Sunday, April 28, 2024

  1. 4
    The Rolling Stones
  2. 5
    Bob Dylan
  3. 6
    Jimi Hendrix
  4. 7
    Prince
  5. 8
    Elvis Presley
  6. 9
    James Brown
  7. 10
    Stevie Wonder
  8. 11
    Bob Marley
  9. 12
    David Bowie
  10. 13
    The Who
  11. 14
    Nirvana
  12. 15
    The Beach Boys
  13. 16
    Madonna
  14. 17
    Queen
  15. 18
    Pink Floyd
  16. 19
    U2
  17. 20
    Marvin Gaye
  18. 21
    Bruce Springsteen
  19. 22
    The Clash
  20. 23
    AC/DC

    Highest add not on 1998 list

  21. 24
    The Velvet Underground
  22. 25
    Chuck Berry
  23. 26
    Neil Young
  24. 27
    Aretha Franklin
  25. 28
    Elton John
  26. 29
    Radiohead
  27. 30
    Aerosmith
  28. 31
    John Lennon
  29. 32
    Black Sabbath
  30. 33
    Guns N' Roses
  31. 34
    Tina Turner
  32. 35
    Johnny Cash
  33. 36
    Paul McCartney
  34. 37
    Fleetwood Mac
  35. 38
    Sly & The Family Stone
  36. 39
    The Kinks
  37. 40
    The Police
  38. 41
    Van Halen
  39. 42
    Metallica
  40. 43
    Ray Charles
  41. 44
    Joni Mitchell
  42. 45
    Al Green
  43. 46
    Ramones
  44. 47
    Jay-Z
  45. 48
    Rage Against The Machine
  46. 49
    Parliament

    Funkadelic was included with Parliament at the same time.

  47. 50
    Sade
  48. 51
    Billy Joel
  49. 52
    Beyoncé
  50. 53
    Little Richard
  51. 54
    Public Enemy
  52. 55
    Peter Gabriel
  53. 56
    Kiss
  54. 57
    The Stooges

    Listed as "Iggy & The Stooges"

  55. 58
    Cheap Trick
  56. 59
    Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
  57. 60
    Whitney Houston
  58. 61
    Cream (2)
  59. 62
    Genesis
  60. 63
    Notorious B.I.G.
  61. 64
    Talking Heads
  62. 65
    The Doors
  63. 66
    Justin Timberlake
  64. 67
    Coldplay
  65. 68
    Otis Redding
  66. 69
    2Pac
  67. 70
    Def Leppard
  68. 71
    R.E.M.
  69. 72
    Janis Joplin
  70. 73
    Van Morrison
  71. 74
    The Cure
  72. 75
    Rush
  73. 76
    Run-DMC
  74. 77
    Lynyrd Skynyrd
  75. 78
    Judas Priest
  76. 79
    Eminem
  77. 80
    Mary J. Blige
  78. 81
    ABBA
  79. 82
    Steely Dan
  80. 83
    Earth, Wind & Fire
  81. 84
    Curtis Mayfield
  82. 85
    The Band
  83. 86
    N.W.A.
  84. 87
    George Michael
  85. 88
    Bee Gees
  86. 89
    Beastie Boys
  87. 90
    Elvis Costello
  88. 91
    Green Day
  89. 92
    LL Cool J
  90. 93
    Pearl Jam
  91. 94
    Mariah Carey
  92. 95
    OutKast
  93. 96
    Journey
  94. 97
    The Pretenders
  95. 98
    Depeche Mode
  96. 99
    Daryl Hall & John Oates
  97. 100
    Alicia Keys

 


Rolling Stone (old)

1. The Beatles
2. Bob Dylan
3. Elvis Presley
4. Rolling Stones
5. Chuck Berry
6. Jimi Hendrix
7. James Brown
8. Little Richard
9. Aretha Franklin
10. Ray Charles
11. Bob Marley
12. The Beach Boys
13. Buddy Holly
14. Led Zeppelin
15. Stevie Wonder
16. Sam Cooke
17. Muddy Waters
18. Marvin Gaye
19. The Velvet Underground
20. Bo Diddley
21. Otis Redding
22. U2
23. Bruce Springsteen
24. Jerry Lee Lewis
25. Fats Domino
26. The Ramones
27. Nirvana
28. Prince
29. The Who
30. The Clash
31. Johnny Cash
32. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
33. The Everly Brothers
34. Neil Young
35. Michael Jackson
36. Madonna
37. Roy Orbison
38. John Lennon
39. David Bowie
40. Simon and Garfunkel
41. The Doors
42. Van Morrison
43. Sly and the Family Stone
44. Public Enemy
45. The Byrds
46. Janis Joplin
47. Patti Smith
48. Run-DMC
49. Elton John
50. The Band
51. Howlin' Wolf
52. Allman Brothers Band
53. Eric Clapton
54. Dr. Dre
55. Grateful Dead
56. Parliament Funkadelic
57. Aerosmith
58. Sex Pistols
59. Louis Jordan
60. Joni Mitchell
61. Tina Turner
62. Etta James
63. Phil Spector
64. The Kinks
65. Al Green
66. Cream
67. The Temptations
68. Jackie Wilson
69. Carl Perkins
70. The Police
71. Frank Zappa
72. AC/DC
73. Radiohead
74. Hank Williams
75. The Eagles
76. The Shirelles
77. Beastie Boys
78. The Stooges
79. The Four Tops
80. Elvis Costello
81. The Drifters
82. Eminem
83. N.W.A.
84. James Taylor
85. Black Sabbath
86. Tupac Shakur
87. Gram Parsons
88. Miles Davis
89. The Yardbirds
90. Carlos Santana
91. Ricky Nelson
92. Guns n Roses
93. Booker T. and the MG's
94. Nine Inch Nails
95. Lynyrd Skynyrd
96. Martha and the Vandellas
97. Diana Ross and the Supremes
98. Roxy Music
99. Curtis Mayfield
100. Lee 'Scratch' Perry


Rolling Stone (new)

1 - The Beatles
2 - Bob Dylan
3 - Elvis Presley
4 - The Rolling Stones
5 - Chuck Berry
6 - Jimi Hendrix
7 - James Brown
8 - Little Richard
9 - Aretha Franklin
10 - Ray Charles
11 - Bob Marley
12 - Beach Boys
13 - Buddy Holly
14 - Led Zeppelin
15 - Stevie Wonder
16 - Sam Cooke
17 - Muddy Waters
18 - Marvin Gaye
19 - Velvet Underground
20 - Bo Diddley
21 - Otis Redding
22 - U2
23 - Bruce Springsteen
24 - Jerry Lee Lewis
25 - Fats Domino
26 - The Ramones
27 - Prince
28 - The Clash
29 - The Who
30 - Nirvana
31 - Johnny Cash
32 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
33 - Everly Brothers
34 -Neil Young
35 - Michael Jackson
36 - Madonna
37 - Roy Orbison
38 - John Lennon
39 - David Bowie
40 - Simon & Garfunkel
41 - The Doors
42 - Van Morrison
43 - Sly & The Family Stone
44 - Public Enemy
45 - The Byrds
46 - Janis Joplin
47 - Patti Smith
48 - Run-D.M.C.
49 - Elton John
50 - The Band
51 - Pink Floyd
52 - Queen
53 - The Allman Brothers Band
54 - Howlin' Wolf
55 - Eric Clapton
56 - Dr. Dre
57 - Grateful Dead
58 - Parliament / Funkadelic
59 - Aerosmith
60 - Sex Pistols
61 - Metallica
62 - Joni Mitchell
63 - Tina Turner
64 - Phil Spector
65 - The Kinks
66 - Al Green
67 - Cream
68 - The Temptations
69 - Jackie Wilson
70 - The Police
71 - Frank Zappa
72 - AC/DC
73 - Radiohead
74 - Hank Williams
75 - The Eagles
76 - The Shirelles
77 - Beastie Boys
78 - The Stooges
79 - The Four Tops
80 - Elvis Costello
81 - The Drifters
82 - Creedence Clearwater Revival
83 - Eminem
84 - James Taylor
85 - Black Sabbath
86 - 2Pac
87 - Gram Parsons
88 - Jay-Z
89 - The Yardbirds
90 - Carlos Santana
91 - Tom Petty
92 - Guns N' Roses
93 - Booker T & The MG's
94 - Nine Inch Nails
95 - Lynyrd Skynrd
96 - Diana Ross and the Supremes
97 - R.E.M.
98 - Curtis Mayfield
99 - Carl Perkins
100 - Talking Heads