Special Report

100 Most Popular Rock Bands of All Time

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60. Iron Maiden
> Formed in: Leyton, London, United Kingdom in 1975
> All time U.S. album sales: 6.5 million
> Most popular album: Somewhere in Time
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 3,300,102

Source: Eva Rinaldi / Wikimedia Commons

59. The Cranberries
> Formed in: Limerick, Republic of Ireland in 1989
> All time U.S. album sales: 14.5 million
> Most popular album: No Need to Argue
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,836,684

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58. Paramore
> Formed in: Franklin, Tennessee in 2003
> All time U.S. album sales: 4.5 million
> Most popular album: Riot!
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,494,015

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57. The Killers
> Formed in: Las Vegas, Nevada in 2002
> All time U.S. album sales: 4.5 million
> Most popular album: Hot Fuss
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,364,478

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56. Depeche Mode
> Formed in: Basildon, United Kingdom in 1980
> All time U.S. album sales: 10.5 million
> Most popular album: Violator
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,963,697

Source: David Gans / Wikimedia Commons

55. The Doobie Brothers
> Formed in: San Jose, California in 1970
> All time U.S. album sales: 22.0 million
> Most popular album: Best of the Doobies
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,432,612

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54. Boston
> Formed in: Boston, Massachusetts in 1970
> All time U.S. album sales: 31.0 million
> Most popular album: Boston
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,425,460

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53. Radiohead
> Formed in: Abingdon, United Kingdom in 1985
> All time U.S. album sales: 6.5 million
> Most popular album: OK Computer
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 3,874,461

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52. Marilyn Manson
> Formed in: Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1989
> All time U.S. album sales: 4.5 million
> Most popular album: Mechanical Animals
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 6,463,758

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51. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
> Formed in: Dearborn, Michigan in 1974
> All time U.S. album sales: 44.5 million
> Most popular album: Greatest Hits
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 8,245

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