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Our list of the top 20 American rock bands of the 2000s\u00a0shows just how\u00a0much the genre had evolved over the\u00a0years while still hewing closely to its roots.<\/p>\n
It was a decade that, by and large, found a new crop of bands from various backgrounds and subgenres seizing the mantle. New York’s garage rock revival scene birthed a myriad of buzz bands, namely the Strokes<\/a>,\u00a0whose landmark debut album\u00a0Is This It<\/em>\u00a0influenced several other groups on this list, such as the Killers<\/a> and Kings of Leon<\/a>.<\/p>\n On the flip side, pop-punk\u00a0stalwarts Green Day<\/a> reached all-new heights with their multi-platinum, politically charged rock opera\u00a0American Idiot<\/em>. Apparently inspired by this dramatic reinvention, fellow post-hardcore scenesters My Chemical Romance released\u00a0The Black Parade<\/em>, a grandiose concept album inspired by classic rock icons\u00a0Queen<\/a> and David Bowie<\/a>.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Top 50 American Bands of All Time<\/a><\/p>\n Meanwhile, some of the genre’s elder statesmen returned to form, releasing their strongest and most well-received material in years. Bob Dylan<\/a> and Bruce Springsteen<\/a> both\u00a0launched to the top of the charts, and the latter even headlined the Super Bowl halftime show, adding a\u00a0distinguished notch to his belt.<\/p>\n And, of course, nobody could forget Foo Fighters<\/a> and the White Stripes<\/a>, both of whom ascended to the top of the rock ‘n’ roll mountain and whose respective figureheads, Dave Grohl<\/a> and Jack White<\/a>, became ambassadors of a genre that was \u2014 at least for a little while longer \u2014 still thriving.<\/p>\n Read on to see the\u00a0top 20 American rock bands of the 2000s.<\/p>\n Legends returned to form and a new crop of bands seized the mantle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nTop 20 American Rock Bands of the 2000s<\/h2>\n