glam metal artists
48 published glam metal artists, led by Cher, Bon Jovi and Kiss.
At a glance
48 published glam metal artists; 387 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists3 tier 1 · 7 tier 2 · 38 tier 3
- 48
- Release groups
- 2,446
- Studio albums
- 405
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 387
- Timeline events
- 1,137
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 99.1M
- Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
- 295M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 34.8 years
- Full biographies
- 45
- Biography words
- 161,672
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1980s (22 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 |
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 22 |
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most glam metal artists. United States leads with 26.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with glam metal. The most shared is hard rock, with 34 artists in both.
Covers from glam metal
387 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Leaders
Kiss has the most release groups (399); Cher the longest career (61 years); Cher the most awards (26).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Kiss | 399 |
| Bon Jovi | 311 |
| Cher | 211 |
| Alice Cooper | 205 |
| Ozzy Osbourne | 152 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Cher | 61 |
| Kiss | 52 |
| Alice Cooper | 51 |
| Quiet Riot | 50 |
| David Coverdale | 48 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Cher | 26 |
| Ozzy Osbourne | 16 |
| Alice Cooper | 8 |
| Nikolai Noskov | 8 |
| Bon Jovi | 6 |
Most famous glam metal artists
Cher
United States · Person · born 1946
rock music, pop music, folk rock, disco, pop rock, dance music, folk music, glam metal, house music
13.8M listeners · 120 wikis
Bon Jovi
United States · Group · 1983–present
rock music, hard rock, pop rock, glam metal, arena rock
36.2M listeners · 86 wikis
Kiss
United States · Group · 1973–present
hard rock, glam rock, heavy metal music, glam metal, shock rock
19.3M listeners · 86 wikis
Ozzy Osbourne
United Kingdom · Person · born 1948
hard rock, traditional heavy metal, heavy metal music, glam metal, shock rock, doom metal
15.3M listeners · 106 wikis
Europe
Sweden · Group · 1978–present
hard rock, heavy metal music, glam metal, speed metal
7.9M listeners · 60 wikis
Ari Lasso
Indonesia · Person · born 1973
glam metal
6.6M listeners · 12 wikis
Alice Cooper
United States · Person · born 1948
rock music, hard rock, classic rock, glam rock, traditional heavy metal, heavy metal music, glam metal, shock rock, garage rock
83 wikis
Jon Bon Jovi
United States · Person · born 1962
rock music, country music, soft rock, traditional heavy metal, glam metal, emo
77 wikis
Nikolai Noskov
Russia · Person · born 1956
pop music, hard rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, traditional folk music, funk, rhythm and blues, glam rock, progressive rock, art rock, alternative rock, dance-rock, electro, synth-pop, new wave, funk rock, blue-eyed soul, glam metal, folk-pop, trip hop, symphonic rock, romance, bard song
78 wikis
Slash
United Kingdom · Person · born 1965
hard rock, blues rock, traditional heavy metal, glam metal
66 wikis
David Coverdale
United Kingdom · Person · born 1951
rock music, blues rock, traditional heavy metal, glam metal
55 wikis
Tarja Turunen
Finland · Person · born 1977
traditional heavy metal, glam metal, classical music, operatic pop, power metal, symphonic metal
58 wikis
More glam metal artists
Showing 1–36 of 36 artists
Twisted Sister
United States · Group · 1972–2016
heavy metal music, glam metal
39 wikis · Tier 2
Tommy Lee
Greece · Person · born 1962
rock music, heavy metal music, glam metal, nu metal, rap metal
38 wikis · Tier 3
Rick Allen
United Kingdom · Person · born 1963
hard rock, traditional heavy metal, glam metal
29 wikis · Tier 3
W.A.S.P.
United States · Group · 1982–present
heavy metal music, glam metal
35 wikis · Tier 3
Lita Ford
United Kingdom · Person · born 1958
hard rock, heavy metal music, glam metal
34 wikis · Tier 3
Phil Collen
United Kingdom · Person · born 1957
hard rock, traditional heavy metal, glam metal
24 wikis · Tier 3
Bret Michaels
United States · Person · born 1963
rock music, country music, glam metal
33 wikis · Tier 3
Cinderella
United States · Group · 1983–present
hard rock, blues rock, glam metal
30 wikis · Tier 3
Vince Neil
United States · Person · born 1961
hard rock, heavy metal music, glam metal
30 wikis · Tier 3
Quiet Riot
United States · Group · 1973–present
hard rock, heavy metal music, glam metal
27 wikis · Tier 3
L.A. Guns
United States · Group · 1983–present
hard rock, glam metal, sleaze rock
27 wikis · Tier 3
Ratt
United States · Group · 1976–present
hard rock, heavy metal music, glam metal
25 wikis · Tier 3
The 69 Eyes
Finland · Group · 1989–present
hard rock, glam metal, gothic rock, sleaze rock
24 wikis · Tier 3
Winger
United States · Group · 1987–present
hard rock, glam metal
23 wikis · Tier 3
Hanoi Rocks
Finland · Group · 1979–present
hard rock, glam rock, glam metal, glam punk
22 wikis · Tier 3
Butch Walker
United States · Person · born 1969
glam metal
21 wikis · Tier 3
Tesla
United States · Group · 1981–present
hard rock, heavy metal music, glam metal
20 wikis · Tier 3
Murderdolls
United States · Group · 2002–present
glam metal, horror punk
19 wikis · Tier 3
Vixen
United States · Group · 1980–present
hard rock, glam metal
17 wikis · Tier 3
Crashdïet
Sweden · Group · 2000–present
hard rock, glam metal, sleaze rock
17 wikis · Tier 3
Mike Tramp
Kingdom of Denmark · Person · born 1961
hard rock, glam metal
16 wikis · Tier 3
TNT
Group · 1982–present
hard rock, heavy metal music, glam metal
15 wikis · Tier 3
Kix
United States · Group · 1977–present
hard rock, glam metal
14 wikis · Tier 3
Crush 40
Japan · Group · 1998–present
hard rock, pop rock, glam rock, traditional heavy metal, alternative metal, glam metal, video game music, Japanese rock
14 wikis · Tier 3
Danger Danger
United States · Group · 1987–present
hard rock, glam metal
14 wikis · Tier 3
Black 'N Blue
United States · Group · 1981–present
hard rock, heavy metal music, glam metal
12 wikis · Tier 3
Hardcore Superstar
Sweden · Group · 1997–present
hard rock, glam metal, sleaze rock
12 wikis · Tier 3
Autograph
United States · Group · 1983–present
rock music, hard rock, heavy metal music, glam metal
10 wikis · Tier 3
Tigertailz
Wales · Group · 1983–present
glam metal
9 wikis · Tier 3
Icon
United States · Group · 1981–present
hard rock, heavy metal music, glam metal
8 wikis · Tier 3
Rough Cutt
United States · Group · 1981–present
hard rock, glam metal
8 wikis · Tier 3
Beautiful Creatures
United States · Group · 1999–present
hard rock, glam metal
6 wikis · Tier 3
Easy Action
Sweden · Group · 1981–present
hard rock, glam metal
5 wikis · Tier 3
London
United States · Group · 1978–present
hard rock, glam metal
5 wikis · Tier 3
Wrathchild
United Kingdom · Group · 1980–present
glam metal
5 wikis · Tier 3
Stacey Blades
Canada · Person · born 1968
glam metal
3 wikis · Tier 3