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That's way too high for Janelle Monae and Motley Crue, imo.

In Motley Crue's case I'd have them below Journey who are more acclaimed and popular. Bryan Adams beats them there too. I'd have them next to Judas Priest, who are fairly similar in mainstream acclaim, clearly more influential while Motley Crue are clearly more popular.

In Janelle Monae's case, she only really registers particularly strongly in acclaim. She's never had a top 40 hit in the US or UK, never even had a gold album in the US, miniscule streaming numbers for an artist who's prime was just a decade ago. I think Charli XCX, for example, beats her in all the criteria at this point. She's probably more acclaimed and popular than Can, Fugazi and Giorgio Moroder, so I guess she should be ahead of that group at least.

My Chemical Romance right next to The Chemical Brothers is so funny please don't change it

Update:

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

Next:

Johnny Nash
The National
Nelly
Aaron Neville
Joanna Newsom
Nickelback
Harry Nilsson
NSYNC
Ted Nugent
Sinead O’Connor

Tim wrote: Fri Jul 24, 2026 8:19 am Next:

Johnny Nash
The National
Nelly
Aaron Neville
Joanna Newsom
Nickelback
Harry Nilsson
NSYNC
Ted Nugent
Sinead O’Connor

1. Harry Nilsson
2. Nelly
3. NSYNC
4. Sinead O' Connor
5. Johnny Nash
6. The National
7. Nickelback
8. Ted Nugent
9. Aaron Neville
10. Joanna Newsom

Not gonna dispute the ranking above. Thoughts?

300. 50 Cent
301. Boston
302. Cheap Trick
303. Harry Nilsson
304. Jesse Belvin/Jesse & Marvin
305. Buffalo Springfield
306. Devo
307. Bruno Mars
308. Justin Bieber
309. Journey
310. John Mellencamp
311. ZZ Top
312. Big Jay McNeely
313. The Moonglows
314. Duane Eddy
315. Alice in Chains
316. Gorillaz
317. Backstreet Boys
318. Heart
319. Cyndi Lauper
320. M.I.A.
321. Bryan Adams
322. Tina Turner
323. Patti LaBelle/Labelle
324. Nelly
325. Kelly Clarkson
326. Christina Aguilera
327. Steve Miller Band
328. The Dells
329. Faye Adams
330. Judas Priest
331. Mötley Crüe
332. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
333. Korn
334. PJ Harvey
335. Kylie Minogue
336. Big Star
337. Tyler, the Creator
338. INXS
339. The Doobie Brothers
340. Moby
341. My Chemical Romance
342. The Chemical Brothers
343. Jan & Dean
344. Boogie Down Productions
345. The B-52's
346. Joe Cocker
347. Randy Newman
348. Ritchie Valens
349. Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
350. No Doubt
351. Blink-182
352. Scorpions
353. The Black Eyed Peas
354. BTS
355. Meat Loaf
356. Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine
357. Anita Baker
358. Mary Wells
359. Charli XCX
360. Fiona Apple
361. My Bloody Valentine
362. Jeff Buckley
363. Tori Amos
364. Blue Öyster Cult
365. Wire
366. Cardi B
367. Tracy Chapman
368. The Jam
369. Ice-T/Body Count
370. Shirley & Lee
371. The Dave Clark Five
372. Muse
373. The Hollies
374. The Stylistics
375. Janelle Monáe
376. Giorgio Moroder
377. Can
378. Fugazi
379. Linkin Park
380. Donovan
381. Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew
382. Pavement
383. The Jesus and Mary Chain
384. Queen Latifah
385. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
386. Dead Kennedys
387. The Killers
388. Belle and Sebastian
389. Black Flag
390. Gang of Four
391. Franz Ferdinand
392. Gloria Gaynor
393. Laura Nyro
394. X
395. Foreigner
396. System of a Down
397. Megadeth
398. Peter Frampton
399. Dua Lipa
400. Carly Simon
401. The Roots
402. Bad Brains
403. Gary U.S. Bonds
404. Busta Rhymes
405. Avril Lavigne
406. Brandy
407. LCD Soundsystem
408. Bon Iver
409. Gnarls Barkley
410. Nelly Furtado
411. The Pointer Sisters
412. NSYNC
413. DMX
414. The Black Keys
415. Jack Scott
416. Tommy James & the Shondells
417. Ben E. King
418. Larry Williams
419. The Delfonics
420. Kurtis Blow
421. Nick Drake
422. Lee Dorsey
423. Ricky Martin
424. Madness
425. Dinosaur Jr.
426. Kings of Leon
427. Blue Cheer
428. Blood, Sweat & Tears
429. The Fall
430. Beach House
431. Migos
432. Bauhaus
433. Billy Idol/Generation X
434. Warren Zevon
435. Kansas
436. Iron Butterfly
437. Robbie Williams
438. UB40
439. Aphex Twin
440. Enrique Iglesias
441. Bill Doggett
442. Hole
443. 10cc
444. Air
445. Buzzcocks
446. Fairport Convention
447. Sinead O’Connor
448. Don McLean
449. Calvin Harris
450. Grand Funk Railroad
451. Dave Matthews Band
452. KC & the Sunshine Band
453. Jerry Butler
454. Carly Rae Jepsen
455. Johnny Nash
456. Manic Street Preachers
457. Grimes
458. Arrested Development
459. Ohio Players
460. The Cranberries
461. Huey Lewis & the News
462. Clyde McPhatter
463. The National
464. The Guess Who
465. Childish Gambino
466. Lonnie Mack
467. Will Smith/DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
468. The Chantels
469. King Curtis (& the Kingpins)
470. Dizzee Rascal
471. Faith No More
472. Living Colour
473. Maxwell
474. Cocteau Twins
475. Grace Jones
476. Pat Benatar
477. Nickelback
478. Bachman-Turner Overdrive
479. DJ Shadow
480. Mickey & Sylvia
481. Burning Spear
482. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
483. Marilyn Manson
484. The Chiffons
485. Earl Bostic
486. Big Mama Thornton
487. Toni Braxton
488. Sabrina Carpenter
489. Daddy Yankee
490. MC Hammer
491. Ted Nugent
492. Crowded House
493. Sheryl Crow
494. Lenny Kravitz
495. The Emotions
496. Echo & the Bunnymen
497. The Flaming Lips
498. Dale Hawkins
499. Minutemen
500. Tim Buckley
501. Tiny Bradshaw
502. Johnny Burnette & the Rock and Roll Trio
503. Goree Carter & His Hepcats
504. Magazine
505. The Bangles
506. Bad Company
507. Lil' Kim
508. Imagine Dragons
509. Post Malone
510. Maroon 5
511. Janis Ian
512. James Blake
513. The 5th Dimension
514. A$AP Rocky
515. Jimmy Buffett
516. Mumford & Sons
517. Herman's Hermits
518. Bonnie Raitt
519. The Spencer Davis Group
520. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
521. J. J. Cale
522. Midnight Oil
523. Ellie Goulding
524. Luis Fonsi
525. Men at Work
526. Joe Jackson
527. Arthur Alexander
528. Adam Ant/Adam & the Ants
529. Ministry
530. Misfits
531. Cabaret Voltaire
532. Kenny Loggins
533. Aaron Neville
534. Animal Collective
535. Counting Crows
536. FKA Twigs
537. Annie Lennox
538. Sarah McLachlan
539. MC Lyte
540. Goo Goo Dolls
541. Jim Croce
542. Jamiroquai
543. Ian Dury & the Blockheads
544. Major Lance
545. Hootie & the Blowfish
546. The J. Geils Band
547. The Black Crowes
548. Yellow Magic Orchestra
549. George McCrae
550. The Manhattans
551. The Kingsmen
552. The Tornados
553. Dream Theater
554. 2 Live Crew
555. Paul Gayten
556. Little Willie Littlefield
557. Clarence Carter
558. The Crests
559. Jimmy Liggins
560. Larry Darnell
561. Air Supply
562. Bush
563. Melissa Etheridge
564. Joanna Newsom
565. Rickie Lee Jones
566. Wild Bill Moore
567. Joan Armatrading
568. Tiny Grimes
569. Albennie Jones
570. Frank "Floorshow" Culley
571. Joe Morris
572. Culture
573. Fun.
574. Fishbone
575. Archibald

Yea I'll take it.

Next:

The Offspring
One Direction
Ozzy Osbourne
P!nk
Augustus Pablo
Robert Palmer
Pantera
The Alan Parsons Project
The Penguins
Pere Ubu

1. The Offspring
2. P!nk
3. Ozzy Osbourne
4. One Direction
5. Pantera
6. Robert Palmer
7. The Alan Parsons Project
8. Pere Ubu
9. The Penguins
10. Augustus Pablo

Tim wrote: Fri Jul 24, 2026 6:39 pm Next:

The Offspring
One Direction
Ozzy Osbourne
P!nk
Augustus Pablo
Robert Palmer
Pantera
The Alan Parsons Project
The Penguins
Pere Ubu

1. The Offspring
2. P!nk
3. Ozzy Osbourne
4. One Direction
5. Pantera
6. Pere Ubu
7. Augustus Pablo
8. Robert Palmer
9. The Alan Parsons Project
10. The Penguins

I'd add Avicii to the list of contenders.

Thoughts:

330. Judas Priest
331. The Offspring
332. Mötley Crüe
333. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
334. Korn
335. PJ Harvey
336. Kylie Minogue
337. Big Star
338. P!nk
339. Tyler, the Creator
340. INXS
341. The Doobie Brothers
342. Moby
343. My Chemical Romance
344. The Chemical Brothers
345. Jan & Dean
346. Boogie Down Productions
347. The B-52's
348. Joe Cocker
349. Ozzy Osbourne
350. Randy Newman
351. Ritchie Valens
352. Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
353. No Doubt
354. Blink-182
355. Scorpions
356. One Direction
357. The Black Eyed Peas
358. BTS
359. Meat Loaf
360. Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine
361. Anita Baker
362. Mary Wells
363. Charli XCX
364. Fiona Apple
365. My Bloody Valentine
366. Jeff Buckley
367. Tori Amos
368. Blue Öyster Cult
369. Wire
370. Cardi B
371. Tracy Chapman
372. The Jam
373. Ice-T/Body Count
374. Shirley & Lee
375. The Dave Clark Five
376. Muse
377. The Hollies
378. The Stylistics
379. Janelle Monáe
380. Giorgio Moroder
381. Can
382. Fugazi
383. Linkin Park
384. Donovan
385. Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew
386. Pavement
387. The Jesus and Mary Chain
388. Queen Latifah
389. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
390. Dead Kennedys
391. The Killers
392. Belle and Sebastian
393. Black Flag
394. Gang of Four
395. Franz Ferdinand
396. Gloria Gaynor
397. Laura Nyro
398. X
399. Foreigner
400. System of a Down
401. Megadeth
402. Peter Frampton
403. Dua Lipa
404. Carly Simon
405. The Roots
406. Bad Brains
407. Gary U.S. Bonds
408. Busta Rhymes
409. Avril Lavigne
410. Brandy
411. LCD Soundsystem
412. Bon Iver
413. Gnarls Barkley
414. Nelly Furtado
415. The Pointer Sisters
416. NSYNC
417. DMX
418. The Black Keys
419. Jack Scott
420. Tommy James & the Shondells
421. Ben E. King
422. Larry Williams
423. The Delfonics
424. Kurtis Blow
425. Nick Drake
426. Lee Dorsey
427. Ricky Martin
428. Madness
429. Dinosaur Jr.
430. Kings of Leon
431. Blue Cheer
432. Pantera
433. Blood, Sweat & Tears
434. The Fall
435. Beach House
436. Migos
437. Bauhaus
438. Billy Idol/Generation X
439. Warren Zevon
440. Kansas
441. Iron Butterfly
442. Robbie Williams
443. UB40
444. Aphex Twin
445. Enrique Iglesias
446. Bill Doggett
447. Hole
448. 10cc
449. Air
450. Buzzcocks
451. Fairport Convention
452. Sinead O’Connor
453. Don McLean
454. Calvin Harris
455. Grand Funk Railroad
456. Dave Matthews Band
457. KC & the Sunshine Band
458. Jerry Butler
459. Carly Rae Jepsen
460. Johnny Nash
461. Manic Street Preachers
462. Grimes
463. Arrested Development
464. Ohio Players
465. The Cranberries
466. Huey Lewis & the News
467. Clyde McPhatter
468. The National
469. The Guess Who
470. Childish Gambino
471. Lonnie Mack
472. Will Smith/DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
473. The Chantels
474. King Curtis (& the Kingpins)
475. Dizzee Rascal
476. Faith No More
477. Living Colour
478. Maxwell
479. Cocteau Twins
480. Grace Jones
481. Pat Benatar
482. Pere Ubu
483. Nickelback
484. Bachman-Turner Overdrive
485. DJ Shadow
486. Mickey & Sylvia
487. Burning Spear
488. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
489. Marilyn Manson
490. The Chiffons
491. Earl Bostic
492. Big Mama Thornton
493. Toni Braxton
494. Sabrina Carpenter
495. Daddy Yankee
496. MC Hammer
497. Ted Nugent
498. Crowded House
499. Sheryl Crow
500. Lenny Kravitz
501. The Emotions
502. Echo & the Bunnymen
503. The Flaming Lips
504. Dale Hawkins
505. Minutemen
506. Tim Buckley
507. Tiny Bradshaw
508. Johnny Burnette & the Rock and Roll Trio
509. Goree Carter & His Hepcats
510. Magazine
511. The Bangles
512. Bad Company
513. Lil' Kim
514. Imagine Dragons
515. Post Malone
516. Maroon 5
517. Janis Ian
518. James Blake
519. The 5th Dimension
520. A$AP Rocky
521. Jimmy Buffett
522. Mumford & Sons
523. Herman's Hermits
524. Bonnie Raitt
525. The Spencer Davis Group
526. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
527. J. J. Cale
528. Midnight Oil
529. Ellie Goulding
530. Luis Fonsi
531. Robert Palmer
532. Men at Work
533. Joe Jackson
534. Arthur Alexander
535. Adam Ant/Adam & the Ants
536. Ministry
537. Misfits
538. Cabaret Voltaire
539. Augustus Pablo
540. Kenny Loggins
541. Aaron Neville
542. Animal Collective
543. The Alan Parsons Project
544. Counting Crows
545. FKA Twigs
546. Annie Lennox
547. Sarah McLachlan
548. MC Lyte
549. Goo Goo Dolls
550. Jim Croce
551. Jamiroquai
552. Ian Dury & the Blockheads
553. Major Lance
554. Hootie & the Blowfish
555. The J. Geils Band
556. The Black Crowes
557. Yellow Magic Orchestra
558. George McCrae
559. The Penguins
560. The Manhattans
561. The Kingsmen
562. The Tornados
563. Dream Theater
564. 2 Live Crew
565. Paul Gayten
566. Little Willie Littlefield
567. Clarence Carter
568. The Crests
569. Jimmy Liggins
570. Larry Darnell
571. Air Supply
572. Bush
573. Melissa Etheridge
574. Joanna Newsom
575. Rickie Lee Jones
576. Wild Bill Moore
577. Joan Armatrading
578. Tiny Grimes
579. Albennie Jones
580. Frank "Floorshow" Culley
581. Joe Morris
582. Culture
583. Fun.
584. Fishbone
585. Archibald

ManPerson wrote: Sat Jul 25, 2026 2:49 pm I'd add Avicii to the list of contenders.

This reminds me, additional lists of contenders, using primarily lists by decade.

2010s
The 1975
Alabama Shakes
Anderson .Paak
Courtney Barnett
Bastille
Big Sean
B.o.B.
Danny Brown
Camila Cabello
The Chainsmokers
Chance the Rapper
J. Cole
Jason Derulo
Father John Misty
Fleet Foxes
Florence + the Machine
David Guetta
Haim
Halsey
Kesha
Khalid
John Legend
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
The Lumineers
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Shawn Mendes
Miguel
Angel Olsen
Panic! at the Disco
Paramore
Pitbull
Charlie Puth
Rick Ross
ScHoolboy Q
Sia
Vince Staples
Harry Styles
Earl Sweatshirt
Meghan Trainor
Twenty One Pilots
Sharon Van Etten
Kurt Vile
Jack White
Pharrell Williams/N.E.R.D.
Wiz Khalifa
YG
Young Thug

2000s
3 Doors Down
Akon
Lily Allen
Audioslave
The Avalanches
James Blunt
Chris Brown
Burial
Ciara
Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana
Evanescence
Fall Out Boy
Feist
Flo Rida
The Game
Interpol
(Norah Jones)
Justice
Kid Cudi
The Knife
The Libertines
Lil' Jon
The Mars Volta
John Mayer
MF DOOM (& Aliases)
MGMT
Ne-Yo
Sean Paul
Soulja Boy
Porcupine Tree
Pussycat Dolls
Timbaland
T-Pain
TV on the Radio
The xx

1990s
Ace of Base
Barenaked Ladies
Basement Jaxx
Bell Biv Devoe
Blind Melon
The Breeders
The Cardigans
Creed
Deee-lite
Digable Planets
Eels
Enigma
Everything but the Girl
Extreme
Ginuwine
Gin Blossoms
Macy Gray
Jodeci
Montell Jordan
Kid Rock
Live
Mase
Master P
Matchbox 20
Mazzy Star
Monica
Neutral Milk Hotel
PM Dawn
Puff Daddy
Pete Rock & CL Smooth
Primus
Savage Garden
Sisqo
Smash Mouth
Spin Doctors
Stereolab
Supergrass
SWV
Third Eye Blind
Tricky
Warren G
Wyclef Jean

1980s
10,000 Maniacs
Accept
Paula Abdul
Asia
Bananarama
Berlin
Laura Branigan
Irene Cara
Cinderella
The Cult
Terence Trent D'arby
Dio
Dokken
Sheena Easton
Europe
Falco
The Fixx
A Flock of Seagulls
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Debbie Gibson
Eddy Grant
Don Henley
Bruce Hornsby & the Range
Howard Jones
Lipps Inc.
Loverboy
Teena Marie
Richard Marx
Marillion
Milli Vanilli
Mr. Mister
New Kids on the Block
Stevie Nicks
Billy Ocean
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Ratt
Roxette
The Sleepers
Spandau Ballet
Rick Springfield
Squeeze
Swans
Thompson Twins
George Thorogood
Tiffany
Tone-Loc
Pete Townshend
Twisted Sister
Violent Femmes

1970s
America
Ashford & Simpson
Average White Band
Badfinger
Brownsville Station
Bootsy Collins
Rick Derringer
The Dramatics
Dan Fogelberg
The Grass Roots
The James Gang
Eddie Kendricks
The Knack
Little Feat
Dave Mason
Nazareth
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Orleans
Tower of Power
Robin Trower
Marshall Tucker Band
Rare Earth
Rose Royce
Boz Scaggs
Joe Simon
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
Spirit
Stephen Stills
Sweet
The Undisputed Truth
Edgar Winter

1960s
? & The Mysterions
The Association
Archie Bell & the Drells
The Box Tops
The Chambers Brothers
Lou Christie
The Contours
The Count Five
The Electric Flag
Betty Everett
Eddie Floyd
Chuck Jackson
Manfred Mann/Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters
Willie Mitchell
Moby Grape
The Pretty Things
James & Bobby Purify
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Charlie Rich
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Edwin Starr
Billy Stewart
The Surfaris
Howard Tate
Tammi Terrell
Irma Thomas
The Troggs
West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs

1950s
Gene Allison
Lee Andrews & the Hearts
Dave Bartholomew
The Big Bopper
Richard Berry
The Cardinals
The Chords
The Cleftones
The Crows
Danny & the Juniors
Bobby Day/Hollywood Flames
The Diamonds
Varetta Dillard
Don Julian & the Meadowlarks
The El-Dorados
The Falcons
The Five Satins
Bobby Freeman
Gene & Eunice
The Harp-Tones
Wilbert Harrison
The Heartbeats
The Hearts
Buddy Knox & the Rhythm Orchids
The Medallions
Bobby Mitchell
The Skyliners
The Spiders

No need to rank them all I think but we might look at these lists at the end.

I'd have The Offspring between Gorillaz and Backstreet Boys.

I'd have Robert Palmer next to Kenny Loggins since Palmer takes acclaim by a bit but Kenny Loggins also clearly takes lasting popularity by more.