100 Greatest British Invasion Artists

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100 Greatest British Invasion Artists

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100 Greatest British Invasion Artists

Background: The term "British Invasion" describes a musical period in the mid-1960s, during which British rock artists dominated the American music charts. The British Invasion began in late 1963, and ended with the beginning of 1967, when psychedelic rock became mainstream.

Criteria: These British artists are rated only for their actions and recordings from 1963 to 1966. Chart success in the US and UK, lasting popularity of their recorded work, influence of their recordings and live shows, and musical impact were taken into consideration. Although the term British Invasion is only used for British bands and musicians that were present in the American charts, this list also includes artists that didn't enjoy any success in the U.S. but were active at the time.

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  1. The Beatles
  2. The Rolling Stones
  3. The Kinks
  4. The Who
  5. The Yardbirds
  6. The Animals
  7. The Dave Clark Five
  8. The Hollies
  9. Dusty Springfield
  10. Herman's Hermits
  11. Gerry & the Pacemakers
  12. The Searchers
  13. Peter & Gordon
  14. Manfred Mann
  15. Petula Clark
  16. The Troggs
  17. Donovan
  18. The Zombies
  19. John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
  20. Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas
  21. Chad & Jeremy
  22. Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders
  23. Tom Jones
  24. The Moody Blues
  25. Small Faces
  26. Freddie & the Dreamers
  27. Cliff Richard
  28. Cilla Black
  29. The Shadows
  30. Marianne Faithfull
  31. Brian Poole & the Tremeloes
  32. The Pretty Things
  33. Them
  34. The Fortunes
  35. Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
  36. Billy Fury
  37. The Spencer Davis Group
  38. Sandie Shaw
  39. Shirley Bassey
  40. Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames
  41. The Swinging Blue Jeans
  42. Adam Faith
  43. The Honeycombs
  44. Dave Berry & the Cruisers
  45. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
  46. The Merseybeats
  47. The Graham Bond Organization
  48. Crispian St. Peters
  49. The Nashville Teens
  50. The Barron Knights
  51. The Fourmost
  52. The New Vaudeville Band
  53. Unit 4+2
  54. The Rockin' Berries
  55. Chris Andrews
  56. The Silkie
  57. David & Jonathan
  58. Lulu
  59. The Ivy League
  60. The Four Pennies
  61. Heinz
  62. Ian Whitcomb
  63. Jonathan King
  64. Chris Farlowe
  65. The Tornados
  66. Mike Berry & the Outlaws
  67. The Hullaballoos
  68. The Applejacks
  69. The Mojos
  70. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates
  71. The Sorrows
  72. Steampacket
  73. Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
  74. The Alan Price Set
  75. The Migil Five
  76. Twinkle
  77. Paul & Barry Ryan
  78. John's Children
  79. Jackie Trent
  80. Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages
  81. The Overlanders
  82. Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers
  83. Hedgehoppers Anonymous
  84. The Merseys
  85. Pinkerton's Assorted Colours
  86. Billie Davis
  87. The Big Three
  88. Helen Shapiro
  89. The Joystrings
  90. Bern Elliott & the Fenmen
  91. Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band
  92. The Creation/The Mark Four
  93. Cyril Davies All-Stars
  94. St. Louis Union
  95. The Naturals
  96. Zoot Money's Big Roll Band
  97. Twice As Much
  98. The Cryin' Shames
  99. The Poets
  100. The Vernons Girls
  101. Tommy Quickly/The Remo Four
  102. The Cherokees
  103. The Paramounts
  104. The Dennisons
  105. The Mike Cotton Sound
  106. Tony Jackson & the Vibrations
  107. The Beat Merchants
  108. The Birds
  109. The Action
  110. The Zephyrs
  111. The Escorts
  112. The Undertakers
  113. The In Crowd
  114. The Artwoods
  115. The Roulettes
  116. Mike Sheridan & the Nightriders
  117. Rory Storm & the Hurricanes
  118. Long John Baldry
  119. Les Fleur de Lys
  120. The Chants
  121. The Rockin' Vickers
  122. The Black Knights
  123. Just Four Men/Wimple Winch
  124. David John & the Mood
  125. The Riot Squad
  126. Lee Curtis & the All Stars
  127. Faron's Flamingos
  128. The Syndicats
  129. The Eyes
  130. Episode Six
  131. The Downliners Sect
  132. Sounds Incorporated
  133. Tony Rivers & the Castaways
  134. Beryl Marsden
  135. King Size Taylor & the Dominoes
  136. Ian & the Zodiacs
  137. The Country Gentlemen
  138. The Koobas
  139. The Pete Best Four
  140. Dean Ford & the Gaylords
  141. The Wheels
  142. Steve Aldo
  143. The Rats
  144. A Band of Angels
  145. The Gamblers
  146. The Mark Leeman Five
  147. Peter Jay & the Jaywalkers
  148. Freddie Starr & the Midnighters
  149. The Cheynes
  150. Jimmy Powell & the Five Dimensions
Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order): Howie Casey & the Seniors; Simon Dupree & the Big Sound; Gary Farr & the T-Bones; Chick Graham & the Coasters; Herbie's People; High Society; Casey Jones & the Engineers; The News; The Pack; Paddy, Klaus & Gibson; The Bobby Patrick Big Six; Keith Powell & the Valets; Earl Preston; Martin Raynor & the Secrets; The Roadrunners; Earl Royce & the Olympics; Shotgun Express; The Snobs; The Spectres; The Toggery Five; The Whirlwinds

Pre-'British Invasion': These are the artists that helped shape the British pop and rock scene before The Beatles came along. They are ranked according to their influence on the British Invasion, their musical impact and their chart success in the UK and (where applicable) the US from 1954 to 1962.
  1. Lonnie Donegan (skiffle)
  2. Cliff Richard (rock & roll, pop)
  3. Tommy Steele (rock & roll)
  4. The Shadows (instrumental rock)
  5. Chris Barber (skiffle, trad jazz)
  6. Alexis Korner & Cyril Davies (British blues)
  7. Billy Fury (rock & roll)
  8. Adam Faith (pop)
  9. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates (rock & roll)
  10. Ken Colyer (skiffle, trad jazz)
  11. Marty Wilde (rock & roll, pop)
  12. Chas McDevitt (skiffle)
  13. The Tornados (instrumental rock)
  14. Joe Brown & the Bruvvers (rock & roll)
  15. Petula Clark (pop)
  16. Johnny Duncan & the Blue Grass Boys (skiffle)
  17. Vince Taylor & the Playboys (rock & roll)
  18. Wee Willie Harris (rock & roll)
  19. Craig Douglas (pop)
  20. The Vipers Skiffle Group (skiffle)
  21. Helen Shapiro (pop)
  22. Tony Sheridan (rock & roll)
  23. John Leyton (pop)
  24. Shane Fenton & the Fentones (pop)
  25. Terry Dene (rock & roll)
  26. Tommy Bruce & the Bruisers (rock & roll)
  27. Mark Wynter (pop)
  28. Lance Fortune (pop)
  29. Kingsize Taylor & the Dominoes (rock & roll)
  30. The Brook Brothers (pop)
Second Wave: These are some artists that missed the first wave of the British Invasion. They enjoyed only very little or even no commercial success in the United States before 1967, but became very popular in the years that followed. They are ranked only for their popularity in the United States from 1967 to 1970.
  1. Led Zeppelin
  2. Cream
  3. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  4. The Who
  5. Joe Cocker
  6. Traffic
  7. Deep Purple
  8. Ten Years After
  9. The Jeff Beck Group
  10. Free
  11. Procol Harum
  12. Black Sabbath
  13. King Crimson
  14. Pink Floyd
  15. Fleetwood Mac
To be added in the next update:

The Caravelles
The Springfields
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