Whatculture's 10 Rockers That Went Pop (And Nailed It)

"For rock fans around the world, there is nothing more damaging to an artist than pop music. Rock and roll was always about going against the grain and making something that the world hadn't heard before, and seeing your favorite bands strutting their stuff across the Top 40 is normally the sign of death. Selling out is not always a bad thing though if you do it right, and some of rock's finest were more than willing to throw their hat into the ring.Before we even start though, there's a lot more than goes into pop music than just making a bunch of catchy tunes. Even though each of these artists had a handful of great songs under their belt as rockers, these records are the moments where they tried to morph their sound into something that was a lot more radio friendly and actually getting some hits out of the deal."-Tim Coffman-