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Manic Street Preachers seem high. They seem very comparable to Grimes and Carly Rae, for instance.

Wondering if we underrated the Cranberries a bit, they clearly take acclaim over Huey Lewis and the News and probably don't lose popularity by as much. I think they also take acclaim and popularity over The Guess Who.

They most certainly have had a moment in pop culture for the last year or so as well.

Next:

Marilyn Manson
Maroon 5
Bruno Mars
Ricky Martin
Maxwell
MC Hammer
MC Lyte
George McCrae
Don McLean
Big Jay McNeely

1. Bruno Mars
2. Big Jay McNeely
3. Maroon 5
4. Ricky Martin
5. Marilyn Manson
6. Maxwell
7. Don McLean
8. MC Lyte
9. MC Hammer
10. George McCrae

Tim wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2026 3:33 pm Next:

Marilyn Manson
Maroon 5
Bruno Mars
Ricky Martin
Maxwell
MC Hammer
MC Lyte
George McCrae
Don McLean
Big Jay McNeely

1. Bruno Mars
2. Big Jay McNeely
3. Ricky Martin
4. Don McLean
5. Maxwell
6. Marilyn Manson
7. Maroon 5
8. MC Hammer
9. MC Lyte
10. George McCrae

Thoughts:

270. Electric Light Orchestra
271. New York Dolls
272. Bruno Mars
273. Arcade Fire
274. The (Young) Rascals
275. T.I.
276. Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps
277. The Marvelettes
278. Joe Tex
279. The Prodigy
280. Johnny Ace
281. Lloyd Price
282. Cher
283. R. Kelly
284. The Lovin' Spoonful 
285. The Spinners
286. Rick James
287. Barry White
288. Weezer
289. Linda Ronstadt
290. The Shadows
291. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
292. Erykah Badu
293. Gary Numan/Tubeway Army
294. Toots & the Maytals
295. Television
296. Todd Rundgren (& related bands)
297. Slayer
298. Jeff Beck
299. Jimmy Cliff
300. 50 Cent
301. Boston
302. Cheap Trick
303. Jesse Belvin/Jesse & Marvin
304. Lorde
305. Buffalo Springfield
306. Devo
307. Justin Bieber
308. Journey
309. John Mellencamp
310. ZZ Top
311. Big Jay McNeely
312. The Moonglows
313. Duane Eddy
314. Alice in Chains
315. Gorillaz
316. Backstreet Boys
317. Heart
318. Cyndi Lauper
319. Bryan Adams
320. Tina Turner
321. Patti LaBelle/Labelle
322. Kelly Clarkson
323. Christina Aguilera
324. Steve Miller Band
325. The Dells
326. Faye Adams
327. Judas Priest
328. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
329. Korn
330. PJ Harvey
331. Big Star
332. Tyler, the Creator
333. INXS
334. The Doobie Brothers
335. Moby
336. The Chemical Brothers
337. Jan & Dean
338. Boogie Down Productions
339. The B-52's
340. Joe Cocker
341. Randy Newman
342. Ritchie Valens
343. Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
344. No Doubt
345. Blink-182
346. Scorpions
347. The Black Eyed Peas
348. BTS
349. Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine
350. Anita Baker
351. Mary Wells
352. Charli XCX
353. Fiona Apple
354. Jeff Buckley
355. Tori Amos
356. Blue Öyster Cult
357. Wire
358. Cardi B
359. Tracy Chapman
360. The Jam
361. Ice-T/Body Count
362. Shirley & Lee
363. The Dave Clark Five
364. The Hollies
365. The Stylistics
366. Giorgio Moroder
367. Can
368. Fugazi
369. Linkin Park
370. Donovan
371. Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew
372. Pavement
373. The Jesus and Mary Chain
374. Queen Latifah
375. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
376. Dead Kennedys
377. The Killers
378. Belle and Sebastian
379. Black Flag
380. Gang of Four
381. Franz Ferdinand
382. Gloria Gaynor
383. Laura Nyro
384. X
385. Foreigner
386. System of a Down
387. Megadeth
388. Peter Frampton
389. Dua Lipa
390. Carly Simon
391. The Roots
392. Bad Brains
393. Gary U.S. Bonds
394. Busta Rhymes
395. Avril Lavigne
396. Brandy
397. LCD Soundsystem
398. Bon Iver
399. Gnarls Barkley
400. Nelly Furtado
401. The Pointer Sisters
402. DMX
403. The Black Keys
404. Jack Scott
405. Tommy James & the Shondells
406. Ben E. King
407. Larry Williams
408. The Delfonics
409. Kurtis Blow
410. Nick Drake
411. Lee Dorsey
412. Ricky Martin
413. Madness
414. Dinosaur Jr.
415. Kings of Leon
416. Blue Cheer
417. Blood, Sweat & Tears
418. The Fall
419. Beach House
420. Bauhaus
421. Billy Idol/Generation X
422. Warren Zevon
423. Kansas
424. Iron Butterfly
425. Robbie Williams
426. UB40
427. Aphex Twin
428. Enrique Iglesias
429. Bill Doggett
430. Hole
431. 10cc
432. Air
433. Buzzcocks
434. Fairport Convention
435. Don McLean
436. Calvin Harris
437. Grand Funk Railroad
438. Dave Matthews Band
439. KC & the Sunshine Band
440. Jerry Butler
441. Carly Rae Jepsen
442. Manic Street Preachers
443. Grimes
444. Arrested Development
445. Ohio Players
446. The Cranberries
447. Huey Lewis & the News
448. The Guess Who
449. Childish Gambino
450. Lonnie Mack
451. Will Smith/DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
452. The Chantels
453. King Curtis (& the Kingpins)
454. Dizzee Rascal
455. Faith No More
456. Living Colour
457. Cocteau Twins
458. Grace Jones
459. Pat Benatar
460. Bachman-Turner Overdrive
461. DJ Shadow
462. Burning Spear
463. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
464. Marilyn Manson
465. The Chiffons
466. Earl Bostic
467. Big Mama Thornton
468. Toni Braxton
469. Sabrina Carpenter
470. Daddy Yankee
471. Crowded House
472. Sheryl Crow
473. Maxwell
474. Lenny Kravitz
475. The Emotions
476. Echo & the Bunnymen
477. The Flaming Lips
478. Dale Hawkins
479. Tim Buckley
480. Tiny Bradshaw
481. Johnny Burnette & the Rock and Roll Trio
482. Goree Carter & His Hepcats
483. Magazine
484. The Bangles
485. Maroon 5
486. Bad Company
487. Lil' Kim
488. Imagine Dragons
489. Post Malone
490. Janis Ian
491. James Blake
492. The 5th Dimension
493. A$AP Rocky
494. Jimmy Buffett
495. Herman's Hermits
496. Bonnie Raitt
497. The Spencer Davis Group
498. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
499. J. J. Cale
500. Ellie Goulding
501. MC Hammer
502. Luis Fonsi
503. Joe Jackson
504. Arthur Alexander
505. Adam Ant/Adam & the Ants
506. Cabaret Voltaire
507. Kenny Loggins
508. Animal Collective
509. Counting Crows
510. FKA Twigs
511. Annie Lennox
512. Sarah McLachlan
513. MC Lyte
514. Goo Goo Dolls
515. Jim Croce
516. Jamiroquai
517. Ian Dury & the Blockheads
518. Major Lance
519. Hootie & the Blowfish
520. The J. Geils Band
521. The Black Crowes
522. Yellow Magic Orchestra
523. George McCrae
524. The Manhattans
525. The Kingsmen
526. Dream Theater
527. 2 Live Crew
528. Paul Gayten
529. Little Willie Littlefield
530. Clarence Carter
531. The Crests
532. Jimmy Liggins
533. Larry Darnell
534. Air Supply
535. Bush
536. Melissa Etheridge
537. Rickie Lee Jones
538. Joan Armatrading
539. Tiny Grimes
540. Albennie Jones
541. Frank "Floorshow" Culley
542. Culture
543. Fun.
544. Fishbone
545. Archibald

Seems high for Bruno Mars. Television, Toots & the Maytals, Slayer and Jeff Beck all clearly take acclaim and influence. I see him as comparable with Justin Bieber.

I'd have Maxwell higher, he seems comparable with Living Colour, for instance.

Next:

Clyde McPhatter
Meat Loaf
Joe Meek & the Tornados
Men at Work
M.I.A
Mickey & Sylvia
Midnight Oil
Migos
Ministry
Kylie Minogue

1. Meat Loaf
2. M.I.A
3. Kylie Minogue
4. Migos
5. Clyde McPhatter
6. Joe Meek & the Tornados
7. Mickey & Sylvia
8. Men at Work
9. Midnight Oil
10. Ministry

Is the "Joe Meek & the Tornados" entry a stand-in for Meek's entire production discography or only for The Tornados? Seems weird to list someone who in the end was only a producer.

Wasn't he credited artist at least on I Hear a New World album? But maybe that was a retroactive credit. Anyway I guess if we include him then we have to include the likes of Phil Spector and King Tubby which is prolly a stretch. Do we think Tornados on their own are worth considering given "Telstar"'s influence and popularity?

I think we can include them.

Tim wrote: Tue Jul 21, 2026 3:25 pm Next:

Clyde McPhatter
Meat Loaf
Joe Meek & the Tornados
Men at Work
M.I.A
Mickey & Sylvia
Midnight Oil
Migos
Ministry
Kylie Minogue

1. M.I.A.
2. Kylie Minogue
3. Meat Loaf
4. Migos
5. Clyde McPhatter
6. Mickey & Sylvia
7. Midnight Oil
8. Men At Work
9. Ministry
10. The Tornados

Thoughts;

310. ZZ Top
311. Big Jay McNeely
312. The Moonglows
313. Duane Eddy
314. Alice in Chains
315. Gorillaz
316. Backstreet Boys
317. Heart
318. Cyndi Lauper
319. M.I.A.
320. Bryan Adams
321. Tina Turner
322. Patti LaBelle/Labelle
323. Kelly Clarkson
324. Christina Aguilera
325. Steve Miller Band
326. The Dells
327. Faye Adams
328. Judas Priest
329. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
330. Korn
331. PJ Harvey
332. Kylie Minogue
333. Big Star
334. Tyler, the Creator
335. INXS
336. The Doobie Brothers
337. Moby
338. The Chemical Brothers
339. Jan & Dean
340. Boogie Down Productions
341. The B-52's
342. Joe Cocker
343. Randy Newman
344. Ritchie Valens
345. Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
346. No Doubt
347. Blink-182
348. Scorpions
349. The Black Eyed Peas
350. BTS
351. Meat Loaf
352. Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine
353. Anita Baker
354. Mary Wells
355. Charli XCX
356. Fiona Apple
357. Jeff Buckley
358. Tori Amos
359. Blue Öyster Cult
360. Wire
361. Cardi B
362. Tracy Chapman
363. The Jam
364. Ice-T/Body Count
365. Shirley & Lee
366. The Dave Clark Five
367. The Hollies
368. The Stylistics
369. Giorgio Moroder
370. Can
371. Fugazi
372. Linkin Park
373. Donovan
374. Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew
375. Pavement
376. The Jesus and Mary Chain
377. Queen Latifah
378. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
379. Dead Kennedys
380. The Killers
381. Belle and Sebastian
382. Black Flag
383. Gang of Four
384. Franz Ferdinand
385. Gloria Gaynor
386. Laura Nyro
387. X
388. Foreigner
389. System of a Down
390. Megadeth
391. Peter Frampton
392. Dua Lipa
393. Carly Simon
394. The Roots
395. Bad Brains
396. Gary U.S. Bonds
397. Busta Rhymes
398. Avril Lavigne
399. Brandy
400. LCD Soundsystem
401. Bon Iver
402. Gnarls Barkley
403. Nelly Furtado
404. The Pointer Sisters
405. DMX
406. The Black Keys
407. Jack Scott
408. Tommy James & the Shondells
409. Ben E. King
410. Larry Williams
411. The Delfonics
412. Kurtis Blow
413. Nick Drake
414. Lee Dorsey
415. Ricky Martin
416. Madness
417. Dinosaur Jr.
418. Kings of Leon
419. Blue Cheer
420. Blood, Sweat & Tears
421. The Fall
422. Beach House
423. Bauhaus
424. Billy Idol/Generation X
425. Warren Zevon
426. Kansas
427. Iron Butterfly
428. Robbie Williams
429. UB40
430. Aphex Twin
431. Enrique Iglesias
432. Bill Doggett
433. Hole
434. 10cc
435. Air
436. Buzzcocks
437. Fairport Convention
438. Don McLean
439. Calvin Harris
440. Grand Funk Railroad
441. Dave Matthews Band
442. KC & the Sunshine Band
443. Jerry Butler
444. Carly Rae Jepsen
445. Manic Street Preachers
446. Grimes
447. Arrested Development
448. Ohio Players
449. The Cranberries
450. Migos
451. Huey Lewis & the News
452. Clyde McPhatter
453. The Guess Who
454. Childish Gambino
455. Lonnie Mack
456. Will Smith/DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
457. The Chantels
458. King Curtis (& the Kingpins)
459. Dizzee Rascal
460. Faith No More
461. Living Colour
462. Maxwell
463. Cocteau Twins
464. Grace Jones
465. Pat Benatar
466. Bachman-Turner Overdrive
467. DJ Shadow
468. Mickey & Sylvia
469. Burning Spear
470. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
471. Marilyn Manson
472. The Chiffons
473. Earl Bostic
474. Big Mama Thornton
475. Toni Braxton
476. Sabrina Carpenter
477. Daddy Yankee
478. Crowded House
479. Sheryl Crow
480. Lenny Kravitz
481. The Emotions
482. Echo & the Bunnymen
483. The Flaming Lips
484. Dale Hawkins
485. Tim Buckley
486. Tiny Bradshaw
487. Johnny Burnette & the Rock and Roll Trio
488. Goree Carter & His Hepcats
489. Magazine
490. The Bangles
491. Bad Company
492. Lil' Kim
493. Imagine Dragons
494. Post Malone
495. Maroon 5
496. Janis Ian
497. James Blake
498. The 5th Dimension
499. A$AP Rocky
500. Jimmy Buffett
501. Herman's Hermits
502. Bonnie Raitt
503. The Spencer Davis Group
504. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
505. J. J. Cale
506. Midnight Oil
507. Ellie Goulding
508. MC Hammer
509. Men at Work
510. Luis Fonsi
511. Joe Jackson
512. Arthur Alexander
513. Adam Ant/Adam & the Ants
514. Ministry
515. Cabaret Voltaire
516. Kenny Loggins
517. Animal Collective
518. Counting Crows
519. FKA Twigs
520. Annie Lennox
521. Sarah McLachlan
522. MC Lyte
523. Goo Goo Dolls
524. Jim Croce
525. Jamiroquai
526. Ian Dury & the Blockheads
527. Major Lance
528. Hootie & the Blowfish
529. The J. Geils Band
530. The Black Crowes
531. Yellow Magic Orchestra
532. George McCrae
533. The Manhattans
534. The Kingsmen
535. The Tornados
536. Dream Theater
537. 2 Live Crew
538. Paul Gayten
539. Little Willie Littlefield
540. Clarence Carter
541. The Crests
542. Jimmy Liggins
543. Larry Darnell
544. Air Supply
545. Bush
546. Melissa Etheridge
547. Rickie Lee Jones
548. Joan Armatrading
549. Tiny Grimes
550. Albennie Jones
551. Frank "Floorshow" Culley
552. Culture
553. Fun.
554. Fishbone
555. Archibald

I'd have Migos higher, I'd say they're comparable to Bauhaus in acclaim and take popularity by more than Bauhaus take influence. Take influence over Billy Idol and probably acclaim too. I'd give them acclaim and probably influence over Kansas and UB40 and similar popularity.

I'd also have MC Hammer higher since his first album had unprecedented success for a rap album so I'd give him at least some credit for influence. I'd have him right behind Daddy Yankee and Sabrina Carpenter.