If Metallica Is The Biggest Rock Band To Come From The USA, Who's #2?

[hincapie]

Seriously, you cant start putting Eagles and Tom Petty on the same level as Springsteen.

Metallica might be approaching him but still, he´s a single handed American culture export going strong for decades ... Tom Petty had 2 hits, Eagles 1, Van Halen like come on - nice outfits but...

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by hincapie

...Tom Petty had 2 hits, Eagles 1, Van Halen like come on - nice outfits but...

From The Google:

How many number one hits did Tom Petty have?
10: Of Petty's 28 top 10 hits on the Mainstream Rock airplay chart, 10 hit No. 1. Only three acts in the chart's 36-year history have more No. 1s: Van Halen (13), Three Days Grace (12) and Shinedown (11)

Plus, if you look at their singles, there's A LOT of hits on there.



Remember: we're NOT going by taste, we're going by overall popularity.

[hincapie]

As my local MP wisely (hmmm) said:

"If those are the facts, I reject the facts"

Originally Posted by Greenguy

From The Google:

How many number one hits did Tom Petty have?
10: Of Petty's 28 top 10 hits on the Mainstream Rock airplay chart, 10 hit No. 1. Only three acts in the chart's 36-year history have more No. 1s: Van Halen (13), Three Days Grace (12) and Shinedown (11)

Plus, if you look at their singles, there's A LOT of hits on there.



Remember: we're NOT going by taste, we're going by overall popularity.