Top 50 American bands for America's 250

Hey, sorry about the long absence. With America's 250th birthday today, here are my top 50 American bands in no particular order (there's no way I can do 250). Bands with a couple of foreign members or American citizens born outside the country count. As long as there're at least two American members, they are qualified for my list:

1. Talking Heads
2. Pixies
3. Cheap Trick
4. Kool & The Gang
5. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
6. The Replacements
7. Parliament/Funkadelic
8. Jane's Addiction
9. Nirvana
10. Anthrax
11. Husker Du
12. Foreigner
13. GAP Band
14. Living Colour
15. Foo Fighters
16. Chicago
17. Isley Brothers
18. Red Hot Chili Peppers
19. Soundgarden
20. Guns n Roses
21. White Stripes
22. Poco
23. New York Dolls
24. War
25. Sonic Youth
26. Earth, Wind & Fire
27. Smashing Pumpkins
28. Heart
29. B-52's
30. Eagles
31. Ministry
32. Gin Blossoms
33. Los Lobos
34. Chic
35. Nine Inch Nails
36. Metallica
37. Steely Dan
38. Ohio Players
39. Book of Love
40. Santana
41. Blondie
42. Crosby, Stills & Nash
43. ZZ Top
44. The Doors
45. Dead Kennedys
46. Alice in Chains
47. Velvet Underground
48. Stone Temple Pilots
49. Devo
50. Fishbone