Top 50 music artists of all time

1. Bruce Springsteen
2. The Beatles
3. Teenage Fanclub
4. Bob Dylan
5. The Rolling Stones
6. Patti Smith
7. The Byrds
8. Joan Baez
9. The Jam
10. The Buzzcocks
11. Abba
12. Nick Cave
13. P J Harvey
14. R.E.M.
15. Loudon Wainwright III
16. Big Star
17. Neil Young
18. The Smiths
19. The Pixies
20. Billy Childish
21. Nick Drake
22. The Fiery Furnaces
23. Joy Division
24. Guided By Voices
25. The Sex Pistols
26. Sonic Youth
27. The Clash
28. Leonard Cohen
29. Husker Du
30. Sebadoh
31. Stiff Little Fingers
32. The Dead Salesmen
33. The Carpenters
34. Paul McCartney / Wings
35. John Lennon
36. Madonna
37. The Ramones
38. Diana Ross and the Supremes
39. Gang of Four
40. Wah!
41. Janis Joplin
42. Iggy Pop and the Stooges
43. Dinosaur Jr
44. Weezer
45. The Mamas and the Papas
46. Nina Simone
47. The Box Tops
48. Sleater-Kinney
49. Television Personalities
50. The White Stripes