The conventional wisdom of the grunge revolution goes like this: Spandex-clad hair bands lived high on the hog until 11:59 ...

The hair, or glam, metal bands of the 1980s remain one of the true guilty pleasures in music history. The hair spray, makeup, and catchy pop tunes touched up with distortion were made for MTV.

As always, our ranking comes with qualifications. Some of the vocalists on this list did not perfectly fit the glam metal mold, but they were such massive talents and pivotal players in the ...