Greatest Rock Artists Of All Time (Revision Version)

[Tim]

Miley Cyrus
Any DiFranco
Doja Cat
Earl Sweatshirt
Easy-E
The Easybeats
Evanescence
Florence + the Machine
Eddie Floyd
Frankie Goes to Hollywood

[Tim]

1. Miley Cyrus
2. Frankie Goes to Hollywood
3. Florence + the Machine
4. Eddie Floyd
5. Doja Cat
6. Earl Sweatshirt
7. The Easybeats
8. Any DiFranco
9. Evanescence
10. Easy-E

[ManPerson]

Miley Cyrus
Any DiFranco
Doja Cat
Earl Sweatshirt
Easy-E
The Easybeats
Evanescence
Florence + the Machine
Eddie Floyd
Frankie Goes to Hollywood

1. Miley Cyrus
2. Frankie Goes to Hollywood
3. Florence + the Machine
4. Doja Cat
5. Eddie Floyd
6. Evanescence
7. Eazy-E
8. The Easybeats
9. Earl Sweatshirt
10. Ani DiFranco

[Tim]

Miley Cyrus
Any DiFranco
Doja Cat
Earl Sweatshirt
Easy-E
The Easybeats
Evanescence
Florence + the Machine
Eddie Floyd
Frankie Goes to Hollywood

1. Miley Cyrus
2. Frankie Goes to Hollywood
3. Florence + the Machine
4. Doja Cat
5. Eddie Floyd
6. Evanescence
7. Eazy-E
8. The Easybeats
9. Earl Sweatshirt
10. Ani DiFranco

I will take it.

[Tim]

450. Megadeth
451. Tool
452. Peter Frampton
453. Travis Scott
454. Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana
455. Dua Lipa
456. New Edition
457. Carly Simon
458. The Roots
459. Bad Brains
460. Gary U.S. Bonds
461. Busta Rhymes
462. Avril Lavigne
463. Brandy
464. Chappell Roan
465. Simple Minds
466. Boy George/Culture Club
467. LCD Soundsystem
468. Bon Iver
469. Vampire Weekend
470. Supertramp
471. Gnarls Barkley
472. Johnny "Guitar" Watson
473. EPMD
474. The Sonics
475. Ace of Base
476. Nelly Furtado
477. The Pointer Sisters
478. *NSYNC
479. DMX
480. Free/Bad Company
481. The Black Keys
482. Jack Scott
483. Tommy James & the Shondells
484. Ben E. King
485. Pulp
486. Frankie Goes to Hollywood
487. Wilco
488. Larry Williams
489. The Chi-Lites
490. The Delfonics
491. Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns
492. Traffic
493. Sparks
494. Kurtis Blow
495. The Del-Vikings
496. Primal Scream
497. The Cadillacs
498. Nick Drake
499. Ike Turner & the Kings of Rhythm/Jackie Brenston
500. Jr. Walker & the All Stars

[Tim]

Rory Gallagher
Boris Grebenshchikov/Aquarium
Johnny Hallyday
Héroes del Silencio
J Dilla
Kid Cudi
M83
Teena Marie
Biz Markie
Mastodon

[ManPerson]

I'd put Miley Cyrus and Hannah Montana together.

[Tim]

Rory Gallagher
Boris Grebenshchikov/Aquarium
Johnny Hallyday
Héroes del Silencio
J Dilla
Kid Cudi
M83
Teena Marie
Biz Markie
Mastodon

1. Kid Cudi
2. M83
3. Rory Gallagher/Taste
4. J Dilla
5. Johnny Hallyday
6. Boris Grebenshchikov/Aquarium
7. Héroes del Silencio
8. Biz Markie
9. Mastodon
10. Teena Marie

Not an easy group to rank ngl.

[ManPerson]

Rory Gallagher
Boris Grebenshchikov/Aquarium
Johnny Hallyday
Héroes del Silencio
J Dilla
Kid Cudi
M83
Teena Marie
Biz Markie
Mastodon

1. Kid Cudi
2. M83
3. Rory Gallagher
4. Johnny Hallyday
5. J Dilla
6. Heroes Del Silencio
7. Mastodon
8. Teena Marie
9. Boris Grebenshchikov/Aquarium
10. Biz Markie

[Tim]

John Mayer
MF DOOM (& Aliases)
MGMT
Mitski
Gary Moore
Os Mutantes
Stevie Nicks
Nightwish
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Gilbert O'Sullivan

[Tim]

1. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
2. MGMT
3. MF DOOM (& Aliases)
4. Stevie Nicks
5. Gary Moore
6. John Mayer
7. Mitski
8. Os Mutantes
9. Nightwish

Out: Gilbert O'Sullivan

[ManPerson]

John Mayer
MF DOOM (& Aliases)
MGMT
Mitski
Gary Moore
Os Mutantes
Stevie Nicks
Nightwish
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Gilbert O'Sullivan

1. Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark
2. MGMT
3. Mitski
4. Os Mutantes
5. MF DOOM (& Aliases)
6. Stevie Nicks
7. John Mayer
8. Gary Moore
9. Nightwish

[Tim]

Thoughts:

320. Journey
321. John Mellencamp
322. ZZ Top
323. Bill Withers
324. Big Jay McNeely
325. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
326. The Moonglows
327. Duane Eddy
328. Alice in Chains
329. Gorillaz
330. The Offspring
331. Backstreet Boys
332. Heart
333. Cyndi Lauper
334. M.I.A.
335. Desmond Dekker & the Aces
336. Bryan Adams
337. Tina Turner
338. Patti LaBelle/Labelle
339. Nelly
340. Kelly Clarkson
341. Christina Aguilera
342. Steve Miller Band
343. The Dells
344. The Spaniels
345. Faye Adams
346. Thin Lizzy
347. Judas Priest
348. Cliff Richard
349. Mötley Crüe
350. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
351. Tears for Fears
352. Korn
353. PJ Harvey
354. Robyn
355. SZA
356. Kylie Minogue
357. The Stone Roses
358. Big Star
359. P!nk
360. Tyler, the Creator
361. Suede
362. Jane's Addiction
363. Roberta Flack
364. INXS
365. The Doobie Brothers
366. Moby
367. The Verve
368. My Chemical Romance
369. The Chemical Brothers
370. Jan & Dean
371. Boogie Down Productions
372. The B-52's
373. En Vogue
374. Cypress Hill
375. Joe Cocker
376. Ozzy Osbourne
377. Cat Stevens
378. Randy Newman
379. Ritchie Valens
380. Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
381. No Doubt
382. blink-182
383. Scorpions
384. The Black Eyed Peas
385. BTS
386. Meat Loaf
387. Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine
388. Anita Baker
389. Mary Wells
390. Charli XCX
391. Portishead
392. Fiona Apple
393. My Bloody Valentine
394. Jeff Buckley
395. Tame Impala
396. The Shangri-Las
397. Tori Amos
398. Blue Öyster Cult
399. Wire
400. Cardi B
401. Go-Go's
402. Tracy Chapman
403. The Jam
404. Ice-T/Body Count
405. Shirley & Lee
406. The Dave Clark Five
407. Muse
408. The Hollies
409. The Stylistics
410. Janelle Monáe
411. Big Daddy Kane
412. Giorgio Moroder
413. Can
414. Fugazi
415. Linkin Park
416. Donovan
417. The Crystals
418. Steppenwolf
419. Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew/Slick Rick
420. The Specials
421. Pavement
422. The Jesus and Mary Chain
423. (Small) Faces
424. Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
425. One Direction
426. Sting
427. Queen Latifah
428. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
429. Suicide
430. Dead Kennedys
431. Professor Longhair
432. The Meters
433. Lee "Scratch" Perry/The Upsetters
434. Siouxsie and the Banshees
435. The Killers
436. Suzanne Vega
437. Belle and Sebastian
438. Black Flag
439. Gang of Four
440. Geto Boys/Scarface
441. Gwen Stefani
442. Franz Ferdinand
443. Katy Perry
444. Gloria Gaynor
445. Love
446. Donny Hathaway
447. MGMT
448. Laura Nyro
449. X
450. Foreigner
451. System of a Down
452. Megadeth
453. Tool
454. Peter Frampton
455. Travis Scott
456. Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana
457. Dua Lipa
458. New Edition
459. Carly Simon
460. The Roots
461. Bad Brains
462. Gary U.S. Bonds
463. Busta Rhymes
464. Avril Lavigne
465. Brandy
466. Chappell Roan
467. Simple Minds
468. Boy George/Culture Club
469. LCD Soundsystem
470. Bon Iver
471. Vampire Weekend
472. Supertramp
473. Gnarls Barkley
474. Johnny "Guitar" Watson
475. EPMD
476. The Sonics
477. Ace of Base
478. Nelly Furtado
479. The Pointer Sisters
480. *NSYNC
481. DMX
482. Free/Bad Company
483. The Black Keys
484. Jack Scott
485. Tommy James & the Shondells
486. Ben E. King
487. Pulp
488. Frankie Goes to Hollywood
489. Wilco
490. Larry Williams
491. The Chi-Lites
492. The Delfonics
493. Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns
494. Traffic
495. Sparks
496. Kurtis Blow
497. The Del-Vikings
498. Primal Scream
499. The Cadillacs
500. Nick Drake

[ManPerson]

I wouldn't have MGMT over Avril or New Edition since both take popularity and influence. I'd have them right behind Vampire Weekend.

[ManPerson]

That also seems very high for OMD. Tears for Fears definitely take acclaim and popularity, for example. I'd have them between Blink-182 and Scorpions.

[Tim]

Not to rely on wiki too much but I'd think their acclaim score is higher than their AM ranking would indicate, def highly acclaimed among their rock/pop and electronic peers. Don't think them and Devo being ~70 spots apart would be terribly justified.

Considered one of the most influential synth-pop acts in history, OMD have sold over 40 million records worldwide.[a] McCluskey and Humphreys represented Britain's first performing, two-piece synthesizer band and have been described as the "original synth-pop duo".[189] The A.V. Club identified OMD as "one of the earliest synthesizer-driven bands to break out of the post-punk scene and lead the charge toward the defining sound of the [1980s]."[5] PopMatters said the group "gave credibility to ambitious pop" and led to "the emergence of a generation of electronic bands", including Talk Talk, ABC, Blancmange, Simple Minds, and the Vince Clarke projects Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Erasure.[2] Clarke agreed with critics who felt OMD were "ahead of their time", and credited their "really great tunes and ideas" with directly inspiring him to become an electronic musician.[c][193] The Pet Shop Boys bonded over their deep affection for OMD:[194] lead singer Neil Tennant named the group as "pioneers of electronic music"[195]—a viewpoint shared by multiple writers.[a] Some have dubbed McCluskey and Humphreys the "Lennon–McCartney of synth-pop".[5][137]

OMD impacted 1980s peers such as Howard Jones,[169][196] Kim Wilde,[197][198] Tears for Fears,[199][200] Frankie Goes to Hollywood,[201] A-ha,[202][203] China Crisis,[204] and Duran Duran, for whom "Electricity" (1979) was an early influence.[199][205] Alphaville's Marian Gold stated, "It wasn't Kraftwerk: it was OMD that really changed my life."[206] Within rock music, the group directly inspired ZZ Top's introduction of synthesizers and onstage dancing,[207][208] and helped foster New Order's emergence as an electronic act from 1983.[2][209] OMD were also influential on U2, whose bassist, Adam Clayton, was a contributor to the band's official 2018 biography.[210] OMD's impact extended to industrial musicians like Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor,[211][212] Skinny Puppy's Nivek Ogre,[213] Ministry's Al Jourgensen,[214] and Front Line Assembly's Rhys Fulber, who observed an "amazing" combination of "art, experimentation and pop".[215]

OMD are noted for their influence on dance music in the 1990s and beyond.[216] The group inspired performers including Orbital,[217][218] Paul van Dyk,[219] Mike "μ-Ziq" Paradinas,[220] David Guetta,[221] and Moby, who cited them as "heroes" and a decisive factor in his career choice.[185][222] OMD influenced a new generation of synth-pop artists such as La Roux and Crystal Castles,[17][223] and prompted the formation of indie band Nation of Language.[224] The group have also inspired rock and pop artists including No Doubt,[161][225] the Killers,[226][227] Barenaked Ladies,[228] MGMT,[229] AFI,[169][230] LCD Soundsystem,[226][231] Future Islands,[232] the Shins,[233] Low,[234] the Divine Comedy,[235] the xx,[226] Sharon Van Etten,[236] Robyn,[237] Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Frusciante,[238][239] Belle and Sebastian's Stevie Jackson,[240] and Take That's Gary Barlow.[29] Singer Anohni said of OMD's Architecture & Morality (1981) and Dazzle Ships (1983): "Those records, they really changed me when I was a kid. I'd never heard anything quite like it... this really scary, futuristic landscape."[241] The experimental Dazzle Ships has impacted artists such as Arcade Fire,[18] Radiohead,[18] Saint Etienne,[129] and producer Mark Ronson.[242][243]

The tribute albums Pretending to See the Future and Messages: Modern Synthpop Artists Cover OMD (both 2001) feature cover versions by acts including White Town, the Faint, Cosmicity, Mahogany and the Acid House Kings.[244][245] In 2020, singer Boy George streamed a cover of "The View from Here" (2017), adding that he wished he had written the track.[246] Elsewhere, OMD's songs have been interpreted or sampled by artists such as Moby,[247] Leftfield,[248][249] Hot Chip,[250] Xiu Xiu,[251] Angel Olsen,[252] NOFX,[253] Good Charlotte,[254] and John Foxx and the Maths,[255] as well as by the rappers Kid Cudi and Lushlife.[143][256] The group's influence extends to the metal bands Deftones and Type O Negative,[257][258] country duo Sugarland,[259] DJ Steve Lamacq,[260][261] actor/writer Scott Aukerman,[262] novelist Anna Smaill,[263] filmmaker Noah Baumbach,[264][265] physicist/musician Brian Cox,[169] and the songwriter/producers Steven Wilson and Richard X.[148][266] Wilson dubbed OMD a "wonderful collision of ideas", whose albums "stand up very, very well as experimental pop records with the most enjoyable kind of songwriting".[148] The group were inducted into the Goldmine Hall of Fame in 2014, described as "one of rock's most underrated and underappreciated bands".[3] Musician Gary Numan later credited OMD for "some of the best pop songs ever written".[267]