Here are my best bands of all time. What does everyone else think are the best 5 bands of all time?
1) The Beatles
The Beatles are, without doubt, the best band of all time. They are the best-selling musical act of all time in the United States and in 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked The Beatles #1 on its list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. They personified the cool culture of 1960s Britain, such as Swinging London. The Beatles broke a number of world record, many of which are yet to be broken. For example, they are the best selling musical act of all time, with an incredible one billion discs and tapes sold worlwide. They've also notched up the most multi-platinum selling albums for any artist or musical group (thirteen in the U.S. alone). They also have the fastest selling single of all time with "I Want to Hold Your Hand". The song sold 250,000 units within three days in the U.S., one million in 2 weeks. (Additionally, it sold 10,000 copies per hour in New York City alone for the first 20 days.)
2) The Rolling Stones
A band that made cool tunes and, unlike the Beatles (sadly), are still around. The band have released 55 albums of original work and compilations, and have had 32 U.K & U.S top-10 singles. They have sold more than 200 million albums worldwide. Again, personify Swinging London of the 1960s.
3) Black Sabbath
Formed in 1968 and are still with us. With his heavy Birmingham accent and his eccentricity, Ozzy Osbourne is hard to miss. Often tended to make dark, heavy-metal music. Black Sabbath remain a dominant influence in the heavy metal genre they helped create. VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock ranks them second, behind Led Zeppelin.
4) Led Zeppelin.
Regarded as one of the world's first heavy metal bands, they hail one West Bromwich, near Birmingham, in Britain. They often incorporated several genres into their music, such as reggae, folk, soul, jazz, classical, Celtic, Indian, Arabic, folk, pop, Latin and country. They have sold over 300 million albums worldwide, including 110 million in the US alone. They are also the only band in the world to have had ALL their albums reach the US Billboard Top 10.
5) The Who
Famed for their prowess as a live band - even being described as "possibly the greatest live band ever." Had a tendency to smash up hotel rooms and drive cars into swimming pools. From 1969 the band released a series of Top 5 albums in the US.
1) The Beatles
The Beatles are, without doubt, the best band of all time. They are the best-selling musical act of all time in the United States and in 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked The Beatles #1 on its list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. They personified the cool culture of 1960s Britain, such as Swinging London. The Beatles broke a number of world record, many of which are yet to be broken. For example, they are the best selling musical act of all time, with an incredible one billion discs and tapes sold worlwide. They've also notched up the most multi-platinum selling albums for any artist or musical group (thirteen in the U.S. alone). They also have the fastest selling single of all time with "I Want to Hold Your Hand". The song sold 250,000 units within three days in the U.S., one million in 2 weeks. (Additionally, it sold 10,000 copies per hour in New York City alone for the first 20 days.)
2) The Rolling Stones
A band that made cool tunes and, unlike the Beatles (sadly), are still around. The band have released 55 albums of original work and compilations, and have had 32 U.K & U.S top-10 singles. They have sold more than 200 million albums worldwide. Again, personify Swinging London of the 1960s.
3) Black Sabbath
Formed in 1968 and are still with us. With his heavy Birmingham accent and his eccentricity, Ozzy Osbourne is hard to miss. Often tended to make dark, heavy-metal music. Black Sabbath remain a dominant influence in the heavy metal genre they helped create. VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock ranks them second, behind Led Zeppelin.
4) Led Zeppelin.
Regarded as one of the world's first heavy metal bands, they hail one West Bromwich, near Birmingham, in Britain. They often incorporated several genres into their music, such as reggae, folk, soul, jazz, classical, Celtic, Indian, Arabic, folk, pop, Latin and country. They have sold over 300 million albums worldwide, including 110 million in the US alone. They are also the only band in the world to have had ALL their albums reach the US Billboard Top 10.
5) The Who
Famed for their prowess as a live band - even being described as "possibly the greatest live band ever." Had a tendency to smash up hotel rooms and drive cars into swimming pools. From 1969 the band released a series of Top 5 albums in the US.
