Genre
Grunge
14 bands in the Top 500 carry Grunge as a primary or secondary tag.
- 14 bands
- 1990s dominant era
- 3 countries
- #007 Nirvana
The band that broke grunge into the mainstream and reshaped 1990s rock.
- #029 Pearl Jam
Seattle's enduring grunge standard-bearers with a deep catalog.
- #030 Soundgarden
Sub Pop heavyweights bridging grunge and 1970s metal.
- #031 Alice in Chains
Seattle quartet with bleak harmonies and crushing riffs.
- #304 Silverchair
Newcastle teen-grunge phenomenons who matured into ambitious art rock.
- #407 L7
L.A. all-women punk-grunge band whose 'Bricks Are Heavy' is a 90s classic.
- #408 Hole
Courtney Love-led L.A. band whose 'Live Through This' is a 90s pillar.
- #426 Bush
London band whose post-Nirvana grunge-rock found massive U.S. crossover.
- #427 Stone Temple Pilots
San Diego band whose Weiland-fronted grunge-rock topped 90s charts.
- #430 Temple of the Dog
Soundgarden-Pearl-Jam tribute project whose lone album is a grunge cornerstone.
- #431 Mother Love Bone
Pre-Pearl-Jam Seattle band whose lone LP previewed the grunge era.
- #432 Mudhoney
Sub Pop fuzz-rock standard-bearers and grunge OGs.
- #433 Screaming Trees
Mark Lanegan-fronted grunge band of psychedelic shading.
- #434 Tad
Sub Pop heavyweights who bridged Seattle grunge and bigger riff metal.