Best Songwriters!

19   8.7  

Emotional and heart aching lyrics fueled by love and loss, Cooks songwriting has evolved from great into even greater. Grandiose choruses and heart wrenching verses the lyrics remain memorable while keeping their depth.

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13   8.8  

Often claimed to be ridden with too much teen angst, they have easily outgrown that "type" by evolving their lyrics into something that is both different but still very much Linkin Park. Rhymes, emotion, and anger couple beautifully with guilt and sorrow making these songs easily relatable and ones that will always be remembered.

110   8.7  

Anger, loss, doubt, and sorrow. Avenged Sevenfold have offered questions of faith and prominent loss in their lyrics laid over their heavily driven music.

5   9  

Heartbreaking lyrics, powerful music, and soaring vocals Muse have issued out a genre of their own.

37   7.7  

Somehow each album tells a sort of story as it leads us down a life of hurt, loss, immense love and terrible pain.

15   9  

Spiritual awakening and realization. Hopelessness and doubt. Flyleaf give us a look into a broken soul dying to just hold on.

263   8.7  

Easily one of the greatest bands of our time Queen have emerged with unforgettable lyrics, amazing music, and completely original power, Queen hold their own no matter the year.

8   8.3  

Adele's powerful voice rips through each song on her record. Lyrics of hurt, lost love, and heart ache are accentuated with the power of soul.

10   5.8  

Gothic lyrics and heavy music ridden with painful loves is what Atreyu is all about.

6   8.2  

Country with a rock edge Dierks is a story teller and a soul bearer. Love, pain, and overcoming are relevant themes in each of his albums.

4   8.3  

With piano and guitar driven music and lyrics as sweeping as poetry, Thriving Ivory give us the poetic side of music.

7   8.8  

Mainstream but artistic OneRepublic are known for their memorable keys and emotional lyrics.

2   8  

One of the few bands to survive the grunge era their music still proves powerful. With amazing vocals and signature music their songs are always held in the highest regard.

127   7.3  

A perfect example of angst and powerful music, Three Days Grace have perfected their genre. With pained lyrics, heavy music, and strong vocals their songs are easily some of the best of this recent decade.