| Band | Type | Formed | Association | Status | Other |
| Led Zeppelin | Rock | 1969 | Yardbyrds | Working | Historic rock group from England |
| Deep Purple | Rock | 1968 | Ritchie Blackmore | Revival with Steve Morse presently | The Ian Gillan Band |
| ACDC | Rock | 1973 | Bon Scott | Revival with Brian Johnson | Latest CD to date Black Ice |
| Heart | Rock | 1970 | Nancy and Ann Wilson | Active | 30 million records sold worldwide |
| Queen | Glamor Rock | 1970 | Freddie Mercury | Paul Rogers Revival | Best live performance of all time in 1985 |
| Nazareth | Rock | 1968 | The Shaddettes | New Guitarist Jimmy Murrison | Hair of the dog |
| Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | Rock | 1970 | The Traveling Wilburys | Active | Rock Hall of Fame |
| Van Halen | Rock Metal | 1972 | Sammy Hagar | Reunion with Roth and Wolfgang | Rock Hall of Fame 2007 |
| Pink Floyd | Psychedelic Space Rock | 1964 | Sid Barrett, Sigma 6, Meggadeaths | Reunion not likely 2008 | Legal action against EMI 2009 |