Best Musicians from England (131)

Editor's Pick from England: The Pentangle

TOP MUSICIANS FROM ENGLAND

1. The Beatles - Pop Rock

2. Rolling Stones - Rock
3. Henry Purcell - Classical Music Composer
4. David Bowie - Rock

5. Pink Floyd - Progressive Rock

6. The Who - Rock

7. Led Zeppelin - Hard Rock

8. The Kinks - Pop Rock

9. Edward Elgar - Classical Music Composer
10. Queen - Rock
11. Radiohead - Alternative Rock

12. Nick Drake - Folk Music
13. Joy Division - Post Punk
14. The Cure - Alternative Rock
15. William Byrd - Classical Music Composer
16. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Psychedelic Rock
17. John Downland - Classical Music Composer
18. John Lennon - Pop Rock

19. Black Sabbath - Heavy Metal

20. Thomas Tallis - Classical Music Composer

21. The Smiths - Alternative Rock
 22. The Clash - Punk Rock

23. Deep Purple - Hard Rock
24. Gustav Holst - Classical Composer

25. Elton John - Pop Rock

26. Depeche Mode - Synth Pop

27. Ralph Vaughan Williams - Classical Composer
28. The Zombies - Psychedelic Rock

29. Iron Maiden - Heavy Metal
30. Elvis Costello - Rock

31. Cream - Blues Rock

32. Brian Eno - Ambient
33. Motorhead - Heavy Metal
34. Paul McCartney - Pop Rock
35. Fleetwood Mac - Pop Rock

36. Eric Clapton - Blues Rock

37. Massive Attack - Trip Hop

38. Dusty Springfield - Soul

39. Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - Folk Rock

40. Portishead - Trip Hop

41. Judas Priest - Heavy Metal
42. The Animals - Blues Rock
43. Jethro Tull - Progressive Rock
44. The Police - Rock
45. Peter Gabriel - Progressive Rock
46. Dire Straits - Rock
47. Genesis - Progressive Rock
 48. Electric Light Orchestra - Rock
49. John Taverner - Classical Composer
50. New Order - Synth Pop
51. Yes - Progressive Rock
52. King Crimson - Progressive Rock
53. Sex Pistols - Punk Rock
54. John Mayall - Blues Rock
 55. Kate Bush - Alternative Pop

56. George Harrison - Pop Rock
 57. The Small Faces - Rock
58. T. Rex - Glam Rock
59. Roxy Music - Art Rock
60. Thomas Weelkes - Classical Composer

61. The Jam - Punk Rock
62. John Dunstable - Classical Composer
63. The Yardbirds - Blues Rock
64. Supertramp - Pop Rock
65. Pet Shop Boys - Synth Pop
66. Orlando Gibbons - Classical Composer
67. Wings - Pop Rock
68. Michael Nyman - Classical Composer
69. Benjamin Britten - Classical Composer
70. Jeremiah Clarke - Classical Composer
71. Mike Oldfield - Progressive Rock
72. Ozzy Osbourne - Heavy Metal
 73. John Barry - Instrumental
74. The Hollies - Pop Rock
75. The Stranglers - Punk Rock
76. The Verve - British Pop
77. William Cornysh - Classical Composer
78. Free - Blues Rock 
79. The Stone Roses - Indie Rock
80. PJ Harvey - Alternative Rock
81. Wire - Post Punk
82. Rainbow - Hard Rock
83. The Moody Blues - Progressive Rock
84. Sting - Pop Rock
85. Joe Cocker - Blues Rock
86. Oasis - Alternative Rock
87. Syd Barrett - Psychedelic Rock
88. Blur - British Pop

89. Echo and the Bunnymen - Post Punk
90. Pulp - Alternative Rock
 91. Status Quo - Rock
92. XTC - New Wave
93. Siouxsie & the Banshees - Post Punk
94. Talk Talk - Post Rock
95. The Prodigy - Big Beat
96. Whitesnake - Hard Rock
97. Tears for Fears - New Wave
98. Muse - Alternative Rock
99. Suede - Brit Pop
100. The Fall - Post Punk
101. Jeff Beck - Guitar Virtuoso
102. Eurythmics - Synth Pop
103. Coldplay - Alternative Rock
104. Monty Python - Comedy
105. The Chemical Brothers - Big Beat
106. Van der Graaf Generator - Progressive Rock
107. Traffic - Progressive Rock
108. Gorillaz - Hip Hop
109. Porcupine Tree - Progressive Rock
110. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - New Wave
111. Sade - Soul
112. The Pretenders - New Wave
113. UFO - Hard Rock
114. Frederick Delius - Classical Composer
115. Ten Years After - Blues Rock
116. The Specials - Ska
117. Clint Mansell - Classical Composer
118. Hawkwind - Space Rock
119. Marillion - Progressive Rock
120. Procol Harum - Progressive Rock
121. Christopher Tye - Classical Composer
122. Duran Duran - New Wave
123. Camel - Progressive Rock
124. Placebo - Alternative Rock
125. Gentle Giant - Progressive Rock
126. Buzzcocks - Punk Rock
127. Supergrass - Brit-Pop
128. Uriah Heep - Hard Rock
129. Gang of Four - Post Punk
130. Vashti Bunyan - Folk
131. Gary Numan - Synth Pop

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