top 50 rock artists of all-time

1. the beatles
2. the doors
3. the rolling stones
4. led zeppelin
5. jimi hendrix experience
6. david bowie
7. paul simon (& garfunkel)
8. creedence clearwater revival
9. the police / sting
10. eric clapton / cream

11. the who
12. allman brothers band
13. chuck berry
14. johnny cash
15. pink floyd
16. bob dylan
17. the ramones
18. u2
19. little richard
20. van halen

21. the clash
22. bruce springsteen
23. rush
24. neil young
25. van morrison
26. the kinks
27. sublime
28. fleetwood mac
29. nirvana
30. billy joel

31. grateful dead
32. stone temple pilots
33. tom petty
34. talking heads
35. ac/dc
36. guns n' roses
37. the pretenders
38. zz top
39. alice in chains
40. metallica

41. the white stripes
42. green day
43. rage against the machine
44. john mellencamp
45. jeff buckley
46. black sabbath / ozzy
47. red hot chili peppers
48. phish
49. the strokes
50. soul coughing / mike doughty