Rolling Stone's Top 100 Artists

[adnan]

It's been a while since these were published but I thought let's discuss them anyway:

1) The Beatles by Elvis Costello [1]

2) Bob Dylan by Robbie Robertson [2]

3) Elvis Presley by Bono [3]

4) The Rolling Stones by Steven Van Zandt [4]

5) Chuck Berry by Joe Perry [5]

6) Jimi Hendrix by John Mayer [6]

7) James Brown by Rick Rubin [7]

8) Little Richard by Little Richard [8]

9) Aretha Franklin by Jerry Wexler [9]

10) Ray Charles by Van Morrison [10]

11) Bob Marley by Wyclef Jean [11]

12) The Beach Boys by Lindsey Buckingham [12]

13) Buddy Holly by John Mellencamp [13]

14) Led Zeppelin by Dave Grohl [14]

15) Stevie Wonder by Elton John [15]

16) Sam Cooke by Art Garfunkel [16]

17) Muddy Waters by Billy Gibbons [17]

18) Marvin Gaye by Smokey Robinson [18]

19) The Velvet Underground by Julian Casablancas [19]

20) Bo Diddley by Iggy Pop [20]

21) Otis Redding by Steve Cropper [21]

22) U2 by Chris Martin [22]

23) Bruce Springsteen by Jackson Browne [23]

24) Jerry Lee Lewis by Moby [24]

25) Fats Domino by Dr. John [25]

26) The Ramones by Lenny Kaye [26]

27) Nirvana by Vernon Reid [27]

28) Prince by Ahmir Thompson [28]

29) The Who by Eddie Vedder [29]

30) The Clash by The Edge [30]

31) Johnny Cash by Kris Kristofferson [31]

32) Smokey Robinson and the Miracles by Bob Seger [32]

33) The Everly Brothers by Paul Simon [33]

34) Neil Young by Flea [34]

35) Michael Jackson by Antonio Reid [35]

36) Madonna by Britney Spears [36]

37) Roy Orbison by K.D. Lang [37]

38) John Lennon by Lenny Kravitz [38]

39) David Bowie by Lou Reed [39]

40) Simon and Garfunkel by James Taylor [40]

41) The Doors by Marilyn Manson [41]

42) Van Morrison by Peter Wolf [42]

43) Sly and the Family Stone by Don Was [43]

44) Public Enemy by Adam Yauch [44]

45) The Byrds by Tom Petty [45]

46) Janis Joplin by Rosanne Cash [46]

47) Patti Smith by Shirley Manson [47]

48) Run-DMC by Chuck D [48]

49) Elton John by Billy Joel [49]

50) The Band by Lucinda Williams [50]

51) Howlin' Wolf by Buddy Guy [51]

52) The Allman Brothers Band by Billy Gibbons [52]

53) Eric Clapton by Little Steven [53]

54) Dr. Dre by Kanye West [54]

55) Grateful Dead by Warren Haynes [55]

56) Parliament/Funkadelic by Ice Cube [56]

57) Aerosmith by Slash [57]

58) Sex Pistols by Billie Joe Armstrong [58]

59) Louis Jordan by Ahmet Ertegun [59]

60) Joni Mitchell by Jewel [60]

61) Tina Turner by Janet Jackson [61]

62) Etta James by Bonnie Raitt [62]

63) Phil Spector by Jerry Wexler [63]

64) The Kinks by Peter Buck [64]

65) Al Green by Justin Timberlake [65]

66) Cream by Roger Waters [66]

67) The Temptations by Rod Stewart [67]

68) Jackie Wilson by Peter Wolf [68]

69) Carl Perkins by Tom Petty [69]

70) The Police by Brandon Flowers [70]

71) Frank Zappa by Trey Anastasio [71]

72) AC/DC by Rick Rubin [72]

73) Radiohead by Dave Matthews [73]

74) Hank Williams by Beck [74]

75) The Eagles by Sheryl Crow [75]

76) The Shirelles by Paul Shaffer [76]

77) Beastie Boys by Darryl McDaniels [77]

78) The Stooges by Thurston Moore [78]

79) The Four Tops by Smokey Robinson [79]

80) Elvis Costello by Liz Phair [80]

81) The Drifters by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller [81]

82) Eminem by Elton John [82]

83) N.W.A. by Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson [83]

84) James Taylor by Art Garfunkel [84]

85) Black Sabbath by Dave Navarro [85]

86) Tupac Shakur by 50 Cent [86]

87) Gram Parsons by Keith Richards [87]

88) Miles Davis by Mos Def [88]

89) The Yardbirds by Steven Tyler [89]

90) Carlos Santana by Henry Garza [90]

91) Ricky Nelson by John Fogerty [91]

92) Guns N' Roses by Joe Perry [92]

93) Booker T. and the MG's by Isaac Hayes [93]

94) Nine Inch Nails by David Bowie [94]

95) Lynyrd Skynyrd by Al Kooper [95]

96) Martha and the Vandellas by Fred Schneider [96]

97) Diana Ross and the Supremes by Antonio Reid [97]

98) Roxy Music by John Taylor [98]

99) Curtis Mayfield by Boz Scaggs [99]

100) Lee "Scratch" Perry by Adam Horovitz [100]

A couple of completely disgusting choices (Nirvana at 27? PLEASE!), and obviously Eric Clapton should have been in the 20's. The Clash and Bruce Springsteen should be in the top 10, but it ain' bad...

[sweetness]

Meh, its alright

Little Richard at 8, what the hell? I guess he was alright in the 50s but he turned himself into a complete joke.

[adnan]

Meh, its alright

Little Richard at 8, what the hell? I guess he was alright in the 50s but he turned himself into a complete joke.

Notice that he wrote his own article...

[GnRlove]

92?!

pathetic!

[Almost Famous]

That list ain't got shit on any of Adnan's lists.

[adnan]

That list ain't got shit on any of Adnan's lists.

Really?

[Almost Famous]

That list ain't got shit on any of Adnan's lists.

Really?

I dunno, you always make Top 100 lists, so I thought I'd say that this ain't got shit on your lists.

Even though it probably does, but still...

[Paranoid Android]

88) Miles Davis by Mos Def [88]

Bizzzare. I'd like to read that article.

[mike bibby]

Buddy Holly over Led Zeppelin my ass.

Black Sabbath should be over the sex pistols

[Zeppelin]

92?!

pathetic!

Guns N' Roses are lucky to even make that list. Nirvana should be swiped from that list immediately.

[DoubleTalkinJive]

Decent list I guess, coming from Rolling Stone. But Clapton shouldn't be on this list.

[GNR'R]

Decent list I guess, coming from Rolling Stone. But Clapton shouldn't be on this list.

[Dead Flower]

Does anyone have the article Perry wrote about GnR?

[Dead Flower]

Cheers. Good read.

[gina9]

Maybe I didn't pay much addention to the list or I am blind, but were exactly are Pink Floyd?

Oh, they aren't in the list?

[johnezz]

Buddy Holly over Led Zeppelin my ass.

Black Sabbath should be over the sex pistols

Buddy Holly >>>>>>>> Led Zeppelin.

Buddy did a whole lot more for rock than the Zep ever did.

And why the fuck is The Boss so low!

Some people are in the right places, but some are just outrageous

[Calm Like A Bomb]

Why these lists are ever compiled in the first place i'll never know as they never please everybody.

[sweetness]

Does anyone have the article Perry wrote about GnR?

I can point ya in the right direction..

click..

Good read, they should be way higher up on this list.

And yeah, Pink Floyd deserves a spot on there as well

[-Laura-]

92?!

pathetic!

I always thought that was just a list and not a top 100.

[Almost Famous]

Adnan - when's the top 100 forum members list coming out?

[mike bibby]

Buddy Holly over Led Zeppelin my ass.

Black Sabbath should be over the sex pistols

Buddy Holly >>>>>>>> Led Zeppelin.

Buddy did a whole lot more for rock than the Zep ever did.

Are you kidding me, almost every rock band after Zeppelin sounded somewhat like them and their influence is so severe that every hard rock band is influnced by them. They are the blue print for almost every hard rock band. Buddy Holly might of been earlier and him dieing in his prime might add mystique and aura to him, but Zeppelin are so much more important and frankly better than him.