Tuesday, July 19, 2005

My All-Time 100 Favorite Artists of Popular Music

1. Bruce Springsteen
2. The Beatles
3. R.E.M.
4. Nirvana
5. Led Zeppelin
6. The Rolling Stones
7. U2
8. The Jam
9. The Who
10. Smashing Pumpkins
11. The Kinks
12. Pearl Jam
13. Radiohead
14. David Bowie
15. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
16. The Replacements
17. Midnight Oil
18. Cheap Trick
19. Stereophonics
20. Dinosaur Jr.
21. The Wildhearts
22. Green Day
23. Elvis Costello
24. Bob Dylan
25. Foo Fighters
26. Pink Floyd
27. The Clash
28. AC/DC
29. Talking Heads
30. Rush
31. Aerosmith
32. Bob Segar
33. Jimi Hendrix
34. Neil Young
35. John Lennon
36. The Waterboys
37. Liz Phair
38. John Mellencamp
39. Johnny Cash
40. Guns ‘n Roses
41. The Police
42. Alejandro Escovedo
43. Peter Gabriel
44. The Ramones
45. Queen
46. Van Halen
47. Creedence Clearwater Revival
48. Husker Du/Bob Mould/Sugar
49. Simon & Garfunkel
50. The Flaming Lips
51. Paul McCartney
52. Eric Clapton/Cream/DerekDom
53. Elton John
54. Garbage
55. BoDeans
56. The Doors
57. Ash
58. The Cure
59. Def Leppard
60. Eagles
61. Billy Joel
62. Nine Inch Nails
63. Zombies
64. Metallica
65. Depeche Mode
66. Social Distortion
67. Dire Straits
68. Warren Zevon
69. Jason & the Scorchers
70. Van Morrison
71. George Harrison
72. Material Issue
73. Soundgarden
74. The Byrds
75. The Pixies
76. Red Hot Chili Peppers
77. The Smoking Popes
78. Wilco
79. The White Stripes
80. Elvis Presley
81. Bad Religion
82. Prince
83. Beck
84. Coldplay
85. Blondie
86. Jackson Browne
87. Santana
88. Stevie Ray Vaughan
89. Ozzy Osbourne
90. The Smiths
91. Muse
92. Love
93. Velvet Underground/Lou Reed
94. Jane’s Addiction
95. The Wallflowers
96. The Darkness
97. Counting Crows
98. Graham Parker
99. Buddy Holly
100. ZZ Top