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Band with highest success/talent ratio?

Which bands do readers thinks have the highest success to quality ratio? In other words, which bands have been very successful yet deserve little success since their music is terrible?
I'll stir the pot right away with my #1 choice: Kiss. They were around for a while, made millions, dressed up in makeup because no one would've listened to them otherhwise, and maybe had one good song (but probably not).
My next choices would be Aerosmith and Dream Theater, although I'm not sure the latter were very successful. I hope not.
achilles
foster_9
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Too many to name but I agree about the Jonas Brothers. I have a 7 year old or I would not know who they are. They are w/o talent.
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tomcy6
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I have to defend the Stones. Yeah they've been coasting since the early 70s and really need to hang it up before they become complete embarassments.

However, very few rock bands have put out a string of 4 albums equal to Beggar's Banquet through Exile on Main Street. Their early albums were killer as well.

So they have made the music to deserve their success, they just need to understand that they're diminishing their early work by not knowing when it's time to call it quits.
entrope
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Kiss
Foreigner
Bad Company

and
the bands I never "got" - while certainly successful I feel limited talent

Greatful Dead and Springsteen
dayglow
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Steve Miller Band- 1970's
Loverboy- 1980's
Limp Bizkit- 1990's
Kid Rock- 2000's
77jovian
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Michael Bolton...lacks enough talent for a whole band.
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