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Cezanne I'd say is clearly more influential and arguably more acclaimed, Van Gogh clearly takes popularity due to his huge lasting popularity.

The top 40 revised:

1. Michelangelo
2. Pablo Picasso
3. Leonardo da Vinci
4. Rembrandt van Rijn
5. Raphael
6. Giotto
7. Jan van Eyck
8. Claude Monet
9. Paul Cézanne
10. Caravaggio
11. Vincent van Gogh
12. Auguste Rodin
13. Gian Lorenzo Bernini
14. Diego Velázquez
15. Wassily Kandinsky
16. Albrecht ...

Guess I can see Wills between Albert King & JMJ.

Added dates of life for photographers plus honorable mentions section.

Criteria: Influence, contemporary & historical acclaim, cultural impact

Disclaimer: This list is strongly influenced by the Western canon of art. This means that in the broader scope of a global art history certain regions may be underrepresented, among them Russia, India, China, Africa and Latin ...

Think it makes sense to include early actualities as it was one of the only "genres" of film available back then. Excluding later actualities on ground of "not what we refer as film nowadays" also makes sense but you could argue we also don't refer to documentaries and animation as films either ...

Including them over one song seems unnecessary plus I am not sure if it makes sense to include Stardust under Daft Punk umbrella anyway with them sharing one member only.

Re-cap:

2026 revision (edited by Tim, ManPerson, Fido):

Criteria: Influence (35%), Popularity (30%), Acclaim (25%), Cultural Impact (10%)

The Beatles
Elvis Presley
James Brown
Bob Dylan
Michael Jackson
Chuck Berry
Madonna
The Rolling Stones
Stevie Wonder
Ray Charles
Aretha Franklin ...

Tim, are you planning on extending this list to 100?


1. Michelangelo
2. Pablo Picasso
3. Leonardo da Vinci
4. Rembrandt van Rijn
5. Giotto
6. Jan van Eyck
7. Claude Monet
8. Raphael
9. Paul Cézanne
10. Caravaggio
11. Vincent van Gogh
12. Auguste Rodin
13. Gian Lorenzo Bernini
14. Diego ...

1. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (jump blues, jazz)
2. Johnny Cash (& the Tennessee Two) (country)
3. Muddy Waters (Chicago blues)
4. Sister Rosetta Tharpe (gospel)
5. T-Bone Walker (electric blues)
6. Roy Milton & His Solid Senders/Camille Howard (jump blues)
7. Howlin' Wolf (Chicago blues)
8 ...

1. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (jump blues, jazz)
2. Johnny Cash (& the Tennessee Two) (country)
3. Muddy Waters (Chicago blues)
4. Sister Rosetta Tharpe (gospel)
5. T-Bone Walker (electric blues)
6. Roy Milton & His Solid Senders/Camille Howard (jump blues)
7. Howlin' Wolf (Chicago blues)
8 ...

I'd amend it to "popularizing Caribbean (Trinidadian) music around the world" rather than Jamaican. Of course, your broader point still stands.

1. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (jump blues, jazz)
2. Johnny Cash (& the Tennessee Two) (country)
3. Muddy Waters (Chicago blues)
4. Sister Rosetta Tharpe (gospel)
5. T-Bone Walker (electric blues)
6. Roy Milton & His Solid Senders/Camille Howard (jump blues)
7. Howlin' Wolf (Chicago blues)
8 ...

ManPerson wrote: Thu Oct 08, 2026 4:13 pm Curious for WSS vs Show Boat breakdown.

I'd say influence and longevity Show Boat, acclaim and popularity West Side Story. Think West Side Story also deserves a lot of influence credit for changing the role of dance in musicals and it's longevity is not far behind Show Boat's.

For curiosity:

https://beckchris.com/literature-lists/ ... me-ranked/

Thoughts:

1. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (jump blues, jazz)
2. Johnny Cash (& the Tennessee Two) (country)
3. Muddy Waters (Chicago blues)
4. Sister Rosetta Tharpe (gospel)
5. T-Bone Walker (electric blues)
6. Roy Milton & His Solid Senders/Camille Howard (jump blues)
7. Howlin' Wolf (Chicago ...

Criteria: these Broadway musicals are ranked according to their influence, acclaim, popularity, longevity

1. Oklahoma! - Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II (1943)
2. West Side Story - Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim (1957)
3. Show Boat - Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II (1927)
4 ...