100 Best Artists Of All Time

We’ve compiled a list of the Best Artists Of All Time, based on the popularity of the musician or band at different times. We considered how popular the artist was during the peak of their fame and how well-known and relevant they are today. By correlating these criteria, we have created this table.

List of The Greatest Artists Of All Time

№	Artist (Band)	Hit
100	Duran Duran	“Come Undone”
99	The Beach Boys	“Good Vibrations”
98	The Clash	“London Calling”
97	The Velvet Underground	“Sunday Morning”
96	The Who	“Baba O’Riley”
95	Jack White	“Seven Nation Army”
94	The Cure	“Friday I’m In Love”
93	Pearl Jam	“Alive”
92	Beck	“Loser”
91	Pulp	“Common People”
90	Carpenters	“Top of the World”
89	Boyz II Men	“I’ll Make Love To You”
88	Brenda Lee	“I’m Sorry”
87	Chris Brown	“I Can Transform Ya”
86	Bryan Adams	“Everything I Do”
85	St. Vincent	“Los Ageless”
84	Cher	“You Haven’t Seen The Last Of Me”
83	Sufjan Stevens	“Chicago”
82	Sting	“Shape Of My Heart”
81	P!nk	“So What”
80	George Michael	“One More Try”
79	Bobby Vinton	“Mr. Lonely”
78	Radiohead	“Creep”
77	Kenny Rogers	“Don’t Fall in Love With a Dreamer”
76	Oasis	“Wonderwall”
75	Blur	“Song 2”
74	Neil Diamond	“Cracklin’ Rosie”
73	Maroon 5	“One More Night”
72	Lionel Richie	“Sail On”
71	Usher	“Yeah”
70	Donna Summer	“Bad Girls”
69	Olivia Newton-John	“If You Love Me (Let Me Know)”
68	Green Day	“American Idiot”
67	Red Hot Chili Peppers	“Under the Bridge”
66	Metallica	“Enter Sandman”
65	Guns N’ Roses	“Sweet Child o’ Mine”
64	AC/DC	“Back in Black”
63	Aerosmith	“Dream On”
62	Rod Stewart	“My Heart Can’t Tell You No”
61	Chicago	“Look Away”
60	The Supremes	“Where Did Our Love Go”
59	Daryl Hall & John Oates	“Maneater”
58	Bon Jovi	“It’s My Life”
57	The Doors	“Light My Fire”
56	Jimi Hendrix	“All Along the Watchtower”
55	Bob Dylan	“Like a Rolling Stone”
54	Simon & Garfunkel	“The Sound of Silence”
53	Fleetwood Mac	“Go Your Own Way”
52	The Eagles	“Hotel California”
51	Bruce Springsteen	“Born to Run”
50	David Bowie	“Heroes”
49	R.E.M.	“Losing My Religion”
48	Billy Joel	“Piano Man”
47	The Temptations	“My Girl”
46	Marvin Gaye	“What’s Going On”
45	Aretha Franklin	“Respect”
44	Diana Ross	“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”
43	Sex Pistols	“Anarchy In The Uk”
42	Tina Turner	“What’s Love Got to Do with It”
41	The Four Seasons	“Candy Girl”
40	The Smiths	“There Is a Light That Never Goes Out”
39	Bee Gees	“Stayin’ Alive”
38	Janet Jackson	“Rhythm Nation”
37	Beyoncé	“Crazy in Love”
36	Bruno Mars	“Just the Way You Are”
35	Phil Collins	“In the Air Tonight”
34	Adele	“Rolling in the Deep”
33	Amy Winehouse	“Back to Black”
32	Lady Gaga	“Bad Romance”
31	Katy Perry	“Firework”
30	Celine Dion	“My Heart Will Go On”
29	Ed Sheeran	“Shape of You”
28	Justin Bieber	“Sorry”
27	Kanye West	“Stronger”
26	Jay-Z	“Empire State of Mind”
25	Eminem	“Lose Yourself”
24	Drake	“Hotline Bling”
23	Kendrick Lamar	“Humble.”
22	Frank Sinatra	“My Way”
21	Ray Charles	“Georgia on My Mind”
20	Johnny Cash	“Ring of Fire”
19	Stevie Wonder	“Superstition”
18	Bob Marley	“No Woman, No Cry”
17	Taylor Swift	“Shake It Off”
16	Prince	“Purple Rain”
15	Rihanna	“Umbrella”
14	Mariah Carey	“Hero”
13	Whitney Houston	“I Will Always Love You”
12	Michael Jackson	“Thriller”
11	U2	“With or Without You”
10	Elvis Presley	“Suspicious Minds”
9	Depeche Mode	“Enjoy the Silence”
8	Elton John	“Rocket Man”
7	Madonna	“Like a Virgin”
6	Nirvana	“Come As You Are”
5	Pink Floyd	“Wish You Were Here”
4	Led Zeppelin	“Whole Lotta Love”
3	The Rolling Stones	“Satisfaction”
2	Queen	“Under Pressure”
1	The Beatles	“Hey Jude”