Feed the World Shirts From the Mid 80s

Band t-shirts speak a visual language all their own. Each stain, moth bite, and fray mark is as unique as the tiny nicks on your vinyl collection. (For younger readers, remember scratches on your CDs?) Since the art of the band tee is so personal and, well, subjective, truly pinning down the 100 Most Iconic Band T-shirts is not a job for just one soul.

That's why here at Custom Ink we channeled our t-shirt and music-crazed employees to pick and vote on the 100 Most Iconic Band T-shirts of all time! Did we mention it's the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock this week? Can you feel it in the air? If you're still not in the spirit, please enjoy our humble contribution to the good vibes with this labor of love, music and of course, t-shirts.

100. Talking Heads, "Stop Making Sense"

99. Minor Threat, "Out of Step"

98. Pink Floyd, "Back Catalogue"

97. Ween, "Boognish"

96. Blondie

95. Gorillaz, "DARE"

94. The Allman Brothers Band, "Eat a Peach"

93. The Cramps, "Bad Music for Bad People"

92. The Strokes Logo

91. Bauhaus, "Bela Lugosi's Dead"

90. The Used, "In Love and Death"

89. Beastie Boys, "License to Ill"

88. Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols

87. Oasis Logo

86. Jimi Hendrix, "The Jimi Hendrix Experience"

85. Arctic Monkeys Logo

84. Nirvana Come As You Are

83. AFI, "Decemberunderground"

82. Pink Floyd, "The Division Bell"

81. Mötley Crüe

80. Run the Jewels Logo

79. Sonic Youth, "Goo"

78. Social Distortion, "Skelly"

77. Sex Pistols, "God Save the Queen"

76. Daniel Johnston, "Hi, How Are You"

75. Tool Logo

74. Pearl Jam, "Alive"

73. The Who, "Union Jack" Peace Sign

72. Descendents, "Milo"

71. Kendrick Lamar, "Damn."

70. A Tribe Called Quest, "The Low End Theory"

69. Madonna, "True Blue"

68. TLC, "CrazySexyCool"

67. Smashing Pumpkins, "Zero"

66. The Cure, "Boys Don't Cry"

65. Bad Brains

64. Motörhead, "War Pig" aka "Snaggle Tooth"

63. A Tribe Called Quest, Graffiti Logo

62. Motörhead Logo

61. N.W.A, "Straight Outta Compton"

60. My Chemical Romance, "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge"

59. Selena

58. N.W.A, "The World's Most Dangerous Group"

57. Green Day, "Dookie"

56. AC/DC, "Highway to Hell"

55. Journey, "Japan 81"

54. Dave Matthews Band, "Fire Dancer"

53. Ramones

52. Bad Religion Logo

51. My Chemical Romance, "The Black Parade"

50. Michael Jackson, "Silhouette"

49. Phish Logo

48. Aerosmith, "Aeroforce One"

47. The Fugees, "The Score"

46. Def Leppard, "Pyromania"

45. Led Zeppelin, "Zeppelin Hindenburg"

44. Nsync

43. Grateful Dead, "Skeleton and Roses"

42. Woodstock, "1969"

41. Johnny Cash, "Tennessee Three"

40. Metallica, "Ride the Lightning"

39. Iron Maiden, "Killers"

38. Spice Girls

37. Queen, "Freddie Mercury"

36. The Velvet Underground & Nico Logo

35. Slayer

34. Frankie Goes to Hollywood, "Frankie Say Relax"

33. The Who, Arrow Logo

32. Dead Kennedys Logo

31. Michael Jackson, "Thriller"

30. Johnny Cash, "Cash" a.k.a. "San Quentin Prison"

29. Prince, "Purple Rain"

28. Guns N' Roses, "Appetite for Destruction"

As the debut solo album of Guns N' Roses, "Appetite for Destruction" was released in 1987. While the album was slow to take off in the beginning, the "Welcome to the Junge" music video landed the band the attention they needed to bring the rock world to its shun na, na, na, na, na, na, na, knees, knees in patronage.

27. Green Day, "American Idiot"

26. Grateful Dead, "Marching Bears"

25. Led Zeppelin, "Zoso Symbol"

24. Blink-182 Logo

23. Nine Inch Nails Logo

22. Notorious B.I.G., "Crown"

21. David Bowie, "Aladdin Sane"

20. Led Zeppelin, "Icarus"

19. Joy Division, "Unknown Pleasures"

18. Sublime, "Sun"

17. N.W.A, "Straight Outta Compton" Movie Logo

16. The Beatles Logo (a.k.a "The Drop-T")

15. Black Flag Logo

14. Wu-Tang Clan Logo

13. The Beatles, "Abbey Road"

12. Metallica Logo

11. Ramones Logo

10. Red Hot Chili Peppers Logo

9. Kiss Logo

8. The Grateful Dead, "Steal Your Face" a.k.a. "Lightning Skull" Logo

7. Misfits, "Skulls"

6. Bob Marley

5. Run DMC

4. AC/DC Logo

3. Pink Floyd, "The Dark Side of the Moon"

2. Nirvana, "Smile" Logo

1. The Rolling Stones "Tongue and Lips" a.k.a. "Lick" Logo

This list could easily extend into the thousands, if not tens of thousands of t-shirts! Now it's your job to tell us what we missed. What makes a band t-shirt iconic for you? For much more in the world of truly awesome threads, be sure to read our 100 Most Iconic T-shirts of All Time to reach beyond band t-shirts to explore a broader view.

Disclaimer: Custom Ink does not sell or print the t-shirts pictured in this post. This is fan art meant solely for social commentary, entertainment purposes, and fun!

Sources: TheGuardian.com, Ranker.com, CBC.ca, USAToday.com, Rollingstone.com, ScientificAmerican.com, ZosoSymbol.com, GuideLive.com, Loudwire.com, MTV.com, LogoInspirations.co, Time.com, NYPost.com, Udiscovermusic.com, CreativeBloq.com, NME.com, Reddit.com, Ween.net, SputnikMusik.com, Complex.com, VintageHeavyMetal.com, MusicFacts.Fandom.com, Ultimateclassicrock.com

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