for top lane tl;dr: tanky metas for top lane pls
Now before you judge me, I've never really been a meta person with my sona/gangplank mid or dr mundo and quinn top
But if I ever needed that meta pick, I would have one for just about any other role but top, just cuz its so inconsistent there idk where yall check for meta champ or tiers or that nonsense
Mundo is totally meta top. He's just so tanky. Quinn has been a popular top lane champion because she can punish other top laners for farming. And,a s has been said, GP is another great top (Many top laners have CC, so his sweet, delicious oranges are amazing) due to his amazing farming potential. Also, dem q crits doe.
When you can, COUNTERPICK is the meta.
Beyond that, Quinn has been fairly popular top as a way to disengage from some of the nastier top champs like Riven and Jax who I would consider fairly meta. Gangplank is also a fairly strong top lane with his insane early farming potential. Lastly if you don't mind a rough early game I've always been fond of Nasus and his late game carry when stacked up.
Gnar if he gets past bans.
Strange, gnar is really ridiculously strong now. Maybe it's an elo thing but he is definitely one of the top tanky top laner in the meta now if not THE top.
just wanted to say, Quinn top is probably the most fun thing I've ever played. The end. But, with respect to your question, I would suggest watching some pro streams or games to see what they play. I know Rumble is a consistent top pick, as well as Gragas and Nidalee. I have also seen quite a bit of Singed picks and Darius as well. There are just so many different play styles that it is hard to say what is a good meta pick. What you should try to do is really focus on your team's comp and see what they need. Does your team have a lot of squishies and need someone to soak up the damage? Better pick up a good tank that eats abilities for a snack. Or maybe you have a tanky support and jungle? Then you should probably pick someone that deals more damage, like a Teemo or Quinn. So I would just suggest you try to base your pick off of your team comp, not off of the current meta picks. But that's just my opinion.
Mundo has been a meta pick in EU for years, not so much in NA though.
Maokai, Shyvana, Trundle (counterpick), Irelia, Jax, Fiora. Those are the ones I can think of that are top lane bruiser types from most to least tanky. Everyone already mentioned Gnar.
If you are looking for a Solo Queue Tier list(s) here is one you could look at:
