1 Queen
Queen are an English rock band formed in London in 1970. The original lineup was Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), and John Deacon (bass guitar, vocals). Before forming into Queen, Brian May and Roger Taylor had played together in a band named Smile. Freddie Mercury was a fan of Smile and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques. He then joined the band in 1970, suggested "Queen" as a new band name, and adopted his familiar stage name. John Deacon was also recruited to complete the line-up. ...read more. You think you can put Coldplay over Queen?
Yes, the Queen is over the Beatles, no doubt.
All of these are great.
3 Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although their musical approach changed over the years. Originally formed as a progressive rock band, the band shifted to a heavier sound in 1970. Deep Purple, together with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, have been referred to as the "unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid-seventies". They were listed in the 1975 Guinness Book of World Records as "the globe's loudest band" for a 1972 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre, and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide. ...read more. Deep Purple have both metal and non-metal songs but I guess they are still eligible because they have great non-metal songs. I prefer their metal songs though.
Deep Purple, Pink Floyd and Queen are all better than Coldplay.
4 The Beatles
The Beatles were an English pop rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The members consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They were soon known as the foremost and most influential act of rock era. Rooted in skiffle, beat, and 1950s rock and roll, the Beatles later experimented with several genres, ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock, often incorporating classical elements in innovative ways. ...read more. List-makers can give their personal favorites a huge percentage lead of 50 percent or more, and set it up so that the actual best choices like the Beatles are not even shown, so they get like a half-percent rating at first, which means the Beatles would need 100 votes just to catch up, and most polls except for religion don't get that many votes.
Man… putting Red Hot Chili Peppers over The Beatles, The Doors, and Pink Floyd?
They are obviously #1 over anybody else, metal or not.
Lists like this one highlight the inherent flaws of TTT's format.