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100 Greatest Hair/Glam Metal Bands

Criteria: Hair/Glam Metal bands were ranked for popularity, influence, impact, talent, creativity, history (how long the band lasted), musical and lyrical quality within the genre.

Last Updated: 2017-05-08
Newly added names are in Red
List of Hair/Glam Metal Bands
  1. KISS
  2. Mötley Crüe
  3. Def Leppard
  4. Alice Cooper
  5. Whitesnake
  6. Scorpions
  7. Tesla
  8. Dokken
  9. Aerosmith (80's era)
10. Bon Jovi
11. Skid Row
12. Poison
13. Cinderella
14. W.A.S.P.
15. RATT
16. Quiet Riot
17. Stryper
18. Twisted Sister
19. Warrant
20. Hanoi Rocks
21. Extreme
22. Great White
23. White Lion
24. Y & T
25. Mr. Big
26. Kix
27. L.A. Guns
28. Faster Pussycat
29. Damn Yankees
30. Firehouse
31. Slaughter
32. David Lee Roth
33. Vinnie Vincent Invasion
34. Winger
35. Steelheart
36. Love/Hate
37. Night Ranger
38. Enuff Z'Nuff
39. Nitro
40. Helix
41. Europe
42. Lita Ford
43. Thunder
44. Vixen
45. Lynch Mob
46. Badlands
47. Autograph
48. Keel
49. Dangerous Toys
50. Bang Tango
51. Whitecross
52. Jackyl
53. Micheal Monroe
54. Vain
55. Kick Axe
56. Giant
57. BulletBoys
58. Steeler
59. Trixter
60. EZO
61. Every Mother's Nightmare
62. Danger Danger
63. Tyketto
64. Lizzy Borden
65. Britny Fox
66. Jetboy
67. Zodiac Mindwarp
68. Pretty Boy Floyd
69. Junkyard
70. Hurricane
71. Tuff
72. Roxy Blue
73. Black 'n' Blue
74. Aldo Nova
75. Angel
76. House of Lords
77. Wildside
78. Candy Harlots
79. Wrathchild
80. The Darkness
81. Babylon A.D.
82. Tora Tora
83. T.N.T.
84. Sleeze Beez
85. Blue Murder
86. King Kobra
87. Vince Neil
88. The Scream
89. Shotgun Messiah
90. Contraband
91. Killer Dwarfs
92. Mr. Nasty
93. Wild Boyz
94. Kik Tracee
95. Southgang
96. Rockhead
97. Beau Nasty
98. Ace Frehley
99. Saigon Kick
100. Nelson

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Note: A few bands on their may not be pure hair/glam metal (Tesla, Aerosmith), but they share a lot of characteristics of hair/glam metal. Their hairstyle and image was more or less the same. Their music was standard hair metal, although they were more sleazier, edgier, bluesier than most hair metal bands, they had the pop hooks, shout along gang choruses, and killer heavy guitar riffs. Plus their music was catchy and memorable too. So, if they don't fit into hair metal, they surely fit into hair/glam metal, which is why they are included on this list.




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