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Known For: Being a main originator of funk music.

Soul,' 'Broken Arrow,' 'Cinnamon Girl, 'After the Gold Rush,' 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart,' 'Southern Man,' 'Heart of Gold,' 'Are You Ready For The Country,' 'Old Man,' 'Alabama,' 'The Needle and the Damage Done,' 'Cortez the Killer,' 'Long May You Run,' 'Like A Hurricane,' 'Comes A Time,' 'Lotta Love,' 'Powderfinger,' 'Little Thing Called Love,' 'Get Back To The Country,' 'This Note's For You,'’Rockin' in the Free World,' 'Let's Impeach the President,' 'Living With War Nicknames: Godfather of Grunge, Don Grungio, Shakeyįamous Songs: 'Mr. Known for his guitar work, deeply personal lyrics and signature high tenor singing voice. Has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Young is considered one of the greatest songwriters of all-time. Many critically acclaimed albums including: Everybody Knows This is Nowhere, After the Gold Rush, Harvest, On The Beach, Rust Never Sleeps, Old Ways, Freedom, Ragged Glory, Harvest Moon, Mirror Ball, Homegrown. Known For: His classic mega-hit 'Heart of Gold' from his enduring classic album Harvest.

Journalist Neil McCormick wrote for NME that The Beatles and Kraftwerk are the two most important bands in music history.įamous Songs: 'The Robots,' 'Autobahn,' ' Neon Lights,' 'The Model,' 'Radioactivity,' 'Trans Europe Express,' 'Pocket Calculator,' 'Computer Love,' 'Musique Non-Stop,' 'Tour de France'

In 2021, Kraftwerk was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the early influence category. They have influenced a diverse range of artists spanning several genres including synth-pop, hip hop, post-punk, techno, house music, ambient, and club music. Their music is often referred to as robot pop. They have had a huge influence on today's Electronic Dance Music (EDM). They developed a synthpop style that went on to influence many in the late 1970s and into the 1980s and onward. Known For: being innovators and pioneers of electronic music. Dreadlocks.įamous songs: 'Three Little Birds,' 'I Shot the Sheriff,' 'Stir It Up,' 'Get Up, Stand Up,' 'No Woman, No Cry,' 'Roots, Rock, Reggae,' 'Exodus,' 'Jamming,' 'Is This Love,' 'Could You Be Loved Buffalo Soldier,' 'One Love' Increasing visibilty of the Jamaican culture. He was the first Jamaican artist to achieve international superstardom. Known For: Bringing reggae to the forefront of the music scene. Other Names: The Artists (Formerly Known as Prince) (TAFKAP), Camille, Joey Coco, The Kid, Alexander Nevermind, Jamie Starr, Tora Tora, Christopher Tracy, His Royal Badness, one of his most famous names was a symbol, often referred to as the Love Symbol. His flamboyant, androgynous persona and wide vocal range, which included a far-reaching falsetto and high-pitched screams.įamous Songs: Purple Rain, When Doves Cry, Little Red Corvette, Raspberry Beret, I Would Die 4 U, 1999, Delirious, I Wanna Be Your Lover, Let's Go Crazy, Take Me With U, Kiss, Paisley Park. Multi-instrumentalist that would often play every instrument on his albums as well as write all the songs and produce the entire project. Nicknames: Father of Rock and Roll, The Prime Minister of Rock 'N Rollįamous Songs: 'Maybellene,' 'Roll Over Beethoven,' 'Too Much Monkey Business,' 'Rock and Roll Music,' 'Sweet Little Sixteen,' 'Johnny B. Known For: Early pioneer of rock and roll. Nicknames/Other Names: Reginald Kenneth Dwight, The Pinball Wizard, Rocket Man, Sharon, Reggie, Sir Eltonįamous Songs: 'Daniel,' 'Your Song,' 'Rocket Man,' 'Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me,' 'Bennie and the Jets,' 'Philadelphia Freedom, I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues, his 1997 re-recording of 'Candle in the Wind' in tribute to the untimely passing of Princess Diana, and way too many more to list. Sold more than 300 million records making him one of the best selling musicians of all-time. Known For: Flamboyant fashion, over-sized or crazy colorful eye glasses. Last I used a list compiled from AllMusic showing the musicians that have the most musicians listed as 'Followers.'įrom each of these four sources I devised a point system then added all the points together and came up with this list.īefore we move on to the Top 20 here is s list of a few that just missed the 20 Most Influential: Johnny Cash, The Clash, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Kinks, Joni Mitchell, Nirvana, The Who, Frank Zappa (I would argue that some of these belong in the Top 20 - but this is the way the numbers added up). I also used the All-Time best selling artists list on wikipedia and awarded points to the 40 best selling musicians. I used the most recent 'Most Influential Musicians' lists published by Rolling Stone Magazine and The Dig.

#Broken social scene allmusic free#