TOP 10 ROCK BANDS OF THE 20TH CENTURY

1. BEATLES
2. ROLLING STONES
3. TEMPTATIONS
4. BEACH BOYS
5. BEE GEES
6. SIR PAUL MC CARTNEY & WINGS
7. CHICAGO
8. JEFFERSON AIRPLANE/STARSHIP
9. JETHRO TULL
10. GRATEFUL DEAD

Excludes individual artist and looks exclusively at rock bands.

SOURCE: Joel Whitburn’s TOP POP ALBUMS compiled exclusively for BILLBOARD.