Most Influential Rock 'n' Roll Artists Versions 1

Criteria: - Factored by the following: Cultural Influence, Musical
Influence and Performing Influence. Artists from other musical
genres from outside rock 'n' roll are not included on this list.

Edited By: Sampson


The List From 5-08-09 to 11-09-2010

  1. Elvis Presley
  2. The Beatles
  3. James Brown
  4. Bob Dylan
  5. Chuck Berry
  6. Run-D.M.C.
  7. Jimi Hendrix
  8. Ray Charles
  9. Led Zeppelin
10. Fats Domino
11. Aretha Franklin
12. Little Richard
13. Buddy Holly
14. Madonna
15. Clyde McPhatter
16. Bill Haley & The Comets
17. Sam Cooke
18. The Beach Boys
19. The Who
20. Bo Diddley
21. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
22. Black Sabbath
23. Johnny Otis
24. The Byrds
25. Stevie Wonder
26. The Rolling Stones
27. The Velvet Underground
28. Michael Jackson
29. Sonny Til & The Orioles
30. Public Enemy
31. Nirvana
32. George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic
33. The Kinks
34. Pink Floyd
35. Tupac Shakur
36. R.E.M.
37. Prince
38. Neil Young
39. Ruth Brown
40. N.W.A
41. The Ramones
42. The Everly Brothers
43. Afrika Bambaataa
44. The "5" Royales
45. Eddie Cochran
46. Sly and The Family Stone
47. The Supremes
48. Cream
49. The Beastie Boys
50. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

51. The Clash
52. David Bowie
53. Link Wray
54. Big Joe Turner
55. The Shirelles
56. Roy Orbison
57. LL Cool J
58. Marvin Gaye
59. Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
60. Joni Mitchell
61. Janet Jackson
62. Van Halen
63. Carl Perkins
64. Jesse Belvin
65. Motorhead
66. The Sonics
67. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
68. Queen
69. The Yardbirds
70. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
71. Kurtis Blow
72. Etta James
73. Bob Marley
74. Van Morrison
75. U2
76. The Temptations
77. King Crimson
78. Professor Longhair
79. Little Willie John
80. Metallica
81. The Stooges
82. Eric B. & Rakim
83. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
84. Deep Purple
85. Frank Zappa
86. The Grateful Dead
87. Otis Redding
88. Janis Joplin
89. The Doors
90. Del Shannon
91. The Ronettes
92. MC5
93. The Clovers
94. Chic
95. The Band
96. The Flamingos
97. Patti Smith
98. The Isley Brothers
99. Rush
100. The Sex Pistols

1. Sam Phillips

2. Phil Spector

3. Jerry Leiber
      & Mike Stoller

4. Dr. Dre

5. Kenny Gamble
      & Leon Huff

6. Brian Wilson

7. Dave Bartholomew

8. Brian Holland
      & Lamont Dozier

9. George Martin

10. Bernard Edwards
      & Niles Rogers

11. Mutt Lange

12. Todd Rundgren

13. Luther Dixon

14. Bumps Blackwell

15. Jerry Wexler

16. Rick Rubin

17. Allan Toussaint

18. Chips Moman

19. The Bomb Squad

20. Lee "Scratch" Perry

1. Alan Freed
    (radio dee jay)

2. Berry Gordy Jr.
    (Motown Records founder)

3. Ahmet Ertegun
    (Atlantic Records founder)

4. Tom Dowd
    (engineer)

5. Les Paul
    (guitar innovator)

6. Leo Fender
    (guitar/amp innovator)

7. DJ Kool Herc
    (hip hop godfather)

8. Leonard Chess
    ( Chess Records founder)

9. Irvin Feld
    (Concert Promoter)

10. Paul Ackerman
    (music journalist)


The List From 4-17-05 to 5-08-09

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  1. Elvis Presley
  2. The Beatles
  3. Chuck Berry
  4. James Brown
  5. Bob Dylan
  6. Buddy Holly
  7. Jimi Hendrix
  8. Ray Charles
  9. The Beach Boys
10. Little Richard
11. Aretha Franklin
12. Led Zeppelin
13. Sam Cooke
14. Stevie Wonder
15. Pink Floyd
16. Clyde McPhatter
17. Bill Haley & The Comets
18. Fats Domino
19. The Velvet Underground
20. Bo Diddley
21. The Rolling Stones
22. The Who
23. Johnny Otis
24. Black Sabbath
25. The Byrds
26. The Kinks
27. Prince
28. Neil Young
29. The Everly Brothers
30. Sonny Til & The Orioles
31. Eddie Cochran
32. Sly and The Family Stone
33. The Supremes
34. The Ramones
35. Cream
36. Big Joe Turner
37. David Bowie
38. Link Wray
39. The Clash
40. Janis Joplin
41. The Shirelles
42. Marvin Gaye
43. George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic
44. The "5" Royales
45. The Sex Pistols
46. Nirvana
47. Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
48. Otis Redding
49. R.E.M.
50. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

51. Roy Orbison
52. Joni Mitchell
53. The Stooges
54. Carl Perkins
55. Van Halen
56. Patti Smith
57. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
58. The Yardbirds
59. Queen
60. Van Morrison
61. The Temptations
62. The Doors
63. Iron Maiden
64. U2
65. Professor Longhair
66. Deep Purple
67. The Flying Burrito Brothers
68. Bob Marley
69. The Ventures
70. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
71. MC5
72. The Grateful Dead
73. The Red Hot Chili Peppers
74. Jefferson Airplane
75. Metallica
76. Little Willie John
77. The Pixies
78. King Crimson
79. The Allman Brothers Band
80. Elvis Costello
81. The Ravens
82. AC/DC
83. Roy Brown
84. Kraftwerk
85. The Isley Brothers
86. The Clovers
87. The Band
88. Alice Cooper
89. Crosby, Stills & Nash
90. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
91. Bruce Springsteen
92. Booker T. & The MG's
93. Pearl Jam
94. Lynyrd Skynyrd
95. Dion
96. Guns N' Roses
97. Jerry Lee Lewis
98. Rush
99. Todd Rundgren
100. Alice In Chains

1. Sam Phillips

2. Phil Spector

3. Jerry Leiber
      & Mike Stoller

4. George Martin

5. Kenny Gamble
      & Leon Huff

6. Brian Wilson

7. Dave Bartholomew

8. Brian Holland
      & Lamont Dozier

9. Dr. Dre

10. Bernard Edwards
      & Niles Rogers

11. Mutt Lange

12. Todd Rundgren

13. Luther Dixon

14. Bumps Blackwell

15. Jerry Wexler

16. Rick Rubin

17. Allan Toussaint

18. Chips Moman

19. The Bomb Squad

20. Lee "Scratch" Perry

1. Alan Freed
    (radio dee jay)

2. Berry Gordy Jr.
    (Motown Records founder)

3. Ahmet Ertegun
    (Atlantic Records founder)

4. Tom Dowd
    (engineer)

5. Les Paul
    (guitar innovator)

6. Leo Fender
    (guitar/amp innovator)

7. Fab Five Freddy
    (hip hop godfather)

8. Leonard Chess
    ( Chess Records founder)

9. Bill Graham
    (Concert Promoter)

10. Paul Ackerman
    (music journalist)

101. Earth, Wind & Fire
102. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
103. Aerosmith
104. KISS
105. Elton John
106. The Dells
107. Talking Heads
108. Fleetwood Mac
109. Del Shannon
110. John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
111. The Police
112. Creedence Clearwater Revival
113. The Ronettes
114. The O'Jays
115. Simon & Garfunkel
116. Al Green

117. Television
118. Dick Dale
119. Moody Blues
120. Chicago
121. Radiohead
122. Traffic
123. War
124. Johnny Ace
125. The Staple Singers
126. The Eagles
127. Jackie Wilson
128. Yes
129. Joe Tex
130. Don Covay
131. Big Star
132. Gram Parsons


The List From 4-4-04 to 4-17-05


1. Elvis Presley 2. The Beatles 3. Chuck Berry 4. Bob Dylan 5. Jimi Hendrix 6. James Brown 7. Buddy Holly 8. Little Richard 9. Fats Domino 10. The Rolling Stones 11. Led Zeppelin 12. Aretha Franklin 13. The Beach Boys 14. Pink Floyd 15. Robert Johnson 16. Ray Charles 17. Stevie Wonder 18. The Who 19. Bo Diddley 20. The Velvet Underground 21. The Sex Pistols 22. Jerry Lee Lewis 23. The Everly Brothers 24. Muddy Waters 25. Bob Marley 26. The Byrds 27. Cream 28. Elton John 29. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention 30. Earth Wind and Fire 31. Roy Orbison 32. Johnny Cash 33. Clyde McPhatter 34. David Bowie 35. The Clash 36. The Doors 37. John Mayall's Bluesbreakers 38. Sam Cooke 39. Credence Clearwater Revival 40. Janis Joplin 41. Prince 42. Sly and The Family Stone 43. Isley Brothers 44. Neil Young 45. The Pixies 46. Bruce Springsteen 47. Simon and Garfunkel 48. Otis Redding 49. Bill Haley 50. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	51. The Eagles 52. The Yardbirds 53. The Flying Burrito Brothers 54. Van Morrison 55. The Ramones 56. Marvin Gaye 57. Nirvana 58. Joni Mitchell 59. Queen 60. The Beastie Boys 61. Al Green 62. The Grateful Dead 63. U2 64. Black Sabbath/Ozzy 65. The Allman Brothers Band 66. J.J Cale 67. Miles Davis 68. George Clinton & The Parliament Funkadelic 69. Steely Dan 70. Billy Joel 71. Elvis Costello 72. Stevie Ray Vaughan 73. Jefferson Airplane 74. King Crimson 75. Rush 76. Chicago 77. Metallica 78. Van Halen 79. Lynyrd Skynyrd 80. Todd Rundgren 81. Kraftwerk 82. Crosby Stills Nash & Young 83. The Band 84. Fleetwood Mac 85. Deep Purple (1968-1972) 86. Traffic 87. ZZ Top 88. War 89. Pearl Jam 90. Talking Heads 91. Neil Diamond 92. Warren Zevon 93. Lou Reed 94. Genesis 95. Iron Maiden 96. Yes 97. Don McLean 98. Aerosmith 99. KISS 100. Bob Seger

101. The Police 102. AC/DC 103. Journey	104. George Thorogood 105. Rod Stewart 106. Eddie Cochran


The List From 3-31-04 to 4-4-04


1. Elvis Presley 2. The Beatles 3. Bob Dylan 4. Chuck Berry 5. Jimi Hendrix 6. The Rolling Stones 7. James Brown 8. Buddy Holly 9. Little Richard 10. Led Zeppelin 11. Aretha Franklin 12. Earth Wind and Fire 13. Pink Floyd 14. The Beach Boys 15. Ray Charles 16. Stevie Wonder 17. Robert Johnson 18. Bo Diddley 19. The Sex Pistols 20. Jerry Lee Lewis 21. The Who 22. The Everly Brothers 23. Fats Domino 24. Muddy Waters 25. Bob Marley 26. The Byrds 27. Cream 28. The Velvet Underground 29. Elton John 30. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention 31. Roy Orbison 32. Johnny Cash 33. David Bowie 34. The Clash 35. The Doors 36. Credence Clearwater Revival 37. Janice Joplin 38. Prince 39. Sly and the Family Stone 40. Isley Brothers 41. Neil Young 42. John Mayall's Bluesbreakers 43. The Pixies 44. Bruce Springsteen 45. Simon and Garfunkel 46. Otis Redding 47. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles 48. The Eagles 49. Van Morrison 50. The Ramones	51. Marvin Gaye 52. Nirvana 53. Joni Mitchell 54. Al Green 55. The Yardbirds 56. Queen 57. The Beastie Boys 58. The Flying Burrito Brothers 59. The Grateful Dead 60. U2 61. Black Sabbath/Ozzy 62. The Allman Brothers Band 63. George Clinton and The Parliament Funkadelic 64. Steely Dan 65. Miles Davis 66. Billy Joel 67. Elvis Costello 68. Stevie Ray Vaughan 69. Jefferson Airplane 70. King Crimson 71. Rush 72. Chicago 73. Metallica 74. Van Halen 75. Lynyrd Skynyrd 76. Todd Rundgren 77. Crosby Stills Nash and Young 78. The Band 79. Fleetwood Mac 80. Deep Purple (1968-1972) 81. Traffic 82. ZZ Top 83. War 84. Pearl Jam 85. Talking Heads 86. Neil Diamond 87. Warren Zevon 88. Lou Reed 89. Genesis 90. Yes 91. Kraftwerk 92. Don McLean 93. KISS 94. Aerosmith 95. Bob Seger 96. The Police 97. AC/DC 98. Journey 99. George Thorogood 100. Rod Stewart

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