- W, Der
- W.A.S.P.
- W.K., Andrew
- Waggoner, Brooke
- Wailers Band, The
- Wailers, The (Seminal late 50's-60's intrumental garage rock band from Tacoma)
- Wailing Souls
- Wainwright, Loudon, III
- Wainwright, Martha
- Wainwright, Rufus
- Waite, John
- Waiting for Words
- Waits, Tom
- Wake, The (Finnish death metal band)
- Wakeman, Rick
- Wale (US underground rapper)
- Walker, Butch
- Walker, Butch and Let's-Go-Out-Tonites!, The
- Walker, Clay
- Walker, Jerry Jeff
- Walker, Natalie
- Walkmen, The (NY indie rock/post punk band)
- Walkyier, Martin
- Wall of Sleep
- Wallflowers, The
- Walls of Jericho
- Walls, The
- Walsh, Joe
- Waltari
- Wampas, Les
- Wang Chung
- Wannadies, The
- War From a Harlots Mouth
- War Tapes
- Warbringer (US thrash metal band)
- WarCry
- Ward, M.
- Warlock (German heavy metal group)
- Warlocks, The
- Warmsley, Jeremy
- Warrant (Hair Metal band formed during the mid-80's)
- Warren Suicide
- Warrior (US heavy metal band)
- Warrior Soul
- Warwick, Dionne
- Warwick, Ricky
- Was (Not Was)
- WASP
- Waste of Aces
- Wastefall
- Watain
- Watch Them Die
- Watchmen, The
- Waterboys, The
- Waters, Muddy
- Waters, Roger
- Watson, Doc
- Watson, Patrick
- Watt, Mike (Bassist, Minutemen, Ciccone Youth)
- Wave Pictures, The
- Wavves
- Waylander
- Wayne, Jimmy
- Waysted
- We All Have Hooks for Hands
- We Are Scientists
- We Are Standard
- We Are The Ocean
- We Butter the Bread With Butter (Grindcore)
- We Start Fires
- We Were Promised Jetpacks
- Weakerthans, The
- Weapon of Choice
- Weapons
- Weatherall, Andrew
- Webb, Derek
- Webley, Jason
- Wedding Present, The
- Weddings Parties Anything
- Wedlock (USA electro pop)
- Wednesday 13
- Wednesday Night Heroes
- Wednesday, Ash
- Ween
- Weeping Willows
- Weezer
- Weiland, Scott
- Weir, Bob
- Welch, Brian
- Welle Erdball
- Weller, Paul
- Wells, Emily
- West, Kanye
- Westerberg, Paul
- Westlife
- Wetton, John
- Wham!
- Wheatus
- Whigs, The
- Whip, The