50 Greatest Artists of Rock

Submitted by suspension on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 18:51
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  1. The Beatles
  2. Elvis Presley
  3. Bob Dylan
  4. James Brown
  5. The Rolling Stones
  6. Chuck Berry
  7. Ray Charles
  8. Led Zeppelin
  9. Stevie Wonder
  10. Jimi Hendrix
  11. Aretha Franklin
  12. The Who
  13. Beach Boys
  14. Little Richard
  15. Fats Domino
  16. Michael Jackson
  17. Marvin Gaye
  18. Sam Cooke
  19. Buddy Holly
  20. Bruce Springsteen
  21. Bob Marley
  22. U2
  23. Prince
  24. Madonna
  25. Pink Floyd
  26. David Bowie
  27. Velvet Underground
  28. Elton John
  29. Queen
  30. Run DMC
  31. Nirvana
  32. Neil Young
  33. The Temptations
  34. The Everly Brothers
  35. Public Enemy
  36. Sly & the Family Stone
  37. The Clash
  38. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
  39. Jerry Lee Lewis
  40. Simon & Garfunkel
  41. The Kinks
  42. The Doors
  43. R.E.M.
  44. Parliament-Funkadelic
  45. Joni Mitchell
  46. The Ramones
  47. The Byrds
  48. The Supremes
  49. Roy Orbison
  50. Curtis Mayfield
Author Comments: 

Just my opinion

enigmazach09/19/2011

Can't argue with those Top 5. The Who looks quite a bit low, though.

suspension11/15/2011

Thanks for the comment. This is a little bit unfinished. Very unfinished actually. I'll probably end up capping it off at about 50 artists. The Who will end up higher eventually, maybe even top 10.