Greatest Rock Artists Of All Time (Revision Version)

[Tim]

Attempting to balance Fido's and Man's suggestions plus inserting 10 new entries in bold.

120. The Weeknd
121. George Michael/Wham!
122. Eric Clapton
123. John Lennon
124. Deep Purple
125. Big Joe Turner
126. Santana
127. Johnny Otis
128. Amos Milburn
129. The Band
130. The Orioles
131. Ike & Tina Turner
132. The Four Tops
133. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
134. Etta James
135. Wilson Pickett
136. Janis Joplin/Big Brother and the Holding Company
137. Justin Timberlake
138. Blondie
139. Billy Joel
140. Martha & the Vandellas
141. Iron Maiden
142. Chic
143. Talking Heads
144. The Smiths
145. The Cure
146. Crosby, Stills & Nash (& Young)
147. Elvis Costello
148. Yes
149. Iggy Pop & the Stooges
150. The Allman Brothers Band
151. The Ravens
152. Rick Nelson
153. Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
154. Sex Pistols
155. Sam & Dave
156. Oasis
157. The "5" Royales
158. Daft Punk
159. The Yardbirds
160. De La Soul
161. TLC
162. Gladys Knight & the Pips
163. Kate Bush
164. Roxy Music
165. Genesis
166. Lil Wayne
167. Nas
168. Tom Petty (& the Heartbreakers)
169. Dire Straits
170. Dion (& the Belmonts)
171. Booker T. & the M.G.’s
172. Carole King
173. Paul Simon
174. The Coasters
175. Lynyrd Skynyrd
176. King Crimson
177. The O’Jays
178. Brian Eno
179. Jefferson Airplane
180. Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
181. Eddie Cochran
182. Carl Perkins
183. Patti Smith
184. LaVern Baker
185. A Tribe Called Quest
186. Wu-Tang Clan (incl. solo projects)
187. Pixies
188. Snoop Dogg
189. Lana Del Rey
190. Alice Cooper
191. James Taylor
192. Steely Dan
193. Bob Seger (& the Silver Bullet Band)
194. The Mamas & the Papas
195. Solomon Burke
196. The Flamingos
197. The White Stripes
198. Smashing Pumpkins
199. Duran Duran
200. The Monkees
201. Neil Diamond
202. Alicia Keys
203. Rush
204. The Moody Blues
205. Sonic Youth
206. Chicago
207. KISS
208. The Staple Singers
209. Usher
210. Björk
211. Arctic Monkeys
212. Chuck Willis
213. Little Willie John
214. Del Shannon
215. Nine Inch Nails
216. Rage Against the Machine
217. Def Leppard
218. Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force
219. Bon Jovi
220. The Cars
221. Leonard Cohen
222. Frank Ocean
223. Bad Bunny
224. Kool & the Gang
225. Lionel Richie/Commodores
226. The Ventures
227. The Animals
228. Ivory Joe Hunter
229. Pretenders
230. Jackson Browne
231. Phil Collins
232. Sade
233. Ariana Grande
234. Nicki Minaj
235. Hall & Oates
236. Boyz II Men
237. Pet Shop Boys
238. War
239. Peter Gabriel
240. Salt-N-Pepa
241. Johnny Ace
242. The Righteous Brothers
243. Cher
244. R. Kelly
245. The Spinners
246. Barry White
247. Jethro Tull
248. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
249. 50 Cent
250. Justin Bieber

251. Journey
252. John Mellencamp
253. ZZ Top
254. Heart
255. The Dells
256. Jan & Dean
257. Boogie Down Productions
258. Giorgio Moroder
259. Shirley & Lee
260. Judas Priest
261. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
262. Aphex Twin
263. Bonnie Raitt

[Tim]

Next:

Tangerine Dream
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Jean-Michel Jarre
The Human League
Gary Numan/Tubeway Army
The Prodigy
The Chemical Brothers
Massive Attack
Moby
Tyler, the Creator

[Fido]

Neil Diamond one spot below the Monkees looks so wrong, and I think Salt-N-Pepa are more influential and slightly more popular than Peter Gabriel. Other than that I'm good with it.

[Tim]

I'd give Monkees influence Diamond popularity and acclaim is not the strongest suit for either.

[Dubrow555]

Weezer and Alice in Chains in the next crop or so??

[Tim]

Added to the list of candidates on page 8.

[ManPerson]

I think Judas Priest would take acclaim and popularity over Giorgio Moroder while also being influential. While Moroder is acclaimed as a producer I feel like it's mostly outside of his solo stuff.

[pauldrach]

Weezer and Alice in Chains in the next crop or so??

Certainly not ahead of Soundgarden?

[Tim]

While we are at it, artists from Chris F's old top 300 we haven't looked at yet, from highest to lowest:

The (Young) Rascals
MC5
The Shadows
The Marvelettes
Joe Tex
Tina Turner
Beck
Tom Waits
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
Robbie Williams
The Eurythmics
Tori Amos
Tracy Chapman
Queen Latifah
Electric Light Orchestra
Sarah McLachlan
Todd Rundgren
The Moonglows
Duane Eddy
Patti LaBelle
The Ronettes
The Doobie Brothers
The Hollies
Dusty Springfield
Chubby Checker
The B-52s
Buffalo Springfield
Mary Wells
INXS
Annie Lennox
George Harrison
Joan Armatrading
Steve Miller Band
Carly Simon
The Chiffons
Ricky Lee Jones
Chaka Khan & Rufus
Kansas
Lloyd Price
Laura Nyro
Soundgarden
No Doubt
Anita Baker
The Lovin’ Spoonful 
Jeff Buckley
Dead Kennedys
Blue Öyster Cult
Grand Funk Railroad
Dick Dale
Alanis Morissette
Television
Foreigner
Melissa Etheridge 
Erykah Badu
Kurtis Blow
X
System of a Dawn
Peter Frampton
The Pointer Sister
The Roots
Jack Scott
Dave Matthews Band
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew
Fugazi
Ice-T/Body Count
Black Flag
Larry Williams
Ritchie Valens
Big Mama Thornton

[Tim]

Brian's list of suggestions for Chris F's list:

Here's a list of artists of some significance that aren't on the list. The numbered ones are what look to me like the ones that come the closest, and the rest follow in alphabetical order. The numbering starts at 183 because the ones I added are in positions 101-182. Otherwise, those numbers don't mean anything.

183. Heart
184. The Monkees
185. Gene Vincent
186. Toots & the Maytals
187. Jimmy Buffett
188. Isaac Hayes
189. UB40
190. Lou Reed
191. Huey Lewis & the News
192. Ohio Players
193. Warren Zevon
194. Duran Duran

Captain Beefheart
Cheap Trick
Crystals
Dire Straits
The Fall
Megadeth
Motorhead
New York Dolls
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Nine Inch Nails
Pavement
PJ Harvey
Randy Newman
Rick James
Scorpions
Slayer
Stylistics
T. Rex
Wire
Linda Ronstadt
Luther Vandross

Artists we already looked at/planning to look at in bold.

[pauldrach]

Is there a single page in this thread that includes all artists you've looked at and are considering for simple CTRL+F search? If not, could you edit the missing names into some post on page 8? I can't seem to find Beck on page 8 and that can't be right. Screamin' Jay isn't there either and I know you've looked at him.

[Fido]

I'd give Monkees influence Diamond popularity and acclaim is not the strongest suit for either.

Diamond's songwriting acclaim puts him ahead imo, especially considering he wrote several for the Monkees, including their greatest song.

[Tim]

Next:

Tangerine Dream
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Jean-Michel Jarre
The Human League
Gary Numan/Tubeway Army
The Prodigy
The Chemical Brothers
Massive Attack
Moby
Tyler, the Creator

1. The Human League
2. Massive Attack
3. The Prodigy
4. Gary Numan/Tubeway Army
5. Moby
6. The Chemical Brothers
7. Tyler, the Creator
8. Yellow Magic Orchestra
9. Tangerine Dream

Out: Jean-Michel Jarre

Human League huge influence on synth-pop and on broader acceptance of electronic music with blockbuster "Don't You Want Me", one of the leading artists of Second British Invasion. Massive Attack critically beloved & trip-hop pioneers. Prodigy the top big beat artist of the 1990s, further popularization of EDM with The Fat of the Land.

Numan New Wave/synth-pop pioneer, influence on post-punk as well with multiple #1 albums in UK. YMO huge influence on synth-pop, electro, limited commercial appeal outside of Japan, Ryuichi Sakamoto went on to further recognition due to his film scoring. Tangerine Dream pioneers in kosmische Musik and their Virgin period influential in both New Age and EDM, extensive work in soundtracks. Moby popularizing techno, one of the biggest primarily electronic stars of the 1990s. Chemical Brothers another big beat pioneers and highly acclaimed. Tyler, the Creator the leader of Odd Future, responsible for bringing horrocore back to popularity, went on to diversify his sound, a string of highly acclaimed and popular albums. JMJ obviously belongs near the top of any electronic music list but a bit peripheral to rock.

[ManPerson]

I feel like Tangerine Dream are as peripheral to rock as JMJ.

[Tim]

1. The Human League
2. Massive Attack
3. The Prodigy
4. Gary Numan/Tubeway Army
5. Moby
6. The Chemical Brothers
7. Tyler, the Creator
8. Yellow Magic Orchestra

Out: Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream

[ManPerson]

I think Tyler, the Creator takes popularity and acclaim over Moby.

[Tim]

Inserted:

190. Alice Cooper
191. James Taylor
192. Steely Dan
193. Bob Seger (& the Silver Bullet Band)
194. The Mamas & the Papas
195. Solomon Burke
196. The Flamingos
197. The White Stripes
198. Smashing Pumpkins
199. Duran Duran
200. The Human League
201. Neil Diamond
202. The Monkees
203. Alicia Keys
204. Rush
205. The Moody Blues
206. Sonic Youth
207. Chicago
208. KISS
209. The Staple Singers
210. Usher
211. Björk
212. Arctic Monkeys
213. Chuck Willis
214. Little Willie John
215. Del Shannon
216. Nine Inch Nails
217. Rage Against the Machine
218. Def Leppard
219. Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force
220. Bon Jovi
221. The Cars
222. Bad Bunny
223. Kool & the Gang
224. Lionel Richie/Commodores
225. The Ventures
226. The Animals
227. Ivory Joe Hunter
228. Pretenders
229. Leonard Cohen
230. Frank Ocean
231. Jackson Browne
232. Massive Attack
233. The Prodigy
234. Phil Collins
235. Sade
236. Ariana Grande
237. Nicki Minaj
238. Hall & Oates
239. Boyz II Men
240. Pet Shop Boys
241. War
242. Salt-N-Pepa
243. Peter Gabriel
244. Johnny Ace
245. The Righteous Brothers
246. Cher
247. R. Kelly
248. The Spinners
249. Barry White
250. Jethro Tull

251. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
252. Gary Numan/Tubeway Army
253. 50 Cent
254. Justin Bieber
255. Journey
256. John Mellencamp
257. ZZ Top
258. Heart
259. The Dells
260. Tyler, the Creator
261. Moby
262. The Chemical Brothers
263. Jan & Dean
264. Boogie Down Productions
265. Shirley & Lee
266. Judas Priest
267. Giorgio Moroder
268. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
269. Aphex Twin
270. Yellow Magic Orchestra
271. Bonnie Raitt

In retrospect, agree with Fido that Cohen ended up a bit high so moved him and Ocean just above Jackson Browne.

[Tim]

Next:

Ice Cube
Motörhead
Hüsker Dü
T.I.
Future
Isaac Hayes
Destiny's Child
Boston
Bryan Adams
Weezer
Alice in Chains