Statistics for Artists in Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs List

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Artists will appear below alphabetically:	% Correct
The Beatles	95%
The Rolling Stones	90%
Michael Jackson	89%
Elton John	86%
Nirvana	82%
Bob Dylan	81%
Elvis Presley	80%
John Lennon	80%
Queen	79%
AC/DC	78%
Led Zeppelin	77%
Madonna	77%
Aretha Franklin	76%
David Bowie	74%
Paul McCartney	74%
U2	74%
Prince	73%
The Beach Boys	73%
Pink Floyd	72%
Aerosmith	71%
The Who	71%
ABBA	69%
Al Green	69%
Bruce Springsteen	69%
Marvin Gaye	69%
George Harrison	66%
Metallica	66%
The Carpenters	66%
The Clash	66%
The Doors	66%
James Brown	65%
The Eagles	65%
Eminem	64%
Eric Clapton	64%
Guns N Roses	64%
Stevie Wonder	64%
Simon and Garfunkel	63%
Chuck Berry	62%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	62%
Patti Smith	61%
The Police	61%
The Sex Pistols	61%
B.B. King	60%
Beyonce	60%
Black Sabbath	60%
Fleetwood Mac	60%
Jay-Z	60%
Neil Young	60%
Janis Joplin	59%
Ben E. King	58%
Billy Joel	58%
The Kinks	58%
Cream	57%
Ray Charles	57%
Tina Turner	57%
Jam	56%
Ramones	56%
Creedence Clearwater Revival	55%
Otis Redding	55%
The Supremes	55%
Tupac	54%
Bee Gees	53%
Jerry Lee Lewis	53%
The Temptations	53%
Van Morrison	53%
Bob Marley and the Wailers	51%
Little Richard	51%
R.E.M.	51%
Rick James	51%
Buddy Holly and the Crickets	49%
Roy Orbison	49%
Sam Cooke	49%
Green Day	48%
Ike and Tina Turner	48%
The Animals	47%
The Jackson Five	47%
The Velvet Underground	47%
Blondie	46%
Dolly Parton	46%
Hank Williams	46%
Radiohead	46%
Run D.M.C.	46%
Beastie Boys	45%
Big Joe Turner	45%
George Jones	45%
James Taylor	45%
Joni Mitchell	45%
Weezer	45%
The Byrds	44%
The Four Tops	44%
Buffalo Springfield	43%
Deep Purple	43%
Dion	43%
Lynyrd Skynyrd	43%
Rod Stewart	43%
The Band	43%
Chic	42%
Elvis Costello	41%
Cher	40%
Dr. Dre	40%
Dusty Springfield	40%
Muddy Waters	40%
Sonnie and Cher	40%
The Allman Brothers	40%
The Cure	40%
The Everly Brothers	40%
Coldplay	39%
Jefferson Airplane	39%
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	39%
Willie Nelson	39%
Crosby Stills and Nash	38%
Public Enemy	38%
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	38%
Donna Summer	37%
Fats Domino	37%
The Smiths	37%
N.W.A.	36%
Sly and the Family Stone	36%
The Spencer Davis Group	36%
Earth Wind and Fire	35%
Notorious BIG	35%
Reed	35%
The Mamas and the Papas	35%
Alice Cooper	34%
Jackie Wilson	34%
The Ronettes	34%
The Righteous Brothers	33%
Rihanna	32%
Amy Winehouse	31%
Depeche Mode	31%
Iggy Pop	31%
Bo Diddley	30%
The Zombies	30%
Beck	29%
Gladys Knight and the Pips	28%
Richie Valens	28%
The Stooges	28%
Carl Perkins	27%
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts	27%
Justin Timberlake	27%
The Drifters	27%
The White Stripes	27%
Derek and the Dominos	26%
Eddie Cochran	26%
Johnny Cash	26%
The Shirelles	26%
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas	25%
Patsy Cline	25%
The Isley Brothers	25%
Bill Withers	24%
Dionne Warwick	24%
Foreigner	24%
Love	24%
Jackson Browne	23%
Kanye West	23%
Wilson Pickett	23%
50 Cent	22%
Joy Division	22%
Outkast	22%
Percy Sledge	22%
The B-52's	22%
Them	22%
Chubby Checker	21%
Gloria Gaynor	21%
Parliament	21%
The Pixies	21%
New Order	20%
Bill Haley and the Comets	19%
Bonnie Raitt	19%
Jeff Buckley	19%
The Blue Oyster Cult	19%
The Platters	19%
Bobby Darin	18%
Cheap Trick	18%
Jimmy Cliff	18%
Sam and Dave	18%
Steppenwolf	18%
Daft Punk	17%
Don Henley	17%
R. Kelly	17%
The Impressions	17%
The Strokes	17%
Booker T and the MG's	16%
Howlin' Wolf	16%
John Lee Hooker	16%
Randy Newman	16%
The Coasters	16%
The Kingsmen	16%
Kelly Clarkson	15%
LaVern Baker	15%
Lovin' Spoonful	15%
Roberta Flack	15%
Sinead O'Connor	15%
Patti LaBelle	14%
Procol Harum	14%
Solomon Burke	14%
The Shangri-Las	14%
The Sugarhill Gang	14%
The Troggs	14%
Glen Campbell	13%
Gnarls Barkley	13%
Missy Elliott	13%
The Verve Pipe	13%
Tracy Chapman	13%
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers	12%
Franz Ferdinand	12%
Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five	12%
New York Dolls	12%
Television	12%
The Flamingos	12%
Young Rascals	12%
Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps	11%
M.I.A.	11%
The Crystals	11%
The Staple Singers	11%
Salt N Pepa	10%
Yeah Yeah Yeahs	10%
Archie Bell and the Drells	9%
Del Shannon	9%
Aaron Neville	8%
Big Brother and the Holding Company	8%
John Cougar Mellenkamp	8%
Little Eva	8%
Bobbie Gentry	7%
MGMT	7%
Mott the Hopple	7%
Norman Greenbaum	7%
Pavement	7%
The Box Tops	7%
The Five Satins	7%
Big Star	6%
Eric B. & Rakim	6%
The Dixie Cups	6%
Barret Strong	5%
Screamin' Joe Hawkins	5%
The Dell-Vikings	5%
The Penguins	5%
Toots and Maytals	5%
Afrika Bambaataa	4%
Jerry Butler	4%
Question Mark and the Mysterians	4%
The Bobby Fuller Four	4%
The Left Banke	4%
The Modern Lovers	4%
The Five Stairsteps	3%
The Chantles	2%
U.G.K.	2%