Video by: TitaniumShovel
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Here is a list of the top 50 greatest bands of all time.
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As requested for me to say by many comments:
This is based upon my opinionated rankings.
You probably could have figured that out by reading the information below. But you're probably too cool and busy for that.
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Total estimated time: 32 hours. 8 days of work, 4 hours a day.
Post your top 10 in the comments!
Warning: Do not look below unless you wish to know the order of the bands and the songs on the video.
I have used Microsoft Excel to determine which bands deserved the spots. I used the following categories to place them in their correct order:
-U.S. Sales (Out of 100)
-Songs and Songwriting (Out of 100)
-Technical Ability (Out of 100)
-Innovation (Out of 100)
-Live Performance (Out of 50)
-Consistency (Out of 50)
Idea & Template taken from:
http://www.avrev.com/bands/
EDIT: Haha, I love some of the mean comments on here. I was hoping it would generate some good discussion. If you disagree with my list, I feel that making your own list would be a more reasonable way of showing it other than just sitting there and bashing mine.
And to everyone out there who says this list sucks because one or two of your favorite bands weren't on here OR a band you happen to dislike was on here, get over yourself. People have different taste in music.
Songs used:
Intro: "The Final Countdown" by Europe
50. "Fight For Your Right" by The Beastie Boys
49. "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks
48. "Blitzkrieg Bop" by The Ramones
47. "Vicarious" by Tool
46. "Know Your Enemy" by Rage Against The Machine
45. "Ziggy Stardust" by David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars
44. "The Number of the Beast" by Iron Maiden
43. "Them Bones" by Alice In Chains
42. "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath
41. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana
40. "Under The Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
39. "Juke Box Hero" by Foreigner
38. "You Give Love A Bad Name" by Bon Jovi
37. "More Than A Feeling" by Boston
36. "Even Flow" by Pearl Jam
35. "Welcome To The Jungle" by Guns N' Roses
34. "Touch of Grey" by The Grateful Dead
33. "Born in the U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band
32. "Crossroads" by Cream
31. "Jessica" by The Allman Brothers Band
30. "Renegade" by Styx
29. "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" by Aerosmith
28. "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden
27. "Aja" by Steely Dan
26. "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey
25. "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow" by Fleetwood Mac
24. "Magic Bus" by The Who
23. "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" by Yes
22. "September" by Earth, Wind and Fire
21. "Invisible Touch" by Genesis
20. "Interstate Love Song" by Stone Temple Pilots
19. "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC
18. "Barbara Ann" by The Beach Boys
17. "Staying Alive" by The Bee Gees
16. "London Calling" by The Clash
15. "I Wanna Rock And Roll All Night" by Kiss
14. "Tom Sawyer" by Rush
13. "Start Me Up" by The Rolling Stones
12. "Every Breath You Take" by The Police
11. "I Shot The Sheriff" by Bob Marley and The Wailers
10. "Light My Fire" by The Doors
9. "Hotel California" by The Eagles
8. "Jump" by Van Halen
7. "Beautiful Day" by U2
6. "Master of Puppets" by Metallica
5. "Somebody To Love" by Queen
4. "All Along The Watchtower" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
3. "Another Brick In The Wall" by Pink Floyd
2. "Hey Jude" by The Beatles
1. "Stairway To Heaven" by Led Zeppelin
Credits: "Through The Fire And Flames" by Dragonforce
I tried not to be bias during the making of this list, which was hard because my favorite band, AC/DC, was only ranked 19th. They just didn't have much Innovation.
And yeah, I know that's not a picture of Boston. Sorry, Google Images tricked me.
OH and to everyone who says that The Beatles should be number 1:
While The Beatles were undoubtedly higher in U.S. Sales, Songwriting, and Innovation, they lacked the most in their Technical Ability, ranking a 79/100, while Led Zeppelin ranked a 98/100. Led Zeppelin also ranked higher in Live Performance and Consistency. So, if you were wondering how it was possible, there you go.
Other bands that were nearly included were:
Velvet Underground, Prince & The Revolution, Foo Fighters, System Of A Down, The Cars, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jethro Tull, Sublime, ZZ Top, ABBA, Chicago, Dire Straits, Talking Heads, The Band, The Proclaimers, Duran Duran, Primus, Sex Pistols, Lynyrd Skynyrd, R.E.M., The Jackson 5, Motley Crue, Motorhead, Radiohead, Kansas, The Scorpions, Judas Priest, Sly and the Family Stone, Audioslave, Blondie, The Carpenters, Dixie Chicks, Parliament Funkadelic, King Crimson, Bad Religion, No Doubt, Deep Purple, James Brown and the JBs, and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
Enjoy!

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Comments for this video on YouTube

There is absolutely ... ( 2 days ago by ponkothewretched)

There is absolutely no reason to be all like "What the hell" because this is his opinion. All I can say is that u have good taste of music, altho mine would be much different than yours... Good video

Where is the group ... ( 2 days ago by jaqqpot1)

Where is the group Heart?

Jethro Tull,clearly ... ( 2 days ago by ricmkover)

Jethro Tull,clearly the best sounding,stage performance band in the history of rock!

Black Sabbath and ... ( 1 day ago by fifty7plus)

Black Sabbath and Alice in Chains should be much higher in my opinion. Sabbath made metal!!!!! by the way, i noticed Genesis and i love the band Exodus but when will there be a Leviticus???

you are an idiot, ... ( 1 day ago by marcoscsi)

you are an idiot, you really don´t know anything about music do you? guns n roses only had like 4 or 5 really good songs and thats it, what kind of ban is that, LED ZEPPELIN and THE BEATLES where near perfect musicians making their songs flawless, go ahead and download some of their music on limewire please, your comments make you sound like an ignorant fool. please do the world a favor and check out their music and learn something usefull in youre life, thanks

I agree! Amen! IA ... ( 1 day ago by larryk1965)

I agree! Amen! IA is perhaps one of the most talented and intellecual musicians and songwriters of our time. Yet, Jethro Tull is in my opinion one of the most underrated bands over the last four decades. How many bands on the list have stood the test of time like Tull? 40 years my friends...40 years. Not many I dare say. If you've never bought a Tull album or seen them perform I urge you to do so before Ian truly is "Too Old to Rock'n'Roll"

what r u stupid ... ( 1 day ago by jzach999)

what r u stupid pinkfloyd and queen is no where near good as rush and led zepplin isnt as good as u think name onne song by them besides stairway to hevan

ACDC Is the best ( 1 day ago by paga927)

ACDC Is the best

ACDC should be 1st ( 1 day ago by Toddy245)

ACDC should be 1st

jzach99 led zep and ... ( 1 day ago by mightygags)

jzach99 led zep and queen kick ass and if you wnat me to ill anme like 20 songs by led zep

nice list but ac/dc ... ( 1 day ago by CalebA23)

nice list but ac/dc and kiss should be higher

men that no1 spot ... ( 19 hours ago by dezcadena)

men that no1 spot is obvs for iron maiden ....

Do I agree with the ... ( 18 hours ago by About2Crash)

Do I agree with the list/placement/and some odd choices like Steely Dan, Bon Jovi, BeeGeesForiegner, EWF, and Fleetwood Mac? Yeah. But overall, I can respect anyone whose taste is wide enough to cover Beastie Boys to Yes to Metallica.

Array ( 17 hours ago by KKooddee)

Nirvana? 41? C'mon dude.

Good list. ( 16 hours ago by KKooddee)

Good list.

aerosmith shold be ... ( 15 hours ago by RutsEst)

aerosmith shold be like fifth or something.

And What about ... ( 15 hours ago by RutsEst)

And What about Foghat instead you added like Tool or someshit like that. :(

Funny we were ... ( 11 hours ago by Guiseppe107)

Funny we were compiling a list of our fave bands in each last 5 decades..later noticed all of mine happened to be British.. 60's - The Beatles 70's - Led Zeppelin 80's - Queen 90's - Radiohead 00's - Coldplay Queen for me top the lot, if i could go to just one concert it would be see them..above the Rolling Stones. Freddie Mercury is the greatest frontman ever and only wish i was alive then to have seen him.

The list is OK but ... ( 11 hours ago by RenataBlair24)

The list is OK but METALLICA i think should be the 1-st

another one with ... ( 7 hours ago by lonewolfisnumber1)

another one with the stairway to heaven is the most popular or best rock song that doesn't make them the best band but its ur list its a good list

You have remembered ... ( 4 hours ago by olatoffen1)

You have remembered the best, but i would change numbers a bit ;)

great list but the ... ( 2 hours ago by elgordovilca)

great list but the greatest band of all time is the beatles my friends greetings from argentina.

seriously the ... ( 1 hour ago by guroo8888)

seriously the beegees? lol awesome :)

i'd change the ... ( 28 minutes ago by Iceoasis11)

i'd change the order around and throw in some oasis and crosby stills and nash but other then that perfect (;