Rollingstone Top 100 Artist Genres (17)

R & B, Soul (24 artists): James Brown (No7), Little Richard (No8), Aretha Franklin (No9), Ray Charles (No10), Stevie Wonder (No15), Sam Cooke (No16), Marvin Gaye (No18), Otis Redding (No21), Fats Domino (No25), Prince (No27), Smokey Robinson (No32), Michael Jackson (No35), David Bowie (No39), Van Morrison (No42), Sly & The Family Stone (No32), Tina Turner (No63), Al Green (No66), The Temptations (No68), Jackie Wilson (No69), The Shirelles (No76), The Four Tops (No79), The Drifters (No81), Booker T & The MGs (No93), and Curtis Mayfield (No 98).

Rock and Roll (13 artists): Elvis Presley (No2), Chuck Berry (No5), Buddy Holly (No13), Bruce Springsteen (No23), Jerry Lee Lewis (No 24), Everly Brothers (No33), Roy Orbison (No37), John Lennon (No38), The Band (No50), The Kinks (No65), Frank Zappa (No71), Santana (No90), and Carl Perkins (No99).

Hard Rock, heavy metal (10 artists): The Rolling Stones (No3), Led Zeppelin (No14), The Who (No29), Queen (No52), Aerosmith (No59), Metallica (No61), Cream (No67), AC-DC (No72), Black Sabbath (No85), and Guns & Roses (No92).

Hip Hop, rap (7 artists): Public Enemy (No44), Run DMC (No48), Dr. Dre (No56), Beastie Boys (No77), Eminem (No83), Tupac Shaker (No86), and Jay-Z. (No88).

Blues rock (6 artists): Muddy Waters (No17), Bo Didley (No20), Janis Joplin (No46), Howlin Wolf (No54), Eric Clapton (No55), and The Yardbirds (No89).

Punk rock (6 artists): The Ramones (No26), The Clash (No28), Patti Smith (No47), Sex Pistols (No60), The Stooges (No78), and The Talking Heads (No100).

Folk rock (5 artists): Bob Dylan (No2), Simon and Garfunkel (No40), The Bryds (No45), Joni Mitchell (No63), and James Taylor (No84).

Pop rock (5 artists): The Beatles (No1), The Beach Boys (No12), Madonna (No36), Elton John (No49), and Phil Spector (No64).

Southern rock (4 artists): Allman Brothers (No53), Creedence Clearwater Revival (No82), Tom Petty (No91) and Lynyrd Skynyrd (No95).

Alternative rock (5 artists): Velvet Underground (No19), U2 (No22), Nirvanna (No30), Radiohead (No73), and R.E.M. (No97).

Country rock (5 artists): Johnny Cash (No31), Neil Young (No34), Hank Williams (No74), The Eagles (No75), and Graham Parsons (No87).

Psychedelic rock (4 artists): Jimi Hendrix (No6), The Doors (No41), Pink Floyd (No51), and Parliament-Funkadelic (No58).

Fused rock (1 artist): Grateful Dead (No57).

Industrial rock (1 artist): Nine Inch Nails (No94).

MoTown Pop (1 artist): Diana Ross and The Supremes (No96).

Reggae (1 artist): Bob Marley. (No11).