Statistics for Artists in Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs List

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Answer Stats

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%

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