Greatest Rock Artists Of All Time (Revision Version)

[ManPerson]

Man, plan on submitting your version of top 155?

Yes

[ManPerson]

1. The Beatles
2. Elvis Presley
3. James Brown
4. Bob Dylan
5. Michael Jackson
6. Madonna
7. Chuck Berry
8. The Rolling Stones
9. Stevie Wonder
10. Aretha Franklin
11. Ray Charles
12. The Beach Boys
13. Led Zeppelin
14. Jimi Hendrix
15. Fats Domino
16. Prince
17. Marvin Gaye
18. Kanye West
19. Little Richard
20. Jay-Z
21. The Who
22. Sam Cooke
23. Pink Floyd
24. David Bowie
25. Eminem
26. U2
27. Run-D.M.C.
28. Beyoncé
29. Nirvana
30. 2pac
31. The Supremes
32. Bruce Springsteen
33. Queen
34. Bob Marley & the Wailers
35. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
36. The Temptations
37. Neil Young
38. Kendrick Lamar
39. R.E.M.
40. Taylor Swift
41. Drake
42. Elton John
43. Whitney Houston
44. The Everly Brothers
45. Janet Jackson
46. Mariah Carey
47. Black Sabbath
48. Public Enemy
49. Otis Redding
50. The Byrds
51. Sly & the Family Stone
52. Metallica
53. Bill Haley & His Comets
54. The Bee Gees
55. Donna Summer
56. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
57. The Kinks
58. ABBA
59. The Beastie Boys
60. Bo Diddley
61. Roy Orbison
62. The Clash
63. AC/DC
64. Fleetwood Mac
65. Rihanna
66. The Doors
67. Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
68. Dr. Dre
69. The Notorious B.I.G.
70. Joni Mitchell
71. Outkast
72. Britney Spears
73. Simon & Garfunkel
74. Creedence Clearwater Revival
75. Parliament/Funkadelic/George Clinton
76. Radiohead
77. N.W.A.
78. Lady Gaga
79. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
80. LL Cool J
81. Eric B. & Rakim
82. Aerosmith
83. Eagles
84. Guns N' Roses
85. The Police
86. Van Halen
87. Coldplay
88. Al Green
89. The Ramones
90. Green Day
91. The Drifters
92. Adele
93. The Weeknd
94. Rod Stewart
95. Paul McCartney/Wings
96. Pearl Jam
97. The Grateful Dead
98. Roy Brown
99. John Lennon
100. The Jackson 5
101. Mary J. Blige
102. Missy Elliott
103. Wynonie Harris
104. Earth, Wind, & Fire
105. The Shirelles
106. Van Morrison
107. Cream
108. Fugees/Lauryn Hill
109. Red Hot Chili Peppers
110. Eric Clapton
111. Santana
112. Blondie
113. The Isley Brothers
114. The Dominoes
115. The Orioles
116. Iron Maiden
117. The Band
118. Bad Bunny
119. Billy Joel
120. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
121. Justin Timberlake
122. Oasis
123. TLC
124. The Four Tops
125. The Platters
126. Jerry Lee Lewis
127. Deep Purple
128. Chicago
129. Jackie Wilson
130. Lana Del Rey
131. Talking Heads
132. Daft Punk
133. Etta James
134. Martha & the Vandellas
135. Frank Zappa
136. Wilson Pickett
137. Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young)
138. Big Joe Turner
139. Johnny Otis
140. Janis Joplin/Big Brother and the Holding Company
141. The Clovers
142. Rick Nelson
143. Jefferson Airplane
144. Yes
145. Ruth Brown
146. Dion (& the Belmonts)
147. Gladys Knight and the Pips
148. The Coasters
149. The Allman Brothers Band
150. Elvis Costello
151. The Mamas and the Papas
152. The White Stripes
153. Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
154. Lavern Baker
155. The Moody Blues

[Brian]

The '50s artists seem to be generally getting moved down, at least the ones who aren't in the top 60. The Clovers have especially been dropped quite a lot, despite being probably the greatest rock artist of the first half of the '50s.

That may be true but that was the last half decade pre-rock's breakthrough/establishment as one of music's major genres so makes sense for that period to be underrepresented (though it's nice that it was generally given props on ddd lists).

Somewhat underrepresented, yes. It's just a question of what constitutes excessively underrepresenting it.

[Tim]

Trying some sort of compromise between mine list and Man's plus some bump for Clovers/Ruth Brown.

1. The Beatles
2. Elvis Presley
3. James Brown
4. Bob Dylan
5. Michael Jackson
6. Madonna
7. Chuck Berry
8. The Rolling Stones
9. Stevie Wonder
10. Aretha Franklin
11. Ray Charles
12. The Beach Boys
13. Led Zeppelin
14. Jimi Hendrix
15. Fats Domino
16. Prince
17. Marvin Gaye
18. Kanye West
19. Little Richard
20. Jay-Z
21. The Who
22. Sam Cooke
23. Pink Floyd
24. David Bowie
25. Eminem
26. U2
27. Run-D.M.C.
28. Nirvana
29. Beyoncé
30. 2pac
31. The Supremes
32. Bruce Springsteen
33. Queen
34. Bob Marley & the Wailers
35. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
36. The Temptations
37. Neil Young
38. Kendrick Lamar
39. R.E.M.
40. Taylor Swift
41. Drake
42. Elton John
43. Whitney Houston
44. The Everly Brothers
45. Janet Jackson
46. Mariah Carey
47. Black Sabbath
48. Public Enemy
49. Otis Redding
50. The Byrds
51. Sly & the Family Stone
52. Metallica
53. Bill Haley & His Comets
54. Donna Summer
55. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
56. The Bee Gees
57. The Kinks
58. ABBA
59. The Beastie Boys
60. Bo Diddley
61. Roy Orbison
62. The Clash
63. AC/DC
64. Fleetwood Mac
65. Rihanna
66. The Doors
67. Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
68. Dr. Dre
69. The Notorious B.I.G.
70. Joni Mitchell
71. Outkast
72. Britney Spears
73. Simon & Garfunkel
74. Creedence Clearwater Revival
75. Parliament/Funkadelic/George Clinton
76. Radiohead
77. N.W.A.
78. Lady Gaga
79. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
80. LL Cool J
81. Aerosmith
82. Eagles
83. Guns N' Roses
84. The Police
85. Van Halen
86. Eric B. & Rakim
87. Coldplay
88. Al Green
89. The Ramones
90. Green Day
91. The Drifters
92. Adele
93. The Weeknd
94. Rod Stewart
95. Paul McCartney/Wings
96. Pearl Jam
97. The Grateful Dead
98. The Jackson 5/The Jacksons
99. Mary J. Blige
100. Missy Elliott
101. Earth, Wind, & Fire
102. Roy Brown
103. Wynonie Harris
104. The Shirelles
105. Van Morrison
106. Cream
107. Fugees/Lauryn Hill
108. Red Hot Chili Peppers
109. Eric Clapton
110. John Lennon
111. Santana
112. The Isley Brothers
113. The Dominoes
114. The Orioles
115. Iron Maiden
116. Blondie
117. The Band
118. Bad Bunny
119. Billy Joel
120. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
121. Justin Timberlake
122. Oasis
123. TLC
124. The Four Tops
125. The Platters
126. Jerry Lee Lewis
127. Deep Purple
128. Talking Heads
129. Chicago
130. Jackie Wilson
131. Lana Del Rey
132. Daft Punk
133. The Clovers
134. Ruth Brown
135. Etta James
136. Martha & the Vandellas
137. Frank Zappa
138. Wilson Pickett
139. Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young)
140. Big Joe Turner
141. Johnny Otis
142. Janis Joplin/Big Brother and the Holding Company
143. Rick Nelson
144. Jefferson Airplane
145. Yes
146. Dion (& the Belmonts)
147. Gladys Knight and the Pips
148. The Mamas and the Papas
149. The Coasters
150. The Allman Brothers Band
151. Elvis Costello
152. The White Stripes
153. Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
154. Lavern Baker
155. The Moody Blues

[Tim]

Is there other '50s artists you reckon are getting shafted, Brian?

[ManPerson]

The Four Tops look a bit low in retrospect. I think they're more popular than the Isley Brothers for example, a bit less influential, while acclaim is close.

[Bruno]

A lot of changes

Guys, I admire the effort in remaking the list. I'm still trying to process the changes. Some of the alterations are a bit controversial, in my opinion.

[Tim]

Well, it's not done yet (we are aiming for the top 200 at least) and nothing is set in stone. What do you have in mind for controversial changes? For what it worth, we did change the criteria somewhat with acclaim (including critical, peer, industry) replacing musical impact and cultural impact deemphasized.

[Fido]

I think Bo Diddley is too influential and acclaimed (musical impact is what I'm talking about, as usual), to be below the Beastie Boys.

[Zach]

I think I'd flip them, too.

[ManPerson]

I'd be fine with them switching.

[ManPerson]

The Four Tops look a bit low in retrospect. I think they're more popular than the Isley Brothers for example, a bit less influential, while acclaim is close.

Other than this I like the compromise btw.

[Tim]

I reckon the likes of Billy Joel and Four Seasons are quite a bit more popular than Four Tops and I don't see much daylight in acclaim/influence (could be convinced otherwise).

[ManPerson]

I think The Four Tops being in the upper echelon of Motown acts in acclaim puts them ahead of Four Seasons and Billy Joel in that category, though I guess it's true that both are definitely a bit more popular than the Four Tops. Maybe as a compromise they could be in between Joel and The Four Seasons.

Though, maybe it's a bit gimmicky to put the Four Tops next the Four Seasons.

[ManPerson]

Maybe
1. The Beatles
2. Elvis Presley
3. James Brown
4. Bob Dylan
5. Michael Jackson
6. Madonna
7. Chuck Berry
8. The Rolling Stones
9. Stevie Wonder
10. Aretha Franklin
11. Ray Charles
12. The Beach Boys
13. Led Zeppelin
14. Jimi Hendrix
15. Fats Domino
16. Prince
17. Marvin Gaye
18. Kanye West
19. Little Richard
20. Jay-Z
21. The Who
22. Sam Cooke
23. Pink Floyd
24. David Bowie
25. Eminem
26. U2
27. Run-D.M.C.
28. Nirvana
29. Beyoncé
30. 2pac
31. The Supremes
32. Bruce Springsteen
33. Queen
34. Bob Marley & the Wailers
35. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
36. The Temptations
37. Neil Young
38. Kendrick Lamar
39. R.E.M.
40. Taylor Swift
41. Drake
42. Elton John
43. Whitney Houston
44. The Everly Brothers
45. Janet Jackson
46. Mariah Carey
47. Black Sabbath
48. Public Enemy
49. Otis Redding
50. The Byrds
51. Sly & the Family Stone
52. Metallica
53. Bill Haley & His Comets
54. Donna Summer
55. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
56. The Bee Gees
57. The Kinks
58. ABBA
59. Bo Diddley
60. The Beastie Boys
61. Roy Orbison
62. The Clash
63. AC/DC
64. Fleetwood Mac
65. Rihanna
66. The Doors
67. Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
68. Dr. Dre
69. The Notorious B.I.G.
70. Joni Mitchell
71. Outkast
72. Britney Spears
73. Simon & Garfunkel
74. Creedence Clearwater Revival
75. Parliament/Funkadelic/George Clinton
76. Radiohead
77. N.W.A.
78. Lady Gaga
79. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
80. LL Cool J
81. Aerosmith
82. Eagles
83. Guns N' Roses
84. The Police
85. Van Halen
86. Eric B. & Rakim
87. Coldplay
88. Al Green
89. The Ramones
90. Green Day
91. The Drifters
92. Adele
93. The Weeknd
94. Rod Stewart
95. Paul McCartney/Wings
96. Pearl Jam
97. The Grateful Dead
98. The Jackson 5/The Jacksons
99. Mary J. Blige
100. Missy Elliott
101. Earth, Wind, & Fire
102. Roy Brown
103. Wynonie Harris
104. The Shirelles
105. Van Morrison
106. Cream
107. Fugees/Lauryn Hill
108. Red Hot Chili Peppers
109. Eric Clapton
110. John Lennon
111. Santana
112. The Isley Brothers
113. The Dominoes
114. The Orioles
115. Iron Maiden
116. Blondie
117. The Band
118. Bad Bunny
119. Billy Joel
120. The Four Tops
121. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
122. Justin Timberlake
123. Oasis
124. TLC
125. The Platters
126. Jerry Lee Lewis
127. Deep Purple
128. Talking Heads
129. Chicago
130. Jackie Wilson
131. Lana Del Rey
132. Daft Punk
133. The Clovers
134. Ruth Brown
135. Etta James
136. Martha & the Vandellas
137. Frank Zappa
138. Wilson Pickett
139. Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young)
140. Big Joe Turner
141. Johnny Otis
142. Janis Joplin/Big Brother and the Holding Company
143. Rick Nelson
144. Jefferson Airplane
145. Yes
146. Dion (& the Belmonts)
147. Gladys Knight and the Pips
148. The Mamas and the Papas
149. The Coasters
150. The Allman Brothers Band
151. Elvis Costello
152. The White Stripes
153. Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
154. Lavern Baker
155. The Moody Blues

[ManPerson]

Here's what I have in mind for the next group

133. The Velvet Underground
134. The Sex Pistols
135. Daryl Hall & John Oates
136. Lynyrd Skynyrd
137. Joy Division/New Order
138. The Five Royales
139. The Yardbirds
140. Rush
141. The Smiths
142. Tom Petty

1. The Beatles
2. Elvis Presley
3. James Brown
4. Bob Dylan
5. Michael Jackson
6. Madonna
7. Chuck Berry
8. The Rolling Stones
9. Stevie Wonder
10. Aretha Franklin
11. Ray Charles
12. The Beach Boys
13. Led Zeppelin
14. Jimi Hendrix
15. Fats Domino
16. Prince
17. Marvin Gaye
18. Kanye West
19. Little Richard
20. Jay-Z
21. The Who
22. Sam Cooke
23. Pink Floyd
24. David Bowie
25. Eminem
26. U2
27. Run-D.M.C.
28. Nirvana
29. Beyoncé
30. 2pac
31. The Supremes
32. Bruce Springsteen
33. Queen
34. Bob Marley & the Wailers
35. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
36. The Temptations
37. Neil Young
38. Kendrick Lamar
39. R.E.M.
40. Taylor Swift
41. Drake
42. Elton John
43. Whitney Houston
44. The Everly Brothers
45. Janet Jackson
46. Mariah Carey
47. Black Sabbath
48. Public Enemy
49. Otis Redding
50. The Byrds
51. Sly & the Family Stone
52. Metallica
53. Bill Haley & His Comets
54. Donna Summer
55. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
56. The Bee Gees
57. The Kinks
58. The Velvet Underground
59. ABBA
60. Bo Diddley
61. The Beastie Boys
62. Roy Orbison
63. The Clash
64. AC/DC
65. Fleetwood Mac
66. Rihanna
67. The Doors
68. Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
69. Dr. Dre
70. The Notorious B.I.G.
71. Joni Mitchell
72. Outkast
73. Britney Spears
74. Simon & Garfunkel
75. Creedence Clearwater Revival
76. Parliament/Funkadelic/George Clinton
77. Radiohead
78. N.W.A.
79. Lady Gaga
80. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
81. LL Cool J
82. Aerosmith
83. Eagles
84. Guns N' Roses
85. The Police
86. Van Halen
87. Eric B. & Rakim
88. Coldplay
89. Al Green
90. The Ramones
91. Green Day
92. The Drifters
93. Adele
94. The Weeknd
95. Rod Stewart
96. Paul McCartney/Wings
97. Pearl Jam
98. The Grateful Dead
99. The Jackson 5/The Jacksons
100. Mary J. Blige
101. Missy Elliott
102. Earth, Wind, & Fire
103. Roy Brown
104. Wynonie Harris
105. The Shirelles
106. Van Morrison
107. Cream
108. Fugees/Lauryn Hill
109. Joy Division/New Order
110. Red Hot Chili Peppers
111. Eric Clapton
112. John Lennon
113. Santana
114. The Isley Brothers
115. The Dominoes
116. The Orioles
117. Iron Maiden
118. Blondie
119. The Sex Pistols
120. The Smiths
121. The Band
122. Bad Bunny
123. Billy Joel
124. The Four Tops
125. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
126. Justin Timberlake
127. Oasis
128. TLC
129. The Platters
130. Jerry Lee Lewis
131. Deep Purple
132. Hall & Oates
133. Talking Heads
134. Chicago
135. Jackie Wilson
136. Lana Del Rey
137. Daft Punk
138. The Clovers
139. Ruth Brown
140. Etta James
141. Martha & the Vandellas
142. Frank Zappa
143. Wilson Pickett
144. Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young)
145. Big Joe Turner
146. Johnny Otis
147. Janis Joplin/Big Brother and the Holding Company
148. Rick Nelson
149. Jefferson Airplane
150. Yes
151. The Yardbirds
152. Dion (& the Belmonts)
153. Gladys Knight and the Pips
154. The Mamas and the Papas
155. The Coasters
156. The 5 Royales
157. Lynyrd Skynyrd
158. Rush
159. The Allman Brothers Band
160. Elvis Costello
161. The White Stripes
162. Tom Petty
163. Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
164. Lavern Baker
165. The Moody Blues