Today there are a huge number of performers and groups that continue the traditions of the last century and create something new. But there are special names that are forever inscribed in the history of music - these are rock legends. The list of the best representatives of this includes those performers whose songs excite the minds and hearts of listeners to this day.

Where to look for the origins?

Rock music took its origin from such a direction as rock and roll, the origins of which stem from the blues. During its development, this direction has undergone many changes and combinations with a variety of directions: jazz, symphonic, Latin, Indian music. But, one way or another, all these directions were developed precisely in the West, from where rock began to conquer the planet with leaps and bounds. So it is worth paying attention to exactly

Black Sabbath are another Britons who have developed and enriched the rock direction. In particular, they are the founders of heavy metal. Their music also gave rise to doom metal.

Deep Purple is a British group of virtuoso instrumentalists who captivate with their playing. Their contribution to the development of music can hardly be overestimated.

Natives of Foggy Albion

The Who - rock legends from the English capital, one of the first representatives of "hard" music, who launched the tradition of breaking musical instruments on stage after a performance. Not only extraordinary performances, but great songs have inscribed them as one of the greatest rock bands in history.

Pink Floyd is a London-based team that conquered the world with their acoustic experiments and philosophical lyrics. Their commercial success was also ensured by grandiose shows. They are among the top 10 rock bands of all time, and their music has had a serious impact on many famous artists.

Other legends of foreign rock, whose homeland was Great Britain, who gave the world many great and eternal songs, are: Queen, Nazareth, UFO and many others. The countries of the United Kingdom are truly rich in talented people, and not only musicians, but also other creative people.

All over the world

The legends of foreign rock are not only the British, although they own the palm, and they made a significant contribution to the development of this direction. Americans, Canadians, Australians and Germans have brought new touches and sounds throughout the course, creating new directions and enriching the music.

AC / DC is the only group from Australia to achieve such tremendous popularity in this direction. And although the team is at the origins of the founding of heavy metal and hard rock, the musicians themselves classify their genre as rhythm and blues, distorted by hard rhythm and lead guitars. Their songs are still incredibly popular.

Kiss are the Americans who pioneered glam rock and captivate the audience with their unusual stage make-up and grandiose pyrotechnic show at their concerts.

The Doors - Los Angeles guys for a short period of time managed to become an incredibly popular, but at the same time controversial band of the 60s. The merit of their uniqueness in the mysterious and mystical texts, as well as the figure of vocalist Jim Morrison.

Among the legendary musicians and bands, it is simply impossible not to mention Van Halen, Scorpions, Guns N'Roses, Bon Jovi and Aerosmith.

Unique phenomenon

Russian rock was born somewhat later. It has existed for a little over forty years and appeared in the vastness of the Soviet Union as a protest movement. He set fashion, divided society and united like-minded people. This cultural phenomenon marked a whole era in the history of our country, which was unique in its own way. And, of course, we have our own rock music legends, which are not much inferior to foreign ones. Modern bands in our country are trying to resemble their foreign counterparts, and meanwhile the rock of the end of the last century was incredibly distinctive.

The best of the best

Representatives of a full-fledged rock movement that took shape in the 80s of the last century are groups on whose songs several generations of our fellow citizens grew up:

• "Kino" is a deep text and an unusual manner of performance, as well as the charismatic figure of Viktor Tsoi - and now half of the country sings the songs of this team. And the tragic death of the vocalist raised "Kino" to the rank of cult groups.

• "Alisa" are the legends of Russian rock who perform successfully to this day. Over the years of its existence, the group managed to try out many genres: post-punk, heavy metal, hard rock, new wave and others.
• "Nautilus Pompilius" - stunning texts and the bewitching figure of Vyacheslav Butusov - this is the secret of the team's tremendous success.
• "Picnic" - a rock group of the 80s changed over time, trying new genres, and as a result formed its own unique style, which includes keyboards, symphonic and folk musical instruments.

Non-format performers in the late 80s of the last century were subjected to pressure, persecution and censure for their views and the semantic content of the texts, but at the same time they managed to create amazing music. There are not so few cult groups of that time. "AuktsYon", "Bravo", "Aquarium", "Sunday", "Black Coffee", "Secret", "Civil Defense", "Aria" - they are all rock legends of our country. The memory of them will forever remain in the hearts of many fans.

Every year dozens of musical groups appear that preach rock. Many of them, having achieved popularity, gather an army of thousands of fans at concerts and sell their discs in enviable circulations. True, only a few of these teams become truly legendary. We bring to your attention our top. It's called The Best Rock Bands of All Time.

10. Nirvana

Among the best rock bands of the XX-XXI centuries, the musicians from "Nirvana" deservedly deserve the right to be in this top. The collective appeared in the late 80s in Seattle. And wide popularity came to him in 1991. That is, when the iconic album “Smells Like Teen Spirit” appeared on the shelves of record stores. Thanks to him, the group managed to change the face of the music itself, creating a completely new musical style. It's about grunge. Thus, "Nirvana" became not just another formation preaching rock, but a real symbol of the generation, and the leader of the band, Kurt Cobain, became his voice. In 1994, Cobain committed suicide, and the group ceased operations. But the albums of "Nirvana" are still very popular. The band has recorded three studio releases in total. All of them were sold in huge numbers.

9. Queen

One of the best rock formations of all time is the British band Queen. It appeared in the late 60s. The group never followed musical trends and certain stylistic standards. Queen's finest hour was the appearance of the disc A Night at the Opera. It was released in 1975, after which the collective received a truly cult status. In the years that followed, the band boldly continued to experiment, creating controversial compositions and albums. Some of the most iconic releases at that time were "The Works", "Innuendo", etc. In general, the group's creative baggage includes 16 studio releases.

8. Black Sabbath

The Birmingham group "Black Sabbath" is rightfully ranked among the outstanding rock bands that are timeless. After all, it was this formation that, at least, became the founder of such a style as "heavy metal" and, thus, had a great influence on the further development of all rock music. Black Sabbath was formed in the late 60's. The band's ten releases were in the top ten UK chats. By 2000, the total circulation of the group's records had already approached 70 million. In 2011, the collective decided to reunite in the original composition and two years later recorded a new album "13", having conducted a large-scale world tour.

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The Pink Floyd collective is not only one of the best rock bands of all time, but also one of the most influential in the entire world music history. The formation was created in the mid 60s in the capital of Great Britain. Quite bold musical experiments, philosophical texts and grandiose shows have become the Floyds' signature style. Over time, the team became the real embodiment of all psychedelia in music. The band's landmark album is "The Dark Side Of The Moon", dated 1973. For fifteen years, it has been in the top 200 best releases in the United States. Pink Floyd has released 15 studio albums with more than 300 million circulation.

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The Doors was formed in 1965 in Los Angeles. The group was a symbol of the era of the late 60s and gave out compositions with deep lyrics to the mountain. The debut disc immediately became a bestseller. It is still considered one of the best and most interesting in the world of rock. In 1971, after the death of Jim Morrison, the collective practically ceased to exist. In total, The Doors have released nine studio releases. At the moment, their total circulation is 100 million pieces. The band's discs are still in enviable demand, and therefore the fact that "The Doors" appeared in the top of the best rock bands of all time is, in our opinion, self-evident and more than justified.

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Founded in the late 1960s, this British quartet brings together four unique musicians with immense creativity. In almost one decade of its existence, the group has released ten studio records (circulation - more than 300 million copies). And all of them, without exception, had platinum status. And the composition "Stairway to Heaven" is still considered one of the most popular in the whole world. Deserved fifth place in the top of the best bands of all time, focused on rock music, seems to be more than deserved.

4. Deep Purple

The Quintet "Deep Purple" still exists and for its fans is not only a real "living legend", but also the best and most influential rock band, whose compositions are already considered "incorruptible". Pen sharks and music experts praise the band's contributions to the development of hard rock and progressive music. Deep Purple was formed in 1968 in England. The participants of the "classical" composition of this formation are rightfully recognized as instrumental virtuosos. The band's musical baggage includes the magnificent "live" album "Made in Japan" and the legendary rock anthem "Smoke on The Water".

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The American-British band "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" appeared in the mid-60s. The soul of this musical formation was Jimi Hendrix. It was he who managed to create a whole direction in rock. Both on stage and in the studio, he constantly experimented with his favorite instrument. There has never been anything like this in rock music. Therefore, he is rightfully considered the "God of the guitar", and his team - "the best rock band of all time." And although the collective, before Hendrix's death, managed to release only three studio records, all of them eventually became "classics", which are still sold in colossal editions.

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The Rolling Stones appeared in the capital of Foggy Albion at the very beginning of 1962. Until now, it is considered the best and greatest "fatal" formation, which is not subject to time. In terms of the number of fans and the popularity of the "rollings" they can only compete with "The Beatles". The collective has released more than two dozen studio records. Of these, at one time, eight releases in a row were recognized as No. 1 all over the world. The group became a worldwide star with the single "Satisfaction". He stayed at the top of American chat for four whole weeks.

Perhaps the most famous band on the list, led by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. However, since 1996 he has written so many good and not at all "nirvana" songs that the mention of this eternal title of the ex-drummer of the great band could have been omitted.

Foo Fighters is recognizable, fairly formatted guitar music with an optimal balance of lyricism and assertiveness. The presence of three guitarists, a charismatic vocalist who turns even a broken leg into a performance feature, and a constantly growing set of hits make the Foo Fighters a group worth watching and whose old albums can be listened to with pleasure. For all its conventional formatting and popularity, Foo Fighters are not Nickelbacks and almost never irritate anyone. Maybe that's why they put together a full Wembley in a two-day show in 2008, and in 2015, a thousand musicians performed Learn to Fly them.

2. At the Drive-In

At the Drive-In is a post-hardcore band from America, but its roots are more likely to be found somewhere in Mexico and Puerto Rico. The band existed from 1993 to 2001, after which frontmen Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez changed direction towards progressive rock and founded The Mars Volta. Since then, At the Drive-In has had two reunions, and the second in 2016 appears to have been successful. For more than twenty years, the group has matured: Omar is no longer dancing with a guitar so briskly, and Cedric's microphone stands no longer fly so high above the stage. But together with the participants, the music became more mature, and live performances only slowed down the degree of madness, remaining lively and interesting.

3. ’68

The first duo on our list is a project by Josh Skogin (ex-Norma Jean and The Chariot vocalist) and drummer Michael McClellan, who was replaced by Niko Yamada last fall. '68's music, like all of Josh's projects, is expressive, and the performances are particularly entertaining, acrobatic, and guitars flying over the stage. Musically, everything is pretty monotonous here, albeit unusual, '68 is noisy punk rock with fuzzy guitars and aggressive vocals. Recommended '68 to fans of Jack White, Nirvana and previous projects by Josh Skogin.

4. DZ Deathrays

DZ Deathrays is a down-to-earth dance-punk from Australia, not satiated with complex melodies and additional parts - there is almost always only one guitar, one vocals and drums. As the example of DZ Deathrays and '68 shows, that's enough. We also advise you to pay attention to the clips of DZ Deathrays - they are quite funny, especially those in which Shane and Simon drink.

5. Queens of the Stone Age

The roots of Queens of the Stone Age lie somewhere in stoner rock, but in reality everything, as always, is much more complicated. The albums of the group are different from each other and include completely different influences, although the music remains recognizable. Quite simply, Queens of the Stone Age is some particularly stylish and aristocratic, greasy alternative rock built on riffs.

Last year the band released a great album and even made a spot in our August one. Among the early albums of Queens of the Stone Age, you can also find a lot of interesting things, so we advise you to download the entire discography at once or at least some Greatest-Hits playlist.

6. Mogwai

The canonical line with template tracks, sound and arrangements at some point became so much that the genre lost its relevance: many of the popular projects of the 2000s disintegrated, the audience of others has noticeably decreased. But there are several active bands that are interesting to listen to now, and one of them is the Scottish fathers of the Mogwai line.

Mogwai is atmospheric music with a guitar shoegaze sound, experimenting with size and sometimes borrowing chips from other genres. Scots manage to remain as diverse as possible within a genre as narrow as post-strokes. If this is your first time hearing about something like this, then Mogwai is the best option for getting to know the style.

7. Enter Shikari

Enter Shikari combines zero-point guitar post-hardcore with electronic sound, and powerful breakdowns with beautiful pop melody. This can be said about at least 80% of the band's creativity. In the last album of the British, there are almost no loaded guitars and extreme vocals - apparently, Enter Shikari's desire to make music of the stadium format did not escape. Fortunately, recognizable voices, pleasant melodies, some electronic chips and social lyrics remain in place, so we recommend listening to the entire discography, from Take to the Skies in 2007 to what Enter Shikari is doing now.

8. The Raveonettes

I don't want to call The Raveonettes a rock band at all: in their music, of course, there are loaded guitars and a sound close to a garage, but in terms of expression and evoked emotions, the Danes are closer to some kind of shoegaze or dream-pop. At the same time, The Raveonettes do not abuse ambient influences, their songs always have a beautiful clear melody and an uncomplicated beat. We recommend to all lovers of the aforementioned styles, as well as post-punk and combinations of masculine and voices.

9.King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Probably the most prolific of modern bands, which manages to combine performance with good music quality. In 2017 alone, the Australians' King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard released five full-length releases. And you can listen to everything.

If you're looking for modern psychedelic music with a nod to the 60s and 70s, don't mind that bass can play one note throughout eight minutes and are ready to listen to really a lot of music - you know what to do.

10. The Fever 333

A group formed last year by vocalist Jason Butler from Letlive, guitarist Stephen Harrison from The Chariot and Arik Improta from Night Verses. Musically, The Fever 333 is much closer to the frontman's project - it is a rapcore that reminds one of Rage Against the Machine, then the early Linkin Park. We recommend to all fans of expressive vocals and conventionally formatted alternative rock.

11. Cloud Nothings

There is something old-fashioned about this group, reminiscent of midwestern emo of the 90s, and at the same time something fresh and unbroken. One gets the impression that such direct, a little loose indie rock with poorly loaded guitars and moderately expressive and dynamic vocals is almost never found now. One way or another, the group has its own style, which at one time was noted by the famous sound engineer and musician Steve Albini, who worked with Pixies and Nirvana. It was he who produced the album Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory, released in 2012. In total, the group has five rather different large releases and a collaboration album with Wavves - you can listen to everything.

12. Iceage

A group from Denmark, which is most often referred to as "punk". This genre became attached to them from the first albums, but since then a lot has changed: in 2014 they released the romantic Plowing Into the Field of Love that evokes associations with the work of Nick Cave (or at least his vocal presentation), and more recently, in 2018, a relatively well-groomed Beyondless with the hit Catch It and a collaborative track with Sky Ferreira. It is impossible to define the Iceage genre unequivocally, but in terms of mood it is something close to the classic post-punk. Love Cave and Joy Division? Meet Iceage boldly, starting with the latest albums.

13. The Kills

The Kills is a duo of vocalist Alison Mosshart and guitarist Jamie Hins. For all 18 years of the band's existence, they have not changed much: The Kills are simple drums, restrained and abrupt parts of Jamie, who rarely plays backhand, Alison's recognizable voice and minimalism in arrangements. However, these are not at all obligatory rules - session musicians are involved in the performances of The Kills, and many additional instruments are used in the recordings. In addition to the main group, Alison is also known for her participation in the supergroup The Dead Weather, where she sings with Jack White.

14. Wavves

Wavves is an American rock band founded in 2008. Ten years ago, the musicians started with uncompromising low-fi sound, but by 2010 they had come to indie rock with clinging vocal melodies. Now, only the specific sound of guitars reminds of the noisy past, but otherwise Wavves is a pleasant indie with echoes of punk rock, garage rock and surf.

15. Amenra

We continue our excursion to musical directions. The next are post-metal and sludge, characterized by heavy sounding, slow tempo of songs, often aggressive vocals and guitars playing in low registers. The Belgian group Amenra is one of the brightest current representatives of this music. Gloomy, sad and heavy. The most extreme item in our selection.

16. Royal Blood

Royal Blood does not have an impressive background and long history of success - they are loved by fans, music media, charts and colleagues, and this love appeared almost instantly, in the year the band was founded. And the secret is simple: you just need to write the most direct and swinging riff rock, being inspired by all the successful bands at once and taking a little from each one. You can't blame Royal Blood for that: the music is good.

17. Death From Above

A duo that showed back in 2004 how powerful a two-piece band can sound. It was that simplicity and drive that became a feature of Death From Above, but after a while the musicians within this framework, apparently, became a little cramped. The second album, released 10 years later, was noticeably more difficult, and the third, released last year, showed a completely different group altogether. References appeared in the music, influences from modern and classical rock musicians became noticeable. But whether this is good in the case of an initially distinctive group is another question. If you are uncomfortable far beyond the bounds of format rock music, but still want to get heavier, Death From Above is what you need.

18. Mastodon

Mastodon is a progressive rock and progressive metal band from Atlanta. Each of her albums becomes significant among fans of these genres and rock in general. The technical skill of the musicians deserves special praise from colleagues, for example, the drummer Brann Daylor's playing was noted by Bill Ward of Black Sabbath and already mentioned in the selection by Dave Grohl. In recent years, Mastodon's music has become noticeably easier, but most of the fans were not embarrassed by this. Heavy music has a higher threshold of entry, so those who are not familiar with Mastodon's work are advised to listen to discography, starting with the latest albums.

Naturally, we cannot know all the interesting rock bands in the world. Therefore, we invite you in the comments to write about your favorite bands and make our selection even more useful.

Rock music(English Rock music) is a general name for a number of areas of popular music. This trend emerged in the mid-1950s. Characteristic features of rock music such as the use of electric guitars, creative self-sufficiency. It is believed that rock is associated with the blues, from which the first rock genres came - rock and roll and rockabilly. Rock music has a large number of directions: from fairly "light" genres to brutal and aggressive genres. During the existence of rock, there have been many attempts to combine it with almost all possible types of music - with academic music (art-rock, appears in the late 60s), jazz (jazz-rock, appears in the late 60s - early 70s) , Latin music (Latin rock, appears in the late 60s), Indian music (raga rock, appears in the mid 60s).

We want to bring you the best rock bands from today and back in time to 1950.

Top rock bands

3 0 Seconds to Mars

American rock band from Los Angeles, California performing alternative rock. Founded in 1998 by brothers Jared and Shannon Leto. The name of the group was taken by the participants from an article by a former Harvard professor, which spoke about technological progress, as a result of which humanity, in the literal sense of the word, will soon be "thirty seconds from Mars." The group performs in various genres of rock, such as neo-progressive, hard rock, space rock, alternative.

E vanescence

American rock band formed in 1995 by vocalist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. The group achieved great popularity in early 2003 with the release of Fallen, which sold around 15 million copies and earned the group two Grammy awards.

I n Flames

Swedish musical group playing in the genre of melodic death metal. As of 2012, the group has sold over 13 million records worldwide. Band style: melodic death-metal, alternative-metal. In 1993, guitarist Jesper Strømblad left Ceremonial Oath to focus on In Flames. Bassist Johan Larssen and guitarist Glenn Lyngström will soon be joining him. This is how the group begins to form.

L inkin park

American alternative rock band formed in 1996 under the name Xero. Beginning in 2000, the group became known as Linkin Park. Then the group found success thanks to their debut album called Hybrid theory . This album has sold 27 million copies. The group was awarded two times " Grammy ».

B ring me the horizon

British rock band from Sheffield, founded in 2004. The guys play in the genres of deathcore, metalcore, post-hardcore. The group already has 5 released full-length albums.

M use

British rock band that was founded in 1994 in Teignmouth. The group consists of three members: Matthew Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard. The group is known for the song from the Coca-Cola commercials " Can't take my eyes off you ».

5 Diez

Belarusian alternative group, formed in 2001 in the city of Vitebsk. The guys moved to Moscow in 2003 and, to date, have released five studio albums. Their debut album entitled “In this life, kindness and decency fail me” received Russian Alternative Music Prize in the Album of the Year category. In 2012, the band's founder and guitarist Aleksey "Valosh" Fedyaev left the group. But the group continues to walk in front.

D isturbed

American rock band performing alternative metal music with elements of other styles such as nu metal and hard rock. Its founders are musicians Steve Kmak, Dan Donigan, Mike Vengren and David Draiman. Since the formation of the group, the guys have sold about thirty million copies of albums all over the world.

G uano apes

An alternative rock quartet from Göttingen, Germany, formed in 1994. Members and founders of the group: Stefan Ude, Henning Rümenapp and Dennis Poschwatta. In 2005, the group suspended its activities, as each of the members began to engage in solo projects and only in 2009 the group reunited to play at a series of summer festivals. After the reunion, the band began playing light rock.

T he beatles

British rock band from Liverpool, founded in 1960, which included John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They created a new stage in rock history. Starting by imitating the classics of American rock 'n' roll of the 1950s, The Beatles have developed their own style and sound. Today they are recognized as one of the most successful groups of the 20th century, both creatively and commercially.

T he rolling stones

British rock band formed on July 12, 1962 and competing in popularity with The Beatles for many years. An important part of the British invasion, The Rolling Stones are considered one of the most influential and successful bands in rock history.

P ink Floyd

British rock band that was founded in 1965, famous for their philosophical lyrics, acoustic experiments, innovations in album art and great shows. It is one of the most influential and most successful bands in rock music - 74.5 million albums sold in the United States, while about 300 million have been sold worldwide.

Q ueen

British rock group that achieved the widest prominence in the mid-1970s and one of the most successful bands in the history of rock music. Mass media call the group "cult" and write that to this day it has hundreds of millions fans. Critics consider rock classics such songs of the group as: "Bohemian Rhapsody", "We Will Rock You", "We Are the Champions", "Innuendo", "The Show Must Go On", "Radio Ga Ga", "I Want to Break Free "," A Kind of Magic ". The band members are Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, Brian May ?, John Deacon.

L ed Zeppelin

British rock band formed in September 1968 in London, England and recognized as one of the most successful, innovative and influential in modern history. Having created their own sound, Led Zeppelin became one of the leading hard rock bands, played a fundamental role in the development of heavy metal, freely interpreting folk and blues classics and enriching the style with elements of other musical genres. It was Led Zeppelin, who abandoned the release of singles, laid the foundation for the concept of "album rock". The band members are Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham.

G uns N 'Roses

American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. The band gained worldwide popularity after Geffen Records released their first full-length album, "Appetite for Destruction" in 1987. The band members are Axl Rose, Duff McKagan, Slash, Dizzy Reed, Richard Fortus, Chris Pitman, Frank Ferrer.

S corpions

German English-speaking rock band, founded in 1965 in Hanover. The band's style is characterized by both classic hard rock and lyrical guitar ballads. The Scorpions are the most popular rock band in Germany and one of the most famous bands in the world rock scene, with over 100 million album copies sold. The band members are Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs, James Kottak, Pavel Monchivoda.

The best rock bands since 1950 until 2016 updated: 18 February, 2017 by the author: site

American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985.
The band gained worldwide popularity after Geffen Records released their first full-length album, Appetite for Destruction, in 1987 (the most commercially successful debut album in rock and roll history according to the RIAA) [Wikipedia].

9. Deep Purple

Deep purple is a British rock band formed in February 1968 in Hartford, England and considered one of the most notable and influential hard rock bands of the 1970s. Music critics consider Deep Purple to be one of the founders of hard rock and praise their contribution to the development of progressive rock and heavy metal [Wikipedia].

is a British rock band formed in Birmingham, England in 1968 and influencing the development of rock music, primarily heavy metal. The debut album Black Sabbath is considered one of the first heavy metal albums, and laid, in addition, the foundation for the subsequent development of doom metal. The group's ten albums were in the top ten of the UK Albums Chart. By 2000, the total circulation of Black Sabbath albums was close to 70 million [Wikipedia].

(Russian "Scorpions") is a German English-speaking rock band, founded in 1965 in Hanover. The band's style is characterized by both classic hard rock and lyrical guitar ballads.
The Scorpions are the most popular rock band in Germany and one of the most famous bands in the world rock scene, with over 100 million album copies sold [Wikipedia].

is an American rock band formed by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Christ Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987. The group has changed several drummers; drummer Dave Grohl played the longest with the band, joining Cobain and Novoselic in 1990.
In 1989, Nirvana became part of the Seattle music scene, releasing their debut album, Bleach, on the indie label Sub Pop. After signing a contract with the major label DGC Records. Nirvana had unexpected success with the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from her second album Nevermind [Wikipedia].

5. The Beatles

The beatles- separately the members of the ensemble are called the "Beatles", they are also called "the magnificent four" and the "Liverpool four" - a British rock group from Liverpool, founded in 1960, which included John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr [ Wikipedia].

is a British rock band renowned for their philosophical lyrics, acoustic experiments, innovative album art and epic shows. It is one of the most influential and most successful bands in rock music - 74.5 million albums sold in the United States (seventh place), while around 300 million were sold worldwide (not counting solo works) [Wikipedia].

is an American metal band formed in 1981. Performs music in the style of thrash metal and heavy metal.
Metallica has had a great influence on the development of metal and is included (along with bands such as Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax) in the "big four of thrash metal". Metallica's albums have sold over 100 million copies worldwide, making it one of the most commercially successful metal bands [Wikipedia].

2. Queen

Queen is a British rock group that achieved the widest prominence in the mid-1970s and one of the most successful bands in the history of rock music. Mass media call the group "cult" and write that it still has hundreds of millions of fans [Wikipedia].

1. AC / DC

AC / DC is an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in November 1973 by Scottish immigrants, the brothers Malcolm and Angus Young.
The band has sold over 200 million albums worldwide, including 68 million in the United States. The most successful album, Back in Black, has sold over 22 million in the US and over 42 million worldwide. Overall, AC / DC is the most successful and well-known rock band from Australia and one of the most popular in the world.