Genre

Pop Rock

40 bands in the Top 500 carry Pop Rock as a primary or secondary tag.

  • 40 bands
  • 1980s dominant era
  • 9 countries
  1. #001 The Beatles

    Widely regarded as the most influential rock band in history.

    United Kingdom · 1950s–1960s
  2. #009 U2

    Stadium-filling Irish rockers who fused post-punk drive with anthemic ambition.

    Ireland · 1980s
  3. #015 The Beach Boys

    Surf-pop pioneers turned studio innovators with peerless vocal harmony.

    United States · 1950s–1960s
  4. #023 Fleetwood Mac

    British blues band that became a transatlantic pop-rock juggernaut.

    United Kingdom · 1970s
  5. #028 Genesis

    Theatrical British prog band who later became 1980s pop hitmakers.

    United Kingdom · 1970s
  6. #049 Coldplay

    British alt-rockers turned global stadium-pop colossus.

    United Kingdom · 2000s
  7. #079 The Hollies

    Manchester harmony-pop veterans of the British Invasion.

    United Kingdom · 1950s–1960s
  8. #083 Steely Dan

    Studio perfectionists fusing jazz harmony with cynical rock songcraft.

    United States · 1970s
  9. #084 Chicago

    Horn-driven rockers turned soft-rock juggernaut over decades.

    United States · 1970s
  10. #088 Toto

    L.A. session-musician supergroup behind 'Africa' and other studio classics.

    United States · 1980s
  11. #100 Dire Straits

    Mark Knopfler's understated bar-rock outfit became a global mass-market act.

    United Kingdom · 1980s
  12. #102 INXS

    Sydney rock band whose funk-rock crossover defined Australian rock's 80s peak.

    Australia · 1980s
  13. #103 Duran Duran

    Birmingham synth-rockers at the heart of MTV's first golden age.

    United Kingdom · 1980s
  14. #104 Tears for Fears

    Synth-pop duo behind some of the most enduring 80s hits.

    United Kingdom · 1980s
  15. #154 Good Charlotte

    Madden brothers' Maryland pop-punk band of MTV-era ubiquity.

    United States · 2000s
  16. #155 Simple Plan

    Montreal pop-punkers among Canada's biggest 2000s rock exports.

    Canada · 2000s
  17. #161 Panic! at the Disco

    Vegas band whose vaudevillian emo-pop dominated late-2000s charts.

    United States · 2000s
  18. #200 The Pretenders

    Chrissie Hynde's Anglo-American band of jangly New Wave craft.

    United Kingdom · 1980s
  19. #223 Dexys Midnight Runners

    Birmingham soul-rockers whose 'Come On Eileen' became a generational anthem.

    United Kingdom · 1980s
  20. #228 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    Wirral synth-pop pioneers whose hits traveled from new wave to MTV staples.

    United Kingdom · 1980s
  21. #230 Roxy Music

    Bryan Ferry's stylish art-rockers who pre-figured post-punk and synth pop.

    United Kingdom · 1970s
  22. #266 Maná

    Guadalajara band who became one of the most popular Latin rock acts.

    Mexico · 1990s
  23. #276 Phoenix

    Versailles indie-rockers whose 'Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix' broke France big.

    France · 2010s
  24. #277 Indochine

    Paris New Wave veterans, France's biggest enduring rock band.

    France · 1980s
  25. #308 Crowded House

    Trans-Tasman rockers behind enduring hits like 'Don't Dream It's Over'.

    Australia · 1990s
  26. #317 The Easybeats

    Sydney British-Invasion-style band whose 'Friday on My Mind' is a global classic.

    Australia · 1950s–1960s
  27. #318 Men at Work

    Melbourne band whose 'Down Under' became Australia's unofficial anthem.

    Australia · 1980s
  28. #319 Skyhooks

    Melbourne glam-rockers whose costumes and satire defined Aussie 70s rock.

    Australia · 1970s
  29. #366 The Kooks

    Brighton indie-poppers of breezy melodic chops.

    United Kingdom · 2010s
  30. #376 The 1975

    Manchester band fusing 80s pop sheen with confessional indie.

    United Kingdom · 2010s
  31. #388 Glass Animals

    Oxford indie band whose 'Heat Waves' became a streaming-era smash.

    United Kingdom · 2010s
  32. #390 Vampire Weekend

    NYC band of Afro-pop-inflected guitars and preppy literary pop.

    United States · 2010s
  33. #400 The Shins

    Albuquerque indie-pop band whose 'Oh, Inverted World' is a 2000s touchstone.

    United States · 2000s
  34. #410 No Doubt

    Anaheim band whose Gwen Stefani-led ska-punk crossover defined late-90s mainstream rock.

    United States · 1990s
  35. #422 Hootie & the Blowfish

    Columbia, S.C. band whose 'Cracked Rear View' was a 90s mass-market behemoth.

    United States · 1990s
  36. #423 Matchbox Twenty

    Florida band whose Rob Thomas-led adult-alternative dominated late-90s radio.

    United States · 2000s
  37. #424 Goo Goo Dolls

    Buffalo alt-rockers turned soft-rock hitmakers behind 'Iris'.

    United States · 1990s
  38. #478 Gorillaz

    Damon Albarn's animated band crossing alt-rock with hip hop and electronica.

    United Kingdom · 2010s
  39. #485 Two Door Cinema Club

    Bangor indie-rockers of bright, danceable guitar-pop.

    Northern Ireland · 2010s
  40. #499 The Pillows

    Tokyo indie-rock veterans whose anime-soundtrack work brought them global fans.

    Japan · 2000s