Most Influential Rock Artists

[ManPerson]

100 Most Influential Rock 'n' Roll Artists
Criteria: Factored by the following: Cultural Influence, Musical Influence and Performing Influence. Artists from other musical genres from outside rock 'n' roll are not included on this list.
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Edited By: Sampson
Last Updated: 2010-11-09

1. Elvis Presley
2. The Beatles
3. James Brown
4. Bob Dylan
5. Chuck Berry
6. Run-D.M.C.
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
8. Ray Charles
9. Led Zeppelin
10. Fats Domino
11. Aretha Franklin
12. Clyde McPhatter
13. Little Richard
14. Madonna
15. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
16. Bill Haley & The Comets
17. Michael Jackson
18. The Beach Boys
19. Sam Cooke
20. The Who
21. Bo Diddley
22. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
23. Black Sabbath
24. Johnny Otis
25. Public Enemy
26. Stevie Wonder
27. The Byrds
28. N.W.A
29. The Velvet Underground
30. The Rolling Stones
31. Sonny Til & The Orioles
32. Nirvana
33. Parliament/Funkadelic
34. Tupac Shakur
35. Pink Floyd
36. Prince
37. R.E.M.
38. The Kinks
39. Neil Young
40. Ruth Brown
41. The Ramones
42. The Everly Brothers
43. Afrika Bambaataa
44. The "5" Royales
45. Eddie Cochran
46. Sly & The Family Stone
47. The Supremes
48. Cream
49. The Beastie Boys
50. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
51. The Clash
52. David Bowie
53. Link Wray
54. Big Joe Turner
55. The Shirelles
56. Marvin Gaye
57. LL Cool J
58. Roy Orbison
59. Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
60. The Stooges
61. Joni Mitchell
62. Carl Perkins
63. Jesse Belvin
64. Van Halen
65. Motorhead
66. The Sonics
67. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
68. Queen
69. The Yardbirds
70. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
71. Kurtis Blow
72. Eric B. & Rakim
73. Bob Marley
74. Van Morrison
75. U2
76. The Clovers
77. King Crimson
78. Professor Longhair
79. The Band
80. Metallica
81. Janet Jackson
82. Ice-T
83. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
84. Little Willie John
85. Frank Zappa
86. The Grateful Dead
87. Otis Redding
88. Janis Joplin
89. The Doors
90. Del Shannon
91. The Ronettes
92. The MC5
93. The Temptations
94. Chic
95. Deep Purple
96. The Flamingos
97. Patti Smith
98. The Isley Brothers
99. Rush
100. The Sex Pistols

[ManPerson]

I'm sure I've mentioned this before but Kraftwerk is a massive omission from the list. I'd probably even have them in the top 5-10.

[Zach]

I'd squeeze them in between Berry and Run-D.M.C.
One of the biggest oversights on any list.

[Tim]

Figure Sampson did not consider them rock back in 2010. I remember he mentioning that he also should have included Roy Brown/Wynonie Harris on this list as well.

[Zach]

Also, Bowie is far too low. I'd have him in the 20-30 range.

[ManPerson]

TVU should probably be top 20 I think.

[Tim]

Sabbath v Velvet Underground v Grandmaster Flash seems like it could go either way.

[Tim]

1. Elvis Presley
2. The Beatles
3. James Brown
4. Bob Dylan
5. Chuck Berry
6. Run-D.M.C.
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
8. Ray Charles
9. Kraftwerk
10. Roy Brown
11. Wynonie Harris
12. Led Zeppelin
13. Fats Domino
14. Aretha Franklin
15. Clyde McPhatter
16. Little Richard
17. Madonna
18. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
19. Bill Haley & His Comets
20. Michael Jackson
21. The Beach Boys
22. Sam Cooke
23. The Who
24. Bo Diddley
25. Black Sabbath
26. The Velvet Underground
27. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
28. Johnny Otis
29. Public Enemy
30. Stevie Wonder
31. The Byrds
32. N.W.A
33. The Rolling Stones
34. Sonny Til & The Orioles
35. Nirvana
36. Parliament/Funkadelic
37. Tupac Shakur
38. Pink Floyd
39. Prince
40. David Bowie
41. R.E.M.
42. The Kinks
43. Neil Young
44. Ruth Brown
45. Amos Milburn
46. The Ramones
47. The Everly Brothers
48. Afrika Bambaataa
49. The "5" Royales
50. Eddie Cochran
51. Sly & The Family Stone
52. The Supremes
53. Cream
54. The Beastie Boys
55. The Ravens
56. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
57. The Clash
58. Link Wray
59. Big Joe Turner
60. The Shirelles
61. Marvin Gaye
62. LL Cool J
63. Roy Orbison
64. Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
65. The Stooges
66. Joni Mitchell
67. Carl Perkins
68. Jesse Belvin
69. Van Halen
70. Motorhead
71. The Sonics
72. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
73. Dr. Dre
74. Queen
75. The Yardbirds
76. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
77. Kurtis Blow
78. Eric B. & Rakim
79. Bob Marley
80. Van Morrison
81. U2
82. The Clovers
83. King Crimson
84. Professor Longhair
85. The Band
86. Metallica
87. Donna Summer
88. Janet Jackson
89. Ice-T
90. Kanye West
91. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
92. Little Willie John
93. Frank Zappa
94. The Grateful Dead
95. Jay-Z
96. Otis Redding
97. Janis Joplin
98. The Doors
99. Del Shannon
100. The Ronettes

The MC5
The Temptations
Chic
Deep Purple
The Flamingos
Patti Smith
The Isley Brothers
Rush
The Sex Pistols

[ManPerson]

Eric B. & Rakim should be a lot higher, imo.