The 10 Best Emo Bands Of All Time 

We have to fix this list desperately

The “Uh Oh” from Riley could not have been more accurate to how I felt watching this

Jimmy Eat World is an enigma because they're a real emo band often hiding in plain sight amongst the 'emo' bands

if we were going this direction anyway, sleeping with sirens with no pierce the veil is ridiculous

1.) Brave Little Abacus 2.) TWIABPAIANLATD 3.) Saetia 4.) Cap'n Jazz 5.) p99 6.) The Hotelier 7.) empire! empire! 8.) Sunny Day Real Estate 9.) Orchid 10.) American Football

They should of guessed Olivia Rodrigo

Dignan's high school band that went by "Diggy and The Ex-Convicts" was snubbed. Their performance at Columbus Northwest High School's 1998 Stupid Cupid dance was electrifying

This list was honestly just incorrect and unfair. Reminds me of life, or maybe even a video game.

I was def in Riley’s bag thinking of bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, American Football, and Rites Of Spring

Jimmy world is actually emo, and idk care what people say I think very early fall out boy, panic, and paramore is emo pop

mineral mentioned🤞

where american football 😢

Hot Mulligan beloved where are you

Falling in reverse the most iconic emo band of all time

this hurts. tremendously. the carpenters got snubbed

"Real Emo" only consists of the dc Emotional Hardcore scene and the late 90's Screamo scene. What is known by "Midwest Emo" is nothing but Alternative Rock with questionable real emo influence. When people try to argue that bands like My Chemical Romance are not real emo, while saying that Sunny Day Real Estate is, I can't help not to cringe because they are just as fake emo as My Chemical Romance (plus the pretentiousness). Real emo sounds ENERGETIC, POWERFUL and somewhat HATEFUL. Fake emo is weak, self pity and a failed attempt to direct energy and emotion into music. Some examples of REAL EMO are Pg 99, Rites of Spring, Cap n Jazz (the only real emo band from the midwest scene) and Loma Prieta. Some examples of FAKE EMO are American Football, My Chemical Romance and Mineral EMO BELONGS TO HARDCORE NOT TO INDIE, POP PUNK, ALT ROCK OR ANY OTHER MAINSTREAM GENRE "Real Emo" only consists of the dc Emotional Hardcore scene and the late 90's Screamo scene. What is known by "Midwest Emo" is nothing but Alternative Rock with questionable real emo influence. When people try to argue that bands like My Chemical Romance are not real emo, while saying that Sunny Day Real Estate is, I can't help not to cringe because they are just as fake emo as My Chemical Romance (plus the pretentiousness). Real emo sounds ENERGETIC, POWERFUL and somewhat HATEFUL. Fake emo is weak, self pity and a failed attempt to direct energy and emotion into music. Some examples of REAL EMO are Pg 99, Rites of Spring, Cap n Jazz (the only real emo band from the midwest scene) and Loma Prieta. Some examples of FAKE EMO are American Football, My Chemical Romance and Mineral EMO BELONGS TO HARDCORE NOT TO INDIE, POP PUNK, ALT ROCK OR ANY OTHER MAINSTREAM GENRE "Real Emo" only consists of the dc Emotional Hardcore scene and the late 90's Screamo scene. What is known by "Midwest Emo" is nothing but Alternative Rock with questionable real emo influence. When people try to argue that bands like My Chemical Romance are not real emo, while saying that Sunny Day Real Estate is, I can't help not to cringe because they are just as fake emo as My Chemical Romance (plus the pretentiousness). Real emo sounds ENERGETIC, POWERFUL and somewhat HATEFUL. Fake emo is weak, self pity and a failed attempt to direct energy and emotion into music. Some examples of REAL EMO are Pg 99, Rites of Spring, Cap n Jazz (the only real emo band from the midwest scene) and Loma Prieta. Some examples of FAKE EMO are American Football, My Chemical Romance and Mineral EMO BELONGS TO HARDCORE NOT TO INDIE, POP PUNK, ALT ROCK OR ANY OTHER MAINSTREAM GENRE "Real Emo" only consists of the dc Emotional Hardcore scene and the late 90's Screamo scene. What is known by "Midwest Emo" is nothing but Alternative Rock with questionable real emo influence. When people try to argue that bands like My Chemical Romance are not real emo, while saying that Sunny Day Real Estate is, I can't help not to cringe because they are just as fake emo as My Chemical Romance (plus the pretentiousness). Real emo sounds ENERGETIC, POWERFUL and somewhat HATEFUL. Fake emo is weak, self pity and a failed attempt to direct energy and emotion into music. Some examples of REAL EMO are Pg 99, Rites of Spring, Cap n Jazz (the only real emo band from the midwest scene) and Loma Prieta. Some examples of FAKE EMO are American Football, My Chemical Romance and Mineral EMO BELONGS TO HARDCORE NOT TO INDIE, POP PUNK, ALT ROCK OR ANY OTHER MAINSTREAM GENRE "Real Emo" only consists of the dc Emotional Hardcore scene and the late 90's Screamo scene. What is known by "Midwest Emo" is nothing but Alternative Rock with questionable real emo influence. When people try to argue that bands like My Chemical Romance are not real emo, while saying that Sunny Day Real Estate is, I can't help not to cringe because they are just as fake emo as My Chemical Romance (plus the pretentiousness). Real emo sounds ENERGETIC, POWERFUL and somewhat HATEFUL. Fake emo is weak, self pity and a failed attempt to direct energy and emotion into music. Some examples of REAL EMO are Pg 99, Rites of Spring, Cap n Jazz (the only real emo band from the midwest scene) and Loma Prieta. Some examples of FAKE EMO are American Football, My Chemical Romance and Mineral EMO BELONGS TO HARDCORE NOT TO INDIE, POP PUNK, ALT ROCK OR ANY OTHER MAINSTREAM GENRE "Real Emo" only consists of the dc Emotional Hardcore scene and the late 90's Screamo scene. What is known by "Midwest Emo" is nothing but Alternative Rock with questionable real emo influence. When people try to argue that bands like My Chemical Romance are not real emo, while saying that Sunny Day Real Estate is, I can't help not to cringe because they are just as fake emo as My Chemical Romance (plus the pretentiousness). Real emo sounds ENERGETIC, POWERFUL and somewhat HATEFUL. Fake emo is weak, self pity and a failed attempt to direct energy and emotion into music. Some examples of REAL EMO are Pg 99, Rites of Spring, Cap n Jazz (the only real emo band from the midwest scene) and Loma Prieta. Some examples of FAKE EMO are American Football, My Chemical Romance and Mineral EMO BELONGS TO HARDCORE NOT TO INDIE, POP PUNK, ALT ROCK OR ANY OTHER MAINSTREAM GENRE "Real Emo" only consists of the dc Emotional Hardcore scene and the late 90's Screamo scene. What is known by "Midwest Emo" is nothing but Alternative Rock with questionable real emo influence. When people try to argue that bands like My Chemical Romance are not real emo, while saying that Sunny Day Real Estate is, I can't help not to cringe because they are just as fake emo as My Chemical Romance (plus the pretentiousness). Real emo sounds ENERGETIC, POWERFUL and somewhat HATEFUL. Fake emo is weak, self pity and a failed attempt to direct energy and emotion into music. Some examples of REAL EMO are Pg 99, Rites of Spring, Cap n Jazz (the only real emo band from the midwest scene) and Loma Prieta. Some examples of FAKE EMO are American Football, My Chemical Romance and Mineral EMO BELONGS TO HARDCORE NOT TO INDIE, POP PUNK, ALT ROCK OR ANY OTHER MAINSTREAM GENRE "Real Emo" only consists of the dc Emotional Hardcore scene and the late 90's Screamo scene. What is known by "Midwest Emo" is nothing but Alternative Rock with questionable real emo influence. When people try to argue that bands like My Chemical Romance are not real emo, while saying that Sunny Day Real Estate is, I can't help not to cringe because they are just as fake emo as My Chemical Romance (plus the pretentiousness). Real emo sounds ENERGETIC, POWERFUL and somewhat HATEFUL. Fake emo is weak, self pity and a failed attempt to direct energy and emotion into music. Some examples of REAL EMO are Pg 99, Rites of Spring, Cap n Jazz (the only real emo band from the midwest scene) and Loma Prieta. Some examples of FAKE EMO are American Football, My Chemical Romance and Mineral EMO BELONGS TO HARDCORE NOT TO INDIE, POP PUNK, ALT ROCK OR ANY OTHER MAINSTREAM GENRE

1. Sunny Day Real Estate 2. American Football 3. Taking Back Sunday 4. Modern Baseball 5. Citizen 6. The Used 7. Joyce Manor 8. Jimmy Eat World 9. Sorority Noise 10. Remo Drive (greatest hits)

This is a crime against Real Emo™, we must consult the council somewhere in rural southern Indiana to remedy this miscarriage of a list.

Might be the worst ranker list of all time lol

I audibly shouted "oh my fucking god" multiple times during this video. Genuine travesty of a list holy shit

Never would I think that I’d live to see a Decemberists mention in a hivemind video

i was genuinely excited when i saw the title. should have known… those darn rankers

So top pop punk bands!

panic! at the disco at #TWO is truly ridiculous. with how the list turned out very surprised Black Veiled Brides didn't make the cut

Here's a better list... 01. Rites Of Spring 02. Shotmaker 03. Cap'n Jazz 04. Indian Summer 05. Fiction 06. Sunny Day Real Estate 07. Lifetime 08. Mineral 09. Embrace 10. Moss Icon

1. Title fight 2. American football 3. Brand new 4. Joyce manor 5.citizen 6. Balance and composure 7.jimmy eat world 8.hotelier 9. Pool kids 10. Charmer

Taking Back Sunday not being there and LINKIN PARK BEING THERE invalidates the list entirely

AFI snubbed from not even getting mentioned.

Arguably, only 3 bands here should even belong on a best list. This list is so trash

kick falling in reverse outta the list and add taking back sunday or smth

was gonna guess rites of spring until riley guessed american football lol

Algernon Cadwallader snubbed tbh

Should have guessed green day

i actually got progressively more angry watching this lol

As soon as I saw Panic! At the Disco at number 2 I knew it was joever

Guessing the spice girls isn't a horrible choice. I recently had a convo with someone that insisted 2 Pac and Eminem are emo because...they're emotional sometimes. Go figure

Brand New is the best emo band.

Shit now the boomer with the “real emo” rant is justified. Also yeah let’s take this list in more of a title fight and American Football direction. Hell, modest mouse is more emo than linkin park

this is actually by far the worst list so far oh my god

Pierce the veil getting snubbed is crazy

This is the true face of democracy right here ‼️‼️🗣🗣

this list is more like bands with emo hair

Taking back Sunday no???? And mcr yes?????? How????? We need to fix this emo list so bad. Even linkin park is a yes?????

Love the Mineral shout out

Twenty one pilots snubbed 😔😔

Wtf is this list 😭 this is horrible

they should do the top 10 emo reggae bands next🔥

my favorite emo band is usher

Your Arms Are My Greenday

I can't believe that Riley's life is like a video game.

Jimmy eat world is very good!!

I was ready to hate on the list for not having Cap’n Jazz but I would’ve never assumed it won’t have American Football

surprised twenty one pilots wasnt on there😂

Love MCR but this list is wild

somebody please tell ranker what emo is

nevershoutnever mentioned!!

this is my music taste as a list almost (i don't really like falling in reverse but other than that...... pretty fire list)

Top 10 Scene bands. That’s what this is. And it’s still bad.

even if the bands on this list for some reason have to stay the same, paramore has no business being anywhere under top 5

when the hell was linkin park an emo band???

Crazy ADTR didn’t make this whack ass list

Taking Back Sunday and Brand new should be top 3

This is an atrocious list holy moly

I dont like the tone used during this list, the only super incorrect thing here is falling in reverse over pierce the veil

Is circa survive emo? Someone tell me.

MCR

8 decent bands in that list and only about 5 of them are Emo

Oh this one's gonna piss Riley off

People truly have not evolved their tastes since 2008 we need to fix our society’s obsession with nostalgia

Paramore

Is blink-182 not emo??

don't worry fellas it hurt me too

If your list don't got Brave Little Abacus on it, then your list don't got Brave Little Abacus on it

Jesus ranker needs shutting down

I don't know ten emo bands.

Not even Rites Of Spring

AJR absolutely snubbed by this list 😤😤😤

no orchid on there invalid list

love me a little modern baseball

where is pierce the veil

my fav emo bands nickelback

Fall Out Boy #1!!! Yay!

Nickelback snubbed

This list is fucked

This is great and all but can we get a main channel or unlimited video soon, I've been starving

We need more scene content on this channel. Err....the other channel... you know what I mean.

if we're going in this direction huge AFI snub

no weezer smh

Best list I’ve seen by ranker yet tbh

Riley was dying here and the moments that truely confirmed to be this list is super bad is when Paramore is not in the top 5 and at number 9, there objective the only one of those band that's still going just as strong and there albums of that time are also great..Riley's laugh here and look of disappointment is priceless. Also American footballl should have been on there. Was shocked at how high jimmy eats world was, though no hate there they actually have some great albums. In what world is falling in reverse above paramore... that feels like a war crime.

bandom's hold on this list is crazy

ALGERNON CADWALLADER

Fontaines DC?

Stupid list wtf

Listen to The Crawl and tell me Placebo isn't number 1.

Thanks for mentioning Mineral/The Get Up Kids!!

the "nnnNO" Cam gave to John Lennon got me for some reason

this list is so scuffed purely because FIR is on it

The most insane list I've seen so far.