VH1 Top 100 Hard Rock Artists

I don't agree with much of this list, but the show was pretty good. Also, it's nice to see bands like Living Color and Pantera getting on some lists...

I don't think they were going straight for Hardest Rockers, I think it was more like best artists that play hard rock (some of these could be debated... I mean White Snake and Bon Jovi??? Not exactly my idea of hard rock...)

Anyway, here you go...


1 Led Zeppelin
2 Black Sabbath
3 Jimi Hendrix
4 AC/DC
5 Metallica
6 Nirvana
7 Van Halen
8 The Who
9 Guns N' Roses
10 Kiss
11 Aerosmith
12 The Sex Pistols
13 Queen
14 Soundgarden
15 Pink Floyd
16 Cream
17 The Ramones
18 Ozzy Osbourne
19 The Clash
20 Alice Cooper
21 Pearl Jam
22 Deep Purple
23 Judas Priest
24 Iron Maiden
25 Cheap Trick
26 Motörhead
27 Iggy Pop
28 Rush
29 Mötley Crüe
30 Red Hot Chili Peppers
31 Def Leppard
32 The Doors
33 Rage Against the Machine
34 Alice in Chains
35 Jane's Addiction
36 Frank Zappa
37 The Yardbirds
38 MC5
39 Crazy Horse
40 Stone Temple Pilots
41 Ted Nugent
42 The Kinks
43 Nine Inch Nails
44 ZZ Top
45 Pantera
46 Scorpions
47 Rollins Band
48 Janis Joplin
49 The Smashing Pumpkins
50 Slayer
51 Thin Lizzy
52 Faith No More
53 Korn
54 Sonic Youth
55 Blue Öyster Cult
56 White Zombie
57 Heart
58 Anthrax
59 Bad Company
60 The New York Dolls
61 Jethro Tull
62 Ministry
63 Boston
64 Steppenwolf
65 The Cult
66 Joan Jett
67 The Rolling Stones
68 Hüsker Dü
69 Megadeth
70 Living Colour
71 Lynyrd Skynyrd
72 Foo Fighters
73 Twisted Sister
74 Pat Benatar
75 Spinal Tap
76 Bon Jovi
77 Hole
78 Marilyn Manson
79 Ratt
80 Green Day
81 The Pixies
82 Queensryche
83 King's X
84 UFO
85 Whitesnake
86 Foreigner
87 King Crimson
88 Tool
89 Lita Ford
90 Rainbow
91 The Misfits
92 The Black Crowes
93 Lenny Kravitz
94 Yes
95 Fugazi
96 Meat Loaf
97 Primus
98 Mountain
99 Bad Brains
100 Quiet Riot

I own records from 35 of the top 100 Hard Rock Artists.

Didn't see too many Canadian Acts in there except Crazy Horse, The Cult and Steppenwolf which are not entirely Canadian but the band leads were either born in Canada or lived in Canada.
Which is very odd because Canadian bands are more popular in the US when compared to bands from countries other than Canada.
When I travel in the US and I'm far enough from the US/Canada border to only tune in US radio stations Canadian bands are rotated more frequently than they are on Canadian radio stations.

Just a zippy stoned observation of twisted musical reality.

What are you talking about? I don't see anything....

I'm disgusted by more than half that list...But it's good to see that some of the people who got a chance to vote remembered UFO....didn't expect to see them... No Robin Trower??

Ah VH1 is American. What do you expect from Americans?
I know...God Bless America.
I find it tacky to ask God to bless a Country.

Spinal Tap above Bon Jovi? No Dokken? What about The Monkeys?


I'm offended.

I liked The Smashing Pumpkins, until I heard Billy on Stern claim they saved
Rock-n-Roll. Check Please.

I still have a soft spot for Limahl.

We pleasured each other regularly by smearing each other with exotic oils and engaging in loving mansex [/brekkie time]

Yeah, I worked out I'd got around albums of about 45 of those artists, but it's a random list alright. I agree about Green Day. Too far down, should be top 20 easily for the infuence they have. Think someone pulled the numbers out their arse.

I thought about Green Day (and others) in the top 20, but then I look at the top 20 (top 50 even), and most of those choices are pretty good... Also, I didn't ever catch the exact criteria, but it had to be ranked more than just on heaviness, as your Pantera / Ministry / Slayer / Korn should have been ranked much higher if heaviness was the sole criteria...

Also, any list that puts Soundgarden above Pink Floyd is, in my book, a little whacked...

Oh yes. Her pearly white baps were exquistite. It was nearly as good as the time when Divine sat on my face [/arrestable offence]

Hey Rob, you know what I put on last night? [No Bomber, I'm not focking intuitively tuned into some Aussie's musical tastes ]



Yeah, well, I put on one of what I would call my top 5 cds of all time: THE CROW SOUNDTRACK!

Focking terrific cd! There's not one track that I dont enjoy and its got some real classics. Great beer/grog music but I've stopped the mid-week-brews in an attempt to exercise more - and its working.

Beautiful music for when I'm in the mood for tunes with gusto. Pumps me up to get out there and run 6kms or so too.

Yeah, its been played at every piss-up I've ever held at my joint and has always been a crowd favourite.

People dig good shite and all this teeny bopper trash is pure rubbish for the musical minds of enthusiasts.

Like my best of Pearl Jam cd; it gets a huge workout when the lads come over for a bbq and beers or to watch the game with beers or just to drink a few beers on the balcony...

Metallica in the TOP 5!

"Hell yeah!" (James Hetfield style)

Now that, my friend, is one pukka, top quality soundtrack. Got it myself, and I'm gonna give it another blast when I get home. I loved that movie, went to see it on the strength of the soundtrack alone.

A couple Jef left out..... Helmet (jumped the shark now, alas), and Pantera at their very height. Their cover of Posion Idea's The Badge..... fcuking sublime. You'll not hear a heavier track. That song alone got me into Poison Idea. Gonna dig them out again when I get home too.

I've seen Rollins do his spoken word tour, the guy is hilarious, but oh-so spot on with his observations. If you get the chance, go see him. Seen him 3 times now, and he gets better and better with each new visit.

My bad mate, I meant off that soundtrack.

Think that pic of Rollins was from when was in Black Flag. He's also quite an author, written a some good stuff. A lot is his musings on subjects and his take on everyday stuff, but a really good one to look out for is "Get In The Van". It's his story of life with Black Flag. Cracking read

Yeah, great song. I love the way he reverts to spoken word right at the end, really powerful track. Has an awesome bass sound throughout that whole album, The End Of Silence.

Another album I'm going to have to dig out tonight!

Last fim I remember him in was Bad Boys 2. I'll check that site now...

Edit: Fcuk, course he was In Jackass, the off road tattoo.

He was in Heat? 8O I love that film, how the fcuk did I miss him in that? Damn...