The hair, or glam, metal bands of the 1980s remain one of the true guilty pleasures in the history of music. The hair spray, makeup and catchy pop tunes touched up with distortion were made for MTV. Though there really wasn
The hair, or glam, metal bands of the 1980s remain one of the true guilty pleasures in music history. The hair spray, makeup, and catchy pop tunes touched up with distortion were made for MTV. Though there really wasn't much substance to the music, the scene was popular to the mainstream. We've decided to rank our 20 hair metal bands of all time. But before we go on, bands like Def Leppard, Kiss, Scorpions, Whitesnake, Extreme, and Tesla are not on this list. While, yes, some of these groups made massively successful pop-tinged metal albums during the '80s, they were either already successfully established hard-rock acts before this time and went for some easy money or were unjustly lumped into the genre thanks to MTV. With that said, here we go.
TOP 100 GLAM METAL 80's
16 Metal Bands to Watch in 2023
The 25 greatest American rock bands of all time: Guns N' Roses to Bon Jovi
The 20 greatest hair metal bands of all time
15 Best Metal Bands Ever
Stage Fright Media
Mötley Crüe to reunite, four years after final 'farewell' show, for tour with Def Leppard, Poison, Joan Jett - The San Diego Union-Tribune
HAIR METAL SPECTACULAR: The Top 19 Sappiest — and Greatest — Power Ballads of All-Time – Metal Sludge
Is Måneskin the Last Rock Band? - The New York Times
Top 25 Hair/Glam Metal Bands - Rate Your Music
20 Best Fictional Bands In Movies And TV Shows
100 Greatest Hair / Glam Metal Bands
50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time
The 100+ Best Hair Metal Bands of All Time, Ranked
50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time