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200 Essential Musical Artists Everyone Needs to Know - Page 3

Compiled based on: critical consensus surveys featuring dozens of well-known sources' lists of greatest albums and songs, plus multiple polls and achievement honors for greatest artists, performers, writers etc. Any editors choices are made with an eye toward providing the fullest overview across genres, while allowing a few picks for most underappreciated.
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Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin
81
Cream
Cream
82
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
83
Neil Young
Neil Young
84
Van Morrison
Van Morrison
85
Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention
86
Bob Marley
Bob Marley
87
Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
88
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
89
Allman Brothers
Allman Brothers
90
Santana
Santana
91
Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
92
Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
93
Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt
94
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
95
Nick Drake
Nick Drake
96
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
97
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
98
Carole King
Carole King
99
James Taylor
James Taylor
100
Randy Newman
Randy Newman
101
Al Green
Al Green
102
David Bowie
David Bowie
103
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
104
Elton John
Elton John
105
The Stooges
The Stooges
106
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
107
Can
Can
108
Parliament-Funkadelic
Parliament-Funkadelic
109
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
110
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
111
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
112
The Carpenters
The Carpenters
113
Roxy Music
Roxy Music
114
Queen
Queen
115
Van Halen
Van Halen
116
Steely Dan
Steely Dan
117
Aerosmith
Aerosmith
118
Big Star
Big Star
119
Patti Smith
Patti Smith
120
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