Greatest Rock Artists Of All Time (Revision Version)

[ManPerson]

How about this?
1. Ronettes
2. Dusty Springfield
3. Chubby Checker
4. Buffalo Springfield
5. B-52s
6. INXS
7. Doobie Brothers
8. Mary Wells
9. The Hollies
10. Annie Lennox

[Fido]

Not opposed to Man's suggested revision. Fido?

It's fine, as I said I'm not that interested in that part of the list as I see many artists with too similar credentials and can't confidently have a strong opinion, so you guys go ahead. I may say something when the list is finished if a placement seems too wrong but as it is it's fine.

[Tim]

Inserted ten more artists. Figure if we weight popularity a little higher than acclaim Doobies and INXS do belong over B-52s.

175. Lynyrd Skynyrd
176. King Crimson
177. The O’Jays
178. Brian Eno
179. Jefferson Airplane
180. Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
181. The Ronettes
182. Eddie Cochran
183. Carl Perkins
184. Patti Smith
185. LaVern Baker
186. A Tribe Called Quest
187. Wu-Tang Clan (incl. solo projects)
188. Pixies
189. Snoop Dogg
190. Lana Del Rey
191. Alice Cooper
192. Isaac Hayes
193. James Taylor
194. Steely Dan
195. Bob Seger (& the Silver Bullet Band)
196. The Mamas & the Papas
197. Solomon Burke
198. The Flamingos
199. The White Stripes
200. Smashing Pumpkins
201. Duran Duran
202. The Human League
203. Neil Diamond
204. The Monkees
205. Dusty Springfield
206. Alicia Keys
207. Rush
208. Destiny's Child
209. The Moody Blues
210. Sonic Youth
211. Chubby Checker
212. Chicago
213. Ice Cube
214. KISS
215. The Staple Singers
216. Usher
217. Björk
218. Arctic Monkeys
219. Chuck Willis
220. Little Willie John
221. Del Shannon
222. Nine Inch Nails
223. Rage Against the Machine
224. Motörhead
225. Def Leppard
226. Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force
227. Bon Jovi
228. The Cars
229. Bad Bunny
230. Kool & the Gang
231. Lionel Richie/Commodores
232. The Ventures
233. The Animals
234. Ivory Joe Hunter
235. Tom Waits
236. Pretenders
237. Leonard Cohen
238. Frank Ocean
239. Beck
240. Massive Attack
241. MC5
242. Hüsker Dü
243. Jackson Browne
244. Phil Collins
245. Sade
246. Ariana Grande
247. Nicki Minaj
248. Hall & Oates
249. Boyz II Men
250. Pet Shop Boys
251. Future
252. War
253. The Eurythmics
254. Salt-N-Pepa
255. Peter Gabriel
256. The Righteous Brothers
257. Jethro Tull
258. Electric Light Orchestra
259. The (Young) Rascals
260. T.I.
261. The Marvelettes
262. Joe Tex
263. The Prodigy
264. Johnny Ace
265. Cher
266. R. Kelly
267. The Spinners
268. Barry White
269. Weezer
270. The Shadows
271. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
272. Gary Numan/Tubeway Army
273. Todd Rundgren
274. 50 Cent
275. Boston
276. Justin Bieber
277. Journey
278. John Mellencamp
279. ZZ Top
280. Buffalo Springfield
281. The Moonglows
282. Duane Eddy
283. Alice in Chains
284. Heart
285. Bryan Adams
286. Tina Turner
287. Patti LaBelle (incl. Labelle)
288. The Dells
289. Tyler, the Creator
290. INXS
291. The Doobie Brothers
292. Moby
293. The Chemical Brothers
294. Jan & Dean
295. Boogie Down Productions
296. The B-52s
297. Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
298. Mary Wells
299. Tori Amos
300. Tracy Chapman
301. Shirley & Lee
302. The Hollies
303. Judas Priest
304. Giorgio Moroder
305. Queen Latifah
306. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
307. Robbie Williams
308. Aphex Twin
309. Bonnie Raitt
310. Annie Lennox
311. Sarah McLachlan
312. Yellow Magic Orchestra

[Tim]

Next:

George Harrison
Joan Armatrading
Steve Miller Band
Carly Simon
The Chiffons
Ricky Lee Jones
Chaka Khan & Rufus
Kansas
Lloyd Price
Laura Nyro

[Tim]

1. Chaka Khan & Rufus
2. George Harrison
3. Lloyd Price
4. Laura Nyro
5. Kansas
6. Steve Miller Band
7. Carly Simon
8. The Chiffons
9. Joan Armatrading
10. Ricky Lee Jones

Rufus one of the leading funk artists of the 1970s, Chaka kept turning hits after going solo & changing her style, precursor to R&B/hip-hop crossovers everpresent since the 1990s and overall a large influence on contemporary r&b, on female vocalists especially. George responsible for one of the most acclaimed solo Beatle albums and the greatest solo Beatle hits even if the latter was a #8's rip off, Lloyd Price penned Lawdy Miss Clawdy and partly responsible for Stagger Lee becoming a rock standard, later on noted for setting his own label and publishing company and for overall acute business sense.

Laura Nyro noted writer for herself and other artists and influence on confessional singer-songwriters only surpassed by likes of Joni Mitchell & Carole King, despite her lack of commercial success I would not be too harsh in placing her. Next three are mostly here for popularity but all have classic songs to their name, Dust in the Wind, You're So Vain, Abracadabra, Carry on My Wayward Son, Nobody Does It Better, The Joker, not talking Nikola Jokic. I guess props for Kansas for their violin use in rock context, shout out to pauldrach.

Chiffons might not be leading girl group of the early 1960s, a genre's heyday before more lush and ambitious Motown-style girl groups took over but they were certainly up there, George Harrison knows. Armatrading & Rickie Lee Jones, nobody knows why they are here really, Armatrading was an influence on Tracy Chapman tbf and Rickie Lee's s/t was pretty succesful and acclaimed but.

[ManPerson]

Judging by how many artists we still have to go through I honestly wouldn't mind making this a top 500, or something like that, even though the lower rankings would get a bit arbitrary.

[Tim]

We might sent lew a shorter version (250-300) while keeping the longer version (500+) for the forum only.

[ManPerson]

I could see Buffalo Springfield a tad bit higher, probably more acclaimed and influential than Bieber and Journey for instance, similar credentials to, say, Todd Rundgren.

Chubby Checker's placement seems a bit high. I think Usher and Chicago would take popularity and acclaim overall, while Del Shannon and Little Willie John would take acclaim and influence. I also think that it would be funny for him and Nine Inch Nails to be back to back.

[ManPerson]

1. Chaka Khan & Rufus
2. George Harrison
3. Lloyd Price
4. Laura Nyro
5. Kansas
6. Steve Miller Band
7. Carly Simon
8. The Chiffons
9. Joan Armatrading
10. Ricky Lee Jones

Rufus one of the leading funk artists of the 1970s, Chaka kept turning hits after going solo & changing her style, precursor to R&B/hip-hop crossovers everpresent since the 1990s and overall a large influence on contemporary r&b, on female vocalists especially. George responsible for one of the most acclaimed solo Beatle albums and the greatest solo Beatle hits even if the latter was a #8's rip off, Lloyd Price penned Lawdy Miss Clawdy and partly responsible for Stagger Lee becoming a rock standard, later on noted for setting his own label and publishing company and for overall acute business sense.

Laura Nyro noted writer for herself and other artists and influence on confessional singer-songwriters only surpassed by likes of Joni Mitchell & Carole King, despite her lack of commercial success I would not be too harsh in placing her. Next three are mostly here for popularity but all have classic songs to their name, Dust in the Wind, You're So Vain, Abracadabra, Carry on My Wayward Son, Nobody Does It Better, The Joker, not talking Nikola Jokic. I guess props for Kansas for their violin use in rock context, shout out to pauldrach.

Chiffons might not be leading girl group of the early 1960s, a genre's heyday before more lush and ambitious Motown-style girl groups took over but they were certainly up there, George Harrison knows. Armatrading & Rickie Lee Jones, nobody knows why they are here really, Armatrading was an influence on Tracy Chapman tbf and Rickie Lee's s/t was pretty succesful and acclaimed but.

I'd have the Steve Miller Band a couple spots higher, they take acclaim rather easily over Kansas, while the other criteria are somewhat comparable (and I think Steve Miller Band are probably a bit more popular than Kansas, if anything). When compared to Laura Nyro, acclaim seems close and while Laura Nyro takes influence I think Steve Miller Band should arguably still be ahead since their greatest hits album alone has probably sold twice as much as Laura Nyro's discography.

I'd say Rickie Lee Jones is clearly more acclaimed and popular than Joan Armatrading, though I guess I'm being a bit nitpicky since neither are remotely listworthy.

[ManPerson]

Trying to sort the 70s and 80s artists in the top 100 we came up with, in case I, or someone else, get to revising the 70s and 80s lists.

1970s
1. Stevie Wonder
2. Led Zeppelin
3. The Rolling Stones
4. Marvin Gaye
5. Pink Floyd
6. David Bowie
7. Bob Marley and the Wailers
8. The Who
9. Neil Young
10. Elton John
11. Queen
12. Black Sabbath
13. Bee Gees
14. Donna Summer
15. ABBA
16. Bruce Springsteen
17. Parliament-Funkadelic
18. The Clash
19. Joni Mitchell
20. Eagles
21. Fleetwood Mac
22. Kraftwerk
23. The Ramones
24. Al Green
25. James Brown
26. Curtis Mayfield
27. Sly and the Family Stone
28. Michael Jackson
29. Bob Dylan
30. Rod Stewart
31. Aerosmith
32. The Grateful Dead
33. Paul McCartney/Wings
34. AC/DC
35. Creedence Clearwater Revival
36. Van Halen
37. Aretha Franklin
38. The Temptations
39. The Police
40. Simon and Garfunkel
41. The Doors
1980s
1. Michael Jackson
2. Madonna
3. Prince
4. Run-D.M.C.
5. U2
6. Bruce Springsteen
7. Public Enemy
8. R.E.M.
9. Whitney Houston
10. Beastie Boys
11. Janet Jackson
12. Metallica
13. N.W.A
14. Eric B. & Rakim
15. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
16. AC/DC
17. Guns n Roses
18. The Police
19. LL Cool J
20. Van Halen
21. Depeche Mode
22. Queen
23. David Bowie
24. The Clash

[Tim]

Taking Man's feedback in for both lists:

175. Lynyrd Skynyrd
176. King Crimson
177. The O’Jays
178. Brian Eno
179. Jefferson Airplane
180. Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
181. The Ronettes
182. Eddie Cochran
183. Carl Perkins
184. Patti Smith
185. LaVern Baker
186. A Tribe Called Quest
187. Wu-Tang Clan (incl. solo projects)
188. Pixies
189. Snoop Dogg
190. Lana Del Rey
191. Alice Cooper
192. Isaac Hayes
193. James Taylor
194. Steely Dan
195. Bob Seger (& the Silver Bullet Band)
196. The Mamas & the Papas
197. Solomon Burke
198. The Flamingos
199. The White Stripes
200. Smashing Pumpkins
201. Duran Duran
202. The Human League
203. Neil Diamond
204. The Monkees
205. Dusty Springfield
206. Alicia Keys
207. Rush
208. Destiny's Child
209. The Moody Blues
210. Sonic Youth
211. Chicago
212. Ice Cube
213. KISS
214. The Staple Singers
215. Usher
216. Björk
217. Arctic Monkeys
218. Chuck Willis
219. Little Willie John
220. Del Shannon
221. Chubby Checker
222. Nine Inch Nails
223. Rage Against the Machine
224. Motörhead
225. Def Leppard
226. Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force
227. Bon Jovi
228. The Cars
229. Bad Bunny
230. Kool & the Gang
231. Lionel Richie/Commodores
232. The Ventures
233. The Animals
234. Ivory Joe Hunter
235. Tom Waits
236. Pretenders
237. Leonard Cohen
238. Frank Ocean
239. Beck
240. Massive Attack
241. MC5
242. Hüsker Dü
243. Jackson Browne
244. Phil Collins
245. Sade
246. Ariana Grande
247. Nicki Minaj
248. Hall & Oates
249. Boyz II Men
250. Pet Shop Boys
251. Future
252. War
253. The Eurythmics
254. Salt-N-Pepa
255. Peter Gabriel
256. The Righteous Brothers
257. Jethro Tull
258. Electric Light Orchestra
259. The (Young) Rascals
260. T.I.
261. The Marvelettes
262. Joe Tex
263. The Prodigy
264. Johnny Ace
265. Cher
266. R. Kelly
267. The Spinners
268. Barry White
269. Weezer
270. The Shadows
271. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
272. Gary Numan/Tubeway Army
273. Todd Rundgren
274. 50 Cent
275. Boston
276. Buffalo Springfield
277. Justin Bieber
278. Journey
279. John Mellencamp
280. ZZ Top
281. The Moonglows
282. Duane Eddy
283. Alice in Chains
284. Heart
285. Bryan Adams
286. Tina Turner
287. Patti LaBelle (incl. Labelle)
288. The Dells
289. Tyler, the Creator
290. INXS
291. The Doobie Brothers
292. Moby
293. The Chemical Brothers
294. Jan & Dean
295. Boogie Down Productions
296. The B-52s
297. Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
298. Mary Wells
299. Tori Amos
300. Tracy Chapman
301. Shirley & Lee
302. The Hollies
303. Judas Priest
304. Giorgio Moroder
305. Queen Latifah
306. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
307. Robbie Williams
308. Aphex Twin
309. Bonnie Raitt
310. Annie Lennox
311. Sarah McLachlan
312. Yellow Magic Orchestra

1. Chaka Khan & Rufus
2. George Harrison
3. Lloyd Price
4. Steve Miller Band
5. Kansas
6. Laura Nyro
7. Carly Simon
8. The Chiffons
9. Ricky Lee Jones
10. Joan Armatrading

[ManPerson]

I think Laura Nyro would clearly take acclaim and influence over Kansas.

[Tim]

245. Sade
246. Ariana Grande
247. Nicki Minaj
248. Hall & Oates
249. Boyz II Men
250. Pet Shop Boys
251. Future
252. War
253. Chaka Khan & Rufus
254. The Eurythmics
255. Salt-N-Pepa
256. Peter Gabriel
257. The Righteous Brothers
258. Jethro Tull
259. George Harrison
260. Electric Light Orchestra
261. The (Young) Rascals
262. T.I.
263. The Marvelettes
264. Joe Tex
265. The Prodigy
266. Johnny Ace
267. Cher
268. R. Kelly
269. The Spinners
270. Barry White
271. Weezer
272. The Shadows
273. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
274. Gary Numan/Tubeway Army
275. Todd Rundgren
276. 50 Cent
277. Boston
278. Buffalo Springfield
279. Justin Bieber
280. Journey
281. John Mellencamp
282. ZZ Top
283. The Moonglows
284. Duane Eddy
285. Alice in Chains
286. Heart
287. Bryan Adams
288. Tina Turner
289. Patti LaBelle (incl. Labelle)
290. Lloyd Price
291. The Dells
292. Tyler, the Creator
293. INXS
294. The Doobie Brothers
295. Steve Miller Band
296. Moby
297. The Chemical Brothers
298. Jan & Dean
299. Boogie Down Productions
300. The B-52s
301. Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
302. Mary Wells
303. Tori Amos
304. Tracy Chapman
305. Shirley & Lee
306. The Hollies
307. Judas Priest
308. Giorgio Moroder
309. Queen Latifah
310. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
311. Laura Nyro
312. Kansas
313. Carly Simon
314. Robbie Williams
315. Aphex Twin
316. The Chiffons
317. Bonnie Raitt
318. Annie Lennox
319. Sarah McLachlan
320. Yellow Magic Orchestra
321. Ricky Lee Jones
322. Joan Armatrading

[ManPerson]

I could see Lloyd Price up with Johnny Ace considering how foundational Lawdy Miss Clawdy and Stagger Lee were. I think Steve Miller Band are also comparable with Heart and Alice in Chains, even if they're a bit less influential. Otherwise, I think these placements make sense, more or less.

[Tim]

Next:

Soundgarden
No Doubt
Anita Baker
The Lovin’ Spoonful 
Jeff Buckley
Dead Kennedys
Blue Öyster Cult
Grand Funk Railroad
Dick Dale
Alanis Morissette

[Tim]

1. Alanis Morissette
2. Soundgarden
3. The Lovin’ Spoonful 
4. No Doubt
5. Anita Baker
6. Dick Dale
7. Jeff Buckley
8. Blue Öyster Cult
9. Dead Kennedys
10. Grand Funk Railroad

Soundgarden the first grunge band to be signed to a major label, large influence on alt-metal, commercially succesful through the first half of the 1990s, Cornell one of the greatest rock vocalists, Cameron acclaimed for his drumming as well. Alanis Morissette Canadian with blockbuster album Jaded Little Pill, bringing confessional singer-songwriter style to popularity unseen since Carole King's Tapestry, wasn't able to match it's success but remained commercially succesful and well-recieved critically in her folow-up career, cited as influence by some of the top female rock stars today, No Doubt blockbuster hit in Tragic Kingdom, best selling ska punk-influenced record out there, "Don't Speak" one of the greatest hits of the 1990s despite not charting in Billboard Hot 100. Anita Baker acclaimed vocalist, large influence on quiet storm, a couple of hit albums & singles, during the 1980s especially. The Lovin' Spoonful one of the leading rock bands of mid-60s both critically and commercially, alongside Byrds and Buffalo Springfield, folk rock pioneers in the band format.

Dick Dale was a huge influence on surf rock, idolized by that crowd as well as by virtuoso guitarists, lacking in initial popularity but had a huge resurgence thanks in large part to "Misirlou" appearing in Pulp Fiction. Buckley tragic early death with only one full-fledged album but one of rock's most acclaimed vocalists since the 1990s, influence on the likes of Thom Yorke & Matt Bellamy. Blue Oyster Cult eclectic psychdelic-influenced hard rock band a couple of iconic singles, chief among them "(Don't Fear) the Reaper", large influence on heavy metal. Dead Kennedys widely considered the greatest hardcore punk, noted for fresh music sound and Jello Biafra's political & satirical lyrics, him even attempting to run for San Francisco mayor against Dianne Feinstein. Grand Funk Railroad mostly there for popularity, but to be fair, one of the most popular artists in this group bar Morissette and maybe No Doubt, used to be Homer Simpson's favorite band till he was retconned to be a grunge fan.