The KROQ Top 166 Artists of 1980-2008

1.

U2

44

1981

2005

2.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

32

1989

2008

3.

Pearl Jam

32

1991

2007

4.

Green Day

32

1994

2006

5.

Depeche Mode

31

1981

2006

6.

Foo Fighters

31

1995

2008

7.

The Cure

30

1981

2008

8.

The Offspring

30

1994

2008

9.

The Smashing Pumpkins

26

1991

2007

10.

R.E.M.

24

1983

1999

11.

Linkin Park

24

2000

2008

12.

Duran Duran

23

1981

1993

13.

Oingo Boingo

22

1980

1990

14.

Nine Inch Nails

22

1990

2008

15.

INXS

21

1983

1992

16.

Korn

20

1995

2007

17.

Incubus

20

1999

2008

18.

Morrissey

19

1988

2004

19.

Nirvana

19

1991

2003

20.

Weezer

19

1994

2008

21.

Blink-182

19

1997

2004

22.

System of a Down

19

1999

2006

23.

No Doubt

18

1995

2004

24.

Coldplay

18

2000

2008

25.

The Killers

18

2004

2008

26.

Beck

17

1993

2008

27.

Stone Temple Pilots

17

1993

2001

28.

Devo

15

1980

1988

29.

The B-52's

15

1980

1992

30.

The Pretenders

15

1980

1994

31.

Billy Idol

15

1981

1990

32.

311

15

1993

2005

33.

Bush

15

1995

2001

34.

Staind

15

1999

2008

35.

David Bowie

14

1980

1987

36.

Siouxsie and the Banshees

14

1980

1992

37.

The Police

14

1980

1983

38.

OMD

14

1981

1991

39.

Sparks

14

1981

1988

40.

New Order

14

1983

1993

41.

Erasure

14

1986

1994

42.

Beastie Boys

14

1987

2004

43.

Social Distortion

14

1988

2008

44.

Rage Against the Machine

14

1993

2003

45.

AFI

14

2001

2007

46.

The White Stripes

14

2002

2008

47.

Muse

14

2004

2008

48.

Talking Heads

13

1980

1991

49.

The Smiths

13

1984

1987

50.

The Cars

12

1980

1987

51.

Thompson Twins

12

1982

1989

52.

Tears for Fears

12

1983

1993

53.

The Psychedelic Furs

12

1983

1991

54.

Garbage

12

1995

1999

55.

Creed

12

1998

2002

56.

Jimmy Eat World

12

1999

2008

57.

Limp Bizkit

12

1999

2003

58.

The Strokes

12

2001

2006

59.

Rise Against

12

2005

2008

60.

The Rolling Stones

11

1980

1983

61.

X

11

1980

1993

62.

Eurythmics

11

1983

1989

63.

Pet Shop Boys

11

1984

1990

64.

Audioslave

11

2002

2006

65.

Elvis Costello

10

1980

1991

66.

The Go-Go's

10

1981

1984

67.

Simple Minds

10

1982

1991

68.

Radiohead

10

1993

2008

69.

Tool

10

1993

2008

70.

Bad Religion

10

1994

2008

71.

Hole

10

1994

1999

72.

Jack Johnson

10

2002

2008

73.

My Chemical Romance

10

2004

2007

74.

Peter Gabriel

9

1980

1992

75.

Tom Petty

9

1980

1982

76.

Midnight Oil

9

1983

1993

77.

UB40

9

1983

1993

78.

Alice in Chains

9

1992

1996

79.

Oasis

9

1994

2005

80.

Alanis Morissette

9

1995

1998

81.

Sublime

9

1995

1998

82.

Eminem

9

2000

2003

83.

Squeeze

8

1980

1991

84.

Echo & the Bunnymen

8

1983

1988

85.

The Cult

8

1985

1991

86.

Love and Rockets

8

1986

1989

87.

Jane's Addiction

8

1988

2003

88.

Lenny Kravitz

8

1989

2001

89.

Live

8

1992

1999

90.

Tori Amos

8

1992

2002

91.

Soundgarden

8

1994

1996

92.

Third Eye Blind

8

1997

2000

93.

Godsmack

8

1999

2003

94.

Metallica

8

1999

2008

95.

Queens of the Stone Age

8

1999

2008

96.

Papa Roach

8

2000

2007

97.

Interpol

8

2003

2007

98.

The Clash

7

1980

1982

99.

XTC

7

1980

1992

100.

Adam & The Ants

7

1981

1982

101.

Missing Persons

7

1981

1982

102.

Public Image Ltd.

7

1983

1990

103.

The Fixx

7

1983

1987

104.

Howard Jones

7

1984

1989

105.

Sting

7

1985

1993

106.

10,000 Maniacs

7

1988

1993

107.

Counting Crows

7

1994

1997

108.

Disturbed

7

2000

2008

109.

P.O.D.

7

2000

2003

110.

Puddle of Mudd

7

2001

2003

111.

Sum 41

7

2001

2004

112.

Three Days Grace

7

2003

2008

113.

Fall Out Boy

7

2005

2007

114.

The Stray Cats

6

1981

1983

115.

A Flock of Seagulls

6

1982

1984

116.

Adam Ant

6

1982

1990

117.

The Human League

6

1982

1990

118.

Prince

6

1984

1986

119.

Dead or Alive

6

1985

1988

120.

Fine Young Cannibals

6

1985

1989

121.

Dramarama

6

1986

1992

122.

Gene Loves Jezebel

6

1986

1990

123.

Concrete Blonde

6

1989

1992

124.

Electronic

6

1989

1992

125.

Jesus Jones

6

1990

1993

126.

Sonic Youth

6

1990

2008

127.

Goo Goo Dolls

6

1993

1999

128.

The Cranberries

6

1993

1996

129.

Everclear

6

1996

2000

130.

Pennywise

6

1999

2008

131.

Unwritten Law

6

1999

2005

132.

A Perfect Circle

6

2000

2005

133.

Gorillaz

6

2001

2006

134.

Chevelle

6

2002

2005

135.

Iggy Pop

5

1981

1996

136.

King Crimson

5

1981

1982

137.

Spandau Ballet

5

1981

1984

138.

ABC

5

1982

1987

139.

Big Country

5

1983

1986

140.

Culture Club

5

1983

1983

141.

General Public

5

1984

1986

142.

The Bangles

5

1986

1988

143.

The Smithereens

5

1986

1990

144.

Faith No More

5

1987

1992

145.

The Jesus and Mary Chain

5

1987

1992

146.

The Stone Roses

5

1989

1995

147.

EMF

5

1990

1991

148.

Soul Asylum

5

1992

1995

149.

Gin Blossoms

5

1993

1995

150.

Dave Matthews Band

5

1995

2001

151.

Rancid

5

1995

2003

152.

Silverchair

5

1995

2007

153.

Fiona Apple

5

1996

1999

154.

Marilyn Manson

5

1996

2004

155.

The Wallflowers

5

1996

1998

156.

Matchbox 20

5

1997

2000

157.

Sugar Ray

5

1997

1999

158.

Moby

5

1999

2002

159.

Hoobastank

5

2001

2004

160.

Good Charlotte

5

2002

2003

161.

The Used

5

2002

2007

162.

Jet

5

2003

2006

163.

Death Cab For Cutie

5

2004

2008

164.

Modest Mouse

5

2004

2008

165.

Avenged Sevenfold

5

2005

2008

166.

The Bravery

5

2005

2008