| N |
Artist |
Essential Album |
Note |
| 26 |
Jethro Tull |
Very Best Of Jethro Tull |
Tull developed and maintained a sound that was completely unlike any other band's, with the use of the flute as a lead instrument, and with a heavy classical music influence. |
| 27 |
Foreigner |
Complete Greatest Hits |
A group of back-up players got together in 1976 and formed a group that became a longtime Arena Rock and radio airplay favorite. |
| 28 |
The Kinks |
Ultimate Collection |
They maintained their popularity through the 60s and 70s by adjusting their lyric themes and musical styles as times, and public tastes, changed. |
| 29 |
Blue Oyster Cult |
The Essential Blue Oyster Cult |
Formed in the mid 60s, this Metal/Psych Rock band had a long string of successful albums throughout the '70s and '80s. |
| 30 |
Buffalo Springfield |
Retrospective |
The group existed for less than two years, but was considered a significant force in mid 60s rock, and launched the careers of members Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Jim Messina, and Richie Furay. |
| 31 |
Queen |
Platinum Collection |
The band that put the glitter in Glitter Rock is second only to the Beatles in album sales in the UK. |
| 32 |
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
Deja Vu |
More than any other group of their time, they endeared themselves to a generation of youth with their lyric themes and eclectic variety of musical styles. |
| 33 |
Styx |
Gold |
After failing to break through with Progressive Rock, this group is credited with originating the more mainstream Arena Rock sound. |
| 34 |
Creedence Clearwater Revival |
Chronicle |
At the height of the British Invasion, they were the leading American rock band. |
| 35 |
Deep Purple |
Very Best Of |
They shuffled personnel and musical styles until they became one of the most successful bands on the concert and recording circuit. |
| 36 |
Steve Miller Band |
Young Hearts |
They paid their dues as a backup band before becoming one of the most popular groups of the 70s |
| 37 |
Guess Who |
Anthology |
One of Canada's most popular rock bands evolved from Soft Rock to a harder variety from the early 60s through the mid 70s. |
| 38 |
Dave Clark Five |
30 Greatest Hits |
Beatlemania helped propel this British group to great popularity in America. |
| 39 |
Steppenwolf |
All Time Greatest Hits |
This Canadian Heavy Metal band is credited with creating the Bike Rock sub-genre. |
| 40 |
Yes |
Very Best Of Yes |
In spite of more than the usual number of major personnel changes, this group has had a long and successful career. |
| 41 |
Doobie Brothers |
Best Of The Doobies |
They weren't actually brothers, but they have parlayed a distinctive Heavy MetalSouthern Rock blend into a 30+ year career. |
| 42 |
Chicago |
Only The Beginning |
Formed in 1967, Chicago became one of the most successful orchestral rock groups and is still active four decades later. |
| 43 |
KISS |
Gold |
Mix Hard Rock with over-the-top appearance and stage antics and you get the fathers of glitter-punk. |
| 44 |
Blondie |
Parallel Lines |
Emerging from the early Punk Rock scene, Blondie ultimately expanded their stylistic approach to include Disco, New Wave and Hip-Hop. |
| 45 |
Rush |
Permanent Waves |
Rush is considered one of rock's best live bands, in addition to cranking out 30 albums over 30 years. |
| 46 |
Sex Pistols |
Never Mind The Bollocks |
Their short life as a rebellious and proudly controversial Punk band was out of proportion to the huge influence they had on pop culture in England. |
| 47 |
Lynyrd Skynyrd |
Skynyrd's Innyrds |
Described by All Music Guide as "the definitive Southern Rock band," they reunited ten years after the deaths of three original members in a 1977 plane crash, and still perform today. |
| 48 |
The Police |
Every Breath You Take: The Classics |
The Police distinguished themselves by being able to be successful in the mainstream playing experimental rock. |
| 49 |
Grand Funk Railroad |
We're An American Band |
Achieved greater commercial success than any other American rock band in the 60s and early 70s. |
| 50 |
Black Sabbath |
We Sold Our Soul For Rock And Roll |
One of the longest lasting and most successful groups is credited as the first Heavy Metal band. |