This is an incomplete list of articles on bands that perform rock music, in chronological order of their founding year. To view the list in alphabetical order, see #Alphabetical listing.

1950s[edit]

1957[edit]

• The Beatles (original name was the Quarrymen)

Origin: Liverpool, England

Status: defunct

1960s[edit]

1961[edit]

• The Beach Boys

Origin: Hawthorne, California, United States

Status: active

1962[edit]

• The Addicts

Origin: Widnes, England

Status: defunct

• The Rolling Stones

Origin: London, United Kingdom, England

Status: active

1963[edit]

• The Pretty Things

Origin: London, England

Status: active

• The Yardbirds

Origin: London, England

Status: active

1964[edit]

• The Who

Origin: London, England

Status: active

1965[edit]

• Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band

Origin: London, England

Status: defunct

• Jefferson Airplane

Origin: San Francisco, California, United States of America

Status: renamed to Jefferson Starship, occasionally active

• Pink Floyd

Origin: Cambridge, England

Status: defunct

• The Doors

Origin: Los Angeles, California

Status: defunct

1966[edit]

• Listen

Origin: Birmingham, England

Status: defunct

• The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Origin: London, England

Status: defunct

1967[edit]

• Band of Joy

Origin: Birmingham, England

Status: defunct, reformed briefly 1977-1978

1968[edit]

• Led Zeppelin

Origin: London, United Kingdom, England

Status: defunct, with occasional reunions in recent years

• Obs-Tweedle

Origin: Walsall, England

Status: defunct

• Yes (band)

Origin: London, United Kingdom, England

Status: on hiatus

1970s[edit]

1970[edit]

• Lynyrd Skynyrd

Origin: Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Status: active

• Queen

Origin: London, England

Status: on hiatus

1973[edit]

• Kaveret

Origin: Israel

Status: defunct

1975[edit]

• Sex Pistols

Origin: London, England

Status: defunct, with occasional reunions in recent years

• Iron Maiden

Origin: London, England

Status: active

1976[edit]

• Joy Division

Origin: Salford, England

Status: defunct, remnants renamed to New Order

• U2

Origin: Republic of Ireland

Status: active

1980s[edit]

1980[edit]

• Butthole Surfers

Origin: San Antonio, Texas

Status: on hiatus

• Legendary Pink Dots

Origin: London, England

1981[edit]

• The Honeydrippers

Origin: London, England

Status: defunct

1981[edit]

• XYZ

Origin: London, England

Status: defunct

1983[edit]

• Bon Jovi

Origin: New Jersey

Status: defunct

• Red Hot Chili Peppers

Origin: Hollywood, California

Status: active

1984[edit]

• The Firm

Origin: London, England

Status: defunct

1985[edit]

• Living Colour

Origin: New York

Status: defunct

1986[edit]

• The Lemonheads

Origin: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

1988[edit]

• The Levellers

Origin: Brighton, England

• The Lightning Seeds

Origin: Liverpool, England

• Radiohead

Origin: Oxford, England

1989[edit]

• Blur

Origin: Colchester, England

Status: active

• The Black Crowes

Origin: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Status: active

• Green Day

Origin: Oakland, California, United States

Status: active

1990s[edit]

1990[edit]

• Levitation

Origin: London, England

Status: defunct

• Rancid

Origin: Albany, California

1991[edit]

• Coverdale-Page

Origin: London, England

Status: defunct

• Oasis

Origin: Burnage, England

Status: defunct

• Rage Against the Machine

Origin: Los Angeles, California, United States

Status: on hiatus

1992[edit]

• Blink 182

Origin: San Diego, California

• Bush

Origin: London, England

1994[edit]

• Limp Bizkit

Origin: Jacksonville, Florida

• The Bluetones

Origin: Hounslow, England

Status: defunct

1996[edit]

• The Beta Band

Origin: London, England

Status: defunct

• The Libertines

Origin: Bethnal Green, London, England

Status: defunct

1998[edit]

• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Origin: San Francisco, California

• Linkin Park

Origin: Southern California

• Relient K

Origin: Canton, Ohio, United States

Status: active

2000s[edit]

2001[edit]

• The Reputation

Origin: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Status: defunct

2010s[edit]

2013[edit]

• California Breed

Origin: Los Angeles, California, United States

Status: active

Alphabetical listing[edit]

Use the appropriate alpha-link template here...I forget what it's called.

A[edit]

•  ABBA: A Scandinavian pop music group; one of the iconic rock bands of the 1970s. ^[e]
•  The Addicts: A 1960s Widnes band which released one notable single on Decca Records, and featured Geoff Keeley on vocals and Steve Duggan on guitar. ^[e]
•  A-ha: A Norwegian pop music band formed in 1983. ^[e]

B[edit]

•  Band of Joy: A 1960s Birmingham band which featured Robert Plant and John Bonham. ^[e]
•  The Beatles: English rock band of the 1960's. ^[e]
• The Beta Band: Add brief definition or description
•  The Black Crowes: An American, revivalist hard rock jam band from Atlanta, Georgia dedicated to celebrating and playing 1970s-era blues-rock. ^[e]
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Add brief definition or description
•  Black Sabbath: English heavy metal group formed in 1968. ^[e]
• Blink 182: Add brief definition or description
• The Bluetones: Add brief definition or description
• Blur: Add brief definition or description
• Bon Jovi: Add brief definition or description
• Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band: Add brief definition or description
• Bush: Add brief definition or description
• Butthole Surfers: Add brief definition or description

C[edit]

• California Breed: Add brief definition or description
•  Coverdale-Page: A 1990s collaboration band featuring Whitesnake lead vocalist David Coverdale, and former Led Zeppelin and the Firm guitarist Jimmy Page. ^[e]

D[edit]

• Dire Straits: Add brief definition or description
• The Doors: Add brief definition or description

E[edit]

• The Eagles: Add brief definition or description

F[edit]

•  The Firm (band): 1980s supergroup, comprising of ex-Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, along with ex-Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers, Tony Franklin, and Chris Slade. ^[e]

G[edit]

•  Genesis (band): A British progressive rock band founded in 1967. ^[e]
•  The Guess Who: A Canadian Rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1965. ^[e]

H[edit]

•  Heart (band): A Seattle-based rock band led by Ann and Nancy Wilson. ^[e]
•  The Honeydrippers: A 1980s rhythm and blues project by Robert Plant, featuring guest musicians Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and Nile Rodgers. ^[e]

I[edit]

•  Iron Maiden: English heavy metal band from Leyton in East London, formed in 1975. ^[e]

J[edit]

•  Jefferson Airplane: An American rock band founded in 1965, in San Francisco. ^[e]
•  Joy Division: Rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, England, and viewed as one of the forerunners of gothic. ^[e]

K[edit]

•  Kaveret: Israeli rock band that existed in the years 1973-1976, and was known mainly in Israel. ^[e]

L[edit]

•  Led Zeppelin: English hard rock and blues group formed in 1968, known for their albums and stage shows. ^[e]
• Legendary Pink Dots: Add brief definition or description
• The Lemonheads: Add brief definition or description
• The Levellers: Add brief definition or description
• Levitation: Add brief definition or description
• The Libertines: Add brief definition or description
• The Lightning Seeds: Add brief definition or description
• Limp Bizkit: Add brief definition or description
• Linkin Park: Add brief definition or description
•  Listen (band): Add brief definition or description
• Living Colour: Add brief definition or description

M[edit]

•  Metallica: Add brief definition or description

N[edit]

• Nazareth (band): Add brief definition or description
• New Order: Add brief definition or description

O[edit]

• Oasis: Add brief definition or description
•  Obs-Tweedle: Add brief definition or description

P[edit]

•  Pink Floyd: Add brief definition or description
•  The Pretty Things: Add brief definition or description

Q[edit]

•  Queen (rock band): Add brief definition or description

R[edit]

• Radiohead: Add brief definition or description
• Rancid: Add brief definition or description
•  Relient K: Add brief definition or description
• R.E.M.: Add brief definition or description
• Red Hot Chili Peppers: Add brief definition or description
•  REO Speedwagon: Add brief definition or description
• The Reputation: Add brief definition or description
•  The Rolling Stones: Add brief definition or description
•  Rush: Add brief definition or description

S[edit]

•  Supertramp: Add brief definition or description

T[edit]

• Toto (band): Add brief definition or description
•  Triumph (band): Add brief definition or description
• Trooper (band): Add brief definition or description

U[edit]

•  U2: Add brief definition or description

V[edit]

•  Van Halen: Add brief definition or description

W[edit]

•  The Who: Add brief definition or description

X[edit]

•  XYZ (band): Add brief definition or description

Y[edit]

•  The Yardbirds: Add brief definition or description
•  Yes (band): Add brief definition or description

Z[edit]

• ZZ Top: Add brief definition or description