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fading-circles" data-repeater="default" data-post-type="post" data-order="DESC" data-orderby="date" data-offset="0" data-posts-per-page="5" data-scroll-distance="-200" data-pause-override="true" data-pause="true" data-button-label="Load More"><div class="alm-nextpage post-1471471" data-id="1471471" data-title="The 50 Best Fictional Bands and Solo Musicians, Ranked" data-url="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/" data-page="1" data-pages="1" data-total-posts="1"><p>As popular as <a href="https://consequence.net/2024/12/better-man-review-robbie-williams-biopic/" target="_blank">on-screen depictions of real musicians’ real lives</a> might be, equally common are the movies and TV shows that spotlight fictional bands and performers. From real-life rappers loosely adapting their own stories to full-fledged bands of actors who learned to perform all of their songs themselves, it’s a rich subgenre.</p> <p>And there’s a brand-new entry in 2025, as the new A24 movie <i>Opus</i> introduces <a href="https://consequence.net/2025/03/opus-john-malkovich-interview-a24/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Malkovich as a pop icon named Moretti</a>, performing songs created by Nile Rodgers and The Dream. While it’s a bit too early to say how Moretti will rank, the release of <i>Opus</i> felt like an appropriate occasion to look back over decades of film and TV projects that have featured fictional (<i>not</i> “fake”) artists.</p> <p>The criteria set up for this list was pretty simple: The artist or the core members of the band didn’t have to play their own instruments, but they did have to play fictional characters, as opposed to performing under their real names. (Apologies to any fans of The Monkees, who didn’t make the cut for this reason.) Additionally, a key metric was the actual quality of the music. (Apologies to any fans of the UPN series <i>Shasta McNasty</i>, should you actually exist.)</p> <div class="related_video">Related Video</div><p><div class="video_container"> <div id="video_3725" class="wasp-video-player"></div> </div></p><p>Right down to the wire, the <i>Consequence</i> staff debated what acts to include and where to rank them, and there were so many notable options that got cut along the way, from Phoebe Buffay to the California Raisins. Because ultimately, great music is great music — whether the artist behind it be real or fictional.</p> <p style="text-align: right">— <i>Liz Shannon Miller</i><br> <i>Senior Entertainment Editor<br> </i></p> <p style="text-align: center">Listen to a playlist of the best songs from all these bands <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/19AwltabIyGEiHmdJaJXTJ?si=l-ZnZMxaSxGTRPCWnivOnA" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">here</a> or after the number one entry.</p> </div></ul><div class="alm-btn-wrap"><button class="alm-load-more-btn more" type="button">Load More</button></div></div> <br clear="all" /> </div> <div class="cols"> <div class="card-related-container"> <div class="list pagination-div" id="citizen-dick-singles"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">50</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/citizen-dick-singles" data-url="#citizen-dick-singles" data-title="Citizen Dick" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Citizen Dick — <i>Singles</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/citizen-dick-singles" data-url="#citizen-dick-singles" data-title="Citizen Dick" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/singles-citizen-dick.jpg?quality=80" alt="Citizen Dick" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Singles (Warner Bros.)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Cliff (Matt Dillon), Eddie (Eddie Vedder), Stone (Stone Gossard), Jeff (Jeff Ament)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>“Touch Me I’m Dick”</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>From the terrible name to the hammed-up music heard in the movie <em>Singles</em>, Citizen Dick, fronted by grunge hunk Cliff Poncier (Matt Dillon), is objectively pretty bad — a reflection of the many amateur bands jumping on the bandwagon in the hopes of being the next Pearl Jam or Nirvana in the wake of the Seattle explosion. Yet, it’s endearing how Cliff is blissfully unaware of his group’s musical shortcomings. Grunge was rather humble in that way. — <em>Jon Hadusek</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Singles</i> now</b> on The Roku Channel, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/3XEBbgI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3XCLSAf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list pagination-div" id="jem-and-the-holograms"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">49</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/jem-and-the-holograms" data-url="#jem-and-the-holograms" data-title="Jem and the Holograms" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Jem and the Holograms — <i>Jem</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/jem-and-the-holograms" data-url="#jem-and-the-holograms" data-title="Jem and the Holograms" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/jem-and-the-holograms.jpg?quality=80" alt="Jem and the Holograms" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Jem (Toei Animation)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Jerrica Benton/Jem (Samantha Newark/Britta Phillips), Kimber Benton (Cathianne Blore), Aja Leith (Cathianne Blore), Shana Elmsford (Cindy McGee), Synergy (Marlene Aragon)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Truly Outrageous"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Was this show <I>truly</i> outrageous? If you were an '80s kid too young for MTV, you probably thought so. Decades before Hannah Montana, <I>Jem</I> pioneered the idea of rock star persona as secret identity, as music executive Jerrica Benton (Samantha Newark, singing voice provided by Britta Phillips) would regularly transform into her alter ego Jem, lead singer of the Holograms. (High-tech earrings were involved.) The songs of <I>Jem</i> tend to sound a little similar, but the original theme song remains catchy as hell, no matter what your age. And the music is at least memorable — which is more than can be said for <a href="https://consequence.net/2015/10/film-review-jem-and-the-holograms/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the 2015 movie</a>. — <I>L.S. Miller</i> </p><p><b>Watch <I>Jem</i> now</b> on The Roku Channel and Tubi, or on DVD via <a href="https://amzn.to/4bK6Hj2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-847398' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div>  <div class="list " id="the-lone-rangers-airheads"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">48</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/the-lone-rangers-airheads" data-url="#the-lone-rangers-airheads" data-title="The Lone Rangers" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">The Lone Rangers — <i>Airheads</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/the-lone-rangers-airheads" data-url="#the-lone-rangers-airheads" data-title="The Lone Rangers" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/airheads-brendan-fraser-steve-buscemi-adam-sandler.jpg?quality=80" alt="The Lone Rangers" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Airheads (20th Century Fox)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Chazz (Brendan Fraser), Rex (Steve Buscemi), Pip (Adam Sandler)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Degenerated"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Ranking purely based on acting performances might place The Lone Rangers higher on this list, as Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, and a relatively green Adam Sandler shine in this <a href="https://consequence.net/2019/10/oral-history-of-airheads/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">underrated</a> box office bomb. <em>Airheads</em> is peak '90s rock 'n' roll cinema — rebellious, funny, and earnest about having a damn good time. The band only truly plays (spoiler) at the end, ripping through an incarcerated cover of Reagan Youth’s “Degenerated,” with Fraser surprisingly holding his own on vocals. As the saying goes: if it’s too loud, you’re too old. — <em>Ben Kaye</em> </p><p><b>Watch <I>Airheads</i> now</b> on DVD via <a href="https://amzn.to/3FjblZn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="ashley-o-black-mirror"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">47</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/ashley-o-black-mirror" data-url="#ashley-o-black-mirror" data-title="Ashley O" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Ashley O — <i>Black Mirror</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/ashley-o-black-mirror" data-url="#ashley-o-black-mirror" data-title="Ashley O" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/black-mirror-miley-cyrus.jpg?quality=80" alt="Ashley O" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Black Mirror (Netflix)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Ashley O (Miley Cyrus)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"On a Roll"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p><I>Black Mirror</i> creator Charlie Brooker took aim at holographic artist performances with this Season 5 episode about a comatose pop star whose consciousness is trapped inside a robotic doll, while her management exploits her image. (No one ever accused <I>Black Mirror</i> of being <I>subtle</i>.) Casting Miley Cyrus as Ashley O pays off big here, as the pop star not only brings the necessary grit to her scenes, but delivers some really fun semi-original music — including the addictive "On a Roll," which sneakily covers Nine Inch Nails' "Head Like a Hole" with bubblegum flair. — <I>L.S. Miller</i> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Black Mirror</i> now</b> on Netflix, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/3DjXLEE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3FmVJnN" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="hep-alien-gilmore-girls"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">46</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/hep-alien-gilmore-girls" data-url="#hep-alien-gilmore-girls" data-title="Hep Alien" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Hep Alien — <i>Gilmore Girls</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/hep-alien-gilmore-girls" data-url="#hep-alien-gilmore-girls" data-title="Hep Alien" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/gilmore-girls-hep-alien-cast.jpg?quality=80" alt="Hep Alien" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Gilmore Girls (The WB)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Dave Rygalski (Adam Brody), Brian Fuller (John Cabrera), Zack Van Gerbig (Todd Lowe), Lane Kim (Keiko Agena), Gil (Sebastian Bach)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>“Believe It Or Not”</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>For Rory Gilmore’s best friend Lane Kim (Keiko Agena), life wouldn’t have been complete without the formation of Hep Alien. The indie rock band, originally comprised of Dave Rygalski (guitar), Brian Fuller (bass), Zack Van Gerbig (guitar), and Lane (drums), injected a bit of punk rock into the sleepy suburb of Stars Hollow. Later, the band replaced Dave with the much senior Gil, played by real-life rockstar Sebastian Bach of Skid Row, ushering in a new era. Originally just Lane’s biggest secret from her super strict mother, Hep Alien became the town’s go-to musical act for its events. The band even climbed its way to minor success with a tour across Seventh Day Adventist churches — with Mrs. Kim’s approval, of course. — <em>Nicolle Periola</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Gilmore Girls</i> now</b> on Netflix and <a href="https://www.kmtrak.com/F876M7/3HWS9F7/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hulu</a>, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/4kISDKK" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3FvWGtO" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-483010' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div>  <div class="list " id="alvin-and-the-chipmunks"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">45</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/alvin-and-the-chipmunks" data-url="#alvin-and-the-chipmunks" data-title="The Chipmunks" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">The Chipmunks — <i>Alvin and the Chipmunks</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/alvin-and-the-chipmunks" data-url="#alvin-and-the-chipmunks" data-title="The Chipmunks" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/alvin-and-the-chipmunks.jpg?quality=80" alt="The Chipmunks" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Alvin and the Chipmunks (20th Century Fox)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Alvin Seville (Various), Simon Seville (Various), and Theodore Seville (Various)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Okay, yes, Alvin and the Chipmunks can be a teeny bit annoying. But can you blame them? They were born with those squeaky voices and are just doing their best to put them to good use. It's not their fault that Christmas culture decided to canonize them and their cheeky tune "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" — a song, by the way, that won two Grammys and nabbed a nomination for Record of the Year. For that — and for the fact that their real-world half-speed recording techniques were genuinely experimental at the time — you gotta give them 'munks some respect. — <em>Jonah Krueger</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Alvin and The Chipmunks</i> (2007) now</b> on <a href="https://prf.hn/l/gxaa1QJ/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Max</a>, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/41yhurW" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/4hoiept" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="dingos-ate-my-baby-buffy-the-vampire-slayer"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">44</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/dingos-ate-my-baby-buffy-the-vampire-slayer" data-url="#dingos-ate-my-baby-buffy-the-vampire-slayer" data-title="Dingos Ate My Baby" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Dingos Ate My Baby — <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/dingos-ate-my-baby-buffy-the-vampire-slayer" data-url="#dingos-ate-my-baby-buffy-the-vampire-slayer" data-title="Dingos Ate My Baby" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-seth-green.jpg?quality=80" alt="Dingos Ate My Baby" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The WB)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Devon MacLeish (Jason Hall), Oz (Seth Green)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Shadows"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Dingoes Ate My Baby isn't supposed to be the <I>best</i> band around; as guitarist Oz (Seth Green) observed in the episode "Doppelgangland," "Other bands know more than three chords. Your professional bands can play up to six, sometimes seven completely different chords." But as far as high school bands go, they still rocked pretty hard — thanks to the real-life band Four Star Mary, which provided the actual music heard on screen. — <I>L.S. Miller</i> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</i> now</b> on <a href="https://www.kmtrak.com/F876M7/3HWS9F7/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hulu</a>, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/3FjLy3g" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3Dk1fHe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="dreamettes-dreams-dreamgirls"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">43</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/dreamettes-dreams-dreamgirls" data-url="#dreamettes-dreams-dreamgirls" data-title="The Dreamettes/The Dreams" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">The Dreamettes/The Dreams — <i>Dreamgirls</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/dreamettes-dreams-dreamgirls" data-url="#dreamettes-dreams-dreamgirls" data-title="The Dreamettes/The Dreams" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dreamgirls-jennifer-hudson-beyonce-anika-noni-rose.jpg?quality=80" alt="The Dreamettes/The Dreams" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Dreamgirls (Dreamworks/Paramount)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Deena (Beyoncé Knowles), Effie (Jennifer Hudson), Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose), Michelle (Sharon Leal)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Dreamgirls"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>The plot of this beloved stage musical and award-winning film was closely inspired by the career of Motown stars The Supremes. For the subject matter, there's an appropriate number of show-stopping moments in <em>Dreamgirls</em>, but bringing together Beyoncé, Jennifer Hudson, and Anika Noni Rose for the core trio made everything feel that much larger than life. Listening to them sing made it all too easy to believe that The Dreamettes would immediately catch attention. — <em>M. Siroky</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Dreamgirls</i> now</b> on Paramount+, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/41VLlvT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/43zJ76D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-528967' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div>  <div class="list " id="wyld-stallyns-bill-and-ted"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">42</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/wyld-stallyns-bill-and-ted" data-url="#wyld-stallyns-bill-and-ted" data-title="Wyld Stallyns" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Wyld Stallyns — <i>Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure/Bogus Journey/Face the Music</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/wyld-stallyns-bill-and-ted" data-url="#wyld-stallyns-bill-and-ted" data-title="Wyld Stallyns" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/bill-ted-bogus-journey-alex-winter-keanu-reeves.jpg?quality=80" alt="Wyld Stallyns" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (Orion Pictures)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Bill S. Preston (Alex Winter), "Ted" Theodore Logan (Keanu Reeves), Death (William Sadler)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"That Which Binds Us Through Time: The Chemical, Physical And Biological Nature Of Love; An Exploration Of The Meaning Of Meaning, Pt. 1"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>So you're thinking to yourself, why is this ranked here? Isn't Wyld Stallyns supposed to be <I>the greatest band across all of time and space</i>? That's what Rufus (George Carlin) said in <I>Excellent Adventure</i>, after all. However, if you've seen all three <I>Bill and Ted</i> films, you know it's a lot more complicated than that, as the band's genius largely relies on manipulating time as opposed to manipulating guitar strings. Where The Stallyns truly excel is in their ability to bring people together – something arguably as important as a great guitar riff. — <I>L.S. Miller</i> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure</i> now</b> on <a href="https://amzn.to/3NXTY0I" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prime Video</a>, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/43E2g7r" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3DKSiXk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="2gether"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">41</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/2gether" data-url="#2gether" data-title="2gether" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">2gether — <i>2gether</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/2gether" data-url="#2gether" data-title="2gether" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2gether-cast.jpg?quality=80" alt="2gether" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>2gether (MTV)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Jerry O'Keefe (Evan Farmer), Chad Linus (Noah Bastian), Jason "Q.T." McKnight (Michael Cuccione), Doug Linus (Kevin Farley), Mickey Parke (Alex Solowitz)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"U + Me = Us (Calculus)"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>At the <I>very</i> height of Backstreet Boys and NSYNC's popularity came this MTV-produced boy band parody, which was notable for its use of real MTV personalities as well as a pretty savage take on the entire boy band industry. 2gether actually played live (in character) on several occasions, including as an opening act for Britney Spears' 2000 tour, and along the way, there were some solid jams; for people of a <I>very</i> specific age group (elder millennials), 2gether's big single "Calculus" will be stuck in our heads on our deathbeds. Because, after all, it means "you plus me equals us." — <I>L.S. Miller</i> </p><p><b>Listen to <I>2gether</i> now</b> via <a href="https://apple.co/4iG2DCG" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/41HvyiV" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="commitments"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">40</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/commitments" data-url="#commitments" data-title="The Commitments" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">The Commitments — <i>The Commitments</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/commitments" data-url="#commitments" data-title="The Commitments" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/the-commitments-cast.jpg?quality=80" alt="The Commitments" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>The Commitments (20th Century Fox)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Jimmy Rabbitte (Robert Arkins), Steven Clifford (Michael Aherne), Imelda Quirke (Angeline Ball), Natalie Murphy (Maria Doyle), Mickah Wallace (Dave Finnegan), Bernadette "Bernie" McGloughlin (Bronagh Gallagher), Dean Fay (Félim Gormley), Outspan Foster (Glen Hansard), Billy Mooney (Dick Massey), Joey "The Lips" Fagan (Johnny Murphy), Derek Scully (Kenneth McCluskey), Deco Cuffe (Andrew Strong)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Take Me to the River"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Alan Parker's critically acclaimed comedy features a soul music band starting up in the most unlikely of places — northern Dublin. Yet that's the dream for aspiring band manager Jimmy (Robert Arkins), who assembles a full band of oddballs to cover classic hits by Otis Redding, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, and Wilson Pickett (who doesn't appear in the movie, but plays a pivotal role nonetheless). The cast of <I>The Commitments</i> actually did perform their songs live in the film, while also contributing to a soundtrack that became an international chart-topper. — <I>L.S. Miller</i> </p><p><b>Stream <I>The Commitments</i> now</b> on Shout TV, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/3FyOvwM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3DBsddj" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-752694' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div>  <div class="list " id="love-handel-phineas-and-ferb"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">39</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/love-handel-phineas-and-ferb" data-url="#love-handel-phineas-and-ferb" data-title="Love Händel" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Love Händel — <i>Phineas and Ferb</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/love-handel-phineas-and-ferb" data-url="#love-handel-phineas-and-ferb" data-title="Love Händel" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/phineas-and-ferb-love-handel.jpg?quality=80" alt="Love Händel" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Phineas and Ferb (Disney)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Danny (Jaret Reddick), Bobbi Fabulous (Carlos Alazraqui / Dan Povenmire), Swampy (Steve Zahn / Danny Jacob / Jeff Bergman)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Ain't Got Rhythm"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>For whatever reason, cartoons from the late 2000s and 2010s loved over-the-top hair metal pastiches. <em>Regular Show </em>had more than a few of them — shout out to Fist Pump — and SpongeBob even had a full-on glam rock-themed episode. Of all of the parody bands, though, it's Love Händel from <em>Phineas and Ferb </em>that came through with the most <em>actually enjoyable </em>music. From the individual members' solo material like "Ain't Got Rhythm" to their in-universe hit "You Snuck Your Way Right into My Heart," the act easily deserves a spot amongst the best animated bands from children's media. — <em>J. Krueger</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Phineas and Ferb</i> now</b> on <a href="https://www.kmtrak.com/F876M7/38HWMQQ/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disney+</a>, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/43BM5Yk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3FgHOQa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="aint-rights-green-room"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">38</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/aint-rights-green-room" data-url="#aint-rights-green-room" data-title="The Ain’t Rights" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">The Ain’t Rights — <i>Green Room</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/aint-rights-green-room" data-url="#aint-rights-green-room" data-title="The Ain’t Rights" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/green-room-the-aint-rights.jpg?quality=80" alt="The Ain’t Rights" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Green Room (A24)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Pat (Anton Yelchin), Sam (Alia Shawkat), Reece (Joe Cole), Tiger (Callum Turner)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Nazi Punks Fuck Off"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Let's be honest, it's hard for Hollywood to represent punk culture in a way that feels authentic. Far too often, they're either cartoonish anarchists, dweeby teens, or undercut by writing that has no familiarity with the culture. Luckily, <em>Green Room</em> fucking nailed it. Thanks in part to director Jeremy Saulnier having real-world experience playing in hardcore bands, the fictional The Ain't Rights come across as, well, an actual punk band. The act playing a cover of Dead Kennedys' "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" to a room full of skinheads just happens to be the wonderfully rebellious cherry on top. — <em>J. Krueger</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Green Room</i> now</b> on Kanopy, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/4ilJNRH" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/4kIVseO" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="soronprfbs-frank"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">37</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/soronprfbs-frank" data-url="#soronprfbs-frank" data-title="The Soronprfbs" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">The Soronprfbs — <i>Frank</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/soronprfbs-frank" data-url="#soronprfbs-frank" data-title="The Soronprfbs" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/frank-the-soronprfbs.jpg?quality=80" alt="The Soronprfbs" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Frank (Film4)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Frank (Michael Fassbender), Jon Burroughs (Domhnall Gleeson), Clara Wagner (Maggie Gyllenhaal), Nana (Carla Azar), Baraque (François Civil)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Secure the Galactic Perimeter"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Are The Soronprfbs silly? Yes, of course they are. Their frontman wears a giant papier-mâché mask at all times, they revel in sprawling space rock freakouts like "Secure the Galactic Perimeter," and their name ends in five straight consonants. Yet, they're silly in the same way all great experimental artists are, many of whom served as clear influences for <em>Frank</em>, like Captain Beefheart or Frank Zappa. Just as with those legendary artists, you can laugh along with them and enjoy the wild work at the same time. — <em>J. Krueger</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Frank</i> now</b> on Netflix, <a href="https://amzn.to/3NXTY0I" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prime Video</a>, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, or Kanopy, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/3FgLxNE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/4iG8CYj" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-302666' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div>  <div class="list " id="partridge-family"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">36</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/partridge-family" data-url="#partridge-family" data-title="The Partridge Family" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">The Partridge Family — <i>The Partridge Family</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/partridge-family" data-url="#partridge-family" data-title="The Partridge Family" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/the-partridge-family-cast.jpg?quality=80" alt="The Partridge Family" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>The Partridge Family (ABC)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Shirley Partridge (Shirley Jones), Keith Partridge (David Cassidy), Laurie Partridge (Susan Dey), Danny Partridge (Danny Bonaduce), Chris Partridge (Jeremy Gelbwaks, Brian Forster), Tracy Partridge (Suzanne Crough)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"I Think I Love You"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Premiering just a year after <I>The Brady Bunch</i>, <I>The Partridge Family</i> was a sitcom focused on a large family who hit the road as a touring band, becoming an iconic part of 1970s pop culture. The titular band at the center of this series, it shouldn't shock anyone reading this to learn, did not actually perform any of the music themselves (except for Jones and young David Cassidy, who provided their own vocals). Instead, some of the industry's finest studio musicians, <a href="https://ultimateclassicrock.com/partridge-family/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">known as The Wrecking Crew</a>, were playing hits like "I Think I Love You" and their cover of "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do." The Brady family also had their musical moments, it's worth noting — but it wasn't their whole <I>raison d'etre</i> the way it was for the Partridges. — <I>L.S. Miller</i> </p><p><b>Stream <I>The Partridge Family</i> now</b> on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/4igwaTO" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3FlvD4w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="walk-hard-dewey-cox-story"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">35</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/walk-hard-dewey-cox-story" data-url="#walk-hard-dewey-cox-story" data-title="Dewey Cox" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Dewey Cox — <i>Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/walk-hard-dewey-cox-story" data-url="#walk-hard-dewey-cox-story" data-title="Dewey Cox" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/walk-hard-dewey-cox-john-c-reilly.jpg?quality=80" alt="Dewey Cox" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (Sony)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>“Guilty As Charged”</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>If Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Neil Diamond, Glen Campbell, James Brown, Jim Morrison, and [insert other notable musician here] had a baby, out would pop Dewey Cox. The musical prodigy, who accidentally chops his brother in half with a machete as a youth, discovers his calling to play the blues and goes on to become the rock ‘n roll voice of his generation. The biopic parody is ripe with musical numbers performed by John C. Reilly himself; suffice to say, we tip our hats to him for his ability to “master” a variety of stylings from heartfelt ballads to energetic rock anthems in a way that left us crying with laughter the whole way through. — <em>N. Periola</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story</i> now</b> on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/3XGX27c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3QZGzY1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="beets-doug"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">34</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/beets-doug" data-url="#beets-doug" data-title="The Beets" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">The Beets — <i>Doug</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/beets-doug" data-url="#beets-doug" data-title="The Beets" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/doug-the-beets-2.jpg?quality=80" alt="The Beets" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Doug (Disney)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Monroe Yoder (Doug Preis), Chap Lipman (Doug Preis), Flounder (Fred Newman), Wendy Nespah (Becca Lish)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Killer Tofu"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>There's likely a not-insignificant chunk of later millennials who first encountered British Invasion rock through Nickelodeon's <em>Doug</em>. More The Who than The Beatles despite the name, The Beets had some of the catchiest tunes of any after-school cartoon. They avoided parody overload ("Monroe" is a phonetic anagram of Ramone, but he looks more like John Lennon or Roger Daltrey, while Flunder has the Ramones' aesthetic) by playing simple, infectious songs just earnest enough to feel like actual rock. Earworms about needing mo' allowance, screaming one's lungs out, and fearing scary health food may have been goofy, but to a kid, they were the real deal. — <em>B. Kaye</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Doug</i> now</b> on <a href="https://www.kmtrak.com/F876M7/38HWMQQ/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disney+</a>, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/4hopVvV" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/4hoojSU" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-760790' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div>  <div class="list " id="boyz-4-now-bobs-burgers"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">33</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/boyz-4-now-bobs-burgers" data-url="#boyz-4-now-bobs-burgers" data-title="Boyz 4 Now" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Boyz 4 Now — <i>Bob's Burgers</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/boyz-4-now-bobs-burgers" data-url="#boyz-4-now-bobs-burgers" data-title="Boyz 4 Now" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/bobs-burgers-boyz4now.jpg?quality=80" alt="Boyz 4 Now" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Bob's Burgers (Fox)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Boo Boo (Max Greenfield), Griffin (Larry Murphy), Allen (H. Jon Benjamin), Matt (H. Jon Benjamin)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"(I Wanna Hear Your) Secrets"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p><em>Bob's Burgers</em> has its fair share of great music (a lot of it courtesy of Gene Belcher, who could very well qualify for this list on his own), but the introduction of boy band Boyz 4 Now is undoubtedly a high point in the show. Led by Max Greenfield's absurd, cherubic Boo Boo, Boyz 4 Now is a parody of boy bands with songs that sound uncannily real; instead of fashioning the quartet as just a silly obsession, the creators make Boyz 4 Now a subtle commentary on <em>how </em>these boy bands burrow into the psyches of their young fans. They appear several times throughout the series, but "(I Wanna Hear Your) Secrets" from their introduction episode in Season 3 is a perfect example of Boyz 4 Now's charm and the songwriters' clever approximation of pre-teen pop. — <em>Paolo Ragusa</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Bob's Burgers</i> now</b> on <a href="https://www.kmtrak.com/F876M7/3HWS9F7/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hulu</a>, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/3DBnf09" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3FgolyQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="duke-silver-parks-and-recreation"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">32</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/duke-silver-parks-and-recreation" data-url="#duke-silver-parks-and-recreation" data-title="Duke Silver" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Duke Silver — <i>Parks and Recreation</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/duke-silver-parks-and-recreation" data-url="#duke-silver-parks-and-recreation" data-title="Duke Silver" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/parks-and-recreation-nick-offerman.jpg?quality=80" alt="Duke Silver" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Parks and Recreation (NBC)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Ron Swanson/Duke Silver (Nick Offerman)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>“My Mustache Also Falls In Love”</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>No discovery was sweeter than the realization that the perpetually grumpy Ron Swanson moonlighted as the effortlessly suave, heart-stealing jazz saxophonist Duke Silver. Unbeknownst to his Pawnee coworkers, Duke graced the stage nightly at Eagleton’s local hotspot Cozy’s, “making sonic love” on his sax and seducing every middle-aged woman in the room with his panty-dropping melodies — including his trusty intern's mom, Rita Ludgate. One of Duke Silver’s greatest gifts was his sax solo for Andy’s band Mouse Rat in “Catch Your Dream,” where he elevated the track to another dimension. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130727125032/http://www.dukesilver.com/bio/index.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As Duke once said</a>, “Jazz sax is a connection to the heavens. Human breath enters, and angel breath leaves.” — <em>N. Periola</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Parks and Recreation</i> now</b> on Peacock, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/3R1sHMS" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/4ilOECp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="eddie-and-the-cruisers"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">31</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/eddie-and-the-cruisers" data-url="#eddie-and-the-cruisers" data-title="Eddie and the Cruisers" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Eddie and the Cruisers — <i>Eddie and the Cruisers</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/eddie-and-the-cruisers" data-url="#eddie-and-the-cruisers" data-title="Eddie and the Cruisers" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/eddie-and-the-cruisers.jpg?quality=80" alt="Eddie and the Cruisers" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Eddie and the Cruisers (Embassy Pictures)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Eddie Wilson (Michael Paré), Frank "The Word Man" Ridgeway (Tom Berenger), Sal Amato (Matthew Laurance), Wendell Newton (Michael "Tunes" Antunes), Joann Carlino (Helen Schneider), Kenny Hopkins (David Wilson)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"On the Dark Side"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Taking the film's timeline into account, Eddie and the Cruisers created the Bruce Springsteen sound a decade before Springsteen did. Anachronisms aside, <em>Tender Years</em> remains a fantastic cult album from a fantastic fictional cult band. Written and performed by John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, the quality of the music lends credibility to a movie that, without it, isn't nearly as successful. The lore behind the titular band makes for intriguing rock 'n' roll myth-making, but it's tracks like the chart-topping "On the Dark Side" that really bring <em>Eddie and the Cruisers</em> to life. — <em>B. Kaye</em> </p><p><b>Stream</b> the <i>Eddie and the Cruisers</i> soundtrack via <a href="https://apple.co/3FoncFK" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Music</a> and <a href="https://www.tryamazonmusic.com/nXEor9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon Music</a>, and <strong>buy the DVD</strong> via <a href="https://amzn.to/4hor5aM [DVD]" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-49043' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div>  <div class="list " id="sex-bob-omb-scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">30</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/sex-bob-omb-scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world" data-url="#sex-bob-omb-scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world" data-title="Sex Bob-Omb" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Sex Bob-Omb — <i>Scott Pilgrim vs. the World</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/sex-bob-omb-scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world" data-url="#sex-bob-omb-scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world" data-title="Sex Bob-Omb" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world-michael-cera.jpg?quality=80" alt="Sex Bob-Omb" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Universal)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera), Kim Pine (Alison Pill), Stephen Stills (Mark Webber)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Threshold"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>With all the wild filmmaking in <em>Scott Pilgrim vs. the World</em>, it's pretty remarkable the movie also delivers some truly great punk. Thank Beck and his writing partner (credited as an <em>intern</em>) Brian LeBarton for that, as they penned and recorded the scuzzy, lo-fi anthems for Edgar Wright's pop culture classic. "We Are Sex Bob-Omb" may have taken home the awards, but the unmitigated distortion and pristine slop of "Threshold" makes it the real standout — even if it makes you think about death and get sad and stuff. — <em>B. Kaye</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Scott Pilgrim vs. the World</i> now</b> on <a href="https://prf.hn/l/NdBwqmN/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Max</a>, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/3FmKn3a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/4iGyVxv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="wonders-that-thing-you-do"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">29</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/wonders-that-thing-you-do" data-url="#wonders-that-thing-you-do" data-title="The Wonders" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">The Wonders — <i>That Thing You Do!</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/wonders-that-thing-you-do" data-url="#wonders-that-thing-you-do" data-title="The Wonders" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/that-thing-you-do-the-wonders.jpg?quality=80" alt="The Wonders" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>That Thing You Do! (20th Century Fox)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Guy "Skitch"/"Shades" Patterson (Tom Everett Scott), James "Jimmy" Mattingly II (Johnathon Schaech), Leonard "Lenny" Haise (Steve Zahn), T.B. Player (Ethan Embry)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"That Thing You Do!"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Tom Hanks made his directorial debut with this period dramedy about The Wonders, a band that unwittingly became a one-hit wonder in the 1960s. The on-screen players deserve a lot of credit for being believable enough on their instruments that <a href="https://ew.com/movies/2016/10/04/that-thing-you-do-20th-anniversary-wonders/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the extras believed they were really playing</a>. However, the real musical star of this movie was Adam Schlesinger, who deserved to win a damn Oscar for writing the titular track. Instead, he was only nominated. It's kind of fitting given the bittersweet nature of the story, which covered a side of the music industry not seen that often on film: The story of the ones who <I>didn't</i> make it. — <I>L.S. Miller</i> </p><p><b>Stream <I>That Thing You Do!</i> now</b> on <a href="https://www.kmtrak.com/F876M7/3HWS9F7/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hulu</a>, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/3FlofpH" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/4iG5ATV" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="robin-sparkles-how-i-met-your-mother"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">28</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/robin-sparkles-how-i-met-your-mother" data-url="#robin-sparkles-how-i-met-your-mother" data-title="Robin Sparkles" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Robin Sparkles — <i>How I Met Your Mother</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/robin-sparkles-how-i-met-your-mother" data-url="#robin-sparkles-how-i-met-your-mother" data-title="Robin Sparkles" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/how-i-met-your-mother-cobie-smulders.jpg?quality=80" alt="Robin Sparkles" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>How I Met Your Mother (CBS)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Robin Sparkles (Cobie Smulders)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Let's Go to the Mall"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p><I>How I Met Your Mother</i> was a show defined by its running gags, and one of its very best involved the secret history of main character Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), who revealed in Season 2 that in her younger years, she had been a teen pop star in her native Canada. "Let's Go to the Mall," Robin's biggest hit, is a certified pop bop, though the show did explore Robin's darker period in Season 8, revealing that Robin Sparkles eventually transformed into the very Alanis-esque "Robin Daggers." Why does "Let's Go to the Mall" sound like it was written in the 1980s? Because, Robin reveals, "the '80s didn't come to Canada until '93." — <I>L.S. Miller</i> </p><p><b>Stream <I>How I Met Your Mother</i> now</b> on Netflix, <a href="https://www.kmtrak.com/F876M7/3HWS9F7/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hulu</a>, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/3Fi2Y02" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/43E5WWN" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-963870' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div>  <div class="list " id="barry-jive-uptown-five-high-fidelity"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">27</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/barry-jive-uptown-five-high-fidelity" data-url="#barry-jive-uptown-five-high-fidelity" data-title="Barry Jive and the Uptown Fives" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Barry Jive and the Uptown Fives — <i>High Fidelity</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/barry-jive-uptown-five-high-fidelity" data-url="#barry-jive-uptown-five-high-fidelity" data-title="Barry Jive and the Uptown Fives" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/high-fidelity-jack-black.jpg?quality=80" alt="Barry Jive and the Uptown Fives" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>High Fidelity (Touchstone)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Barry Judd (Jack Black)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>“Let’s Get It On”</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Before <em>School of Rock</em>, there was Barry Jive and the Uptown Fives (a.k.a. Sonic Death Monkey, a.k.a. Kathleen Turner Overdrive). <em>High Fidelity</em> marked Jack Black’s musical debut on the silver screen as Barry Judd, who performs at a local record release party, much to the chagrin of his boss Rob Gordon (played by John Cusack). We’re grateful Barry dismissed Rob’s desperate plea to cancel his performance, because otherwise, we would’ve never been graced with his incredibly soulful rendition of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” It was a performance so good, it was enough to silence even the most opinionated music snob — Rob himself. — <em>N. Periola</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>High Fidelity</i> now</b> on <a href="https://www.kmtrak.com/F876M7/3HWS9F7/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hulu</a>, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/43E12sR" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3Dn3YQ9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="crucial-taunt-waynes-world"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">26</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/crucial-taunt-waynes-world" data-url="#crucial-taunt-waynes-world" data-title="Crucial Taunt" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Crucial Taunt — <i>Wayne's World</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/crucial-taunt-waynes-world" data-url="#crucial-taunt-waynes-world" data-title="Crucial Taunt" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/waynes-world-tia-carrere.jpg?quality=80" alt="Crucial Taunt" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Wayne's World (Paramount)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Cassandra Wong (Tia Carrere), with George Foster, Anthony Focx, Marc Ferrari</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Ballroom Blitz"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Even if the only song we remembered Tia Carrere wailing on was "Ballroom Blitz," Crucial Taunt would still be a top contender for this list. One of the best aspects of <I>Wayne's World</i> is how hard it <I>rocks</i> as a movie, thanks in large part to the fictitious band at its core. Featuring real musicians George Foster and Marc Ferrari on guitar and Anthony Focx on drums, the quartet made for a very believable up-and-coming hard rock group, busting out three other covers — "Why You Wanna Break My Heart?" (originally written by Dwight Twilley), "Fire" (a Jimi Hendrix track), and "Touch Me" (the hard rock band Private Life) — in unforgettable ways. — <I>L.S. Miller</i> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Wayne's World</i> now</b> on Paramount+, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/4ixccUQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3DnQQKC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="girls5eva"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">25</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/girls5eva" data-url="#girls5eva" data-title="Girls5eva" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Girls5eva — <i>Girls5eva</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/girls5eva" data-url="#girls5eva" data-title="Girls5eva" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/girls5eva-busy-phillips-renee-elise-goldsberry-sara-bareilles-paula-pell.jpg?quality=80" alt="Girls5eva" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Girls5eva (Netflix)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Dawn (Sara Bareilles), Summer (Busy Philipps), Gloria (Paula Pell), Wickie Roy (Renée Elise Goldsberry)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Famous 5eva"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Another lore-heavy entry, Girls5eva are the subject of the titular Peacock-to-Netflix musical comedy series, and they've got a catalogue of music both comedic and sincere. They were put together during the boy band/girl group craze in the early 2000s, and scored a hit with "Famous 5eva." Then, they broke up, and 20 years (and one member's death via an infinity pool accident) later, decide to give their music careers another go. While the newer songs that Girls5eva spawn aren't quite as charming as their comedic counterparts shown in flashbacks, old music videos, and montage sequences, the show does a wonderful job of getting you to fall in love with them anyways. Besides, Girls5eva has Wickie Roy as a member, who might be one of the most hilarious fictional pop stars ever created. — <em>P. Ragusa</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Girls5eva</i> now</b> on Netflix, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/4hv2WiJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-340798' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div>  <div class="list " id="jackson-maine-ally-campana-a-star-is-born"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">24</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/jackson-maine-ally-campana-a-star-is-born" data-url="#jackson-maine-ally-campana-a-star-is-born" data-title="Jackson Maine and Ally Campana" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Jackson Maine and Ally Campana — <i>A Star Is Born</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/jackson-maine-ally-campana-a-star-is-born" data-url="#jackson-maine-ally-campana-a-star-is-born" data-title="Jackson Maine and Ally Campana" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/a-star-is-born-bradley-cooper-lady-gaga.jpg?quality=80" alt="Jackson Maine and Ally Campana" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>A Star Is Born (Warner Bros.)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper), Ally Campana (Lady Gaga)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Shallow"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>We all remember where we were when Lady Gaga walked out onstage to deliver that bridge of "Shallow" for the first time, because a star was truly born again. Bradley Cooper and Gaga crafted grizzled, washed-up country star Jackson Maine and emerging wonder Ally Campana with such care that they leapt off the screen and into the real world, earning a Grammy and an Oscar for the chart-topping tunes that populated the film. — <em>M. Siroky</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>A Star Is Born (2018)</i> now</b> on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/3DxRS6G" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/4ikhOBM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="the-rutles"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">23</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/the-rutles" data-url="#the-rutles" data-title="The Rutles" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">The Rutles — <i>The Rutles</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/the-rutles" data-url="#the-rutles" data-title="The Rutles" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/the-rutles-cast.jpg?quality=80" alt="The Rutles" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>The Rutles (Broadway Video)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Ron Nasty (Neil Innes), Dirk McQuickly (Eric Idle), Stig O'Hara (David Battley / Ricky Fataar), Barry Wom (John Halsey)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Let's Be Natural"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>When it comes to parody acts spoofing one specific band, The Rutles might be the best to ever do it. Not only are they taking on, you know, <em>the </em>rock/pop group (The Beatles, in case the mop-tops weren't clear enough), but their musical execution is damn near flawless. Songs like "Number One," "Let's Be Natural," and "Get Up and Go" are so clearly Beatles-esque — even to the point that you'll know <em>exactly </em>which song they had in mind — while remaining just different and silly enough to serve as a distinctly enjoyable work. Much like the subject of their affectionate mockery did for pop music in general, The Rutles set the bar for musical parodies. — <em>J. Krueger</em> </p><p><b>Listen to <I>The Rutles</i> now</b> via <a href="https://apple.co/41IOgGS" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3FgJ5GW" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="4town-turning-red"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">22</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/4town-turning-red" data-url="#4town-turning-red" data-title="4*TOWN" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">4*TOWN — <i>Turning Red</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/4town-turning-red" data-url="#4town-turning-red" data-title="4*TOWN" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/turning-red-4town.jpg?quality=80" alt="4*TOWN" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Turning Red (Disney/Pixar)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Robaire (Jordan Fisher), Aaron T. (Topher Ngo), Aaron Z. (Josh Levi), Tae Young (Grayson Villanueva), Jesse (FINNEAS)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Nobody Like U"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Crafting frothy boy band tunes is a harder task than many realize, especially in the case of Pixar's <em>Turning Red</em>, which hinges on making us believe that four teenage girls would risk it <I>all</i> to make it to this concert. But 4*TOWN's earworm bops were written by dream team Billie Eilish and FINNEAS, with vocals supplied by the likes of Broadway darling Jordan Fisher, perfectly capturing the energy of bands like the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC for a whole new audience. — <em>M. Siroky</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Turning Red</i> now</b> on <a href="https://www.kmtrak.com/F876M7/38HWMQQ/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disney+</a>, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/3R1quky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/4iDAagR" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-294784' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div>  <div class="list " id="soggy-bottom-boys-o-brother-where-art-thou"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">21</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/soggy-bottom-boys-o-brother-where-art-thou" data-url="#soggy-bottom-boys-o-brother-where-art-thou" data-title="The Soggy Bottom Boys" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">The Soggy Bottom Boys — <i>O Brother Where Art Thou</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/soggy-bottom-boys-o-brother-where-art-thou" data-url="#soggy-bottom-boys-o-brother-where-art-thou" data-title="The Soggy Bottom Boys" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/o-brother-where-art-thou-tim-blake-nelson-george-clooney-john-turturro.jpg?quality=80" alt="The Soggy Bottom Boys" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>O Brother Where Art Thou (Touchstone/Universal)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Ulysses Everett McGill (George Clooney), Pete (John Turturro), Delmar O'Donnell (Tim Blake Nelson), Tommy Johnson (Chris Thomas King)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Sometimes in a movie, a character or fictional band will have an in-universe hit, and you'll think to yourself, <em>Wow this shit stinks, this would never take off in reality</em>. Other times, like The Soggy Bottom Boys from <em>O Brother, Where Art Thou?</em>, you think, <em>Oh yeah this is a banger, I'll be listening to this one later</em>. Off the back of "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" alone, The Soggy Bottom Boys have etched their way into the fictional folk canon — and they didn't even mean to. I guess that's what happens when you've got a guitarist who sold his soul to the devil. — <em>J. Krueger</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>O Brother Where Art Thou</i> now</b> on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/3R4mHCY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3FmIyDd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="dr-teeth-electric-mayhem-muppet-show"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">20</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/dr-teeth-electric-mayhem-muppet-show" data-url="#dr-teeth-electric-mayhem-muppet-show" data-title="Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem — <i>The Muppet Show</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/dr-teeth-electric-mayhem-muppet-show" data-url="#dr-teeth-electric-mayhem-muppet-show" data-title="Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/muppets-mayhem-dr-teeth-janice.jpg?quality=80" alt="Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Muppets Mayhem (Disney+)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Dr. Teeth, Floyd, Zoot, Janice, Animal</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"You Can't Take No for an Answer"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>First introduced as the house band for <em>The Muppet Show</em>, this ragtag group of dreamers and rockers has remained one of the most lasting fictional bands in pop culture. Their icon status can be attributed to a few things — Animal on the drums being one of them — but Electric Mayhem's ability to blend covers, originals, funk, and rock is surely what has made the act a force of its own. From their killer appearance in beloved films like <em>Muppets Take Manhattan</em> to their short-lived (but delightful!) <a href="https://consequence.net/video/muppets-mayhem-electric-mayhem-interview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spinoff show on Disney+</a>, the Electric Mayhem just don't miss. — <em>M. Siroky</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>The Muppet Show</i> now</b> on <a href="https://www.kmtrak.com/F876M7/38HWMQQ/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disney+</a>, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/3FkiQzj" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/43Cv3Jx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="inside-llewyn-davis"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">19</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/inside-llewyn-davis" data-url="#inside-llewyn-davis" data-title="Llewyn Davis" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Llewyn Davis — <i>Inside Llewyn Davis</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/inside-llewyn-davis" data-url="#inside-llewyn-davis" data-title="Llewyn Davis" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/inside-llewyn-davis-oscar-isaac.jpg?quality=80" alt="Llewyn Davis" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Inside Llewyn Davis (CBS Films)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song)"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Llewyn Davis might have just missed out on finding fame and fortune with his music, but damn does that man have some pipes. Partly inspired by singer-songwriter Dave Van Ronk, Oscar Isaac's portrayal of the fictional folk singer is tender and beautiful, doing genuine justice to each folk song he tackles. What's even more impressive is that a majority of the on-screen performances in <em>Inside Llewyn Davis </em>were recorded live on set, adding to the wildly authentic feel. — <em>J. Krueger</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Inside Llewyn Davis</i> now</b> on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/4bFi1go" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/4hv7YvD" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-84727' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div>  <div class="list " id="kelly-affair-carrie-nations-beyond-valley-dolls"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">18</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/kelly-affair-carrie-nations-beyond-valley-dolls" data-url="#kelly-affair-carrie-nations-beyond-valley-dolls" data-title="The Kelly Affair/The Carrie Nations" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">The Kelly Affair/The Carrie Nations — <i>Beyond the Valley of the Dolls</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/kelly-affair-carrie-nations-beyond-valley-dolls" data-url="#kelly-affair-carrie-nations-beyond-valley-dolls" data-title="The Kelly Affair/The Carrie Nations" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/beyond-the-valley-of-the-dolls-the-carrie-nations.jpg?quality=80" alt="The Kelly Affair/The Carrie Nations" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (20th Century Fox)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Kelly MacNamara (Dolly Read), Casey Anderson (Cynthia Myers), Petronella Danforth (Marcia McBroom)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Find It"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Directed by Russ Meyer (known for his sexploitation films) and written by Roger Ebert (yes, the late movie critic), 1970's <em>Beyond the Valley of the Dolls</em> is one of the craziest and most entertaining films you'll ever see. Amid all the campiness, though, is some great music. The movie centers on three young woman in a rock band called The Kelly Affair, who are renamed The Carrie Nations by eccentric producer/manager Ronnie "Z-Man" Barzell. The trio's original songs (actually sung by real-life singers Lynn Carey and Barbara Robison, and lip-synced by actresses Dolly Read and Cynthia Myers in the movie) are incredible, including gems "Find It" and "In the Long Run." —<em> Spencer Kaufman </em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Beyond the Valley of the Dolls</i> now</b> on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/4bK8c0H" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/41VOyvr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="blue-jean-committee-documentary-now"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">17</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/blue-jean-committee-documentary-now" data-url="#blue-jean-committee-documentary-now" data-title="The Blue Jean Committee" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">The Blue Jean Committee — <i>Documentary Now!</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/blue-jean-committee-documentary-now" data-url="#blue-jean-committee-documentary-now" data-title="The Blue Jean Committee" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/documentary-now-fred-armisen-bill-hader.jpg?quality=80" alt="The Blue Jean Committee" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Documentary Now (IFC)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Clark Honus (Bill Hader), Gene Allen (Fred Armisen)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Catalina Breeze"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>The two-part <em>Documentary Now</em> Season 1 closer documents the legend of seminal soft rock band The Blue Jean Committee, and it's one of the show's best-ever episodes. Plus, in their Lite FM parodies of The Eagles and other easygoing West Coast bands, Fred Armisen and Bill Hader stumble upon a gorgeous little sound for their fictional duo. "Catalina Breeze" may be a joke in the episode, but like much of Armisen's musical comedy career, he takes the "music" part of it extremely seriously, coloring the EP's title track with warm harmonies and lush instrumentation. While it lacks the absurdity of, say, Season 2's fictional band Test Pattern, The Blue Jean Committee continues to sound seminal. — <em>P. Ragusa</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Documentary Now!</i> now</b> on Netflix or AMC+, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/4hsTZXg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/41X0PQj" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="guy-and-girl-once"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">16</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/guy-and-girl-once" data-url="#guy-and-girl-once" data-title="Guy & Girl" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Guy & Girl — <i>Once</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/guy-and-girl-once" data-url="#guy-and-girl-once" data-title="Guy & Girl" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/once-glen-hansard-marketa-irglova.jpg?quality=80" alt="Guy & Girl" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Once (Summit)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Guy (Glen Hansard), Girl (Markéta Irglová)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Falling Slowly"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Intimate and poignant, the 2007 film <em>Once</em> was an absolute phenomenon. Despite its sparse production, the Irish-made movie starring The Swell Season's Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová captured global attention, going on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The homespun atmosphere of the film makes the central dynamic that much more believable, and the music from <em>Once</em> has remained a lasting piece of pop culture, thanks to a Broadway adaptation that gave it yet a second life for a new audience. — <em>M. Siroky</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Once</i> now</b> on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/41zrO2U" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/4kA0t9A" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-119198' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div>  <div class="list " id="djay-hustle-and-flow"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">15</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/djay-hustle-and-flow" data-url="#djay-hustle-and-flow" data-title="DJay" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">DJay — <i>Hustle & Flow</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/djay-hustle-and-flow" data-url="#djay-hustle-and-flow" data-title="DJay" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/hustle-and-flow-terrence-howard.jpg?quality=80" alt="DJay" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Hustle and Flow (Paramount Classics)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>DJay (Terrence Howard)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>“Whoop That Trick”</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>DJay from <em>Hustle & Flow</em> proved that with the right mindset and determination, you can rewrite your life’s destiny. Midlife crisis, who? One of the film’s shining moments comes during the recording of “Whoop That Trick,” when his confidant and creative partner Key (played by Anthony Anderson) invites a “light-skinned” producer to the studio, who crafts one of the hardest trap beats in existence. The song goes on to become a local radio hit, paving the road for DJay’s rap career — while "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" earned Three 6 Mafia an Oscar. — <em>N. Periola</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Hustle & Flow</i> now</b> on Paramount+ or Hoopla, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/4kGBqBF" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/43CwM1z" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="school-of-rock"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">14</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/school-of-rock" data-url="#school-of-rock" data-title="School of Rock" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">School of Rock — <i>School of Rock</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/school-of-rock" data-url="#school-of-rock" data-title="School of Rock" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/school-of-rock-jack-black.jpg?quality=80" alt="School of Rock" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>School of Rock (Paramount)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Dewey Finn (Jack Black), Zack "Zack-Attack" Mooneyham (Joey Gaydos Jr.), Freddy "Spazzy McGee" Jones (Kevin Clark), Katie "Posh Spice" (Rivkah Reyes), Lawrence "Mr. Cool" (Robert Tsai), Tomika "Turkey Sub" (Maryam Hassan), Alicia "Brace Face" (Aleisha Allen), Marta "Blondie" (Caitlin Hale)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"School of Rock"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Over two decades removed from Richard Linklater and Mike White's <em>School of Rock</em>, it still hasn't lost any of its charm. It helps that these kids absolutely rip it in the film's climactic Battle of the Bands sequence, performing an original song that epitomizes <em>School of Rock</em>’s inspiring tone. The Zack Mooneyham guitar solo is legendary, the trio of vocalists provide plenty of soul, and Jack Black brings it all together with an appropriately rambunctious attitude. Seeing it all come together in the film — and taking in how talented these kids were at such a young age — makes the School of Rock an all-time fictional band. — <em>P. Ragusa</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>School of Rock</i> now</b> on Paramount+ or Hoopla, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/3QZxHSd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/41JyknU" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="blues-brothers"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">13</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/blues-brothers" data-url="#blues-brothers" data-title="The Blues Brothers" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">The Blues Brothers — <i>The Blues Brothers</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/blues-brothers" data-url="#blues-brothers" data-title="The Blues Brothers" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/blues-brothers-dan-ackroyd-john-belushi.jpg?quality=80" alt="The Blues Brothers" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>The Blues Brothers (Universal)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>"Joliet" Jake Blues (John Belushi), Elwood J. Blues (Dan Aykroyd), Steve "The Colonel" Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Murphy "Murph" Dunne, Willie "Too Big" Malone, "Blue" Lou Marini, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>To be fair to our definition of "fictional bands," the majority of The Blues Brothers Band are playing themselves. The Blues <em>Brothers</em>, however, were such iconic creations by John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd that they became one of the rare <em>Saturday Night Live</em> offshoots to truly transcend the variety show. Name another fictional band that spawned two movies, two Platinum records, multiple tours, <em>and</em> is part of a Massachusetts furniture store's hourly floorshow. Belushi and Aykroyd's deadpan yet reverential energy, best encapsulated during "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" in the 1980 film, elevated their legend far beyond the realm of <em>SNL</em>. — <em>B. Kaye</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>The Blues Brothers</i> now</b> on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/4bHdgTz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3XH0Gho" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-418002' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div>  <div class="list " id="dethklok-metalocalypse"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">12</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/dethklok-metalocalypse" data-url="#dethklok-metalocalypse" data-title="Dethklok" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Dethklok — <i>Metalocalypse</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/dethklok-metalocalypse" data-url="#dethklok-metalocalypse" data-title="Dethklok" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/metalocalypse-dethklok.jpg?quality=80" alt="Dethklok" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Metalocalypse (Adult Swim)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Nathan Explosion (Brendon Small), Skwisgaar Skwigelf (Brendon Small), Pickles (Brendon Small), William Murderface (Tommy Blacha), Toki Wartooth (Tommy Blacha)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Murmaider"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>As the protagonist band of beloved animated series <em>Metalocalypse</em>, Dethklok are portrayed as the most revered metal band of all time and the "world's greatest cultural force," in the words of The Tribunal, an Illuminati-style council that observes their every action. The fictional band members themselves — William Murderface, Skwisgaar Skwigelf, Nathan Explosion, Pickles, and Toki Wartooth — are the best example of heavy metal satire since Spinal Tap: hilariously incompetent except when they’re playing metal. Which, must be said, is very good, because Dethklok's music is written and played by real-life accomplished musicians, including <I>Metalocalypse</i> co-creator Brendon Small and legendary thrash drummer Gene Hoglan, among others. — <em>J. Hadusek</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Metalocalypse</i> now</b> on <a href="https://www.adultswim.com/videos/metalocalypse/the-curse-of-dethklok">Adult Swim</a>, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/41WNsQ7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3QZ6sHp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="daisy-jones-and-the-six"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">11</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/daisy-jones-and-the-six" data-url="#daisy-jones-and-the-six" data-title="Daisy Jones & the Six" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Daisy Jones & the Six — <i>Daisy Jones & the Six</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/daisy-jones-and-the-six" data-url="#daisy-jones-and-the-six" data-title="Daisy Jones & the Six" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/daisy-jones-and-the-six-cast.jpg?quality=80" alt="Daisy Jones & the Six" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Daisy Jones and the Six (Prime Video)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Daisy Jones (Riley Keough), Billy Dunne (Sam Claflin), Graham Dunne (Will Harrison), Karen Sirko (Suki Waterhouse), Eddie Roundtree (Josh Whitehouse), Warren Rojas (Sebastian Chacon)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Aurora"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>It's a tough challenge to write music for any fictional band, but songwriter and producer Blake Mills was also given pre-written lyrics to incorporate for the 2023 adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid's <em>Daisy Jones & the Six</em>. The resulting album, <em>Aurora</em>, manages to sound totally unique while also being a believable entry in the '70s rock canon. Almost like a great musical theater soundtrack, the vocal performances from Keough and Claflin become even more emotionally engaging in the context of the series. But even just the instrumentals are warm and well-crafted, and the album's dynamic range makes it a perfect listen for a sunset drive or a stroll at golden hour. — <em>P. Ragusa</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Daisy Jones and the Six</i> now</b> on <a href="https://amzn.to/3NXTY0I" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prime Video</a>, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/4iivHAt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/4bGbMsG" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="b-rabbit-8-mile"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">10</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/b-rabbit-8-mile" data-url="#b-rabbit-8-mile" data-title="B-Rabbit" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">B-Rabbit — <i>8 Mile</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/b-rabbit-8-mile" data-url="#b-rabbit-8-mile" data-title="B-Rabbit" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/8-mile-eminem.jpg?quality=80" alt="B-Rabbit" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>8 Mile (Universal)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>B-Rabbit (Eminem)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Lose Yourself"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>The song might have won Eminem the Oscar, but technically "Lose Yourself" is a hit for B-Rabbit, the rapper played by Marshall Mathers in Curtis Hanson's grounded and gritty drama. And it's not the only song Eminem created for the film's soundtrack, with some other solid tracks including "8 Mile" and "Rabbit Run." To be clear, there are certainly some similiarities between the real-life Eminem and the character he played in the movie, but as the movie doesn't end with Rabbit leaving Detroit and becoming besties with Dr. Dre, the fictional element is definitely present. — <I>L.S. Miller</i> </p><p><b>Stream <I>8 Mile</i> now</b> on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/4iHow4C" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3XLiS9B" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-879357' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div>  <div class="list " id="sing-street"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">9</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/sing-street" data-url="#sing-street" data-title="Sing Street" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Sing Street — <i>Sing Street</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/sing-street" data-url="#sing-street" data-title="Sing Street" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/sing-street-cast.jpg?quality=80" alt="Sing Street" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Sing Street (The Weinstein Company)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Conor "Cosmo" Lawlor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo), Eamon (Mark McKenna), Ngig (Percy Chamburuka), Larry (Conor Hamilton), Garry (Karl Rice)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Drive It Like You Stole It"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Guided by his brother's music tastes, Catholic schoolboy Conor gets into songwriting with the purest of intentions: to woo an attractive girl. Is there anything more truly rock 'n' roll? Of course, what really makes Sing Street, erm, sing is how their story evolves into so much more. Watching the kids in John Carney's masterful coming-of-age tale tap into the escapist magic of creation is equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking — and above all, features some undeniable tunes. </p><p>Mainly written by Gary Clark of Scottish outfit Danny Wilson, the music of <em>Sing Street</em> distills all of '80s pop into a band of repressed Dublin youth; not even Duran Duran had a debut single as killer as "The Riddle of the Model." As the characters grow into themselves, the songs tighten up to become more viable hits, culminating in the glorious synth-pop reflection of Conor's character arc, "Drive It Like You Stole It." — <em>B. Kaye</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Sing Street</i> now</b> on Netflix, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/4hoc2hi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3XHqPg0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.<div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-842159' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div></p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="cheetah-girls"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">8</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/cheetah-girls" data-url="#cheetah-girls" data-title="The Cheetah Girls" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">The Cheetah Girls — <i>The Cheetah Girls</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/cheetah-girls" data-url="#cheetah-girls" data-title="The Cheetah Girls" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/the-cheetah-girls-cast.jpg?quality=80" alt="The Cheetah Girls" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>The Cheetah Girls (Disney)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Galleria (Raven-Symoné), Chanel (Adrienne Bailon), Aqua (Kiely Williams), Dorinda (Sabrina Bryan)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Strut"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Building off of Raven's Disney Channel star power, The Cheetah Girls strutted onto home screens in 2003 with a fierce blend of friendship, fashion, and fun. The core of <em>The Cheetah Girls</em> was the sense of determination between the four young women with a shared dream of musical domination, navigating different backgrounds and support systems against the backdrop of New York City. After the first Whitney Houston-produced film found its audience, the ever-dependable Kenny Ortega stepped in to direct a genuinely great sequel that made everything — especially the musical numbers — just a bit bigger and better. —<em> M. Siroky</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>The Cheetah Girls</i> now</b> on <a href="https://www.kmtrak.com/F876M7/38HWMQQ/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disney+</a>, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/4kyCsQe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3R6F5uZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="connor4real-popstar-never-stop-never-stopping"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">7</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/connor4real-popstar-never-stop-never-stopping" data-url="#connor4real-popstar-never-stop-never-stopping" data-title="Connor4Real" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Connor4Real — <i>Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/connor4real-popstar-never-stop-never-stopping" data-url="#connor4real-popstar-never-stop-never-stopping" data-title="Connor4Real" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/popstar-andy-samberg.jpg?quality=80" alt="Connor4Real" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (Universal)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Connor Friel (Andy Samberg)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Equal Rights" (feat. Pink)</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p><em>Popstar</em>’s mockumentary approach to satirizing the 2000s and 2010s pop landscape could only work if The Lonely Island delivered A-grade, radio-ready pop tunes – and the trio answered the call with a truly bonkers soundtrack. It helped that they enlisted dozens of legitimately impressive producers and writers (Greg Kurstin, The Monarch, Alex Delicata) to help steer Connor4Real's (and his old band, The Style Boyz's) modern pop sound. </p><p>Meanwhile, Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaefer supplied some outlandishly funny lyrics; they strike a memorable balance between the vapid, commercial sloganeering that exaggerates the absurdity of pop language ("Turn Up the Beef," "Equal Rights") and straight-up ridiculous song concepts ("Mona Lisa," "Finest Girl (Bin Laden Song)"). Of all The Lonely Island's musical exploits, <em>Popstar </em>is the fullest realization of their comedy-pop vision so far. — <em>P. Ragusa</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping</i> now</b> on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/3FljH2B" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3DxZK8e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.<div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-718828' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div></p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-817973' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div>  <div class="list " id="stillwater-almost-famous"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">6</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/stillwater-almost-famous" data-url="#stillwater-almost-famous" data-title="Stillwater" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Stillwater — <i>Almost Famous</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/stillwater-almost-famous" data-url="#stillwater-almost-famous" data-title="Stillwater" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/almost-famous-billy-crudup.jpg?quality=80" alt="Stillwater" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Almost Famous (Dreamworks)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Jeff Bebe (Jason Lee), Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup), Larry Fellows (Mark Kozelek), Ed Vallencourt (John Fedevich)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Fever Dog"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>Stillwater's music is less integral to the plot of <em>Almost Famous</em> than, say, the members' personalities and philosophies on rock music. But the little we do get to hear from Stillwater goes pretty hard; look no further than "Fever Dog," which takes a crawling, slow-burning guitar riff and injects it with electricity (no pun intended, if you've seen the movie). </p><p>Stillwater is supposed to be an of-the-moment rock band in the world of the film, and with Cameron Crowe pulling all the stops for the rest of <em>Almost Famous</em>, he was never going to phone it in with the quality of Stillwater's tunes, enlisting Heart's Nancy Wilson, Peter Frampton, and Pearl Jam's Mike McCready to work on the music. — <em>P. Ragusa</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Almost Famous</i> now</b> on Paramount+ or Hoopla, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/4ho6HGH" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/4kILKJu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.<div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-484877' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div></p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="we-are-lady-parts"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">5</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/we-are-lady-parts" data-url="#we-are-lady-parts" data-title="We Are Lady Parts" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">We Are Lady Parts — <i>We Are Lady Parts</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/we-are-lady-parts" data-url="#we-are-lady-parts" data-title="We Are Lady Parts" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/we-are-lady-parts-cast.jpg?quality=80" alt="We Are Lady Parts" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>We Are Lady Parts (Peacock)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Amina (Anjana Vasan), Saira (Sarah Kameela Impey), Ayesha (Juliette Motamed), Bisma (Faith Omole), Momtaz (Lucie Shorthouse)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Villain Era"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>There have been two beautiful seasons of this British comedy about a punk band whose members all happen to be Muslim women — who <I>rock hard</i>. Not only was the series a sharp, smart, funny, and honest look at modern life for its characters, the talented cast actually performed the songs on the soundtrack, which included Dolly Parton and Hoobastank covers as well as original songs like "Ain't No One Gonna Honour Kill My Sister But Me" and "Voldemort Under My Head Scarf." </p><p>While the first season focused on the classic narrative of a band coming together for a triumphant performance, the second season further expanded Lady Parts' sound, while also exploring some harsh realities about the music industry, such as how political is a band allowed to be while still courting the mainstream, and what it means to hold onto your identity in a world hostile to it. Through it all, the women of the band used music to express their innermost selves, with songs we'll be humming forever. — <I>L.S. Miller</i> </p><p><b>Stream <I>We Are Lady Parts</i> now</b> on Peacock, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/43BDkNW" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/4hrycPE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.<div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-451124' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div></p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="powerline-a-goofy-movie"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">4</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/powerline-a-goofy-movie" data-url="#powerline-a-goofy-movie" data-title="Powerline" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Powerline — <i>A Goofy Movie</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/powerline-a-goofy-movie" data-url="#powerline-a-goofy-movie" data-title="Powerline" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/a-goofy-movie-goofy-powerline.jpg?quality=80" alt="Powerline" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>A Goofy Movie (Disney)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Powerline (Tevin Campbell)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"I2I"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>There isn't much left to dissect about <em>A Goofy Movie</em> ever since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goof_Who_Sat_By_the_Door" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>that</em> episode of <em>Atlanta</em></a>, but you can never say enough about the music. Unlike every other Disney film, the storytelling tunes aren't the ones that stick; instead, it's the electrifying new jack swing of plot anchor Powerline. </p><p>With the impeccable pipes of Tevin Campbell bringing life to songs penned by Patrick DeRemer and Roy Freeland, Powerline is animation's truest pop star. He looks so freakin' cool, he sounds amazing, his songs are pure hype, and his dance moves — my <em>lord</em> those dance moves. There's a reason "I2I" was one of the earliest TikTok trends. Powerline is everything you could ever want in a musical icon, and there are millions who would pay good money — or reroute a father-son road trip — to see him live. — <em>B. Kaye</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>A Goofy Movie</i> now</b> on <a href="https://www.kmtrak.com/F876M7/38HWMQQ/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disney+</a>, or on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/3FgcCAk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/43Crfbd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.<div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-62418' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div></p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-178130' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div>  <div class="list " id="hedwig-and-the-angry-inch"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">3</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/hedwig-and-the-angry-inch" data-url="#hedwig-and-the-angry-inch" data-title="Hedwig and the Angry Inch" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Hedwig and the Angry Inch — <i>Hedwig and the Angry Inch</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/hedwig-and-the-angry-inch" data-url="#hedwig-and-the-angry-inch" data-title="Hedwig and the Angry Inch" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/hedwig-and-the-angry-inch-john-cameron-mitchell-michael-pitt.jpg?quality=80" alt="Hedwig and the Angry Inch" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Hedwig and the Angry Inch (New Line Cinema)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Hedwig Robinson (John Cameron Mitchell)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"Wig in a Box"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>The amazing <em>Hedwig and the Angry Inch</em> started out as an off-Broadway musical in 1998 and made its way onto the big screen as a movie in 2001, and eventually to Broadway in 2014. The same-named band within the musical is simply amazing, led by the non-binary German singer Hedwig, featuring a glam-punk sound that pays homage to the likes of David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, among others. </p><p>John Cameron Mitchell created and starred as Hedwig in the original production and the movie, and is an amazing front-person, but all credit goes to Stephen Trask, who wrote the music and the lyrics to arguably the greatest collection of songs ever performed by a fictional band. Tunes like "Origin of Love," "Wig in a Box," and "Sugar Daddy" are so magnificent that even separate from the musical, the soundtrack would rank as one of the best glam-rock albums of all time. — <em>S. Kaufman</em> </p><p><b>Stream <I>Hedwig and the Angry Inch</i> now</b> on VOD via <a href="https://apple.co/3FmtPYY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple TV</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/4kClRLn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.<div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular desktop-only"> <div id='div-COS_300_250_Middle-110903' data-adunit="COS_300_250_Middle" data-size="square" data-type="square_desktop" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad" > </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div></p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <div class="list " id="josie-and-the-pussycats"> <div class="card-heading "> <div class="heading-col-left"> <span class="list_number">2</span> </div> <div class="heading-col-right"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/josie-and-the-pussycats" data-url="#josie-and-the-pussycats" data-title="Josie and the Pussycats" class="replace-url-tag"> <h2 class="list_title">Josie and the Pussycats — <i>Josie and the Pussycats</i></h2> <span class="list_year"></span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card-horizontal "> <div class="col"> <a href="https://consequence.net/list/best-fictional-bands-musicians-ranked/josie-and-the-pussycats" data-url="#josie-and-the-pussycats" data-title="Josie and the Pussycats" class="replace-url-tag1"> <figure> <img src="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/josie-and-the-pussycats-rachel-leigh-cook-rosario-dawson-tara-reid.jpg?quality=80" alt="Josie and the Pussycats" class="attachment-thumb-xlarge size-thumb-xlarge wp-post-image"> <figcaption>Josie and the Pussycats (Universal)</figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="col"> <p><strong>Members: </strong>Josie McCoy (Rachael Leigh Cook), Melody Valentine (Tara Reid), Valerie Brown (Rosario Dawson)</p> <p><strong>Best Song: </strong>"3 Small Words"</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-fluid"> <p>There have been many Josies and many Pussycats over the years, as featured in the comic book series that began in 1963, the animated TV show that ran from 1970 to 1972, and The CW's <I>Riverdale</i> and <I>Katy Keene</I> — on the basis of those projects alone, they'd earn a place on this list. </p><p>What rockets these characters to the penultimate spot, though, is <a href="https://consequence.net/2015/10/how-josie-and-the-pussycats-walked-the-line-between-satire-and-outright-hypocrisy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the 2001 movie</a> that featured the titular band getting their big break in an MTV-obsessed world. Beyond the scathing commentary on 2000s consumerism, the band delivered some incredibly catchy and fun pop songs, with Kay Hanley from Letters to Cleo providing the lead vocals and the late great Adam Schlesinger working as a producer on key tracks. </p><p>The result is a full album of original music that holds up beautifully — and we mean that! No one here is brainwashed! We all really believe that Josie and the Pussycats is the (second) best band ever! Also, there is no such place as Area 51! And Fiona is the most jerkin' girl in the world! — <I>L.S. 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The greatest fictional music act of all time is unquestionably Spinal Tap, as seen in one of the greatest comedy movies of all time, the 1984 mockumentary masterpiece <em>This Is Spinal Tap</em>. David St. Hubbins (played by Michael McKean), Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) offer the perfect parody of early '80s metal and hard-rock bands as the UK act Spinal Tap. </p><p>The band is befallen by a <a href="https://consequence.net/2022/05/11-funniest-moments-this-is-spinal-tap/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">comedy of errors</a> that have since become cultural phenomena that real-life bands have referenced for the past four decades — whether it be getting lost backstage, being stuck in a stage prop, or performing with spontaneously combusting drummers. But the cherry on top is the hilarious yet infectious songs like "Hell Hole," "Sex Farm," and "Stonehenge." 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https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/irish-bands-music-saint-patricks-day4.jpg?resize=590,332 590w, https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/irish-bands-music-saint-patricks-day4.jpg?resize=278,156 278w, https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/irish-bands-music-saint-patricks-day4.jpg?resize=173,97 173w, https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/irish-bands-music-saint-patricks-day4.jpg?resize=140,79 140w, https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/irish-bands-music-saint-patricks-day4.jpg?resize=198,111 198w, https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/irish-bands-music-saint-patricks-day4.jpg?resize=674,378 674w" sizes="(max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px" data-attachment-id="1472164" data-permalink="https://consequence.net/2025/03/irish-music-bands-st-patricks-day-playlist/irish-bands-music-saint-patricks-day4/" 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