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Good moves.

I could see Campbell a spot or two higher, especially if we want to give him some credit for his involvement with the wrecking crew.

I'd have Bread ahead of Anka at least by virtue of the fact that they have a very good argument towards actually primarily being a rock artist.

I could see Alpert a ...

I think Cash Money and Roc a Fella could be somewhere in there.

I like it.

I think Undertow > 10,000 Days since I'd give Undertow a bit of credit for influence while acclaim and popularity seem mostly comparable.

Fair enough.

I think Louis Jordan should be number one for sure.

Do we want to include Nina Simone.

Actually looking further up I could see him between Gorillaz and The Offspring.

I could see him between The Stone Roses and Big Star.

I feel like I usually see him ranked 1st, but I guess that goes with him winning acclaim slightly.

Curious about Aristotle vs Plato.

I'll take it.

DDD's gone woke

Fido wrote: Sun Sep 06, 2026 5:05 am . I guess you could make two lists, as having such important thinkers in the HMs kinda looks bad.

Agreed.

I like the Shakira bump.

I really do feel like Ed Sheeran is lacking in acclaim compared to almost everyone in the group and while he has some influence he's still beaten easily by Salt-n-Pepa, Jethro Tull, New York Dolls among others. I could see him between Future and Arcade Fire, since I'd give ...

I could definitely see the argument that we overrated Billie, Olivia and Future a bit, though. I think having them close to New York Dolls is fair, for the reasons I mentioned.

I'd suggest this as a compromise:

259. Luther Vandross
260. Lorde
261. War
262. Chaka Khan/Rufus
263. Eurythmics
264 ...

Zero influence is definitely an exaggeration. She's been credited with helping to revive the mainstream pop appeal of guitar rock and she's clearly influenced songs like "Abcdefu", for example.
I know she's been credited with things she hasn't done, but I'd expect us to know better than the ...