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Yazoo (band)
Yazoo, released as Yaz in North America, was an English synth-pop duo formed in 1981 by Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet, known for "Only You" and "Don't Go".
YBN (collective)
YBN (Young Boss Niggas, later Young Bosses Only) was an American hip-hop collective formed in 2014 by YBN Nahmir, YBN Almighty Jay, and YBN Cordae from Xbox Live Grand Theft Auto sessions; its only release, YBN: The Mixtape (2018), went RIAA Gold before the 2020 disbanding.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: New York indie rock trio (Karen O, Nick Zinner, Brian Chase) formed in Williamsburg in 2000; breakout Fever to Tell (2003) with "Maps"; albums through Cool It Down (2022).
Years & Years
Years & Years: London synth-pop act formed 2010 by Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Türkmen with singer Olly Alexander; UK number ones Communion, King, Night Call; became Alexander's solo project in 2021, ended 2024.
Yello
Yello: Swiss electronic duo of Boris Blank and Dieter Meier, formed in Zurich in 1979 (with Carlos Peron until 1983). Known for "Oh Yeah" (1985, Ferris Bueller's Day Off) and "The Race" (1988); 14 albums from Solid Pleasure to Point, with Time Lab due 2026.
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Yellow Magic Orchestra (イエロー・マジック・オーケストラ, YMO), Japanese technopop trio of Hosono, Sakamoto, and Takahashi formed 1978; early TR-808 adopters, Solid State Survivor (1979), 1983 breakup, 2007 revival, major electro and hip-hop influence.
Yellowcard
Yellowcard is a pop-punk band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1997, known for the violin-driven 2003 platinum album Ocean Avenue. It broke up in 2016, reunited at Riot Fest 2022, and released Better Days (2025) with drummer-producer Travis Barker.
Yes (band)
Yes is an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by Jon Anderson and Chris Squire with Peter Banks, Tony Kaye, and Bill Bruford. Known for Fragile, Close to the Edge, 90125, and 24 studio albums across nearly 60 years.
Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman
Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman (ARW): 2016–2018 touring band of three former Yes members playing Yes music, renamed in April 2017, with Live at the Apollo as its sole release.
YHWH Nailgun
YHWH Nailgun ("Yahweh Nailgun") is a New York experimental rock band formed 2020 in Philadelphia by Zack Borzone and Sam Pickard; albums 45 Pounds (2025, AD 93) and Magazine (2026, 4AD), a 10-song, 11-minute record.
Yin Yin (band)
Yin Yin is a Dutch four-piece band from Maastricht, Netherlands, formed in 2017, whose largely instrumental sound combines disco, funk, psychedelia, and surf with Southeast Asian and Japanese influences.
Ying Yang Twins
Ying Yang Twins: Atlanta crunk/rap duo of Kaine (Eric Jackson Jr.) and D-Roc (Deongelo Holmes), formed 2000, not actual twins or brothers. Known for "Wait (The Whisper Song)", "Salt Shaker", "Get Low" with Lil Jon, and five million records sold.
Ylvis
Ylvis, Norwegian comedy duo of brothers Bård and Vegard Ylvisåker formed in Bergen in 2000, best known for the 2013 viral hit "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)" and their TV work.
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo: American indie rock trio formed 1984 in Hoboken, New Jersey, by Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley, with James McNew; 17 albums on Matador, named after a 1962 baseball phrase.
Yoasobi
YOASOBI (from Japanese for nightlife) is a J-pop duo formed October 1, 2019, composer Ayase plus vocalist ikura, turning monogatary.com novels into songs; debut "Yoru ni Kakeru" and "Idol" set Japanese chart records.
You Am I
You Am I is an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1989. They were the first Australian band to have three consecutive albums debut at number one on the ARIA charts.
You Me at Six
You Me at Six: English rock band formed 2004 in Weybridge, Surrey, fronted by Josh Franceschi; eight albums, two UK Number 1s (Cavalier Youth, SUCKAPUNCH), disbanded 2025 after the Final Nights of Six farewell tour.
Young Fathers
Young Fathers: Edinburgh experimental trio (Hastings, Massaquoi, Bankole) formed 2008; won 2014 Mercury Prize for debut Dead; albums White Men Are Black Men Too, Cocoa Sugar, Heavy Heavy; scored 28 Years Later.
Young the Giant
Young the Giant, originally the Jakes, is an American alternative rock band from Irvine, California, known for RIAA gold singles "My Body" and "Cough Syrup" and six albums through 2026's Victory Garden.
Youth of Today
Youth of Today, also called YOT, is a 1985 straight edge hardcore punk band formed in Connecticut by Ray Cappo and John Porcelly; its 1986 album Break Down the Walls and 1987 tour launched the youth crew scene.
Zabranjeno Pušenje
Zabranjeno Pušenje ("No Smoking") is a Bosnian rock band formed in Sarajevo in 1980, the leading band of the New Primitivism movement; debut Das ist Walter (1984) sold 100,000 copies, and the band split in 1992 into Sarajevo (Sejo Sexon) and Belgrade (No Smoking Orchestra) lines.
Zebrahead
Zebrahead: Orange County, California punk-rap band formed 1996 in La Habra, also called zebra rock. Known for rap verses over pop-punk choruses, nine studio albums, an Oricon foreign-chart No. 1, and eight Summer Sonic appearances.
Zero 7
Zero 7 is a British downtempo project of Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker; Simple Things (2001) went gold, earned a Mercury nomination, and defined their chillout, guest-vocalist sound.
Zusha (band)
Zusha is an American Hasidic folk-rock band formed in Manhattan in 2013 by Shlomo Gaisin, Zachariah Goldschmiedt, and Elisha Mlotek, named for Reb Zusha of Hanipoli; its 2014 EP hit No. 9 and Kavana No. 2 on Billboard's World Albums chart.
Zwan
Zwan was Billy Corgan's short-lived supergroup (2001-2003) with Jimmy Chamberlin, Matt Sweeney, David Pajo, and Paz Lenchantin; one album, Mary Star of the Sea (2003), then breakup and announced unreleased archives.
ZZ Top
ZZ Top, American blues-boogie rock trio formed in Houston, Texas, in 1969; classic lineup Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard; known for Tres Hombres, Eliminator, MTV videos, and 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.