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Top 10 Alternative Rock Acts 10. Nine Inch Nails (USA) Other genres: Industrial rock, industrial metal, dark ambient, synthpop, electronica, electronic rock, shoegaze, post-punk 9. Manic Street Preachers (UK) Other genres: Glam punk, hard rock, post-punk 8. Skunk Anansie (UK) Other genres: Alternative metal, punk rock, indie rock, rock, hard rock 7. Soundgarden (USA) Other genres: Alternative metal, grunge, heavy metal 6. Oasis (UK) Other genres: Rock, Britpop 5. Nirvana (USA) Other genres: Grunge, hardcore punk 4. R.E.M. (USA) Other genres: Alternative pop, jangle pop, dream pop 3. The Smashing Pumpkins (USA) Other genres: Pop rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, hard rock, indie rock, grunge, emotional hardcore, alternative pop, post-punk, shoegazing, dream pop, gothic rock, synthpop, New Wave, heavy metal, alternative metal  2. Red Hot Chili Peppers (USA) Other genres: Funk rock, alternative metal, rap rock, funk metal, funkcore, p...

Top 10 Emo Acts Emo is a rock subgenre which was first developed from the punk rock subgenre. It is more influenced by hardcore punk, gothic rock and pop punk. The subgenre had a high popularity in the 1990s but ended in 2011. 10. 30 Seconds to Mars (USA) Other genres: Alternative rock, progressive rock, screamo, post-grunge, hard rock, alternative metal, progressive metal 9. Panic! At the Disco (USA) Other genres: Alternative rock, pop rock, acoustic rock 8. Paramore (USA) Other genres: Post-grunge, alternative rock, pop punk 7. Jimmy Eat World (USA) Other genres: Power pop, alternative rock 6. Plain White Ts (USA) Other genres: Pop rock, pop punk, power pop, alternative rock, acoustic rock 5. Fightstar (UK) Other genres: Alternative rock, post-hardcore, alternative metal, symphonic rock 4. Sunny Day Real Estate (USA) Other genres: Alternative rock 3. Tokio Hotel (Germany) Other genres: Alternative rock, pop rock, pop punk, synthpop, electr...

Top 10 Gothic Rock Acts Gothic rock is a rock subgenre which was developed from the post-punk genre from the 1970s and was more influenced from glam rock and Gothic fashion. The subgenre had a high popularity in the 1980s but the popularity ended in the 2000s. 10. Joy Division (UK) Other genres: Post-punk 9. Nina Hagen (Germany) Other genres: Post-punk, punk rock, glam rock, New Wave, gospel, Neue Deutsche Welle, dark cabaret 8. Evanescence (USA) Other genres: Alternative rock, pop rock, gothic metal, nu metal, alternative metal, Ethereal Wave, dream pop, shoegaze, piano rock, post-grunge, hard rock, dark rock 7. HIM (Finland) Other genres: Alternative rock, pop rock, heavy metal, hard rock, dark rock, gothic metal 6. Gary Numan (UK) Other genres: Industrial rock, Dark Wave, synthpop, New Wave 5. The Damned (UK) Other genres: Punk rock, psychedelic rock, art rock, garage rock, alternative rock 4. The Cult (UK) Other genres: Hard rock, heavy metal, glam...

Top 10 Album Covers 10. Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd (UK, Progressive rock) 9. Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield (UK, Instrumental rock) 8. Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins (USA, Alternative pop) 7. X&Y by Coldplay (UK, Alternative pop) 6. Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt (USA, New Wave punk) 5. Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park (USA, Nu metal) 4. Blah Blah Blah by Iggy Pop (USA, Rock) 3. Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers (USA, Alternative rock) 2. Bad by Michael Jackson (USA, Funk-pop) 1. Abbey Road by The Beatles (UK, Hard rock) Honourable mention: Achtung Baby by U2 (Ireland, Alternative pop/rock) and Pretty Hate Machine by Nine Inch Nails (USA, Synthpop)

Top 10 Music Videos of All Time 10. "Bohemian Rhapsody"by Queen (UK, 1975, Hard rock) 9. "Today" by The Smashing Pumpkins (USA, 1993, Alternative pop) 8. "The Real Slim Shady" by Eminem (USA, 2000, Comedy hip hop) 7. "Freak on a Leash" by Korn (USA, 1999, Nu metal) 6. "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette (Canada/USA, 1996, Pop rock) 5. "Yellow" by Coldplay (UK, 2000, Alternative rock) 4. "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics (UK, 1983, Synthpop) 3. "Frozen" by Madonna (USA, 1998, Ethereal wave) 2. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana (USA, 1991, Grunge) 1. "Thriller" by Michael Jackson (USA, 1983, Dance-pop) Honourable mention: "Sexy And I Know It" by LMFAO (USA, 2011, Synthpop rap) and "Only" by Nine Inch Nails (USA, 2005, Electronica)

Under construction: Launching 2012-2013 The previous blog entry from September 12, 2012 was deleted due to technical problems. The list will cover the categories: TV, Film, Music, Publications, Internet, Video Games, Spaceflight and Sport. It is an ongoing project. There will be five lists per day. My future blogposts will be Top 10 lists for the time being. Plus, there will be Top 20 versions of the Top 10 of All Time lists. Watch this space.