Coming up with a band name can be a daunting task, but it’s also a lot of fun. After all, your band name is going to be the first thing people hear when they discover your music, so you want to make sure it’s something that’s memorable and catchy. To help you get started, here’s a list of 108 iconic group names that are sure to inspire you.
Classic Rock
- The Beatles
- The Rolling Stones
- Led Zeppelin
- Pink Floyd
- The Who
- Queen
- The Eagles
- Fleetwood Mac
- Boston
- Journey
Heavy Metal
- Black Sabbath
- Metallica
- Iron Maiden
- Judas Priest
- Slayer
- Megadeth
- Anthrax
- Pantera
- Korn
- Slipknot
Punk Rock
- The Ramones
- The Sex Pistols
- The Clash
- The Damned
- The Buzzcocks
- The Misfits
- Black Flag
- Dead Kennedys
- Bad Religion
- Pennywise
New Wave
- The Cars
- Blondie
- Talking Heads
- Devo
- The B-52’s
- Eurythmics
- Tears for Fears
- New Order
- Pet Shop Boys
- Depeche Mode
Alternative Rock
- R.E.M.
- The Smiths
- Nirvana
- Pearl Jam
- Soundgarden
- Alice in Chains
- Stone Temple Pilots
- Radiohead
- Green Day
- Foo Fighters
Hip Hop
- Run-DMC
- Public Enemy
- N.W.A.
- Dr. Dre
- Snoop Dogg
- Tupac Shakur
- The Notorious B.I.G.
- Jay-Z
- Eminem
- Kanye West
Pop
- The Jackson 5
- ABBA
- Madonna
- Michael Jackson
- Britney Spears
- NSYNC
- Backstreet Boys
- Christina Aguilera
- Justin Timberlake
- Lady Gaga
Country
- Johnny Cash
- Willie Nelson
- Dolly Parton
- Kenny Rogers
- George Strait
- Reba McEntire
- Garth Brooks
- Shania Twain
- Tim McGraw
- Faith Hill
Electronic
- Kraftwerk
- Depeche Mode
- New Order
- Pet Shop Boys
- The Prodigy
- The Chemical Brothers
- Daft Punk
- Justice
- Skrillex
- Deadmau5
R&B
- The Temptations
- The Four Tops
- Marvin Gaye
- Stevie Wonder
- Aretha Franklin
- Michael Jackson
- Whitney Houston
- Mariah Carey
- Beyoncé
- Rihanna
Jazz
- Louis Armstrong
- Duke Ellington
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Billie Holiday
- Charlie Parker
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Miles Davis
- John Coltrane
- Thelonious Monk
- Art Blakey