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The Byrds
American rock band
1
Pink Floyd
English rock band
2
Sex Pistols
English punk rock band
3
The Beatles
English musical group; pop-rock band
4
Paul McCartney
English singer-songwriter, bassist of The Beatles
5
Ringo Starr
British musician, drummer for the Beatles
6
The Beach Boys
American rock band
7
KISS
American band
8
Jimi Hendrix
American guitarist, singer and songwriter
9
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
10
Led Zeppelin
English rock band
11
U2
Irish rock band
12
Fleetwood Mac
British-American rock band
13
AC/DC
Australian hard rock band
14
The Kinks
English rock band
15
John Lennon
English singer and songwriter, founding member of The Beatles (1940-1980)
16
Derek and the Dominos
band
17
The Who
English rock band
18
The Clash
British punk rock band
19
Journey
American rock band
20
R.E.M.
American alternative rock band
21
George Harrison
British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001)
22
The Rolling Stones
English rock band
23
Ramones
American punk rock band
24
Traveling Wilburys
English–American musical group
25
Genesis
English rock band
26
Ministry
American industrial metal band
27
Slipknot
American metal band
28
Phil Lynott
Irish singer and musician
29
Sly and the Family Stone
American band
30
Glenn Miller
American big band musician, arranger, composer and bandleader (1904-1944)
31
Dr. Feelgood
British rock band
32
The Guess Who
Canadian band
33
Mike Love
American singer, songwriter, member of the Beach Boys
34
Canned Heat
American rock band
35
Spandau Ballet
British new wave band
36
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
37
Blink-182
American pop punk band
38
Brian Wilson
American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer
39
Syd Barrett
English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (1946-2006)
40
Otis Redding
American singer, songwriter and record producer
41
Humphrey Lyttelton
English jazz trumpeter
42
Bob Dylan
American recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, author, artist and Nobel Laureate in 2016
43
Joe Boyd
American record producer
44
The Doors
American rock band
45
Badfinger
British rock band
46
Wings
British–American rock band led by Paul McCartney
47
Waylon Jennings
American country music singer, songwriter, and musician (1937-2002)
48
Roger Waters
English songwriter, bassist, and lyricist of Pink Floyd
49
Limp Bizkit
American nu metal band
50
Joy Division
English rock band
51
Queen
British rock band (1970-)
52
The Undertones
Northern Irish band
53
Deep Purple
English rock band
54
Peter Hook
English musician and author
55
Brian Jones
British multi-instrumentalist, founding member of The Rolling Stones
56
Bono
Irish rock musician, singer of U2
57
Gipsy Kings
French-Spanish musical group
58
Morrissey
English singer, songwriter, and author
59
The Mamas & the Papas
American folk rock vocal group
60
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
61
Siouxsie and the Banshees
English rock band
62
Grateful Dead
American rock band
