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Amy Winehouse loses influence to the Ventures and the Animals, and I'd argue popularity too. The Ventures have sold way more and have better success on the Hot 100, while the Animals are closer but they win too (3 top 10 singles, with one #1, vs one top 10. In the UK the difference is even bigger).

Fido wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2026 5:20 am Amy Winehouse loses influence to the Ventures and the Animals, and I'd argue popularity too. The Ventures have sold way more and have better success on the Hot 100, while the Animals are closer but they win too (3 top 10 singles, with one #1, vs one top 10. In the UK the difference is even bigger).

Back to Black has also sold over 10 million copies worldwide and continues to be very highly streamed to this day, so I don't think think chart success tells the full story here. Nevertheless, I'd be fine with Amy Winehouse moving below those two.

Otherwise I think Tim's list looks good.

Re-cap:

1. The Beatles
2. Elvis Presley
3. James Brown
4. Bob Dylan
5. Michael Jackson
6. Chuck Berry
7. Madonna
8. The Rolling Stones
9. Stevie Wonder
10. Ray Charles
11. Aretha Franklin
12. The Beach Boys
13. Led Zeppelin
14. Jimi Hendrix
15. Fats Domino
16. Prince
17. Little Richard
18. Marvin Gaye
19. Kanye West
20. Jay-Z
21. The Who
22. Sam Cooke
23. Pink Floyd
24. David Bowie
25. U2
26. Bruce Springsteen (& the E Street Band)
27. Run-D.M.C.
28. Nirvana
29. Diana Ross/The Supremes
30. Eminem
31. 2pac
32. Beyoncé
33. Queen
34. Bob Marley & the Wailers
35. Buddy Holly/The Crickets
36. The Temptations
37. Neil Young (& Crazy Horse)
38. Kendrick Lamar
39. R.E.M.
40. Taylor Swift
41. Elton John
42. Mariah Carey
43. Whitney Houston
44. The Everly Brothers
45. Black Sabbath
46. Public Enemy
47. Drake
48. Otis Redding
49. Sly & the Family Stone
50. The Byrds
51. Metallica
52. Janet Jackson
53. Bill Haley & His Comets
54. Smokey Robinson/The Miracles
55. Bee Gees
56. The Kinks
57. Donna Summer
58. ABBA
59. Bo Diddley
60. Beastie Boys
61. Roy Orbison
62. The Clash
63. The Doors
64. Curtis Mayfield/The Impressions
65. AC/DC
66. George Clinton/Parliament-Funkadelic
67. Fleetwood Mac
68. The Velvet Underground
69. Joni Mitchell
70. Eagles
71. OutKast
72. Simon & Garfunkel
73. Rihanna
74. Britney Spears
75. The Notorious B.I.G.
76. Kraftwerk
77. Creedence Clearwater Revival
78. Radiohead
79. The Grateful Dead
80. N.W.A
81. Dr. Dre
82. Ramones
83. Eric B. & Rakim
84. LL Cool J
85. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
86. Aerosmith
87. The Police
88. Guns N' Roses
89. Van Halen
90. The Drifters
91. Al Green
92. Pearl Jam
93. Jerry Lee Lewis
94. Rod Stewart
95. Paul McCartney/Wings
96. Lady Gaga
97. Coldplay
98. Green Day
99. Adele
100. Depeche Mode
101. The Jackson 5/The Jacksons
102. The Platters
103. Jackie Wilson
104. Missy Elliott
105. Earth, Wind & Fire
106. Mary J. Blige
107. Wynonie Harris
108. Roy Brown
109. Van Morrison
110. Cream
111. The Isley Brothers
112. The Shirelles
113. The Dominoes
114. The Clovers
115. Ruth Brown
116. Joy Division/New Order
117. Frankie Valli/The Four Seasons
118. Red Hot Chili Peppers
119. Fugees/Lauryn Hill
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. 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 (& the Attractions)
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. Wu-Tang Clan (incl. solo projects)
169. Tom Petty (& the Heartbreakers)
170. Dire Straits
171. Jefferson Airplane/Starship
172. Dion (& the Belmonts)
173. Booker T. & the M.G.'s
174. Carole King
175. Paul Simon
176. The Coasters
177. Lynyrd Skynyrd
178. King Crimson
179. The O’Jays
180. Brian Eno
181. Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
182. The Ronettes
183. Eddie Cochran
184. Carl Perkins
185. Patti Smith
186. LaVern Baker
187. A Tribe Called Quest
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. The Strokes
233. T. Rex
234. Lionel Richie/Commodores
235. The Ventures
236. The Animals
237. Amy Winehouse
238. Ivory Joe Hunter
239. Tom Waits
240. Pretenders
241. Leonard Cohen
242. Frank Ocean
243. Beck
244. Massive Attack
245. Lou Reed
246. MC5
247. Hüsker Dü
248. Jackson Browne
249. Pet Shop Boys
250. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
251. Phil Collins
252. Spice Girls
253. Sade
254. Ariana Grande
255. Nicki Minaj
256. Hall & Oates
257. Boyz II Men
258. Alanis Morissette
259. Olivia Rodrigo
260. Luther Vandross
261. Future
262. Billie Eilish
263. Lorde
264. War
265. Chaka Khan/Rufus
266. Eurythmics
267. Salt-N-Pepa
268. Peter Gabriel
269. The Righteous Brothers
270. Jethro Tull
271. Soundgarden
272. Crystals
273. George Harrison
274. Aaliyah
275. Electric Light Orchestra
276. New York Dolls
277. Arcade Fire
278. The (Young) Rascals
279. T.I.
280. Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps
281. The Marvelettes
282. Joe Tex
283. The Prodigy
284. Johnny Ace
285. Lloyd Price
286. Cher
287. R. Kelly
288. The Lovin' Spoonful 
289. The Spinners
290. Rick James
291. Barry White
292. Weezer
293. Gil Scott-Heron
294. Linda Ronstadt
295. The Shadows
296. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
297. Erykah Badu
298. Gary Numan/Tubeway Army
299. Toots & the Maytals
300. Television
301. Todd Rundgren (& related bands)
302. Slayer
303. Shakira
304. Jeff Beck
305. Jimmy Cliff
306. 50 Cent
307. Link Wray
308. Boston
309. Cheap Trick
310. Harry Nilsson
311. Jesse Belvin/Jesse & Marvin
312. Buffalo Springfield
313. Devo
314. Ed Sheeran
315. Bruno Mars
316. Justin Bieber
317. Journey
318. John Mellencamp
319. ZZ Top
320. Big Jay McNeely
321. The Moonglows
322. Duane Eddy
323. Alice in Chains
324. Gorillaz
325. The Offspring
326. Backstreet Boys
327. Heart
328. Cyndi Lauper
329. M.I.A.
330. Bryan Adams
331. Tina Turner
332. Patti LaBelle/Labelle
333. Nelly
334. Kelly Clarkson
335. Christina Aguilera
336. Steve Miller Band
337. The Dells
338. The Spaniels
339. Faye Adams
340. Judas Priest
341. Cliff Richard
342. Mötley Crüe
343. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
344. Korn
345. PJ Harvey
346. Robyn
347. SZA
348. Kylie Minogue
349. The Stone Roses
350. Big Star
351. P!nk
352. Tyler, the Creator
353. Suede
354. INXS
355. The Doobie Brothers
356. Moby
357. The Verve
358. My Chemical Romance
359. The Chemical Brothers
360. Jan & Dean
361. Boogie Down Productions
362. The B-52's
363. Joe Cocker
364. Ozzy Osbourne
365. Cat Stevens
366. Randy Newman
367. Ritchie Valens
368. Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
369. No Doubt
370. blink-182
371. Scorpions
372. The Black Eyed Peas
373. BTS
374. Meat Loaf
375. Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine
376. Anita Baker
377. Mary Wells
378. Charli XCX
379. Portishead
380. Fiona Apple
381. My Bloody Valentine
382. Jeff Buckley
383. Tame Impala
384. Tori Amos
385. Blue Öyster Cult
386. Wire
387. Cardi B
388. Tracy Chapman
389. The Jam
390. Ice-T/Body Count
391. Shirley & Lee
392. The Dave Clark Five
393. Muse
394. The Hollies
395. The Stylistics
396. Janelle Monáe
397. Giorgio Moroder
398. Can
399. Fugazi
400. Linkin Park
401. Donovan
402. Steppenwolf
403. Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew
404. The Specials
405. Pavement
406. The Jesus and Mary Chain
407. (Small) Faces
408. One Direction
409. Sting
410. Queen Latifah
411. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
412. Suicide
413. Dead Kennedys
414. Professor Longhair
415. Lee "Scratch" Perry & the Upsetters
416. Siouxsie and the Banshees
417. The Killers
418. Suzanne Vega
419. Belle and Sebastian
420. Black Flag
421. Gang of Four
422. Gwen Stefani
423. Franz Ferdinand
424. Katy Perry
425. Gloria Gaynor
426. Laura Nyro
427. X
428. Foreigner
429. System of a Down
430. Megadeth
431. Tool
432. Peter Frampton
433. Travis Scott
434. Dua Lipa
435. Carly Simon
436. The Roots
437. Bad Brains
438. Gary U.S. Bonds
439. Busta Rhymes
440. Avril Lavigne
441. Brandy
442. Chappell Roan
443. LCD Soundsystem
444. Bon Iver
445. Supertramp
446. Gnarls Barkley
447. The Sonics
448. Nelly Furtado
449. The Pointer Sisters
450. *NSYNC
451. DMX
452. The Black Keys
453. Jack Scott
454. Tommy James & the Shondells
455. Ben E. King
456. Pulp
457. Larry Williams
458. The Delfonics
459. Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns
460. Traffic
461. Sparks
462. Kurtis Blow
463. Primal Scream
464. Nick Drake
465. Junior Walker & the All Stars
466. Lee Dorsey
467. Ricky Martin
468. Sonny & Cher
469. Sam the Sham & the Pharaos
470. Paul Revere & the Raiders
471. Madness
472. Dinosaur Jr.
473. Wilco
474. Kings of Leon
475. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
476. Procol Harum
477. XTC
478. Talk Talk
479. Scott Walker/The Walker Brothers
480. Blue Cheer
481. Pantera
482. Blood, Sweat & Tears
483. The Zombies
484. The Fall
485. Beach House
486. Migos
487. Pusha T/Clipse
488. Bauhaus
489. Public Image Ltd.
490. Billy Idol/Generation X
491. Queens of the Stone Age
492. Johnny Rivers
493. Warren Zevon
494. Kansas
495. Iron Butterfly
496. Robbie Williams
497. UB40
498. Aphex Twin
499. Run the Jewels
500. Vampire Weekend
501. Enrique Iglesias
502. Bill Doggett
503. Hole
504. 10cc
505. Air
506. Buzzcocks
507. Jonathan Richman/The Modern Lovers
508. Fairport Convention
509. Sinead O’Connor
510. Don McLean
511. Peter Tosh
512. Calvin Harris
513. Grand Funk Railroad
514. Toto
515. Dave Matthews Band
516. Childish Gambino
517. KC & the Sunshine Band
518. Carla Thomas
519. Jerry Butler
520. Carly Rae Jepsen
521. Gene Pitney
522. Johnny Nash
523. Manic Street Preachers
524. Grimes
525. Arrested Development
526. Ohio Players
527. The Cranberries
528. Huey Lewis & the News
529. Clyde McPhatter
530. Solange
531. The National
532. The Guess Who
533. Lonnie Mack
534. Rufus Thomas
535. Will Smith/DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
536. The Chantels
537. King Curtis (& the Kingpins)
538. Dizzee Rascal
539. Faith No More
540. Living Colour
541. Maxwell
542. Elliott Smith
543. Sufjan Stevens
544. St. Vincent
545. Them
546. Cocteau Twins
547. Grace Jones
548. UGK
549. Pat Benatar
550. The Turtles
551. Percy Sledge
552. Pere Ubu
553. The Streets
554. Bobby Womack/The Valentinos
555. Village People
556. Nickelback
557. Richard (& Linda) Thompson
558. Bachman-Turner Overdrive
559. DJ Shadow
560. Mickey & Sylvia
561. Burning Spear
562. The Trammps
563. Sister Sledge
564. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
565. Marilyn Manson
566. The Chiffons
567. Earl Bostic
568. Big Mama Thornton
569. Toni Braxton
570. Sabrina Carpenter
571. Daddy Yankee
572. MC Hammer
573. Stone Temple Pilots
574. Psy
575. Ted Nugent
576. Crowded House
577. Sheryl Crow
578. Steve Winwood
579. Prefab Sprout
580. Lenny Kravitz
581. The Emotions
582. Echo & the Bunnymen
583. Rainbow
584. The Flaming Lips
585. Dale Hawkins
586. Minutemen
587. Liz Phair
588. Tim Buckley
589. Maroon 5
590. Tiny Bradshaw
591. Johnny Burnette (& the Rock and Roll Trio)
592. Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams
593. Goree Carter & His Hepcats
594. Sonny Thompson
595. Otis Williams & the Charms
596. Magazine
597. REO Speedwagon
598. The Bangles
599. Bad Company
600. Lil' Kim
601. Imagine Dragons
602. Post Malone
603. Poison
604. Sam Smith
605. Janis Ian
606. James Blake
607. Sleater-Kinney
608. The 5th Dimension
609. A$AP Rocky
610. Jimmy Buffett
611. Mumford & Sons
612. The Stranglers
613. Herman's Hermits
614. Bonnie Raitt
615. The Spencer Davis Group
616. Phish
617. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
618. J. J. Cale
619. Midnight Oil
620. Ellie Goulding
621. Luis Fonsi
622. Men at Work
623. Joe Jackson
624. Billy Preston
625. Arthur Alexander
626. Adam Ant/Adam and the Ants
627. Ministry
628. Phoenix
629. Misfits
630. Throbbing Gristle
631. Yo La Tengo
632. Cabaret Voltaire
633. Augustus Pablo
634. Robert Palmer
635. Kenny Loggins
636. Aaron Neville
637. Sublime
638. Animal Collective
639. Nolan Strong & the Diablos
640. Styx
641. The Alan Parsons Project
642. Counting Crows
643. FKA Twigs
644. Annie Lennox
645. Sarah McLachlan
646. The Three Degrees
647. Whodini
648. MC Lyte
649. Placebo
650. Goo Goo Dolls
651. Ten Years After
652. Jim Croce
653. Jamiroquai
654. Ian Dury & the Blockheads
655. Sepultura
656. Major Lance
657. The Pharcyde
658. Hootie & the Blowfish
659. The J. Geils Band
660. The Black Crowes
661. Yellow Magic Orchestra
662. Bonnie Tyler
663. George McCrae
664. Vanilla Fudge
665. Stray Cats
666. The Penguins
667. The Manhattans
668. Stiff Little Fingers
669. The Kingsmen
670. The Tornados
671. The Saints
672. Quiet Riot
673. Uriah Heep
674. Dream Theater
675. 2 Live Crew
676. Paul Gayten
677. Queensrÿche
678. Sigur Rós
679. UFO
680. Little Willie Littlefield
681. Clarence Carter
682. The Crests
683. Jimmy Liggins
684. Jimmy Preston
685. Larry Darnell
686. Air Supply
687. Bush
688. Melissa Etheridge
689. Joanna Newsom
690. Rammstein
691. Joe Walsh
692. Ringo Starr (& His All-Starr Band)
693. Rickie Lee Jones
694. Wild Bill Moore
695. Joan Armatrading
696. Minnie Riperton
697. Tiny Grimes
698. Albennie Jones
699. Frank "Floorshow" Culley
700. Joe Morris
701. Culture
702. fun.
703. Fishbone
704. Archibald

I suggest trimming down the list to 500 before we approach the pauldrach group of suggestions and keep it no longer than that from now on. No problem with longer lists but rock artists list being potentially longer than rock songs list (600) does seems like an overkill.

Are we considering Stevie Ray Vaughan to be rock or nah?

Tim wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2026 9:48 am I suggest trimming down the list to 500 before we approach the pauldrach group of suggestions and keep it no longer than that from now on. No problem with longer lists but rock artists list being potentially longer than rock songs list (600) does seems like an overkill.

I'm fine with this, so...
1. The Beatles
2. Elvis Presley
3. James Brown
4. Bob Dylan
5. Michael Jackson
6. Chuck Berry
7. Madonna
8. The Rolling Stones
9. Stevie Wonder
10. Ray Charles
11. Aretha Franklin
12. The Beach Boys
13. Led Zeppelin
14. Jimi Hendrix
15. Fats Domino
16. Prince
17. Little Richard
18. Marvin Gaye
19. Kanye West
20. Jay-Z
21. The Who
22. Sam Cooke
23. Pink Floyd
24. David Bowie
25. U2
26. Bruce Springsteen (& the E Street Band)
27. Run-D.M.C.
28. Nirvana
29. Diana Ross/The Supremes
30. Eminem
31. 2pac
32. Beyoncé
33. Queen
34. Bob Marley & the Wailers
35. Buddy Holly/The Crickets
36. The Temptations
37. Neil Young (& Crazy Horse)
38. Kendrick Lamar
39. R.E.M.
40. Taylor Swift
41. Elton John
42. Mariah Carey
43. Whitney Houston
44. The Everly Brothers
45. Black Sabbath
46. Public Enemy
47. Drake
48. Otis Redding
49. Sly & the Family Stone
50. The Byrds
51. Metallica
52. Janet Jackson
53. Bill Haley & His Comets
54. Smokey Robinson/The Miracles
55. Bee Gees
56. The Kinks
57. Donna Summer
58. ABBA
59. Bo Diddley
60. Beastie Boys
61. Roy Orbison
62. The Clash
63. The Doors
64. Curtis Mayfield/The Impressions
65. AC/DC
66. George Clinton/Parliament-Funkadelic
67. Fleetwood Mac
68. The Velvet Underground
69. Joni Mitchell
70. Eagles
71. OutKast
72. Simon & Garfunkel
73. Rihanna
74. Britney Spears
75. The Notorious B.I.G.
76. Kraftwerk
77. Creedence Clearwater Revival
78. Radiohead
79. The Grateful Dead
80. N.W.A
81. Dr. Dre
82. Ramones
83. Eric B. & Rakim
84. LL Cool J
85. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
86. Aerosmith
87. The Police
88. Guns N' Roses
89. Van Halen
90. The Drifters
91. Al Green
92. Pearl Jam
93. Jerry Lee Lewis
94. Rod Stewart
95. Paul McCartney/Wings
96. Lady Gaga
97. Coldplay
98. Green Day
99. Adele
100. Depeche Mode
101. The Jackson 5/The Jacksons
102. The Platters
103. Jackie Wilson
104. Missy Elliott
105. Earth, Wind & Fire
106. Mary J. Blige
107. Wynonie Harris
108. Roy Brown
109. Van Morrison
110. Cream
111. The Isley Brothers
112. The Shirelles
113. The Dominoes
114. The Clovers
115. Ruth Brown
116. Joy Division/New Order
117. Frankie Valli/The Four Seasons
118. Red Hot Chili Peppers
119. Fugees/Lauryn Hill
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. 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 (& the Attractions)
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. Wu-Tang Clan (incl. solo projects)
169. Tom Petty (& the Heartbreakers)
170. Dire Straits
171. Jefferson Airplane/Starship
172. Dion (& the Belmonts)
173. Booker T. & the M.G.'s
174. Carole King
175. Paul Simon
176. The Coasters
177. Lynyrd Skynyrd
178. King Crimson
179. The O’Jays
180. Brian Eno
181. Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
182. The Ronettes
183. Eddie Cochran
184. Carl Perkins
185. Patti Smith
186. LaVern Baker
187. A Tribe Called Quest
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. The Strokes
233. T. Rex
234. Lionel Richie/Commodores
235. The Ventures
236. The Animals
237. Amy Winehouse
238. Ivory Joe Hunter
239. Tom Waits
240. Pretenders
241. Leonard Cohen
242. Frank Ocean
243. Beck
244. Massive Attack
245. Lou Reed
246. MC5
247. Hüsker Dü
248. Jackson Browne
249. Pet Shop Boys
250. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
251. Phil Collins
252. Spice Girls
253. Sade
254. Ariana Grande
255. Nicki Minaj
256. Hall & Oates
257. Boyz II Men
258. Alanis Morissette
259. Olivia Rodrigo
260. Luther Vandross
261. Future
262. Billie Eilish
263. Lorde
264. War
265. Chaka Khan/Rufus
266. Eurythmics
267. Salt-N-Pepa
268. Peter Gabriel
269. The Righteous Brothers
270. Jethro Tull
271. Soundgarden
272. Crystals
273. George Harrison
274. Aaliyah
275. Electric Light Orchestra
276. New York Dolls
277. Arcade Fire
278. The (Young) Rascals
279. T.I.
280. Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps
281. The Marvelettes
282. Joe Tex
283. The Prodigy
284. Johnny Ace
285. Lloyd Price
286. Cher
287. R. Kelly
288. The Lovin' Spoonful
289. The Spinners
290. Rick James
291. Barry White
292. Weezer
293. Gil Scott-Heron
294. Linda Ronstadt
295. The Shadows
296. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
297. Erykah Badu
298. Gary Numan/Tubeway Army
299. Toots & the Maytals
300. Television
301. Todd Rundgren (& related bands)
302. Slayer
303. Shakira
304. Jeff Beck
305. Jimmy Cliff
306. 50 Cent
307. Link Wray
308. Boston
309. Cheap Trick
310. Harry Nilsson
311. Jesse Belvin/Jesse & Marvin
312. Buffalo Springfield
313. Devo
314. Ed Sheeran
315. Bruno Mars
316. Justin Bieber
317. Journey
318. John Mellencamp
319. ZZ Top
320. Big Jay McNeely
321. The Moonglows
322. Duane Eddy
323. Alice in Chains
324. Gorillaz
325. The Offspring
326. Backstreet Boys
327. Heart
328. Cyndi Lauper
329. M.I.A.
330. Bryan Adams
331. Tina Turner
332. Patti LaBelle/Labelle
333. Nelly
334. Kelly Clarkson
335. Christina Aguilera
336. Steve Miller Band
337. The Dells
338. The Spaniels
339. Faye Adams
340. Judas Priest
341. Cliff Richard
342. Mötley Crüe
343. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
344. Korn
345. PJ Harvey
346. Robyn
347. SZA
348. Kylie Minogue
349. The Stone Roses
350. Big Star
351. P!nk
352. Tyler, the Creator
353. Suede
354. INXS
355. The Doobie Brothers
356. Moby
357. The Verve
358. My Chemical Romance
359. The Chemical Brothers
360. Jan & Dean
361. Boogie Down Productions
362. The B-52's
363. Joe Cocker
364. Ozzy Osbourne
365. Cat Stevens
366. Randy Newman
367. Ritchie Valens
368. Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
369. No Doubt
370. blink-182
371. Scorpions
372. The Black Eyed Peas
373. BTS
374. Meat Loaf
375. Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine
376. Anita Baker
377. Mary Wells
378. Charli XCX
379. Portishead
380. Fiona Apple
381. My Bloody Valentine
382. Jeff Buckley
383. Tame Impala
384. Tori Amos
385. Blue Öyster Cult
386. Wire
387. Cardi B
388. Tracy Chapman
389. The Jam
390. Ice-T/Body Count
391. Shirley & Lee
392. The Dave Clark Five
393. Muse
394. The Hollies
395. The Stylistics
396. Janelle Monáe
397. Giorgio Moroder
398. Can
399. Fugazi
400. Linkin Park
401. Donovan
402. Steppenwolf
403. Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew
404. The Specials
405. Pavement
406. The Jesus and Mary Chain
407. (Small) Faces
408. One Direction
409. Sting
410. Queen Latifah
411. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
412. Suicide
413. Dead Kennedys
414. Professor Longhair
415. Lee "Scratch" Perry & the Upsetters
416. Siouxsie and the Banshees
417. The Killers
418. Suzanne Vega
419. Belle and Sebastian
420. Black Flag
421. Gang of Four
422. Gwen Stefani
423. Franz Ferdinand
424. Katy Perry
425. Gloria Gaynor
426. Laura Nyro
427. X
428. Foreigner
429. System of a Down
430. Megadeth
431. Tool
432. Peter Frampton
433. Travis Scott
434. Dua Lipa
435. Carly Simon
436. The Roots
437. Bad Brains
438. Gary U.S. Bonds
439. Busta Rhymes
440. Avril Lavigne
441. Brandy
442. Chappell Roan
443. LCD Soundsystem
444. Bon Iver
445. Supertramp
446. Gnarls Barkley
447. The Sonics
448. Nelly Furtado
449. The Pointer Sisters
450. *NSYNC
451. DMX
452. The Black Keys
453. Jack Scott
454. Tommy James & the Shondells
455. Ben E. King
456. Pulp
457. Larry Williams
458. The Delfonics
459. Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns
460. Traffic
461. Sparks
462. Kurtis Blow
463. Primal Scream
464. Nick Drake
465. Junior Walker & the All Stars
466. Lee Dorsey
467. Ricky Martin
468. Sonny & Cher
469. Sam the Sham & the Pharaos
470. Paul Revere & the Raiders
471. Madness
472. Dinosaur Jr.
473. Wilco
474. Kings of Leon
475. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
476. Procol Harum
477. XTC
478. Talk Talk
479. Scott Walker/The Walker Brothers
480. Blue Cheer
481. Pantera
482. Blood, Sweat & Tears
483. The Zombies
484. The Fall
485. Beach House
486. Migos
487. Pusha T/Clipse
488. Bauhaus
489. Public Image Ltd.
490. Billy Idol/Generation X
491. Queens of the Stone Age
492. Johnny Rivers
493. Warren Zevon
494. Kansas
495. Iron Butterfly
496. Robbie Williams
497. UB40
498. Aphex Twin
499. Run the Jewels
500. Vampire Weekend

Next group:
Brook Benton
Big Daddy Kane
Big Maybelle
The Cadillacs
Cameo
The Chi-Lites
Common
Culture Club
Cypress Hill
D'Angelo

I'd save SRV for the blues list if we ever get to that one.

ManPerson wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2026 9:52 am Next group:
Brook Benton
Big Daddy Kane
Big Maybelle
The Cadillacs
Cameo
The Chi-Lites
Common
Culture Club
Cypress Hill
D'Angelo

1. D'Angelo
2. Cypress Hill
3. Big Daddy Kane
4. Culture Club
5. The Chi-Lites
6. Common
7. Cameo
8. The Cadillacs
9. Brook Benton
10. Big Maybelle

Do we want to add Them to Van Morrison's listing like they were on Sampson's 1960s artists list?

Tim wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2026 10:26 am Do we want to add Them to Van Morrison's listing like they were on Sampson's 1960s artists list?

I'd be fine with that.

Thoughts:

270. Jethro Tull
271. Soundgarden
272. Crystals
273. George Harrison
274. D'Angelo
275. Aaliyah
276. Electric Light Orchestra
277. New York Dolls
278. Arcade Fire
279. The (Young) Rascals
280. T.I.
281. Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps
282. The Marvelettes
283. Joe Tex
284. The Prodigy
285. Johnny Ace
286. Lloyd Price
287. Cher
288. R. Kelly
289. The Lovin' Spoonful 
290. The Spinners
291. Rick James
292. Barry White
293. Weezer
294. Gil Scott-Heron
295. Linda Ronstadt
296. The Shadows
297. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
298. Erykah Badu
299. Gary Numan/Tubeway Army
300. Toots & the Maytals
301. Television
302. Todd Rundgren (& related bands)
303. Slayer
304. Shakira
305. Jeff Beck
306. Jimmy Cliff
307. 50 Cent
308. Link Wray
309. Boston
310. Cheap Trick
311. Harry Nilsson
312. Jesse Belvin/Jesse & Marvin
313. Buffalo Springfield
314. Devo
315. Ed Sheeran
316. Bruno Mars
317. Justin Bieber
318. Journey
319. John Mellencamp
320. ZZ Top
321. Big Jay McNeely
322. The Moonglows
323. Duane Eddy
324. Alice in Chains
325. Gorillaz
326. The Offspring
327. Backstreet Boys
328. Heart
329. Cyndi Lauper
330. M.I.A.
331. Bryan Adams
332. Tina Turner
333. Patti LaBelle/Labelle
334. Nelly
335. Kelly Clarkson
336. Christina Aguilera
337. Steve Miller Band
338. The Dells
339. The Spaniels
340. Faye Adams
341. Judas Priest
342. Cliff Richard
343. Mötley Crüe
344. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
345. Korn
346. Cypress Hill
347. PJ Harvey
348. Robyn
349. SZA
350. Kylie Minogue
351. The Stone Roses
352. Big Star
353. P!nk
354. Tyler, the Creator
355. Suede
356. INXS
357. The Doobie Brothers
358. Moby
359. The Verve
360. My Chemical Romance
361. The Chemical Brothers
362. Jan & Dean
363. Boogie Down Productions
364. The B-52's
365. Big Daddy Kane
366. Joe Cocker
367. Ozzy Osbourne
368. Cat Stevens
369. Randy Newman
370. Ritchie Valens
371. Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
372. No Doubt
373. blink-182
374. Scorpions
375. The Black Eyed Peas
376. BTS
377. Meat Loaf
378. Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine
379. Anita Baker
380. Mary Wells
381. Charli XCX
382. Portishead
383. Fiona Apple
384. My Bloody Valentine
385. Jeff Buckley
386. Tame Impala
387. Tori Amos
388. Blue Öyster Cult
389. Wire
390. Cardi B
391. Tracy Chapman
392. The Jam
393. Ice-T/Body Count
394. Shirley & Lee
395. The Dave Clark Five
396. Muse
397. The Hollies
398. The Stylistics
399. Janelle Monáe
400. Giorgio Moroder
401. Can
402. Fugazi
403. Linkin Park
404. Donovan
405. Steppenwolf
406. Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew
407. The Specials
408. Pavement
409. The Jesus and Mary Chain
410. (Small) Faces
411. One Direction
412. Sting
413. Queen Latifah
414. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
415. Suicide
416. Dead Kennedys
417. Professor Longhair
418. Lee "Scratch" Perry & the Upsetters
419. Siouxsie and the Banshees
420. The Killers
421. Suzanne Vega
422. Belle and Sebastian
423. Black Flag
424. Gang of Four
425. Gwen Stefani
426. Franz Ferdinand
427. Katy Perry
428. Gloria Gaynor
429. Laura Nyro
430. X
431. Foreigner
432. System of a Down
433. Megadeth
434. Tool
435. Peter Frampton
436. Travis Scott
437. Dua Lipa
438. Carly Simon
439. The Roots
440. Bad Brains
441. Gary U.S. Bonds
442. Busta Rhymes
443. Avril Lavigne
444. Brandy
445. Chappell Roan
446. Boy George/Culture Club
447. LCD Soundsystem
448. Bon Iver
449. Supertramp
450. Gnarls Barkley
451. The Sonics
452. Nelly Furtado
453. The Pointer Sisters
454. *NSYNC
455. DMX
456. The Black Keys
457. Jack Scott
458. Tommy James & the Shondells
459. Ben E. King
460. Pulp
461. Larry Williams
462. The Chi-Lites
463. The Delfonics
464. Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns
465. Traffic
466. Sparks
467. Kurtis Blow
468. Primal Scream
469. Nick Drake
470. Junior Walker & the All Stars
471. Lee Dorsey
472. Ricky Martin
473. Sonny & Cher
474. Sam the Sham & the Pharaos
475. Paul Revere & the Raiders
476. Madness
477. Dinosaur Jr.
478. Wilco
479. Kings of Leon
480. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
481. Procol Harum
482. XTC
483. Talk Talk
484. Scott Walker/The Walker Brothers
485. Common
486. Blue Cheer
487. Pantera
488. Blood, Sweat & Tears
489. The Zombies
490. Cameo
491. The Fall
492. Beach House
493. Migos
494. Pusha T/Clipse
495. The Cadillacs
496. Bauhaus
497. Public Image Ltd.
498. Billy Idol/Generation X
499. Queens of the Stone Age
500. Johnny Rivers
501. Warren Zevon
502. Kansas
503. Iron Butterfly
504. Robbie Williams
505. UB40
506. Aphex Twin
507. Run the Jewels
508. Vampire Weekend

I'd have Big Daddy Kane next to Giorgio Moroder, I'd say Tame Impala and Jeff Buckley clearly take acclaim and popularity, for instance.

I'd also give BDP acclaim and influence over Cypress Hill so I'd have them lower.

Otherwise this looks good.

Next:

Desmond Dekker & the Aces
Dr. John
En Vogue
EPMD
The Five Keys
Roberta Flack
Foo Fighters
Free
Gang Starr
The Gap Band

1. Foo Fighters
2. En Vogue
3. Roberta Flack
4. Desmond Dekker & the Aces
5. Gang Starr
6. EPMD
7. The Five Keys
8. Dr. John
9. Free
10. The Gap Band

BTW, in the first post I changed the entry of "Crystals" to "The Crystals" and the entry of "Sam the Sham & the Pharaos" to "Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs". I think those were the only slight quibbles I had.

Tim wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2026 5:12 pm Next:

Desmond Dekker & the Aces
Dr. John
En Vogue
EPMD
The Five Keys
Roberta Flack
Foo Fighters
Free
Gang Starr
The Gap Band

1. Foo Fighters
2. Desmond Dekker
3. En Vogue
4. Roberta Flack
5. The Five Keys
6. Free
7. Gang Starr
8. EPMD
9. The Gap Band
10. Dr. John

What I drafted for inserting this group so let's discuss:

290. The Spinners
291. Rick James
292. Barry White
293. Weezer
294. Gil Scott-Heron
295. Linda Ronstadt
296. Foo Fighters
297. The Shadows
298. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
299. En Vogue
300. Erykah Badu
301. Gary Numan/Tubeway Army
302. Toots & the Maytals
303. Television
304. Todd Rundgren (& related bands)
305. Slayer
306. Shakira
307. Jeff Beck
308. Jimmy Cliff
309. 50 Cent
310. Link Wray (& the Wraymen)
311. Boston
312. Cheap Trick
313. Harry Nilsson
314. Jesse Belvin/Jesse & Marvin
315. Buffalo Springfield
316. Devo
317. Ed Sheeran
318. Bruno Mars
319. Justin Bieber
320. Journey
321. John Mellencamp
322. ZZ Top
323. Big Jay McNeely
324. The Moonglows
325. Duane Eddy
326. Alice in Chains
327. Gorillaz
328. The Offspring
329. Backstreet Boys
330. Heart
331. Cyndi Lauper
332. Roberta Flack
333. M.I.A.
334. Bryan Adams
335. Tina Turner
336. Patti LaBelle/Labelle
337. Nelly
338. Kelly Clarkson
339. Christina Aguilera
340. Steve Miller Band
341. The Dells
342. The Spaniels
343. Faye Adams
344. Judas Priest
345. Cliff Richard
346. Mötley Crüe
347. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
348. Korn
349. PJ Harvey
350. Robyn
351. SZA
352. Kylie Minogue
353. The Stone Roses
354. Big Star
355. P!nk
356. Tyler, the Creator
357. Suede
358. INXS
359. The Doobie Brothers
360. Moby
361. The Verve
362. My Chemical Romance
363. The Chemical Brothers
364. Jan & Dean
365. Boogie Down Productions
366. The B-52's
367. Cypress Hill
368. Joe Cocker
369. Ozzy Osbourne
370. Cat Stevens
371. Randy Newman
372. Ritchie Valens
373. Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
374. No Doubt
375. blink-182
376. Scorpions
377. The Black Eyed Peas
378. BTS
379. Meat Loaf
380. Desmond Dekker & the Aces
381. Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine
382. Anita Baker
383. Mary Wells
384. Charli XCX
385. Portishead
386. Fiona Apple
387. My Bloody Valentine
388. Jeff Buckley
389. Tame Impala
390. Tori Amos
391. Blue Öyster Cult
392. Wire
393. Cardi B
394. Tracy Chapman
395. The Jam
396. Ice-T/Body Count
397. Shirley & Lee
398. The Dave Clark Five
399. Muse
400. The Hollies
401. The Stylistics
402. Janelle Monáe
403. Big Daddy Kane
404. Giorgio Moroder
405. Can
406. Fugazi
407. Linkin Park
408. Donovan
409. Steppenwolf
410. Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew
411. The Specials
412. Pavement
413. The Jesus and Mary Chain
414. (Small) Faces
415. One Direction
416. Sting
417. Queen Latifah
418. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
419. Suicide
420. Dead Kennedys
421. Professor Longhair
422. Lee "Scratch" Perry/The Upsetters
423. Siouxsie and the Banshees
424. Gang Starr
425. The Killers
426. Suzanne Vega
427. Belle and Sebastian
428. Black Flag
429. Gang of Four
430. Gwen Stefani
431. Franz Ferdinand
432. Katy Perry
433. Gloria Gaynor
434. EPMD
435. Laura Nyro
436. X
437. Foreigner
438. System of a Down
439. Megadeth
440. Tool
441. Peter Frampton
442. Travis Scott
443. Dua Lipa
444. Carly Simon
445. The Roots
446. Bad Brains
447. Gary U.S. Bonds
448. Busta Rhymes
449. Avril Lavigne
450. Brandy
451. Chappell Roan
452. Boy George/Culture Club
453. LCD Soundsystem
454. Bon Iver
455. Supertramp
456. Gnarls Barkley
457. The Sonics
458. Nelly Furtado
459. The Pointer Sisters
460. *NSYNC
461. DMX
462. The Black Keys
463. Jack Scott
464. Tommy James & the Shondells
465. Ben E. King
466. Pulp
467. Larry Williams
468. The Chi-Lites
469. The Delfonics
470. Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns
471. Traffic
472. Sparks
473. Kurtis Blow
474. Primal Scream
475. The Five Keys
476. Nick Drake
477. Junior Walker & the All Stars
478. Lee Dorsey
479. Ricky Martin
480. Sonny & Cher
481. Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
482. Paul Revere & the Raiders
483. Madness
484. Dinosaur Jr.
485. Dr. John
486. Wilco
487. Kings of Leon
488. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
489. Procol Harum
490. XTC
491. Talk Talk
492. Scott Walker/The Walker Brothers
493. Common
494. Blue Cheer
495. Pantera
496. Blood, Sweat & Tears
497. The Zombies
498. Cameo
499. The Fall
500. Beach House
501. Migos
502. Pusha T/Clipse
503. The Cadillacs
504. Bauhaus
505. Public Image Ltd.
506. Free
507. Billy Idol/Generation X
508. Queens of the Stone Age
509. Johnny Rivers
510. The Gap Band