Top 25 Iconic Bands & When They Formed 01. The Beatles - 1960 02. The Beach Boys - 1961 03. The Rolling Stones - 1962 04. The Who - 1964 05. Pink Floyd - 1965 06. Fleetwood Mac - 1967 07. Black Sabbath - 1968 08. Led Zeppelin - 1968 09. Aerosmith - 1970 10. Queen - 1970 11. Eagles - 1971 12. ABBA - 1972 13. KISS - 1973 14. AC/DC - 1973 15. U2 - 1976 16. Metallica - 1981 17. Red Hot Chili Peppers - 1982 18. Bon Jovi - 1983 19. Radiohead - 1985 20. Guns N' Roses - 1985 21. Green Day - 1987 22. Nirvana - 1987 23. Foo Fighters - 1994 24. Linkin Park - 1996 25. Coldplay - 1997 #TheBeatles