Mainstream to Christian Comparison

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311 Spoken, Pax 217, Justifide, Earthsuit
AC/DC X-Sinner
AD Mastedon, Kerry Livgren, Halo, Petra
Aerosmith Bride, Guardian, Whitecross, Petra
AFI The Blamed
Alanis Morissette The Benjamin Gate, Rebecca St. James
American Hi-FI Twotimer, Broken Cedars, Relient K, Hangnail, Watashi Wa, Sick of Change
Avril Lavigne Superchic[k], Jennifer Knapp
Babyface Tonex
Bad Religion Society's Finest, MxPx
Badbrains Zao
Bare Naked Ladies Rick Altizer
Beatles Randy Stonehill, Larry Norman
Ben Folds The Straw Theory, The Swift
Billy Joel The Swift, Mark Schultz, Michael W. Smith
Black Eyed Peas tobyMac
Black Flag Crashdog
Blink 182 Slick Shoes, Relient K, Hangnail
Blues Traveler Daily Planet, Red Sea, Die Happy, (Newer) Holy Soldier
Bon Jovi Whitecross, Holy Soldier, Guardian, Stryper, Idle Cure, Shout
Boston Petra, Whiteheart
Buchcherry X-Sinner
Bush Switchfoot, Fono
Clash, The The Dingees, The Huntingtons
Coldplay Tree63, The Elms Sleeping at Last, Telecast, Ten Shekel Shirt
Counting Crows Caedmon's Call, Everman, Silers Bald, Chris Taylor
Cranberries Sixpence None The Richer
Cranberries, The The Benjamin Gate, Sixpence None the Richer
Creed 12 Stones, Kutless, Seventh Day Slumber, Lifehouse, Third Day, Big Dismal
Damn Yankies Daniel Band, Whitecross, Dreamer
Dashboard Confessional Anberlin, Emery, Further Seems Forever
Dave Matthews Band Big Daddy Weave, Caedmon's Call, David Crowder Band, Identical Strangers
David Gray Riley Armstrong
David Lee Roth Shout, Stryper, Ken Ken Tamplin
Deftones Like David, Beanbag
Depeche Mode Newsboys
Dido Nichole Nordeman, Sarah Sadler
Don Henley Steven Curtis Chapman, Mark Schultz
Donnas, The The Temper Tantrums
Doobie Brothers Petra, Allies, Degarmo & Key
Duran Duran The Echoing Green, Newsboys
Elton John Michael W. Smith, The Swift
Eminem KJ-52, John Reuben, Verbs, tobyMac
Evanescence BarlowGirl
Extreme Whitecross, Shout, Ken Tamplin, Stryper, Magdalen, Angelica, Holy Soldier, Guardian
Fabulous Thunderbirds Resurrection Band
Foo Fighters Holland, Switchfoot
Foreigner Arsenal, Mastedon, Legend, Fighter, Petra, DeGarmo & Key, Legend 7, Allies
Garbage Plumb, Rebecca St. James, The Benjamin Gate
Godsmack Eternal Decision
Goo Goo Dolls Fono, Daily Planet, Jars of Clay, Audio Adrenaline, Detour 180
Good Charlotte Side Walk Slam, Dogwood, All Wound Up, MxPx
Grand Funk Railroad Darrell Mansfield, Rez, Mark Farner
Green Day Twotimer, Side Walk Slam, Ace Troubleshooter
Guns N Roses Bride, Guardian, Whitecross, Lloyd
Heart Rez, Ordained Fate, Arsenal, Fighter, Ransom
Hootie & Blowfish Third Day, Lost Dogs, PFR, Hoi Polloi, Newsboys, Jacob's Trouble
Howie Day Warren Barfield, Bebo Norman
Iron Maiden Barren Cross
James Taylor Bebo Norman, Chris Rice
Jennifer Lopez Ileana Garces, Jaci Velasquez
Jimmy Eat World Sanctus Real, Bleach, FM Static, Hangnail
Joe Satriani Jeff Scheetz, Whitecross, Shout, Idle Cure, Magdallan, Lanny Cordola
John Cougar Mellencamp Rez, This Train, Petra, The Stand
John Mellencamp Magdalen, Bride, Ken Tamplin, Michael Sweet
Joni Mitchell Sara Groves
Journey Petra, DeGarmo & Key, Legend 7, Allies, Fighter, Halo,
Judas Priest Bloodgood, Die Happy, Saint
Kansas AD, One Hundred Days, Kerry Livgren, The Awakening, The Obvious (100 Days)
Kid Rock P.O.D, tobyMac, Disciple, Thousand Foot Krutch
Loverboy King's X, Love War
Korn EDL, Project 86, P.O.D, Pillar, Gryp
Lenny Kravitz All Together Separate, Fusebox, Tait
Lifehouse Big Dismal, Jeremy Camp, Tait
Limp Bizkit Thousand Foot Krutch, Pillar, 40DT, Seventh Vision, P.O.D, Project 86, 38th Parallel
Linkin Park Pax 217, EDL, Pillar, Beanbag, 38th Parallel, Justifide, Kutless
Loverboy Petra, Allies, Idle Cure
Marcy Playground Dime Store Prophets
Marilyn Manson Massivivid, Rackets and Drapes, Gryp, AP2
Maroon Five Across the Sky, David Crowder Band
Master P Nuwine
Matchbox 20 Lloyd, Audio Adrenaline, Sparklepop, Polarboy, Normals, By The Tree, Jeremy Camp, The Waiting
Melissa Etheridge Jennifer Knapp
Metallica Bride, Precious Death, Deliverence, Eternal Decision, Tourniquet, Lament
Michael Bolton Bob Carlisle, Russ Lee
Michelle Branch Charmaine, Erin O'Donnell, Sarah Sadler
Ministry Chatterbox
Moby apt. core, The Echoing Green, Andy Hunter
Monkees, The Lost Dogs, PFR, Hoi Polloi, Newsboys, Jacob's Trouble
Motley Crue Bride, Killed By Cain, Rose, Barren Cross, XT, Die Happy
MxPx SlickShoes, Dogwood, Side Walk Slam
Natalie Merchant LaRue, Jennifer Knapp
New Found Glory Twotimer, Broken Cedars, Relient K, Hangnail, Sick of Change
Nickelback Pillar, Thousand Foot Krutch
Nine Inch Nails Massivivid, Argyle Park, AP2, Skillet, Wyrick, Underoath, Demon Hunter, Norma Jean, Haste the Day
Nirvana Switchfoot, Dogwood (Punk Version)
No Doubt Stereo Deluxe, Element 101, Superchic[k], Daniel's Window
Norah Jones Ginny Owens, Jill Paquette
Notorious B.I.G. B.B.Jay
Oasis Delirious?, Kosmos Express, Newsboys, Split Level, Phil Joel
Offspring Crux, Blames, All Wound Up, Dogwood
Orgy Skillet
Outkast Cross Movement, Ill Harmonics, Verbs, tobyMac
Overkill Saint, Deliverance, Titanic
Ozzy David Benson, dBeality
Pantera Living Sacrifice, Mortification, Ultimatum, Strongarm, Embodyment, Travail, Disciple
Pat Benatar Rez, Ordained Fate, Arsenal, Fighter, Ransom
Pearl Jam Strange Occurrence, Big Dismal
Pennywise All Wound Up, Dogwood
Phil Collins Steven Curtis Chapman, Mark Schultz, Michael W. Smith
Pink Daniel's Window, Stacie Orrico
Poison Shout, Ken Tamplin, Stryper, Magdalen, Angelica
Prince Souljahz, Tonex
Punk Rawk All Wound Up, Dogwood, Side Walk Slam
Queensryche Sacred Warrior, Haven, early Neon Cross, Veni Domine
R.E.M. Third Day, The Waiting
Radiohead Cool Head Luke, Delirious?, Sleeping At Last
Rage Against The Machine Project 86, P.O.D, Every Day Life, Spoken, Thousand Foot Krutch, Justifide, Pillar
Ramones War Rocket Ajax, The Huntingtons, The Dingees
Rancid The Dingees, The Huntingtons
RATT Whitecross, Shout, Ken Tamplin, Stryper, Magdalen, Angelica
REM Dryve, The Waiting, Smalltown Poets, Jars of Clay
REO Speedwagon Petra, Whiteheart, Mastedon, Halo, Kerry Livgren, The Brave
Rob Zombie Underoath, Demon Hunter, Norma Jean, Haste the Day
Rob Zombie (White Zombie) Zao, Tourniquet, Project 86
Rolling Stones, The The Elms, Rock 'n' Roll Worship Circus, Stereo Motion
Rush Trytan
Santana Motivo, Salvador
Sarah McLachlan Sara Groves, Kelly Minter, Jill Paquette
Savage Garden Ash Mundane, Newsboys
Scarface Nuwine
Seal Fusebox, Tait
Selena Patty Cabrera, Ileana Garces, Jaci Velasquez
Sepultura Living Sacrifice, Mortification, Ultimatum, Strongarm, Embodyment, Disciple
Seven Mary Three Strange Occurrence, Big Dismal
Sheryl Crow Jennifer Knapp, LaRue
Simple Plan Side Walk Slam, Dogwood, All Wound Up, Steller Kart
Slaughter Sacred Warrior, Bride, Neon Cross
Slayer Zao, Mortification, Living Sacrifice, Embodyment
Slipknot Underoath, Demon Hunter, Norma Jean, Haste the Day, Living Sacrifice, Blindside
Smashing Pumpkins The Elms
Smashmouth Rick Altizer, Five Iron Frenzy
Snapcase Anguish Unsaid
Stabbing Westward Skillet
Steve Vai Shout, Idle Cure, Magdallan, Lanny Cordola
Stone Temple Pilots Strange Occurrence, Big Dismal, Johnny Q. Public, The Bleed, Four Living Creatures, Elder, Sweet Nectar
Stryper Bloodgood, Shout, Whitecross
STYX Petra, Whiteheart
Sublime The Dingees
Sugar Ray Audio Adrenaline, By The Tree
Sum 41 Relient K
Survivor Petra, Mastedon, Fighter, Halo, Legend (7)
Tesla Daniel Band, Whitecross, Dreamer
The Beatles Lost Dogs, PFR, Hoi Polloi, Newsboys, Jacob's Trouble
The Verve Delirious?, Kosmos Express, Tree 63, Sonic Flood, Newsboys, Normal Crush
Third Eye Blind Audio Adrenaline, Normals
Tim McGraw Billy Ray Cyrus, Randy Travis
Tom Petty The Elms, Rock 'n' Roll Worship Circus
Tool Stavesacre, Like David, Disciple
Train Dryve, The Waiting, Smalltown Poets, Jars of Clay, By The Tree, Everyday Sunday, MercyMe
Travis Everyone, Telecast
U2 Dakona, Delirious?, Tree63
Van Halen Whitecross, Guardian, Holy Soldier, Angelica, Novella, Magdallan, Stryper, Ken Tamplin, Shout
Vertical Horizon downhere, Jars of Clay, PFR
Violent Femmes Calibretto 13
Wallflowers, The Big Tent Revival, Smalltown Poets, Polarboy, Everman, Third Day
Warrant Sacred Warrior, Bride, Neon Cross
Weezer Cadet, Further Seems Forever, Ace Troubleshooter, Bleach
Weird Al Yankovic Apologetix
White Lion Petra, Whiteheart, Whitecross
Whitesnake Angelica, Shout, Seraiah, Xalt, Bride, Sacred Warrior, Guardian, Bloodgood, Holy Soldier
Who, The The Elms, Rock 'n' Roll Worship Circus, Stereo Motion
Winger Bride, Sacred Warrior, Guardian, Bloodgood, Holy Soldier, Angelica, Whitecross, Novella
   
Yngwie Malmsteen Rex Carroll, Oz Fox, Tony Palacios

 

 

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Aerosmith Petra
The Beatles PFR
blink-182 Hangnail, Slick Shoes
Michael Bolton Bob Carlisle, Russ Lee
Bon Jovi Petra, Stryper
Michelle Branch Charmaine, Erin O'Donnell, Sarah Sadler
Mariah Carey Rachael Lampa, Crystal Lewis, Joy Williams
Coldplay Sleeping at Last, Telecast, Ten Shekel Shirt
Phil Collins Steven Curtis Chapman, Mark Schultz, Michael W. Smith
Creed 12 Stones, Todd Agnew, Big Dismal
Sheryl Crow Jennifer Knapp, LaRue
Counting Crows Caedmon's Call, Everman, Silers Bald
The Cranberries The Benjamin Gate, Sixpence None the Richer
Dashboard Confessional Anberlin, Emery, Further Seems Forever
Howie Day Warren Barfield, Bebo Norman
Gavin DeGraw Across the Sky, Shawn Groves, Andrew Peterson
Destiny's Child Stacie Orrico, Out of Eden, Rizen, Trin-i-tee 5:7
Dido Nichole Nordeman, Sarah Sadler
Celine Dion Crystal Lewis, Point Of Grace
Duran Duran The Echoing Green, Newsboys
Eminem KJ-52, John Reuben, Verbs
Gloria Estefan Motivo, Jaci Velasquez
Melissa Etheridge Jennifer Knapp
Ben Folds The Straw Theory, The Swift
Foo Fighters Holland, Switchfoot
Goo Goo Dolls Audio Adrenaline, Detour 180
Don Henley Steven Curtis Chapman, Mark Schultz
Whitney Houston Yolanda Adams, Nicole C. Mullen
Enrique Iglesias Freddie Colloca, Motivo, Salvador
Janet Jackson Patty Cabrera, Stacie Orrico
Jewel Jennifer Knapp, Nichole Nordeman, Jill Paquette
Jimmy Eat World Bleach, FM Static, Hangnail
Billy Joel Mark Schultz, Michael W. Smith
Elton John Michael W. Smith, The Swift
Norah Jones Ginny Owens, Jill Paquette
Kid Rock P.O.D., tobyMac
Carole King Sara Groves
Johnny Lang Lincoln Brewster
Jennifer Lopez Ileana Garces, Jaci Velasquez
Lenny Kravitz All Together Separate, Fusebox, Tait
Lifehouse Big Dismal, Jeremy Camp, Tait
Linkin Park 38th Parallel, Justifide, PAX217
Maroon Five Across the Sky, David Crowder Band
Matchbox Twenty By The Tree, Jeremy Camp, The Waiting
Dave Matthews Band Big Daddy Weave, Caedmon's Call, David Crowder Band
John Mayer Shawn Groves, Bebo Norman, Andrew Peterson
Tim McGraw Billy Ray Cyrus, Randy Travis
Sarah McLachlan Sara Groves, Kelly Minter, Jill Paquette
Natalie Merchant LaRue, Jennifer Knapp
Joni Mitchell Sara Groves
Moby apt. core, The Echoing Green, Andy Hunter
Alanis Morissette The Benjamin Gate, Rebecca St. James
Jason Mraz Warren Barfield, Bebo Norman, Shawn Groves
Nickelback Pillar, Thousand Foot Krutch
No Doubt Daniel's Window, Superchic[k]
Oasis Delirious?, Phil Joel
Outkast Cross Movement, Ill Harmonics, Verbs
Tom Petty The Elms, Rock 'n' Roll Worship Circus
Pink Daniel's Window, Stacie Orrico
Prince Souljahz, Tonex
Radiohead Cool Head Luke, Delirious?, Sleeping At Last
R.E.M. Third Day, The Waiting
The Rolling Stones The Elms, Rock 'n' Roll Worship Circus, Stereo Motion
Santana Motivo, Salvador
Savage Garden Ash Mundane, Newsboys
Seal Fusebox, Tait
Selena Patty Cabrera, Ileana Garces, Jaci Velasquez
Jessica Simpson Rachael Lampa, Joy Williams
Britney Spears Jump5, Rachael Lampa, Stacie Orrico
George Strait Billy Ray Cyrus, Randy Travis
Sugar Ray Audio Adrenaline, By The Tree
James Taylor Bebo Norman, Chris Rice
Train By The Tree, Everyday Sunday, MercyMe
Travis Everyone, Telecast
The Who The Elms, Rock 'n' Roll Worship Circus, Stereo Motion
Vertical Horizon downhere, Jars of Clay
The Wallflowers Everman, Third Day
U2 Dakona, Delirious?, Tree63
Weezer Ace Troubleshooter, Bleach
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