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The greatest glam metal artists of all time

26 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Bon Jovi

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · hard rock
6.780
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2 Ozzy Osbourne United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948–2025 · heavy metal 3.687
3 Def Leppard United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977– · hard rock 3.157
4 Guns N’ Roses United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · hard rock 2.505
5 Cinderella United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983–2017 · hard rock 1.929
6 Scorpions Germany flagGermany · 1965– · hard rock 1.191
7 Twisted Sister United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · hard rock 1.132
8 W.A.S.P. United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · heavy metal 0.949
9 Skid Row United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1986– · hard rock 0.949
10 Whitesnake United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1978–2022 · hard rock 0.941
11 Ratt United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1976– · heavy metal 0.771
12 Tesla United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · hard rock 0.770
13 The Cult United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1983– · hard rock 0.739
14 Lita Ford United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958– · hard rock 0.700
15 Dokken United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979– · rock 0.700
16 Alice in Chains United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · grunge 0.694
17 Alice Cooper United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · hard rock 0.550
18 Mötley Crüe United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · hard rock 0.550
19 KISS United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973–2023 · hard rock 0.547
20 Poison United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · hard rock 0.543
21 Ghost Sweden flagSweden · 2008– · heavy metal 0.539
22 The 69 Eyes Finland flagFinland · 1989– · rock 0.514
23 Pantera United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · heavy metal 0.462
24 Lou Reed United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942–2013 · rock 0.401