The top 100 bands are:
- 100. Paul Simon
- 99. Parliament/Funkadelic
- 98. Traffic
- 97. Fats Domino
- 96. Lynyrd Skynyrd
- 95. Robert Johnson
- 94. Diana Ross & the Supremes
- 93. The Four Tops
- 92. The Temptations
- 91. Gladys Knight & the Pips
- 90. Tom Waits
- 89. Johnny Cash
- 88. The Ramones
- 87. Santana
- 86. Madonna
- 85. Carole King
- 84. T. Rex
- 83. Iggy Pop
- 82. Devo
- 81. The Band
- 80. Tina Turner
- 79. Aerosmith
- 78. Billy Joel
- 77. John Coltrane
- 76. Bee Gees
- 75. Curtis Mayfield
- 74. Velvet Underground
- 73. Muddy Waters
- 72. Simon & Garfunkel
- 71. Rod Stewart
- 70. Stevie Ray Vaughan
- 69. The Pretenders
- 68. The Allman Brothers Band
- 67. Kiss
- 66. Talking Heads
- 65. James Taylor
- 64. Frank Zappa
- 63. Sting
- 62. Paul McCartney
- 61. Smokey Robinson
- 60. Earth, Wind & Fire
- 59. Bo Diddley
- 58. Sam Cooke
- 57. Steely Dan
- 56. The Kinks
- 55. The Byrds
- 54. Grateful Dead
- 53. Peter Gabriel
- 52. Cream
- 51. B.B. King
- 50. R.E.M.
- 49. Roy Orbison
- 48. Van Halen
- 47. Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 46. Sex Pistols
- 45. Crosby, Stills & Nash
- 44. The Jackson 5
- 43. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
- 42. Nirvana
- 41. Janis Joplin
- 40. Michael Jackson
- 39. Miles Davis
- 38. Elvis Costello
- 37. Al Green
- 36. Little Richard
- 35. Otis Redding
- 34. Buddy Holly
- 33. Queen
- 32. Joni Mitchell
- 31. The Clash
- 30. Neil Young
- 29. U2
- 28. Sly & the Family Stone
- 27. Bruce Springsteen
- 26. Chuck Berry
- 25. Van Morrison
- 24. Bob Marley
- 23. The Eagles
- 22. Fleetwood Mac
- 21. Aretha Franklin
- 20. The Doors
- 19. Pink Floyd
- 18. Prince
- 17. Elton John
- 16. John Lennon
- 15. Eric Clapton
- 14. Marvin Gaye
- 13. The Beach Boys
- 12. Ray Charles
- 11. Stevie Wonder
- 10. The Police
- 9. The Who
- 8. Elvis Presley
- 7. David Bowie
- 6. James Brown
- 5. Bob Dylan
- 4. Led Zeppelin
- 3. Jimi Hendrix
- 2. Rolling Stones
- 1. The Beatles