| 1. | U2 | ||
| United States | |||
| Russia | |||
| Germany | |||
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Ireland | ||
| 2. | Midnight Oil | ||
| New Zealand | |||
| England | |||
| Ireland | |||
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Australia | ||
| 3. | UB40 | ||
| United States | |||
| Spain | |||
| Canada | |||
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|
England | ||
| 4. | Jimi Hendrix | ||
| England | |||
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|
United States | ||
| Jamaica | |||
| France | |||
| 5. | Right Said Fred | ||
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|
England | ||
| Germany | |||
| Italy | |||
| United States | |||
| 6. | Shakira | ||
| Brazil | |||
| Argentina | |||
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Colombia | ||
| Mexico | |||
| 7. | A Tribe Called Quest | ||
| Nigeria | |||
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|
United States | ||
| Mexico | |||
| Canada | |||
| 8. | Hüsker Dü | ||
| Poland | |||
| Norway | |||
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|
United States | ||
| Germany | |||
| 9. | Nickleback | ||
| Sweden | |||
| United States | |||
| Ireland | |||
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|
Canada | ||
| 10. | Kings of Leon | ||
| Portugal | |||
| France | |||
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|
United States | ||
| Spain | |||
| 11. | Pantera | ||
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|
United States | ||
| England | |||
| Ireland | |||
| Cuba | |||
| 12. | The Roots | ||
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|
United States | ||
| Jamaica | |||
| Australia | |||
| South Africa | |||
| 13. | Tokio Hotel | ||
| China | |||
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|
Germany | ||
| Japan | |||
| United States | |||
| 14. | Far East Movement | ||
| China | |||
| Russia | |||
| Thailand | |||
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|
United States | ||
| 15. | Cranberries | ||
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|
Ireland | ||
| Spain | |||
| England | |||
| Canada | |||
| 16. | Living Colour | ||
| England | |||
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|
United States | ||
| Germany | |||
| Canada | |||
| 17. | Santana (here we're looking for where the band was formed, not where the singer was born) | ||
| Brazil | |||
| England | |||
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|
United States | ||
| Mexico | |||
| 18. | Gypsy Kings | ||
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|
France | ||
| Portugal | |||
| United States | |||
| Spain | |||
| 19. | Ylvis | ||
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Norway | ||
| Canada | |||
| Germany | |||
| Poland | |||
| 20. | Presidents of the United States of America | ||
| England | |||
| Canada | |||
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|
United States | ||
| Germany | |||