| W.A.S.P. |
United States |
Traditional Heavy Metal/Hard Rock |
39 |
| Quiet Riot |
United States |
Arena Rock/AOR (Early), Heavy/Glam Metal, Hard Rock (later) |
39 |
| Def Leppard |
United Kingdom |
NWOBHM (early), Hard Rock (mid), Pop Rock (later) |
32 |
| Twisted Sister |
United States |
Heavy Metal/Hard Rock |
31 |
| Skid Row |
United States |
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock |
30 |
| Dokken |
United States |
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock |
19 |
| Scorpions |
Germany |
Traditional Heavy Metal/Hard Rock |
18 |
| Ozzy Osbourne |
United Kingdom |
Heavy Metal |
14 |
| Nitro |
United States |
Glam/Heavy Metal |
11 |
| Crashdïet |
Sweden |
Heavy Metal/Glam Rock |
9 |
| London |
United States |
Heavy/Glam Metal/Hard Rock |
7 |
| Sister |
United States |
Hard Rock/Heavy Metal |
6 |
| Lizzy Borden |
United States |
Heavy/Power Metal |
5 |
| Boss |
Australia |
Heavy/Traditional Metal |
5 |