My 100 Favorite Bands


This is a list of my 100 favorite musical artists of the 20th century. This isn't my list of the greatest artists of all-time, just my favorite. This was not an easy task to undertake, as i was trying to be as unbiased as possible. What i mean by this is, that usually when i make lists like this, they tend to be biased towards what i'm listening to at the time. Although my top 10 is fairly static, in any given week this list could be totally different. Luckily when i started compiling this list i was mostly listening to NPR and not a lot of music. Enjoy.

-cpb 10/16/01


n.b. - This list was finished around 9/01, so any artists i've discovered since then aren't on "THE" List... until i update it. {ie - Nick Drake & John Mayer}




  1. The Who
  2. Jethro Tull (Anderson)
  3. Steely Dan (Becker/Fagen)
  4. The Beatles
  5. Pete Townshend
  6. Led Zeppelin
  7. Ben Folds Five (Folds)
  8. Sting
  9. The Clash
  10. The Doors
  11. Cream
  12. The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Hendrix)
  13. The Police
  14. Queen
  15. Elvis Costello (& The Attractions)
  16. Blind Faith
  17. Eric Clapton (Derek & The Dominos)
  18. The Kinks
  19. Pink Floyd
  20. Traffic
  21. Marvin Gaye
  22. Rolling Stones
  23. The Band
  24. The Dave Matthews Band
  25. Bob Marley & The Wailers (Marley)
  26. Creedence Clearwater Revival
  27. The Allman Brothers Band
  28. David Bowie
  29. Public Enemy
  30. Bob Dylan
  31. Supertramp
  32. Electric Light Orchestra
  33. Paul McCartney (Wings)
  34. Sly & The Family Stone
  35. John Entwistle
  36. The Tragically Hip
  37. J. Geils Band
  38. Talking Heads
  39. Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN&Y)
  40. Tom Waits
  41. Beck
  42. Beastie Boys
  43. Neil Young
  44. Joe Walsh (James Gang)
  45. Radiohead
  46. The Pharcyde
  47. Steve Miller Band
  48. Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble
  49. John Lennon
  50. George Thorogood & The Destoyers
  51. Chicago
  52. Yes
  53. A Tribe Called Quest
  54. Devo
  55. Tool
  56. Jane's Addiction
  57. The Guess Who
  58. Elton John
  59. Lynyrd Skynyrd
  60. Louis Armstrong
  61. Santana (Carlos Santana)
  62. Peter Gabriel
  63. Oasis
  64. Madness
  65. Black Crowes
  66. George Harrison
  67. Violent Femmes
  68. Annie Lennox
  69. George Clinton (Parliment/Funkadelic)
  70. Joe Cocker
  71. Genesis
  72. The Doobie Brothers
  73. Van Morrison (Them)
  74. The Moody Blues
  75. James Brown
  76. Grateful Dead
  77. Warren Zevon
  78. Television
  79. America
  80. Lou Reed (Velvet Underground)
  81. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Petty)
  82. Sex Pistols
  83. Sheryl Crow
  84. Black Sheep
  85. Chuck Berry
  86. Prince
  87. Bruce Springsteen (& The E Street Band)
  88. Billy Joel
  89. Steppenwolf
  90. Men At Work
  91. Squeeze
  92. Fiona Apple
  93. Booker T & The MGs
  94. Digital Underground
  95. Spacehog
  96. Rufus Wainwright
  97. Stevie Wonder
  98. Miles Davis
  99. The Eagles
  100. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band



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