Best Bands / Singers Not From U.K. or U.S.

The Top Ten
1 K.S. Chithra (India) Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra, often credited as K. S. Chithra or simply Chithra, is an Indian playback singer from Kerala. Chithra also sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music.

Chithra is The First Lady of Soul. Give this lady a song and she will sing it the way it is meant to be done. She has so much colors and emotions in her voice. She can do it all. She is clearly one of the greatest singers of all time. I would say No. 1

Her voice was so powerful and full of emotion and also had and unbelievable range

Chithra is Beautiful, talented, brilliant...and She makes excellent career choices

She is not UK or US, but famous in both.

2 AC/DC (Australia) AC/DC are a Australian hard rock band, formed in November 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young, who continued as members until Malcolm's illness and departure in 2014 . They were fronted by Bon Scott until his untimely death due to alcohol poisoning in 1979, after which they hired Brian Johnson to front the band. Commonly referred to as a hard rock or blues rock band.

They rock the world since 70', even young people know about'em. Thre's nothing more to say

Australia had some great hits we got to listen to in the US AC/DC and inxs were rock gods on the 80s

they still put their heart n soul on every cd

Hard rock baby!

3 Flogging Molly (Ireland)

They hail from the Republic of Ireland so they are eligible here.

Stuff that hasbeen from India stick with this Irish Celtic act.

4 Gotye (Belgium-Australia) Wouter Andre "Wally" De Backer, better known as Gotye, is an Australian-Belgian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. The name "Gotye" is a pronunciation respelling of "Gauthier", the French cognate of Gotye's given Dutch name "Wouter".

Already on here...

5 Kimbra (New Zealand) Kimbra Lee Johnson, known mononymously as Kimbra, is a New Zealand recording artist based in Los Angeles.
6 Lordi (Finland) Lordi are a Finnish hard rock/heavy metal band, formed in 1992 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume maker, Mr Lordi.
7 ABBA (Sweden) ABBA are a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by members Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

No group on this list comes close to selling as many records worldwide as ABBA has. They are the greatest Pop group ever to come out of a country other than the US or UK.

No contest, ABBA is by far the best. Just look at the number of records they sold. I have to agree with the previous comment. Who in the world is K.S. Chithra from India?

"The winner takes it all" Too bad the winner seems to be some woman from India that I've never even heard of. Come on, ABBA is the best!

Actually the winner seems to be an Australian band sending everyone on a "Highway to Hell".

8 The Dubliners (Ireland)
9 The Pogues (Ireland)

This Irish folk act is always popping up every Christmas. More famous than that Indian retard

One of the best bands ever

10 Avril Lavigne (Canada)

I love Avril Lavinge. She has an amazing voice and super catchey songs. Plus she's so HOT.

The Contenders
11 Joni Mitchell (Canada) Roberta Joan Mitchell, professionally known as Joni Mitchell, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Drawing from folk, pop, rock, and jazz, Mitchell's songs often reflect social and environmental ideals as well as her feelings about romance, confusion, disillusionment, and joy.
12 Europe (Sweden) Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno.
13 Triumph (Canada) Triumph is a Canadian hard rock power trio that was popular in the late 1970s through the 1980s. Between the band's 16 albums and DVDs, Triumph has received 18 gold and 9 platinum awards in Canada and the United States.
14 Fefe Dobson (Canada)
15 U2 (Ireland) U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music. Throughout the group's musical pursuits, they have maintained a sound built on melodic instrumentals. Their lyrics, often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal themes and sociopolitical concerns.

U2 is the best band ever... better than every U.S. or UK band... better that AC/DC. Ireland and U2 rocks!

Who is this Indian person? All acdc does is scream, abba has nothing to hold over u2 and the scorpions? Really?

16 Rush (Canada)

Why are they not in at least the top #3? Also, where's Budgie, Nazareth and Thin Lizzy?

One of the greatest rock band ever.

17 Alanis Morissette (Canada) Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American alternative rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress.
18 Bryan Adams (Canada)
19 Sarah McLachlan (Canada) Sarah Ann McLachlan is a Canadian singer and songwriter known for her emotional ballads. As of 2009 she had sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
20 Sum 41 (Canada) Sum 41 is a Canadian pop-punk band from Ajax, Ontario, Canada. Originally called Kaspir, the band was formed in 1996 and separated in 2023. The band members included lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Deryck Whibley, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Dave Baksh, co-lead guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Thacker, bassist and backing vocalist Jason McCaslin, and drummer Frank Zummo... read more
21 Bjork (Iceland) Björk Guðmundsdóttir, (born 21 November 1965) is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer and actress. Over her four-decade career, she has developed an eclectic musical style that draws on influences and genres including electronic, pop, jazz, experimental, trip hop, alternative, classical, and avant-garde music.
22 Aria Tesolin (Canada)
23 Bee Gees (Australia) The Bee Gees were a pop music group formed in 1958. Their line-up consisted of brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb.
24 X Japan (Japan) X Japan is a Japanese heavy metal band from Chiba, formed in 1982 by drummer Yoshiki and lead vocalist Toshi.

Definitely one of the bests!

25 Shakira (Colombia)
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