| THECARS | US band whose hits include, appropriately, Drive |
| PIXIES | US band whose hits include Here Comes Your Man (6) |
| BYRDS | Influential US band whose hits included Mr Tambourine Man and Turn! Turn! Turn! |
| REMIX | US band whose releases include Everybody Hurts, One and Kiss (12" Version) (5) |
| BLOWFISH | US band whose lead singer is Darius Rucker, Hootie & The _ (8) |
| METALLICA | US band whose founder members included James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich (9) |
| CHIC | US disco and funk band whose hits include 'Le Freak' (1978) |
| BLONDIE | US rock band whose hits include 'Heart of Glass' (1979) |
| STARSHIP | US rock band whose hits include 'We Built This City' (1985) |
| SKYNYRD | Lynyrd ---, US rock band whose hits include Sweet Home Alabama |
| ELECTRIC | _ Six, US rock band whose hits include 'Danger! High Voltage' (8) |
| TOTO | US rock band whose hits include 'Hold the Line' (1978) and 'Africa' (1982) (4) |
| DIVISION | Joy _, former rock band whose hits include Love Will Tear Us Apart |
| STEELY | _ Dan, US rock band whose hits include 'Do It Again' and 'Peg' (6) |
| THEDOORS | US rock band whose hits include 'Light My Fire' (1967) and 'Riders on the Storm' (1971) (3,5) |
| MUNGO | Jerry, rock band whose hits include In The Summertime (1970) |
| EAGLES | American rock band whose hits include 1977's Hotel California, ------ (6) |
| STYX | Band whose hits include "Lady" and "Babe" |
| OASIS | Rock band whose hits include Wonderwall (5) |
| GIRLS | ___ Aloud, band whose hits include The Promise (5) |