100 Greatest Underrated Rock Artists

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Criteria: This list is concerned with those artists who were shamefully ignored and/or underrated when they should of been acknowledged for their talent. It only focuses on the quality of their music, thus proving why they should not have been underrated.

Last Updated: 2015-08-18
Greatest Underrated Rock Artists
  1. The Animals
  2. Spirit
  3. Wishbone Ash
  4. Ten Years After
  5. Nazareth
  6. Quicksilver Messenger Service
  7. Uriah Heep
  8. Link Wray
  9. Big Star
10. Captain Beyond
11. The Great Society
12. Love
13. Johnny Winter
14. John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
15. The Johnny Burnette Trio
16. Pretty Things
17. Mountain
18. The Mahavishnu Orchestra
19. Pink Floyd (early years)
20. The Amboy Dukes
21. Rory Gallagher
22. Iron Butterfly
23. UFO
24. Them
25. Blue Cheer
26. Robin Trower
27. Argent
28. Montrose
29. Humble Pie
30. Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
31. Atomic Rooster
32. Budgie
33. MC5
34. The United States Of America
35. Free
36. Professor Longhair
37. It's A Beautiful Day
38. Moby Grape
39. Bloodrock
40. Savoy Brown
41. The Small Faces
42. The Smithereens
43. Electric Prunes
44. Paul Butterfield Blues Band
45. The 13th Floor Elevators
46. Rick Derringer
47. Sugarloaf
48. The "5" Royales
49. Triumph
50. Taste
51. The Nice
52. Crosby & Nash
53. Dick Dale
54. The Lovin' Spoonful
55. The Outfield
56. Fleetwood Mac (original band)
57. Gin Blossoms
58. April Wine
59. The Zombies
60. Sweet
61. Procol Harum
62. Jerry Rafferty
63. The Hollies
64. Martin Briley
65. Buffalo Springfield
66. Glass Tiger
67. Lee Dorsey
68. Clear Light
69. Captain Beefheart
70. Canned Heat
71. Cactus
72. Badfinger
73. Mothers Of Invention
74. Curved Air
75. The Blasters
76. Spooky Tooth
77. Foghat
78. Jason & The Scorchers
79. Brian Setzer & The Stray Cats
80. The Troggs
81. Alan Parsons Project
82. Dramarama
83. Billy Lee Riley
84. Eddie Floyd
85. Cannibal & The Headhunters
86. Dwight Twilley
87. McGuinn, Clark, & Hillman
88. Charlie Sexton
89. The Presidents Of The United States Of America
90. Electric Flag
91. The Groundhogs
92. Jo Jo Gunne
93. Don Covay
94. Cock Robin
95. Bobby Freeman
96. Emerson Lake & Powell
97. Paul Revere & the Raiders
98. Shadow Gallery
99. Tony Carey/Planet P Project
100. Rockpile


rock band Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash


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