TOP 500 COLLECTABLE ARTISTS 2000
From
Record Collector magazine
This
Year
|
Last
Year
|
Artist
|
|
1
|
1
|
The Beatles
|
|
2
|
2
|
Rolling Stones
|
|
3
|
3
|
Queen
|
|
4
|
4
|
Elvis Presley
|
|
5
|
9
|
The Who
|
|
6
|
7
|
David Bowie
|
|
7
|
10
|
Led Zeppelin
|
|
8
|
6
|
Bob Dylan
|
|
9
|
5
|
Pink Floyd
|
|
10
|
11
|
Jimi Hendrix
|
|
11
|
12
|
The Kinks
|
|
12
|
8
|
John Lennon
|
|
13
|
19
|
Neil Young
|
|
14
|
20
|
Jethro Tull
|
|
15
|
21
|
Marc Bolan & T Rex
|
|
16
|
13
|
Paul McCartney
|
|
17
|
18
|
Buddy Holly
|
|
18
|
14
|
The Beach Boys
|
|
19
|
16
|
REM
|
|
20
|
24
|
Frank Zappa
|
|
21
|
22
|
Oasis
|
|
22
|
25
|
Bruce Springsteen
|
|
23
|
39
|
Deep Purple
|
|
24
|
15
|
Madonna
|
|
25
|
23
|
The Byrds
|
|
26
|
31
|
Hawkwind
|
|
27
|
26
|
Genesis
|
|
28
|
33
|
Yes
|
|
29
|
29
|
The Small Faces
|
|
30
|
17
|
U2
|
|
31
|
30
|
Abba
|
|
32
|
41
|
The Sex Pistols
|
|
33
|
35
|
Van Morrison
|
|
34
|
81
|
Black Sabbath
|
|
35
|
43
|
Fairport Convention
|
|
36
|
52
|
Freddie Mercury
|
|
37
|
32
|
Kate Bush
|
|
38
|
61
|
Captain Beefheart
|
|
39
|
27
|
Paul Welelr
|
|
40
|
77
|
Roger Taylor
|
|
41
|
47
|
Eddie Cochran
|
|
42
|
56
|
The Moody Blues
|
|
43
|
60
|
The Grateful Dead
|
|
44
|
62
|
The Clash
|
|
45
|
58
|
Brian May
|
|
46
|
88
|
Metallica
|
|
47
|
51
|
Eric Clapton
|
|
48
|
28
|
Radiohead
|
|
49
|
45
|
The Hollies
|
|
50
|
122
|
Kraftwerk
|
|
51
|
75
|
Fleetwood Mac
|
|
52
|
36
|
The Jam
|
|
53
|
34
|
Maic Street Prechers
|
|
54
|
44
|
Slade
|
|
55
|
38
|
Status Quo
|
|
56
|
89
|
Alice Cooper
|
|
57
|
57
|
The Doors
|
|
58
|
53
|
Cliff Richard
|
|
59
|
50
|
Roy Orbison
|
|
60
|
83
|
Dusty Springfield
|
|
61
|
85
|
The Artist / Prince
|
|
62
|
82
|
Rory Gallagher
|
|
63
|
40
|
Elton John
|
|
64
|
54
|
George Harrions
|
|
65
|
74
|
Nick Drake
|
|
66
|
73
|
King Crimson
|
|
67
|
42
|
Pet Shop Boys
|
|
68
|
192
|
Clifford T. Ward
|
|
69
|
71
|
The Stranglers
|
|
70
|
67
|
Billy Fury
|
|
71
|
63
|
Elvis Costello
|
|
72
|
106
|
Miles Davis
|
|
73
|
212
|
Madness
|
|
74
|
78
|
The Velvet Underground
|
|
75
|
109
|
AC/DC
|
|
76
|
69
|
Gary Numan
|
|
77
|
84
|
Nirvana
|
|
78
|
48
|
The Smiths
|
|
79
|
72
|
Frank Sinatra
|
|
80
|
66
|
Marillion
|
|
81
|
101
|
Gene Vincent
|
|
82
|
92
|
Tangerine Dream
|
|
83
|
104
|
Richard Thompson
|
|
84
|
59
|
Depeche Mode
|
|
85
|
145
|
Joy Division
|
|
86
|
107
|
Marvin Gaye
|
|
87
|
37
|
Petula Clark
|
|
88
|
70
|
XTC
|
|
89
|
177
|
Crowded House
|
|
90
|
55
|
The Shadows
|
|
91
|
157
|
Roy Wood
|
|
92
|
115
|
Thin Lizzy
|
|
93
|
221
|
Wishbone Ash
|
|
94
|
95
|
Mike Oldfield
|
|
95
|
49
|
Blondie
|
|
96
|
117
|
Björk
|
|
97
|
110
|
Jerry Lee Lewis
|
|
98
|
79
|
Tori Amos
|
|
99
|
98
|
The Stone Roses
|
|
100
|
297
|
The Cross
|
|
101
|
100
|
Kiss
|
|
102
|
93
|
The Sweet
|
|
103
|
154
|
The Damned
|
|
104
|
195
|
Love
|
|
105
|
91
|
Rush
|
|
106
|
304
|
Ian Hunter
|
|
107
|
130
|
New Order
|
|
108
|
68
|
Free
|
|
109
|
114
|
Iron Maiden
|
|
110
|
96
|
E.L.P.
|
|
111
|
135
|
Chuck Berry
|
|
112
|
123
|
Mott The Hoople
|
|
113
|
87
|
The Searchers
|
|
114
|
158
|
Iggy Pop
|
|
115
|
144
|
Roxy Music
|
|
116
|
187
|
The Bevis Frond
|
|
117
|
248
|
Motörhead
|
|
118
|
132
|
The Ramones
|
|
119
|
65
|
The Corrs
|
|
120
|
119
|
Scott Walker
|
|
121
|
142
|
Ray Davies
|
|
122
|
234
|
Tom Waits
|
|
123
|
127
|
Procol Harum
|
|
124
|
112
|
The Pretty Things
|
|
125
|
46
|
Garbage
|
|
126
|
138
|
The Move
|
|
127
|
194
|
The Fall
|
|
128
|
267
|
Steve Harley
|
|
129
|
128
|
Crosby, Stills &
Nash
|
|
130
|
64
|
Blur
|
|
131
|
147
|
E.L.O.
|
|
132
|
282
|
Jeff Beck
|
|
133
|
176
|
Jefferson Airplane
|
|
134
|
86
|
George Michael
|
|
135
|
283
|
Family
|
|
136
|
111
|
Lynyrd Skynyrd
|
|
137
|
129
|
Joni Mitchell
|
|
138
|
99
|
Morrissey
|
|
139
|
199
|
Marilyn Manson
|
|
140
|
172
|
Bob Marley
|
|
141
|
268
|
Santana
|
|
142
|
94
|
The Cure
|
|
143
|
156
|
Sparks
|
|
144
|
189
|
Uriah Heep
|
|
145
|
240
|
Peter Hammill
|
|
146
|
113
|
Rod Stewart
|
|
147
|
171
|
Porcupine Tree
|
|
148
|
254
|
Roy Harper
|
|
149
|
207
|
Camel
|
|
150
|
165
|
Super Furry Animals
|
|
151
|
133
|
Van Der Graaf Generator
|
|
152
|
251
|
Helen Shapiro
|
|
153
|
118
|
Dire Straits
|
|
154
|
228
|
Lou Reed
|
|
155
|
164
|
Al Stewart
|
|
156
|
--
|
Caravan
|
|
157
|
317
|
Nick Cave
|
|
158
|
259
|
The Everly Bros
|
|
159
|
326
|
Sting
|
|
160
|
216
|
Lonnie Donegan
|
|
161
|
151
|
Gentle Giant
|
|
162
|
377
|
Steely Dan
|
|
163
|
296
|
The Allman Brothers
|
|
164
|
169
|
Buzzcocks
|
|
165
|
231
|
Horonimous Finn
|
|
166
|
102
|
Big Country
|
|
167
|
245
|
Stereophonics
|
|
168
|
146
|
The Bee Gees
|
|
169
|
174
|
Cream
|
|
170
|
120
|
Suede
|
|
171
|
196
|
The Yardbirds
|
|
172
|
432
|
The Eagles
|
|
173
|
273
|
John Mayall
|
|
174
|
152
|
Man
|
|
175
|
116
|
Meat Loaf
|
|
176
|
167
|
Ricky Nelson
|
|
177
|
346
|
Ozric Tentacles
|
|
178
|
405
|
Janis Joplin
|
|
179
|
290
|
Travis
|
|
180
|
262
|
Adam & The Ants
|
|
181
|
215
|
The Carpenters
|
|
182
|
487
|
Sam Cooke
|
|
183
|
190
|
Creedence Clearwater
Revival
|
|
184
|
137
|
Celine Dion
|
|
185
|
191
|
Dave Davies
|
|
186
|
270
|
Kaleidoscope (UK)
|
|
187
|
--
|
Lee "Scratch" Perry
|
|
188
|
105
|
Runrig
|
|
189
|
140
|
IQ
|
|
190
|
80
|
Michael Jackson
|
|
191
|
427
|
James Brown
|
|
192
|
256
|
Sandy Denny
|
|
193
|
--
|
The Zombies
|
|
194
|
247
|
Little Richard
|
|
195
|
213
|
PJ Proby
|
|
196
|
272
|
The Strawbs
|
|
197
|
265
|
Julian Cope
|
|
198
|
--
|
Curtis Mayfield
|
|
199
|
134
|
Mansun
|
|
200
|
--
|
Nine Inch Nails
|
|
201
|
420
|
Alex Harvey
|
|
202
|
97
|
Stereolab
|
|
203
|
252
|
Spirit
|
|
204
|
--
|
Shania Twain
|
|
205
|
201
|
Bryan Adams
|
|
206
|
108
|
Townes van Zandt
|
|
207
|
309
|
Gary Moore
|
|
208
|
322
|
The Police
|
|
209
|
495
|
Quicksilver Messenger
Service
|
|
210
|
412
|
Mick Ronson
|
|
211
|
121
|
Mick Jagger
|
|
212
|
316
|
Ten Years After
|
|
213
|
125
|
Barclay James Harvest
|
|
214
|
274
|
Catatonia
|
|
215
|
124
|
Robbie Williams
|
|
216
|
238
|
Wire
|
|
217
|
239
|
Manfred Mann
|
|
218
|
289
|
Melanie
|
|
219
|
175
|
The Monkees
|
|
220
|
233
|
Joe Meek
|
|
221
|
163
|
P. J. Harvey
|
|
222
|
362
|
Soft Machine
|
|
223
|
448
|
Canned Heat
|
|
224
|
136
|
Kylie Minogue
|
|
225
|
150
|
|
226
|
--
|
Godspeed You Black Emperor!
|
|
227
|
218
|
David Sylvian
|
|
228
|
200
|
Del Shannon
|
|
229
|
--
|
Pete Townshend
|
|
230
|
243
|
The Temptations
|
|
231
|
307
|
Kevin Ayers
|
|
232
|
214
|
Tim Buckley
|
|
233
|
311
|
Badfinger
|
|
234
|
321
|
The Crickets
|
|
235
|
--
|
Eurythmics
|
|
236
|
421
|
Mercury Rev
|
|
237
|
224
|
The Incredible String
Band
|
|
238
|
--
|
The Travelling Wilburys
|
|
239
|
--
|
UFO
|
|
240
|
378
|
Syd Barrett
|
|
241
|
277
|
Cocteau Twins
|
|
242
|
349
|
Duran Duran
|
|
243
|
229
|
Steve Earle
|
|
244
|
461
|
Kathy Kirby
|
|
245
|
188
|
Nazereth
|
|
246
|
320
|
Peter Green
|
|
247
|
368
|
Judi Tzuke
|
|
248
|
275
|
Thunder
|
|
249
|
386
|
Beck
|
|
250
|
131
|
Belle & Sebastian
|
|
251
|
351
|
Dave Edmunds
|
|
252
|
408
|
Lindisfarne
|
|
253
|
490
|
Olivia Newton-John
|
|
254
|
354
|
Pearl Jam
|
|
255
|
257
|
Linda Ronstadt
|
|
256
|
367
|
Cat Stevens
|
|
257
|
293
|
Tina Turner
|
|
258
|
359
|
The Black Crowes
|
|
259
|
--
|
Bobby Darin
|
|
260
|
179
|
Def Leppard
|
|
261
|
210
|
Hank Williams
|
|
262
|
384
|
Yello
|
|
263
|
--
|
Billy Joel
|
|
264
|
202
|
Jeff Buckley
|
|
265
|
261
|
Squeeze
|
|
266
|
398
|
Paul Simon
|
|
267
|
--
|
James Taylor
|
|
268
|
220
|
10cc
|
|
269
|
391
|
The Animals
|
|
270
|
143
|
Brian Wilson
|
|
271
|
--
|
Durutti Column
|
|
272
|
269
|
Jean-Michel Jarre
|
|
273
|
141
|
Kula Shaker
|
|
274
|
183
|
Duane Eddy
|
|
275
|
206
|
Dream Theatre
|
|
276
|
237
|
The Four Tops
|
|
277
|
455
|
Justin Hayward
|
|
278
|
--
|
O.M.D.
|
|
279
|
485
|
Savoy Brown
|
|
280
|
--
|
Laura Nyro
|
|
281
|
356
|
The Alarm
|
|
282
|
--
|
The Blue Nile
|
|
283
|
--
|
Boyzone
|
|
284
|
402
|
Johnny Cash
|
|
285
|
155
|
Erasure
|
|
286
|
126
|
The Church
|
|
287
|
76
|
Sheryl Crow
|
|
288
|
162
|
Leonard Cohen
|
|
289
|
341
|
Gene Clark
|
|
290
|
--
|
Phil Collins
|
|
291
|
481
|
Bo Diddley
|
|
292
|
278
|
John Fogerty
|
|
293
|
385
|
Francoise Hardy
|
|
294
|
417
|
Hanoi Rocks
|
|
295
|
347
|
The Orb
|
|
296
|
446
|
The Pogues
|
|
297
|
255
|
Tom Petty
|
|
298
|
358
|
Chris Rea
|
|
299
|
358
|
Chris Rea
|
|
300
|
416
|
Ian Dury
|
|
301
|
--
|
Colin Blunstone
|
|
302
|
258
|
Donovan
|
|
303
|
333
|
The Band
|
|
304
|
173
|
The Beautiful South
|
|
305
|
285
|
Be-Bop Deluxe
|
|
306
|
--
|
The Faces
|
|
307
|
160
|
Emmylou Harris
|
|
308
|
--
|
Foo Fighters
|
|
309
|
184
|
Agnetha Fältskog
|
|
310
|
476
|
Gong
|
|
311
|
484
|
Rainbow
|
|
312
|
348
|
The Levellers
|
|
313
|
298
|
Stevie Wonder
|
|
314
|
--
|
Jackie Wilson
|
|
315
|
380
|
Rick Wakeman
|
|
316
|
186
|
The Walker Brothers
|
|
317
|
--
|
John Foxx
|
|
318
|
319
|
The Groundhogs
|
|
319
|
139
|
The Tornados
|
|
320
|
197
|
Siouxsie & The Banshees
|
|
321
|
193
|
Echo & The Bunnymen
|
|
322
|
331
|
Donna Summer
|
|
323
|
170
|
Cheap Trick
|
|
324
|
--
|
Can
|
|
325
|
--
|
Big Joe Turner
|
|
326
|
357
|
Gram Parsons
|
|
327
|
--
|
The Pretenders
|
|
328
|
266
|
Renaissance
|
|
329
|
--
|
Brenda Lee
|
|
330
|
303
|
ZZ Top
|
|
331
|
168
|
Bon Jovi
|
|
332
|
--
|
Counting Crows
|
|
333
|
178
|
Connie Francis
|
|
334
|
479
|
Public Image Limited
|
|
335
|
--
|
Bobby Bland
|
|
336
|
--
|
The Specials
|
|
337
|
281
|
Simon & Garfunkel
|
|
338
|
--
|
Stiff Little Fingers
|
|
339
|
312
|
The Cramps
|
|
340
|
153
|
Mariah Carey
|
|
341
|
--
|
Dead Kennedys
|
|
342
|
483
|
Ozzy Osbourne
|
|
343
|
--
|
Kate Rusby
|
|
344
|
--
|
Moby Grape
|
|
345
|
--
|
The Nice
|
|
346
|
198
|
The Verve
|
|
347
|
--
|
Van Halen
|
|
348
|
313
|
Talk Talk
|
|
349
|
360
|
Texas
|
|
350
|
--
|
Sandie Shaw
|
|
351
|
--
|
Barbra Streisand
|
|
352
|
393
|
Harry Chapin
|
|
353
|
--
|
The Enid
|
|
354
|
324
|
Joe Cocker
|
|
355
|
310
|
Marc Almond
|
|
356
|
--
|
Deacon Blue
|
|
357
|
--
|
Gomez
|
|
358
|
149
|
Gene
|
|
359
|
--
|
Mungo Jerry
|
|
360
|
260
|
Otis Redding
|
|
361
|
291
|
B. B. King
|
|
362
|
363
|
The KLF
|
|
363
|
271
|
Alanis Morissette
|
|
364
|
--
|
Westlife
|
|
365
|
182
|
Simple Minds
|
|
366
|
--
|
Six By Seven
|
|
367
|
353
|
Ocean Colour Scheme
|
|
368
|
--
|
Steeleye Span
|
|
369
|
159
|
Smashing Pumpkins
|
|
370
|
--
|
Stackridge
|
|
371
|
381
|
Whitney Houston
|
|
372
|
--
|
Sonic Youth
|
|
373
|
328
|
Glenn Hughes
|
|
374
|
475
|
Cilla Black
|
|
375
|
350
|
Everything But The Girl
|
|
376
|
219
|
Del Amitri
|
|
377
|
264
|
Todd Rundgren
|
|
378
|
--
|
Jonathan Richman
|
|
379
|
103
|
Keith Richards
|
|
380
|
--
|
Kings X
|
|
381
|
--
|
Nils Lofgren
|
|
382
|
465
|
Bobby Vee
|
|
383
|
315
|
Enya
|
|
384
|
249
|
The Chameleons
|
|
385
|
292
|
Mogwai
|
|
386
|
--
|
The New York Dolls
|
|
387
|
--
|
Howlin' Wolf
|
|
388
|
--
|
The Saw Doctors
|
|
389
|
--
|
Steppenwolf
|
|
390
|
--
|
The The
|
|
391
|
--
|
The Dalring Buds
|
|
392
|
--
|
Johnny Thunders
|
|
393
|
223
|
Fats Domino
|
|
394
|
226
|
The Divine Comedy
|
|
395
|
185
|
Golden Earring
|
|
396
|
242
|
James
|
|
397
|
--
|
John's Children
|
|
398
|
299
|
The Oyster Band
|
|
399
|
395
|
Gene Pitney
|
|
400
|
--
|
Pink Fairies
|
|
401
|
325
|
The Residents
|
|
402
|
225
|
Diana Ross
|
|
403
|
--
|
Little Feat
|
|
404
|
327
|
Frida
|
|
405
|
--
|
Marty Wilde
|
|
406
|
500
|
Jimmy Webb
|
|
407
|
467
|
Fish
|
|
408
|
493
|
Teenage Fanclub
|
|
409
|
227
|
Ringo Starr
|
|
410
|
--
|
Nancy Sinatra
|
|
411
|
--
|
Simply Red
|
|
412
|
474
|
Joan Baez
|
|
413
|
373
|
Robyn Hitchcock
|
|
414
|
397
|
John Barry
|
|
415
|
--
|
Lee Hazlewood
|
|
416
|
211
|
Jack Bruce
|
|
417
|
--
|
Jerry Garcia
|
|
418
|
--
|
Elastica
|
|
419
|
352
|
Dean Martin
|
|
420
|
--
|
Cyndi Lauper
|
|
421
|
457
|
Willie Nelson
|
|
422
|
232
|
Stevei Ray Vaughan
|
|
423
|
406
|
David Cassidy
|
|
424
|
355
|
Neil Finn
|
|
425
|
413
|
Heart
|
|
426
|
--
|
Billy Bragg
|
|
427
|
482
|
Patti Smith
|
|
428
|
339
|
Jack Scott
|
|
429
|
419
|
Dough Sahm
|
|
430
|
--
|
George Thorogood
|
|
431
|
294
|
Ultravox
|
|
432
|
337
|
UB40
|
|
433
|
318
|
Bryan Ferry
|
|
434
|
222
|
Bill Haley & The
Comets
|
|
435
|
436
|
Marianne Faithfull
|
|
436
|
--
|
Herman's Hermits
|
|
437
|
--
|
Robert Johnson
|
|
438
|
--
|
Judas Priest
|
|
439
|
--
|
Phish
|
|
440
|
--
|
Mark Knopfler
|
|
441
|
--
|
Johnny Kidd
|
|
442
|
--
|
Magazine
|
|
443
|
414
|
Ennio Morricone
|
|
444
|
209
|
Level 41
|
|
445
|
394
|
Shirley Bassey
|
|
446
|
--
|
Bad Company
|
|
447
|
|
left blank in mag
|
|
448
|
387
|
The Cranberries
|
|
449
|
344
|
Chicago
|
|
450
|
--
|
John Deacon
|
|
451
|
--
|
Dexy's Midnight Runners
|
|
452
|
--
|
Devo
|
|
453
|
250
|
Dion & The Belmonts
|
|
454
|
--
|
Roger Daltrey
|
|
455
|
--
|
Billy McKenzie
|
|
456
|
458
|
Magnum
|
|
457
|
287
|
The Flamin' Groovies
|
|
458
|
429
|
Them
|
|
459
|
--
|
Neil Sedaka
|
|
460
|
460
|
Toto
|
|
461
|
--
|
Booker T & The MGs
|
|
462
|
--
|
Backstreet Boys
|
|
463
|
--
|
Blue Oyster Cult
|
|
464
|
369
|
Muddy Waters
|
|
465
|
--
|
John Wetton
|
|
466
|
301
|
The Wedding Present
|
|
467
|
--
|
Wasp
|
|
468
|
241
|
The Wildhearts
|
|
469
|
--
|
Phil Ochs
|
|
470
|
--
|
Carl Perkins
|
|
471
|
280
|
Placebo
|
|
472
|
246
|
Roxette
|
|
473
|
--
|
Husker Du
|
|
474
|
335
|
Neil Diamond
|
|
475
|
439
|
Wet Wet Wet
|
|
476
|
--
|
Mountain
|
|
477
|
--
|
The Mavericks
|
|
478
|
295
|
John Martyn
|
|
479
|
284
|
The Mission
|
|
480
|
--
|
Iona
|
|
481
|
--
|
George Jones
|
|
482
|
--
|
Japan
|
|
483
|
--
|
John Hiatt
|
|
484
|
--
|
Southside Johnny
|
|
485
|
148
|
Spiritualised
|
|
486
|
--
|
Saint Etienne
|
|
487
|
--
|
Aimee Mann
|
|
488
|
--
|
The Association
|
|
489
|
--
|
Aztec Camera
|
|
490
|
--
|
Harry Nilsson
|
|
491
|
--
|
Mary Black
|
|
492
|
--
|
Melissa Etheridge
|
|
493
|
--
|
Johnny Burnette
|
|
494
|
--
|
Cast
|
|
495
|
--
|
The Lightning Seeds
|
|
496
|
323
|
Cher
|
|
497
|
466
|
Frankie Valli
|
|
498
|
--
|
Catherine Wheel
|
|
499
|
--
|
Maria McKee
|
|
500
|
235
|
Ron Wood
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