Criteria: - Lyricists are musical artists who write lyrics of wit, originality,
emotion, great storytelling, social consciousness, & lasting popularity.
1. Bob Dylan 2. Neil Young 3. Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) 4. John Lennon (The Beatles) 5. Bruce Springsteen 6. Jackson Browne 7. Pete Townshend (The Who) 8. Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel) 9. Jim Morrison (The Doors) 10. Ray Davies (The Kinks) 11. Elvis Costello 12. Paul McCartney (The Beatles) 13. Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) 14. Leonard Cohen 15. Maynard James Keenan (Tool) 16. Joni Mitchell 17. Morrissey (The Smiths) 18. Lou Reed (Velvet Underground) 19. Van Morrison 20. Bob Marley 21. Joe Strummer (The Clash) 22. Warren Zevon 23. John Fogerty (CCR) 24. Smokey Robinson 25. Tom Waits 26. Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) 27. Chuck Berry 28. Justin Hayward (Moody Blues) 29. Nick Cave 30. John Mellencamp 31. Cat Stevens 32. Tom Petty 33. Donald Fagan (Steely Dan) 34. Frank Zappa 35. Chris Cornell (Soundgarden) 36. Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) 37. Jeff Buckley 38. Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) 39. Robbie Robertson (The Band) 40. David Bowie 41. Bernie Taupin (Elton John) 42. Peter Gabriel (Genesis) 43. Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains) 44. Don Henley (The Eagles) 45. Edward Kowalczyk (Live) 46. Nick Drake 47. Brian Wilson (Beach Boys) 48. Billy Joel 49. George Harrison (The Beatles) 50. Harry Nilsson
51. Bono (U2) 52. Thom Yorke (Radiohead) 53. Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) 54. Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) 55. Neil Peart (Rush) 56. Don Mclean 57. Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes) 58. Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd) 59. Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) 60. John Lodge (Moody Blues) 61. David Crosby (CSNY) 62. Freddie Mercury (Queen) 63. Jeff Lynne (ELO) 64. Ben Harper 65. Eric Clapton 66. Bob Seger 67. Robert Hunter (Grateful Dead) 68. Beck 69. Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) 70. Randy Newman 71. Jim Croce 72. James Taylor 73. Robert Smith (The Cure) 74. Jimi Hendrix 75. Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac) 76. Paul Westerberg (Replacements) 77. Ani Difranco 78. Steve Earle 79. Stephen Stills (CSNY) 80. David Byrne (Talking Heads) 81. Arthur Lee (Love) 82. Tori Amos 83. Zack De La Rocha (Rage Against The Machine) 84. Phil Ochs 85. Carole King 86. Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders) 87. Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) 88. Pete Brown (Cream) 89. Ian Curtis (Joy Division) 90. Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips) 91. Patti Smith 92. Sting (The Police) 93. Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) 94. Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) 95. Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) 96. John Hiatt 97. Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) 98. Steve Winwood (Traffic) 99. Dave Matthews 100. Matt Bellamy (Muse)
1. Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan 2. Dark Side of The Moon - Pink Floyd (Roger Waters) 3. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen 4. Late For the Sky - Jackson Browne 5. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan 6. After the Gold Rush - Neil Young 7. Rubber Soul - The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starr) 8. Graceland - Paul Simon 9. Blue - Joni Mitchell 10. Imagine - John Lennon 11. Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan 12. Harvest - Neil Young 13. The Doors - The Doors (Jim Morrison) 14. Exodus - Bob Marley 15. White Album - The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starr) 16. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (Paul Simon/Art Garfunkel) 17. The Wall - Pink Floyd (Roger Waters) 18. Village Green Preservation Society - The Kinks (Ray Davies) 19. Quadrophenia - The Who (Pete Townshend) 20. Freewheelin Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan 21. Abbey Road - The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starr) 22. The Songs of Leonard Cohen - Leonard Cohen 23. Astral Weeks - Van Morrison 24. Days of Future Passed - Moody Blues (Justin Hayward/John Lodge) 25. Rain Dogs - Tom Waits 26. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (Roger Waters) 27. Pink Moon - Nick Drake 28. In Utero - Nirvana (Kurt Cobain) 29. Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon 30. Revolver - The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starr) 31. Darkness on the Edge of Town - Bruce Springsteen 32. Temple of the Dog - Temple of the Dog (Chris Cornell) 33. Blood and Chocolate - Elvis Costello 34. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starr) 35. The Boatman's Call - Nick Cave 36. The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths (Morrissey) 37. London Calling - The Clash (Strummer/Jones/Simmonon) 38. The Naked Ride Home - Jackson Browne 39. No Code - Pearl Jam (Eddie Vedder) 40. John Wesley Harding - Bob Dylan 41. The Thirteenth Step - A Perfect Circle (Maynard James Keenan) 42. Tommy - The Who (Pete Townshend) 43. Bringing It All Back Home - Bob Dylan 44. Something Else - The Kinks (Ray Davies) 45. On the Beach - Neil Young 46. Fight For Your Mind - Ben Harper 47. Lateralus - Tool (Maynard James Keenan) 48. Moondance - Van Morrison 49. Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen 50. Wildflowers - Tom Petty
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stated criteria, and revised considering the competent suggestions of visitors to this website only.
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