100 Greatest International Rock Artists

Criteria: - Here are the greatest Rock artists from outside England and the USA. They are ranked based on their influence, impact, commercial success, importance & lasting popularity in the world of Rock 'n' Roll music. Note: Some consideration has been given to artists from non english speaking countries, and/or countries with a particularly small population.

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  1. U2 (Dublin, Ireland)
  2. Bob Marley (St. Ann, Jamaica)
  3. Neil Young (Toronto, Canada)
  4. AC/DC (Melbourne, Australia)
  5. Van Morrison (Belfast, Ireland)
  6. The Band (Toronto, Canada)
  7. Joni Mitchell (Ft Mcleod, Alberta, Canada)
  8. Rush (Toronto, Canada)
  9. INXS (Perth, Australia)
10. Thin Lizzy (Dublin, Ireland)
11. Cliff Richard (Lucknow, India)
12. Ravi Shankar (Bangalore, India)
13. Carlos Santana (Autlan De Navarro, Mexico)
14. Jimmy Cliff (St Catherine, Jamaica)
15. Toots and The Maytals (Kingston, Jamaica)
16. The Guess Who (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
17. Tom Jones (Pontypridd, Wales)
18. Kraftwerk (Düsseldorf, Germany)
19. Crowded House (Auckland, New Zealand)
20. Bachman Turner Overdrive (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
21. Men At Work (Melbourne, Australia)
22. Scorpions (Hanover, Germany)
23. Youssou N'dour (Dakar, Senegal)
24. The Tragically Hip (Kingston, Ontario, Canada)
25. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (Wangarratta, Australia)
26. Silverchair (Newcastle, Australia)
27. Steppenwolf (Toronto, Canada)
28. Johnny Hallyday (Paris, France)
29. Midnight Oil (Sydney,Australia)
30. The Baby Animals (Perth, Australia)
31. Heroes del Silencio (Zaragoza, Spain)
32. Yngwie Malmsteen (Stockholm, Sweden)
33. Split Enz (Auckland, New Zealand)
34. Brian Adams (Vancouver, Canada)
35. Bjork (Reykjavik, Iceland)
36. Little River Band (Melbourne, Australia)
37. Johnny O'keefe (Sydney, Australia)
38. The Cranberries (Limerick, Ireland)
39. Powderfinger (Brisbane, Australia)
40. Easybeats (Sydney, Australia)
41. Tom Cochrane (Lynn Lake, Canada)
42. Rammstein (East Berlin, Germany)
43. April Wine (Nova Scotia, Canada)
44. Australian Crawl (Mornington Peninsula, Australia)
45. Robbie Robertson (Toronto, Canada)
46. Golden Earring (The Hague, Holland)
47. Hanoi Rocks (Helsinki, Finland)
48. Nightwish (Helsinki, Finland)
49. Manic Street Preachers (Blackwood, Wales)
50. Alanis Morissette (Ontario, Canada)
51. The Dudes (Calgary, Canada)
52. Pacifier (Wellington, New Zealand)
53. Lighthouse (Toronto, Canada)
54. The Outsiders (Amsterdam, Holland)
55. Roxette (Halmstad, Sweden)
56. Cold Chisel (Brisbane, Australia)
57. Dragon (Ngaruawahia, New Zealand)
58. Super Furry Animals (Cardiff, Wales)
59. Sepultura (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
60. Savage Rose (Denmark)
61. Indus Creed (Delhi, India)
62. Can (Cologne, Germany)
63. Soulfly (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
64. Hoodo Gurus (Sydney, Australia)
65. Neil Finn (Napier, New Zealand)
66. Loudness (Tokyo, Japan)
67. Focus (Amsterdam, Holland)
68. Dave Dobbyn (Auckland, New Zealand)
69. Something for Kate (Sydney, Australia)
70. Dave Matthews (Johannesburg, South Africa)
71. The 4 Dukes (Toronto, Canada)
72. Nightwish (Helsinki, Finland)
73. Plastic People of the Universe (Prague, Czechoslovakia)
74. The Hives (Fagersta, Sweden)
75. Supergroove (Auckland, New Zealand)
76. PFM (Manticore, Italy)
77. The Muttonbirds (Christchurch, New Zealand)
78. Primal Scream (Glasgow, Scotland)
79. Johnny Clegg & Savuka (Johannesburg, South Africa)
80. Frenzal Rhomb (Sydney, Australia)
81. Jack Scott (Windsor, Canada)
82. Califanes (Mexico City, Mexico)
83. Wigwam (Helsinki, Finland)
84. JET (Melbourne Australia)
85. Univers Zero (Lyon, France)
86. The Chills (Auckland, New Zealand)
87. The Datsuns (Auckland, New Zealand)
88. Seether (Johannesburg, South Africa)
89. HIM (Helsinki, Finland)
90. Nelly Furtado (British Columbia, Canada)
91. Nickelback (Vancouver, Canada)
92. Man (Swansea, Wales)
93. Soda Stereo (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
94. Killing Heidi (Melbourne, Australia)
95. Faust (Wumme, Germany)
96. Charlie Garcia (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
97. Heroes del Silencio (Zaragoza, Spain)
98. Fabulosos Cadilacs (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
99. Escapetor (Jaeren, Norway)
100. Kingcrow (Rome, Italy)

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