Greatest alternative rock bands oa all time
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1.
U2
place: Dublin, Ireland style: alternative
57 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
2.
The Cure
place: Crawley, England style: alternative
56 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
3.
The Cranberries
55 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
4.
Smashing Pumpkins
place: Chicago, USA style: alternative
55 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
5.
Soundgarden
place: Seattle, USA style: grunge
54 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
6.
R.E.M.
place: Athens, USA style: alternative
53 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
7.
The Smiths
place: Manchester, England style: alternative
47 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
8.
Manic Street Preachers
42 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
9.
Matchbox 20
41 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
10.
The Pretenders
36 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
11.
Placebo
30 points - added 6 years ago by guest -
12.
New Order
place: Salford, England style: post-punk
30 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
13.
Pearl Jam
place: Seattle, USA style: grunge
28 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
14.
Blur
place: London, England style: britpop
28 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
15.
Garbage
27 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
16.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
place: Los Angeles, USA style: funk rock
27 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
17.
Radiohead
place: Abingdon, England style: alternative
26 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
18.
Oasis
place: Manchester, England
style: britpop
26 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
19.
Coldpay
great band
25 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
20.
Pixies
place: Boston, USA style: alternative
25 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
21.
Muse
24 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
22.
The Arctic Monkeys
place: Sheffield, England style: garage revival, indie
24 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
23.
Ride
place: Oxford, England style: shoegaze
23 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
24.
Editors
22 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
25.
Idlewild
22 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
26.
Fleet Foxes
21 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
27.
The Whitlams
21 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
28.
Weezer
20 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
29.
The Coral
20 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
30.
Kasabian
place: Leicester, England style: indie, neo-psychedelia
20 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
31.
Wilco
17 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
32.
White Lies
16 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
33.
Madrugada
16 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
34.
Nirvana
place: Seattle, USA style: grunge
16 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
35.
The Verve
place: Manchester, England style: shoegaze, britpop
16 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
36.
The Kooks
15 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
37.
Stone Temple Pilots
place: San Diego, USA style: grunge
15 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
38.
The Stone Roses
place: Manchester, England style: madchester
15 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
39.
Keane
14 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
40.
My Morning Jacket
12 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
41.
The Killers
12 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
42.
Alice in Chains
place: Seattle, USA style: grunge
12 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
43.
Travis
11 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
44.
Pulp
place: Sheffield, England style: britpop
11 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
45.
The Kills
10 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
46.
MGMT
10 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
47.
Linkin Park
9 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
48.
Calexico
9 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
49.
Jimmy Eat World
8 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
50.
The Maccabees
8 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
51.
Happy Mondays
place: Manchester, England style: madchester
8 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
52.
Poets of the Fall
7 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
53.
Incubus
7 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
54.
Jesus and Mary Chain
place: Glasgow, Scotland style: alternative
4 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
55.
Blind Melon
place: Los Angeles, USA style: funk rock
4 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
56.
Ocean Colour Scene
place: Birmingham, England style: britpop
4 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
57.
The Strokes
place: New York, USA style: garage revival
3 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
58.
My Bloody Valentine
place: Dublin, Ireland style: shoegaze
3 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
59.
Screamind Trees
place: Seattle, USA style: grunge
3 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
60.
Primal Scream
place: Glasgow, England style: alternative
2 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
61.
Sonic Youth
place: New York, USA style: noise rock
2 points - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
62.
The Libertines
place: London, England style: garage revival
1 point - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
63.
Jane's Addiction
place: Los Angeles, USA style: alternative
1 point - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
64.
Mudhoney
place: Seattle, USA style: grunge
1 point - added 13 years ago by NickDrake -
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