Greatest Rock Artists Of All Time (Revision Version)

[Tim]

Included some who are arguably primarily rock artists who performed rock music in their native language rather than in English as well.

That explains Viktor Tsoi/Kino. I wouldn't include those in the same group as these as they are a different thing entirely and we already include some non-English speaking artists on the list. It's actually a good topic for a list, "Non-English Speaking rock artists".

Ok I will remove Tsoi.

[Tim]

Next:

Cabaret Voltaire
J. J. Cale
Can
Cardi B
Sabrina Carpenter
Clarence Carter
Goree Carter & His Hepcats
The Chantels
Charli XCX
Childish Gambino

How about this as a middle ground of sorts?

1. Cardi B
2. Can
3. Charli XCX
4. Childish Gambino
5. The Chantels
6. Sabrina Carpenter
7. Goree Carter & His Hepcats
8. J.J. Cale
9. Cabaret Voltaire
10. Clarence Carter

[Tim]

First attempt at inserting these:

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. Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship/Starship
171. Dion (& the Belmonts)
172. Booker T. & the M.G.'s
173. Carole King
174. Paul Simon
175. The Coasters
176. Lynyrd Skynyrd
177. King Crimson
178. The O’Jays
179. Brian Eno
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. Blur
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. Chubby Checker
232. T. Rex
233. Lionel Richie/Commodores
234. The Ventures
235. The Animals
236. Ivory Joe Hunter
237. Tom Waits
238. Pretenders
239. Leonard Cohen
240. Frank Ocean
241. Beck
242. Massive Attack
243. Lou Reed
244. MC5
245. Hüsker Dü
246. Jackson Browne
247. Pet Shop Boys
248. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
249. Phil Collins
250. Sade
251. Ariana Grande
252. Nicki Minaj
253. Hall & Oates
254. Boyz II Men
255. Alanis Morissette
256. Luther Vandross
257. Future
258. War
259. Chaka Khan/Rufus
260. Eurythmics
261. Salt-N-Pepa
262. Peter Gabriel
263. The Righteous Brothers
264. Jethro Tull
265. Soundgarden
266. Crystals
267. George Harrison
268. Aaliyah
269. Electric Light Orchestra
270. New York Dolls
271. Arcade Fire
272. The (Young) Rascals
273. T.I.
274. Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps
275. The Marvelettes
276. Joe Tex
277. The Prodigy
278. Johnny Ace
279. Lloyd Price
280. Cher
281. R. Kelly
282. The Lovin' Spoonful 
283. The Spinners
284. Rick James
285. Barry White
286. Weezer
287. Linda Ronstadt
288. The Shadows
289. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
290. Erykah Badu
291. Gary Numan/Tubeway Army
292. Toots & the Maytals
293. Television
294. Todd Rundgren/Utopia
295. Slayer
296. Jeff Beck
297. 50 Cent
298. Boston
299. Cheap Trick
300. Jesse Belvin/Jesse & Marvin
301. Buffalo Springfield
302. Justin Bieber
303. Journey
304. John Mellencamp
305. ZZ Top
306. The Moonglows
307. Duane Eddy
308. Alice in Chains
309. Backstreet Boys
310. Heart
311. Bryan Adams
312. Tina Turner
313. Patti LaBelle/Labelle
314. Christina Aguilera
315. Steve Miller Band
316. The Dells
317. Faye Adams
318. Judas Priest
319. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
320. PJ Harvey
321. Big Star
322. Tyler, the Creator
323. INXS
324. The Doobie Brothers
325. Moby
326. The Chemical Brothers
327. Jan & Dean
328. Boogie Down Productions
329. The B-52's
330. Randy Newman
331. Ritchie Valens
332. Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
333. No Doubt
334. Blink-182
335. Scorpions
336. The Black Eyed Peas
337. BTS
338. Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine
339. Anita Baker
340. Mary Wells
341. Fiona Apple
342. Jeff Buckley
343. Tori Amos
344. Blue Öyster Cult
345. Wire
346. Cardi B
347. Tracy Chapman
348. Ice-T/Body Count
349. Shirley & Lee
350. The Hollies
351. The Stylistics
352. Giorgio Moroder
353. Can
354. Fugazi
355. Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew
356. Pavement
357. Queen Latifah
358. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
359. Dead Kennedys
360. Belle and Sebastian
361. Black Flag
362. Charli XCX
363. Laura Nyro
364. X
365. Foreigner
366. System of a Down
367. Megadeth
368. Peter Frampton
369. Carly Simon
370. The Roots
371. Bad Brains
372. Gary U.S. Bonds
373. Busta Rhymes
374. Brandy
375. Bon Iver
376. The Pointer Sisters
377. The Black Keys
378. Jack Scott
379. Larry Williams
380. Kurtis Blow
381. Blue Cheer
382. Blood, Sweat & Tears
383. The Fall
384. Beach House
385. Bauhaus
386. Warren Zevon
387. Kansas
388. Robbie Williams
389. UB40
390. Aphex Twin
391. 10cc
392. Air
393. Buzzcocks
394. Grand Funk Railroad
395. Dave Matthews Band
396. Jerry Butler
397. Arrested Development
398. Ohio Players
399. Huey Lewis & the News
400. Childish Gambino
401. The Chantels
402. Pat Benatar
403. Bachman-Turner Overdrive
404. Burning Spear
405. The Chiffons
406. Earl Bostic
407. Big Mama Thornton
408. Toni Braxton
409. Sabrina Carpenter
410. Tim Buckley
411. Tiny Bradshaw
412. Johnny Burnette & the Rock and Roll Trio
413. Goree Carter & His Hepcats
414. The Bangles
415. Bad Company
416. James Blake
417. The 5th Dimension
418. A$AP Rocky
419. Jimmy Buffett
420. Bonnie Raitt
421. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
422. J. J. Cale
423. Arthur Alexander
424. Adam Ant/Adam & the Ants
425. Cabaret Voltaire
426. Animal Collective
427. Annie Lennox
428. Sarah McLachlan
429. The Black Crowes
430. Yellow Magic Orchestra
431. 2 Live Crew
432. Clarence Carter
433. Air Supply
434. Bush
435. Melissa Etheridge
436. Rickie Lee Jones
437. Joan Armatrading
438. Archibald

[ManPerson]

I think Charli XCX is comparable to Fiona Apple in all the criteria at this point, and probably a bit more popular.

[Tim]

Next:

The Dave Clark Five
Kelly Clarkson
Jimmy Cliff
Joe Cocker
Cocteau Twins
Counting Crows
The Cranberries
The Crests
Jim Croce
Sheryl Crow

[Tim]

My first draft:

1. Jimmy Cliff
2. The Dave Clark Five
3. Kelly Clarkson
4. Joe Cocker
5. The Cranberries
6. Cocteau Twins
7. Sheryl Crow
8. Counting Crows
9. The Crests
10. Jim Croce

[ManPerson]

1. Jimmy Cliff
2. Joe Cocker
3. Kelly Clarkson
4. Dave Clark Five
5. Cocteau Twins
6. The Cranberries
7. Sheryl Crow
8. Counting Crows
9. Jim Croce
10. The Crests

Pretty obvious #1 this time around.

[Tim]

1. Jimmy Cliff
2. Kelly Clarkson
3. Joe Cocker
4. The Dave Clark Five
5. Cocteau Twins
6. The Cranberries
7. Sheryl Crow
8. Counting Crows
9. Jim Croce
10. The Crests

[Tim]

290. Erykah Badu
291. Gary Numan/Tubeway Army
292. Toots & the Maytals
293. Television
294. Todd Rundgren/Utopia
295. Slayer
296. Jeff Beck
297. Jimmy Cliff
298. 50 Cent
299. Boston
300. Cheap Trick
301. Jesse Belvin/Jesse & Marvin
302. Buffalo Springfield
303. Justin Bieber
304. Journey
305. John Mellencamp
306. ZZ Top
307. The Moonglows
308. Duane Eddy
309. Alice in Chains
310. Backstreet Boys
311. Heart
312. Bryan Adams
313. Tina Turner
314. Patti LaBelle/Labelle
315. Kelly Clarkson
316. Christina Aguilera
317. Steve Miller Band
318. The Dells
319. Faye Adams
320. Judas Priest
321. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
322. PJ Harvey
323. Big Star
324. Tyler, the Creator
325. INXS
326. The Doobie Brothers
327. Moby
328. The Chemical Brothers
329. Jan & Dean
330. Boogie Down Productions
331. The B-52's
332. Joe Cocker
333. Randy Newman
334. Ritchie Valens
335. Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
336. No Doubt
337. Blink-182
338. Scorpions
339. The Black Eyed Peas
340. BTS
341. Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine
342. Anita Baker
343. Mary Wells
344. Charli XCX
345. Fiona Apple
346. Jeff Buckley
347. Tori Amos
348. Blue Öyster Cult
349. Wire
350. Cardi B
351. Tracy Chapman
352. Ice-T/Body Count
353. Shirley & Lee
354. The Dave Clark Five
355. The Hollies
356. The Stylistics
357. Giorgio Moroder
358. Can
359. Fugazi
360. Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew
361. Pavement
362. Queen Latifah
363. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
364. Dead Kennedys
365. Belle and Sebastian
366. Black Flag
367. Laura Nyro
368. X
369. Foreigner
370. System of a Down
371. Megadeth
372. Peter Frampton
373. Carly Simon
374. The Roots
375. Bad Brains
376. Gary U.S. Bonds
377. Busta Rhymes
378. Brandy
379. Bon Iver
380. The Pointer Sisters
381. The Black Keys
382. Jack Scott
383. Larry Williams
384. Kurtis Blow
385. Blue Cheer
386. Blood, Sweat & Tears
387. The Fall
388. Beach House
389. Bauhaus
390. Warren Zevon
391. Kansas
392. Robbie Williams
393. UB40
394. Aphex Twin
395. 10cc
396. Air
397. Buzzcocks
398. Grand Funk Railroad
399. Dave Matthews Band
400. Jerry Butler
401. Arrested Development
402. Ohio Players
403. Huey Lewis & the News
404. Childish Gambino
405. The Chantels
406. Cocteau Twins
407. Pat Benatar
408. Bachman-Turner Overdrive
409. Burning Spear
410. The Cranberries
411. The Chiffons
412. Earl Bostic
413. Big Mama Thornton
414. Toni Braxton
415. Sabrina Carpenter
416. Sheryl Crow
417. Tim Buckley
418. Tiny Bradshaw
419. Johnny Burnette & the Rock and Roll Trio
420. Goree Carter & His Hepcats
421. The Bangles
422. Bad Company
423. James Blake
424. The 5th Dimension
425. A$AP Rocky
426. Jimmy Buffett
427. Bonnie Raitt
428. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
429. J. J. Cale
430. Arthur Alexander
431. Adam Ant/Adam & the Ants
432. Cabaret Voltaire
433. Animal Collective
434. Counting Crows
435. Annie Lennox
436. Sarah McLachlan
437. Jim Croce
438. The Black Crowes
439. Yellow Magic Orchestra
440. 2 Live Crew
441. Clarence Carter
442. The Crests
443. Air Supply
444. Bush
445. Melissa Etheridge
446. Rickie Lee Jones
447. Joan Armatrading
448. Archibald

[ManPerson]

Looks good.

[Tim]

Next:

Crowded House
Frank "Floorshow" Culley
Culture
Daddy Yankee
Larry Darnell
The Spencer Davis Group
The Delfonics
Devo
Dinosaur Jr.
Dizzee Rascal

[ManPerson]

Is Culture supposed to be Culture Club?

[Tim]

Nah reggae group. Culture Club will be considered when we get to pauldrach's lists.

[pauldrach]

They should probably be listed as Boy George/Culture Club btw.

EDIT: Also, what about combining Annie Lennox and Eurythmics?

[Tim]

Don't think it's a must have move obvi she has a more notable solo career than Dave A. Stewart but I don't think she dominated the duo creatively the way, say, George Michael did for Wham!

[ManPerson]

I'd add J Balvin to the list of contenders.