Sunday, September 30, 2012

Album Ranking Project - Nomination Standings - Round 21

Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um - 4
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights - 4
Karlheinz Stockhausen - Kontakte - 4
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer - 4
Neu - Neu! 2 - 4
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left - 4
Pink Floyd - Meddle - 4
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners - 4
The Ventures - The Ventures - 4
Bobby "Blue" Bland - Two Steps From The Blues - 4
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Love And Hate - 4
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool (compilation) - 4
Nick Drake - Bryter Layter - 4
Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II - 4
Eric Clapton - Slowhand - 4
Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime - 4
Elliott Smith - XO - 4
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses - 4
Richard and Linda Thompson - Shoot Out The Lights - 4
The Human League - Dare - 4
Devo - Freedom Of Choice - 4





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Brian Eno - Before And After Science - 3
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication - 3
The Cars - Heartbeat City - 3
Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) - 3
Nas - Illmatic - 3
Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man - 3
Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief - 3
Beck - Mellow Gold - 3
Sparks - No. 1 In Heaven - 3
Moby - Play - 3
Madonna - Ray Of Light - 3
Scott Walker - Scott 2 - 3
Jay-Z - The Blueprint - 3
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening - 3
Scott Walker - Tilt - 3
The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight - 3
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II - 3
Einsturzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T. - 3
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley - 3
The Kinks - Face To Face - 3
Genesis - Invisible Touch - 3
Emmylou Harris - Pieces of the Sky - 3
Can - Monster Movie - 3
Silver Apples - Silver Apples - 3
Nat "King" Cole - Unforgettable - 3
Phil Spector / Various Artists - A Christmas Gift For You From Phillies Records - 3
Duke Ellington - At Newport - 3
The Black Keys - Attack And Release - 3
Judas Priest - British Steel - 3
Blur - Parklife - 3
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell - 3
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III - 3
2pac - Me Against The World - 3
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver - 3
Madonna - Like A Prayer - 3
Tricky - Maxinquaye - 3
The Cure - Pornography - 3
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles - 3
Bush - Sixteen Stone - 3
Brian Eno - Another Green World - 3
Genesis - Abacab - 3
John Lee Hooker - I'm John Lee Hooker - 3
The Doors - Morrison Hotel - 3
Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue - 3
Elvis Presley - Elvis - 3
Dr. Dre - The Chronic - 3
Johnny Cash - The Fabulous Johnny Cash - 3
Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine - 3
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love - 3
Link Wray & The Ray Men - Link Wray & The Ray Men - 3
King Crimson - Red - 3
Brian Wilson - SMiLE   - 3
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere - 3
The Band - The Last Waltz - 3
Megadeth - Rust In Peace - 3
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News - 3
The Verve - Urban Hymns - 3
Slayer - Reign In Blood - 3
The White Stripes - Icky Thump - 3
Blind Faith - Blind Faith - 3
Green Day - Insomniac - 3
New Order - Power, Corruption And Lies - 3
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below - 3
The Pogues - If I Should Fall from Grace with God - 3
Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle - 3
Little Feat - Waiting For Columbus - 3
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black - 3
Blur - Blur - 3
The Animals - Animalism - 3
INXS - Kick - 3
Coldplay - Parachutes - 3
Prince - Sign O' The Times - 3
Kanye West - Graduation - 3
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind - 3
Pink - Misundaztood - 3
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Kaleidoscope - 3
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels - 3
Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin - 3
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade - 3
Kate Bush - The Dreaming - 3
Steve Earle - Copperhead Road - 3
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder - 3
Jay-Z - The Black Album - 3
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes - 3
Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen - 3
Counting Crows - Recovering The Satellites - 3
KISS - Alive! - 3
Miles Davis - In a Silent Way - 3
Foreigner - 4 - 2
Van Halen - 1984 - 2
Procol Harum - A Salty Dog - 2
Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports - 2
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life - 2
Donna Summer - Bad Girls - 2
Ken Nordine - Colors - 2
Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me - 2
Stone Temple Pilots - Core - 2
Emerson, Lake And Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 2
Fleetwood Mac  - Fleetwood Mac - 2
They Might Be Giants - Flood - 2
The Police - Ghost in the Machine - 2
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion - 2
Klaus Schulze - Moondawn - 2
Neu - Neu! 75 - 2
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene - 2
Emerson, Lake And Palmer - Pictures At An Exhibition - 2
LL Cool J - Radio - 2
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs - 2
The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash - 2
The Offspring - Smash - 2
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair - 2
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint & The Lady Sinner - 2
Kanye West - The College Dropout - 2
The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin - 2
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come - 2
The Replacements - Tim - 2
System Of A Down - Toxicity - 2
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming - 2
Eric Clapton - Unplugged - 2
Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum - 2
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends - 2
Coldplay - X&Y - 2
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane - 2
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like A Wheel - 2
Chicago - Chicago (II) - 2
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die - 2
Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado, A Symphony - 2
Electric Light Orchestra - Face the Music - 2
Phil Collins - Face Value - 2
Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death - 2
The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers - 2
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - We're Only In It For The Money - 2
Johnny Cash - American Recordings - 2
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf - 2
Sonic Youth - Goo - 2
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power - 2
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual - 2
Journey - Frontiers - 2
Björk - Homogenic - 2
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock - 2
Dave Brubeck - Time Out - 2
John Mayall - Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton - 2
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Armed Forces - 2
Richard Hell and the Voidoids - Blank Generation - 2
Queen - Sheer Heart Attack - 2
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - 2
Kanye West - Late Registration - 2
Leadbelly - Leadbelly's Last Sessions - 2
Huey Lewis and the News - Sports - 2
Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures - 2
Heaven 17 - Penthouse And Pavement - 2
David Bowie - Station To Station - 2
Heart - Dreamboat Annie - 2
The Libertines - Up The Bracket - 2
Bad Brains - Bad Brains - 2
Roxy Music - Country Life - 2
The Stooges - Funhouse - 2
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica - 2
Queen - Queen II - 2
TV On The Radio - Dear Science - 2
Gorillaz - Demon Days - 2
Soft Cell - Non Stop Erotic Cabaret - 2
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades - 2
Jimmy Buffett - Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes - 2
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft - 2
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience - 2
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood - 2
Randy Newman - Sail Away - 2
Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters - 2
Robyn - Robyn - 2
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats - 1
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising - 1
Blood, Sweat & Tears - Blood, Sweat & Tears - 1
The Wailers - Catch A Fire - 1
George Harrison - Cloud Nine - 1
Janet Jackson - Control - 1
Michael Jackson - Dangerous - 1
Metallica - Death Magnetic - 1
Björk - Debut - 1
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle - 1
Soundgarden - Down On The Upside - 1
Sting - Dream Of The Blue Turtles - 1
Portishead - Dummy - 1
Moby - Everything Is Wrong - 1
George Michael - Faith - 1
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell - 1
The Beach Boys - Friends - 1
Can - Future Days - 1
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois - 1
Deep Purple - In Rock - 1
Metallica - Kill 'Em All - 1
Killing Joke - Killing Joke - 1
Run-D.M.C. - King Of Rock - 1
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me - 1
Peter Tosh - Legalize It - 1
Sam Cooke - Live at Harlem Square Club - 1
The Move - Message From The Country - 1
The Flatlanders - More A Legend Than A Band - 1
The Police - Outlandos d’Amour - 1
Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue - 1
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full - 1
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique - 1
Iron Maiden - Powerslave - 1
The Pretenders - Pretenders - 1
Def Leppard - Pyromania - 1
Ray Charles - Ray Charles - 1
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 - 1
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps - 1
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Safe As Milk - 1
International Submarine Band - Safe At Home - 1
Genesis - Selling England By the Pound - 1
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain - 1
Frank Sinatra - Songs For Swingin' Lovers - 1
The Specials - Specials - 1
Jellyfish - Spilt Milk - 1
Sublime - Sublime - 1
Suede - Suede - 1
Cat Stevens - Teaser and the Firecat - 1
New Order - Technique - 1
Lady Gaga - The Fame - 1
Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile - 1
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory - 1
Modest Mouse - The Moon And Antarctica - 1
Faith No More - The Real Thing - 1
The Beach Boys - The Smile Sessions - 1
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin - 1
Pulp - This Is Hardcore - 1
Neil Young - Tonight's The Night - 1
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman - 1
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend - 1
Wolfmother - Wolfmother - 1
Matchbox Twenty - Yourself Or Someone Like You - 1
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium - 1
Information Society - Information Society - 1
Happy Mondays - Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches - 1
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones - 1
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking - 1
Fiona Apple - Tidal - 1
Faith No More - Angel Dust - 1
Dave Matthews Band - Crash - 1
Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure - 1
2pac - All Eyez on Me - 1
Outkast - Aquemini - 1
Aerosmith - Get A Grip - 1
Janet Jackson - janet. - 1
Jellyfish - Bellybutton - 1
Korn - Korn - 1
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. - 1
Aerosmith - Get Your Wings - 1
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid - 1
Neu! - Neu! - 1
Emmylou Harris - Roses In The Snow - 1
Mastodon - Crack The Skye - 1
Def Leppard - Hysteria - 1
The Jeff Beck Group - Truth - 1
Van Halen - 5150 - 0
The Verve - A Northern Soul - 0
Oasis - Be Here Now - 0
Mos Def - Black On Both Sides - 0
The Wailers - Burnin' - 0
TLC - CrazySexyCool - 0
Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded - 0
KISS - Destroyer - 0
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole - 0
Prince - Dirty Mind - 0
Elastica - Elastica - 0
Bruce Springsteen - Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. - 0
Daft Punk - Homework - 0
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory - 0
Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky - 0
Genius/GZA - Liquid Swords - 0
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead - 0
Soundgarden - Louder Than Love - 0
Gwen Stefani - Love Angel Music Baby - 0
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish - 0
The Moody Blues - On The Threshold Of A Dream - 0
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? - 0
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt - 0
Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance - 0
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam - 0
Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster - 0
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message - 0
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come - 0
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope - 0
ZZ Top - Tres Hombres - 0
Living Colour - Vivid - 0
The Fugees - The Score - 0

Blind Ballot Hall Of Fame By Year (Through 2023)

1986:

Performers

Chuck Berry
James Brown
Johnny Cash
Ray Charles
Buddy Holly
Elvis Presley
Little Richard

Non-Performers

Sam Philips
Alan Freed

Influence

Robert Johnson
Louis Jordan

Sidemen

Scotty Moore
The Funk Brothers


1987:

Performers

Sam Cooke
Bo Diddley
Fats Domino
The Everly Brothers
Bill Haley And His Comets
Jerry Lee Lewis
Roy Orbison

Non-Performers

Berry Gordy Jr.
Phil Spector

Influence

Hank Williams
Les Paul

Sidemen

Earl Palmer
James Burton


1988:

Performers

The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Drifters
Bob Dylan
The Miracles
Stevie Wonder
Marvin Gaye

Non Performers

Leonard Chess
Ahmet Ertegun

Influences

Jimmie Rodgers
T-Bone Walker

Sidemen

Bill Black
Floyd Cramer


1989:

Performers:

The Coasters
The Four Seasons
Aretha Franklin
B.B. King
Otis Redding
The Rolling Stones
The Temptations

Non-Performers

Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Wolfman Jack

Influences

Muddy Waters
Howlin’ Wolf

Sidemen

Hal Blaine
Johnnie Johnson


1990:

Performers

The Animals
The Kinks
Carl Perkins
Simon and Garfunkel
The Supremes
The Who
Bob Marley And The Wailers

Influences

John Lee Hooker
Frank Sinatra

Sidemen

Chet Atkins
The Wrecking Crew

Non-Performers

Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Holland-Dozier-Holland


1991:

Performers

The Byrds
Eddie Cochran
Dion and The Belmont
Ricky Nelson
Ike and Tina Turner
Jackie Wilson
The Yardbirds

Non Performers

John Hammond
Jerry Wexler

Influences

Louis Armstrong
Woody Guthrie

Sidemen

The Jordanaires
Booker T. and the MG's


1992:

Performers

Cream
Bobby Darin
The Four Tops
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Isley Brothers
Jefferson Airplane
The Velvet Underground

Non Performer

Leo Fender
George Martin

Influence

The Carter Family
Lead Belly

Sidemen

D.J. Fontana
King Curtis


1993:

Performers

David Bowie
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Doors
Grateful Dead
MC5
Pink Floyd
Sly & The Family

Non-Performers

Dick Clark
Dr. Robert Moog

Influences

Nat “King” Cole
Big Joe Turner

Sidemen

Nicky Hopkins
Little Walter


1994:

Performers

The Band
Deep Purple
Fleetwood Mac
Elton John
John Lennon
Van Morrison
Wilson Pickett

Influences

Bing Crosby
Bessie Smith

Sidemen

Mickey "Guitar" Baker
Billy Preston

Non-Performers

Otis Blackwell
Quincy Jones


1995:

Performers

Alice Cooper
The Allman Brothers Band
Crosby, Stills And Nash
Janis Joplin
Led Zeppelin
Neil Young
T. Rex

Influences

Miles Davis
Wynonie Harris

Sidemen

Glen Campbell
Steve Douglas

Non-Performers

Bernie Lowe
Bernie Taupin


1996:

Performers

Black Sabbath
The Jackson Five
Joni Mitchell
Parliament-Funkadelic
The Platters
The Stooges
Frank Zappa

Non-Performers

Jim Stewart And Estelle Axton
Tom Dowd

Influences

Patsy Cline
John Coltrane

Sidemen

Al Kooper
The Meters


1997:

Performers

Leonard Cohen
Al Green
Billy Joel
Kraftwerk
Paul McCartney / Wings
Santana
The Shirelles

Non-Performers

Doc Pomus ANd Mort Shuman
Jesse Stone

Influences

Willie Nelson
Bill Monroe

Sidemen

Ry Cooder
Mick Ronson


1998:

Performers

Can
Eagles
The Impressions
Michael Jackson
Etta James
The Moody Blues
Roxy Music

Non-Performers

Clive Davis
David Geffen

Influences

Little Willie John
The Weavers

Sidemen

Carole Kaye
Buddy Rich


1999:

Performers

Aerosmith
King Crimson
Queen
Rush
Paul Simon
Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band
Rod Stewart

Non-Performers

Don Cornelius
Alan Lomax

Influences

Billie Holiday
Elmore James

Sidemen

The Memphis Horns
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section


2000:

Performers

Bee Gees
Genesis
Electric Light Orchestra
KISS
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Dusty Springfield
Steely Dan

Non-Performers

Casey Kasem
Johnny Otis

Influences

Ella Fitzgerald
Big Mama Thornton

Sidemen

Rick Derringer
Jabo Starks And Clyde Stubblefield


2001:

Performers

AC/DC
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Ruth Brown
Clyde McPhatter
Earth, Wind And Fire
Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band
Yes

Non-Performers

Giorgio Moroder
Norman Petty

Influences

Duke Ellington
Ma Rainey

Sidemen

Clarence Clemons
Dr. John


2002:

Performers

Donovan
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Ramones
Sam And Dave
Sex Pistols
Talking Heads
Gene Vincent

Non-Performers

Herb Alpert And Jerry Moss
Tom Donahue

Influences

The Soul Stirrers
Karlheinz Stockhausen

Sidemen

Philip Paul
The Tennessee Three


2003:

Performers

The Clash
The Police
Elvis Costello And The Attractions
Eric Clapton / Derek And The Dominos / Blind Faith
Blondie
The Spinners
ZZ Top

Non-Performers

Brian Eno
Lee "Scratch" Perry

Influences

Bob Willis And His Texas Playboys
Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Sidemen

Leland Sklar
Darlene Love And The Blossoms


2004:

Performers

ABBA
The Cars
The Cure
Joy Division
Prince And The Revolution
James Taylor
Van Halen

Non-Performers

Cosimo Matassa
Jann Wenner

Influences

Jimmy Reed
Dinah Washington

Sidemen

Jesse Ed Davis
Randy Rhoads


2005:

Performers

U2
The Mamas and the Papas
The Steve Miller Band
Judas Priest
Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio
Cheap Trick
Traffic

Non-Performers

Nesuhi Ertegun
Richard Perry

Influences

Jimmy Yancey
Professor Longhair

Sidemen

Leon Russell
Jim Keltner


2006:

Performers

Chicago
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Connie Francis
George Harrison
Love
John Mellencamp
New York Dolls

Non-Performers

Kenneth Gamble And Leon Huff
Bill Graham

Influences

Willie Dixon
Nina Simone

Sidemen

Mike Bloomfield
Bernard Purdie


2007:

Performers

Brian Eno
Depeche Mode
Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five
Curtis Mayfield
New Order
R.E.M.
Donna Summer

Non-Performers

Thomas Edison
Ellie Greenwich And Jeff Barry

Influences

Blind Lemon Jefferson
Pete Seeger

Sidemen

The Andantes
Spooner Oldham


2008:

Performers

The Beastie Boys
Duran Duran
Iron Maiden
Jethro Tull
Madonna
Metallica
The Zombies

Non-Performers

Dave Bartholomew
Fritz Pfleumer

Influences

Cab Calloway
Django Reinhardt

Sidemen

Carmine Appice
Klaus Voorman

2009:

Performers

Devo
Neil Diamond
Peter Gabriel
Gang Of Four
Run DMC
The Smiths
Stevie Ray Vaughan

Non-Performers

Rick Rubin
Jimmy Savile

Influences

Mississippi John Hurt
The Kingston Trio

Sidemen

Del Casher
Sam "The Man" Taylor

2010:

Performers

Solomon Burke
The Dave Clark Five
Jim Croce
The Dead Kennedys
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sonic Youth
Sparks


Non-Performers

Jon Landau
Russell Simmons


Influences

The Ink Spots
Roy Brown


Sidemen

Lee Allen
The Sweet Inspirations


2011:

Performers

Bobby "Blue" Bland
Dire Straits
The Doobie Brothers
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Motorhead
The Alan Parsons Project
Tom Waits


Non-Performers

Willie Mitchell
John Peel


Influences

Jelly Roll Morton
Johnnie Ray


Sidemen

Steve Vai
Tommy Bolin


2012:

Performers

Duane Eddy
Guns N Roses
INXS
Neu!
Soundgarden
Scott Walker
The (Young) Rascals


Non-Performers

Glyn Johns
Mo Ostin


Influences

The Orioles
The Ravens


Sidemen

The Hi Rhythm Section
Daryl Stuermer

2013:

Performers

Public Enemy
Pixies
Suicide
The Guess Who
Three Dog Night
Gram Parsons
The Ventures

Non-Performers

Ashford And Simpson
Ralph Bass


Influences

Mahalia Jackson
Charlie Christian


Sidemen

Jim Horn
The Cookies


2014:

Performers

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
Gladys Knight And The Pips
Daryl Hall And John Oates
Journey
Nirvana
The Replacements
Thin Lizzy


Non-Performers

Bob Geldof
Hugh Padgham


Influences

Jacques Brel
Les Paul And Mary Ford


Sidemen

Huey "Piano" Smith
Rae-letts


2015:

Performers

N.W.A.
Nine Inch Nails
The Jam
Green Day
Martha and the Vandellas
Pavement
The Carpenters


Non-Performers

Chris Blackwell
Lester Bangs


Influences

Charles Brown
Ravi Shankar


Sidemen

Adrian Belew
Eric Johnson


2016:

Performers

Smashing Pumpkins
Alice In Chains
Def Leppard
Jackson Browne
The Pretenders
The Righteous Brothers
Blur


Non-Performers

Paul Ackerman
Dr. Dre


Influences

The Dominoes
Eddie Lang


Sidemen

Joe Satriani
Gary Chester


2017:

Performers

Tori Amos
PJ Harvey
The Buzzcocks
Pearl Jam
2Pac
Wanda Jackson
Manfred Mann / Mannfred Mann's Earth Band


Non-Performers

Seymour Stein
Todd Rundgren


Influences

Allen Toussaint
Lena Horne


Sidemen

Jeff Porcarco
The Dixie Flyers


2018:

Performers:

Radiohead
Big Star
The B-52's
Bjork
Tool
Beck
Procol Harum

Non-Performers:

Barry Mann And Cynthia Weil
Phil Ramone

Influences:

The Clovers
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers

Sidemen:

Tommy Tedesco
Chester Thompson


2019:

Performers

Dick Dale And The Del-Tones
Faith No More
The Monkees
Rage Against The Machine
The Stranglers
Throbbing Gristle
Television


Non-Performers

Milt Gabler
Don Kirshner


Influences

Sonny Boy Williamson II
The Four Freshman


Sidemen

Bob Babbitt
Boots Randolph


2020:

Performers

Jimmy Cliff
Oasis
The Hollies
Foreigner
Phil Collins
Weezer
The Lovin' Spoonful


Non-Performers

Syd Nathan
Frank Barsalona


Influences

Freddie King
The Mills Brothers


Sidemen

Cornell Dupree
Sheila E.


2021:

Performers

Bauhaus
Kate Bush
The Chemical Brothers
Jay-Z
OutKast
Siouxsie And The Banshees
The Staple Singers


Non-Performers

Thom Bell
Joel Whitburn


Influences

The Crew Cuts
The Robins


Sidemen

Jack Nietzche
Jimmy Nolen


2022:

Performers

Eminem
Heart
Midnight Oil
The O'Jay's
The Ronettes
Silver Apples
Bill Withers


Non-Performers

Neil Bogart
Jac Holzman


Influences

Johnny Ace
Johann Sebastian Bach


Sidemen

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
James Jamerson


Nominees:

Albert King
Bad Brains
Black Flag
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Del Shannon
Elliott Smith
Emmylou Harris
Fiona Apple
Foo Fighters
Gary Numan / Tubeway Army
Huey Lewis & The News
Joe South
Link Wray
Modest Mouse
Neutral Milk Hotel
Ozzy Osbourne
Patti Smith (Group)
Slade
Steve Earle
Sweet
The Notorious B.I.G.
The Spencer Davis Group
The Stone Roses
The Tokens

Non-Performers:

James William Guercio
Jim Marshall (Marshall Amps)
Perry Ferrell
Peter Grant
Richard Barret
Steve Barri & P.S. Sloan

Influences:

Amos Milburn
Irving Berlin
Ivory Joe Hunter
Lonnie Donegan
The Four Aces

Sidemen:

Benny Benjamin
Bernard Fowler
Ellie Greenwich
Hubert Sumlin
Jackie Brenston
Slash


2023:

Peformers:

Black Flag
Blood, Sweat And Tears
The Spencer Davis Group
Del Shannon
Foo Fighters
Slade
Link Wray And His Ray Men


Non-Performers:

Steve Barri And P.F. Sloan
Jim Marshall


Influences:

Lonnie Donegan
The Four Aces


Sidemen:

Jackie Brenston
Hubert Sumlin

Blind Ballot Hall Of Fame Inductees (Through 2024, Pre-Tiebreakers)

Performers

2Pac
ABBA
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Al Green
Alice Cooper
Alice In Chains
Aretha Franklin
B.B. King
Bauhaus
Beck
Bee Gees
Big Star
Bill Haley And The Comets
Billy Joel
Billy Withers
Bjork
Black Flag
Black Sabbath
Blondie
Blood, Sweat And Tears
Blur
Bo Diddley
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley
Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band
Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland
Bobby Darin
Brian Eno
Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Can
Carl Perkins
Cheap Trick
Chicago
Chuck Berry
Clyde McPhatter
Coldplay
Connie Francis
Cream
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young
Curtis Mayfield
Daryl Hall & John Oates
David Bowie
Deep Purple
Def Leppard
Del Shannon
Depeche Mode
Devo
Dick Dale And The Del-Tones
Dion and The Belmont
Dire Straits
Donna Summer
Donovan
Duane Eddy
Duran Duran
Dusty Springfield
Eagles
Earth, Wind And Fire
Eddie Cochran
Electric Light Orchestra
Elton John
Elvis Costello And The Attractions
Elvis Presley
Emerson, Lake And Palmer
Eminem
Eric Clapton / Derek And The Dominos / Blind Faith
Etta James
Faith No More
Fats Domino
Fleetwood Mac
Foo Fighters
Foreigner
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention
Gang Of Four
Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps
Genesis
George Harrison
Gladys Knight And The Pips
Gram Parsons / The Flying Burrito Brothers
Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five
Grateful Dead
Green Day
Guns N Roses
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Heart
Ike and Tina Turner
INXS
Iron Maiden
Jackie Wilson
Jackson Browne
James Brown and the Famous Flames
James Taylor
Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company
Jay-Z
Jefferson Airplane / Jefferson Starship
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jethro Tull
Jim Croce
Jimmy Cliff
John Lennon
John Mellencamp
Johnny Burnette And The Rock N Roll Trio
Johnny Cash
Joni Mitchell
Journey
Joy Division
Judas Priest
Kate Bush
King Crimson
KISS
Kraftwerk
Led Zeppelin
Leonard Cohen
Little Richard
Love
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Madonna
Manfred Mann / Mannfred Mann's Earth Band
Martha And The Vandellas
Marvin Gaye
MC5
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Midnight Oil
Motörhead
N.W.A.
Neil Diamond
Neil Young w/ Crazy Horse
Neu!
New Order
Nick Cave (And The Bad Seeds)
Nine Inch Nails
Nirvana
Oasis
Otis Redding
OutKast
Parliament-Funkadelic
Paul McCartney / Wings
Paul Simon
Pavement
Pearl Jam
Peter Gabriel
Phil Collins
Pink Floyd
Pixies
PJ Harvey
Prince And The Revolution
Procol Harum
Public Enemy
Queen
R.E.M.
Radiohead
Rage Against The Machine
Randy Newman
Ray Charles
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ricky Nelson
Rod Stewart
Roxy Music
Roy Orbison
Run DMC
Rush
Ruth Brown
Sam And Dave
Sam Cooke
Santana
Scott Walker
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Simon and Garfunkel
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Sly & The Family Stone
Smashing Pumpkins
Solomon Burke
Sonic Youth
Soundgarden
Sparks
Steely Dan
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Wonder
Suicide
T. Rex / Marc Bolan
Television
The (Young) Rascals
The Alan Parsons Project
The Allman Brothers Band
The Animals
The B-52's
The Band
The Beach Boys
The Beastie Boys
The Beatles
The Buzzcocks
The Byrds
The Carpenters
The Cars
The Chemical Brothers
The Clash
The Coasters
The Cure
The Dave Clark Five
The Dead Kennedys
The Doobie Brothers
The Doors
The Drifters
The Everly Brothers
The Four Seasons
The Four Tops
The Guess Who
The Hollies
The Impressions
The Isley Brothers
The Jackson Five
The Jam
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Kinks
The Lovin' Spoonful
The Mamas And The Papas
The Miracles
The Monkees
The Moody Blues
The New York Dolls
The O'Jays
The Platters
The Police
The Pretenders
The Ramones
The Replacements
The Righteous Brothers
The Rolling Stones
The Ronettes
The Sex Pistols
The Shirelles
The Silver Apples
The Smiths
The Spencer Davis Group
The Spinners
The Staple Singers
The Steve Miller Band
The Stooges / Iggy Pop
The Stranglers
The Supremes
The Talking Heads
The Temptations
The Velvet Underground
The Ventures
The Who
The Yardbirds
Thin Lizzy
Three Dog Night
Throbbing Gristle
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Tom Waits
Tool
Tori Amos
Traffic
U2
Van Halen
Van Morrison
Wanda Jackson
Weezer
Wilson Pickett
Yes
ZZ Top

Non-Performers

Ahmet Ertegun
Alan Freed
Alan Lomax
Ashford And Simpson
Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
Bernie Lowe
Bernie Taupin
Berry Gordy Jr.
Bill Graham
Bob Geldof
Brian Eno
Casey Kasem
Chris Blackwell
Clive Davis
Cosimo Matassa
Daniel Lanois
Dave Bartholomew
David Geffen
Dick Clark
Doc Pomus And Mort Shuman
Don Cornelius
Don Kirshner
Dr. Dre
Dr. Robert Moog
Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry
Frank Barsalona
Fritz Pfleumer
Gamble And Huff
George Martin
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Giorgio Moroder
Glyn Johns
Herp Alpert & Jerry Moss
Holland-Dozier-Holland
Hugh Padgham
Jac Holzman
Jann Wenner
Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Jerry Wexler
Jesse Stone
Jim Marshall
Jim Stewart And Estelle Axton
Jimmy Savile
Joel Whitburn
John Hammond
John Peel
Johnny Otis
Jon Landau
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Leo Fender
Leonard Chess
Lester Bangs
Milt Gabler
Mo Ostin
Neil Bogart
Nesuhi Ertegun
Norman Petty
Otis Blackwell
Paul Ackerman
Phil Ramone
Phil Spector
Quincy Jones
Ralph Bass
Richard Perry
Rick Rubin
Russell Simmons
Sam Philips
Seymour Stein
Steve Barri And P.F. Sloan
Syd Nathan
Thom Bell
Thomas Edison
Todd Rundgren
Tom Donahue
Tom Dowd
Van McCoy
Willie Mitchell
Wolfman Jack

Influences

Allen Toussaint
Bessie Smith
Big Joe Turner
Big Mama Thornton
Bill Monroe
Billie Holiday
Bing Crosby
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys
Cab Calloway
Charles Brown
Charlie Christian
Dinah Washington
Django Reinhardt
Duke Ellington
Eddie Lang
Ella Fitzgerald
Elmore James
Frank Sinatra
Freddie King
Hank Williams
Howlin’ Wolf
Jacques Brel
Jelly Roll Morton
Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Yancey
Johann Sebastian Bach
John Coltrane
John Lee Hooker
Johnnie Ray
Johnny Ace
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Lead Belly
Lena Horne
Les Paul
Les Paul And Mary Ford
Lightnin' Hopkins
Little Willie John
Lonnie Donegan
Louis Armstrong
Louis Jordan
Ma Rainey
Mahalia Jackson
Miles Davis
Mississippi John Hurt
Muddy Waters
Nat “King” Cole
Nina Simone
Patsy Cline
Pete Seeger
Professor Longhair
Ravi Shankar
Robert Johnson
Roy Brown
Sister Rosetta Thorpe
Sonny Boy Williamson II
T-Bone Walker
The Carter Family
The Clovers
The Crew Cuts
The Dominoes
The Four Aces
The Four Freshmen
The Ink Spots
The Kingston Trio
The Mills Brothers
The Orioles
The Ravens
The Robins
The Soul Stirrers
The Weavers
Willie Dixon
Willie Nelson
Woody Guthrie
Wynonie Harris

Sidemen

Adrian Belew
Al Kooper
Bernard Purdie
Bill Black
Billy Preston
Bob Babbitt
Booker T. and the MG's
Boots Randolph
Buddy Rich
Carmine Appice
Carole Kaye
Chester Thompson
Chet Atkins
Clarence Clemons
Cornell Dupree
D.J. Fontana
Darlene Love And The Blossoms
Daryl Stuermer
Del Casher
Dr. John
Earl Palmer
Eric Johnson
Floyd Cramer
Gary Chester
Glen Campbell
Hal Blaine
Hubert Sumlin
Huey "Piano" Smith
Jabo Starks And Clyde Stubblefield
Jack Nietzche
Jackie Brenston
James Burton
James Jamerson
Jeff Porcaro
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
Jesse Ed Davis
Jim Horn
Jim Keltner
Jimmy Nolen
Joe Satriani
Johnnie Johnson
King Curtis
Klaus Voorman
Lee Allen
Leland Sklar
Leon Russell
Little Walter
Mick Ronson
Mickey "Guitar" Baker
Mike Bloomfield
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
Nicky Hopkins
Philip Paul
Rae-letts
Randy Rhoads
Rick Derringer
Ry Cooder
Sam "The Man" Taylor
Scotty Moore
Sheila E.
Spooner Oldham
Steve Douglas
Steve Vai
The Andantes
The Cookies
The Dixie Flyers
The Funk Brothers
The Hi Rhythm Section
The Jordanaires
The Memphis Horns
The Meters
The Sweet Inspirations
The Tennessee Three
The Wrecking Crew
Tommy Bolin
Tommy Tedesco

Future Rock Legends - Previously Eligible Artists - 2025 (Pre-Tiebreaker)

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.38 Special
? & The Mysterians
10,000 Maniacs
10cc
2 Live Crew
98 Degrees
A Flock of Seagulls
A Tribe Called Quest
Aaliyah
ABBA
ABC
Accept
Ace of Base
Adam and the Ants
Adam Ant
Adam Sandler
Afghan Whigs
AFI
Afrika Bambaataa
Against Me!
A-Ha
Aimee Mann
Air
Air Supply
Alabama
Alan Jackson
Alanis Morissette
Alannah Myles
Alison Krauss
Alkaline Trio
America
Amy Grant
And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
Andrew Bird
Ani DiFranco
Annie Lennox
Anthrax
Anti-Flag
Aphex Twin
Apocalyptica
April Wine
Archers of Loaf
Argent
Arrested Development
Ash
Asia
At the Drive-In
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Atmosphere
Atreyu
Babes in Toyland
Babyface
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Backstreet Boys
Bad Brains
Bad Company
Bad Religion
Badfinger
Badly Drawn Boy
Bananarama
Barenaked Ladies
Barry Manilow
Barry White
Basement Jaxx
Belinda Carlisle
Belle & Sebastian
Belly
Ben E. King
Ben Folds Five
Ben Harper
Berlin
Beta Band
Bette Midler
Better Than Ezra
Big Black
Big Country
Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Big Joe Turner
Big Mamma Thornton
Bikini Kill
Billy Bragg
Billy Idol
Billy Ocean
Billy Squier
Billy Ward (And The Dominos)
Bjork
Black Eyed Peas
Black Oak Arkansas
Blind Melon
Blink-182
Blue Cheer
Blue Öyster Cult
Blues Traveler
Bob Mould
Bobby Brown
Bobby McFerrin
Bobby Womack
Body Count
Bon Jovi
Bone Thugs 'N Harmony
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Bonnie Raitt
Booker T. & The M.G.’s
Boston
Boyz II Men
Boz Scaggs
Brandy
Brenda Lee
Brendan Benson
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Brian Wilson
Bright Eyes
Britney Spears
Bronski Beat
Bruce Hornsby and the Range
Bryan Adams
Bryan Ferry
Buckethead
Buddy Guy
Budgie
Buena Vista Social Club
Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Tom
Built To Spill
Bush
Butthole Surfers
C+C Music Factory
Cabaret Voltaire
Cake
Calexico
Cameo
Camera Obscura
Camper Van Beethoven
Candlebox
Canned Heat
Captain & Tennille
Captain Beefheart (And His Magic Band)
Carly Simon
Carole King
Cat Power
Cat Stevens
Catherine Wheel
Celine Dion
Chaka Khan
Charlie Parker
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Cherry Poppin' Daddie
Chic
Chris Isaak
Christopher Cross
Chuck Mangione
Chuck Willis
Chumbawamba
Cinderella
Clay Walker
Cliff Richard & The Shadows
Clutch
Cocteau Twins
Cold
Collective Soul
Common
Concrete Blonde
Conway Twitty
Coolio
Cornershop
Counting Crows
Country Joe & The Fish
Cowboy Junkies
Cracker
Crash Test Dummies
Creed
Crowded House
Crystal Method
Culture Club
Cursive
Cyndi Lauper
Cypress Hill
Daft Punk
Damn Yankees
Dan Fogelberg
D'Angelo
Daniel Johnston
Danzig
Darlene Love
Dave Matthews Band
David Byrne
David Gray
David Lee Roth
DC Talk
De La Soul
Dead Milkmen
Deerhoof
Deftones
Derek Trucks
Descendents
Desmond Dekker
Destiny's Child
Destroyer
Dexys Midnight Runners
Diamond Head
Diana Ross
Digable Planets
Dinosaur Jr.
Dio
Dionne Warwick
Dishwalla
Dixie Chicks
Dizzy Gillespie
DJ Kool Herc
DJ Quik
DJ Shadow
DMX
Dokken
Dolly Parton
Don Henley
Don McLean
Donnie Iris
Doves
Dr. Dre
Dr. John
Dream Theater
Drive-By Truckers
Dropkick Murphys
Duane Eddy
Duncan Sheik
Dwight Yoakam
Echo and the Bunnymen
Eddie Money
Eddie Rabbitt
Edgar Winter
Edie Brickell
Edwin Starr
Eels
Elastica
Elbow
Ella Fitzgerald
Elliott Smith
EMF
Emmylou Harris
En Vogue
English Beat
Enigma
Enrique Iglesias
Enuff Z'nuff
Enya
Erasure
Eric B. & Rakim
Eric Carmen
Erykah Badu
Esther Phillips
Europe
Eurythmics
Evanescence
Everclear
Everlast
Exposé
Extreme
Fairport Convention
Faith Evans
Faith Hill
Fanny
Fastball
Fatboy Slim
Fear
Fela
Filter
Fine Young Cannibals
Finger Eleven
Fiona Apple
fIREHOSE
FireHouse
Five For Fighting
Flogging Molly
Foghat
Fountains of Wayne
Frank Black
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Freddie Mercury
Free
Free Kitten
Fu Manchu
Fuel
Fugazi
Fugees
G. Love & Special Sauce
Gang Starr
Garbage
Garth Brooks
Gary Glitter
Gary Numan / Tubeway Army
Gary Wright
Gene Loves Jezebel
Gene Pitney
Generation X
George Jones
George Strait
George Thorogood
Gerry Rafferty
Get Up Kids
Ghostface Killah
Gil Scott-Heron
Gillian Welch
Gin Blossoms
Glen Campbell
Gloria Estefan (And The Miami Sound Machine)
Go West
Godspeed You Black Emperor!
Goldfinger
Gomez
Gov't Mule
Grace Jones
Graham Parker
Grand Funk Railroad / Grand Funk
Grandaddy
Great White
Green River
Guided By Voices
Guster
Hanson
Happy Mondays
Harold Faltermeyer
Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes
Harry Belafonte
Harry Chapin
Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Nilsson
Harvey Danger
Head East
Heavy D. & The Boyz
Helen Reddy
Helmet
Herbie Hancock
Herman’s Hermits
Hole
Hoobastank
Hootie & The Blowfish
House of Pain
Howard Jones
Huey “Piano” Smith and The Clowns
Huey Lewis and The News
Humble Pie
Hüsker Dü
Ian Dury and the Blockheads
Ice Cube
Ice-T
Idlewild
Imogen Heap
Incubus
Indigo Girls
Information Society
Insane Clown Posse
Inspiral Carpets
INXS
Iron Butterfly
Isaac Hayes
J.J. Cale
Jack Scott
Jacques Brel
James
Jamie Lidell
Jamiroquai
Jan & Dean
Janet Jackson
Japan
Jars of Clay
Jeff Beck
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Healey
Jesus Jones
Jewel
Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Eat World
Jimmy Reed
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Joan Osbourne
Joe Cocker
Joe Jackson
Joe Satriani
Joe South
Joe Strummer
Joe Tex
Joe Walsh
John Cale
John Coltrane
John Cooper Clarke
John Denver
John Fogerty
John Lee Hooker
John Mayall & The Blues Breakers
Johnny Gill
Johnny Rivers
Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers
Johnny Winter
Jon Secada
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Jonathan Richman
Jonny Lang
Julian Cope
Julian Lennon
Juliana Hatfield
Junior Parker
Junior Walker & The All-Stars
Jurassic 5
Juvenile
k.d. lang
Kansas
KC & the Sunshine Band
Keb' Mo'
Keith Urban
Kenny Chesney
Kenny G
Kenny Loggins
Kenny Rogers
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Kid Rock
Killing Joke
Kim Carnes
Kim Wilde
King Curtis
King Diamond
King's X
Kittie
KMFDM
Kool & The Gang
Kool Moe Dee
Korn
Kris Kristofferson
Kurtis Blow
Kylie Minogue
Kyuss
L.A. Guns
L7
Lacuna Coil
Lambchop
Laura Branigan
Laura Nyro
Lauryn Hill
Lavern Baker
Lee “Scratch” Perry
Lee Dorsey
Lenny Kravitz
Leo Sayer
Leon Redbone
Level 42
Limp Bizkit
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Thompson
Link Wray
Lionel Richie
Lipps Inc.
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
Lisa Loeb
Lit
Lita Ford
Little Anthony & The Imperials
Little Eva
Little Feat
Little River Band
Little Willie John
Live
Living Colour
Liz Phair
LL Cool J
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Lloyd Price
Loggins & Messina
Loretta Lynn
Los Lobos
Lou Reed
Loverboy
Low
Lucinda Williams
Luna
Luscious Jackson
Luther Vandross
Lyle Lovett
Madness
Magazine
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Manfred Mann
Manic Street Preachers
Mannheim Steamroller
Marc Anthony
Marc Cohn
Marcy Playground
Mariah Carey
Marianne Faithfull
Marilyn Manson
Mark Knopfler
Mark Lanegan
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
Martha Wainwright
Mary J. Blige
Mary Wells
Massive Attack
Matchbox Twenty
Matthew Sweet
Maxi Priest
Maxwell
Mazzy Star
Meat Loaf
Meat Puppets
Megadeth
Melissa Etheridge
Men at Work
Men Without Hats
Mercury Rev
Merle Haggard
Meshuggah
Metric
Michael Bolton
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Mike and the Mechanics
Mike Oldfield
Mike Patton
Miles Davis
Ministry
Mink DeVille
Minor Threat
Minutemen
Missing Persons
Mission of Burma
Missy Elliot
Mitch Ryder
Moby
Moby Grape
Modern English
Modest Mouse
Mogwai
Molly Hatchet
Morphine
Morrissey
Mos Def
Mother Love Bone
Mötley Crüe
Mott The Hoople
Mountain
Mr. Big
Mr. Mister
Muddy Waters
Mudhoney
Mudvayne
Muse
My Bloody Valentine
Nancy Sinatra
Nas
Natalie Cole
Natalie Merchant
Nate Dogg
Naughty By Nature
Nazareth
Neil Sedaka
Neko Case
Neneh Cherry
Neu!
Neutral Milk Hotel
New Edition
New Found Glory
New Kids On The Block
Nick Drake
Nick Lowe
Nickelback
Nico
Night Ranger
Nightwish
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
No Doubt
NOFX
Notorious B.I.G.
N'Sync
O.A.R.
Ocean Colour Scene
Of Montreal
Oingo Boingo
Olivia Newton-John
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orgy
Our Lady Peace
Ozzy Osbourne
P Diddy (Puff Daddy)
P.O.D.
Pantera
Papa Roach
Pat Benatar
Pat Boone
Patsy Cline
Patti LaBelle
Patti Smith (The Patti Smith Group)
Paul Anka
Paul Revere & The Raiders
Paul Weller
Paula Abdul
Paula Cole
Peabo Bryson
Peggy Lee
Percy Sledge
Pere Ubu
Pet Shop Boys
Peter Frampton
Peter Tosh
Peter Wolf
Peter, Paul & Mary
Phantom Planet
Phish
PJ Harvey
Placebo
PM Dawn
Poco
Poison
Porcupine Tree
Porno For Pyros
Portishead
Prefab Sprout
Presidents of the U.S.A.
Primal Scream
Primitive Radio Gods
Primus
Public Image Ltd.
Pulp
Pure Prairie League
Quasi
Queen Latifah
Queens of the Stone Age
Queensrÿche
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Quiet Riot
R. Kelly
Raekwon
Rainbow
Ram Jam
Rammstein
Rancid
Randy Travis
Rare Earth
Ratt
Reba McEntire
Relient K
REO Speedwagon
Reverend Horton Heat
Richard Hell (And the Voidoids)
Richard Thompson And Linda Thompson
Rick Derringer
Rick James
Ricky Martin
Ricky Nelson
Ride
Ringo Starr
Ritchie Valens
Rites of Spring
Rob Zombie
Robbie Williams
Robert Cray
Robert Palmer
Robert Plant
Robert Pollard
Robin Trower
Robyn
Robyn Hitchcock
Rocket from the Crypt
Rockpile
Romeo Void
Rory Gallagher
Rosanne Cash
Roxette
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus with Chaka Khan
Sade
Salt N Pepa
Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
Sammy Hagar
Sarah McLachlan
Savage Garden
Saves The Day
Schooly D
Scott Walker
Screaming Trees
Seal
Sebadoh
Selena
Semisonic
Sepultura
Serge Gainsbourg
Seven Mary Three
Sevendust
Shakira
Shania Twain
Sheila E.
Sheryl Crow
Shonen Knife
Sia
Sigur Ros
Silver Jews
Silverchair
Simple Minds
Simply Red
Sir Mix-a-Lot
Sister Sledge
Skid Row
Skinny Puppy
Slade
Slaughter
Slayer
Sleater-Kinney
Slick Rick
Slim Harpo
Slint
Slipknot
Smash Mouth
Snoop Dogg
Snow Patrol
Social Distortion
Soft Cell
Son Volt
Sonny & Cher
Sophie B. Hawkins
Soul Asylum
Soul Coughing
Soul II Soul
Soundgarden
Spacemen 3
Spandau Ballet
Sparklehorse
Spice Girls
Spin Doctors
Spinal Tap
Spirit
Spiritualized
Split Enz
Spoon
Squeeze
Staind
Status Quo
Stealer's Wheel
Stephen Stills
Steppenwolf
Stereolab
Stereophonics
Steve Earle
Steve Perry
Steve Vai
Steve Winwood
Stevie Nicks
Sting
Stone Roses
Stone Temple Pilots
Stray Cats
Stryper
Styx
Sublime
Suede
Sugar
Sugar Ray
Sugarhill Gang
Sugarloaf
Suicidal Tendencies
Suicide
Sunny Day Real Estate
Super Furry Animals
Superchunk
Supergrass
Supertramp
Survivor
Susan Tedeschi
Suzanne Vega
Suzi Quatro
Swans
Sweet
Switchfoot
SWV
System of a Down
Tad
Talk Talk
Tammy Wynette
Taylor Dayne
Tears for Fears
Ted Nugent
Teddy Pendergrass
Teena Marie
Teenage Fanclub
Temple of the Dog
Ten Years After
Tesla
The 13th Floor Elevators
The 5 Royals
The 5th Dimension
The Amboy Dukes
The Apples in Stereo
The Association
The Ataris
The Avalanches
The Average White Band
The Babys
The Bangles
The Bay City Rollers
The Big Bopper
The Birthday Party
The Black Crowes
The Blues Brothers
The Bobby Fuller Four
The Boomtown Rats
The Bottle Rockets
The Box Tops
The Breeders
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Buggles
The Buzzcocks
The Cars
The Chambers Brothers
The Chameleons
The Chantels
The Charlatans UK
The Charlie Daniels Band
The Chesterfield Kings
The Chiffons
The Chi-Lites
The Church
The Circle Jerks
The Commodores
The Cramps
The Cranberries
The Crystals
The Cult
The Damned
The Dandy Warhols
The Dead Boys
The Delfonics
The Dells
The Dictators
The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Donnas
The Dream Academy
The Dream Syndicate
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
The Fall
The Fat Boys
The Feelies
The Fixx
The Flaming Lips
The Flamingos
The Flying Burrito Brothers
The Frames
The Gap Band
The Georgia Satellites
The Go-Go's
The Grass Roots
The Greg Kihn Band
The Hives
The Hooters
The Human League
The J. Geils Band
The Jayhawks
The Jerry Garcia Band
The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jim Carroll Band
The Judds
The Kingsmen
The Kingston Trio
The Knack
The Lemonheads
The Marshall Tucker Band
The Marvelettes
The Mekons
The Melvins
The Meters
The Misfits
The Modern Lovers
The Moonglows
The Motels
The Mountain Goats
The Neville Brothers
The Offspring
The Osmonds
The Outfield
The Outlaws
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
The Partridge Family
The Pat Travers Band
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Penguins
The Pharcyde
The Pogues
The Pointer Sisters
The Prodigy
The Psychedelic Furs
The Rapture
The Rascals
The Raspberries
The Residents
The Romantics
The Roots
The Runaways
The Scorpions
The Seeds
The Shadows of Knight
The Shangri-Las
The Sir Douglas Quintet
The Sisters of Mercy
The Slits
The Small Faces
The Smithereens
The Soft Boys
The Soft Machine
The Sonics
The Specials
The Style Council
The Sundays
The Supersuckers
The Surfaris
The Teardrop Explodes
The Trammps
The Troggs
The Tubes
The Turtles
The Undertones
The Verve
The Verve Pipe
The Village People
The Waitresses
The Waterboys
The Weather Girls
The Wipers
The Wrens
The Zombies
Thelonious Monk
Them
They Might Be Giants
Third Eye Blind
Thomas Dolby
Thompson Twins
Three 6 Mafia
Three Dog Night
Throwing Muses
Til Tuesday
Tim McGraw
Timbaland
Tina Turner
TLC
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Todd Rundgren
Tom Cochrane
Tom Jones
Tommy James & The Shondells
Tone Loc
Toni Braxton
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Toots & The Maytals
Tori Amos
Tortoise
Toto
Tracy Chapman
Train
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Traveling Wilburys
Travis
Tricky
Twisted Sister
Type O Negative
UB40
UFO
UGK
Ultravox
Umphrey's McGee
Uncle Tupelo
Underworld
Urban Dance Squad
Urge Overkill
Uriah Heep
Usher
Van der Graaf Generator
Vanilla Fudge
Vanilla Ice
Vertical Horizon
Veruca Salt
Violent Femmes
Wall of Voodoo
Wallflowers
War
Warrant
Warren Zevon
Waylon Jennings
Wayne Kramer
Ween
Weird Al Yankovic
Wham!
White Lion
White Zombie
Whitesnake
Whitney Houston
Widespread Panic
Will Smith
Willie Nelson
Wilson Phillips
Winger
Wire
World Party
Wu-Tang Clan
Wyclef Jean
X
XTC
Yaz (Yazoo)
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yo La Tengo
Yoko Ono
Young MC

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 50 of 50, #10-#1

#10 Coldplay - "Hurts Like Heaven" from "Mylo Xyloto" - The title and some elements of the song are an homage to the all-time classic "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnludwl8cLs

#9 Foster The People - "Pumped Up Kicks" from "Torches" - One of the biggest indie rock songs of all-time, "Pumped Up Kicks" is a rare example of an overplayed pop song also being a great song. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTZ7iX4vTQ

#8 Justice - "Civilization" from "Audio, Video, Disco" - A worthy follow-up to "D.A.N.C.E.", "Civilization" takes a little bit to get started, but accelerates quickly once it hits the chorus. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVq2yMuAMVQ

#7 Admiral Fallow - "Squealing Pigs" from "Boots Met My Face" - With the top six songs consisting of five pop hits and a relatively famous indie hit, "Squealing Pig" is basically the "underground" hit of 2011, a brilliant acoustic jam from yet another great Scottish indie rock band. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKy6MWS2iws

#6 Lady Gaga - "Born This Way" from "Born This Way" - The actual song starts at about 2:30. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV1FrqwZyKw

#5 Florence And The Machine - "Shake It Out" from "Ceremonials" - The highest ranking song from Florence And The Machine on the countdown. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbN0nX61rIs

#4 Jay-Z And Kanye West - "No Church In The Wild" from "Watch The Throne" - Featuring Frank Ocean. - The incredible beat and Frank Ocean's outstanding chorus are more than enough to make a truly epic song.  Great verses by Kanye and Jay-Z are just gravy. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJt7gNi3Nr4

#3 The Naked And Famous - "Young Blood" from "Passive Me, Aggressive You" - The very instant this song starts, you can tell that you're listening to something special. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdO85Qf4Poc

#2 Gotye - "Somebody That I Used To Know" from "Making Mirrors" - Featuring Kimbra. - We've all heard this song a million times by now and for good reason.  The perspective switch is perhaps the best part of the song and highly reminiscent of "Don't You Want Me" by The Human League. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY

#1 Adele - "Rolling In The Deep" from "21" - Seeing as how this was #1 on pretty much every critics list and the most played song of 2011, it can't really be a surprising pick for the top song of the year, but of all the songs that I've heard in recent years, "Rolling In The Deep" has the best chance of going down as one of the all-time greats. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEDA3JcQqw

Well, there you have it, 500 songs.  Thanks to everyone who's followed the countdown and I'll see you again around this time next year for the top 500 songs of 2012!

Saturday, September 29, 2012

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 49 of 50, #20-#11

#20 Diamond Rings - "Something Else" from "Special Affections" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL8r_nrl3iU

#19 The Book Of Mormon - "Hasa Diga Eebowai" from "The Book Of Mormon Soundtrack" - The funniest song of 2011 by a mile. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IjBi1eEaAA

#18 The Decemberists - "Down By The Water" from "The King Is Dead" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR9DjdMrpHg

#17 T.V. On The Radio - "Will Do" from "Nine Types Of Light" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXLpXu9T7j0

#16 Wiz Khalifa - "Black And Yellow" from "Rolling Papers" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UePtoxDhJSw

#15 Awolnation - "Sail" from "Megalithic Symphony" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH2efAcmBQM

#14 T.V. On The Radio - "Second Song" from "Nine Types Of Light" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwYM2t22h_E

#13 Coldplay - "Paradise" from "Mylo Xyloto" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G4isv_Fylg

#12 M83 - "Midnight City" from "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming" - The fact that a band as creative and original as M83 had a massive mainstream crossover hit was one of the best stories of 2011. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX3k_QDnzHE

#11 The Black Keys - "Lonely Boy" from "El Camino" - "El Camino" was the latest in a series of outstanding albums for The Black Keys, one of the hottest bands of the last decade. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_426RiwST8

Friday, September 28, 2012

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 48 of 50, #30-#21

#30 The Foo Fighters - "Rope" from "Wasting Light" - The highest-charting song from "Wasting Light", the best Foo Fighters album since "The Colour And The Shape". - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbpqZT_56Ns

#29 Lupe Fiasco - "Words I Never Said" from "Lasers" - Featuring Skylar Grey. - Lupe made a lot of the right kind of enemies with this controversial and brilliant song. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22l1sf5JZD0

#28 The Beastie Boys - "Lee Majors Come Again" from "Hot Sauce Committee Part Two" - Hardly a hit and seemingly so obscure that no official video was ever made, this is by far my favorite song off of Hot Sauce Committee Part 2. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfVqHwjvOsI

#27 Jay-Z And Kanye West - "Niggas In Paris" from "Watch The Throne" - On top of the excellent beat and great lyrics, the "provocative" interlude in the middle of the song his hilarious. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfM_wS7qYfY

#26 Cults - "Oh My God" from "Cults" - 2011 was a great year for this type of dream pop / indie pop style. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KebXzv1wP4A

#25 Blitzen Trapper - "Love The Way You Walk Away" from "American Goldwing" - The best song off of "American Goldwing", the latest album from Blitzen Trapper, a great band with huge breakthrough potential. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Go8yeUSV4g

#24 Adele - "Someone Like You" from "21" - Adele was the biggest recording artist of 2011 (this isn't her top-charting song of the year...) and this epic ballad is one of the main reasons for her success with the critics and on the charts. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLQl3WQQoQ0

#23 Florence And The Machine - "Leave My Body" from "Ceremonials" - I would say that Florence And The Machine was the second biggest recording artist of 2011, though I actually like "Ceremonials" better than "21".  "Leave My Body" is yet another great barnburner off the album of the year. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdSzeDXH4c4

#22 Lupe Fiasco - "The Show Goes On" from "Lasers" - Prominently features a sample of "Float On" by Modest Mouse. - Combining Modest Mouse and Lupe Fiasco is one of the strangest ways to make a massive pop hit, but whatever works. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmp6zIr5y4U

#21 Los Campesinos! - "By Your Hand" from "Hello Sadness" - I bet you never thought you'd hear a twee indie pop anthem.  Well, now you have. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ku_ZMPJ5M0

Thursday, September 27, 2012

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 47 of 50, #40-#31

#40 Death Cab For Cutie - "You Are A Tourist" from "Codes And Keys" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkk5wViJo-I

#39 VNV Nation - "Control" from "Automatic" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmgyQjO6Lfk

#38 Frank Turner - "Glory Hallelujah" from "England Keep My Bones" - This would be the most
controversial song of 2011 if the average radio listener had enough musical knowledge to know who Frank Turner is. Atheist anthems haven't been this catchy since the days of XTC. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbUCzUk84fE

#37 Radiohead - "Morning Mr. Magpie" from "Lotus Flower" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqVcKwEJ2w4

#36 Diamond Rings - "You Oughta Know" from "Special Affections" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLH3QRnfoNs

#35 Diamond Rings - "Wait And See" from "Special Affections" - As far as I know, this is the only instance of back-to-back songs by the same artist on the countdown and what better band than Diamond Rings, one of the most unique and interesting new artists of 2011. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PSsBdGQS2M

#34 The Foo Fighters - "Walk" from "Wasting Light" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PkcfQtibmU

#33 Grouplove - "Colours" from "Never Trust A Happy Song" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ddd70PMxTE

#32 The Limousines - "Very Busy People" from "Get Sharp" - A repeat appearance from the 2010 list. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ2qAwXCgwk

#31 Jay-Z And Kanye West - "Otis" from "Watch The Throne" - Featuring Otis Redding. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoEKWtgJQAU

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 46 of 50, #50-#41

#50 Florence And The Machine - "Never Let Me Go" from "Ceremonials" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMBTvuUlm98

#49 Nero - "Choices" from "Welcome Reality" - The highest ranking (mostly) instrumental song on the 2011 countdown. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV4G5ei9W5E

#48 Adele - "I'll Be Waiting" from "21" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8seXhayz1NA

#47 The Black Keys - "Gold On The Ceiling" from "El Camino" - Unlike most Black Keys songs, this song has frequently been featured in commercials and television promotions... - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yCIDkFI7ew

#46 T.V. On The Radio - "No Future Shock" from "Nine Types Of Light" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFs9TZPKObU

#45 Florence And The Machine - "No Light, No Light" from "Ceremonials" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGH-4jQZRcc

#44 Dr. Dre - "I Need A Doctor" from "I Need A Doctor" - Featuring Eminem And Skylar Grey. - Like many of his best songs since N.W.A. broke up, Dre saves the best parts of this song for his guest stars. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA770wpLX-Q

#43 Cults - "Go Outside" from "Cults" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAM9diyVRiM

#42 Lady Gaga - "The Edge Of Glory" from "Born This Way" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeWBS0JBNzQ

#41 The Lonely Island - "Jack Sparrow" from "Turtleneck And Chain" - Featuring Michael Bolton. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI6CfKcMhjY

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 45 of 50, #60-#51

#60 T.V. On The Radio - "Repetition" from "Nine Types Of Light" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5piGlQE5mYc

#59 Coldplay - "Charlie Brown" from "Mylo Xyloto" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTFBJgnNgU4

#58 The Book Of Mormon - "I Believe" from "The Book Of Mormon Soundtrack" - Hilarious and factually accurate. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfTlyuZphf8

#57 Wilco - "Standing O" from "The Whole Love" - Possibly the most up-tempo Wilco song ever recorded. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoNWDmhscas

#56 And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - "Tao Of The Dead Part Two: Strange News From Another Planet" from "Tao Of The Dead" - The longest song and longest song title on the countdown.  This is what indie prog sounds like. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUdNbTiQxuI

#55 Dawes - "If I Wanted Someone" from "Nothing Is Wrong" - There wasn't an album from Mumford and Sons in 2011, so Dawes and Blitzen Trapper picked up the slack. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXuu4MRVfAg

#54 Florence And The Machine - "Strangeness And Charm" from "Ceremonials" - Adele gets all the attention, but 2011 belonged to Florence and The Machine. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFpKwQBkJqQ

#53 The Gym Class Heroes - "Martyrial Girls" from "The Papercut Chronicles II" - Its amazing how much a great backbeat can help cover for lyrics that are average at best. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inV67S-3QWU

#52 The Lonely Island - "I Just Had Sex" from "Turtleneck And Chain" - Featuring Akon. - I would call this the funniest song of the year, but it's not even the funniest Lonely Island song of the year.  Foreshadowing! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bc8SMOTCrA

#51 Wilco - "I Might" from "The Whole Love" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNs7NLwuHx0

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Album Ranking Project - Nomination Standings - Round 20

Patsy Cline - Patsy Cline - 5
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - 5
Wire - Pink Flag - 5
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um - 4
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights - 4
Karlheinz Stockhausen - Kontakte - 4
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer - 4
Neu - Neu! 2 - 4
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left - 4
Pink Floyd - Meddle - 4
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners - 4
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet - 4
The Ventures - The Ventures - 4
Bauhaus - In The Flat Field - 4
Bobby "Blue" Bland - Two Steps From The Blues - 4
The Beach Boys - Sunflower - 4
Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary - 4
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Love And Hate - 4
Bob Dylan - Another Side of Bob Dylan - 4
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool (compilation) - 4
Nick Drake - Bryter Layter - 4
Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II - 4
Eric Clapton - Slowhand - 4
Public Image Ltd. - Metal Box - 4
Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime - 4
Elliott Smith - XO - 4
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses - 4
Beach Boys - Today  - 4
Tori Amos - Under The Pink - 4
Procol Harum - Procol Harum - 4
Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything? - 4
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Brian Eno - Before And After Science - 3
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication - 3
Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs - 3
The Cars - Heartbeat City - 3
Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) - 3
Nas - Illmatic - 3
Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man - 3
Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief - 3
Beck - Mellow Gold - 3
Sparks - No. 1 In Heaven - 3
Moby - Play - 3
Madonna - Ray Of Light - 3
The Yardbirds - Roger The Engineer - 3
Scott Walker - Scott 2 - 3
Jay-Z - The Blueprint - 3
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening - 3
Scott Walker - Tilt - 3
The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight - 3
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II - 3
Einsturzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T. - 3
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley - 3
The Kinks - Face To Face - 3
Genesis - Invisible Touch - 3
Emmylou Harris - Pieces of the Sky - 3
The Human League - Dare - 3
Can - Monster Movie - 3
Silver Apples - Silver Apples - 3
Nat "King" Cole - Unforgettable - 3
Phil Spector / Various Artists - A Christmas Gift For You From Phillies Records - 3
Duke Ellington - At Newport - 3
The Black Keys - Attack And Release - 3
Judas Priest - British Steel - 3
Blur - Parklife - 3
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell - 3
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III - 3
2pac - Me Against The World - 3
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver - 3
Madonna - Like A Prayer - 3
Tricky - Maxinquaye - 3
The Cure - Pornography - 3
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles - 3
Traffic - Mr. Fantasy - 3
Bush - Sixteen Stone - 3
Brian Eno - Another Green World - 3
Genesis - Abacab - 3
John Lee Hooker - I'm John Lee Hooker - 3
The Doors - Morrison Hotel - 3
Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue - 3
Elvis Presley - Elvis - 3
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables - 3
Dr. Dre - The Chronic - 3
Johnny Cash - The Fabulous Johnny Cash - 3
Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine - 3
The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday - 3
Muse - Absolution - 3
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love - 3
Link Wray & The Ray Men - Link Wray & The Ray Men - 3
King Crimson - Red - 3
Brian Wilson - SMiLE   - 3
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere - 3
The Band - The Last Waltz - 3
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes - 3
Megadeth - Rust In Peace - 3
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News - 3
The Verve - Urban Hymns - 3
Slayer - Reign In Blood - 3
The White Stripes - Icky Thump - 3
Blind Faith - Blind Faith - 3
Green Day - Insomniac - 3
New Order - Power, Corruption And Lies - 3
Richard and Linda Thompson - Shoot Out The Lights - 3
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below - 3
The Pogues - If I Should Fall from Grace with God - 3
Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle - 3
Little Feat - Waiting For Columbus - 3
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black - 3
Blur - Blur - 3
The Animals - Animalism - 3
Foreigner - 4 - 2
Van Halen - 1984 - 2
Procol Harum - A Salty Dog - 2
Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports - 2
Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life - 2
Donna Summer - Bad Girls - 2
Ken Nordine - Colors - 2
Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me - 2
Stone Temple Pilots - Core - 2
Emerson, Lake And Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 2
Fleetwood Mac  - Fleetwood Mac - 2
They Might Be Giants - Flood - 2
Devo - Freedom Of Choice - 2
The Police - Ghost in the Machine - 2
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels - 2
INXS - Kick - 2
Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin - 2
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion - 2
Klaus Schulze - Moondawn - 2
Neu - Neu! 75 - 2
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene - 2
Coldplay - Parachutes - 2
Emerson, Lake And Palmer - Pictures At An Exhibition - 2
LL Cool J - Radio - 2
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs - 2
The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash - 2
Prince - Sign O' The Times - 2
The Offspring - Smash - 2
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair - 2
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint & The Lady Sinner - 2
Kanye West - The College Dropout - 2
The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin - 2
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come - 2
The Replacements - Tim - 2
System Of A Down - Toxicity - 2
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming - 2
Eric Clapton - Unplugged - 2
Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum - 2
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends - 2
Coldplay - X&Y - 2
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade - 2
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane - 2
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like A Wheel - 2
Chicago - Chicago (II) - 2
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die - 2
Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado, A Symphony - 2
Electric Light Orchestra - Face the Music - 2
Phil Collins - Face Value - 2
Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death - 2
The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers - 2
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - We're Only In It For The Money - 2
Kate Bush - The Dreaming - 2
Johnny Cash - American Recordings - 2
Miles Davis - In a Silent Way - 2
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf - 2
Steve Earle - Copperhead Road - 2
Sonic Youth - Goo - 2
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder - 2
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power - 2
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual - 2
Jay-Z - The Black Album - 2
Journey - Frontiers - 2
Björk - Homogenic - 2
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock - 2
Dave Brubeck - Time Out - 2
John Mayall - Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton - 2
Kanye West - Graduation - 2
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes - 2
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Armed Forces - 2
Richard Hell and the Voidoids - Blank Generation - 2
Queen - Sheer Heart Attack - 2
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - 2
Kanye West - Late Registration - 2
Leadbelly - Leadbelly's Last Sessions - 2
Huey Lewis and the News - Sports - 2
Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures - 2
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind - 2
Heaven 17 - Penthouse And Pavement - 2
David Bowie - Station To Station - 2
Heart - Dreamboat Annie - 2
The Libertines - Up The Bracket - 2
Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen - 2
Bad Brains - Bad Brains - 2
Pink - Misundaztood - 2
Roxy Music - Country Life - 2
The Stooges - Funhouse - 2
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica - 2
Queen - Queen II - 2
Counting Crows - Recovering The Satellites - 2
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Kaleidoscope - 2
KISS - Alive! - 2
TV On The Radio - Dear Science - 2
Gorillaz - Demon Days - 2
Soft Cell - Non Stop Erotic Cabaret - 2
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats - 1
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising - 1
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades - 1
Blood, Sweat & Tears - Blood, Sweat & Tears - 1
The Wailers - Catch A Fire - 1
Jimmy Buffett - Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes - 1
George Harrison - Cloud Nine - 1
Janet Jackson - Control - 1
Michael Jackson - Dangerous - 1
Metallica - Death Magnetic - 1
Björk - Debut - 1
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle - 1
Soundgarden - Down On The Upside - 1
Sting - Dream Of The Blue Turtles - 1
Portishead - Dummy - 1
Moby - Everything Is Wrong - 1
George Michael - Faith - 1
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell - 1
The Beach Boys - Friends - 1
Can - Future Days - 1
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois - 1
Deep Purple - In Rock - 1
Metallica - Kill 'Em All - 1
Killing Joke - Killing Joke - 1
Run-D.M.C. - King Of Rock - 1
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me - 1
Peter Tosh - Legalize It - 1
Sam Cooke - Live at Harlem Square Club - 1
Bob Dylan - Love And Theft - 1
The Move - Message From The Country - 1
The Flatlanders - More A Legend Than A Band - 1
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience - 1
The Police - Outlandos d’Amour - 1
Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue - 1
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full - 1
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique - 1
Iron Maiden - Powerslave - 1
The Pretenders - Pretenders - 1
Def Leppard - Pyromania - 1
Ray Charles - Ray Charles - 1
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 - 1
Robyn - Robyn - 1
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps - 1
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Safe As Milk - 1
International Submarine Band - Safe At Home - 1
Genesis - Selling England By the Pound - 1
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain - 1
Frank Sinatra - Songs For Swingin' Lovers - 1
The Specials - Specials - 1
Jellyfish - Spilt Milk - 1
Sublime - Sublime - 1
Suede - Suede - 1
Cat Stevens - Teaser and the Firecat - 1
New Order - Technique - 1
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood - 1
Lady Gaga - The Fame - 1
Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile - 1
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory - 1
Modest Mouse - The Moon And Antarctica - 1
Faith No More - The Real Thing - 1
The Beach Boys - The Smile Sessions - 1
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin - 1
Pulp - This Is Hardcore - 1
Neil Young - Tonight's The Night - 1
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman - 1
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend - 1
Wolfmother - Wolfmother - 1
Matchbox Twenty - Yourself Or Someone Like You - 1
Randy Newman - Sail Away - 1
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium - 1
Information Society - Information Society - 1
Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters - 1
Happy Mondays - Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches - 1
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones - 1
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking - 1
Fiona Apple - Tidal - 1
Faith No More - Angel Dust - 1
Dave Matthews Band - Crash - 1
Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure - 1
2pac - All Eyez on Me - 1
Outkast - Aquemini - 1
Aerosmith - Get A Grip - 1
Janet Jackson - janet. - 1
Jellyfish - Bellybutton - 1
Korn - Korn - 1
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. - 1
Aerosmith - Get Your Wings - 1
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid - 1
Neu! - Neu! - 1
Emmylou Harris - Roses In The Snow - 1
Van Halen - 5150 - 0
The Verve - A Northern Soul - 0
Oasis - Be Here Now - 0
Mos Def - Black On Both Sides - 0
The Wailers - Burnin' - 0
Mastodon - Crack The Skye - 0
TLC - CrazySexyCool - 0
Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded - 0
KISS - Destroyer - 0
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole - 0
Prince - Dirty Mind - 0
Elastica - Elastica - 0
Bruce Springsteen - Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. - 0
Daft Punk - Homework - 0
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory - 0
Def Leppard - Hysteria - 0
Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky - 0
Genius/GZA - Liquid Swords - 0
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead - 0
Soundgarden - Louder Than Love - 0
Gwen Stefani - Love Angel Music Baby - 0
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish - 0
The Moody Blues - On The Threshold Of A Dream - 0
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? - 0
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt - 0
Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance - 0
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam - 0
Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster - 0
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message - 0
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come - 0
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope - 0
ZZ Top - Tres Hombres - 0
The Jeff Beck Group - Truth - 0
Living Colour - Vivid - 0
The Fugees - The Score - 0

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 44 of 50, #70-#61

#70 MEN - "Who Am I To Feel So Free" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - The highest ranking song from Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist in 2011. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOBrXd5WPpA

#69 T.V. On The Radio - "New Cannonball Blues" from "Nine Types Of Light" - The videos from "Nine Types Of Light" were designed to work together as a sort of feature film, which is available on youtube. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv0G5ibi3VY

#68 R.E.M. - "Oh My Heart" from "Collapse Into Now" - The highest charting song from what might be the swan song for one of the greatest bands of all-time. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN1f4AFgiAc

#67 The Tune-Yards - "Bizness" from "Whokill" - Probably the craziest and most unpredictable band to have a huge year in 2011. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ1LI-NTa2s

#66 Kelly Clarkson - "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" from "Stronger" - Kelly Clarkson keeps her streak of one great song per album alive. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn676-fLq7I

#65 Junius - "A Universe Without Stars" from "Reports From The Threshold Of" - One of the best heavy metal songs of 2011.  Reminiscient of the best Deftones songs. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbqdJCEzA7Q

#64 And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - "Summer Of All Dead Souls" from "Tao Of The Dead" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsF5y1XhGuA

#63 Childish Gambino - "Bonfire" from "Camp" - Childish Gambino is Donald Glover of "Community" fame.  This song contains one of my favorite lyrics of 2011: "You're my favorite rapper now, yeah dude, I better be, or you can fuckin' kiss my ass, human centipede." - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNLlXFqPn2U

#62 Wilco - "I Love My Label" from "The Whole Love" - This is a cover of a song by Nick Lowe and sung with a wink and a nod, as "The Whole Love" was Wilco's first self-produced album since leaving their label. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6foDASkIlQ

#61 The Muppets - "Life's A Happy Song" from "The Muppets Soundtrack" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvVtaT30QD0

Poor timing, being this close to the end of the countdown, but I'll be away from my computer on Sunday and Monday, with the project restarting on Tuesday night and then finishing without interruption.

Friday, September 21, 2012

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 43 of 50, #80-#71

#80 Puscifer - "Man Overboard" from "Conditions Of My Parole" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPC9wvTpvL4

#79 The Tune-Yards - "My Country" from "Whokill" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwsTUvSFu8E

#78 Childish Gambino - "Backpackers" from "Camp" - Featuring Kid Cudi. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt2EaWDblFI

#77 Danger Mouse And Daniele Luppi - "Two Against One" from "Rome" - Featuring Jack White. - What would a celebreation of greatness be without Jack White? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF_C7BvAf_A

#76 The Foo Fighters - "Back & Forth" from "Wasting Light" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUH6k_6kkJ4

#75 The Naked And Famous - "All Of This" from "Passive Me, Aggressive You" - This song was featured prominently in the promos for the excellent HBO show "Girls". - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MR3wfzLOio

#74 Rise Against - "Help Is On The Way" from "Endgame" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHiqGqoIGII

#73 Puscifer - "Toma" from "Conditions Of My Parole" - This album is the best Maynard methodone to hold you over between Tool albums (one per generation it seems) since A Perfect Circle broke up. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDCqQeF1Ct8

#72 Lil Wayne - "6 Foot 7 Foot" from "Tha Carter IV" - Featuring Cory Gunz - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7tOAGY59uQ

#71 R.E.M. - "Uberlin" from "Collapse Into Now" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7tOAGY59uQ

Thursday, September 20, 2012

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 42 of 50, #90-#81

#90 The Decemberists - "Foregone" from "The King Is Dead" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5w8dy-MPis

#89 The Foo Fighters - "Bridge Burning" from "Wasting Light" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb7H7_b6Rqs

#88 T.V. On The Radio - "Killer Crane" from "Nine Types Of Light" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J8y2VxKGyw

#87 Coldplay - "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" from "Mylo Xyloto" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyMhvkC3A84

#86 Florence And The Machine - "Spectrum" from "Ceremonials" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC-_lVzdiFE

#85 Adele - "Set Fire To The Rain" from "21" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0mzLQyd36A

#84 The Decemberists - "Calamity Song" from "The King Is Dead" - Their coolest video and one of their best songs since "Sixteen Military Wives". - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJpfK7l404I

#83 Darwin Deez - "Bad Day" from "Darwin Deez" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SJCz3vC3FE

#82 David Guetta - "Where Them Girls At" from "Nothing But The Beat" - Featuring Flo Rida And Nicki Minaj. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pESsKRCg6pQ

#81 Lana Del Rey - "Video Games" from "Video Games" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE6wxDqdOV0

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 41 of 50, #100-#91

#100 R.E.M. - "Mine Smell Like Honey" from "Collapse Into Now" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fuvi7AUfZPo

#99 Grouplove - "Tongue Tied" from "Never Trust A Happy Song" - Hardly the first song to leap from an Apple ad to the top of the charts, but one of the best. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x1wjGKHjBI

#98 The Foo Fighters - "Arlandria" from "Wasting Light" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkHp_JLtxck

#97 R.E.M. - "That Someone Is You" from "Collapse Into Now" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcvaAxcsrSo

#96 New Boyz - "Tough Kids" from "Too Cool To Care" - Featuring Sabi. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-x8h3UpLvk

#95 The Meat Puppets - "Way That It Are" from "Lollipop" - Perhaps you shouldn't discuss this song title with an English teacher, but it's great to see these alt-rock elders back in fine form. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAvvGqdP4dE

#94 Coldplay - "Us Against The World" from "Mylo Xyloto" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbu672bwBjo

#93 Lana Del Rey - "Blue Jeans" from "Video Games" - This song will probably be in the top 100 on the 2012 list as well. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRWox-i6aAk

#92 The Muppets - "Man Or Muppet" from "The Muppets Soundtrack" - Featuring Jason Seagal, Walter and Jim Parsons. - The moment Walter looks in the mirror and sees Jim Parsons is one of my favorite movie moments of 2011.  This song won the Oscar for Best Original Song. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRTjksM3YAs

#91 Mastodon - "Blasteroid" from "The Hunter" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr8tgjtSpQ8

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 40 of 50, #110-#101

#110 Lupe Fiasco - "All Black Everything" from "Lasers" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71McnVwWPwU

#109 Awolnation - "Kill Your Heros" from "Megalithic Symphony" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4MzF53je5M

#108 White Denim - "Keys" from "D" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1VrvmSzRio

#107 Coldplay - "Major Minus" from "Mylo Xyloto" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1O9X0_WNTY

#106 The Strokes - "Under Cover Of Darkness" from "Angles" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l09H-3zzgA

#105 Young The Giant - "My Body" from "Young The Giant" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQYpF2pCkLI

#104 Awolnation - "Jump On My Shoulders" from "Megalithic Symphony" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpuuYYz5w5k

#103 Korn - "Narcissistic Cannibal" from "The Path Of Totality" - Featuring Skrillex and Kill The Noise. - I'll admit that I thought Korn was done for, but this band seems to have the survival instincts of a freakin' cockroach, charging back into the forefront of hard rock with help from one of the rock's hottest new artists, Skrillex. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUOlc_j4rMA

#102 41st And Home - "Gorbachev" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6AWtjc0-WA

#101 Jessie J - "Price Tag" from "Who You Are" - Featuring B.O.B. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMxX-QOV9tI

Monday, September 17, 2012

The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 39 of 50, #120-#111

#120 Adele - "He Won't Go" from "21" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alk6tCF0KAU

#119 Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - "Makes No Sense" from "Golden Era" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF5wPX6QU9w

#118 The Limousines - "Internet Killed The Video Star" from "Get Sharp" - The song's title is a reference to the Buggles song "Video Killed The Radio Star" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtOlU_R8TFo

#117 Pharoahe Monch - "Let My People Go" from "W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtDTgYPVe98

#116 Jay-Z And Kanye West - "Made In America" from "Watch The Throne" - Featuring Frank Ocean - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSDzPByjEuM

#115 White Denim - "Is And Is And Is" from "D" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd4_fy9DMR0&feature=BFa&list=AL94UKMTqg-9B5JQz6deqldVR6v_7xSd-T

#114 Rise Against - "Satellite" from "Endgame" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nQCxwneUwA

#113 LMFAO - "Party Rock Anthem" from "Sorry For Party Rocking" - Featuring Lauren Bennett and Goonrock. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ6zr6kCPj8

#112 And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - "Pure Radio Cosplay" from "Tao Of The Dead" -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwQoX826gXk

#111 The Decemberists - "Don't Carry It All" from "The King Is Dead" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEnUp2j8TV4