The Most Important Artists in Rock and Popular Music
A Quantitative Assessment
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100 most important artists in rock and popular music
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1.
The Beatles
2.
Bob Dylan
3.
James Brown
4.
The Rolling Stones
5.
The Velvet Underground
6.
Led Zeppelin
7.
Elvis Presley
8.
Neil Young
9.
Prince
10.
Kraftwerk
11.
David Bowie
12.
Chuck Berry
13.
Brian Eno
14.
Hank Williams
15.
Miles Davis
16.
The Clash
17.
Parliament/Funkadelic
18.
The Beach Boys
19.
Jimi Hendrix
20.
Ray Charles
21.
Stevie Wonder
22.
Bob Marley
23.
Little Richard
24.
The Ramones
25.
Robert Johnson
26.
The Who
27.
Elvis Costello
28.
Michael Jackson
29.
Aretha Franklin
30.
Run D.M.C.
31.
Bruce Springsteen
32.
Woody Guthrie
33.
Nirvana
34.
The Beastie Boys
35.
Frank Zappa
36.
Radiohead
37.
Muddy Waters
38.
Talking Heads
39.
Jimmie Rodgers
40.
Pink Floyd
41.
Joni Mitchell
42.
Van Morrison
43.
Madonna
44.
N.W.A.
45.
Lee Perry
46.
The Carter Family
47.
The Kinks
48.
Public Enemy
49.
Johnny Cash
50.
The Supremes
51.
The Byrds
52.
R.E.M.
53.
Sly & The Family Stone
54.
Smokey Robinson
55.
Tom Waits
56.
De La Soul
57.
The Stooges
58.
Grandmaster Flash
59.
Buddy Holly
60.
The Band
61.
Sugarhill Gang
62.
Joy Division
63.
The Sex Pistols
64.
DJ Shadow
65.
Sonic Youth
66.
AC/DC
67.
Kurtis Blow
68.
The Pixies
69.
Elton John
70.
Metallica
71.
Gram Parsons
72.
Bjork
73.
Marvin Gaye
74.
Bo Diddley
75.
Outkast
76.
Can
77.
Otis Redding
78.
U2
79.
Fats Domino
80.
Richard Thompson
81.
Black Sabbath
82.
Son House
83.
Eagles
84.
Roxy Music
85.
Husker Du
86.
Fairport Convention
87.
Fleetwood Mac
88.
Oasis
89.
The Fall
90.
Dr. Dre
91.
The Smiths
92.
The Stone Roses
93.
The Everly Brothers
94.
Santana
95.
Roy Orbison
96.
Genesis
97.
New Order
98.
Public Image Ltd
99.
Donna Summer
100.
John Lennon
