be considered the 'best rock bassist'? Should the bass player with the craziest hair&nbsp;be given special consideration?&nbsp;Well, that would probably go under the category of bass players with the best stage presence, but still...Who are the best bassists in rock? Who are the best bass guitarists? Who is the top rock bassist ever? The top 10? The top 100? These are some of the questions that this list of the best rock bassists hopes to answer.If you want to hear some of the harmonious music that the greatest bass players take part in, make sure to check out the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-rock-bands-of-all-time">best rock bands of all time</a>. Vote below for your favorite rock bass players, and be sure to vote based on the quality of their music (songs and albums) and overall talent rather than just their fame or overall popularity.

The Best Rock Bassists of All Time

The 100+ Greatest Rock Bassists of All Time, Ranked

Lists about the Fab Four, who changed the entire world of music starting in 1960 Liverpool.

The Beatles

There are thousands of rock bands that have existed throughout the decades ever since the dawn of rock and roll, but only the greatest ones have stood the test of time and continue to be classic, popular bands to listen to with their timeless music. Whether it be <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-underrated-bands-2019/ranker-music" target="_blank">current bands</a> or classic oldies, the biggest,&nbsp;most famous superstars or heavy-hitting deep cuts,&nbsp;who are the greatest rock bands of all time?Anyone can vote on this best rock bands list, which makes these rankings a trustworthy way to find out which great rock artists and groups are truly at the top of their class. How does your taste in rock music stack&nbsp;up against everyone else's?&nbsp;Listening to great rock music&nbsp;is good, but showing off your superior rock and roll taste is even better. This list includes a wide range of legendary rockers, from Queen and Led Zeppelin to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.&nbsp;For more rock music, check out this list of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-beatles-songs/acrosstheflame">Best Beatles Songs of All Time</a>, or vote on these lists of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-rock-vocalists/rockboy">Best Rock Vocalists</a> and the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-female-rock-vocalists/rustynrose">Best Female Rock Vocalists</a> of all time.

Black Sabbath

The Best Rock Bands Of All Time

The 100+ Greatest Rock Bands of All-Time, Ranked By Fans

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin IV

The Dark Side of the Moon

Blood on the Dance Floor

Insane Clown Posse

Nickelback

Heart

Blondie

Fleetwood Mac

Van Halen

Def Leppard

Guns N' Roses

Lists that rank the greatest bands and artists in every metal genre.

Hard Rock & Heavy Metal

Who&nbsp;are the best hair metal bands of all time? The hair bands and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/glam-metal-bands-and-musicians/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">glam metal bands</a>&nbsp;on this list are some of the best of the best, so you have work cut out for you in trying to decide which one is truly the greatest big hair band ever. There are so many great bands on this list that you might even have trouble picking&nbsp;the top ten hair metal groups; but deciding between these hard rockers&nbsp;is your challenge. Are you up for it? These great '70s and&nbsp;'<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-80s-rock-songs/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">80s rock bands</a> certainly are!Ranging from M&ouml;tley Cr&uuml;e and Guns N' Roses to&nbsp;Van Halen&nbsp;and Def Leppard, these hair metal bands&nbsp;play&nbsp;an important role in music history, producing some of the best music ever across all genres. A lot of people are quick to dismiss this period of music as just &quot;silly,&quot; but what it really did was bridge the gap from &quot;classic rock&quot; to &quot;grunge.&quot; And glam rock didn't just bridge a gap, because hair metal bands from the 1970s and 1980s cranked out some of the most beloved tunes in the history of rock, whether anyone wants to admit it or not. So, what are you waiting for?! Vote for your favorite hair metal bands below based on the quality of their music and influence during this defining era.&nbsp;

Scorpions

The Best Hair Metal Bands Of All Time

The 100+ Best Hair Metal Bands of All Time, Ranked

These are the best rock bands fronted by women. From Blondie and&nbsp;The Bangles to the Go-gos, these are the best girl bands, or bands that have female musicians in them. All of these bands feature strong female vocalists, and some of these women are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-female-voice-ever?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best female vocalists</a> of all time!

There&#39;s just something about a female rock band. I&#39;m not talking about sex appeal, I&#39;m talking about the music. When rock music is allowed to soar to it&#39;s highest heights with a female vocal range, magic can happen. Only women can really belt out rock the way that it is meant to be belted out...which&nbsp;is certainly the case with all of these bands! Vote for your favorite chick rock bands below, and don&#39;t forget to check out their greatest music.

The Greatest Chick Rock Bands Ever

The 100+ Greatest Chick Rock Bands Ever

The worst people, movies, shows, teams, and other things that everyone just hates.

That's the Worst!

Here they are: the absolute worst rock bands in history, ranked from the most awful bands to the kind of okay, but still pretty bad, by the Ranker community and real rock purists. This list features&nbsp;the absolute worst rock bands of all time, ranging from Insane Clown Posse&nbsp;to the Cockroaches.&nbsp;While many of these bands may have had&nbsp;wildly successful careers and contain lots of talent, such as Nickelback, Maroon 5, and My Chemical Romance, that doesn't mean that they're great rock artists. These bands are notorious for their crumb-dumb lyrics, ear-splitting melodies, and downright annoying image and persona. What's the worst rock band of all time? That's for you to decide. Look through and vote up the rock and rollers whom you think are the worst.&nbsp;

Good Charlotte

The Worst Rock Bands of All Time

The 100+ Worst Rock Bands of All Time, Ranked

Lists that rank the best musical records to ever hit our ears.

The Greatest Albums

Greatest Albums

Update:&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/693nUJzIqPADySoYwTFCGu?si=HVODKpb_QZaRJeSbp67Tfg" target="_blank">Follow Ranker&#39;s official New Rock 2020 playlist&nbsp;on Spotify</a>!

Remember when sex was safe and motorcycles were dangerous, and every rock song had at least a half assed decent guitar solo, and people were doing real drugs and not bath salts? Well, this is a tribute to the music in a time when America was simply about life, liberty, and the pursuit of SEX, DRUGS, AND ROCK-N-ROLL! That said, guitar rock may not be as popular as it was in the past, but that doesn&#39;t mean that in the genre&#39;s heyday, there weren&#39;t albums that transcended genres, music types and connected with fans from all over the globe. For starters, who can forget the entire Led Zeppelin catalog? Jimmy Page&#39;s bonecrunching riffs and Robert Plant&#39;s howls brought heavy blues chords to the mainstream while establishing the band as one of guitar rock&#39;s greatest bands.

There are so many influential albums and top guitar albums here that it&#39;s impossible to list them all right here. But so many of the biggest bands in the world populate this list and all of the biggest guitar players in the world are rightfully present on here. Their mere presence alone means that their particular album is going to rock. You have dudes like Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Angus Young, Tony Iommi and Stevie Ray Vaughn amongst others whose guitar prowess is showcased on so many of these albums.&nbsp;

So what are the best guitar rock <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-albums-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">albums of all time</a>? You&#39;ll notice Led Zeppelin II, Are You Experienced and Couldn&#39;t Stand the Weather, but there are so many more. If you think something including amazing guitars is missing, feel free add that album to this list. Vote and re-rank to how you deem it to be fit.