List of glam metal bands and artists

The following list of glam metal bands and artists includes bands and artists that have been described as glam metal or its interchangeable terms, hair metal, hair band, pop metal and lite metal by professional journalists at some stage in their career. Glam metal is a subgenre of heavy metal and is influenced by 1970s glam rock. Glam metal groups wear "flashy clothing, heavy makeup, and large, teased hair".

A

 * Aerosmith
 * Aldo Nova
 * Alias
 * Alice N' Chains
 * Alien
 * Autograph

B

 * Babylon A.D.
 * Bad City
 * Bad Company (1986–1990)
 * Bad English
 * Bad4Good
 * Badlands
 * Bangalore Choir
 * Bang Camaro
 * Bang Tango
 * Barren Cross
 * Baton Rouge
 * Beautiful Creatures
 * Beggars & Thieves
 * Nuno Bettencourt
 * Bitch (as Betsy)
 * Black 'n Blue
 * Blackfoot (Siogo era)
 * Black Veil Brides
 * Blessed by a Broken Heart
 * Blonz
 * Bloodgood
 * Blue Murder
 * Bon Jovi
 * Bonfire
 * Bonham
 * Brain Donor
 * Bride
 * Brides of Destruction
 * Brighton Rock
 * Britny Fox
 * BulletBoys

C

 * Candy Harlots
 * Casablanca
 * Child's Play
 * Cinderella
 * Circus of Power
 * Contraband
 * Alice Cooper (late '80s/early '90s work)
 * David Coverdale
 * Crashdïet
 * Crazy Lixx
 * Cry Wolf
 * The Cult (Electric and Sonic Temple)
 * Cycle Sluts from Hell

D

 * D.A.D.
 * Damn Yankees
 * Danger Danger
 * Dangerous Toys
 * The Darkness
 * The Datsuns
 * Def Leppard
 * Diamond Nights
 * Diamond Rexx
 * Diemonds
 * Dirty Looks
 * Dirty Penny
 * D'Molls
 * Dokken

E

 * Easy Action
 * Electric Boys
 * Enuff Z'Nuff
 * Europe
 * Every Mother's Nightmare
 * Extreme
 * Ezo

F

 * Faster Pussycat
 * Fastway
 * Femme Fatale
 * FireHouse
 * Lita Ford
 * Frehley's Comet

G

 * Giant
 * Giuffria
 * Gorky Park (early work)
 * Gotthard
 * Great White
 * Guardian
 * Guns N' Roses

H

 * Sammy Hagar
 * Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve
 * Halloween
 * Hanoi Rocks
 * Hardcore Superstar
 * Hardline
 * Harem Scarem
 * Heart (1985–1990)
 * H.E.A.T
 * Heaven's Edge
 * Helix
 * Hinder
 * Hollywood Rose
 * Holy Soldier
 * Honeymoon Suite
 * House of Lords
 * Hurricane

I

 * Icon
 * It's Alive

J

 * Jackyl
 * Jetboy
 * Johnny Crash
 * Junkyard

K

 * Keel
 * Kick Axe
 * Kik Tracee
 * Killer Dwarfs
 * King Kobra
 * Kingdom Come
 * Kiss
 * Kissin' Dynamite
 * Kix
 * Krokus (80s work)

L

 * L.A. Guns
 * The Last Vegas
 * Leviticus
 * Lillian Axe
 * Lion
 * Little Caesar
 * Lizzy Borden
 * London
 * Lord Tracy
 * Loudness
 * Love/Hate
 * Lynam
 * Lynch Mob

M

 * Madam X
 * Magdallan
 * Yngwie Malmsteen
 * Manic Street Preachers (Generation Terrorists era)
 * McAuley Schenker Group
 * Michael Monroe
 * Mötley Crüe
 * Montrose (Mean era)
 * Mr. Big
 * Murderdolls

N

 * Nasty Idols
 * Vince Neil
 * Nelson
 * Night Ranger
 * Nitro
 * Ted Nugent (Penetrator era)
 * The Nymphs

O

 * Odin
 * Osmi Putnik
 * Ozzy Osbourne

P

 * Pantera (80s work)
 * Poison
 * The Poodles
 * Pretty Boy Floyd
 * Pretty Maids
 * Phantom Blue
 * Pandoras (late 80s work)

Q

 * Quiet Riot
 * The Quireboys

R

 * Ratt
 * Reckless Love
 * Return
 * Rock City Angels
 * David Lee Roth
 * Rough Cutt
 * Roxx Gang
 * Roxy Blue

S

 * Sacred Warrior
 * Saigon Kick
 * Santa Cruz
 * Saraya
 * Satanicide
 * Scorpions
 * Sea Hags
 * Seventh Key
 * Shark Island
 * Paul Shortino
 * Shotgun Messiah
 * Shout
 * Sister
 * Skid Row
 * Slaughter
 * Mark Slaughter
 * Sleeze Beez
 * Sleze
 * Slik Toxik
 * Smashed Gladys
 * Sons of Angels
 * SouthGang
 * Spinal Tap
 * Spread Eagle
 * Stage Dolls
 * Steeler
 * Steelheart
 * Steel Panther
 * Stryken
 * Stryper

T

 * Takara (Eternal Faith era)
 * Tempest
 * Tesla
 * Thor
 * Thunder
 * Tigertailz
 * TNT
 * Tokyo Blade (Ain't Misbehavin' era)
 * Tora Tora
 * Towers of London
 * Treat
 * T-Ride
 * Triumph (Thunder Seven era)
 * Trixter
 * T.S.O.L.
 * Tuff
 * Twisted Sister
 * Tyketto
 * Steven Tyler

U

 * Ugly Kid Joe

V

 * Vain
 * Vains of Jenna
 * Van Halen
 * Vanadium (late 80s work)
 * Vandal
 * Vandenberg (Alibi era)
 * Vinnie Vincent Invasion
 * Vixen

W

 * War Babies
 * Warlock
 * Warrant
 * W.A.S.P.
 * We Are Harlot
 * Whitecross
 * Whitesnake
 * White Lion
 * White Tiger
 * Winger
 * Winter Rose
 * Wrathchild

X

 * X Japan
 * X-Sinner
 * XYZ

Y

 * Y&T (1984–1990)

Z

 * Zebra