| Band | Years | Genre | | Band | Years | Genre |
| D'Molls (2) | | Hair Metal | | Destiny's Child (53) | 1990 - | Rhythm and Blues |
| D'Urso, Joe and Stone Caravan (3) | | Rock | | Detroit Cobras, The (4) | | |
| D-12 (14) | | Rap | | dEUS (5) | | |
| D-A-D (2) | | Rock | | Deus Ex Machina (1) | 1989 - | Alternative Rock |
| D.O.A. (5) | | Punk | | Devil Dogs, The (5) | | |
| D.U.N.E (1) | | | | Devil Doll (4) | | |
| Da Brat (7) | | | | Devo (5) | | |
| Dada (4) | | Alternative Rock | | Devourment (2) | | Death Metal |
| Daft Punk (23) | 1992 - | Electronica | | DeWitt, Andy (2) | | |
| Dag Nasty (2) | | Punk | | Dexter Freebish (4) | | |
| Daisy Chainsaw (2) | 1991 - mid 1990s | Grunge | | Dexy's Midnight Runners (4) | | |
| Dakona (3) | 1997 - | Rock | | Dezeray's Hammer (2) | | |
| Dakota Moon (3) | | Rock | | DGeneration (2) | | |
| Dali's Car (1) | 1984 - 1984 | Rock | | Di Meola, Al (3) | | |
| Dalis Car (4) | | | | Diamond Head (3) | | Heavy Metal |
| Damageplan (6) | | | | Diamond Rio (2) | | |
| Damesviolet (1) | 1997 - | Rock | | Dick Gas Five, The (21) | 1982 - | Alternative Rock |
| Damn Yankees (6) | 1989 - 1993 | Hard Rock | | Die Form (2) | | Alternative Rock |
| Damned, The (6) | 1976 - 1989 | Punk | | Die Warzau (3) | | Industrial Rock |
| Damon and Naomi (5) | 1990 - | Indie Rock | | Digital Underground (7) | | |
| Dan Reed Network (3) | 1983 - | Rock | | Dillinger, Troy (14) | | Rock |
| Dance Hall Crashers (12) | 1989 - | Punk | | Dillinger Escape Plan, The (5) | | Heavy Metal |
| Dandy Warhols (18) | 1992 - | Alternative Rock | | Dimmu Borgir (5) | 1993 - | Black Metal |
| Danger Danger (1) | 1988 - | Hard Rock | | Diner (1) | | |
| Dangerous Toys (6) | 1987 - late 1990s | Heavy Metal | | Dinosaur Jr. (5) | 1983 - | Indie Rock |
| Daniel Amos (29) | 1975 - | Christian Rock | | Dir en Grey (17) | | |
| Danja Mowf (2) | | Hip-Hop | | Dire Straits (56) | 1978 - | Rock |
| Danzig (15) | 1987 - | Heavy Metal | | Dirt Band, The (9) | | Bluegrass |
| Daphne and Celeste (8) | | Pop | | Dirtbombs, The (4) | | |
| Dare (8) | 1988 - | Rock | | Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The (4) | | Jazz |
| Dario G (7) | 1996 - | Dance | | Dirty Vegas (5) | | House |
| Dark Tranquility (3) | | Death Metal | | Disco Biscuits (3) | | |
| Darkness, The (10) | 2000 - | Glam Rock | | Discordless (1) | | Electro |
| Darling Buds, The (4) | 1986 - 1993 | Pop | | Dishwalla (4) | | |
| Darling Violetta (4) | | Alternative Rock | | Dismember (6) | | Death Metal |
| Darwin's Waiting Room (6) | 2000 - | Alternative Rock | | Dismemberment Plan, The (2) | | |
| Das EFX (4) | | Rap | | Disneyland After Dark (2) | | Rock |
| Das Ich (4) | 1989 - | Electronic | | Disposable Heroes of HipHoprisy (3) | | |
| Dashboard Confessional (17) | | Punk | | Distillers, The (6) | | Punk |
| Daughters (3) | | Grindcore | | Disturbed (12) | | Rock |
| Dave Clark Five (5) | 1962 - 1970 | British Invasion | | Divine Comedy, The (28) | | Pop |
| Dave Matthews Band (156) | 1991 - | Alternative Rock | | Divinyls, The (4) | | |
| David & David (2) | 1985 - 1987 | Pop | | Dixie Chicks (60) | 1990s - | Country |
| Dawn, The (1) | | Rock | | Dixie Dregs (14) | 1975 - | Jazz-Rock |
| Day, Morris and the Time (7) | | | | DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince (1) | | |
| Day Station (1) | | Alternative Rock | | DJ Logic (7) | | |
| Days of the New (8) | | | | DJ Shadow (11) | | |
| Daz Dillinger (1) | | | | DJ Yella (3) | | |
| dc Talk (39) | 1989 - | Christian Rock | | DMX (34) | | |
| DDRUNK (1) | | | | Dodgy (5) | | |
| De Dijk (2) | | | | Dogstar (3) | | |
| De La Soul (4) | | | | Dokken (3) | | |
| Dead, The (316) | | | | Dolly Dots (2) | | |
| Dead Boys, The (6) | | Punk | | Dolly Varden (4) | | |
| Dead Can Dance (10) | 1980 - 1998 | World Fusion | | Don Caballero (4) | | |
| Dead Cel Factor (2) | | | | Donnas, The (11) | | |
| Dead For Twenty Days (1) | | | | Doobie Brothers, The (6) | | |
| Dead Kennedys (25) | 1978 - | Rock | | Doors, The (59) | 1965 - | Classic Rock |
| Dead Man's Party (3) | | | | Dope (7) | | |
| Dead Milkmen (6) | 1983 - | Rock | | DoReMi (5) | | |
| Dead on Arrival (4) | | | | Dorian James (1) | | |
| Dead or Alive (6) | | | | Dornenreich (4) | | Goth Rock |
| Dead Prez (6) | | Hip-Hop | | Dos Coyotes (2) | | |
| Deadsy (4) | | | | Double Six of Paris, Les (4) | | |
| Death (2) | | Death Metal | | Doves (1) | | |
| Death Cab for Cutie (1) | 1997 - | Indie Rock | | Dovetail Joint (5) | | |
| Death in June (5) | | | | Down to the Bone (3) | | Jazz |
| Death of a Salesman (1) | | | | Downset (3) | | Heavy Metal |
| Deathgirl.com (2) | | | | Downy Mildew (3) | | Pop |
| Decemberists, The (4) | | | | Dr. Demento (6) | | |
| Deee-lite (6) | 1986 - 1996 | Rock | | Drain STH (18) | | |
| Deep Eynde, The (2) | | | | Dramarama (2) | | |
| Deep Forest (11) | | World Fusion | | Dread Zeppelin (2) | | |
| Deep Purple (56) | 1968 - | Progressive Rock | | Dreadlock Pussy (3) | | |
| Deep S.A. (2) | | Funk | | Dream (11) | | |
| Deerhoof (6) | | | | Dream Academy (5) | | Pop |
| Def Leppard (89) | Nov 1977 - | Hard Rock | | Dream Street (3) | | |
| Def Squad (3) | | | | Dream Theater (12) | | |
| Defari (4) | | | | Dredg (2) | | |
| Default (2) | | | | Drifters, The (2) | | |
| Defleshed (2) | | Heavy Metal | | Drifting Cowboys (2) | | |
| DeFranco Family, The (4) | | | | Driver (15) | | |
| Deftones (44) | 1989 - | Rap | | DriverNine (0) | 2002 - | Alternative Rock |
| DeGarmo & Key (9) | | Christian Rock | | Drop Science (1) | | |
| Deicide (5) | | Death Metal | | Dropdead (3) | | Punk |
| Dein Schatten (1) | 2000 - | Avant-Garde | | Dropkick Murphys (4) | 1995 - | Punk |
| Deine Lakaien (21) | 1984 - | Experimental | | Drowning Pool (4) | | Punk |
| Del Amitri (13) | | | | Dru Hill (10) | | |
| Delerium (1) | | | | Drugstore (2) | | |
| Delgados, The (3) | | | | Drum, The (1) | | |
| Delirious (138) | 1992 - | Christian Rock | | Dry Branch Fire Squad (2) | | Traditional Bluegrass |
| Deliverance (11) | 1971 - 1981 | Christian Rock | | Dub Narcotic Sound System (4) | | |
| Delmore Brothers, The (3) | | Country | | Dubliners, The (3) | | Irish Folk |
| Delphonics, The (4) | | Soul | | Dubstar (8) | | |
| Delta 72, The (3) | | | | Dukes of Stratosphear, The (28) | 1977 - | New Wave |
| Delta Nove (4) | | Funk | | Dum Dums (2) | | |
| Demics (8) | | Punk | | Dune (5) | | |
| Depeche Mode (42) | 1980 - | Rock | | Duran Duran (59) | 1978 - | New Wave |
| Derek Trucks Band (4) | | Jam Rock | | Durutti Column, The (1) | 1978 - | Post-Punk |
| Deroot (2) | | | | Dury, Ian and the Blockheads (9) | | |
| Dervish (9) | | | | Dust Brothers (2) | | |
| Des'ree (3) | | | | Dynamite Boy (2) | | Punk |
| Descendents (9) | | | | Dynamite Hack (6) | | |
