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AC/DC
Australian rock band
Aerosmith
American rock band
Alice Cooper
American musician and actor
Billy Joel
American singer, songwriter, and pianist (born 1949)
Blondie (band)
American rock band
Blue Öyster Cult
American hard rock band
Blur (band)
English rock band
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
Bon Jovi
American rock band
Bonnie Raitt
American musician
Bono
Irish musician and activist (born 1960)
Boston (band)
American rock band
Brian Wilson
American musician (1942–2025)
Bruce Springsteen
American rock musician (born 1949)
Bryan Adams
Canadian guitarist
Buddy Holly
American rock and roll singer (1936–1959)
Captain Beefheart
American musician (1941–2010)
Chicago (band)
American rock band from Chicago
Cold Chisel
Australian rock band
Coldplay
British rock band
Cream (band)
1960s British rock supergroup
Creedence Clearwater Revival
American rock band (1959-1972)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
American and British folk rock supergroup
David Bowie
English musician and actor (1947–2016)
Deep Purple
English rock band
Def Leppard
British rock band
Demis Roussos
Greek musician
Dire Straits
British rock band (1977–1995)
Eagles (band)
American rock band (formed 1971)
Electric Light Orchestra
English rock band
Eric Clapton
English musician (born 1945)
Evanescence
American rock band
Fleetwood Mac
British-American rock band
Foo Fighters
American rock band
Foreigner (band)
American/British rock band
Frank Zappa
American musician
Freddie Mercury
British rock musician (1946–1991)
Genesis (band)
English rock band
George Harrison
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
Grateful Dead
American rock band
Guns N' Roses
American hard rock band
Heart (band)
American-Canadian rock band
INXS
Australian rock band (1977–2012)
Janis Joplin
American singer-songwriter
Jeff Beck
English rock guitarist
Jefferson Airplane
American rock band
Jim Morrison
American singer-songwriter, poet, actor and director
Jimi Hendrix
American guitarist (1942–1970)
Jimmy Page
English guitarist (born 1944)
Joan Jett
American singer and guitarist (born 1958)
Joe Cocker
English musician
Joe Satriani
American guitarist
John Bonham
English rock musician
John Lennon
English musician and member of the Beatles (1940–1980)
Journey (band)
American rock band
Keith Richards
British songwriter, guitarist of the Rolling Stones
King Crimson
English progressive rock band
Kiss (band)
American rock band (1973–2023)
Led Zeppelin
English rock band (1968–1980)
Lenny Kravitz
American rock musician (born 1964)
Linda Ronstadt
American singer (born 1946)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
American rock band
Meatloaf
Dish of ground meat formed into a loaf shape
Mick Jagger
English musician (born 1943)
Midnight Oil
Australian alternative rock band
Neil Young
Canadian and American musician (born 1945)
Nickelback
Canadian rock band
Nine Inch Nails
American industrial rock band
Oasis (band)
English rock band
Paul McCartney
English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)
Pete Townshend
English musician
Peter Gabriel
English musician
Phil Collins
English musician (born 1951)
Pink Floyd
English rock band
Queen (band)
British rock band
Radiohead
English rock band
Ringo Starr
British musician, drummer for the Beatles
Robert Plant
English singer
Rod Stewart
British singer-songwriter (born 1945)
Roger Waters
English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)
Roxy Music
English art rock band formed in 1970
Roy Orbison
American singer-songwriter (1936–1988)
Rush (band)
Canadian rock band
Scorpions (band)
German rock band
Steely Dan
American rock band
Steppenwolf (band)
Canadian-American rock group
Steve Vai
American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter
Sting (musician)
English musician (born 1951)
T. Rex (band)
English rock band
Talking Heads
American rock band
The Allman Brothers Band
American rock band
The Band
Canadian-American rock band
The Beach Boys
American rock band
The Beatles
English rock band (1960–1970)
The Byrds
American rock band
The Doors
American rock band
The Easybeats
Australian rock band
The Everly Brothers
American rock and roll band
The Four Seasons (band)
American band
The Go-Go's
American rock band formed in 1978
The Killers
American rock band
The Kingsmen
American rock band
The Kinks
English rock band
The Monkees
American rock and pop band
The Police
English rock band
The Pretenders
British rock band
The Rolling Stones
English rock band
The Tragically Hip
Canadian rock band
The White Stripes
American rock duo (1997–2011)
The Who
English rock band
The Yardbirds
English blues and psychedelic rock band
Thin Lizzy
Irish hard rock band
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer (1939–2023)
Tom Petty
American musician
U2
Irish rock band
Van Halen
American hard rock/heavy metal band
Van Morrison
Northern Irish musician (born 1945)
Yes (band)
English progressive rock band