Greatest Rock Artists of the 2010s (Revision Version)

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Greatest Rock Artists of the 2010s (Revision Version)

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Criteria: These rock music artists are ranked according to their popularity, acclaim and (where applicable) influence. Only each artist's work during the period from 2010 to 2019 and within the rock genre was factored into the ranking. The definition of the term rock music is roughly the same as outlined by Sampson in this 2010 article: https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/why-rap-is-rock.html

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  1. Kendrick Lamar
  2. Kanye West
  3. Drake
  4. Adele
  5. Beyoncé
  6. Rihanna
  7. Taylor Swift
  8. Ariana Grande
  9. Lady Gaga
  10. Ed Sheeran
  11. Bruno Mars
  12. The Weeknd
  13. Lana Del Rey
  14. Frank Ocean
  15. Janelle Monáe
  16. Nicki Minaj
  17. Lorde
  18. Cardi B
  19. Justin Bieber
  20. Katy Perry
  21. Run the Jewels
  22. Jay-Z
  23. Tame Impala
  24. Future
  25. Imagine Dragons
  26. Childish Gambino
  27. Vampire Weekend
  28. Maroon 5
  29. Bon Iver
  30. Post Malone
  31. Arcade Fire
  32. St. Vincent
  33. Carly Rae Jepsen
  34. Billie Eilish
  35. James Blake
  36. Solange
  37. Mumford & Sons
  38. Grimes
  39. Migos
  40. Daft Punk
  41. SZA
  42. Arctic Monkeys
  43. Sam Smith
  44. The Black Keys
  45. Sia
  46. Tyler, the Creator
  47. The National
  48. Travis Scott
  49. One Direction
  50. Danny Brown
  51. Calvin Harris
  52. Young Thug
  53. David Bowie
  54. The Chainsmokers
  55. Kesha
  56. Florence + the Machine
  57. The Roots
  58. Ellie Goulding
  59. J Balvin
  60. LCD Soundsystem
  61. Khalid
  62. Shawn Mendes
  63. Avicii
  64. Justin Timberlake
  65. Twenty One Pilots
  66. Meghan Trainor
  67. Lil Nas X
  68. Pharrell Williams
  69. Charli XCX
  70. Beach House
  71. P!nk
  72. Eminem
  73. Miguel
  74. J. Cole
  75. Angel Olsen
  76. David Guetta
  77. Jack White
  78. Anderson .Paak
  79. Dua Lipa
  80. Pusha T
  81. Fleet Foxes
  82. Chance the Rapper
  83. Lizzo
  84. Coldplay
  85. YG
  86. Camila Cabello
  87. Vince Staples
  88. The 1975
  89. Rick Ross
  90. Courtney Barnett
  91. Halsey
  92. John Legend
  93. The Lumineers
  94. Big Sean
  95. Usher
  96. ScHoolboy Q
  97. Foo Fighters
  98. Harry Styles
  99. Kurt Vile
  100. Earl Sweatshirt
  101. Haim
  102. Leonard Cohen
  103. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
  104. Father John Misty
  105. Miley Cyrus
  106. Sufjan Stevens
  107. Jason Derulo
  108. Panic! at the Disco
  109. FKA twigs
  110. BTS
  111. Lil Wayne
  112. Alabama Shakes
  113. Bastille
  114. Sharon Van Etten
  115. B.o.B.
  116. Radiohead
  117. A$AP Rocky
  118. Charlie Puth
  119. The xx
  120. Wiz Khalifa
  121. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds/Grinderman
  122. Linkin Park
  123. Rae Sremmurd
  124. Laura Marling
  125. DJ Khaled
  126. alt-J
  127. Selena Gomez
  128. Blood Orange
  129. CHVRCHES
  130. OneRepublic
  131. M83
  132. Clean Bandit
  133. fun.
  134. Flying Lotus
  135. Sara Bareilles
  136. Kelly Clarkson
  137. The War on Drugs
  138. Robyn
  139. Bruce Springsteen
  140. 5 Seconds of Summer
  141. Major Lazer
  142. Paramore
  143. Emeli Sandé
  144. Mitski
  145. Sturgill Simpson
  146. Julia Holter
  147. Pitbull
  148. Parquet Courts
  149. Tyga
  150. PJ Harvey
  151. Big Boi
  152. Deerhunter
  153. Mark Ronson
  154. Ariel Pink/Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
  155. Flo Rida
  156. Jamie xx
  157. Foals
  158. Ne-Yo
  159. Björk
  160. Mac DeMarco
  161. Gorillaz
  162. Lykke Li
  163. Queens of the Stone Age
  164. Perfume Genius
  165. H.E.R.
  166. Disclosure
  167. Death Grips
  168. Chris Brown
  169. Beck
  170. Chromatics
  171. Fall Out Boy
  172. Cee-Lo Green
  173. Bring Me the Horizon
  174. Bad Bunny
  175. Jason Isbell (& the 400 Unit)
  176. Swans
  177. Foster the People
  178. Muse
  179. Mac Miller
  180. Anohni/Antony and the Johnsons
  181. Big Thief
  182. Trey Songz
  183. Cloud Nothings
  184. George Ezra
  185. Logic
  186. Skrillex
  187. Sleater-Kinney
  188. Cage the Elephant
  189. Leon Bridges
  190. Car Seat Headrest
  191. Deftones
  192. Shabazz Palaces
  193. Japandroids
  194. XXXTentacion
  195. tUnE-yArDs
  196. Lupe Fiasco
  197. Robin Thicke
  198. Future Islands
  199. Iggy Azalea
  200. Lil Uzi Vert
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Re: Greatest Rock Artists of the 2010s

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I'd have Tame Impala in the top 30. Similar acclaim to Vampire Weekend and Arcade Fire and quite a bit more lasting popularity.

I'd also have Arctic Monkeys in the top 50, clearly more popular and acclaimed than The Black Keys and Florence + Machine, similar credentials to Daft Punk and Tyler, the Creator.
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Re: Greatest Rock Artists of the 2010s

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Would almost have forgotten to deal with this. Is this (see above) what you had in mind?
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Re: Greatest Rock Artists of the 2010s

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BTW, what's the source for the bigger lasting popularity of Tame Impala? Spotify mainly? Cause VW's combined 2010s albums have higher RIAA certifications than TI's.
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Re: Greatest Rock Artists of the 2010s

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Yes, Spotify, mostly.

And that update looks good.
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