1. David Bowie
David Robert Jones, better known by his stage name David Bowie, had been an English singer-songwriter and artist who lived from January 8 to January 10, 2016. As a young child, Bowie became interested in music. Before beginning a career as an artist in 1963, he studied art, music, and design. He released 11 number-one albums in the UK and received ten platinum, eleven gold, and eight silver album certifications.
He had won nine gold and five platinum certifications in the US. In 1996, he was admitted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was listed as one of history’s greatest artists by Rolling Stone, and after his passing, they called him the “greatest rock star ever.” Bowie was named the 21st-century musician with the highest vinyl sales in 2022.
2. The Beatles
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr created the English musical group The Beatles in Liverpool in 1960. They are recognized as the most famous band of all time and had a significant role in the rise of the counterculture in the 1960s and the appreciation of popular music as an art form.
The group won numerous honors, including fifteen Ivor Novello Awards, seven Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards, an Academy Award (for Best Original Song Score for the 1970 documentary Let It Be), and four Brit Awards. They were admitted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, and between 1994 and 2015, each main artist was admitted on their own.
3. Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall “Jimi” Hendrix was a guitarist, singer, artist, and songwriter from the United States. He barely had a four-year mainstream career, but he is considered one of the most important electric guitarists in the annals of popular music. He won the Pop Musician of the Year award from Melody Maker readers in 1967.
In 1968, he won the Artist and Performer awards from Billboard and Rolling Stone, respectively. He received the World Top Musician award from Disc and Music Echo in 1969, and Guitar Player awarded him the Year’s Best Rock Guitarist in 1970. The Jimi Hendrix Experience was admitted to the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, respectively.
4. Led Zeppelin
In 1968, the English rock group Led Zeppelin was established in London. Drummer John Bonham, bassist John Paul Jones, guitarist Jimmy Page, and vocalist Robert Plant made up the ensemble. They had five of their albums certified as Diamond in the US, and they had eight straight UK number-one albums as well as six number-one albums on the US Billboard 200.
They were referred to be “the largest band of the Seventies,” “the heaviest band of all time,” and “unquestionably one of the most lasting bands in rock history” by Rolling Stone magazine. In 1995, they were admitted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
5. Pink Floyd
English rock group Pink Floyd was founded in 1965 in London. Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright established Pink Floyd in 1965. They published their successful debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, along with two chart-topping singles (1967). Barrett left in April 1968 owing to failing mental health; guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour came in December 1967. With the release of the albums The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) and Wish You Were Here, Waters assumed the role of the band’s major lyricist and thematic leader (1975).
Pink Floyd was one of the best-selling musical artists of all time by 2013 when they had earned more than 250 million records worldwide. The Wall and The Dark Side of the Moon were admitted to the Grammy Hall of Fame.
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6. Prince
American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Prince Rogers Nelson signed with Prince Records at the age of nineteen, releasing the albums For You (1978) and Prince (1979). The Grammy President’s Merit Award, the American Music Awards for Achievement and Merit, the Billboard Icon Award, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award were among his honors.
He had also won an Oscar and a Golden Globe. He was admitted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006, the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2016, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, and the Rhythm and Blues Music Walk of Fame twice in 2022.
7. Katie Bush
English singer, composer, artist, pianist, record producer, and dancer Catherine Bush. She became the first female artist to reach UK number one with a self-written song when, at the age of 19, her debut single, “Wuthering Heights,” spent four weeks atop the UK Singles Chart.
At age 11, Bush started penning songs. She has been a nominee for three Grammy Awards and has been nominated for 13 Brit Awards. She won the Best British Female Artist award in 1987. Bush has received three nominations—in 2018, 2021, and 2022—for entry into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She is ranked number 46 on VH1’s 1999 list of the “100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll.”
8. Bob Marley
Jamaican singer, musician, artist, and songwriter Robert Nesta Marley OM. Marley rose to prominence as a Rastafari icon and incorporated spirituality into his music. Legend, a collection of greatest hits, debuted in 1984 and quickly rose to the top of the reggae album charts.
Soon after his passing, Jamaica bestowed upon him a recognized Order of Merit as a posthumous honor. He was admitted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. On its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, Rolling Stone listed him as the No. 11 artist. In addition to these accomplishments, he also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and induction into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.
9. Madonna
Madonna, An American actress, singer, artist, and songwriter by the name of Louise Ciccone. often known as the “Queen of Pop.” Her works, which combine social, political, sexual, and religious themes, have sparked debate and received high praise from critics. She came to solo success with her debut studio album, Madonna, after playing in the rock bands Breakfast Club and Emmy as a drummer, guitarist, and vocalist (1983). Even though she won the Golden Globe for Best Actress for Evita, many of her subsequent movies were not well acclaimed.
Madonna began the business Maverick in 1992 as a businesswoman. She came to solo success with her debut studio album, Madonna, after playing in the rock bands Breakfast Club and Emmy as a drummer, guitarist, and vocalist (1983).
10. Bob Dylan
Singer-songwriter Robert Dylan is from the United States. With the release of The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, Dylan achieved success as a songwriter. The Presidential Medal of Freedom, 10 Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award are just a few of the honors he has won. The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame have all recognized Dylan.
He received a special commendation from the Pulitzer Prize Board in 2008 for “his significant impact on American culture and popular music, defined by lyrical compositions of exceptional poetic intensity.” Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016, Dylan received it “for having developed new lyrical forms within the great American song heritage.”
