10 Successful Rock Acts Who Never Had A US Number 1

Ask any music fan (over the age of 30) to sum up what quantifies a successful music career and they will likely answer some combination of being featured in Rolling Stone Magazine, selling out arenas and topping the billboard charts. It's the natural way to think.

Well, what if I told you that some of the most successful rock musicians of all time never had a number one billboard hit, and some never even came close?

While not even close to the strongest vocalist on this list, Bob Dylan is undoubtedly one of the most revered. With a career spanning 60 plus years and showing no signs of slowing down, Dylan can lay claim to being one of the most prolific American songwriters of all time. He has even influenced a later entry on this list.

With such amazing songs as Mr. Tambourine Man, Tangled Up in Blue and Maggie’s Farm, Bob Dylan’s highest charting efforts came in 1965’s Like a Rolling Stone and 1966’s Rainy Day Women both of which peaked at number 2.

He also has the distinction of being the only act on this list to reach the number 2 spot twice.