100 Greatest Artists of Rock

Criteria: - These Rock Music artists were ranked for their Cultural and Musical Impact, as well as their Influence on the rock music world in general.

Newly added names are in Red

Edited By: Jim

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Songs of the 1950s

  1. The Beatles
  2. Elvis Presley
  3. James Brown
  4. Rolling Stones
  5. Bob Dylan
  6. Chuck Berry
  7. The Who
  8. Led Zeppelin
  9. Stevie Wonder
10. Jimi Hendrix
11. Ray Charles
12. The Beach Boys
13. Pink Floyd
14. Aretha Franklin
15. Little Richard
16. Marvin Gaye
17. Bruce Springsteen
18. David Bowie
19. Fats Domino
20. Black Sabbath
21. Queen
22. Buddy Holly
23. Bob Marley
24. Sam Cooke
25. Elton John
26. Neil Young
27. U2
28. The Doors
29. Run-D.M.C.
30. Bo Diddley
31. Jerry Lee Lewis
32. B.B. King
33. Sly & The Family Stone
34. The Clash
35. Prince
36. The Grateful Dead
37. The Velvet Underground
38. Nirvana
39. Michael Jackson
40. The Supremes
41. The Temptations
42. Madonna
43. Public Enemy
44. The Kinks
45. Otis Redding
46. The Everly Brothers
47. Van Halen
48. Elvis Costello
49. Simon & Garfunkel
50. Cream

51. Frank Zappa
52. Roy Orbison
53. Eric Clapton
54. George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic
55. The Allman Brothers Band
56. Janis Joplin
57. The Ramones
58. Crosby, Stills, & Nash (& Young)
59. Fleetwood Mac
60. AC/DC
61. The Byrds
62. Joni Mitchell
63. The Eagles
64. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
65. R.E.M.
66. Creedence Clearwater Revival
67. Johnny Cash
68. Van Morrison
69. Aerosmith
70. Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
71. The Drifters
72. The Police
73. Metallica
74. Pearl Jam
75. Deep Purple
76. Bill Haley & His Comets
77. The Band
78. Santana
79. Yes
80. Jefferson Airplane
81. King Crimson
82. Al Green
83. The Isley Brothers
84. The Moody Blues
85. The Sex Pistols
86. N.W.A
87. Talking Heads
88. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
89. Billy Joel
90. The Bee Gees
91. The Yardbirds
92. The Four Tops
93. Radiohead
94. Patti Smith
95. Guns N' Roses
96. Chicago
97. Rush
98. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
99. Rick Nelson
100. Earth, Wind, & Fire

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