RIAA (Recording Industry Association Of America) ukázali, že metal a rock stále "rule the world". :-) Takto sa umiestnili rokoví, hardrockoví a metaloví interpreti v U.S. rebríčku populárnosti: #3: LED ZEPPELIN 107.5, #10: AC/DC 66, #11: AEROSMITH 65.5, #18: METALLICA 57, #19: VAN HALEN 56.5, #38: GUNS 'N ROSES 36.5, #45: DEF LEPPARD 33, #50: QUEEN 31.5, #59: OZZY OSBOURNE 28.3, #72: NIRVANA 25, #74: RUSH 24.5, #84: MÖTLEY CRÜE 22.5, #102: JIMI HENDRIX 20.5, #109: KISS 19, #116: SMASHING PUMPKINS 18.3, #118: KID ROCK 18, #123: STONE TEMPLE PILOTS 17.5, #140: LIMP BIZKIT 16, #149: LINKIN PARK 15.5, #152: BLACK SABBATH 15, #158: KORN 14.5, #162: TED NUGENT 14, #181: POISON 13,  #197: WHITESNAKE 12, #217: BUSH 10.5, #219: SCORPIONS 10.5