Top 10 Greatest British Rock Bands 

"Top British Rock Bands" is almost the same as saying "Top Rock Bands" without any specifications =).

As an American, even I won't deny that Britain is the greatest country to ever produce rock

Queen at #5 just proves Britain is the powerhouse of music

Can you imagine if music was a sport ... Britain would have been world champions for the last 60 years

Britain has the best bands of all time, I mean, you can’t go wrong with Led Zeppelin The Beatles Queen Pink Floyd The Rolling Stones The Who The Kinks Iron Maiden Judas Priest Black Sabbath Deep purple The Clash

Why not just put greatest rock bands ? They are a British anyways

thank you England for ...THE BEATLES, respect

Oasis is so underrated but I’m glad it got an honourable mention

Prediction: The Beatles will be number one.

it's actually pretty funny because the title of the video could be just: "Top 10 Rock Bands"

I really really have to agree that Britain is blessed with music ❤️

Even as a French i have to love the English for their music :D They made Rock what it is and have the best bands with Led Zep, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Queen, The Stones, Sabbath and all

Best Rock Bands : Queen #3 and Pink Floyd #4 Best British Rock Bands: Queen #5 and Pink Floyd #4 logic WatchMojo

My favorite British: Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Beatles, Cream, The Who, Deep Purple, Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Police, Oasis, Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath.. American: The Jimi Hendrix Experience, AC/DC, Ramones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Eagles, Aerosmith, The Doors, Bon Jovi, The Stooges, Van Halen, GnR, The White Stripes, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails,.. Non English/American: AC/DC, Scorpion, U2, Yngwie Malmsteen, Air Supply, Europe,... and there's many more.. Sometimes I also listen to indie bands more like heavy metal, punk, hardrock.. Sometimes more blues and jazzy.. Overall I listened to British and European music more than American music, but I love both British and American (not american music these days) Old stuff is better than these days.

Wonder how do you put Queen, Pink floyd and Led Zeppelin in this list, they are from another planet......

It's April 23rd which means it's England's birthday and what better day to spend it with some crumpets, Earl Grey tea, and some British bands. I may be American, but I shouldn't forget where I come from.🇬🇧💜

How the heck UK that have a lot of famous rock bands in the world ended up having one direction

HOW THE FUCK ARE OASIS ONLY AN HONORABLE MENTION??

Most of the people saying that Queen should be No. 1 because of the movie or because they are stuck with it and they haven't get to know and listen other bands. Lets be realistic Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and The Beatles have more influence in not only on pop culture also a lot much more in music, and I really respect your love to Queen (I like them to) but don't comment that they should be No. 1 if you don't know other bands.

*C o m m e n t s* *0.01%: This is perfect* *99.99%: QUEEN SHOULD BE HIGHER!*

Who else was just waiting to see in What number queen was?

There is absolutely no arguing for me. England has been pumping out the best music for the past sixty years. Thank you!

It was always gonna be either the Beatles or led Zeppelin at number 1

My top 5: 1) The Beatles 2) Led Zeppelin 3) Queen 4) Pink Floyd 5) The rolling stones

Lets make it simple guys, what is the most sale álbum in the UK ? Queen Greatest Hits

Where the hell is Deep Purple!??!

My top 10 greatest British rock bands of all time. 10. Cream 9. Radiohead 8. Black sabbath 7. The who 6. The jimi hendrix experience 5. Queen 4. The rolling stones 3. Pink floyd 2. Led zeppelin Hourble mentions. The sex pistols The clash Iron maiden Judus priest Motorhead Coldplay Artic monkeys Osais The wings Dire straits Deep purple Rainbow The yardbirds Blur Pulp The kinks Genesis Suede Blind faith Saxon Venom Diamond head John Mayall and the bluesbreakers The moody blues The police The bee gees The animals Humble pie Small faces Def leppard Tears for fears The jam The verve Whitesnake King crimson Emerson lake and palmer The Dave Clark five Electric light orchestra The smiths The cure The cult T rex Sweet 10cc Bad company Free Joy division New order Jethro tull Porcal harum The shadows The stone roses Dr feelgood Derek and the dominoes The damned The buzzcocks Carcrass Cradle of faith Dragonforce Ufo Uriah heep Wishbone ash Hawkwind Manfred mann One direction Take that 5ive Musical youth Muse Bad audio dynamite The troogs Yes Roxy music The adverts The Jeff beck group Ten years after Bad city rollers Mott the hoople Status quo Slade Herman hermits The hollies Depeche mode And Fleetwood mac 1. The Beatles

Many salty queen fans saying queen should be higher or number one queen is overrated and will never be the same sentence as the beatles

Joy Division? The Sex Pistols? Judas Priest?

Using the word British in the title is superfluous. The greatest rock bands in the world all came from Britain.

Best British bands of all time = The best bands in the world 🌎

Cream, The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Jimi came to the London and joined with Mitchell and Redding), The Bee Gees (from the Isle of Man, a British dependency), Joy Division, The Animals, Deep Purple, The Sex Pistols, Blur, The Cure, Fleetwood Mac etc

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Are are you fucking kidding me ? LED ZEPPELIN #1 always and forever

Why Dire Straits are so underrated😓

American rock and roll died out in the late 50's and early 60's, but it thrived in Great Britain. Then British rock and roll became a worldwide phenomenon. It was their music now. The Brits made rock music better.

I am British and believe Queen should be higher. I mean, who else has THE 2 most popular sports anthem and the UK's favourite sing of all time: Bohemian Rhapsody.

Deep Purple, Free, Bad Company, Fleetwood Mac, Cream, T-Rex, SuperTramp, Whitesnake, Rainbow, Dire Straits, The Jam, ELO etc.

before watching the video I'm going to make a guess of who's in it. The Beatles, the Rolling stones, the Who, Pink floyd, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Motörhead, The Clash, Queen

Thank you England from Italy

Dire straits deserve at least an honorable mention imo.

Deep Purple should be in that list. The Beatles rocks!!!

as american mate with english in my soul and heart i can confirm that most great rock bands came from UK not too much on America but United Kingdom has the most influential bands who spread rock n roll across the world not america even though americans invented rock n roll but Britain has always kept watch close ahead in musical talents and abilities england has a great history of making wicked music throughout the century so as wales, scotland, northern ireland alright then yeah this much love for Great Britian from your Fancy fan Anglophile from British America

Electric Light Orchestra have to be the most underrated band in the history of music. Their ridiculous/extensive catalogue of songs should easily make lists like this.

Just do 10 - 2. Anyone that doesn't know number one before clicking this video should see a doctor, cause you may be blind and deaf.

I was expecting The Beatles in the top, just like anyone else here, and I can live with Led Zeppelin in the second place because they were awesome. But Queen in the FIFTH PLACE??!! COME ON!!! You would hardly find a more unique band than Queen regarding their lyrics and sound. Plus they wrote some of the most universal and ever lasting rock songs and anthems like Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You or We Are the Champions.

Queen is definitely not my favorite, but damn Mercury’s voice was loud, big, and 100% into every song

Thx the uk I never get tired of ur bunch of badass bands!! Hands up!!

1. The Beatles 2. The Rolling Stones 3. Led Zeppelin This is non negotiable

It's silly when young people say "i was born at the wrong time" and stuff like that. Guess what, this music is all available to listen to whenever you like for free. Being born 300 years ago would be a worse time i'd imagine.

Some really great bands were left out of this one. If you haven't already, please do a part 2 of this!

British rock bands are the best to follow and listen if we talk about quality music .

This is the thing with the beatles.... this is why so many people think they are pop, they stopped touring in 1966, and always, everywhere all you see is the videos from 63 to 65. singing she loves you, i feel fine and i want to hold your hand... and maybe hey jude or something. that's what people watches, people who don't search for what they were really really praised... it began with Rubber Soul, december 5th 1966, no single, no music videos, no nothing. and it is a MASTERPIECE it is amazing, better than anything from the other bands except like dark side of the moon or led zepellin IV or the first led zepellin album, then you got Revolver, another master piece, from taxman to tomorrow never knows, it was so good and complex that they couldn't perform any song live, then you sgt peppers lonely hearts club band, what can you say about those that hasn't already been said? then you got an EP called Magical Mystery Tour, and some really great singles like All You Need Is Love, Penny Lane/StrawberryFields, then they realesed the white album, a master piece, no singles, no music videos, the only way you can get to know it is buying the goddam thing, it has everything, heavymetal, pop, classic rock, psychedelic, even the weirdes track ever (revolution 9), then you got a really good, but not masterpiece "Let it Be" album, with 3 or 4 good songs but that's it... and then you got a goodbye love letter, Abby FREAKING Road, a freaking masterpiece, come together, something, the medley, here comes the sun.... it is amazing, a perfect discography, no crappy albums, no filler songs, this is why the Beatles are the best, you can say you don't like them, but saying they are not the greatest, it is saying a lie.

Deep Purple, Muse, Sex Pistols, Yes.

THE BEATLES will always be #1! They have influenced many bands of today.

1. Led Zeppelin 2. Pink Floyd 3. The Beatles 4. Queen 5. The Rolling Stones 6. Iron Maiden 7. Black Sabbath 8. The Who 9. Radiohead 10. Deep Purple

What the hell, Deep Purple not even mentioned??? Or at least Dire Straits? I'm crying.

Yes, Beatles #1, of course. From 1964-1968 they changed everything--and blew open what was possible in rock. Every other group on this list listened to them, and was influenced by them. But after that obvious pick, it's easy to quibble about order. So much talent on this list.

Beatles has cemented its legendary status that no matter what happens in the future it will never be moved from the top of this list.

Def Leppard should be more than just an honorable mention

I predict no American bands

Really? No Deep Purple? Come on they were a fantastic band with so much influence!

My favorite bands are queen and The Who along with The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin

I really like these bands. I think UK has many good bands.

HOW WHERE THE SMITHS NOT EVEN MENTIONED

I think queen should've been higher. Bohemian Rhapsody, Somebody to love, we will rock you. So many classics!

Yep-those are four of my favorite groups ever! So glad they’re all on the list!

Pretty good, but mine would be (in no particular order): Beatles Rolling Stones Led Zeppelin Pink Floyd Queen Black Sabbath Sex Pistols The Clash Oasis The Who

Have you ever heard about band called "Deep Purple" ?

Think this list is better: 10.- Radiohead 9.- The Clash 8.- Black Sabbath 7.- The Who 6.- The Kinks 5.- Pink Floyd 4.- The Rolling Stones 3.- Queen 2.- Led Zeppelin 1.- The Beatles

How the list should’ve gone 10.) Radiohead 9.) The Police 8.) Iron Maiden 7.) Black Sabbath 6.) Pink Floyd 5.) The Who 4.) The Rolling Stones 3.) Led Zeppelin 2.) Queen 1.) The Beatles Ya know The real way

People saying Queen are better than Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Stones and Pink Floyd just shows they have probably never listened to any other rock band other than Queen.

Electric Light Orchestra

The cure deserved an honourable mention

How the stone roses and arctic monkeys didn't even get an honourable mention but genesis did is beyond me

My List 10. Joy Division 9. Queen 8. The Cure 7. The Who 6. The Smiths 5. Led Zeppelin 4. The Rolling Stones 3. Radiohead 2. Pink Floyd 1. The Beatles Honourable Mentions: The Clash, Black Sabbath, The Stones Roses, Genesis, Deepece mode, King Crimson

Judas Priest isn't even an honorable mention?

God said to John: Come forth and I shall grant thee eternal life. But John came fifth and won a toaster.

10: The Kinks 9: Iron Maiden 8: The Who 7: Black Sabbath 6: The Rolling Stones 5: Radiohead 4: Queen 3: Pink Floyd 2: Led Zeppelin 1: The Beatles

Queen is the band that influenced my love of classic rock music! Freddie will forever be in my heart!

It annoys me how the Beatles are always number 1 for "best band" - They're overated. Don't get me wrong, they had some brilliant tracks but the who, the stones, the kinks, Pink Floyd etc created more songs of a higher quality. It's just because the Beatles were lucky when they came on the scene because music had dried up at that point - that's why they get so much fake attention. I'd put them at number 5 in my opinion...

Queen the 5th ?? I thouhgt they would be the first or second

Led Zeppelin are the best imo

a very very good list. don't argue.

So glad to see the Beatles number 1 best thing to come from our great city

dire straits should have been on there can you make an other one. Who agrees with me?

So much great music. You got #1 right!

Why does everyone forget about def leppard...?

Oasis just a honorable mention? This video is offensive

I think there's so many great British bands that it's hard to make a top 10 list but you guys did pretty well. Especially with the top 2. There's simply no better than the Beatles and the Stones

Other great and influential British rock bands: Deep Purple / Cream / Jimi Hendrix Experience / Yes / Small Faces / The Yardbirds / The Moody Blues / ELO / Fleetwood Mac / Small Faces / Status Quo / The Sweet / Dire Straits / Motorhead / Rainbow / Uriah Heep / Bad Company / Free / Mott The Hoople / King Crimson / Dire Straits......So many! Even AC/DC has British roots and the rock band Foreigner was half British and formed by two Brits.

.10 The Kinks .09 Black Sabbath .08 Queen .07 The Animals .06 The Who .05 Genesis .04 The Rolling Stones .03 Pink Floyd .02 The Beatles .01 Led Zeppelin

¿ Deep Purple ?

1. Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd 2. Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin 3. Queen 4. The Beatles 5. The Rolling Stones 6. Oasis 7. The Who 8. (Where the f*** is) Deep Purple 9. The Police 10. Whatever... Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath are more metal than rock.

For me, it goes like this: 10. The Who 9. Radiohead 8. The Police 7. Iron Maiden 6. Black Sabbath 5. Pink Floyd 4. The Beatles 3. Rolling stones 2. Led Zeppelin 1. Queen

There could honestly be a whole top 10 of just British Invasion bands from the 60's. There's so many that deserve recognition. The Kinks, The Yardbirds, The Pretty Things, The Animals, Cream, etc.

Where's Deep Purple

Come on, at least make Sex Pistols be an honourable mention

My favourites are The Beatles and Queen (I'm a pre-movie fan so don't come at me). I love Pink Floyd and I like the Rolling Stones. But not a Led Zeppelin fan.

Imagine putting Rolling Stones above Pink Floyd, Maiden, Sabbath and Queen