Greatest Rock Artists Of All Time (Revision Version)

[Fido]

Drake's win in chart success has everything to do with Billboard's changing of the rules. He doesn't have any song as well known as I Will Always Love You or I Wanna Dance with Somebody. Even if we say they are tied, Whitney would be more influential and acclaimed.

[Tim]

Feel Drake's level of fame (not quite the same as popularity granted) is very high and has been for a while. Even if you don't follow contemporary music too closely you know Drake for his in your face sport fandom, his scandals with teenagers, high profile love life and feuds with other major rappers, say Kendrick.

[ManPerson]

Thought Man was referring to Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton the album not the band.

Yes

[ManPerson]

Drake's win in chart success has everything to do with Billboard's changing of the rules. He doesn't have any song as well known as I Will Always Love You or I Wanna Dance with Somebody. Even if we say they are tied, Whitney would be more influential and acclaimed.

I think Drake's discography is more acclaimed for sure, tbh. One Dance and God's Plan are also two of the most popular songs of the 2010s.

[Brian]

Thought Man was referring to Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton the album not the band.

Yes

But I'm saying that I don't think that album should count as part of Clapton's solo career when the band that did that album also did several albums without Clapton, especially since even on that album, Mayall wrote more of the songs and did more of the vocals than did Clapton.

[ManPerson]

Ok, I guess I could see him between RHCP and The Isley Brothers.

[Dubrow555]

Off topic - but honestly, I had never even heard of Bad Bunny until 6 weeks ago or so.

[Tim]

So:

1. The Beatles
2. Elvis Presley
3. James Brown
4. Bob Dylan
5. Michael Jackson
6. Madonna
7. Chuck Berry
8. The Rolling Stones
9. Stevie Wonder
10. Aretha Franklin
11. Ray Charles
12. The Beach Boys
13. Led Zeppelin
14. Jimi Hendrix
15. Fats Domino
16. Prince
17. Marvin Gaye
18. Kanye West
19. Little Richard
20. Jay-Z
21. The Who
22. Sam Cooke
23. Pink Floyd
24. David Bowie
25. Eminem
26. U2
27. Run-D.M.C.
28. Beyoncé
29. Nirvana
30. 2pac
31. The Supremes
32. Bruce Springsteen
33. Queen
34. Bob Marley & the Wailers
35. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
36. The Temptations
37. Neil Young
38. Kendrick Lamar
39. R.E.M.
40. Taylor Swift
41. Drake
42. Elton John
43. Whitney Houston
44. The Everly Brothers
45. Janet Jackson
46. Mariah Carey
47. Black Sabbath
48. Public Enemy
49. The Byrds
50. Otis Redding
51. Metallica
52. Sly & the Family Stone
53. Bill Haley & His Comets
54. The Bee Gees
55. Donna Summer
56. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
57. The Kinks
58. ABBA
59. The Beastie Boys
60. Bo Diddley
61. Roy Orbison
62. The Clash
63. AC/DC
64. Fleetwood Mac
65. Rihanna
66. The Doors
67. Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
68. Dr. Dre
69. The Notorious B.I.G.
70. Joni Mitchell
71. Outkast
72. Britney Spears
73. Simon & Garfunkel
74. Creedence Clearwater Revival
75. Parliament/Funkadelic/George Clinton
76. Radiohead
77. N.W.A.
78. Lady Gaga
79. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
80. LL Cool J
81. Aerosmith
82. Eagles
83. Guns N' Roses
84. The Police
85. Van Halen
86. Coldplay
87. Al Green
88. The Ramones
89. Green Day
90. The Drifters
91. Adele
92. The Weeknd
93. Rod Stewart
94. Paul McCartney/Wings
95. Pearl Jam
96. The Grateful Dead
97. Mary J. Blige
98. Missy Elliott
99. The Shirelles
100. Van Morrison
101. Cream
102. Fugees/Lauryn Hill
103. Red Hot Chili Peppers
104. Eric Clapton
105. The Isley Brothers
106. The Dominoes
107. The Orioles
108. The Band
109. Bad Bunny
110. Billy Joel
111. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
112. Justin Timberlake
113. Oasis
114. TLC
115. The Four Tops
116. The Platters
117. Jerry Lee Lewis
118. Deep Purple
119. Jackie Wilson
120. Lana Del Rey
121. Daft Punk
122. Etta James
123. Frank Zappa
124. Wilson Pickett
125. Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young)
126. Big Joe Turner
127. Johnny Otis
128. Janis Joplin/Big Brother and the Holding Company
129. Ruth Brown
130. Dion (& the Belmonts)
131. The Coasters
132. The Allman Brothers Band
133. Elvis Costello
134. The Clovers
135. The White Stripes

[Tim]

The next group:

111. Earth, Wind, & Fire
112. Chicago
113. Santana
114. Yes
115. Martha & the Vandellas
116. Jefferson Airplane
117. Iron Maiden
118. The Moody Blues
119. Rick Nelson
120. Hank Ballard & the Midnighters

[ManPerson]

Looks good.

[Tim]

1. The Beatles
2. Elvis Presley
3. James Brown
4. Bob Dylan
5. Michael Jackson
6. Madonna
7. Chuck Berry
8. The Rolling Stones
9. Stevie Wonder
10. Aretha Franklin
11. Ray Charles
12. The Beach Boys
13. Led Zeppelin
14. Jimi Hendrix
15. Fats Domino
16. Prince
17. Marvin Gaye
18. Kanye West
19. Little Richard
20. Jay-Z
21. The Who
22. Sam Cooke
23. Pink Floyd
24. David Bowie
25. Eminem
26. U2
27. Run-D.M.C.
28. Beyoncé
29. Nirvana
30. 2pac
31. The Supremes
32. Bruce Springsteen
33. Queen
34. Bob Marley & the Wailers
35. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
36. The Temptations
37. Neil Young
38. Kendrick Lamar
39. R.E.M.
40. Taylor Swift
41. Drake
42. Elton John
43. Whitney Houston
44. The Everly Brothers
45. Janet Jackson
46. Mariah Carey
47. Black Sabbath
48. Public Enemy
49. The Byrds
50. Otis Redding
51. Metallica
52. Sly & the Family Stone
53. Bill Haley & His Comets
54. The Bee Gees
55. Donna Summer
56. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
57. The Kinks
58. ABBA
59. The Beastie Boys
60. Bo Diddley
61. Roy Orbison
62. The Clash
63. AC/DC
64. Fleetwood Mac
65. Rihanna
66. The Doors
67. Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
68. Dr. Dre
69. The Notorious B.I.G.
70. Joni Mitchell
71. Outkast
72. Britney Spears
73. Simon & Garfunkel
74. Creedence Clearwater Revival
75. Parliament/Funkadelic/George Clinton
76. Radiohead
77. N.W.A.
78. Lady Gaga
79. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
80. LL Cool J
81. Aerosmith
82. Eagles
83. Guns N' Roses
84. The Police
85. Van Halen
86. Coldplay
87. Al Green
88. The Ramones
89. Green Day
90. Earth, Wind, & Fire
91. The Drifters
92. Adele
93. The Weeknd
94. Iron Maiden
95. Rod Stewart
96. Paul McCartney/Wings
97. Pearl Jam
98. The Grateful Dead
99. Rick Nelson
100. Mary J. Blige
101. Missy Elliott
102. The Shirelles
103. Van Morrison
104. Cream
105. Fugees/Lauryn Hill
106. Red Hot Chili Peppers
107. Eric Clapton
108. Santana
109. The Isley Brothers
110. The Dominoes
111. The Orioles
112. The Band
113. Chicago
114. Bad Bunny
115. Billy Joel
116. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
117. Justin Timberlake
118. Oasis
119. TLC
120. The Moody Blues
121. The Four Tops
122. The Platters
123. Jerry Lee Lewis
124. Deep Purple
125. Jackie Wilson
126. Lana Del Rey
127. Jefferson Airplane
128. Yes
129. Daft Punk
130. Etta James
131. Frank Zappa
132. Wilson Pickett
133. Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young)
134. Big Joe Turner
135. Johnny Otis
136. Janis Joplin/Big Brother and the Holding Company
137. Ruth Brown
138. Dion (& the Belmonts)
139. Martha & the Vandellas
140. The Coasters
141. The Allman Brothers Band
142. Elvis Costello
143. The Clovers
144. The White Stripes
145. Hank Ballard & the Midnighters

[Fido]

I'd say Redding only loses influence against the Byrds. Not sure on cultural impact but he also seems a bigger cultural figure.

[Tim]

For what it worth, wiki does seem to credit The Byrds with some cultural impact/influence:

Author John Einarson has written that during this period of their career, the Byrds enjoyed tremendous popularity among teenage pop fans, with their music receiving widespread airplay on Top 40 radio and their faces adorning countless teen magazines. Much was made at the time of the Byrds' unconventional dress sense, with their casual attire strikingly at odds with the prevailing trend for uniformity among contemporary beat groups. With all five members sporting Beatlesque moptop haircuts, Crosby dressed in a striking green suede cape, and McGuinn wearing a pair of distinctive rectangular "granny glasses", the band exuded California cool, while also looking suitably non-conformist.
In particular, McGuinn's distinctive rectangular spectacles became popular among members of the burgeoning hippie counterculture in the United States.

A further distinctive aspect of the Byrds' image was their unsmiling air of detachment, both on stage and in front of the camera. This natural aloofness was compounded by the large amounts of marijuana that the band smoked and often resulted in moody and erratic live performances. The contemporary music press was extremely critical of the Byrds' abilities as a live act during the mid-1960s, with the reception from the British media during the band's August 1965 tour of England being particularly scathing.

[Fido]

Seems pretty minor

[ManPerson]

I'd say Redding only loses influence against the Byrds. Not sure on cultural impact but he also seems a bigger cultural figure.

I could definitely see this.

[ManPerson]

1. The Beatles
2. Elvis Presley
3. James Brown
4. Bob Dylan
5. Michael Jackson
6. Madonna
7. Chuck Berry
8. The Rolling Stones
9. Stevie Wonder
10. Aretha Franklin
11. Ray Charles
12. The Beach Boys
13. Led Zeppelin
14. Jimi Hendrix
15. Fats Domino
16. Prince
17. Marvin Gaye
18. Kanye West
19. Little Richard
20. Jay-Z
21. The Who
22. Sam Cooke
23. Pink Floyd
24. David Bowie
25. Eminem
26. U2
27. Run-D.M.C.
28. Beyoncé
29. Nirvana
30. 2pac
31. The Supremes
32. Bruce Springsteen
33. Queen
34. Bob Marley & the Wailers
35. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
36. The Temptations
37. Neil Young
38. Kendrick Lamar
39. R.E.M.
40. Taylor Swift
41. Drake
42. Elton John
43. Whitney Houston
44. The Everly Brothers
45. Janet Jackson
46. Mariah Carey
47. Black Sabbath
48. Public Enemy
49. The Byrds
50. Otis Redding
51. Metallica
52. Sly & the Family Stone
53. Bill Haley & His Comets
54. The Bee Gees
55. Donna Summer
56. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
57. The Kinks
58. ABBA
59. The Beastie Boys
60. Bo Diddley
61. Roy Orbison
62. The Clash
63. AC/DC
64. Fleetwood Mac
65. Rihanna
66. The Doors
67. Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
68. Dr. Dre
69. The Notorious B.I.G.
70. Joni Mitchell
71. Outkast
72. Britney Spears
73. Simon & Garfunkel
74. Creedence Clearwater Revival
75. Parliament/Funkadelic/George Clinton
76. Radiohead
77. N.W.A.
78. Lady Gaga
79. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
80. LL Cool J
81. Aerosmith
82. Eagles
83. Guns N' Roses
84. The Police
85. Van Halen
86. Coldplay
87. Al Green
88. The Ramones
89. Green Day
90. The Drifters
91. Adele
92. The Weeknd
93. Rod Stewart
94. Paul McCartney/Wings
95. Pearl Jam
96. The Grateful Dead
97. Mary J. Blige
98. Missy Elliott
99. The Shirelles
100. Van Morrison
101. Cream
102. Fugees/Lauryn Hill
103. Santana
104. Earth, Wind & Fire
105. Red Hot Chili Peppers
106. Eric Clapton
107. The Isley Brothers
108. The Dominoes
109. The Orioles
110. The Band
111. Bad Bunny
112. Billy Joel
113. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
114. Iron Maiden
115. Justin Timberlake
116. Oasis
117. TLC
118. The Four Tops
119. The Platters
120. Jerry Lee Lewis
121. Deep Purple
122. Jackie Wilson
123. Lana Del Rey
124. Daft Punk
125. Etta James
126. Martha and the Vandellas
127. Frank Zappa
128. Wilson Pickett
129. Chicago
130. Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young)
131. Big Joe Turner
132. Johnny Otis
133. Janis Joplin/Big Brother and the Holding Company
134. Ruth Brown
135. Rick Nelson
136. Dion (& the Belmonts)
137. The Coasters
138. Yes
139. The Allman Brothers Band
140. Elvis Costello
141. The Clovers
142. The White Stripes
143. Jefferson Airplane
144. Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
145. The Moody Blues