| The Grit | 2002 | 2012 | — |
| The Groundhogs | 1963 | 2014 | — |
| The Grout | 1977 | 1981 | — |
| The Gun | 1967 | 1970 | late ’60s UK psychedelic rock band |
| The Happy Family | 1981 | December 1982 | — |
| The Herd | 1965 | 1969 | — |
| The Higsons | 1980 | 1986 | — |
| The Hollow Men | 1984 | 1990 | — |
| The Homosexuals | 1977 | 1982 | — |
| The Housemartins | 1983 | 1988 | — |
| The Incredible String Band | 1966 | 1974 | — |
| The Inmates | 1977 | — | — |
| The Instant Automatons | 1978 | 1982 | — |
| The Ivy League | 1964 | 1975 | — |
| The Jags | 1978 | 1982 | — |
| The Jam | 1976 | 1982 | late 70s/early 80s UK punk/mod revival band |
| The Jazz Butcher | 1982 | 1995 | — |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 1966 | June 1969 | — |
| The Jolt | September 1976 | 1979 | — |
| The Kingpins | 1965 | 1968 | — |
| The Kinks | 1964 | 1996 | — |
| The KLF | 1988 | May 1992 | British electronic band with several aliases |
| The Knack | 1965 | October 1967 | — |
| The Koobas | 1962 | 1969 | — |
| The La’s | 1983 | 1992 | — |
| The League of Gentlemen | 1980 | 1980 | — |
| The Lines | 1976 | — | — |
| The Living Daylights | 1967 | 1968 | — |
| The Locomotives | 1984 | 1990 | — |
| The Long Blondes | 2003 | 19 October 2008 | — |
| The Lords of the New Church | 1982 | 2007 | — |
| The Maccabees | 2004 | 2017 | — |
| The Machines | 1977 | 1978 | — |
| The Martini Henry Rifles | 2000 | April 2006 | — |
| The Metros | 2006 | 17 June 2009 | — |
| The Mighty Lemon Drops | 1985 | 1992 | — |
| The Mindbenders | 1963 | 1968 | — |
| The Mock Turtles | 1987 | 1993 | — |
| The Moody Blues | 1964 | 2018 | — |
| The Motors | 1977 | 1981 | — |
| The Move | December 1965 | 1972 | British psychedelic rock |
| The Music | 1999 | 6 August 2011 | — |
| The Nefilim | 1992 | 1996 | — |
| The Nice | 1967 | 1970 | 60s UK rock band |
| The Only Ones | August 1976 | 1982 | — |
| The Open | 2003 | 2006 | — |
| The Opposition | 1979 | 1986 | — |
| The Others | 1964 | 1968 | — |
| The Outlaws | 1961 | 1965 | — |
| The Outsiders | 1975 | 1979 | — |
| The Pale Fountains | 1980 | 1985 | — |
| The Passage | March 1978 | 1983 | — |
| The Passions | 1978 | 1983 | — |
| The Peddlers | 1964 | 1976 | — |
| The Pipettes | 2003 | 2011 | — |
| The Piranhas | 1977 | 1981 | — |
| The Plight | 2004 | 2011 | — |
| The Pogues | 1982 | 2014 | Irish‐British Celtic punk band |
| The Police | 1977 | 2008 | British rock band |
| The Prats | 1977 | 1981 | — |
| The Primary 5 | 2003 | 2009 | — |
| The Professionals | 1978 | 1982 | — |
| The Rakes | 2002 | 22 October 2009 | — |
| The Rascals | 2007 | August 2009 | — |
| The Rats | 1976 | — | — |
| The Rebels | 1977 | 1980 | — |
| The Reindeer Section | 2001 | 2002 | — |
| The Revillos | 1979 | 1985 | — |
| The Riot Squad | 1964 | 1969 | — |
| The Rockin' Vickers | 1963 | 1967 | — |
| The Rumble Strips | 2004 | 2009 | — |
| The Rumour | 1976 | 1980 | — |
| The Rutles | 1975 | 2002 | — |
| The Ruts | 1976 | 1983 | — |
| The S-Haters | 1976 | 1985 | — |
| The Safety Fire | 2006 | 2015 | — |
| The Scabs | 1978 | 1979 | — |
| The Scarecrows | 1982 | 1987 | — |
| The Screaming Blue Messiahs | 1984 | 1990 | — |
| The Scrotum Poles | 1978 | 1980 | — |
| The Seahorses | 1996 | February 1999 | — |
| The Searchers | 1960 | 27 June 2025 | — |
| The Secret | 1977 | 1980 | — |
| The Sensational Alex Harvey Band | August 1972 | October 1977 | — |
| The Servants | 1985 | 21 August 1991 | — |
| The Shamen | 1986 | 1999 | — |
| The Sisterhood | 1986 | 1986 | — |
| The Slits | 1976 | 2010 | — |
| The Smiths | 1982 | 1987 | 1980s English rock band |
| The Smoke | 1965 | 1976 | — |
| The Snake Corps | 1983 | 1993 | — |
| The Soft Boys | 1976 | 1981 | English rock band |
| The Sorrows | 1963 | 1970 | — |
| The Sound | 1979 | 1987 | — |
| The Spencer Davis Group | 1963 | 1969 | — |
| The Stone Roses | 1984 | 2017 | — |
| The Style Council | 1983 | 1989 | — |
| The Sundays | 1987 | 1997 | — |
| The Teardrop Explodes | 1978 | 1982 | — |
| The Tears | 2004 | 2006 | — |