Top 150 Artists

1. The Smiths
2. Morrissey
3. The Beatles
4. David Bowie
5. Bob Dylan
6. The Fall
7. Leonard Cohen
8. The Rolling Stones
9. James Taylor
10. Johnny Cash
11. Pink Floyd
12. The Velvet Underground
13. The Clash
14. Joy Division
15. Neil Young
16. Joni Mitchell
17. Tom Waits
18. Belle & Sebastian
19. Nick Drake
20. Radiohead
21. REM
22. The Stone Roses
23. The Doors
24. Led Zeppelin
25. U2
26. The Who
27. Elvis Presley
28. Syd Barrett
29. Oasis
30. Roy Orbison
31. The The
32. Pixies
33. The Jam
34. Lou Reed
35. The Kinks
36. Modest Mouse
37. Bruce Springsteen
38. Van Morrison
39. Neutral Milk Hotel
40. Sex Pistols
41. Wedding Present
42. Nirvana
43. Ramones
44. The Beach Boys
45. King Crimson
46. Jimi Hendrix Experience
47. Jeff Buckley
48. John Lennon
49. Pearl Jam
50. Arcade Fire
51. Sufjan Stevens
52. Echo & The Bunnymen
53. Patti Smith
54. The Strokes
55. Kate Bush
56. Suede
57. The Stooges
58. Elvis Costello
59. Buzzcocks
60. Magazine
61. Iggy Pop
62. The Cure
63. New Order
64. Depeche Mode
65. Blur
66. Pulp
67. Simon & Garfunkel
68. Jackson Browne
69. Loudon Wainwright III
70. Manics
71. Jesus & Mary Chain
72. T-Rex
73. The Sundays
74. Scott Walker
75. Bright Eyes
76. Rufus Wainwright
77. Cream
78. Talking Heads
79. Pavement
80. Weezer
81. Public Image Ltd
82. Glen Campbell
83. The Chameleons
84. Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
85. Julian Cope
86. Fairport Convention
87. My Bloody Valentine
88. New York Dolls
89. Paul McCartney
90. Nick Cave
91. Sonic Youth
92. Fleetwood Mac
93. Arctic Monkeys
94. Rush
95. Captain Beefheart
96. Television
97. The Libertines
98. Felt
99. The Killers
100. Roxy Music
101. Billy Joel
102. Yes
103. James
104. Genesis
105. Foo Fighters
106. The Verve
107. The Cribs
108. George Harrison
109. Kasabian
110. Simple Minds
111. Happy Mondays
112. The Courteeners
113. Teardrop Explodes
114. Warren Zevon
115. Roger Waters
116. Coldplay
117. Smashing Pumpkins
118. The Zombies
119. Frank Sinatra
120. Tim Buckley
121. Franz Ferdinand
122. Kings Of Leon
123. The Byrds
124. Amy Winehouse
125. The Police
126. The Monochrome Set
127. Blondie
128. Carole King
129. Walker Brothers
130. Blind Faith
131. Buffalo Springfield
132. Small Faces
133. Cat Stevens
134. The Microphones
135. Slint
136. Black Sabbath
137. Echobelly
138. Talk Talk
139. John Denver
140. Bjork
141. Muse
142. Florence And The Machine
143. The White Stripes
144. The Slits
145. Paul Simon
146. The Replacements
147. Violent Femmes
148. Inspiral Carpets
149. Love
150. The Band