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100 GREATEST SINGERS
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100 GREATEST ARTISTS
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1
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Aretha Franklin
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Beatles
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2
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Ray Charles
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Bob Dylan
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3
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Elvis Presley
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Elvis Presley
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4
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Sam Cooke
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Rolling Stones
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5
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John Lennon
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Chuck Berry
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6
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Marvin Gaye
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Jimi Hendrix
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7
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Bob Dylan
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James Brown
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8
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Otis Redding
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Little Richard
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9
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Stevie Wonder
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Aretha Franklin
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10
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James Brown
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Ray Charles
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11
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Paul McCartney
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Bob Marley
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12
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Little Richard
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Beach Boys
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13
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Roy Orbison
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Buddy Holly
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14
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Al Green
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Led Zeppelin
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15
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Robert Plant
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Stevie Wonder
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16
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Mick Jagger
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Sam Cooke
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17
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Tina Turner
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Muddy Waters
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18
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Freddie Mercury
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Marvin Gaye
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19
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Bob Marley
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Velvet Underground
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20
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Smokey Robinson
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Bo Diddley
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21
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Johnny Cash
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Otis Reading
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22
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Etta James
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U2
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23
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David Bowie
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Bruce Springsteen
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24
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Van Morrison
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Jerry Lee Lewis
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25
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Michael Jackson
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Fats Domino
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26
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Jackie Wilson
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Ramones
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27
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Hank Williams
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Prince
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28
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Janis Joplin
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Clash
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29
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Nina Simone
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Who
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30
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Prince
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Nirvana
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31
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Howlin' Wolf
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Johnny Cash
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32
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Bono
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Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
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33
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Steve Winwood
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Everly Brors
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34
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Whitney Houston
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Neil Young
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35
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Dusty Springfield
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Michael Jackson
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36
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Bruce Springsteen
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Madonna
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37
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Neil Young
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Roy Orbison
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38
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Elton John
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John Lennon
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39
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Jeff Buckley
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David Bowie
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40
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Curtis Mayfield
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Simon and Garfunkel
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41
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Chuck Berry
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Doors
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42
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Joni Mitchell
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Van Morrison
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43
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George Jones
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Sly and the Family Stone
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44
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Bobby "Blue" Bland
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Public Enemy
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45
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Kurt Cobain
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Byrds
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46
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Patsy Cline
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Janis Joplin
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47
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Jim Morrison
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Patti Smith
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48
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Buddy Holly
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Run-DMC
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49
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Donny Hathaway
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Elton John
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50
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Bonnie Raitt
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Band
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51
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Gladys Knight
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Pink Floyd
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52
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Brian Wilson
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Queen
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53
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Muddy Waters
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Allman Brors Band
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54
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Luther Vandross
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Howlin’ Wolf
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55
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Paul Rodgers
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Eric Clapton
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56
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Mavis Staples
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Dr.Dre
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57
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Eric Bourdon
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Grateful Dead
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58
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Christina Aguilera
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Parliament and Funkadelic
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59
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Rod Stewart
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Aerosmith
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60
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Bjork
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Sex Pistols
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61
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Roger Daltrey
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Metallica
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62
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Lou Reed
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Joni Mitchell
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63
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Dion
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Tina Turner
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64
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Axl Rose
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Phil Spector
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65
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David Ruffin
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Kinks
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66
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Thom Yorke
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Al Green
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67
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Jerry Lee Lewis
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Cream
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68
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Wilson Pickett
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Temptations
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69
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Ronnie Spector
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Jackie Wilson
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70
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Gregg Allman
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Police
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71
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Toots Hibbert
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Frank Zappa
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72
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John Fogerty
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AC/DC
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73
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Dolly Parton
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Radiohead
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74
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James Taylor
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Hank Williams
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75
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Iggy Pop
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Eagles
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76
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Steve Perry
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Shirelles
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77
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Merle Haggard
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Beastie Boys
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78
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Sly Stone
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Stooges
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79
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Mariah Carey
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Four Tops
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80
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Frankie Valli
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Elvis Costello
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81
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John Lee Hooker
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Drifters
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82
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Tom Waits
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
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83
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Patti Smith
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Eminem
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84
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Darlene Love
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James Taylor
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85
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Sam Moore
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Black Sabbath
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86
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Art Garfunkel
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Tupac Shakur
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87
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Don Henley
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Gram Parsons
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88
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Willie Nelson
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Jay-Z
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89
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Solomon Burke
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Yardbirds
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90
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The Everly Brothers
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Carlos Santana
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91
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Levon Helm
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Tom Petty
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92
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Morrissey
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Guns n’ Roses
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93
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Annie Lennox
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Booker T
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94
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Karen Carpenter
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Nine Inch Nails
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95
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Patti LaBelle
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
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96
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B.B. King
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Diana Ross and the Supremes
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97
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Joe Cocker
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R.E.M
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98
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Stevie Nicks
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Curtis Mayfield
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99
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Steven Tyler
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Carl Perkins
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100
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Mary J. Blige
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Talking Heads
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