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The Arcadian Wild
The Arcadian Wild: Nashville, Tennessee acoustic string band, also described as progressive bluegrass or chamber folk trio. Isaac Horn, Lincoln Mick, Bailey Warren; albums The Arcadian Wild (2015), Finch in the Pantry (2019), Welcome (2023), Make It Out Alive (2026), no drummer, Billboard Bluegrass chart placements.
The Archies
The Archies: fictional bubblegum pop band of Archie Comics characters, created by Don Kirshner for the 1968 CBS cartoon The Archie Show, with Ron Dante singing lead; "Sugar, Sugar" was Billboard's number one song of 1969.
The Army, The Navy
The Army, The Navy is an American indie-folk duo of Sasha Goldberg and Maia Ciambriello, Bay Area friends who studied songwriting at Loyola New Orleans, went viral in 2023 with "Vienna (In Memoriam)", and released the debut album Fake Brave Life in June 2026; distinct from the LA power pop band Army Navy.
The Arrogant Worms
The Arrogant Worms: Canadian musical comedy trio formed at Queen's University, Kingston, in 1991 (AllMusic says 1990). Known for "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate" and "Carrot Juice Is Murder"; 13 albums, over 160,000 sold.
The Associates (band)
The Associates (Associates) were a Scottish post-punk/new wave band formed in Dundee in 1979 by Billy Mackenzie and Alan Rankine, known for the 1982 UK No. 10 album Sulk and the No. 9 single "Party Fears Two."
The Association
The Association, American sunshine-pop vocal harmony group formed in Los Angeles in 1965, known for "Cherish," "Windy," "Along Comes Mary," and "Never My Love," and for opening the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.
The Ataris
The Ataris, American pop-punk band formed 1996 in Anderson, Indiana, led by Kris Roe; known for So Long, Astoria (2003, No. 24 Billboard 200) and the Don Henley "Boys of Summer" cover.
The Avalanches
The Avalanches, Australian plunderphonics/electronic group from Melbourne (Robbie Chater, Tony Di Blasi), known for Since I Left You (2000, roughly 3,500 samples), Wildflower (2016), We Will Always Love You (2020), and No Bad Memories (2026).
The Avett Brothers
The Avett Brothers, folk-rock band from Concord, North Carolina, formed around 2000 by Scott and Seth Avett with Bob Crawford; known for Emotionalism, Rick Rubin-produced I and Love and You, and the AVTT/PTTN project with Mike Patton.
The Axis of Awesome
The Axis of Awesome: Australian comedy rock trio (Jordan Raskopoulos, Lee Naimo, Benny Davis), Sydney, active 2006–2018, famous for "Four Chords", the I–V–vi–IV medley that gave music theory the "Axis progression" name.
The B-52s
The B-52s are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976 by Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy and Ricky Wilson, and Keith Strickland; known for "Rock Lobster" and the five-million-selling Cosmic Thing (1989).
The Babys
The Babys are a British rock band formed in London in 1975, known for AOR hits "Isn't It Time" and "Every Time I Think of You" (both Billboard #13), five studio albums, launching John Waite's solo career and Jonathan Cain's move to Journey, and re-forming in 2012/2013 without Waite.
The Bach Choir
The Bach Choir is a London independent amateur chorus founded in 1876 to give the first UK performance of Bach's Mass in B minor; over 240 singers, nine musical directors including Stanford, Vaughan Williams, Willcocks, and David Hill since 1998.
The Bachelors
The Bachelors were an Irish pop trio (Con and Dec Cluskey with John Stokes) formed in 1957 as the Harmonichords. Signed to Decca in 1962, they hit the UK chart with "Charmaine" (No. 6) and topped it with "Diane".
The Band
The Band: Canadian-American roots-rock group (Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson), formerly the Hawks backing Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan; albums Music from Big Pink (1968) and The Band (1969), farewell concert The Last Waltz (1976).
The Band Geeks
The Band Geeks are Richie Castellano's American rock band, started as a 2014 podcast and YouTube cover act, now Jon Anderson's touring and recording band behind True (2024) and Perpetual Change (2025).
The Band Perry
The Band Perry: American country group founded 2005 by siblings Kimberly, Reid, and Neil Perry; hits "If I Die Young" and "Better Dig Two"; albums The Band Perry (2010) and Pioneer (2013); Grammy 2015; since 2025 a duo of Kimberly Perry and Johnny Costello.
The Bangles
The Bangles: Los Angeles all-female pop-rock band formed 1981 as the Bangs (Hoffs, the Peterson sisters, Zilinskas, later Steele), Paisley Underground act behind "Manic Monday," "Walk Like an Egyptian," and "Eternal Flame."
The Bausa
The Bausa (formerly Brødrene Bausa) is a Norwegian dance-pop trio from Stabekk, Bærum, members Edvard Bræin Groth, Fredrik von Krogh, Philip Bergenstjerna; "Turné" (2023), album Ung & dum (2024), house hit "Magnetic" (2026). Distinct from the German rapper Bausa.
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys: American rock band founded in Hawthorne, California, in 1961 by Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, and Al Jardine; Capitol Records signees, over 100 million records sold, Pet Sounds (1966), Rock Hall 1988.
The Beaches (band)
The Beaches are a Toronto rock band (Jordan and Kylie Miller, Leandra Earl, Eliza Enman-McDaniel) formed in 2013 from Done with Dolls; known for Blame My Ex (2023), the viral single Blame Brett, and 2024 Juno wins.
The Beat (British band)
The Beat (British band), aka the English Beat in the US, formed in Birmingham in 1978; a multiracial 2 Tone ska act with Wakeling, Ranking Roger, and Saxa, known for "Tears of a Clown" and "Mirror in the Bathroom", distinct from Paul Collins' American Beat.
The Beatles
The Beatles: English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960 (Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Starr), also called the Fab Four; the most commercially successful band in pop history, disbanded 1970, with 600 million albums sold and 190 of 210 songs recorded at Abbey Road Studios.
The Beatles in Hamburg
The Beatles in Hamburg: club residencies, August 1960 to December 1962, at the Indra, Kaiserkeller, Top Ten Club, and Star-Club; 281 concerts, 1,200 stage hours, five trips, deportations, Tony Sheridan recordings, and Ringo Starr's arrival.
The Beatles in India
The Beatles in India: the band's February 1968 stay at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Rishikesh ashram for Transcendental Meditation, where they wrote much of the White Album before leaving at different times.
The Beau Brummels
The Beau Brummels: San Francisco rock band formed 1964, named after the English dandy Beau Brummell. Hits "Laugh, Laugh" (No. 15) and "Just a Little" (No. 8); first SF band with a national hit; albums Introducing (1965) through Bradley's Barn (1968).
The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South, English pop band formed 1988 in Hull by ex-Housemartins Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway; jazzy pop with cynical lyrics; "A Little Time" No. 1; split 2007.
The Belair Lip Bombs
The Belair Lip Bombs are an Australian indie rock band formed 2017 in Frankston, Melbourne, led by Maisie Everett. Known for "yearn-core" power pop, albums Lush Life (2023) and Again (2025), and as Third Man Records' first Australian signing.
The Bellamy Brothers
The Bellamy Brothers are an American pop and country duo, brothers Howard and David Bellamy of Florida, best known for the 1976 hit "Let Your Love Flow."
The Birthday Massacre
The Birthday Massacre (formerly Imagica, after Clive Barker's Imajica) is a Canadian synth-rock band formed in 1999 in London, Ontario, based in Toronto, blending 1980s new wave, dark wave, industrial, and synthpop, led by vocalist Chibi, known for Violet, Hide and Seek, and Pathways.