Train

Train’s success says as much about the band’s rare talent for penning undeniably catchy tunes as it does the state of rock music when they first blew up. Amid an early-2000’s landscape dominated by brooding post-grunge and nu-metal acts, Train’s first big hit, 2001’s “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me),” sounded like a breath of fresh air. With the accompanying album, also titled Drops of Jupiter, going double platinum, Train proceeded to rattle off a string of hits, five additional Top 10 albums, and six more Top 40 singles that lasted well into the 2010s. Later smashes like 2009’s “Hey Soul Sister” and “Marry Me,” as well as 2012’s Latin inspired “Drive By,” established the combo as adult contemporary superstars.