Those of you looking for your favorite Country or Jazz artists won't find
them here. I've left out artists that aren't "normally" associated with Rock.
So, Jazz legends such as Miles , Monk, Ellington, Charlie Parker, Coltrane,
Louis Armstrong, etc. were left out. As were Pop Vocalists like Sinatra, Nat
"King" Cole , Billie Holiday and Ella. These acts would have easily made my Top
100. But good news! You can find them on my Top Pop Vocalists & Jazz
Acts. For Country see my Top Country Acts . So,
if you think someone is missing from my list, email me at seeno99@aol.com and let me know who I
should've included.
And click on Beyond The Top 100
Artists for a look at the artists that JUST missed the Top
100.
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2. Beatles
3. Bob Dylan
4. Rolling Stones
5. Aretha
Franklin
6. Stevie Wonder
7. Chuck Berry
8. James Brown
9. Elton
John
10. Prince
11. Beach Boys
12. Sam Cooke
13. Jimi Hendrix
14.
Joni Mitchell
15. The Who
16. Ray Charles
17. Marvin Gaye
18. Led Zeppelin
19. Michael Jackson/Jackson 5
20. Jerry Lee Lewis
21. Little
Richard
22. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
23. Eric Clapton/Cream/Derek
& The Dominos
24. Bob Marley & The Wailers
25. Everly Brothers
26. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
27. Jackie Wilson
28. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
29. B.B.
King
30. Creedenece Clearwater Revival
31. Lynyrd Skynyrd
32. Otis Redding
33.
Temptations
34. Earth, Wind & Fire
35. Bee Gees
36. Fats
Domino
37. Muddy Waters
38. Simon & Garfunkel
39. Clash
40. Neil Young/Crosby, Stills & Nash/Buffalo Springfield
41. Van Morrison
42. Byrds/Gram Parsons/Flying
Burrito Brothers
43. Rod Stewart/Faces
44. Curtis Mayfield/Impressions
45. Al
Green
46. Sly & The Family Stone
47. Howlin' Wolf
48. Allman
Brothers Band
49. Teddy Pendergrass/Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes
50.
Roy Orbison
51. Mott the Hoople
52. Randy Newman
53. Diana Ross &
The Supremes
54. Ike & Tina Turner
55. Madonna
56. Stevie Ray
Vaughan
57. Eagles
58. Parliament/Funkadelic/Bootsy Collins
59.
Grateful Dead
60. John Mellencamp
61. REM
62. Isley Brothers
63. Donna Summer
64. Luther Vandross
65. Smiths
66. Tom Jones
67. James Taylor
68. Billy Joel
69. Bonnie
Raitt
70. Pretenders
71. KC & The Sunshine Band
72. Police
73. Kinks
74.
Steely Dan
75. The Band
76. Janis Joplin
77. Talking Heads
78. Pink
Floyd
79. Drifters
80. Elvis Costello
81. Fleetwood Mac
82. Hall
& Oates
83. Raspberries
84. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
85.
John Prine
86. Wilson Pickett
87. Commodores/Lionel Richie
88. Spinners
89. Robert Johnson
90. Ricky Nelson
91. David Bowie
92. Carole
King
93. Louis Jordan
94. Sex Pistols
95. Velvet Underground &
Nico/Lou Reed
96. Warren Zevon
97. Patti Smith
98. Nirvana
99. Bo Diddley
100. Richard Thompson/Fairport Convention