300 Greatest Popular Music Artists

  1. Beatles
  2. Elvis Presley
  3. Frank Sinatra
  4. Bing Crosby
  5. Michael Jackson / Jackson 5
  6. Louis Armstrong
  7. James Brown
  8. Taylor Swift
  9. Billie Holiday
10. Johnny Cash
11. Duke Ellington
12. Bob Dylan
13. Ray Charles
14. Chuck Berry
15. Hank Williams
16. Aretha Franklin
17. Madonna
18. Stevie Wonder
19. Al Jolson
20. Glenn Miller
21. B.B. King
22. Nat King Cole
23. Rolling Stones
24. Ella Fitzgerald
25. Muddy Waters
26. Beach Boys
27. Charlie Parker
28. Benny Goodman
29. Miles Davis
30. Little Richard
31. Louis Jordan
32. John Coltrane
33. Bessie Smith
34. Bob Marley and the Wailers
35. Prince
36. Led Zeppelin
37. Mahalia Jackson
38. Tommy Dorsey
39. Mills Brothers
40. Marvin Gaye
41. Jimi Hendrix
42. Jay-Z
43. Elton John
44. Jimmie Rodgers
45. Robert Johnson
46. Kanye West
47. Sam Cooke
48. Mariah Carey
49. Bruce Springsteen
50. Queen
51. Whitney Houston
52. The Who
53. Abba
54. Pink Floyd
55. Buddy Holly and the Crickets
56. Temptations
57. Drifters / Clyde McPhatter / Ben E. King
58. Barbra Streisand
59. Tony Bennett
60. Diana Ross and the Supremes
61. Fats Domino
62. Otis Redding
63. David Bowie
64. U2
65. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
66. Eric Clapton (solo and with bands)
67. 2 Pac
68. Ink Spots
69. Count Basie
70. Howlin' Wolf
71. Johnny Mathis
72. George Jones
73. Eagles
74. Enrico Caruso
75. Run-D.M.C.
76. Public Enemy
77. Paul Whiteman
78. Dizzy Gillespie
79. Big Joe Turner
80. Willie Nelson
81. Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel
82. Bee Gees
83. John Fogerty & Creedence Clearwater Revival
84. Jerry Lee Lewis
85. Bo Diddley
86. Nirvana
87. Patsy Cline
88. Woody Guthrie
89. Everly Brothers
90. Dolly Parton
91. Eminem
92. Eddy Arnold
93. Drake
94. Garth Brooks
95. Rod Stewart
96. Scott Joplin
97. Fats Waller
98. Perry Como
99. Jelly Roll Morton
100. Carter Family

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101. Thelonious Monk
102. Jimmy Dorsey
103. Merle Haggard
104. Ike & Tina Turner
105. Jackie Wilson
106. Beyoncé
107. Sarah Vaughan
108. Billy Joel
109. Doors
110. T-Bone Walker
111. Bon Jovi
112. Harry Belafonte
113. Sly and the Family Stone
114. Neil Young
115. Conway Twitty
116. AC/DC
117. Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
118. Four Tops
119. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
120. George Clinton / Parliament / Funkadelic
121. Ozzy Osbourne / Black Sabbath
122. Roy Orbison
123. Bobby Darin
124. Crosby, Stills and Nash
125. Isley Brothers
126. Kinks
127. Kingston Trio
128. Fleetwood Mac
129. Brenda Lee
130. Dinah Washington
131. Billy Murray and the American Quartet
132. Britney Spears
133. Police / Sting
134. Platters
135. Neil Diamond
136. Kenny Rogers
137. Andrews Sisters
138. Dells
139. Bill Monroe
140. Yardbirds
141. Metallica
142. Bill Haley and the Comets
143. Celine Dion
144. Rihanna
145. Radiohead
146. Charles Mingus
147. Bobby "Blue" Bland
148. John Lee Hooker
149. Judy Garland
150. Ray Price
151. Donna Summer
152. Leadbelly
153. Buck Owens
154. Byrds
155. Wynonie Harris
156. Sonny Til and the Orioles
157. Etta James
158. Harry James
159. Clovers
160. Elmore James
161. Frank Zappa / Mothers Of Invention
162. Wilson Pickett
163. Webb Pierce
164. Ravens
165. Soul Stirrers
166. Chicago
167. Loretta Lynn
168. Lester Young
169. Janis Joplin
170. Grateful Dead
171. Coleman Hawkins
172. Paul McCartney and Wings
173. Ramones
174. Tammy Wynette
175. Dean Martin
176. Art Tatum
177. Joan Baez
178. Eric B. and Rakim
179. Santana
180. John Lennon
181. Peter, Paul and Mary
182. Kendrick Lamar
183. R. Kelly
184. Sonny Rollins
185. Yes
186. Robins / Coasters
187. Sammy Kaye
188. Ruth Brown
189. Pete Seeger and the Weavers
190. Ernest Tubb
191. Dionne Warwick
192. Billy Ward and The Dominoes
193. Peggy Lee
194. Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller)
195. Van Morrison
196. Janet Jackson
197. Earth, Wind and Fire
198. Charley Patton
199. Son House
200. LL Cool J

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201. Cab Calloway
202. Al Green
203. Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys
204. Glen Campbell
205. The Clash
206. Genesis / Phil Collins
207. Joni Mitchell
208. Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
209. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
210. Gladys Knight and the Pips
211. Beastie Boys
212. Linda Ronstadt
213. Big Bill Broonzy
214. Martha and the Vandellas
215. Ornette Coleman
216. Guns N' Roses
217. Charles Brown
218. Mary J. Blige
219. Judy Collins
220. Staple Singers
221. Spinners
222. Little Walter
223. Lynyrd Skynyrd
224. R.E.M.
225. Stan Getz
226. Justin Timberlake
227. Henry Mancini
228. Elvis Costello
229. Alabama
230. Lil Wayne
231. Carole King
232. Carpenters
233. Pearl Jam
234. Van Halen
235. Outkast
236. Herbie Hancock
237. Kool and the Gang
238. Coldplay
239. Lonnie Johnson
240. Tito Puente
241. N.W.A
242. Professor Longhair
243. Moody Blues
244. Lionel Richie / Commodores
245. Lionel Hampton
246. The Band
247. Sonny Boy Williamson I (John Lee Williamson)
248. Jimmy Reed
249. Connie Francis
250. Dr. Dre
251. Luther Vandross
252. Ma Rainey
253. Deep Purple
254. Barry White
255. Patti Page
256. Green Day
257. Aerosmith
258. Jethro Tull
259. Velvet Underground
260. Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
261. Guy Lombardo
262. Emerson, Lake and Palmer
263. Billy Eckstine
264. Bill Evans
265. Allman Brothers Band
266. Iron Maiden
267. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
268. Sister Rosetta Tharpe
269. The Notorious B.I.G.
270. Shirelles
271. Art Blakey
272. Rev. James Cleveland
273. Tampa Red
274. Clara Ward Singers
275. Talking Heads / David Byrne
276. Frankie Laine
277. Rick Nelson
278. Reba McEntire
279. Henry Burr and the Peerless Quartet
280. Ted Lewis
281. King Crimson
282. Artie Shaw
283. Ethel Waters
284. Red Hot Chili Peppers
285. Waylon Jennings
286. Nina Simone
287. Lady Gaga
288. John Denver
289. Gene Autry
290. Adele
291. Hank Snow
292. Kraftwerk
293. O'Jays
294. Marty Robbins
295. Roy Acuff
296. Tennessee Ernie Ford
297. Blondie
298. Nas
299. Daryl Hall & John Oates
300. Ed Sheeran