1. The Beatles 2. The Rolling Stones 3. U2 4. The Grateful Dead 5.Velvet Underground 6. Led Zeppelin 7. Ramones 8. Pink Floyd 9. Bob Marley and the Wailers 10. Sly and the Family Stone Honorable mention — Allman Brothers Band — The Band — Beach Boys — Black Sabbath — David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars — The Clash — Creedence Clearwater Revival — The Cure — The Doors — The Eagles — Earth, Wind & Fire — Buddy Holly and the Crickets — Nirvana — Parliament-Funkadelic — Prince and the Revolution — REM — Roxy Music — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band — The Who -- The GNR -- Pearl Jam