The order and who made the Top Ten was decided by a set of votes.
10. Coldplay
Coldplay is ANOTHER British band that made top charts. They are Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, and Will Champion. Their form of music is Britpop which is alternative rock from the U.K. Their songs like Viva la Vida and Paradise have left the U.K. and are heard all over the world. Some of their are cool like MTV Music Video Award, Billboard Music Awards, seven Grammy Awards, eight Brit Awards and World Music Awards.
9. neon trees
Neon Trees is one of the coolest alternative rock bands ever. They are made up of Tyler Glenn, Chris Allen, Branden Campbell and Elaine Bradley. They started the group in 2005 in Provo, Utah and have been together sense. They have hit songs like Animal and Everybody Talks playing all over the radio. Neon Trees won the Billboard Music Awards and have opened for bands like Maroon 5 and The Killers.
8. train
Train is a pop/ rock/ alternative band. The band is made up by lead singer Pat Monahan, guitarist Jimmy Stafford, and drummer Scott Underwood. They originated from San Francisco, California and now they're known all over the country. Their firs album Drop of Jupiter contains their famous hit Drop of Jupiter. Soon they got their next big hit Hey Soul Sister came from their next album. Now, they have more popular songs such as Drive By, 50 Ways to Say Goodbye, and Mermaid. They have won some pretty cool things like Best Rock Song, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year.
7. lady gaga
To start off, Lady Gaga's real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. She was born and raised in New York and sadly was the victim of bullying. She soon went to the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and soon left to follow up on her music career. By the end of 2007, a record producer named Vincent Herbert signed off on her. By the end of 2008, her first album The Fame was released. Her more famous songs on the album were Poker Face, Just Dance, and Paparazzi. Lady Gaga has won awards like Best Performed Songs for five songs, Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, and Top 5 Best Albums.
6. adele
Adele's full name is Adele Laurie Blue Adkins. After her friend posted a demo of her singing on line, XL Recording offered her a recording contract. One year later, she won the Brit Awards and the BBC Sound of 2008. This was all before her first album 19 was released. Once 19 made it's debut, she was the musical performance on Saturday Night Live, performed at the Grammy's, and won Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Some of her more well known songs are Rolling in the Deep, Set Fire to the Rain, and Turning Tables. Get this, she's British too!
5. the beatles
The Beatles are also a British band that originated in 1957 in Liverpool, England. The band is made up of John Lennon, Paul Mccartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. They are most known for some of their songs like Yellow Submariner, Here Comes the Sun, and All You Need is Love. The Beatles have nineteen hit albums in the U.S. and fifteen hit albums in the United Kingdom, that's more than any other band ever. The Beatles have also appeared on the top one- hundred best- selling singles in the U.K. five times, other groups have only appeared twice.
4. queen
Queen is a British rock band that formed in 1971 and 1973. Their work included progressive rock, hard rock, and heavy metal. The band consist of four members. Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Rodger Taylor, and John Deacon. By the time their fourth album (A Night At The Opera) came out, they instantly went platinum. One of their most famous song from that album is God Save the Queen. But some of their more famous songs are We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions, and Another One Bites The Dust. By 2001, they were put into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
3. fun
Fun is mad up of three members. Lead vocalist Nate Ruess, guitarist Jake Antonoff, and pianist Andrew Dost. They are not a new band but they are new to us. Their first hist song that came out was We Are Young from their second album. They quickly became famous and started to release more songs like Some Nights(the name of their second album) and Carry On. They have preformed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live, and at the 55th Grammy Awards.
2. one direction
What do you get when you combine four British guys and an Irish blond? One Direction! Liam, Niall, Harry, Louis, and Zayn. One Direction was started by Simon Cowell on the X Factor in England. From video diaries, to getting third place, to having sold- out world tours. In 2012, they made a guest appearance on the hit Nickelodeon TV show iCarly where One Direction agrees to preform on the web show, but then Carly accidentally gives Harry Styles jungle worms. With some of their best hits like What Makes You Beautiful, One Thing, and Live While We're Young, they are one of the best boy bands.
1. taylor swift
Taylor Swift is the biggest country/pop star. She started out as only country with some of her hit songs like Love Story, You Belong with Me, and Mean. Now, she has turned into more of a pop star with songs like We are Never Ever Getting Back Together, I Knew You Were Trouble, and 22. She has also been doing some acting like on Saturday Night Live and in Valentine's Day. She has won awards like Album of the Year(Fearless), Best Country Album(Fearless), Best Female vocal Performance(White Horse), Best Country Song(White Horse), and Best song for Visual Media(Safe and Sound).