Top 10 Greatest Rock Bands of the 2000s

These acts were influential, critically and commercially successful, and have a built an enduring legacy. For this list, we’ll be looking at the best rock groups that were either formed or rose to prominence between 2000 and 2009, and whose presence revitalized the genre during the decade. Our countdown includes The Strokes, Foo Fighters, The White Stripes, and more! Which of these bands helped define the 2000s for you? Let us know in the comments.

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[WatchMojo]

Which of these bands helped define the 2000s for you? Let us know in the comments.

[ARIXANDRE]

Travis survived a plane crash. Mark beat cancer. Tom is finding aliens. They need to be together.

[SoulKingKurosaki]

Green Day, The White Stripes, Blink 182, Muse, Queen of the Stone Age, Audioslave, Linkin Park (rest in peace Chester) and Foo Fighters. All incredible bands that defined 2000s era. Heard them so much on the radio and instantly fell in love. Never stopped and never will stop listening to these great bands

[neriashleycabajar]

Back in my childhood, I heard Simple Plan, Paramore, Good Charlotte, and Linkin Park on the radio everyday and they rock!

[ives]

“There’s always gonna be rock n’ roll bands, there’s always gonna be kids that love rock n’ roll records, and there will always be rock n’ roll.” - Dave Grohl

[clueless]

Green day, Bowling for soup, System of a down, Three days Grace, Good Charlotte, Sum 41, Three doors down, Nickleback .... My CD playlist during the 2000s

[mikespike]

Linkin Park captured and still captures the psyche of the adolescence in their lyrics! RIP Bennington

[josephtravis]

We need rock bands like them again, getting tired of rap and hip hop overshadowing everything in this day of age

[phantomrequim]

Linkin Park got me through some rough times growing up. My favorite songs are Breaking the Habit, In The End, Faint, Bleed it Out, Numb, and What I've Done. R. I. P. Chester Bennington

[PeterDarker]

RIP Chris Cornell. RIP The Rev RIP Chester Bennington. RIP Taylor Hawkins. My favorite bands going 2 and 1 respectfully. Thank you for getting it right 🥹

[Sarah_D.]

RIP Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington. They were two of the best voices in rock. 😥🤘

[kimackerman]

My Chemical Romance, Green Day, Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Him, The Rasmus, Muse, Linkin Park, Bowling For Soup, Sum 41, Tokio Hotel, Blink 182, Forever The Sickest Kids. So many frets bands that made the early and mid 2000's very special

[finthechat]

Glad to see muse get an honourable mention. They aren’t appreciated enough these days imo

[shadai]

Chevelle is the most underrated band of the 2000's. The Red, Send The Pain Below, Well Enough Alone, I get it, Jars, The Clincher, Vitamin R, so many hits in 3 albums from that decade

[art.of.verser]

Linkin Park. Foo Fighters. Green Day. My Chemical Romance. Blink-182. I could go on. Just entered the 2000s at the start of my teen years and their music gave me comfort in every major way.

[austinjones]

The 2000s were sick: Linkin park, audioslave, the strokes, the killers, Red Hot Chili Peppers, incubus, the foo fighters and they were all firing on all cylinders. 😎🔥

[howtoeataham]

The Strokes, MCR, The Killers, Paramore, Arctic Monkeys, the 00s is just unbeatable

[quentinearp]

Breaking Benjamin was my favorite growing up in the 2000s

[dBro]

Love or hate any or all of them, but 3 Doors Down, Nickelback, and Theory of a Deadman were all huge in the 2000s and, in this man’s opinion, each had a massive catalog of quality tunes.

[edwinhaber]

I’d like to add Breaking Benjamin, Evanescence, Fall Out Boy, Incubus, Jimmy Eat World, Kings of Leon, Maroon 5, Nickelback, The Offspring, P.O.D., Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rise Against, Seether, Sum 41, System of a Down, Three Days Grace, The Used, Yellowcard, and 3 Doors Down.