Personal Favorite Rock Artists List: albatrossumi

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Personal Favorite Rock Artists List

Oct 26, 2010 11:22

A website I look at asked people to compile their lists, so I spent some time this morning arranging it thusly (as well as a short early influence list at the bottom):

ranking of my 100 favorite "rock" artists (Oct 26, 2010)

1 The Beatles
2 Bob Dylan
3 The Doors
4 John Lennon
5 Ramones
6 The Beach Boys
7 Leonard Cohen
8 The Kinks
9 The Clash
10 Johnny Cash
11 Neil Young
12 George Harrison
13 T.Rex
14 Donovan
15 Chuck Berry
16 The Sex Pistols
17 Run-DMC
18 Nirvana
19 Frank Black
20 Weezer
21 Brian Wilson
22 Joni Mitchell
23 Elvis Costello
24 Pink Floyd
25 Bruce Springsteen
26 Big Audio Dynamite
27 Gang of Four
28 Public Enemy
29 Van Morrison
30 The Rolling Stones
31 The Who
32 Elvis Presley
33 The B-52's
34 Sly & the Family Stone
35 ABBA
36 Creedence Clearwater Revival
37 Derek and the Dominoes
38 Jerry Lee Lewis
39 Eddie Cochran
40 Jackson 5
41 Paul McCartney
42 Led Zeppelin
43 James Brown
44 REM
45 Byrds
46 Pixies
47 Ike and Tina Turner
48 Janis Joplin
49 Richard and Linda Thompson
50 Michael Jackson
51 Paul Simon
52 Devo
53 Jimi Hendrix
54 Blondie
55 Talking Heads
56 Al Green
57 The Muffs
58 James Taylor
59 Marvin Gaye
60 David Bowie
61 Prince
62 Beck
63 Moby
64 The Jam
65 Curtis Mayfield
66 Stevie Wonder
67 Temptations
68 Grateful Dead
69 Squeeze
70 Steve Miller Band
71 Cat Stevens
72 Radiohead
73 NWA
74 Alice Cooper
75 Jimmy Cliff
76 Green Day
77 Arctic Monkeys
78 The Hives
79 The Mamas & the Papas
80 Neil Diamond
81 Isley Brothers
82 Rod Stewart
83 Keith West
84 The Band
85 Everly Brothers
86 Buddy Holly
87 Cheap Trick
88 Otis Redding
89 The Damned
90 Madness
91 Manic Street Preachers
92 Barry White
93 Shonen Knife
94 Sweet
95 Eric Clapton
96 Dead Milkmen
97 Alanis Morissette
98 The Waterboys
99 Adam Ant
100 Norman Greenbaum

early influence:
1 Hank Williams
2 Carter Family
3 Woody Guthrie
4 Nat King Cole
5 Frank Sinatra
6 Dean Martin
7 Richard Wagner
8 Bill Monroe
9 Robert Johnson
10 Bing Crosby
11 Flatt & Scruggs
12 Billie Holiday
13 Huddie William "Lead Belly" Ledbetter
14 Al Jolson
15 Slim Whitman

derek and the dominos, ramones, nat king cole, eric clapton, beatles, rod stewart, talking heads, drahof, public enemy, frank sinatra, cat stevens, john lennon, elvis costello, donovan, frank black, beach boys, billie holiday, grateful dead, pixies, dead milkmen, hank williams, joni mitchell, stevie wonder, gang of four, t. rex, jackson 5, isley brothers, big audio dynamite, sex pistols, al green, temptations, al jolson, byrds, b-52's, marvin gaye, run-dmc, neil young, paul simon, cheap trick, buddy holly, everly brothers, jerry lee lewis, george harrison, chuck berry, who, clash, leonard cohen, neil diamond, lists, sly and the family stone, creedence clearwater revival, jimi hendrix, doors, devo, brian wilson, bob dylan, weezer, jam, michael jackson, woody guthrie, steve miller, ike and tina turner, elvis presley, rem, richard wagner, leadbelly, van morrison, david bowie, james brown, robert johnson, bruce springsteen, eddie cochran, bill monroe, blondie, dean martin, nirvana, johnny cash, bing crosby, beck, pink floyd, carter family, paul mccartney, rolling stones, abba, led zeppelin, james taylor, moby, janis joplin, kinks