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Arthur Kane
Arthur Kane
American musician
1
Sylvain Sylvain
Sylvain Sylvain
American guitarist
2
Johnny Thunders
Johnny Thunders
musician, songwriter
3
David Johansen
David Johansen
American singer
4
The Heartbreakers
The Heartbreakers
American punk band
5
The Dead Boys
The Dead Boys
American punk rock band
6
Sami Yaffa
Sami Yaffa
Finnish musician
7
T. Rex
T. Rex
English rock band
8
Glen Matlock
Glen Matlock
English musician
9
Pure Rubbish
Pure Rubbish
10
The Pandoras
The Pandoras
US musical group
11
Michael Monroe
Michael Monroe
Finnish musician
12
Hanoi Rocks
Hanoi Rocks
Finnish rock band
13
D Generation
D Generation
14
Earl Slick
Earl Slick
American guitarist
15
Enuff Z'nuff
Enuff Z'nuff
American rock band
16
Billy Duffy
Billy Duffy
Rock guitarist; member of The Cult
17
Jayne County
Jayne County
American singer
18
Steve Jones
Steve Jones
English rock guitarist, singer and actor
19
Blackie Lawless
Blackie Lawless
American singer, musician, and songwriter
20
Wayne County & the Electric Chairs
Wayne County & the Electric Chairs
band
21
Japan
Japan
English new wave band
22
Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister
American rock band
23
Nitro
Nitro
American glam rock band
24
HorrorPops
HorrorPops
band
25
Slaughter & The Dogs
Slaughter & The Dogs
26
Dee Dee Ramone
Dee Dee Ramone
American musician
27
? and the Mysterians
? and the Mysterians
American garage rock band
28
David Sylvian
David Sylvian
English recording artist; singer-songwriter, musician
29
Towers of London
Towers of London
band from England
30
Regan Hagar
Regan Hagar
American musician
31
Tommy Ramone
Tommy Ramone
Hungarian American record producer, musician, and songwriter
32
The Only Ones
The Only Ones
English rock band
33
Toy Dolls
Toy Dolls
English punk rock band
34
Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13
Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13
band
35
Richard Hell
Richard Hell
American actor and musician
36
The Damned
The Damned
British rock band
37
One-Eyed Doll
One-Eyed Doll
38
Ramones
Ramones
American punk rock band
39
Jet
Jet
British band
40
Marky Ramone
Marky Ramone
musician
41
Green River
Green River
American rock band
42
The Dogs D'Amour
The Dogs D'Amour
English band
43
Joey Ramone
Joey Ramone
American musician and singer-songwriter
44
Be-Bop Deluxe
Be-Bop Deluxe
English progressive rock band
45
Pretty Boy Floyd
Pretty Boy Floyd
American band
46
The Vandals
The Vandals
band
47
7 Shot Screamers
7 Shot Screamers
American psychobilly band
48
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
English rock band
49
The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
American rock group
50
The Smiths
The Smiths
English rock band
51
The Misfits
The Misfits
American horror punk band
52
Joan Jett
Joan Jett
American musician
Members, past and present

The New York Dolls were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1971. Along with the Velvet Underground and the Stooges, they were one of the first bands of the early punk rock scenes. Although the band never achieved much commercial success and their original line-up fell apart quickly, the band's first two albums—New York Dolls (1973) and Too Much Too Soon (1974)—became among the most popular cult records in rock. The line-up at this time comprised vocalist David Johansen, guitarist Johnny Thunders, bassist Arthur Kane, guitarist and pianist Sylvain Sylvain and drummer Jerry Nolan; the latter two had replaced Rick Rivets and Billy Murcia, respectively, in 1972. On stage, they donned an androgynous wardrobe, wearing high heels, eccentric hats, satin, makeup, spandex, and dresses. Nolan described the group in 1974 as "the Dead End Kids of today". After Thunders, Nolan and Kane all left in spring 1975, Johansen and Sylvain continued the band with other musicians until the end of 1976.

According to the Encyclopedia of Popular Music (1995), the New York Dolls predated the punk and glam metal movements and were "one of the most influential rock bands of the last 20 years". They influenced rock groups such as the Sex Pistols, Kiss, the Ramones, Guns N' Roses, the Damned, and the Smiths, whose frontman Morrissey organized a reunion show for the New York Dolls' surviving members in 2004. After reuniting, they recorded and released three more albums—One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (2006), Cause I Sez So (2009) and Dancing Backward in High Heels (2011). Following a 2011 British tour with Alice Cooper, the band once again disbanded.