Band names A to Z
Looking for bands that start with S, or a name for your own band that starts with a particular letter? Here are the best-known bands for every letter, ignoring a leading "The".
S, B, A and M are the most common first letters among notable bands; Q, X, Y and Z the rarest, which makes them memorable. The generator's "Starts with" filter makes names beginning with any letter.
Famous bands by first letter
Notable acts from Wikidata, ranked by the number of Wikipedia language editions about them.
Bands starting with A
- ABBA 1970 · scandinavian pop · Sweden
- AC/DC 1973 · classic rock · Australia
- Aerosmith 1969 · traditional heavy metal · US
- AKB48 2005 · bubblegum · Japan
- Arctic Monkeys 2002 · post-punk revival · UK
- Alice in Chains 1987 · alternative metal · US
- Avenged Sevenfold 1999 · progressive metal · US
- a-ha 1982 · pop rock · Norway
- Ace of Base 1990 · music of sweden · Sweden
- Anthrax 1981 · thrash metal · US
- The Animals 1962 · british blues · UK
- Arch Enemy 1996 · melodic death metal · Sweden
- Arcade Fire 2001 · chamber pop · Canada
- Audioslave 2001 · alternative metal · US
- Accept 1968 · heavy metal · Germany
- Amon Amarth 1992 · melodic death metal · Sweden
Bands starting with B
- The Beatles 1960 · beat · UK
- BTS 2013 · korean hip-hop · South Korea
- Blackpink 2016 · trap · South Korea
- Black Sabbath 1968 · traditional heavy metal · UK
- Bon Jovi 1983 · glam metal · US
- The Beach Boys 1961 · surf · US
- Backstreet Boys 1993 · contemporary r&b · US
- Black Eyed Peas 1995 · latin hip-hop · US
- Bee Gees 1958 · blue-eyed soul · UK
- Blink-182 1992 · pop-punk · US
- BigBang 2006 · synth-pop · South Korea
- Boney M. 1975 · eurodisco · West Germany
- Blondie 1974 · power pop · US
- Blur 1988 · lo-fi · UK
- Burzum 1991 · dark ambient · Norway
- Beastie Boys 1981 · rap rock · US
Bands starting with C
- The Carpenters 1969 · easy listening · US
- Coldplay 1999 · alternative rock · UK
- The Clash 1976 · post-punk · UK
- The Cure 1976 · gothic rock · UK
- The Cranberries 1989 · celtic rock · Ireland
- Clannad 1970 · new age · Ireland
- Creedence Clearwater Revival 1968 · country rock · US
- Children of Bodom 1993 · melodic death metal · Finland
- Candies 1973 · pop · Japan
- Cannibal Corpse 1988 · death metal · US
- Cream 1966 · jam band · UK
- The Chainsmokers 2012 · electronic dance · US
- Cascada 2004 · eurotrance · Germany
- Chicago 1967 · adult contemporary · US
- Cradle of Filth 1991 · extreme metal · UK
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 1968 · soft rock · US
Bands starting with D
- The Doors 1965 · classic rock · US
- Duran Duran 1978 · art pop · UK
- Deep Purple 1968 · classic rock · UK
- Depeche Mode 1980 · synth-pop · UK
- Dire Straits 1977 · blues rock · UK
- Daft Punk 1993 · synth-pop · France
- Dream Theater 1985 · progressive metal · US
- Deftones 1988 · nu metal · US
- Def Leppard 1977 · hard rock · UK
- Destiny's Child 1990 · rhythm and blues · US
- Disturbed 1994 · nu metal · US
- Death 1983 · death metal · US
- Die Antwoord 2008 · alternative hip-hop · South Africa
- Dark Tranquillity 1989 · melodic death metal · Sweden
- DragonForce 1999 · speed metal · UK
- Darkthrone 1986 · black metal · Norway
Bands starting with E
- Eagles 1971 · country rock · US
- EXO 2012 · synth-pop · People's Republic of China
- Europe 1978 · speed metal · Sweden
- Erasure 1985 · synth-pop · UK
- Eurythmics 1980 · blue-eyed soul · UK
- Earth, Wind & Fire 1970 · funk · US
- Enigma 1990 · new age · Germany
- The Everly Brothers 1957 · rockabilly · US
- Enhypen 2020 · k-pop · South Korea
- Eluveitie 2002 · celtic metal · Switzerland
- Ensiferum 1995 · folk metal · Finland
- Echo & the Bunnymen 1978 · neo-psychedelia · UK
- Emperor 1991 · black metal · Norway
- EXID 2012 · synth-pop · South Korea
- Eiffel 65 1997 · europop · Italy
- El Sueño de Morfeo 2003 · celtic · Spain
Bands starting with F
- Fleetwood Mac 1967 · pop rock · UK
- Foo Fighters 1995 · post-grunge · US
- Franz Ferdinand 2002 · indie rock · UK
- Florence + the Machine 2007 · art rock · UK
- Fall Out Boy 2001 · emo pop · US
- Faith No More 1983 · alternative metal · US
- Fifth Harmony 2013 · pop · US
- Foreigner 1976 · hard rock · US
- Finntroll 1997 · folk metal · Finland
- Five Finger Death Punch 2005 · groove metal · US
- Fugazi 1987 · experimental rock · US
- Fort Minor 2004 · alternative hip-hop · US
- Foster the People 2009 · alternative rock · US
- Fear Factory 1989 · industrial metal · US
- The Fray 2002 · piano rock · US
- Faithless 1995 · trip hop · UK
Bands starting with G
- Guns N' Roses 1985 · hard rock · US
- Green Day 1982 · pop-punk · US
- Genesis 1967 · progressive pop · UK
- Girls' Generation 2007 · contemporary r&b · South Korea
- Gorillaz 1998 · art pop · UK
- Garbage 1993 · alternative rock · US
- Grateful Dead 1965 · psychedelic rock · US
- Good Charlotte 1996 · pop-punk · US
- Got7 2014 · k-pop · South Korea
- Gipsy Kings 1978 · flamenco · France
- Gojira 1996 · technical death metal · France
- Godsmack 1995 · post-grunge · US
- Girls Aloud 2002 · dance-pop · UK
- Go_A 2012 · folktronica · Ukraine
- Gorgoroth 1992 · black metal · Norway
- G-Unit 1999 · east coast hip-hop · US
Bands starting with H
- HIM 1995 · gothic rock · Finland
- Helloween 1984 · power metal · Germany
- Ha*Ash 2002 · country pop · US
- Hoobastank 1994 · alternative rock · US
- HammerFall 1993 · power metal · Sweden
- Hole 1989 · alternative rock · US
- Hurts 2009 · synth-pop · UK
- Hooverphonic 1995 · chill-out · Belgium
- The Human League 1977 · synth-pop · UK
- Half Japanese 1975 · art rock · US
- Heart 1973 · rock · US
- The Hives 1989 · garage rock · Sweden
- Haim 2007 · contemporary r&b · US
- Highlight 2009 · k-pop · South Korea
- The Hollies 1962 · beat · UK
- Hall & Oates 1972 · blue-eyed soul · US
Bands starting with I
- Iron Maiden 1975 · traditional heavy metal · UK
- Imagine Dragons 2008 · pop rock · US
- Itzy 2019 · electronic dance · South Korea
- In Flames 1990 · melodic death metal · Sweden
- INXS 1977 · pub rock · Australia
- Immortal 1990 · thrash metal · Norway
- Interpol 1997 · post-punk revival · US
- I-dle 2018 · k-pop · South Korea
- Incubus 1991 · funk metal · US
- I.O.I 2016 · k-pop · South Korea
- iKon 2015 · korean hip-hop · South Korea
- Iced Earth 1985 · thrash metal · US
- Inga and Anush Arshakyan 2000 · folk-pop
- Ive 2021 · k-pop · South Korea
- INFINITE 2010 · k-pop · South Korea
- Iron Butterfly 1966 · psychedelic rock · US
Bands starting with J
- Judas Priest 1969 · traditional heavy metal · UK
- Joy Division 1976 · post-punk · UK
- Jonas Brothers 2005 · pop rock · US
- Jefferson Airplane 1965 · psychedelic folk · US
- The Jackson 5 1964 · bubblegum · US
- Jethro Tull 1967 · art rock · UK
- Jamiroquai 1992 · nu-funk · UK
- Jedward 2009 · pop · Ireland
- Journey 1973 · arena rock · US
- Justice 2003 · french electro · France
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1966 · psychedelic rock · US
- Jane's Addiction 1985 · alternative metal · US
- Jimmy Eat World 1993 · power pop · US
- The Jesus and Mary Chain 1983 · noise pop · UK
- Joker Out 2016 · pop rock · Slovenia
- The Jam 1972 · mod revival · UK
Bands starting with K
- Kiss 1973 · hard rock · US
- Korn 1993 · nu metal · US
- The Killers 2001 · alternative rock · US
- Kara 2007 · k-pop · South Korea
- Kraftwerk 1961 · electronica · Germany
- Kino 1981 · post-punk · Soviet Union
- Keane 1995 · piano rock · UK
- King Crimson 1968 · jazz rock · UK
- Kings of Leon 1999 · alternative rock · US
- Korpiklaani 1993 · humppa · Finland
- Kreator 1982 · thrash metal · Germany
- Kaiser Chiefs 2000 · power pop · UK
- Kasabian 1997 · indie rock · UK
- Katrina and the Waves 1981 · pop rock · UK
- Kool & The Gang 1964 · funk · US
- Kalush 2019 · hip-hop · Ukraine
Bands starting with L
- Lordi 1992 · pop metal · Finland
- Led Zeppelin 1968 · blues rock · England
- Linkin Park 1996 · nu metal · US
- Lacuna Coil 1994 · alternative metal · Italy
- Limp Bizkit 1994 · nu metal · US
- Lynyrd Skynyrd 1964 · southern rock · US
- Little Big rave · Russia
- Little Mix 2011 · contemporary r&b · UK
- Laibach 1980 · dark wave · Slovenia
- Lamb of God 1994 · metalcore · US
- Le Sserafim 2022 · k-pop · South Korea
- LMFAO 2006 · synth-pop · US
- Lady A 2006 · country · US
- Las Ketchup 2002 · flamenco · Spain
- L'Arc-en-Ciel 1991 · indie rock · Japan
- Loona 2018 · k-pop · South Korea
Bands starting with M
- Motörhead 1975 · speed metal · UK
- Metallica 1981 · thrash metal · US
- Måneskin 2016 · pop rock · Italy
- Maroon 5 1994 · funk rock · US
- My Chemical Romance 2001 · pop-punk · US
- Momoiro Clover Z 2008 · pop rock · Japan
- Mayhem 1984 · black metal · Norway
- Manowar 1980 · true metal · US
- The Mars Volta 2001 · progressive rock · US
- Mötley Crüe 1981 · sleaze rock · US
- Marilyn Manson 1989 · shock rock · US
- The Moody Blues 1964 · art rock · UK
- Massive Attack 1988 · electronica · UK
- The Mamas & the Papas 1965 · sunshine pop · US
- The Monkees 1966 · pop rock · US
- Mumford & Sons 2007 · folk rock · UK
Bands starting with N
- Nirvana 1987 · grunge · US
- Nine Inch Nails 1988 · industrial rock · US
- Nickelback 1995 · post-grunge · Canada
- N.W.A. 1986 · political hip-hop · US
- No Doubt 1986 · reggae fusion · US
- New Order 1980 · synth-pop · UK
- NCT 2016 · k-pop · South Korea
- Napalm Death 1981 · grindcore · UK
- NewJeans 2022 · new jack swing · South Korea
- NOFX 1983 · pop-punk · US
- NSYNC 1995 · contemporary r&b · US
- New Kids on the Block 1984 · contemporary r&b · US
- Nazareth 1968 · traditional heavy metal · UK
- Neutral Milk Hotel 1989 · lo-fi · US
- Nu Virgos 2000 · eurodance · Ukraine
- The Neighbourhood 2011 · alternative rock · US
Bands starting with O
- One Direction 2010 · teen pop · UK
- Oasis 1991 · neo-psychedelia · UK
- OneRepublic 2009 · cello rock · US
- The Offspring 1984 · melodic hardcore · US
- Opeth 1990 · technical death metal · Sweden
- O-Zone 1999 · electronic dance · Moldova
- OutKast 1992 · psychedelic rap · US
- Owl City 2007 · synth-pop · US
- Olsen Brothers 1972 · pop rock · Denmark
- Okean Elzy 1994 · pop rock · Ukraine
- OK Go 1998 · pop rock · US
- Obituary 1984 · death metal · US
- Of Monsters and Men 2010 · indie folk · Iceland
- Oomph! 1989 · neue deutsche härte · Germany
- Overkill 1980 · thrash metal · US
- Ogene 2007 · contemporary r&b · Netherlands
Bands starting with P
- Paramore 2003 · power pop · US
- Pink Floyd 1964 · experimental rock · UK
- Pearl Jam 1990 · hard rock · US
- The Prodigy 1990 · alternative dance · UK
- The Police 1977 · reggae rock · UK
- Pantera 1981 · groove metal · US
- The Pussycat Dolls 2003 · contemporary r&b · US
- Pet Shop Boys 1981 · art pop · UK
- Placebo 1994 · britpop · UK
- Public Enemy 1986 · progressive rap · US
- Pixies 1986 · indie rock · US
- Papa Roach 1993 · rap rock · US
- Portishead 1991 · electronica · UK
- Peter, Paul and Mary 1961 · folk · US
- Porcupine Tree 1987 · psychedelic rock · UK
- The Pretenders 1978 · alternative rock · UK
Bands starting with Q
- Queen 1970 · art rock · UK
- Queens of the Stone Age 1996 · stoner rock · US
- Queensrÿche 1982 · progressive metal · US
- The Quarrymen 1956 · roots rock · UK
- Quiet Riot 1973 · glam metal · US
- Queen + Paul Rodgers 2004 · hard rock · UK
- Quicksilver Messenger Service 1965 · psychedelic rock · US
- Queen + Adam Lambert 2011 · rock · England
- Quintette du Hot Club de France 1934 · gypsy jazz · France
- Queensberry 2008 · pop · Germany
- Quest Pistols europop · Ukraine
- Quietdrive 2002 · emo pop · US
- The Qemists 2004 · drum and bass electronic rock · UK
- The Quireboys 1984 · hard rock · UK
- Qntal 1991 · dark wave · Germany
- Quicksand 1990 · post-hardcore · US
Bands starting with R
- The Rolling Stones 1962 · classic rock · UK
- Red Hot Chili Peppers 1982 · classic rock · US
- Rammstein 1994 · shock rock · Germany
- Ramones 1974 · pop-punk · US
- R.E.M. 1980 · folk rock · US
- Rage Against the Machine 1991 · funk metal · US
- Roxette 1986 · europop · Sweden
- Red Velvet k-pop · South Korea
- The Rasmus 1994 · pop rock · Finland
- Rush 1968 · hard rock · Canada
- The Roop pop · Lithuania
- Ricchi e Poveri 1967 · popular · Italy
- Röyksopp 1998 · synth-pop · Norway
- RBD 2004 · pop · Mexico
- Run-DMC 1981 · hardcore hip-hop · US
- Rise Against 1999 · melodic hardcore · US
Bands starting with S
- Spice Girls 1994 · europop · UK
- Scorpions 1965 · hard rock · Germany
- System of a Down 1994 · nu metal · US
- Slipknot 1994 · nu metal · US
- Slayer 1981 · thrash metal · US
- Simon & Garfunkel 1957 · folk-pop · US
- Sum 41 1996 · pop-punk · Canada
- Soundgarden 1984 · stoner metal · US
- Sepultura 1984 · groove metal · Brazil
- The Smashing Pumpkins 1988 · alternative rock · US
- Sigur Rós 1994 · post-rock · Iceland
- The Smiths 1984 · jangle pop · UK
- Sonic Youth 1981 · no wave · US
- Snow Patrol 1994 · alternative rock · Scotland
- Sabaton 1999 · power metal · Sweden
- The Strokes 1998 · post-punk revival · US
Bands starting with T
- Twice k-pop · South Korea
- Tokio Hotel 2001 · synth-pop · Germany
- t.A.T.u. 1999 · lgbtq+ art · Russia
- Twenty One Pilots 2009 · indie pop · US
- Take That 1990 · funk · UK
- Tool 1990 · psychedelic rock · US
- Talking Heads 1975 · post-punk · US
- Toto 1977 · yacht rock · US
- Three Days Grace 1992 · post-grunge · Canada
- Tears for Fears 1981 · new wave · UK
- Thin Lizzy 1969 · traditional heavy metal · Ireland
- TVXQ 2003 · dance · South Korea
- Tame Impala 2007 · neo-psychedelia · Australia
- Travis 1990 · post-britpop · UK
- Type O Negative 1989 · doom metal · US
- TLC 1991 · contemporary r&b · US
Bands starting with U
- U2 1976 · dance-rock · Ireland
- Uriah Heep 1969 · hard rock · UK
- UB40 1978 · dub · UK
- Ultravox 1973 · synth-pop · UK
- UFO 1969 · space rock · UK
- Underworld 1987 · synth-pop · UK
- The Used 2001 · pop-punk · US
- U-KISS 2008 · k-pop · South Korea
- Underoath 1997 · industrial rock · US
- Ulver 1993 · experimental rock · Norway
- Ugly Kid Joe 1987 · pop metal · US
- The Undertones 1974 · rock · Northern Ireland
- U.D.O. 1987 · heavy metal · Germany
- USA for Africa 1985 · charity record · US
- UVERworld 2000 · industrial rock · Japan
- U96 1991 · eurodance · Germany
Bands starting with V
- The Velvet Underground 1965 · avant-punk · US
- Van Halen 1972 · classic rock · US
- Venom 1979 · thrash metal · UK
- Village People 1977 · disco · US
- The Verve 1990 · space rock · UK
- Vader 1983 · death metal · Poland
- Vanilla Ninja 2002 · pop rock · Estonia
- Vampire Weekend 2006 · alternative rock · US
- Vengaboys 1997 · eurodance · Netherlands
- Velvet Revolver 2002 · hard rock · US
- The Veronicas 1999 · dance-rock · Australia
- Van der Graaf Generator 1967 · progressive rock · UK
- The Vamps 2012 · indie pop · UK
- Vaya Con Dios 1986 · rock · Belgium
- Volbeat 2001 · rockabilly · Denmark
- The Ventures 1958 · instrumental rock · US
Bands starting with W
- The Who 1964 · classic rock · UK
- Wanna One 2017 · k-pop · South Korea
- The White Stripes 1997 · punk blues · US
- Wu-Tang Clan 1992 · mafioso rap · US
- Weezer 1992 · nerd · US
- Whitesnake 1978 · blues rock · UK
- Wham! 1981 · new wave · UK
- Wonder Girls 2007 · k-pop · South Korea
- Wings 1971 · pop rock · UK
- The Wanted 2009 · popular · UK
- W.A.S.P. 1982 · glam metal · US
- Wardruna 2003 · nordic folk · Norway
- Winner 2014 · k-pop · South Korea
- Wir sind Helden 2000 · rock · Germany
- Wilco 1993 · alternative country · US
- The Warning 2014 · hard rock · Mexico
Bands starting with X
- X Japan 1982 · progressive metal · Japan
- The xx 2005 · indie pop · UK
- X Ambassadors 2009 · alternative rock · US
- X 1977 · alternative rock · US
- X1 2019 · k-pop · South Korea
- Xasthur 1995 · heavy metal · US
- XTC 1972 · power pop · UK
- X-Ray Spex 1976 · new wave · UK
- XG 2022 · contemporary r&b · Japan
- Xiu Xiu 2002 · synth-pop · US
- Xdinary Heroes 2021 · korean rock · South Korea
- Xikers k-pop · South Korea
- XXL 2000 · pop · North Macedonia
- Xeno-T 2013 · k-pop · South Korea
- Xlov 2025 · k-pop · South Korea
- Xmal Deutschland 1980 · gothic rock · West Germany
Bands starting with Y
- The Yardbirds 1963 · blues rock · UK
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs 2000 · dance-punk · US
- Years & Years 2010 · alternative dance · UK
- Yellowcard 1997 · pop-punk · US
- Yazoo 1981 · synth-pop · UK
- Yoasobi j-pop · Japan
- Yello 1979 · electronica · Switzerland
- Yüksek Sadakat 1997 · rock · Turkey
- Yo La Tengo 1984 · indie rock · US
- You Me at Six 2004 · pop rock · UK
- Yelle 2005 · synth-pop · France
- Yellow Claw 2010 · trap · Netherlands
- Yellowjackets 1981 · jazz · US
- Y&T 1972 · heavy metal · US
- Yeasayer 2006 · experimental · US
- The Young Veins 2009 · indie rock · US
Bands starting with Z
- ZZ Top 1969 · boogie rock · US
- Zdob și Zdub 1994 · folk rock · Moldova
- Ziferblat 2015 · alternative rock · Ukraine
- Zerobaseone k-pop · South Korea
- ZiBBZ 2008 · indie pop · Switzerland
- ZE:A 2010 · k-pop · South Korea
- Zebrahead 1996 · alternative rock · US
- Zero 7 1997 · electronica · UK
- The Zutons 2001 · indie rock · UK
- Zabranjeno Pušenje 1980 · garage rock · Yugoslavia
- Zac Brown Band 2000 · country · US
- Zard 1991 · pop · Japan
- Zyklon 1998 · blackened death metal · Norway
- Zager and Evans pop rock · US
- Zveri 2002 · funk rock · Russia
- Zwan 2001 · alternative rock · US
Questions
How do I find a band name starting with a certain letter?
On the band name generator, open "More options", set "Starts with" to your letter and generate. Every name in the batch will begin with it.
Which letter do most band names start with?
In our study of 15,000+ notable bands, S is the most common first letter, followed by B, A and M (ignoring "The").
Can I use one of these real band names?
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