1980s Artists
451 artists from this era in alternative rock
The Church
Formed 1980
alternative rock, new wave
Primal Scream
Formed 1982
alternative rock
Indigo Girls
Formed 1985
American folk music, alternative rock
Hole
Formed 1989
alternative rock, grunge
Marlene Kuntz
Formed 1989
alternative rock, noise rock
Bloodhound Gang
Formed 1988
alternative rock, comedy rock
The Bangles
Formed 1981
Paisley Underground, alternative rock
Local H
Formed 1987
alternative rock, grunge
The Divine Comedy
Formed 1989
Britpop, alternative rock
Soul Asylum
Formed 1983
alternative rock
Mudhoney
Formed 1988
alternative rock, grunge
The Pillows
Formed 1989
alternative rock, symphonic rock
Better Than Ezra
Formed 1988
alternative rock
Butthole Surfers
Formed 1981
alternative rock, art punk
The Gathering
Formed 1989
alternative rock, gothic metal
The Wallflowers
Formed 1989
alternative rock, folk rock
Jane's Addiction
Formed 1985
alternative metal, alternative rock
Gin Blossoms
Formed 1987
alternative rock
Happy Mondays
Formed 1980
alternative dance, alternative rock
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Formed 1986
alternative rock
Violent Femmes
Formed 1980
alternative rock, folk punk
El Cuarteto de Nos
Formed 1980
alternative rock
Pop Will Eat Itself
Formed 1986
alternative rock, grebo
The Lemonheads
Formed 1986
alternative rock, college rock