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Q3 2023 Tribute Brand Power Rankings

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Interest In Tribute Brands in the U.S.

ProTributeBands.com presents the “Top Tribute Brands” chart as of October 1st, 2023, which shows the interest in each type of tribute band/brand. The chart is based on searches in the world’s largest search engine, Google, with an overwhelming market share in the United States.

Tribute Brands on the Rise

  1. Journey: Climbing from the 6th position to the 2nd, Journey is the brand to watch. They’ve made significant gains with 9,380 U.S. searches and 9,860 global searches.
  2. Fleetwood Mac: Jumping four spots to the 8th position, Fleetwood Mac has caught the audience’s attention with 5,160 U.S. searches.
  3. Abba: Another big mover, Abba, went from the 14th to the 10th position, garnering 4,430 U.S. searches.
  4. Eagles: Moving up one spot to 6th, the Eagles tribute brand had 6,710 U.S. searches.
  5. Elvis: Also climbing one position to 9th, Elvis had 4,830 U.S. searches.

Tribute Brands Taking a Step Back

  1. Led Zeppelin: Falling from the 2nd to the 4th position, Led Zeppelin saw a decline but still managed 7,570 U.S. searches.
  2. Queen: Slightly dropping from 4th to 5th, Queen had 7,560 U.S. searches.
  3. Pink Floyd: Also falling two positions to 7th, Pink Floyd garnered 5,980 U.S. searches.

At the bottom of our “tribute brands ranked” list this quarter, clocking in at #84, is the J. Geils Band. They actually managed to fall three spots from their previous #81 bottom-of-the-list ranking. Not throwing shade; we love J. Geils Band and Peter Wolf!

Where does your favorite tribute brand rank? Let us know why you think that is in the comments below!

Tribute BrandQ3 2023 RankRank ChangeUS SearchesGlobal Searches
Beatles1016,40018,680
Journey2-46,8407,080
Grateful Dead348,7008,910
Led Zeppelin439,05010,018
Queen507,93012,210
Eagles6-46,2507,000
Pink Floyd717,2207,900
Fleetwood Mac8-33,1103,960
Elvis924,7005,310
Abba10-430106420
Chicago1105,6605,760
Ac Dc12-420502580
KISS1303,3503,760
Mayhem14000
Rush15-12,6902,850
Van Halen16-11,6201,740
Metallica1793,0603,320
Bee Gees18-188101,660
Heart19144,7405,050
The Doors20-27500550
Rolling Stones2111,4501,860
Nirvana2271,3401,400
Tom Petty23-101,2501,270
Prince2432,2902,330
Lynyrd Skynyrd25-12730790
Dave Matthews26101,9602,090
U227-61,6201,930
Boston28131,9902,020
Billy Joel 2939301,070
Bon Jovi30-11,2401,540
Motley Crue 311812301330
Santana32-4820910
Michael Jackson33-6900990
Aerosmith34-17890950
Guns N Roses / GNR35-5550680
Allman Brothers3661,9702,040
Black Sabbath3751,0501,180
Jimmy Buffet38-342020
Zac Brown3951,4501,480
Bob Seager40000
Beach Boys411860980
Radiohead 4210190190
Pearl Jam43-1750820
Carpenters44-9240340
Genesis455600680
Sublime466850870
Earth Wind and Fire476640840
Taylor Hawkins48000
Elton John49-13380420
Bruno Mars502340390
Linkin Park51-2230400
Alice in Chains522310101020
ZZ Top53-6490660
Creedence54-11360420
The Smiths55329801000
Frank Sinatra569390410
John Denver57-9260280
Ramones584490540
Green Day 5914470510
Poison60-8380390
Foreigner61-6230240
Trippin Billies6209090
Tainted Love6316320320
Pantera6410610640
Paul Mccartney652340340
Toto6610280330
Rod Stewart672230250
Scorpions68-6200210
George Strait69-78080
Adele7020320370
Bob Marley71-6140190
Buddy Holly72-4100100
Tina Turner73-66070
George Michael / Wham740120120
Whitney Houston7569090
Jason Aldean76-164040
Taylor Swift77000
Madonna785140150
Billy Idol7917070
Starship8035050
Air Supply 8112020
The Clerks8223030
Green River8369090
J. Geils Band84-800

How We Assembled the Data

To produce this data, we grouped searches that included a tribute band type. For example, “best journey tribute band” searches were combined with “best journey cover band”, “best journey band near me”, etc, all of which show the same search intent.

You can easily use the “Search” function to find your favorite tribute band in our chart.

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