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The 200 Most Important Artists of Pitchfork's First 25 Years

From Bon Iver to J Dilla to Beyoncé, these are the musicians who made the biggest impact across Pitchfork's lifetime so far.
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Aaliyah
Aaliyah
1
Animal Collective
Animal Collective
2
Aphex Twin
Aphex Twin
3
Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire
4
Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny
5
Beyonce
Beyonce
6
Björk
Björk
7
Bon Iver
Bon Iver
8
Burial
Burial
9
D'Angelo
D'Angelo
10
Daft Punk
Daft Punk
11
Destroyer
Destroyer
12
DJ Rashad
DJ Rashad
13
Drake
Drake
14
Earl Sweatshirt
Earl Sweatshirt
15
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
16
Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple
17
Flying Lotus
Flying Lotus
18
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean
19
Future
Future
20
Grimes
Grimes
21
J Dilla
J Dilla
22
Jay-Z
Jay-Z
23
Joanna Newsom
Joanna Newsom
24
Kamasi Washington
Kamasi Washington
25
Kanye West
Kanye West
26
Karin Dreijer
Karin Dreijer
27
Kathleen Hanna
Kathleen Hanna
28
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar
29
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey
30
LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem
31
Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
32
MF Doom
MF Doom
33
Missy Elliot
Missy Elliot
34
Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj
35
Outkast
Outkast
36
Radiohead
Radiohead
37
Rihanna
Rihanna
38
Robyn
Robyn
39
Sleater-Kinney
Sleater-Kinney
40
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