Most popular rock- all-time world bands
The 20 most successful bands in the history of world rock music can be identified by the number of discs sold with their albums.
So, in 20th place the group Journey(Journey). Since 1973, the San Francisco rock band has sold over 75 million albums worldwide.
#19 American hard rock band Van Halen founded in 1972 in California by Dutch-born brothers Edward and Alex Van Halen. Over the entire history of the existence of this group, 80 million albums have been sold.
Legendary American rock band The Doors (Doors), established in 1965 in Los Angeles, has sold over 100 million albums worldwide. The Doors became the first American group, which released 8 gold albums in a row.
Def Leppard (can be translated as, deaf leopard) - British rock band, founded in 1977. To date, more than 100 million albums by this group have been sold.
One of the most outrageous rock bands - KISS founded in 1973 in New York. Thanks to crazy makeup and stage costumes even a person who is not interested in rock music recognizes the musicians of this group. Kiss has forty-five gold and platinum albums and over 100 million records sold.
Guns N' Roses(trunks and roses or guns and roses), a group from Los Angeles, formed in 1985. Over 100 million discs with albums of this group have been sold worldwide. This is the youngest group on this list. Nevertheless, their circulation of records is comparable to the grandfathers of rock and roll.
The Who(Who) is a British rock band formed in 1964. They were the first to break instruments on stage after a performance. Over 100 million discs with albums of this group have been sold worldwide.
legendary Metallica- the only group in history that performed on all seven continents of the Earth, including Antarctica, and in one year 2013. Sold about 110 million albums around the world.
Bruce Springsteen, american rock and folk musician from New Jersey is one of the highest paid rock performers in the world. Twenty-time winner of the Grammy Award, winner of the Oscar and Golden Globe film awards for best songs to the tapes "Philadelphia" and "The Wrestler", Bruce sold 120 million discs with his songs around the world.
Forever young and energetic Jon Bon Jovi, vocalist of the American rock band Bon Jovi from New Jersey, which was formed in 1983, has released 12 studio albums, five collections and two live albums. IN total the group's albums have sold 130 million copies.
Eagles(The Eagles) is an American rock band that performs melodic, guitar-driven country rock and soft rock. Even people who are far from rock music have probably heard their immortal hit “Hotel California” more than once. Their greatest hits compilation, Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, released in 1976, sold 29 million copies (branded diamond) and remains the best-selling album in US history to this day. In total, about 150 million of their albums have been sold.
Aerosmith is an American rock band from Boston. 150 million albums sold. In terms of the number of gold, platinum and multi-platinum albums, Aerosmith is the first among American bands.
U2(pronounced "Yu Tu") is a rock band from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 1976. About 180 million copies of this group's albums have been sold. They have twenty-two Grammy Awards to their credit, more than any other band in the world.
AC/DC(translation - AC / DC) - Australian rock band, from Sydney (Australia), founded in 1973 by immigrants from Scotland, brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. One of the pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal. The total circulation of discs with their albums is 200 million copies.
Group Queen(Queen) - cult British group 70-90 years of the last century. The group has released fifteen studio albums, five live albums and numerous compilations. Many compositions performed by Freddie Mercury have long become classics. So the six-minute composition Bohemian Rhapsody, which combines the features of rock, pop music and opera, is today called the song of the millennium in the UK. In total, about 200 million Queen albums have been sold worldwide.
Another legendary English rock band The Rolling Stones(rolling stones or tumbleweed) was founded in 1962. The Rolling Stones have sold more than 250 million albums worldwide.
Pink Floyd - British rock band, founded in 1965, is famous for its philosophical lyrics, acoustic experiments, innovations in album art and grandiose shows. World circulation albums Floyd has surpassed 250 million.
Once again the British are a British rock band founded in 1968 - Led Zeppelin . Led Zeppelin take first place on VH1's 100 list Greatest Artists hard rock." In total, their albums have sold 300 million copies.
King of rock and roll american singer and an actor Elvis Presley (Elvis Presley) ranks second in terms of the number of discs sold - 600 million copies!
Obviously, the first place is occupied by the immortal Liverpool four Beatles ( The Beatles- Beetles). Just imagine: in total, 2.3 billion of their discs have been sold in the world!
Thus, the most commercially successful and popular groups appeared in England, not in America. Indeed, with the exception of Elvis, the leaders of this ranking come from the UK. Although there are no comrades for the taste and color.
Speaking of contemporary art, in particular, about music, it is worth noting right away that it makes no sense to advise a particular genre. Even despite the fact that rock is now considered the most mainstream direction. Everything is a matter of taste. But here popular foreign rock bands as they were at their peak over the past years, they have remained famous and in demand so far.
Rock is inherently interweaving of genres, and if among such trends as pop, rap or jazz it is difficult to single out any sub-genres, then here new types appear almost every year. Initially rock is opposition habitual and established way of life. So, it's no surprise that this particular genre has now. more fans. The need to express oneself through music is the main feature of rock. And if we add to this modern lyrics with the ability to experiment, then we get just the perfect musical direction.
The progenitors of rock can be considered such genres as jazz, blues, classical and rock and roll. Especially rock and roll. It was he and rock that have been inseparable since the middle of the last century. Rock became a combination of accelerated rhythms of melodic blues with rhythmic drums.
Like most popular musical genres, it originated in America. Although where else, if not in the country of freedom. Subsequently, rock reached the UK and spread throughout Europe. It was at this time that the first groups appeared that gave mankind the concept of real high-quality music.
Ancestors classic rock considered a Liverpool team The Beatles. The musicians began their careers with this genre in combination with rock and roll. They can also be called pioneers in the creation of metal, punk, alternative rock, grunge and other subgenres.
This is the nature of rock. He never disappeared anywhere and remained at the peak of popularity from the moment of his birth, without losing his admirers. Although many rock bands have long since broken up or write songs quite rarely, the number of their fans does not decrease from this. So you can safely call rock - the basis of all modern musical styles. Especially when you consider that rock is such a direction in which the guitar is in the lead, complemented by bass guitar, vocals and drums, less often keyboards.
Having appeared in the sixties of the last century, rock is not going to give up its positions. And it's noticeable. Over time, it was combined with almost all musical directions and its subgenres were created, in each of which one can now distinguish wonderful performers with a huge number of fans. The very first rock genres were art rock, latin rock, raga rock. They were followed punk rock, hard rock and avant-garde rock. It was with the creation of such subgenres that the full-fledged formation of rock began on the world music scene.
The main popular subgenres of rock include alternative metal, alternative rock, glam rock, instrumental rock, metal, punk rock, soft rock, hard rock and other areas that have become popular only recently, such as indie rock.
Each of them has a huge number of wonderful musicians. You can study the entire list of famous performers and popular rock bands (foreign), the list of which is below.
Although, any discussion of the best of the best often ends in a dispute. Therefore, the list is focused on those musical achievements, which each group or performer has contributed to the global music treasury.
Of course, most of them are already quite old and notable bands, who have long received world recognition. Such old-school legends include Queen, Scorpions, Pink Floyd, deep purple and others like them. These groups have long been the real stars of the past musical era, although they have retained worldwide recognition and the army of their fans is growing every year.
Such groups perform mainly in the genre hard rock or hard rock. In this style, there is a predominance of guitar riffs over other instruments and vocals. Not in vain great attention given to the guitarist and bassist. In other types of rock, vocals are supported by instrumentals, but here the opposite is true. It is the loud guitar riffs that are framed by the sound of performers and other instruments. The style fully took shape only by the beginning of the seventies. It was then that such popular now rock bands arose as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple.
By the mid-seventies, when hard rock was already starting to become boring, a new direction was formed - heavy metal and a new musical era began. by the most prominent representatives style are considered Motley Crue, Van Halen, Def Leppard and Guns N' Roses. Hard rock has gained popularity with great speed and continues to develop and gain prestige in the musical field.
After the punchy hard rock riffs, the audience needed a little more variety. As a result, we got a style - a fusion of pop and classic rock. The style was called pop-rock. Ease and uniformity of sound combined with the recognizable style of a rock guitar. It was this style that became a real find for the Liverpool four already described above. The Beatles.
However, if pop rock was received quite well, it did not last long. In the 70s and 80s the style began to fade and many of the bands moved on to heavier styles like hard rock and then heavy metal and so on. But it is the groups involved in the formation of pop-rock that have remained famous even now. An example is a group Queen. The revival of pop rock took place closer to the nineties of the last century. The music helped Malissa Etheridge and Alanis Morissette. Of course, now pop-rock is inferior only to pop-music pop in the number of fans. This genre, although it experienced an almost complete fiasco, was able to revive.
Now among foreign performers leading positions in pop rock are occupied by Avril Lavigne Tokio Hotel, OneRepublic. Many of the representatives of the style are Grammy winners.
However, if we talk about the diversity of rock styles, then at the same time that pop rock appeared, another direction appeared that earned great popularity in the seventies. And he became punk rock. An attempt to express oneself through the erratic sound of instruments combined with aggressive vocals - this is it. Of course, the style fell short in terms of its musicality, however, as a way of self-expression, it was very positively perceived by the public. The pioneers of the genre are the group Ramones. Subsequently, the Sex Pistols and The Damned joined them. In the eighties, these were the most popular bands of the time. And now they do not lose their relevance. In the nineties, of course, punk rock underwent some changes turning into pop punk, but this did not spoil musical genre. And those bands that appeared in the nineties are more than known and loved now and are headlining at many rock concerts. This Bad Religion, The Offspring, Rancid, NOFX And green day.
In addition to musical performance, external changes also influenced rock. In the 1970s, there was a trend glam rock. the main role far from music or vocal accompaniment. The main attention of the viewer is riveted to the artistry of the performance and the appearance of the group. Glam rock combined rock and roll, pop music, hard and art rock. Of course, a rather chaotic set, but the result really turned out to be unpredictable. It is for this style that the androgynous or asexual image of the performers is characteristic. That's what groups are Marilyn Manson, Aerosmith, Be Bop Deluxe, The Darkness, Kiss, New York Dolls, Queen, Smokie, Turbonegro. They are still the icons of this genre. Bright makeup, unusual costumes, unique facial expressions and gestures, artistry - all this is glam rock. It is for musicians performing in the style of glam that a stormy concert activity. After all, nowhere is it better to appreciate all the specifics of the images than on big stage. Recall at least the legendary Kiss and their unusual images and the whole scale of representations.
If you have questions about the style of your favorite band, even though they play rock, then the style is most likely to be alternative. It was alternative rock and metal that began its development in the nineties of the last century and conquered the entire world stage. Take a few gothic directed Evanescence or unusually lyrical Linkin Park, with their unique style.
In general, groups performing alternative rock practically do not differ in performance features. It's all about external image. Today, the leading positions in the alternative rock genre are occupied by such foreign bands, How Muse And 30 seconds to Mars. It is impossible not to mention the legends of the genre, as slipknot. Although the original imagery is inherent in glam rock, the performances of these musicians in the style of alternative rock will not leave anyone indifferent.
Despite the popularity of alternative rock, indie rock has recently gained popularity. Although he appeared in the eighties, the peak of his popularity has just come. Indie rock is a combination of slightly sad, graceful retrospective music without aggression. by the most famous performers genre are considered cold play And Snow Patrol. Although, the leading positions in the charts are occupied by such bands as Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, Vampire Weekend And imagine Dragons.
Accept- Known german group playing in style hard rock and heavy metal. Start creative activity was difficult and unprofitable. For almost all of the seventies, the composition of the group was constantly changing. Musicians, having played a little in clubs and cafes and ...AC/DC (IC/DC)
AC/DC (IC/DC)- An Australian team created by two siblings in their youth. The Young family was literally obsessed with music. All 4 brothers Malcolm, George, Alex and Angus learned to play the guitar from childhood and by adulthood...
Aerosmith (Aerosmith)
Bad Religion
Bad English (bad English)
Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi)
Cinderella (Cinderella)
Def Leppard (Def Leppard)
Dire Straits (Daya Straits)
Dokken (Dokken)
Europe (Europe)
Fine Young Cannibals
Foreigner (Foreigner)
Genesis (Genesis)
Genesis (Genesis)- legendary English rock group. 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the band's creation. The team got into the list of groups of the 80s because the eighties were the most successful years in the life of a rock group. It was at the very end of the 70s that Genesis radically ...
From time to time there are references to certain groups that allegedly belong to rock, but in reality it turns out that this is a veiled pop. In addition, the old school of rock is slowly dying out, but young performers are either creating something new or copying the old. Therefore, we will look at the most popular rock groups of domestic and foreign production. I offer a list of those who are starting to conquer or have already won people's hearts around the world a long time ago.
Most overseas production
So, the "dinosaurs" of the rock scene are in the first place at the world's musical machine. These include Metallica, System of a down, Queen, Nirvana, Deep Purple, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Ramstein, Pink Floyd, Judas Priest, Dio, Rainbow, Black Sabbat in general, and Oz the Great and Powerful in particular, Offspring, Accept, The Beatles. As a matter of fact, the list is incomplete. Such a list has been proposed by a number of world magazines, but I would like to add Slipknot, Slayer, Skillet, Three Days Grace, linkin park, Bullet for My Valentine, Papa Roach, My Darkest Days, 30 Seconds To Mars, Sunrise Avenue, Oomph!, Nightwish, Evanescens.
There are younger and, perhaps, even promising performers, but sometimes they are above them both because the songs are clearly plagiarized, and mediocre. Some of the listed groups no longer exist, as the members retired, created solo projects or simply departed to another world. But their work and creativity lives out of time, and fans are still ready to defend their magnificent legacy with foam at the mouth.
In addition, the very perception of the word "rock" is changing: frankly pop performers are being attributed to it. It is sad, but the fact is that the most popular foreign rock bands, which are popular with young people, have a good appearance, but with the content they are clearly lame, remaining performers for one day. New styles emerge, but they disappear just as quickly. But while there are "grandfathers" who scribble songs and just high-quality music, we do not hang our noses.
Domestic production. Most Popular Rock Bands
Grandfathers are also leading here, but if we take into account the fact that domestic rock is somewhat younger than foreign, we will list the pioneers and subsequent generations. So let's go! "Alice", "Picnic", "Cinema", "Chaif", "Night Snipers", "Bi-2", "Cockroaches", "Surganova and Orchestra", Zemfira, "Pilot", Lyapis Trubetskoy, "DDT", "Time Machine", "Auktyon", "Sunday", "Bravo", "Metal Corrosion", "Aquarium", "Accent", "Automatic Satisfiers", "Nautilus Pompilius", "Zoo", "Aria", Kipelov, "Grob", Yanka Diaghilev, "Brigade S" and many others.
Many will "fuck" me, but still domestic musical creativity remains closer to me, although there are a number that are really catchy. There is still a certain amount of Russian spirit in the texts, although in Lately westerners are gaining more and more influence
on the creativity of our groups. There are those who stay on the same wavelength to the last, but, as well as abroad, new trends and already soulless, faceless and meaningless songs with similar music capture the stage.
Most Popular Rock Band 2013
Only the section on the popularity of a particular artist can summarize all of the above. Here we will also divide into "ours" and "not ours". Let's start with foreign. The undisputed leader is Metallica, which has been scribbling hits for more than a dozen years and remains an example for many performers. But in the CIS countries, in connection with recent events special popularity (already not small) was gained by the guys from "The King and the Jester". Very predictable popularity, I must say. In connection with unexpected death the group was remembered by everyone who could not even stand them. But to be honest, I don't know of any other Russian group, in which absolutely every text is interesting and catches not only the mind, but also the imagination. High-quality music, excellent voices of vocalists and a wide variety of topics (together with the latest musical) ... In a word, at your own peril and risk, they give the palm to the guys from "The King and the Jester". And to Mikhail Gorshka Gorshenev - special thanks for a wonderful and interesting youth with unusually scary tales.
