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The Ventures also seem high. I think Ariana Grande, for example takes popularity by just as much if not more than they take influence while she's clearly more acclaimed as well.

Don't agree with that at all. The Ventures are a candidate for top 100 most influential ever, not only for their ...

I don't buy that Petty's acclaim is stronger than Nas. Nas is widely considered one of the greatest lyricists of all time so I'd give him musical impact while Illmatic is far more critically acclaimed than any of Petty's albums.

Ok but that's just one album, Petty's whole discography is much ...

I was actually under the impression that Dire Straits and Dion are more popular than Petty with Dion's singles success (The Wanderer, Runaround Sue) and Dire Straits' blockbuster success of Brothers in Arms plus Money for Nothing and Sultans of Swing being more popular than any Petty song. As for ...

Not much to bicker from me. I could see Ballard over Sex Pistols since he's more influential and had much better R&B chart success. Petty I'd have right below Genesis, I think he wins popularity and acclaim comfortable against the three over him. I could see James Taylor above Seger if we consider ...

I have always considered live reputation when making the list, so on my part I don't think it's necessary to make a lot of changes. Not against it, though.

I don't like the Stooges jumping over the Allmans, I think the latter's musical impact and big lead in popularity overtakes the former's big lead in influence.

My take:

145. Elvis Costello
146. The Allman Brothers Band
147. Yes
148. Iggy Pop & the Stooges
149. Rick Nelson
150. Sex Pistols
151. Sam & Dave
152. Oasis
153. The 5 Royales
154. Daft Punk
155. The Yardbirds
156. TLC
157. Gladys Knight & the Pips
158. Kate Bush
159. Roxy Music
160. Genesis
161 ...

I agree with Man on lowering the Stripes and Burke as I also see Crimson ahead of them.

I like that last version of the list. Some things: I could see the 5 Royales above Daft Punk if we take their R&B success against Daft Punk's chart success, with the 5 Royales being way more influential and with great musical impact. Gladys and the Pips over TLC too, they have almost twice as much R ...

I can live with that Bon Jovi placement. On the last topic, we could do like the Guitarists list, or the jazz artists list, which have an unnumbered section with borderline artists.

As funny as the two Alices together would look, I only see Keys winning popularity against Cooper. I also don't see her winning anything against Diamond honestly.

Def Leppard and Quiet Riot were having hits before them but Bon Jovi blew them all out of the water. Slippery When Wet wasn't only the ...

My take:

140. Rick Nelson
141. Chic
142. Talking Heads
143. The Smiths
144. The Cure
145. CSNY
146. Elvis Costello
147. Bon Jovi
148. Yes
149. Iggy Pop & the Stooges
150. Sex Pistols
151. Sam & Dave
152. Oasis
153. Daft Punk
154. The Yardbirds
155. TLC
156. Kate Bush
157. Roxy Music
158. Genesis ...

I like the one with males and females better, but I'm not knowledgeable enough to attempt a list like this.

Purple Rain at #1 and right above Machine Gun is insane, especially with WMGGW also that high. It also reeks of insecurity, as they can't get over the fact that people bitched about Prince not being featured on the original list and now they have to overcompensate.

I can live with that

Haven't looked too much on that next bunch, but I think Bon Jovi is being underrated, the most popular of the bunch outside of Bieber and maybe Diamond, good influence on the popularization of glam metal and in turn harder forms of rock in the 80s, and decent acclaim. Diamond ...

I can see Kiss over Rush. If it's the popularity advantage that puts Dire Straits over Nas I'd rather not. I agree with Sampson's point on musical impact so I mantain my placement of Lymon.

On Cher vs Kelly, I wouldn't give her a lot of influence credit for those re-inventions, I'd say that's more ...