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The Box Tops
The Box Tops: Memphis blue-eyed soul group whose 1967 hit "The Letter" topped Billboard for four weeks; fronted by teenage Alex Chilton, produced by Dan Penn, later Big Star connection.
The Braxtons
The Braxtons, American R&B group of the five Braxton sisters formed 1989 in Severn, Maryland; "Good Life" (1990) sparked Toni Braxton's solo career; albums So Many Ways (1996) and Braxton Family Christmas (2015).
The Breeders
Formed in 1989 in Dayton, Ohio, The Breeders is an American alternative rock band led by Kim Deal and Tanya Donelly. Their album Last Splash achieved significant success.
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American psychedelic rock band formed in San Francisco in 1990, led throughout by Anton Newcombe and named for Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones.
The Brobecks
The Brobecks are an indie rock band from the Salt Lake City, Utah area, formed in 2002 out of the band 1000 West and led by Dallon Weekes of Panic! at the Disco and iDKHOW. Known for witty pop hooks across four 2003-2009 albums including Violent Things; reunited in 2024.
The Brothers Four
The Brothers Four, American folk group founded 1957 in Seattle by University of Washington Phi Gamma Delta brothers Bob Flick, John Paine, Mike Kirkland, and Dick Foley; known for "Greenfields" and Oscar-nominated "The Green Leaves of Summer," still touring with Flick, Pearson, McCoy, and Olsen.
The Brothers Johnson
The Brothers Johnson: George (Lightnin' Licks) and Louis (Thunder Thumbs) Johnson, an American funk-R&B duo from Los Angeles discovered by Quincy Jones on Mellow Madness (1975), known for I'll Be Good to You, Strawberry Letter 23, and Stomp!
The Buckinghams
The Buckinghams: Chicago pop-rock band (formed 1965) behind "Kind of a Drag", #1 in February 1967; also "Don't You Care" and "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"; disbanded 1970, touring again since 1980 under Giammarese and Fortuna.
The Bug Club
The Bug Club: Welsh indie rock duo from Caldicot, Monmouthshire, formed 2016 by Sam Willmett and Tilly Harris; named after a childhood insect-collecting club; prolific garage-pop act signed to Sub Pop.
The Buggles
The Buggles were an English synth-pop duo formed in 1977 by Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes. Their 1979 hit "Video Killed the Radio Star" topped charts in 16 countries and was MTV's first video.
The Bullitts
The Bullitts is the musical moniker of London-born producer and filmmaker Jeymes Samuel (born 1979), also known for directing The Harder They Fall; his 2013 concept album They Die by Dawn & Other Short Stories featured Lucy Liu as Amelia Sparks and Jay Electronica, named after the 1968 Bullitt film.
The Byrds
The Byrds: Los Angeles rock band formed 1964 by McGuinn, Gene Clark, Crosby, Clarke, and Hillman; folk-rock pioneers via "Mr. Tambourine Man," later psychedelic and country rock (Sweetheart of the Rodeo).
The Byrds discography
The Byrds discography: twelve studio albums (1965–1973) by the Los Angeles folk-rock band of McGuinn, Clark, Crosby, Hillman, and Clarke, from Mr. Tambourine Man to the 1973 Asylum reunion, plus singles, compilations, and reissues.
The Cardigans
The Cardigans: Swedish pop band formed in Jönköping in 1992, fronted by Nina Persson. Known for "Lovefool" (1996) from First Band on the Moon and the 3-million-selling Gran Turismo; six albums, last in 2005.
The Caretaker (musician)
The Caretaker is the 1999–2019 project of British electronic musician Leyland James Kirby (also V/Vm), degrading 78 rpm ballroom recordings to evoke memory loss; its six-stage, 6.5-hour Everywhere at the End of Time depicts dementia and went viral on TikTok.
The Carolina Chocolate Drops
Grammy-winning Black string band founded in 2005 in North Carolina by Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens, and Justin Robinson, reviving Piedmont African-American old-time string-band music; won a 2010 Grammy for Genuine Negro Jig.
The Carpenters
The Carpenters: American brother-sister pop duo of Karen Carpenter (vocals, drums) and Richard Carpenter (arranger, producer), also called Carpenters. Signed to A&M in 1969; three Grammys, over 100 million records; Karen died in 1983.
The Cars
The Cars were an American new wave rock band formed in Boston in 1976 by Ric Ocasek, Benjamin Orr, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, and David Robinson. Known for "Just What I Needed" and "Drive," six Elektra albums, 23 million US sales, and 2018 Rock Hall induction.
The Carters
The Carters are the joint alias of Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Their only album, Everything Is Love (2018), a nine-song Tidal exclusive with the Louvre-filmed APESHIT video, won a 2019 Grammy.
The Casualties
The Casualties is an American street punk band formed in New York City in 1990. They aim to revive the style of late-1970s and 1980s street punk.
The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire is an Australian band formed in Melbourne in 1999, fusing jazz, funk, ska, Latin, and hip-hop. Known for live shows, ARIA number-one albums Two Shoes (2005) and Rising with the Sun (2016), and a 2023 lineup rebuild led by Felix Riebl and Ollie McGill.
The Cathedral School, Llandaff
The Cathedral School, Llandaff is an independent Anglican choir school in Cardiff, Wales, for ages 3–18, refounded in 1880 by Dean Henry Vaughan, the only remaining Anglican Cathedral School in Wales, providing choristers to Llandaff Cathedral.
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.