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The Human League
The Human League: English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Philip Oakey leads the trio with Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley; Dare (1981) and "Don't You Want Me", the 1981 UK Christmas No.1, made them synth-pop stars.
The Internet (band)
The Internet (the band) is an American alternative R&B group formed in Los Angeles in 2011 by Syd and Matt Martians of Odd Future; four albums including Ego Death (2015) and Hive Mind (2018), Grammy-nominated. Distinct from the computer network.
The Interrupters (band)
The Interrupters are a Los Angeles ska-punk band formed in 2011: singer Aimee Interrupter (Aimee Allen) with the Bivona brothers Kevin, Justin, and Jesse. Signed to Hellcat Records with Tim Armstrong as producer, they released four albums through 2022 and are recording a fifth.
The J. Geils Band
The J. Geils Band, American rock band formed 1967 in Worcester, Massachusetts, led by Peter Wolf and J. Geils; Atlantic blues-rock act whose 1981 album Freeze Frame and single Centerfold reached Billboard #1.
The Jam
The Jam: English mod revival/punk rock band from Woking led by Paul Weller with Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler; six albums 1977-1982, four UK number one singles, disbanded 1982 at their peak.
The Jeff Beck Group
The Jeff Beck Group, also called the JBG, was an English blues-rock band formed in London in 1967 by ex-Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck with Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, and Micky Waller; its albums Truth (1968) and Beck-Ola (1969) pioneered heavy metal before the band split in 1972.
The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain, Scottish alternative rock band formed 1983 in East Kilbride by brothers Jim and William Reid; known for feedback-laden Psychocandy (1985), shoegaze influence, 1998 split, 2007 reunion, and albums Damage and Joy (2017) and Glasgow Eyes (2024).
The Jesus Lizard
The Jesus Lizard: American noise rock band formed 1987 (David Yow, David Wm. Sims, Duane Denison, Mac McNeilly), Touch and Go albums Head, Goat, Liar, Down, major-label Shot and Blue, 2024 comeback album Rack on Ipecac.
The Jets (Minnesota band)
The Jets (Minnesota band): Tongan-American Wolfgramm family pop/R&B group from Minneapolis, also once called Quazar; 1980s hits "Crush on You" (#3 Hot 100) and "You Got It All," 1988 Grammy nomination, later split into two touring lineups.
The Jordanaires
The Jordanaires were an American vocal quartet formed in Springfield, Missouri, in 1948, best known for the four-part background harmonies they provided for Elvis Presley.
The Judds
The Judds were an American country music duo of mother Naomi Judd and daughter Wynonna Judd, who placed twenty songs in the country Top Ten and won five Grammys before disbanding in 1991.
The Juliana Theory
The Juliana Theory: American emo/alternative rock band formed 1997 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, led by Brett Detar and Josh Fiedler; albums Understand This Is a Dream, Emotion Is Dead, Love (Billboard 200 No. 71), and Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat; broke up 2006, reunited on Equal Vision Records with A Dream Away (2021).
The K's
The K's are an English indie rock quartet from Earlestown, Newton-le-Willows, formed in 2017 (Jamie Boyle, Ryan Breslin, Dexter Baker, Nathan Peers). Debut album I Wonder If The World Knows? hit UK Number 3 in 2024; Pretty On The Internet reached Number 1 in 2025.
The Kelly Family
The Kelly Family: Irish-American sibling band formed busking in Spain in 1974; "Who'll Come with Me" hit number one in 1980; Over the Hump (1994) broke them in Germany; about 20 million records sold.
The Killers
The Killers: American rock band from Las Vegas formed 2001–2002 (Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci Jr.), known for Hot Fuss, Mr Brightside's record UK chart run, eight UK Number 1 albums, and 25 million+ albums sold.
The Killers discography
The Killers discography covers the American rock band's output from 2004 to 2023, including seven studio albums, Hot Fuss to Pressure Machine, and the single Mr. Brightside.
The Kills
The Kills, Anglo-American garage rock duo of Alison Mosshart (VV) and Jamie Hince (Hotel), formed in London in 2001; albums from Keep on Your Mean Side (2003) to God Games (2023), drum-machine-backed blues-punk.
The Kingsmen
The Kingsmen are an American garage rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1959, best known for their 1963 recording of "Louie Louie," which reached number two on the Billboard chart.
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio, American folk-pop group formed 1957 in San Francisco with Dave Guard, Bob Shane, and Nick Reynolds; "Tom Dooley" (1958) hit number 1 and launched the folk revival.
The Kinks
The Kinks are an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, London, by Ray and Dave Davies with Pete Quaife and Mick Avory. Their 1964 hit 'You Really Got Me' pioneered distorted power-chord rock, and albums like Village Green Preservation Society made them Hall of Fame inductees.
The Kinks discography
The Kinks discography: catalog of the English rock band the Kinks (also the Kink Kontroversy era), spanning Pye, RCA, Arista, London, and Columbia releases from Kinks (1964) to Phobia (1993), with 50 million records sold.
The Knack
The Knack: American power pop band formed in Los Angeles, May 1978 (Fieger, Averre, Niles, Gary); 'My Sharona' and Get the Knack topped 1979 charts, followed by backlash, breakups, reunions, and Fieger's 2010 death.
The Knife
The Knife: Swedish electronic duo of siblings Karin Dreijer Andersson and Olof Dreijer, formed 1999; albums The Knife, Deep Cuts, Silent Shout, Shaking the Habitual; disbanded 2014.
The Kooks
The Kooks are an English indie rock band formed in Brighton in 2003, led by Luke Pritchard with Hugh Harris. Their 2006 debut Inside In/Inside Out went 5x platinum; Konk hit UK No. 1; Naive nears a billion streams.
The La's
The La's are a Liverpool guitar-pop band formed in 1983 by Mike Badger, led by Lee Mavers, known only for the 1990 album The La's and the hit single There She Goes, which Mavers disowned.
The Last Dinner Party
The Last Dinner Party: London five-piece indie/baroque pop band (Morris, Mayland, Roberts, Davies, Nishevci), formed 2021, debut single Nothing Matters 2023, UK number-one debut Prelude to Ecstasy 2024, second album From the Pyre 2025.
The Last Shadow Puppets
The Last Shadow Puppets are an English orchestral pop duo formed in 2007 by Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner and the Rascals' Miles Kane, releasing The Age of the Understatement (2008, UK No. 1) and Everything You've Come to Expect (2016) on Domino.
The Left Banke
The Left Banke: American baroque pop band formed in New York City in 1965, best known for "Walk Away Renée" (#5, 1966) and "Pretty Ballerina" (#15, 1967), built around teenage keyboardist Michael Brown, with harpsichord and string arrangements.
The Lemon Twigs
The Lemon Twigs are Brian and Michael D'Addario, brothers from Long Island, New York, whose six albums of Beatles, Beach Boys, and Todd Rundgren-inspired power pop span 4AD and Captured Tracks, from Do Hollywood (2016) to Look For Your Mind! (2026).
The Lemonheads
The Lemonheads: Boston alternative rock band founded 1986 by Evan Dando, Ben Deily, and Jesse Peretz; Taang! hardcore origins, Atlantic-era hits "Mrs. Robinson" and "Into Your Arms," 2025 album Love Chant on Fire Records.