[by Q readers - apeared in 8/1999]
1. John Lennon [The Beatles] 2. Paul McCartney [The Beatles] 3. Kurt Cobain [Nirvana] 4. Bob Dylan 5. Elvis Presley 6. David Bowie 7. Madonna 8. Noel Galhager [Oasis] 9. Liam Galhager [Oasis] 10. Michael Stipe [R.E.M.] 11. Keith Richards [Rolling Stones] 12. Bob Marley 13. Freddie Mercury [Queen] 14. Franck Sinatra 15. Jimi Hendrix 16. Thom Yorke [Radiohead] 17. Aretha Franklin 18. Bono [U2] 19. James Brown 20. Brian Wilson [Beach Boys] 21. Robert Johnson 22. Mick Jagger [Rolling Stones] 23. Iggy Pop 24. Joe Strummer [Clash] 25. Marvin Gaye 26. Ringo Starr [The Beatles] 27. Little Richard 28. Chuck D [Public Enemy] 29. Joni Mitchel 30. George Michael 31. Richard Ashcroft [Verve] 32. Richey Edwards [Manic Street Preachears] 33. Kate Bush 34. Patti Smith 35. Bruce Springsteen 36. George Harrison [The Beatles] 37. Stevie Wonder 38. Jarvis Cocker [Pulp] 39. Marc Bolan [T-Rex] 40. Dr.Dre [NWA] 41. Morrisey [Smiths] 42. Cerys Mathews [Catatonia] 43. Nick Drake 44. Charlie Parker 45. Neil Young 46. Debbie Harry [Blondie] 47. Pete Townshwend [Who] 48. Johnny Rotten [Sex Pistols] 49. Ray Davies [Kinks] 50. Capitain Beefheart 51. Paul Weller [Jam] 52. Miles Davis 53. Ian Curtis [Joy Division] 54. Brian Eno [Roxy Music] 55. Rod Stewart 56. Nicky Wire [Manic Street Preachers] 57. Hank Wiliams 58. Jimmy Page [Led Zeppelin] 59. Lou Reed 60. Duke Ellington 61. Phil Spector 62. Paul Simon 63. Woody Guthrie 64. Ralf Hutter [Kraftwerk] 65. Sam Cooke 66. Jim Morrison [The Doors] 67. Prince 68. Shaun Ryder [Happy Mondays] 69. Lee Perry [Aerosmith] 70. Syd Barret [Pink Floyd] 71. Brian Jones [Rolling Stones] 72. Keith Moon [Who] 73. Youssou Nī Dour 74. Roger Waters [Pink Floyd] 75. Buddy Holly 76. Billie Holiday 77. Robert Plant [Led Zeppelin] 78. Bez [Happy Mondays] 79. Diana Ross [The Supremes] 80. Sting [Police] 81. Louis Armstrong 82. Igor Stravinsky 83. Eric Clapton 84. John Squire [Stone Roses] 85. Liam Howlett [Prodigy] 86. Lauryn Hill [Fugees] 87. Fela Kuti 88. Serge Gainsbourg 89. Damon Albarn [Blur] 90. Sly Stone [Sly & The Family Stone] 91. Muddy Waters 92. Claude Debussey 93. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 94. Elvis Costello 95. Johnny Marr [Smiths] 96. Ozzy Osbourne 97. Frank Zappa 98. Ian Brown [Stone Roses] 99. Bryan Ferry [Roxy Music] 100. Ravi Shankar |
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