A new study published by Merchoid has determined the top rated 10 “dad rock” bands of all time and the benefits may well surprise you.

While most associate “dad rock” with classic rock and hair metal, that is all altering as the years and decades roll by. Nothing speaks to this notion improved than the No. 1 “dad rock” band getting far more than twice the votes of the bands tied for No. 2.

How Was the Study Conducted?

Merchoid asked 3,000 individuals in the U.S. 1 query: “Which band truly epitomizes dad rock today?”

Of course, numerous dads currently grew up in the ’90s, so the representatives this silly small subgenre are altering ahead of our eyes and ears, as evidenced by the variety of responses.

Let’s see that Top 10!

‘America’s Ultimate Dad Rock Band’ Ranking (Merchoid Study Results)

Impressively and, maybe a bit shockingly, Nickelback are crowned the ultimate dad rock band, getting a whopping 26 % of the votes.

Party rock legends Van Halen and pop-punk icons Blink-182 — tied for second — every received 12 % of the votes. Even combined they would not have had adequate votes to beat Nickelback!

Van Halen are the only ’70s band to make the list with Bon Jovi and Guns N’ Roses the sole ’80s representatives.

01. Nickelback (26%)
02. Van Halen (12%)
*TIE*
02. Blink-182 (12%)
04. Red Hot Chili Peppers (10%)
05. Nirvana (10%)
06. Linkin Park (8%)
07. Guns N’ Roses (8%)
08. Coldplay (6%)
09. Bon Jovi (6%)
10. Limp Bizkit (2%)

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Our Takeaways

King Edward has been dethroned! Is the new era of “dad rock” officially upon us?

Van Halen had been the ultimate celebration band and have a lengthy list of hits that are inseparable from U.S. pop culture. Is it that these dad fans are now granddads, thus damaging Van Halen’s qualifications for “dad rock”? The lesser share enjoyed by other of-the-era icons (Guns N’ Roses, Bon Jovi) suggests that this could be the case.

Meanwhile, Limp Bizkit and Fred Durst have embraced the “Dad Vibes” more than the final handful of years. Is their “dad rock” star on the rise at No. 10?

Aging out of “dad rock” and into “granddad rock” is only all-natural, but what is curious is that artists whose recognition exploded in the extremely late ’90s and 2000s (Nickelback, Blink-182) look to have leapfrogged the most instant successors of the ’70s and ’80s dad rock bands (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana).

The Merchoid study also determined that 86 % of individuals surveyed associate this term with the ’60s.

Linkin Park, meanwhile, are the outlier with regards to that anecdote. Their sound became transcendental and nevertheless feels extremely existing and significantly less rooted in nostalgic eras. Could that be aspect of it?

These are just some reactionary thoughts. There’s no 1 accurate answer right here, but it really is exciting to debate as the concept of “dad rock” is clearly advancing by means of rock’s timeline.