500 GREATEST MUSICIANS of ALL TIME

1. Johann Sebastian Bach - Germany
2. Ludwig van Beethoven - Germany
4. Antonio Vivaldi - Italy
6. Franz Joseph Haydn - Austria
7. Frederic Chopin - Poland
8. Franz Schubert - Austria
9. Johannes Brahms - Germany
10. Claudio Monteverdi - Italy

11. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Russia
12. Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni - Italy
13. Robert Schumann - Germany
14. Johann Pachelbel - Germany
15. Richard Wagner - Germany
16. Franz Liszt - Hungary
17. Felix Mendelssohn - Germany
18. Georg Philipp Telemann - Germany
19. Jimi Hendrix - United States of America
20. Claude Debussy - France
21. Giuseppe Verdi - Italy
22. Henry Purcell - England
23. Arcangelo Corelli - Italy
24. Louis Armstrong - United States of America



25. Antonin Dvorak - Czech Republic
26. Edvard Grieg - Norway
27. The Beatles - England
28. Gioachino Rossini - Italy
29. Domenico Scarlatti - Italy
30. Bob Dylan - United States of America
31. Hildegard von Bingen - Germany
32. Rolling Stones - England
33. Christoph Willibald Gluck - Germany
34. Luigi Boccherini - Italy
35. Hector Berlioz - France
36. Johnny Cash - United States of America
37. Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky - Russia
38. Camille Saint-Saens - France
39. Gustav Mahler - Austria
40. Erik Satie - France
41. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Germany
42. David Bowie - England
43. Pink Floyd - England
44. Frank Sinatra - United States of America
45. Guillaume de Machaut - France
46. Georges Bizet - France
47. Miles Davis - United States of America
48. Duke Ellington - United States of America
49. Sergei Rachmaninoff - Russia
50. Ella Fitzgerald - United States of America
51. Giacomo Puccini - Italy
52. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Italy
53. Gabriel Faure - France
54. Jean-Baptiste Lully - France
55. Billie Holiday - United States of America
56. The Who - England
57. Led Zeppelin - England
58. Jean-Philippe Rameau - France
59. Gregorio Allegri - Italy
60. The Doors - United States of America
61. Igor Stravinsky - Russia
62. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Italy
63. Jean Sibelius - Finland
64. Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov - Russia
65. John Coltrane - United States of America
66. Maurice Ravel - France
67. The Kinks - England
68. Neil Young - Canada
69. Francois Couperin - France
70. Dietrich Buxtehude - Germany
71. Edward Elgar - England
72. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamaica
73. Queen - England
74. Radiohead - England
75. Sergei Prokofiev - Russia
76. Simon and Garfunkel - United States of America
77. Johann Strauss II - Austria
78. Nina Simone - United States of America
79. James Brown - United States of America
80. Elvis Presley - United States of America
81. Anton Bruckner - Austria
82. Nick Drake - England
83. The Velvet Underground - United States of America
84. Joy Division - England
85. The Beach Boys - United States of America
86. Dmitri Shostakovich - Russia
87. The Cure - England
88. Bedrich Smetana - Czech Republic
89. Aretha Franklin - United States of America
90. William Byrd - England
91. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - England
92. Thelonious Monk - United States of America
93. Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber - Austria
94. John Downland - England
95. John Lennon - England
96. Creedence Clearwater Revival - United States of America
97. Black Sabbath - England
98. Richard Strauss - Germany
99. Guillaume Dufay - Belgium
100. Thomas Tallis - England

101. Pixies - United States of America
102. Ennio Morricone - Italy
103. B.B. King - United States of America
104. Marvin Gaye - United States of America
105. Stevie Wonder - United States of America
106. Bela Bartok - Hungary
107. Count Basie - United States of America
108. Robert Johnson - United States of America
109. Nat King Cole - United States of America
110. The Smiths - England
111. Carlo Gesualdo - Italy
112. Leonard Cohen - Canada
113. Carl Maria von Weber - Germany
114. AC/DC - Australia
115. Tom Waits - United States of America
116. Bruce Springsteen - United States of America
117. Niccolo Paganini - Italy
118. Leadbelly - United States of America
119. Otis Redding - United States of America
120. The Clash - England
121. Ray Charles - United States of America
122. Edith Piaf - France
123. Deep Purple - England
124. Muddy Waters - United States of America
125. Giovanni Gabrieli - Italy
126. Nirvana - United States of America
127. Chuck Berry - United States of America
128. Alessandro Scarlatti - Italy
129. Charles Mingus - United States of America
130. Gustav Holst - England
131. Jules Massenet - France
132. Talking Heads - United States of America
133. Elton John - England
134. Glenn Miller - United States of America
135. George Gershwin - United States of America
136. Charlie Parker - United States of America
137. Dave Brubeck Quartet - United States of America
138. Depeche Mode - England
139. Jefferson Airplane - United States of America
140. Marin Marais - France
141. Lynyrd Skynyrd - United States of America
142. John Williams - United States of America
143. Ralph Vaughan Williams - England
144. The Stooges - United States of America
145. Carl Orff - Germany
146. The Zombies - England
147. Iron Maiden - England
148. Bessie Smith - United States of America
149. Marc-Antoine Charpentier - France
150. Johannes Ockeghem - Belgium
151. R.E.M. - United States of America
152. Cesar Franck - Belgium
153. Buddy Holly - United States of America
154. Elvis Costello - England
155. Janis Joplin - United States of America
156. Van Morrison - Northern Ireland
157. John Lee Hooker - United States of America
158. Pietro Mascagni - Italy
159. Gaetano Donizetti - Italy
160. Peggy Lee - United States of America
161. Lou Reed - United States of America
162. Frank Zappa - United States of America
163. Al Green - United States of America
164. The Byrds - United States of America
165. Django Reinhardt - Belgium
166. Josquin Desprez - Belgium
167. U2 - Ireland
168. Alexander Scriabin - Russia
169. Bill Evans - United States of America
170. Curtis Mayfield - United States of America
171. Cream - England
172. Sam Cooke - United States of America
173. Alexander Borodin - Russia
174. Brian Eno - England
175. Art Blakey - United States of America
176. Pietro Locatelli - Italy
177. Arnold Schonberg - Austria
178. Woody Guthrie - United States of America
179. Joni Mitchell - Canada
180. Orlande de Lassus - Belgium
181. Herbie Hancock - United States of America
182. Little Richard - United States of America
183. Benny Goodman - United States of America
184. Giuseppe Tartini - Italy
185. Motorhead - England
186. Paul McCartney - England
187. Hank Williams - United States of America
188. Ramones - United States of America
189. Jan Dismas Zelenka - Czech Republic
190. Fleetwood Mac - England
191. Bernard Herrmann - United States of America
192. Serge Gainsbourg - France
193. Sonny Rollins - United States of America
194. Giulio Caccini - Italy
195. Bjork - Iceland
196. Eric Clapton - England
197. Massive Attack - England
198. Art Tatum - United States of America
199. Samuel Barber - United States of America
200. Dusty Springfield - England
201. Michael Jackson - United States of America
202. Cat Stevens - England
203. Portishead - England
204. Sonny Boy Williamson - United States of America
205. Arthur Rubinstein - Poland
206. Bill Withers - United States of America
207. Judas Priest - England
208. Astor Piazzolla - Argentina
209. Perotin - France
210. Olivier Messiaen - France
211. Stevie Ray Vaughan - United States of America
212. Aaron Copland - United States of America
213. The Animals - England
214. Dizzy Gillespie - United States of America
215. Bing Crosby - United States of America
216. Julie London - United States of America
217. The Allman Brothers Band - United States of America
218. Rush - Canada
219. Sarah Vaughan - United States of America
220. Antonio Carlos Jobim - Brazil
221. Dinah Washington - United States of America
222. Howlin' Wolf - United States of America
223. Jethro Tull - England
224. The Police - England
225. Thin Lizzy - Ireland
226. Peter Gabriel - England
227. Bo Diddley - United States of America
228. Etta James - United States of America
229. Leo Delibes - France
230. Francisco Tarrega - Spain
231. Roy Orbison - United States of America
232. Charles Gounod - France
233. The Temptations - United States of America
234. Cannonball Adderley - United States of America
235. Jacques Offenbach - France
236. Dire Straits - England
237. Willie Nelson - United States of America
238. Genesis - England
239. Skip James - United States of America
240. Aerosmith - United States of America
241. T-Bone Walker - United States of America
242. Nino Rota - Italy
243. The Band - Canada
244. Tom Petty - United States of America
245. Eric Dolphy - United States of America
246. Jerry Lee Lewis - United States of America
247. Elmore James - United States of America
248. Fats Waller - United States of America
249. Charles Ives - United States of America
250. Electric Light Orchestra - England

251. Joao Gilberto - Brazil
252. John Taverner - England
253. The Isley Brothers - United States of America
254. Louis Prima - Italy
255. New Order - England
256. Jelly Roll Morton - United States of America
257. Wes Montgomery - United States of America
258. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - United States of America
259. Paul Simon - United States of America
260. Sigur Ros - Iceland
261. Stan Getz - Ukraine
262. Parliament-Funkadelic - United States of America



263. Metallica - United States of America
264. Santana - United States of America
265. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Australia
266. Beastie Boys - United States of America
267. Pearl Jam - United States of America
268. Iggy Pop - United States of America
269. Yes - England
270. Vangelis - Greece
271. Glenn Gould - Canada
272. Kraftwerk - Germany
273. Tomas Luis de Victoria - Spain
274. King Crimson - England
275. Pierre de la Rue - Belgium
276. Herbert Von Karajan - Austria
277. Sex Pistols - England
278. Prince - United States of America
279. Arvo Part - Estonia
280. John Mayall - England
281. Heinrich Schutz - Germany
282. The Smashing Pumpkins - United States of America
283. Steely Dan - United States of America
284. Patti Smith - United States of America
285. Big Bill Broonzy - United States of America
286. Blondie - United States of America
287. Oscar Peterson - Canada
288. Tori Amos - United States of America
289. Georges Brassens - France
290. Ravi Shankar - India
291. Sly & The Family Stone - United States of America
292. Kate Bush - England
293. Sonic Youth - United States of America
294. Diana Ross - United States of America
295. Buddy Guy - United States of America
296. George Harrison - England
297. The Small Faces - England
298. Andres Segovia - Spain
299. Chet Baker - United States of America
300. Pat Metheny - United States of America
301. Vladimir Horowitz - United States of America
302. Scott Joplin - United States of America
303. Charley Patton - United States of America
304. Horace Silver - United States of America
305. Little Walter - United States of America
306. Jimmie Rodgers - United States of America
307. Girolamo Frescobaldi - Italy
308. Grateful Dead - United States of America
309. T. Rex - England
310. Henry Mancini - United States of America
311. Lightnin' Hopkins - United States of America
312. Blind Lemon Jefferson - United States of America
313. Dean Martin - Italy
314. Beck - United States of America
315. Son House - United States of America
316. Roxy Music - England
317. Blue Oyster Cult - United States of America
318. Carlos Gardel - Argentina



319. Thomas Weelkes - England
320. Vincenzo Bellini - Italy
321. The Jam - England
322. The Flaming Lips - United States of America
323. Philip Glass - United States of America
324. Bud Powell - United States of America
325. John Dunstable - England
326. Joaquin Rodrigo - Spain
327. Isaac Albeniz - Spain
328. Elliott Smith - United States of America
329. Four Tops - United States of America
330. Albert King - United States of America
331. Cab Calloway - United States of America
332. Keith Jarrett - United States of America
333. Carl Perkins - United States of America
334. Buffalo Springfield - United States of America
335. The Yardbirds - England
336. Jerry Goldsmith - United States of America
337. Alice in Chains - United States of America
338. Leos Janacek - Czech Republic
339. The Carter Family - United States of America
340. Anton Webern - Austria
341. Shirley Horn - United States of America
342. Supertramp - England
343. Max Bruch - Germany
344. Sviatoslav Richter - Ukraine
345. Pet Shop Boys - England
346. Sun Ra - United States of America
347. Isaac Hayes - United States of America
348. Guns N'Roses - United States of America
349. Alice Cooper - United States of America
350. Patsy Cline - United States of America
351. The Everly Brothers - United States of America
352. Bill Monroe - United States of America
353. Louis Jordan - United States of America
354. Dave Brubeck - United States of America
355. Orlando Gibbons - England
356. Paul Hindemith - Germany
357. Wings - England
358. Boards of Canada - Scotland
359. Vladimir Horowitz - Ukraine
360. Derek and the Dominoes - United States of America
361. Michael Nyman - England
362. Benjamin Britten - England
363. Mississippi John Hurt - United States of America
364. Caetano Veloso - Brazil
365. Red Hot Chili Peppers - United States of America
366. Nancy Sinatra - United States of America
367. Blind Willie Johnson - United States of America
368. Townes Van Zandt - United States of America
369. Wayne Shorter - United States of America
370. Slayer - United States of America
371. Maria Callas - Greece
372. Dr. Dre - United States of America
373. ZZ Top - United States of America
374. Jeremiah Clarke - England
375. Mike Oldfield - England
376. Ozzy Osbourne - England
377. John Barry - England
378. Scorpions - Germany
379. Blind Willie McTell - United States of America
380. The Hollies - England
381. Tool - United States of America
382. Wilson Pickett - United States of America
383. Nicolas Gombert - France
384. The Stranglers - England
385. Morrissey - Ireland
386. The Verve - England
387. Van Halen - United States of America
388. Lee Scratch Perry - Jamaica
389. Earth, Wind & Fire - United States of America
390. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - United States of America
391. The Mamas & The Papas - United States of America
392. Eagles - United States of America
393. Mississippi Fred McDowell - United States of America
394. William Cornysh - England
395. Heinrich Isaac - Belgium
396. Gyorgy Ligeti - Hungary
397. Francesco Geminiani - Italy
398. Faith No More - United States of America
399. My Bloody Valentine - Ireland
400. Tony Bennett - United States of America
401. Diana Ross and The Supremes - United States of America
402. Steppenwolf - Canada



403. Jeff Buckley - United States of America
404. Arcade Fire - Canada
405. Love - United States of America
406. Free - England
407. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - United States of America
408. Dexter Gordon - United States of America
409. Ornette Coleman - United States of America
410. Rage Against the Machine - United States of America
411. Giuseppe Torelli - Italy
412. Donovan - Scotland
413. The Stone Roses - England
414. Alban Berg - Austria
415. PJ Harvey - England
416. Wire - England
417. Coleman Hawkins - United States of America
418. Vince Guaraldi Trio - United States of America
419. Nancy Wilson - United States of America
420. Rainbow - England
421. Cartola - Brazil
422. The Moody Blues - England
423. Violent Femmes - United States of America
424. Aram Khachaturian - Armenia
425. Sam & Dave - United States of America
426. Francis Poulenc - France
427. Lee Morgan - United States of America
428. Lonnie Johnson - United States of America
429. Danny Elfman - United States of America
430. Carmen McRae - United States of America
431. The Ronettes - United States of America
432. Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck - Netherlands
433. Peter Tosh - Jamaica
434. Anita O'Day - United States of America
435. Sting - England
436. Joe Cocker - England
437. The Monkees - United States of America
438. Misfits - United States of America
439. Jorge Ben - Brazil
440. John Cage - United States of America
441. Pavement - United States of America
442. Megadeth - United States of America
443. Dead Kennedys - United States of America
444. Oasis - England
445. Howard Shore - Canada
446. Fela Kuti - Nigeria
447. Television - United States of America
448. Jimmy Smith - United States of America
449. Death - United States of America
450. Eddie Cochran - United States of America
451. Leonard Bernstein - United States of America
452. Joe Henderson - United States of America
453. Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - United States of America
454. Modest Mouse - United States of America
455. Vinicius de Moraes - Brazil
456. Daft Punk - France
457. Nico - Germany
458. Ali Farka Toure - Mali
459. Carl Nielsen - Denmark
460. Syd Barrett - England
461. Blur - England
462. Fats Domino - United States of America
463. Steve Reich - United States of America
464. Toots & the Maytals - Jamaica
465. Echo and the Bunnymen - England
466. Harry Nilsson - United States of America
467. Pulp - England
468. Madonna - United States of America
469. Clifford Brown - United States of America
470. Astrud Gilberto - Brazil
471. Os Mutantes - Brazil
472. Aphex Twin - Wales
473. Hans Zimmer - Germany
474. Chico Buarque - Brazil
475. Status Quo - England
476. Waylon Jennings - United States of America
477. Queens of the Stone Age - United States of America
478. Jacques Brel - Belgium
479. Manuel de Falla - Spain
480. Gerry Mulligan - United States of America
481. The Shins - United States of America
482. The White Stripes - United States of America
483. Charlie Christian - United States of America
484. XTC - England
485. Heitor Villa-Lobos - Brazil
486. Bernart de Ventadorn - France
487. A Tribe Called Quest - United States of America
488. Mel Torme - Russia
489. Adrian Willaert - Belgium
490. Siouxsie & the Banshees - England
491. Public Enemy - United States of America
492. Bee Gees - Isle of Man
493. Talk Talk - England
494. The Prodigy - England
495. Whitesnake - England
496. Tears for Fears - England
497. Muse - England
498. Junior Wells - United States of America
499. Suede - England
500. The Sonics - United States of America

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

A white, western etnocentric, racist idea of music!
really fela kuti on 446 the first non western musician in the list of 500 best musicians in the world? GFY!

Anonymous said...

Joke List!

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