Platform boots, glitter and stomping choruses, mostly out of 1970s Britain with a few New York outliers.
1T. RexMarc Bolan's band, named after the dinosaur, behind 'Get It On' and '20th Century Boy'.1000pts
2Roxy MusicBryan Ferry's art-school glam band, with Brian Eno on synths in the early years.551pts
3SweetThe British hitmakers of 'Ballroom Blitz' and 'Fox on the Run'.551pts
4SparksThe Mael brothers' art-pop duo behind 'This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us'.466pts
5Mott the HoopleThe band David Bowie handed 'All the Young Dudes' in 1972.466pts
6QueenFreddie Mercury's band, glam in its satin-and-eyeliner early years.466pts
7The RubettesThe white-capped band behind the 1974 UK number one 'Sugar Baby Love'.466pts
8SladeThe Wolverhampton stompers of 'Cum On Feel the Noize' and 'Merry Xmas Everybody'.466pts
9Hanoi RocksThe Finnish glam-punk band that inspired a generation of Sunset Strip acts.363pts
10MudThe Teddy-boy glam hitmakers of 'Tiger Feet'.363pts
11WizzardRoy Wood's wall-of-sound glam band, known for 'See My Baby Jive'.363pts
12KissThe face-painted New York band of 'Rock and Roll All Nite'.363pts
13New York DollsThe trashy, lipsticked New York band that pointed straight at punk.0pts
14Cockney RebelSteve Harley's band of 'Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)'.0pts
15Alice CooperThe shock-rock band of 'School's Out', led by the singer who took its name.0pts
16Mötley CrüeLos Angeles band of 'Dr. Feelgood' and 'Girls, Girls, Girls' whose leather, hairspray and excess defined 1980s glam metal on the Sunset Strip.
17PoisonPennsylvania-born glam metal band of 'Talk Dirty to Me' and 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn', fronted by a fully made-up Bret Michaels.
18Twisted SisterDee Snider's garishly painted New York band behind 'We're Not Gonna Take It' and 'I Wanna Rock', glam metal's loudest rebels.
19The DarknessJustin Hawkins's falsetto-led Lowestoft band that revived glam rock in 2003 with 'I Believe in a Thing Called Love' and Permission to Land.
Photo credits
- Roxy Music — AVRO, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sweet — Stefan Brending (2eight), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sparks — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0
- The Rubettes — Dimitri Maladry, CC BY 3.0
- Slade — AVRO, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mud — AVRO, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wizzard — AVRO, CC BY-SA 3.0
- New York Dolls — AVRO, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cockney Rebel — AVRO, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mötley Crüe — Bjornsphoto, CC BY 3.0
- Poison — Marsha Traeger, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0
- Twisted Sister — Andreas Lawen, Fotandi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Darkness — Drew de F Fawkes, CC BY 2.0
Comments 1
Marc Bolan named his band after the dinosaur and took it to four UK number ones in 1971 and 1972. The animal itself, told through 14 lists: https://youpick.best/articles/t-rex-ranked-many-ways
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