20 Top Christian Rock Bands of All Time

Christian rock bands range across multiple genres of "rock music" but all feature Christian themes typically explicitly mentioning Jesus Christ in their lyrics.

The 1990s saw an explosion of Christian rock in American culture, with numerous bands rising to mainstream popularity. Most of those bands are featured in this list!

Top 20 Christian Rock Bands

This is a list of the 20 most popular Christian rock bands of the genre's history. Many of these bands were most popular in the '90s and '00s and will be very nostalgic for 2021! 

We hope you enjoy this collection of well-known Christian rock bands and this list brings back fond memories! This ranking of Christian rock bands is based primarily on popularity.

20. Audio Adrenaline

19. David Crowder Band

18. Stryper

17. Newsboys

16. Casting Crowns

15. P.O.D.

14. MercyMe

13. Jars of Clay

12. DC Talk

11. Third Day

10. For King & Country

9. Disciple 13

8. Anberlin

7. Disciple

6. Kutless

5. Relient K

4. Switchfoot

3. Thousand Foot Krutch

2. Red

1. Skillet

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