Criteria: These rock music artists are ranked according to their popularity, acclaim and (where applicable) influence. Only each artist's work during the period from 2010 to 2019 and within the rock genre was factored into the ranking. The definition of the term rock music is roughly the same as outlined by Sampson in this 2010 article: https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/why-rap-is-rock.html
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- Kendrick Lamar
- Kanye West
- Drake
- Adele
- Beyoncé
- Rihanna
- Taylor Swift
- Ariana Grande
- Lady Gaga
- Ed Sheeran
- Bruno Mars
- The Weeknd
- Lana Del Rey
- Frank Ocean
- Janelle Monáe
- Nicki Minaj
- Lorde
- Cardi B
- Justin Bieber
- Katy Perry
- Run the Jewels
- Jay-Z
- Future
- Imagine Dragons
- Childish Gambino
- Vampire Weekend
- Maroon 5
- Bon Iver
- Post Malone
- Arcade Fire
- St. Vincent
- Carly Rae Jepsen
- Billie Eilish
- James Blake
- Solange
- Mumford & Sons
- Grimes
- Migos
- Daft Punk
- SZA
- Sam Smith
- The Black Keys
- Sia
- Tyler, the Creator
- The National
- Travis Scott
- One Direction
- Danny Brown
- Tame Impala
- Calvin Harris
- Young Thug
- David Bowie
- The Chainsmokers
- Kesha
- Florence + the Machine
- The Roots
- Ellie Goulding
- J Balvin
- LCD Soundsystem
- Khalid
- Shawn Mendes
- Avicii
- Justin Timberlake
- Twenty One Pilots
- Meghan Trainor
- Lil Nas X
- Pharrell Williams
- Charli XCX
- Beach House
- P!nk
- Eminem
- Miguel
- J. Cole
- Angel Olsen
- David Guetta
- Arctic Monkeys
- Jack White
- Anderson .Paak
- Dua Lipa
- Pusha T
- Fleet Foxes
- Chance the Rapper
- Lizzo
- Coldplay
- YG
- Camila Cabello
- Vince Staples
- The 1975
- Rick Ross
- Courtney Barnett
- Halsey
- John Legend
- The Lumineers
- Big Sean
- Usher
- ScHoolboy Q
- Foo Fighters
- Harry Styles
- Kurt Vile
- Earl Sweatshirt
- Haim
- Leonard Cohen
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- Father John Misty
- Miley Cyrus
- Sufjan Stevens
- Jason Derulo
- Panic! at the Disco
- FKA twigs
- BTS
- Lil Wayne
- Alabama Shakes
- Bastille
- Sharon Van Etten
- B.o.B.
- Radiohead
- A$AP Rocky
- Charlie Puth
- The xx
- Wiz Khalifa
- Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds/Grinderman
- Linkin Park
- Rae Sremmurd
- Laura Marling
- DJ Khaled
- alt-J
- Selena Gomez
- Blood Orange
- CHVRCHES
- OneRepublic
- M83
- Clean Bandit
- fun.
- Flying Lotus
- Sara Bareilles
- Kelly Clarkson
- The War on Drugs
- Robyn
- Bruce Springsteen
- 5 Seconds of Summer
- Major Lazer
- Paramore
- Emeli Sandé
- Mitski
- Sturgill Simpson
- Julia Holter
- Pitbull
- Parquet Courts
- Tyga
- PJ Harvey
- Big Boi
- Deerhunter
- Mark Ronson
- Ariel Pink/Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
- Flo Rida
- Jamie xx
- Foals
- Ne-Yo
- Björk
- Mac DeMarco
- Gorillaz
- Lykke Li
- Queens of the Stone Age
- Perfume Genius
- H.E.R.
- Disclosure
- Death Grips
- Chris Brown
- Beck
- Chromatics
- Fall Out Boy
- Cee-Lo Green
- Bring Me the Horizon
- Bad Bunny
- Jason Isbell (& the 400 Unit)
- Swans
- Foster the People
- Muse
- Mac Miller
- Anohni/Antony and the Johnsons
- Big Thief
- Trey Songz
- Cloud Nothings
- George Ezra
- Logic
- Skrillex
- Sleater-Kinney
- Cage the Elephant
- Leon Bridges
- Car Seat Headrest
- Deftones
- Shabazz Palaces
- Japandroids
- XXXTentacion
- tUnE-yArDs
- Lupe Fiasco
- Robin Thicke
- Future Islands
- Iggy Azalea
- Lil Uzi Vert