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ARTS: MUSIC
List: Top Ten Rock Bands of all time
Date: July 2006
Source: AVRev.com
Base: There were five judges who nominated bands from the 1950s to the present day. The bands were then scored on the following categories: U.S. Sales (100 points max) / Songs and Songwriting (100 points max) / Technical Ability (100 points max) / Innovation (100 points max) / Live Performance (50 points max) / Consistency vs. Longevity (50 points max) / Random Play (50 points max).
Notes: More details on the judges and the categories are available at the above link to AVRev.com as well as a full list of the top 100.
|
Rank
|
Band
|
US
Sales
|
Songs
|
Ability
|
Innovation
|
Live Act
|
Consistency
|
Random
Play
|
Total
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1.
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Led
Zeppelin
|
99
|
95
|
98
|
93
|
48
|
48
|
47
|
529
|
|
2.
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The
Beatles
|
100
|
98
|
78
|
99
|
45
|
47
|
47
|
514
|
|
3.
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Pink Floyd
|
97
|
91
|
92
|
96
|
48
|
43
|
39
|
506
|
|
4.
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The Jimi
Hendrix Experience
|
68
|
95
|
99
|
99
|
49
|
46
|
47
|
503
|
|
5.
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Van Halen
|
91
|
87
|
97
|
93
|
44
|
42
|
42
|
496
|
|
6.
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Queen
|
84
|
91
|
91
|
91
|
45
|
46
|
45
|
493
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7.
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The Eagles
|
98
|
95
|
84
|
68
|
42
|
47
|
45
|
479
|
|
8.
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Metallica
|
92
|
84
|
87
|
87
|
46
|
39
|
33
|
468
|
|
9.
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U2
|
90
|
84
|
73
|
78
|
48
|
46
|
36
|
455
|
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10.
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Bob Marley
and the Wailers
|
59
|
92
|
72
|
93
|
44
|
47
|
47
|
454
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