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(#1) Nirvana
- Rock music, Grunge, Alternative rock, Punk rock, Hardcore punk
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(#2) The Cure
- Gothic rock, Alternative rock, Post-punk
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(#3) Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Alternative Rock, Funk Metal
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(#4) Green Day
- Pop punk, Rock music, Alternative rock, Punk rock
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(#5) The Smashing Pumpkins
- Shoegazing, Gothic rock, Alternative rock, Psychedelic rock, Hard rock
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(#6) Radiohead
- Rock music, Electronic music, New Prog, Experimental rock, Experimental music, Alternative rock, Progressive rock, Art rock, Avant-garde music, Electronica
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(#7) Foo Fighters
- Rock music, Post-grunge, Alternative rock
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(#8) Arctic Monkeys
- Trip hop, Dance-punk, Garage rock, Neo-psychedelia, Acid rock, Alternative rock, Art rock, Indie rock, Psychedelic rock, Post-punk revival
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(#9) Soundgarden
- Rock music, Grunge, Heavy metal, Stoner rock, Alternative rock, Progressive rock, Alternative metal
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(#10) The White Stripes
- Blues-rock, Punk blues, Rock music, Garage punk, Garage rock, Alternative rock, Punk rock, Indie rock, Post-punk revival, Hard rock
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(#11) Alice in Chains
- Rock music, Grunge, Alternative rock
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(#12) Pearl Jam
- Rock music, Grunge, Post-grunge, Alternative rock, Hard rock
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(#13) The Killers
- Pop punk, Synthpop, New Wave, Heartland rock, Rock music, Garage rock, Pop rock, Alternative rock, Punk rock, Indie rock, Post-punk revival
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(#14) Weezer
- Pop punk, Rock music, Garage rock, Emo, Power pop, Alternative rock, Indie rock, Geek rock
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(#15) Muse
- Alternative Rock, Electronica
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(#16) Pixies
- Experimental rock, Grunge, Noise, Alternative rock, Noise pop, Punk rock, Indie rock, College rock, Surf music, Post-punk
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(#17) R.E.M.
- Jangle pop, Alternative rock, College rock
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(#18) David Bowie
- Rock music, Psychedelic pop, Electronic music, Protopunk, Glam rock, Psychedelic rock, Hard rock, Blue-eyed soul, Pop music, Experimental rock, Dance music, Pop rock, Experimental music, New Romanticism, Progressive rock, Art rock, Avant-garde
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(#19) The Clash
- Hip hop music, Pop punk, New Wave, Ska punk, Ska, Rock music, Rockabilly, Reggae, Dub, Punk rock, Funk
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(#20) Blink-182
- Pop punk, Rock music, Skate punk, Alternative rock, Punk rock
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(#21) Rage Against the Machine
- Crossover thrash, Nu metal, Political hip hop, Rock music, Rapcore, Funk metal, Heavy metal, Rap metal, Alternative rock, Funk rock, Alternative metal, Hard rock
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(#22) Linkin Park
- Alternative rock, Hip hop, Alternative metal
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(#23) Depeche Mode
- Synthpop, New Wave, Electronic music, Alternative dance, Alternative rock, Electronic rock, Electronica, Dark wave, Post-punk
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(#24) Cage the Elephant
- Punk blues, Garage rock, Garage punk, Rock music, Grunge, Psychedelic rock, Hard rock, Blues-rock, Post-grunge, Alternative rock, Punk rock, Indie rock, Funk rock
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(#25) Talking Heads
- New Wave, Rock music, Punk funk, Art punk, Pop music, Dance-rock, Experimental rock, Pop rock, Punk rock, Art rock, Progressive rock, Indie rock, Post-punk, Funk
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(#26) Oasis
- Rock music, Britpop, Alternative rock, Indie rock
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(#27) My Chemical Romance
- Pop punk, Pop music, Rock music, Emo, Alternative rock, Punk rock, Post-hardcore
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(#28) Gorillaz
- Hip hop music, Alternative hip hop, Synthpop, Rock music, Electro hop, Electronic dance music, House music, Dubtronica, Britpop, Dub, Electronic rock, Psychedelic rock, Electronica, Indie pop, Experimental hip hop, Pop music, Trip hop, Trip rock, Experimental rock, Alternative dance, Alternative rock, Freak folk, Indie rock, Ambient music
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(#29) The Smiths
- Jangle pop, Indie pop, Alternative rock, Post-punk
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(#30) Beastie Boys
- Hip hop music, Pop punk, Alternative hip hop, Jazz-funk, Rock music, Rap metal, Jazz, Instrumental, Rap rock, Rapcore, Rock and roll, Alternative rock, Punk rock, New York hardcore, Funk rock, Hardcore punk, Funk
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(#31) Beck Hansen
- Alternative hip hop, Anti-folk, Country rap, Experimental rock, Folk rock, Alternative rock, Alternative country, Electronic rock, Indie rock, Country, Lo-fi music, Funk rock, Psychedelic music
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(#32) Stone Temple Pilots
- Rock music, Grunge, Neo-psychedelia, Post-grunge, Alternative rock, Psychedelic rock, Alternative metal, Hard rock
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(#33) The Cranberries
- Jangle pop, New Wave, Rock music, Grunge, Dream pop, Indie pop, Celtic rock, Gothic rock, Folk rock, Pop rock, Alternative rock, Indie rock, Post-punk, Alternative metal
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(#34) Joy Division
- Punk rock, Post-punk
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(#35) Nine Inch Nails
- Dark ambient, Industrial metal, Electronic music, Industrial rock, Electronic dance music, Industrial music, Heavy metal, Alternative rock, Electronic rock, Ambient music, Alternative metal
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(#36) Pink Floyd
- Rock music, Space rock, Experimental rock, Acid rock, Progressive rock, Art rock, Avant-garde music, Avant-garde, Psychedelic rock, Hard rock, Psychedelic music
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(#37) The Strokes
- Garage rock, Power pop, Alternative rock, Indie rock, Lo-fi music, Post-punk revival
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(#38) Coldplay
- Alternative Rock, Pop
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(#39) Fall Out Boy
- Pop punk, Alternative rock, Emo
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(#40) U2
- Rock, Punk
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(#41) The Black Keys
- Blues-rock, Punk blues, Rock music, Garage rock, Americana, Alternative rock, Indie rock, Psychedelic rock, Hard rock
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(#42) Ramones
- Pop punk, Rock music, Classic Punk, Punk rock
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(#43) Sublime
- Hip hop music, Alternative hip hop, Rock music, Stoner rock, Dub, Reggae fusion, Third-wave of ska, Ska punk, Ska, Rapcore, Reggae, Alternative rock, Punk rock, Surf music
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(#44) Blondie
- Hip hop music, Pop punk, New Wave, Classic rock, Disco, Rock music, Dance-rock, Pop rock, Power pop, Punk rock, Post-punk
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(#45) Tool
- Post-metal, Metal, Progressive metal, Rock music, Heavy metal, Alternative rock, Progressive rock, Art rock, Experimental metal, Alternative metal
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(#46) Imagine Dragons
- Alternative rock, Pop
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(#47) The Offspring
- Pop punk, Ska punk, Rock music, Grunge, Post-grunge, Melodic hardcore, Skate punk, Alternative rock, Punk rock, Hardcore punk, Hard rock
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(#48) Paramore
- Pop punk, Alternative rock, Emo
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(#49) Sonic Youth
- Noise rock, Rock music, No wave, Grunge, Post-hardcore, Art punk, Experimental rock, Alternative rock, Punk rock, Art rock, Avant-garde, Indie rock, College rock, Post-punk, Underground music
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(#50) Led Zeppelin
- Blues-rock, Classic rock, Rock music, Folk rock, Heavy metal, Hard rock
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Alternative rock is a type of rock music, which originated from underground indie music in the 1970s and became popular in the 1990s. The origins of the best alternative bands are in Seattle, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and college cities across the country. More and more alternative bands and artists created some unparalleled music works and made great contributions to the development of rock music culture.
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