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The Chameleons
The Chameleons (Chameleons UK) are an English post-punk band formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, in 1981, led by Mark Burgess; known for Script of the Bridge, Strange Times, and influence on indie and post-punk revival acts.
The Champs
The Champs, American instrumental rock and roll group formed in Los Angeles in 1957 on Gene Autry's Challenge Records, best known for "Tequila" (1958), a five-week Billboard number one written by Danny Flores (Chuck Rio) that won the first Grammy for Best R&B Recording; later members included Glen Campbell, Jimmy Seals, and Dash Crofts.
The Charlatans (English band)
The Charlatans (also The Charlatans UK) are an English rock band formed in the West Midlands in 1988, led by Tim Burgess. Known for Madchester-era hits "The Only One I Know" and "One to Another", three UK Number 1 albums, and the 2025 album We Are Love.
The Chats
The Chats are an Australian punk rock trio formed in 2016 on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, known as shed rock. Members Eamon Sandwith, Matt Boggis, and guitarist Josh Hardy (after Josh Price) broke out with the viral 2017 single Smoko; albums High Risk Behaviour (2020) and Get Fucked (2022) came out on their own Bargain Bin Records.
The Cheeky Girls
The Cheeky Girls are Romanian identical twins Gabriela and Monica Irimia, whose 2002 novelty single Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) peaked at UK Number 2 after a failed Popstars: The Rivals audition.
The Cheetah Girls (group)
The Cheetah Girls: fictional girl group from Deborah Gregory's novels, central to Disney Channel's 2003 first musical DCOM and a real spin-off act; sequels 2006, 2008, and Next Gen (2026).
The Chi-Lites
The Chi-Lites: Chicago soul vocal group formed 1959 (as the Hi-Lites) by Marshall Thompson, Eugene Record, Robert Lester, and Creadel Jones; Brunswick Records hits "Oh Girl" (#1 pop, 1972) and "Have You Seen Her", later sampled in Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love".
The Chicks
The Chicks (formerly Dixie Chicks) are a Dallas-formed country trio of Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, and Emily Strayer; 13 Grammys, 30.5 million albums, blacklisted after Maines's 2003 Bush remark, renamed in 2020.
The Chieftains
The Chieftains are an Irish traditional music group founded in Dublin by uilleann piper Paddy Moloney in 1962, credited with bringing Irish music to a worldwide audience.
The Chipettes
The Chipettes: fictional girl group of three singing chipmunks, Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor, female counterparts to Alvin and the Chipmunks, created and voiced by Janice Karman, debuting in the 1983 animated series.
The Chocolate Watchband
The Chocolate Watchband, also Chocolate Watch Band, was a 1960s American garage rock band formed in 1965 at Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, California, known for David Aguilar's vocals, producer Ed Cobb's session-musician substitutions on No Way Out and The Inner Mystique, and a 1999 reunion.
The Choirboys (band)
The Choirboys are an Australian hard rock/pub rock band from Sydney's Northern Beaches, formed around 1978-1979 by Mark Gable and Ian Hulme; their 1988 album Big Bad Noise went double platinum and "Run to Paradise" hit No. 3 in Australia.
The Chordettes
The Chordettes were an American female singing quartet formed in 1946 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, best known for the 1954 chart-topping hit "Mr. Sandman" and the 1958 hit "Lollipop".
The Church (band)
The Church: Australian alternative rock band formed in Sydney in 1980, led by Steve Kilbey; known for Starfish (1988), the Top 40 hit Under the Milky Way, ARIA Hall of Fame induction, and more than 25 studio albums through Eros Zeta (2024) and Lacuna (2026).
The Civil Wars
The Civil Wars were an American folk and country duo of Joy Williams and John Paul White, formed in Nashville in 2008 and winners of four Grammy Awards.
The Clancy Brothers
The Clancy Brothers: Irish folk group of Paddy, Tom, and Liam Clancy with Tommy Makem, formed in New York in the late 1950s; Ed Sullivan Show stars of 1961 who popularized Irish traditional song worldwide.
The Clark Sisters
The Clark Sisters: Detroit gospel group of sisters Jacky, Twinkie, Dorinda, and Karen Clark, daughters of Mattie Moss Clark; best-selling female gospel group, known for "You Brought the Sunshine."
The Clash
The Clash is an English punk rock band formed in London in 1976, led by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, best known for their landmark 1979 double album London Calling.
The Coasters
The Coasters, American comic R&B vocal group formed in Los Angeles in 1955 from the Robins by Carl Gardner and Bobby Nunn with songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; first vocal group in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987).
The Cockroaches
The Cockroaches were an Australian pub rock band formed in Sydney in 1979, best known for the 1987 hit "She's the One" and for supplying two members of the Wiggles.
The Comet Is Coming
The Comet Is Coming: London jazz trio (2013) of Shabaka Hutchings (King Shabaka), Dan Leavers (Danalogue), and Max Hallett (Betamax); Mercury Prize-shortlisted Channel the Spirits; apocalyptic space funk; now on hiatus.
The Communards
The Communards were a British synth-pop duo formed in London in 1985 by Jimmy Somerville and Richard Coles; their Hi-NRG cover "Don't Leave Me This Way" topped the UK chart for four weeks and was 1986's best-selling single.
The Concert for Bangladesh
The Concert for Bangladesh: two 1971 benefit concerts at Madison Square Garden organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar for East Pakistani refugees, raising millions for UNICEF and pioneering the star-studded benefit concert.
The Connells
The Connells are an American jangle pop/alternative rock band formed in 1984 in Raleigh, North Carolina, by brothers Mike and David Connell, known for "'74-'75," a 1995 No. 1 hit in Sweden and Norway, and albums Boylan Heights and Ring.
The Coral
The Coral is an English rock band formed in 1996 in Hoylake, Merseyside. They are known for their psychedelic, genre-crossing sound and their 2002 Mercury Prize nomination.
The Corries
The Corries, Scottish folk duo of Roy Williamson and Ronnie Browne formed in Edinburgh in 1962 from the Corrie Folk Trio; famous for "Flower of Scotland", Scotland's unofficial anthem, and the combolin instruments.
The Corrs
The Corrs, Irish family pop rock band from Dundalk (Andrea, Sharon, Caroline, Jim Corr), fusing pop rock with traditional Irish music; over 40 million albums sold, Talk on Corners (1997) and In Blue (2000) with the UK number one "Breathless".
The Cowsills
The Cowsills: American family pop-rock band from Newport, Rhode Island (Bill, Bob, Barry, John, mother Barbara, Susan). Hits: "The Rain, the Park and Other Things," "Indian Lake," "Hair"; inspired The Partridge Family.
The Cramps
The Cramps, American rock band formed 1976 in New York by Lux Interior and Poison Ivy, pioneers of psychobilly, mixing 1950s rockabilly, punk, and B-movie imagery; active until 2009, revived via Gravest Gravy in 2026.
The Cranberries
The Cranberries, Irish alternative rock band from Limerick formed 1989 as The Cranberry Saw Us; Dolores O'Riordan fronted from 1990. Hits Linger, Dreams, Zombie; over 40 million albums; final album In the End (2019).