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
