thumb|Den første Supergruppe - Cream Supergruppe er et udtryk fra sidst i 1960’erne. Udtrykket dækker over en musikgruppe, som regel en rockgruppe, som er sammensat af anerkendte og/eller respekterede musikere fra andre grupper eller soloartister. Den første supergruppe var Cream som bestod af Ginger Baker fra Graham Bond Organisation, Eric Clapton, fra The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, og Jack Bruce fra John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Manfred Mann og Graham Bond Organisation. Navnet supergruppe skulle have sin oprindelse fra et album der blev udsendt 1968 Super Session med Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield og Stephen Stills. Koalitionen af David Crosby, Stephen Stills og Graham Nash i gruppen Crosby, Stills & Nash og senere sammen med Neil Young i Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young er et andet tidligt eksempel på en supergruppe, de havde tidligere succes i grupperne The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, og The Hollies henholdsvis.
Notable supergrupper Denne liste har hvert bands oprindelige medlemmer, og medlemmer der kom med efter etableringen.
Listen indeholder kun grupper, som har optrådt med mere end én sang eller mere end ét liveshow sammen.
Grundlag Band/projekt Medlemmer Noter Referencer 1965 The Steampacket Long John Baldry (Blues Incorporated, Cyril Davies R&B All-Stars, Hoochie Coochie Men) Rod Stewart (The Ray Davies Quartet, Jimmy Powell and the Five Dimensions, Hoochie Coochie Men) Julie Driscoll (Harold Geller Group, Hoochie Coochie Men, Trinity) Brian Auger (Trinity) Vic Briggs (The Echoes, Trinity) Richard Brown (Trinity) Micky Waller (Cyril Davies R&B All-Stars, The Flee-Rekkers) Albums: Steampacket, The First Supergroup 1966 Cream Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers) Jack Bruce (Graham Bond Organisation, Manfred Mann) Ginger Baker (Graham Bond Organisation) Albums: Fresh Cream, Disraeli Gears, Wheels of Fire, Goodbye 1968 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young David Crosby (The Byrds) Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield) Graham Nash (The Hollies)
Neil Young (Buffalo Springfield, Crazy Horse) sluttede sig til i 1969, hvorefter han forlod bandet og var med igen sporadisk i de følgende årtier. Albums: Crosby, Stills & Nash, Déjà Vu, CSN, Daylight Again, American Dream, Live It Up, After the Storm og Looking Forward og tre livealbums 1969 Blind Faith Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Cream) Ginger Baker (Graham Bond Organisation, Cream) Steve Winwood (Traffic, The Spencer Davis Group) Ric Grech (Family) Albums: Blind Faith Humble Pie Steve Marriott (The Small Faces) Peter Frampton (The Herd) Greg Ridley (Spooky Tooth) Clem Clempson (Colosseum) Jerry Shirley (Apostolic Intervention) Albums: Humble Pie, Smokin' og flere andre Grand Funk Railroad Mark Farner (Terry Knight and the Pack) Don Brewer (Terry Knight and the Pack) Mel Schacher (Question Mark & the Mysterians) 13 studio albums and 9 U.S. top-40 singles 1970 Emerson, Lake & Palmer Keith Emerson (The Nice) Greg Lake (The Gods, King Crimson) Carl Palmer (Atomic Rooster, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown) Albums: Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Tarkus, Trilogy og flere andre Ginger Baker's Air Force Ginger Baker (Cream, Graham Bond Organisation, Blind Faith) Steve Winwood (Traffic, Blind Faith) Ric Grech (Family, Blind Faith) Graham Bond (Graham Bond Organisation) Denny Laine (The Moody Blues) Albums: Ginger Baker's Air Force, Ginger Baker's Air Force 2 Derek and the Dominos Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Cream) Bobby Whitlock (Delaney and Bonnie) Carl Radle (Delaney and Bonnie) Jim Gordon (Delaney and Bonnie) Duane Allman (The Allman Brothers Band) Albums: Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs 1971 Captain Beyond Rod Evans (Deep Purple) Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt (Iron Butterfly) Lee Dorman (Iron Butterfly) Bobby Caldwell (Johnny Winter) Albums: Captain Beyond, Sufficiently Breathless, Far Beyond a Distant Sun - Live Arlington, Texas and more. 1973 Journey Gregg Rolie (Santana) Neal Schon (Santana) George Tickner (Frumious Bandersnatch) Ross Valory (Steve Miller Band) Prairie Prince (The Tubes)
Aynsley Dunbar (The Jeff Beck Group, Frank Zappa, David Bowie) replaced Prince in 1974 Albums: Journey, Look into the Future, Next og flere andre Bad Company Paul Rodgers (Free) Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople) Boz Burrell (King Crimson, solo) Simon Kirke (Free) Albums: Bad Company, Straight Shooter, Run With the Pack and more. 1974 KGB Michael Bloomfield (Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag) Ric Grech (Family (band), Blind Faith, Ginger Baker's Air Force) Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus (American band), Beck, Bogert & Appice) Barry Goldberg (Electric Flag, sessions) Ray Kennedy (solo—co-writer of "Sail On, Sailor") Albums: KGB (1974), Movin' On (1975—without Bloomfield and Grech) 1975 Sonic's Rendezvous Band Fred "Sonic" Smith (MC5) Scott Morgan (The Rationals) Scott Asheton (The Stooges) Gary Rassmussen (The Up) Albums: Sweet Nothing (1999), City Slang (2000), Sonic's Rendezvous Band (Box Set) (2006), Masonic Temple, Detroit 1978 (2007) Little River Band Glenn Shorrock (The Twilights, Axiom) Graeme Goble (Mississippi) Beeb Birtles (Zoot, Mississippi) Derek Pellicci (Mississippi) Ric Formosa Roger McLachlan Albums: Little River Band, After Hours, Diamantina Cocktail, Sleeper Catcher, First Under the Wire, Time Exposure and more 1977 U.K. John Wetton (Family, King Crimson, Uriah Heep) Allan Holdsworth (Igginbottom, Tempest, Soft Machine) Eddie Jobson (Curved Air, Roxy Music, Frank Zappa, 801) Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson)
Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa) replaced Bruford in 1978 Albums: U.K. (1978)Danger Money (1979) 1978 Serú Girán Charly García (Sui Generis, La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros) David Lebón (Pescado Rabioso, Pappo's Blues) Pedro Aznar (Alas) Oscar Moro (Los Gatos) Albums: Serú Giran, La grasa de las capitales, Bicicleta og flere andre. 1981 New Race Rob Younger (Radio Birdman) Deniz Tek (Radio Birdman) Warwick Gilbert (Radio Birdman) Ron Asheton (The Stooges) Dennis Thompson (MC5) Albums: The First and Last 1982 Asia John Wetton (Family, King Crimson, Uriah Heep) Steve Howe (Yes) Carl Palmer (Atomic Rooster, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Emerson, Lake & Palmer) Geoff Downes (The Buggles, Yes) Albums: Asia, Alpha, Phoenix, Omega, XXX 1984 The Firm Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company) Jimmy Page (The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin) Tony Franklin (Roy Harper) Chris Slade (Uriah Heep, Manfred Mann's Earth Band) Albums: The Firm, Mean Business Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Nick Cave (The Birthday Party) Mick Harvey (Crime and the City Solution, The Birthday Party, etc.) Blixa Bargeld (Einstürzende Neubauten) Barry Adamson (Magazine (band)) Hugo Race (The Wreckery, solo) Tomas Wylder (Die Haut) Albums: For fuld diskografi, se Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds The Power Station Robert Palmer Tony Thompson (Chic) John Taylor (Duran Duran) Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) Albums: The Power Station, Living in Fear 1985 GTR Max Bacon Steve Hackett (Genesis) Steve Howe (Yes) Jonathan Mover (Marillion) Phil Spalding Albums: GTR , The King Biscuit Flower Hour: GTR The Highwaymen Johnny Cash Waylon Jennings Willie Nelson Kris Kristofferson Albums: Highwayman, Highwayman 2, The Road Goes on Forever Gogmagog Paul Di'Anno (Iron Maiden) Janick Gers (White Spirit, Gillan) Pete Willis (Def Leppard) Neil Murray (Colosseum II, Whitesnake, Gary Moore) Clive Burr (Samson, Iron Maiden, Alcatrazz) Albums: I Will Be There Mike + the Mechanics Mike Rutherford (Genesis) 1985–2004 Paul Young (Sad Café) Paul Carrack (Ace, Squeeze og Roxy Music) Adrian Lee Peter Van Hooke 2010– Andrew Roachford (Roachford) Tim Howar Anthony Drennan Albums: se Mike + the Mechanics diskografi 1988 Tin Machine David Bowie (solo) Reeves Gabrels (solo, David Bowie, later The Cure) Tony Sales (Todd Rundgren, Iggy Pop, later solo) Hunt Sales (Todd Rundgren, Paris, Iggy Pop, Tender Fury) Eric Schermerhorn (Iggy Pop) Albums: Tin Machine, Tin Machine II, Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby Bad English John Waite (The Babys, solo) Neal Schon (Santana, Journey) Jonathan Cain (The Babys, Journey) Ricky Phillips (The Babys) Deen Castronovo (Wild Dogs, Tony MacAlpine, Cacophony) Albums: Bad English, Backlash Blue Murder John Sykes (Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake) Ray Gillen (Black Sabbath, Phenomena) Tony Franklin (The Firm, Jimmy Page) Cozy Powell (The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, The Michael Schenker Group, Whitesnake, Emerson, Lake & Powell)
Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Ozzy Osbourne, King Kobra) replaced Powell in 1988. Gillen left shortly after formation, with Sykes assuming vocal duties. Albums: Blue Murder, Nothin' But Trouble Alias Freddy Curci (Sheriff) Steve DeMarchi (Sheriff) Roger Fisher (Heart) Steve Fossen (Heart) Mike Derosier (Heart) Albums: Alias Traveling Wilburys George Harrison (The Beatles) Bob Dylan Tom Petty (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra, The Move) Roy Orbison Albums: Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1, Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 Mr. Big Eric Martin (415/Eric Martin Band, solo) Paul Gilbert (Racer X) Billy Sheehan (Talas, UFO, David Lee Roth) Pat Torpey (Impellitteri, John Parr, Belinda Carlisle, American Bandstand)
Richie Kotzen (Poison, solo artist) replaced Paul Gilbert in 1999 Albums: Mr. Big (1989), Lean Into It (1991), Bump Ahead (1993), Hey Man (1996), Get Over It (2000), Actual Size (2001), What If... (2011) Badlands Jake E. Lee (Dio, Ozzy Osbourne) Ray Gillen (Black Sabbath, Phenomena, Blue Murder) Greg Chaisson (Steeler) Eric Sanger (Lita Ford, Black Sabbath, Gary Moore)
Jeff Martin (Racer X) replaced Sanger in 1989. Albums: Badlands, Voodoo Highway | valign="top" | |- |rowspan="2"| 1989 | valign="top" | Electronic | valign="top" | Bernard Sumner (Joy Division, New Order) Johnny Marr (The Smiths) Occasionally joined by: Karl Bartos (Kraftwerk) Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys) | valign="top" | Albums: Electronic (1991) Raise the Pressure (1996) Twisted Tenderness (1999) | valign="top" | |- | valign="top" | Damn Yankees | valign="top" | Ted Nugent Tommy Shaw (Styx) Jack Blades (Night Ranger) Michael Cartellone | valign="top" | Albums: Damn Yankees (1990), Don't Tread (1992) | valign="top" | |- |rowspan=4|1990 | valign="top" |Don Dokken's backing band | valign="top" | Don Dokken (Dokken) John Norum (Europe) Billy White (Watchtower) Peter Baltes (Accept) Mikkey Dee (King Diamond, Motörhead) | valign="top" | Albums: Up From The Ashes (1990) | valign="top" | |- | valign="top" |Temple of the Dog | valign="top" | Chris Cornell (Soundgarden) Stone Gossard (Green River, Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam) Jeff Ament (Green River, Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam) Matt Cameron (Soundgarden) Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) | valign="top" | Founded by Cornell as a tribute to the late Mother Love Bone and Malfunkshun frontman Andrew Wood. This in fact preceded Pearl Jam, and the discovery of Eddie Vedder during these sessions lead to the formation of Pearl Jam as a new group. Albums: Temple of the Dog (1990) | valign="top" | |- | valign="top" |Pigface | valign="top" | Martin Atkins (Public Image Ltd, Ministry, Killing Joke, Brian Brain, Chris Connelly, Murder, Inc.) William Rieflin (Ministry, Revolting Cocks, KMFDM, R.E.M.) Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) Nivek Ogre (Skinny Puppy, ohGr) cEvin Key (Skinny Puppy, The Tear Garden, Doubting Thomas) Danny Carey (Tool) En Esch (KMFDM, Slick Idiot) Genesis P-Orridge (Psychic TV, Throbbing Gristle) Steve Albini (Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac) Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fear) Chris Conelly (Ministry, Murder, Inc., Damage Manual, Revolting Cocks) Chris Vrenna (Tweaker, Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson) and various other contributors | valign="top" | Founded by Atkins and Rieflin.