The early 2000’s saw a plethora of American female Singer/Songwriters emerge of which Vanessa Carlton was one of them.  She came out with a top five hit with “A Thousand Miles” in 2002 and looked to be poised for a major career.  It didn’t happen, and though she put out multiple albums after her breakthrough she did not come close to duplicating that success again.

Generally we don’t think to mention Christian bands, but Florida’s UnderOath did receive a bit of mainstream attention due to their Hard Rock/Post Punk musical style and have had two albums reach the Billboard Top Ten.  UndeOath may lyrically sing about Christian matters but they are a very accomplished group, which explains their crossover success.

 

Trapt is not one of those bands that you immediately think of when you discuss the post nu-metal bands of the 2000’s, but the California band sold more records than you probably think.  They also had a number one song (on the U.S. Alternative and U.S. Hard Rock), with their first single, Headstrong, though realistically, that could be pegged as their apex of their career as they haven’t gone to the top since.

A lot of people will look at this entry and automatically crap on 30 Seconds to Mars as just another celebrity band.   However this Jared Leto fronted group actually has a lot of fans, decent reviews and a place in the modern Alt Rock canon.  That being said, we aren’t going to hedge our bets on Leto adding Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee to his Academy Award, though should we ever get around to a list of actors turned singers Leto and this band are easily top three.