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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 Japanese House
The Japanese House is the indie-pop and dream-pop solo project of English singer-songwriter Amber Bain (born 1995, Buckinghamshire), signed to Dirty Hit through The 1975's Matty Healy; albums Good at Falling (2019) and In the End It Always Does (2023).
The Jayhawks
The Jayhawks: Minneapolis alt-country/rock band formed 1985 by Mark Olson and Gary Louris; known for Hollywood Town Hall (1992), Tomorrow the Green Grass (1995), close harmonies, and the 2026 album Sanctuary Park.
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 Jerky Boys
The Jerky Boys were a Queens, New York prank-call comedy duo of Johnny Brennan and Kamal Ahmed whose 1993 debut went platinum and produced characters like Frank Rizzo and Sol Rosenberg.
The Jester Race
The Jester Race is the second studio album by Swedish band In Flames, released in 1996, and a defining work of Gothenburg melodic death metal.
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 JET BOY BANGERZ
THE JET BOY BANGERZ is a ten-member Japanese dance and vocal group under LDH JAPAN, formed from the audition iCON Z and making its major debut in 2023.
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 Joker (Steve Miller Band song)
"The Joker" is a 1973 Steve Miller Band single and title track of their eighth album; it hit Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 in January 1974 and UK No. 1 in 1990 after a Levi's ad, with credits to Miller, Curtis, and Ertegun.
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 Joshua Tree
The Joshua Tree is U2's fifth studio album, released 9 March 1987, produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. An America-themed record with "With or Without You" and "Where the Streets Have No Name", it won the 1988 Grammy for Album of the Year and sold over 25 million copies.
The Jubalaires
The Jubalaires were an American gospel jubilee quartet founded in Jacksonville, Florida, around 1935 as the Royal Harmony Singers, remembered for the 1946 rhythmic spoken narrative "Noah."
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 Ketchup Song (Aserejé)
The Ketchup Song (Aserejé), 2002 flamenco-Europop hit by Spanish trio Las Ketchup (Muñoz sisters), composed by Queco; its gibberish chorus imitates Sugarhill Gang's Rapper's Delight, topped charts in 24 countries, sold over 8 million copies.
The Kick Inside
The Kick Inside is Kate Bush's 1978 debut album on EMI, produced by Andrew Powell, containing the UK number one "Wuthering Heights"; it peaked at UK number three, went BPI Platinum, and made Bush the first woman to top the UK singles chart with a self-written song.
The Kid Laroi
The Kid Laroi (Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard) is an Australian rapper from Sydney, known for his melodic blend of pop, trap, and emo rap. He is mentored by Juice WRLD.
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 King and I
The King and I (no native-script form; English title) is the 1951 Rodgers & Hammerstein Broadway musical, based on Margaret Landon's novel, about Anna Leonowens and King Mongkut of Siam, starring Yul Brynner and adapted to a 1956 film.
The King of Limbs
The King of Limbs is Radiohead's eighth studio album, self-released 18 February 2011 on Ticker Tape/XL and produced by Nigel Godrich. Eight tracks, 37 minutes, named for a Savernake Forest oak, sold as a "newspaper album" and performed on From the Basement.
The King's Singers
The King's Singers: British a cappella sextet founded 1 May 1968 by choral scholars of King's College, Cambridge; two countertenors, tenor, two baritones, bass; 150+ recordings, two Grammys, 300+ commissions.
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.