| Band | Years | Genre | | Band | Years | Genre |
| C-Murder (3) | | Rap | | Clan of Xymox (11) | | |
| C Note (7) | 1997 - | Boy Band | | Clannad (6) | 1970 - | Celtic New Age |
| Cabaret Voltaire (7) | 1974 - | Industrial Rock | | Clark Family Experience (3) | | Country |
| Caedmon's Call (3) | 1992 - | Contemporary Christian | | Clarks, The (5) | | |
| Caelum Bliss (2) | | | | Clash, The (51) | 1976 - 1985 | Punk |
| Cain's Redemption (2) | | | | Clawfinger (5) | | |
| Cake (13) | 1994 - | Alternative Rock | | Cleavage (2) | | |
| Cake Like (3) | 1993 - | Indie Rock | | Cleopatra (4) | | |
| California Guitar Trio (2) | Feb 1991 - | Rock | | Click Click (4) | 1985 - 1989 | Electronic |
| Call, The (2) | 1980 - 1990 | New Wave | | Climie Fisher (3) | | Pop |
| Calla (2) | 1997 - | Indie Rock | | Clinic (7) | | Rock |
| Calling, The (28) | | Alternative Rock | | Clintons, The (6) | 1999 - | Rock |
| Camarosmith (2) | | Hard Rock | | Clock DVA (4) | | |
| Camel (2) | 1972 - | Progressive Rock | | Cloud9 Mission, The (1) | | Jazz |
| Cameo (3) | 1974 - | Disco | | cLOUDDEAD (2) | | |
| Camouflage (3) | 1981 - | Disco | | Cloudtalk (1) | | Pop |
| Camp Kill Yourself (8) | | | | Clutch (9) | | |
| Camper Van Beethoven (5) | | | | Co.Uk (2) | | |
| Can (29) | 1968 - | Progressive Rock | | Coal (5) | | |
| Canadian Bush Party (2) | | | | Coal Chamber (29) | | |
| Candide (2) | | | | Coasters, The (10) | | |
| Candlebox (8) | | | | Cockney Rebel (3) | | Glam Rock |
| Candlemass (9) | | Doom Metal | | Cocteau Twins (15) | | |
| Candy Butchers (2) | | | | Code Red (4) | | |
| Candy Snatchers, The (3) | | | | Coheed and Cambria (12) | 2001 - | Alternative Rock |
| Cane 141 (3) | | | | Coil (5) | | |
| Canibus (9) | | | | Colby Prior Band (1) | | |
| Canned Heat (4) | | Boogie | | Cold (6) | | |
| Cannibal Corpse (7) | | | | Cold Chisel (6) | 1973 - | Rock |
| Cap't Raab (1) | | | | Coldplay (22) | 1998 - | Pop |
| Capdown (4) | 1996 - | Ska | | Collective Soul (12) | | |
| Capercaillie (4) | | | | Collusion Inc. (2) | | |
| Cappadonna (5) | | | | Color it Red (2) | | |
| Captain and Tennille, The (4) | | | | Color Me Badd (5) | | New Jack Swing |
| Captain Beefheart (22) | 1965 - 1982 | Experimental | | Colorfinger (3) | | Alternative Rock |
| Caravan (4) | | | | Colosseum (7) | | |
| Carcass (3) | | | | Colourbox (5) | | |
| Cardiacs, The (2) | | Progressive Rock | | Combustible Edison (9) | | |
| Cardigans, The (11) | | | | Comets, The (5) | 1955 - 1981 | Rock |
| Carman (4) | | | | Coming Century (2) | | |
| Carola (3) | | | | Commitments, The (5) | | |
| Caroline's Spine (7) | | | | Common Rotation (4) | | Folk-Pop |
| Carpenters, The (47) | 1968 - 1983 | Pop | | Common Tongue (2) | | Worldbeat |
| Carr, Amy (3) | | | | Concordia (3) | | |
| Cars, The (7) | | | | Concrete Blonde (2) | | |
| Carson Downey Band, The (4) | | | | Confederate Railroad (2) | | |
| Cartel (2) | | | | Conflict (2) | | Punk |
| Carter, Anita (3) | | | | Cooper Temple Clause, The (5) | | |
| Carter Family (17) | 1926 - 1943 | Country | | Coptic Rain (2) | | |
| Cartoons, The (3) | | | | Cornershop (6) | | |
| Caspar and Mollüsk (2) | | | | Corporate Avenger (2) | | |
| Cassius (11) | 1998 - | Electronica | | Corrosion of Conformity (3) | | Heavy Metal |
| Cast (3) | | | | Corrs, The (111) | 1990 - | Pop |
| Catatonia (13) | | | | Costello, Elvis and the Attractions (0) | | |
| Catch 22 (2) | | Ska | | Cotton Mather (2) | | Power Pop |
| CatDesigners (1) | | | | Count, The (2) | | |
| Catherine Wheel (30) | 1990 - | Alternative Rock | | Count Zero (2) | | Electronica |
| Catheters, The (1) | | | | Counting Crows (20) | | |
| Cattle Company, The (2) | | Country | | Coup, The (3) | | |
| Cause and Effect (2) | | | | Cousin Fungus (2) | | |
| Cave, Nick and the Bad Seeds (22) | | Rock | | Cousin Kevin (2) | | Alternative Rock |
| Caviar (2) | | Alternative Rock | | Covenant (4) | | |
| Celtic Frost (4) | | | | Coventry Philharmonic Choir (2) | | |
| Celtic Legacy (4) | | | | Cowboy's Nightmare (3) | | |
| Celtus (2) | | | | Cowboy Junkies (26) | | |
| Certain Ratio, A (4) | 1977 - | Alternative Rock | | Cowboy Mouth (10) | | |
| Chad and Jeremy (2) | 1962 - | British Invasion | | Cowsills, The (3) | | Pop |
| Chagall Guevara (5) | 1990 - 1992 | Rock | | Cox, Angie (2) | | |
| Changelings, The (2) | | | | CPR (3) | | |
| Chantels, The (3) | | Girl Group | | Cracker (8) | | |
| Chantels, The (3) | | Girl Group | | Cradle of Filth (47) | | |
| Chapterhouse (2) | | | | Cramps, The (4) | | |
| Charlatans, The (12) | | | | Cranberries (25) | | Alternative Rock |
| Chayanne (5) | | | | Cranes (14) | | |
| Cheap Trick (18) | | | | Crash Test Dummies, The (16) | | |
| Cheech and Chong (5) | | | | CrashPalace (5) | 1995 - | Rock |
| Chemical Brothers, The (17) | 1989 - | Electronica | | Crass (11) | | |
| Chemlab (8) | | | | Craving Theo (2) | | |
| Cherish the Ladies (4) | | Celtic Folk | | Crazy Town (37) | 1999 - | Rock |
| Cherry Poppin' Daddies (6) | | | | Cream (7) | | Classic Rock |
| Chevelle (3) | | | | Creed (67) | 1997 - | Heavy Metal |
| Chic (8) | | | | Creedence Clearwater Revival (40) | | Rock |
| Chicago (17) | | | | Creeker (4) | 1995 - | Jazz-Rock |
| Chicks on Speed (4) | | Electroclash | | Creeper Lagoon (3) | | |
| Chieftains, The (3) | | | | Creole, Kid and the Coconuts (2) | | |
| Chikinki (1) | | | | Crevice (16) | | Rock |
| Children of Bodom (5) | | Death Metal | | Crickets, The (21) | 1953 - 1958 | Rock |
| Children of Dub (2) | | Ambient Dub | | Crime and the City Solution (3) | | |
| Chilliwack (4) | | | | Crimson Glory (6) | | |
| Chills, The (5) | | | | Crimson Twins (3) | | |
| Chimaira (4) | | Heavy Metal | | Cro-Mags (3) | | Punk |
| China Crisis (3) | | | | Crocketts, The (4) | | |
| China Drum (1) | | | | Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (18) | | |
| Chino XL (2) | | | | Cross My Heart (5) | | |
| Chiwawa (1) | | | | Crouch Mog (2) | 2001 - | Ska |
| Chixdiggit (7) | | | | Crowbar (4) | | |
| Choclair (2) | | | | Crowded House (9) | Jul 1985 - Jun 1996 | Pop |
| chokebore (1) | | | | Crucial Conflict (2) | | |
| Chordettes, The (3) | | Vocal Harmony | | Crucifucks, The (4) | | Punk |
| Chris and Cosey (9) | | | | Cruel Sea, The (9) | | |
| Christian Death (8) | | | | Crusaders, The (2) | 1966 - | Christian Rock |
| Christians, The (2) | | | | Crushdown (2) | | |
| Christines, The (2) | | Pop | | Crushpile (0) | | |
| Christmas (2) | | Progressive Rock | | Cruxshadows, The (3) | | |
| Chuck D (6) | | | | Cruzados (2) | | |
| Chumbawamba (34) | 1984 - | Rock | | Cryan' Shames, The (2) | | |
| Church, The (45) | 1980 - | Rock | | Cryptopsy (7) | 1992 - | Death Metal |
| Cibo Matto (4) | | | | Crystal Method (7) | | Electronica |
| Ciccone Youth (78) | 1981 - | Rock | | Crystals, The (4) | | Girl Group |
| Cinc (1) | | | | CTI (9) | | |
| Cinder (2) | | Rock | | Cub (6) | | |
| Cinderella (9) | | | | Cult, The (12) | 1984 - 1995 | Rock |
| Cindytalk (3) | | | | Cult Of Luna (4) | 1999 - | Noise |
| Cinerama (6) | | | | Cultivators, The (3) | | |
| Circle Jerks (5) | 1979 - | Punk | | Culture Club (10) | | New Wave |
| Circle of Wagons (1) | | | | Cupcakes (6) | | |
| Citizen King (4) | | | | Cure, The (44) | | |
| Citrus (1) | | | | Current 93 (7) | | |
| City Boy (8) | 1973 - 1982 | Rock | | Curve (3) | | |
| City High (3) | | | | Cutting Crew (2) | | |
| Civil (1) | | | | Cyclefly (4) | | |
| CKY (8) | | | | Cypress Hill (13) | | |
| Clam Abuse (4) | | | | Czars, The (4) | | Shoegaze |
| Clam Chowder (12) | 1977-1978 - | Folk | | Cümshotté (3) | | |
