

There was even a biographical movie made about the band recently. The work they did for the Flash Gordon and Highlander make them some of the best soundtracks ever. If you've been to a sporting event, you've undoubtedly heard their anthems chanted by those in attendance to intimidate the opposing team. They're songs are still over-played today to the point where many of us are about sick of them. They're name may be Queen but they're the kings of arena rock and pop rock. Since 1970 they've not stopped touring and creating new music, albeit with new vocalists since Freddy Mercury passed. Queen already earned their slot on this list but lately they're gaining even more ground. #10 - Queen Certified Sales: 147.6 Million
Do money and skill go hand-in-hand in the music industry, and are bands really driven by lead roles like guitar or vocals? Open those links in the background to find out, but in the meantime let's jump into the list of the best bands of all time. The real fun is comparing the list here with our lists like the richest rock stars and the best guitarists of all time and seeing if there's a pattern that emerges. That means that some of the most-skilled bands out there won't make the list because they don't have mass appeal. While there might be a consensus this way, we all know the average person couldn't explain to you the most basic thing about music theory, but they know what they like when they hear it. We can crowdsource that info based on things like sales, tours, and awards won.
The conversations around ranking the best bands of all time are opinion-based, but we've boiled it down so that it's at least based on the opinions of hundreds of millions of people.
