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Published January 9, 2002 - Deborah Harry represents Blondie. Bob Marley represents Bob Marley & the Wailers. David Bowie represents David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars, Jimi Jendrix represents Jimi Hendrix Experience, Patti Smith represents Patti Smith Band. Missing: * Fela Kuti & Afrika 70/Egypt 80 (#35)

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13

1

Beatles

Musicians

42.11% (72 of 171 votes)

47

2

The Ramones

Musicians

0% (0 of 1 votes)

27

3

Led Zeppelin

Musicians

30.41% (52 of 171 votes)

17

4

Bob Marley

Vocalist

35.48% (11 of 31 votes)

12

5

Nirvana

Musicians

45.88% (217 of 473 votes)

4

6

Parliament-Funkadelic

Musicians

66.67% (2 of 3 votes)

44

6

George Clinton (Funkmaster)

Musicians

0% (0 of 5 votes)

15

7

The Clash

Musicians

36.36% (4 of 11 votes)

10

8

Public Enemy

Musicians

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

21

9

Rolling Stones

Musicians

33.90% (20 of 59 votes)

16

10

Beastie Boys

Musicians

35.71% (10 of 28 votes)

42

11

Velvet Underground

Musicians

0% (0 of 0 votes)

37

12

Sly and the Family Stone

Musicians

0% (0 of 0 votes)

51

13

U2

Musicians

0% (0 of 2 votes)

29

14

Run DMC

Musicians

25.00% (1 of 4 votes)

20

15

Radiohead

Musicians

35.03% (62 of 177 votes)

28

16

Jimi Hendrix

Musician

29.81% (48 of 161 votes)

43

17

Sonic Youth

Musician

0% (0 of 2 votes)

49

18

AC/DC

Musicians

0% (0 of 10 votes)

5

19

Iggy Pop

Musician

66.67% (10 of 15 votes)

35

20

Metallica

Musicians

5.71% (2 of 35 votes)

26

21

The Smiths

Musicians

30.85% (58 of 188 votes)

45

22

Patti Smith

Vocalist

0% (0 of 9 votes)

31

23

N.W.A.

Musicians

10.81% (4 of 37 votes)

39

24

Kraftwerk

Musicians

0% (0 of 5 votes)

24

25

The Sex Pistols

Musicians

32.51% (66 of 203 votes)

18

26

Pearl Jam

Musicians

35.38% (23 of 65 votes)

33

27

The Grateful Dead

Musicians

5.88% (1 of 17 votes)

48

28

R.E.M.

Musicians

0% (0 of 2 votes)

8

29

Black Sabbath

Musicians

53.33% (8 of 15 votes)

41

30

Pavement

Musicians

0% (0 of 0 votes)

1

31

Fugazi

Musicians

100% (1 of 1 votes)

23

32

Kiss

Musicians

32.61% (120 of 368 votes)

14

33

The Pretenders

Musicians

40.0% (2 of 5 votes)

30

34

Rage Against the Machine

Musicians

22.22% (2 of 9 votes)

50

35

Fela Kuti

Musician

0% (0 of 0 votes)

19

36

David Bowie

Vocalist

35.29% (12 of 34 votes)

3

37

Blondie

Musicians

73.08% (19 of 26 votes)

11

37

Deborah Harry

Vocalist

46.77% (87 of 186 votes)

2

38

Bad Brains

Musicians

100% (1 of 1 votes)

6

39

The Who

Musicians

55.77% (29 of 52 votes)

9

40

Grandmaster Flash

Musician

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

7

41

New Order

Musicians

53.73% (36 of 67 votes)

40

42

Husker Du

Musicians

0% (0 of 10 votes)

32

43

Guns n' Roses

Musicians

10.53% (2 of 19 votes)

52

44

OutKast

Musicians

0% (0 of 3 votes)

34

45

Beach Boys

Musicians

5.88% (1 of 17 votes)

38

46

Massive Attack

Musicians

0% (0 of 1 votes)

22

47

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Musicians

33.33% (1 of 3 votes)

36

48

Korn

Musicians

5.41% (2 of 37 votes)

25

49

Pink Floyd

Musicians

31.37% (32 of 102 votes)

46

50

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Musicians

0% (0 of 6 votes)