Rolling Stone's 51 Greatest Artists

A shortened version of Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists. - includes the top 51, not 50, to include my favorite band (just so happens to be at 51).

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#	Artist
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.	The Beach Boys
13.	Buddy Holly
14.	Led Zeppelin
15.	Stevie Wonder
16.	Sam Cooke
17.	Muddy Waters

#	Artist
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.	Prince
28.	The Clash
29.	The Who
30,	Nirvana
31.	Johnny Cash
32.	Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
33.	The Everly Brothers
34.	Neil Young

#	Artist
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.	Pink Floyd