Dave’s Top 100 Acts of All Time

Dave’s Faves: Top 100 Acts

These are my personal favorites. To offer some context, I was in grade school in the ‘70s and middle school through college in the ‘80s. As is the case with most people, it is the music of my youth which most dictates my personal tastes. Note: links go to the acts’ entries in the DMDB Music Makers encyclopedia at Davesmusicdatabase.com. See other Acts/Music Makers by Genre lists. 1. The Beatles 2. Bruce Springsteen 3. Marillion 4. Styx 5. U2 6. David Bowie 7. The Rolling Stones 8. Bob Dylan 9. Sting 10. John Mellencamp The Beatles 11. Eric Clapton 12. Prince 13. Pearl Jam 14. Pink Floyd 15. Elton John 16. Tori Amos 17. The Who 18. Billy Joel 19. Queen 20. Indigo Girls Bruce Springsteen 21. Lyle Lovett 22. Stevie Wonder 23. The Rainmakers 24. Olivia Newton-John 25. Fish 26. Led Zeppelin 27. Tears for Fears 28. Eagles 29. Squeeze 30. R.E.M. Marillion 31. Jimi Hendrix 32. The Police 33. Lou Reed 34. Journey 35. Alan Parsons Project 36. Sheryl Crow 37. Crowded House 38. Rush 39. Tom Petty 40. Elvis Presley Styx 41. Paul McCartney 42. Melissa Etheridge 43. Pat Benatar 44. Michael Jackson 45. Van Halen 46. Rod Stewart Genesis 48. Yes 49. Madonna 50. Peter Gabriel U2 51. David Baerwald 52. Velvet Underground 53. Aerosmith 54. Del Amitri 55. Don Henley 56. Neil Young 57. Alabama 58. Bob Seger 59. Crosby, Stills & Nash 60. Eurythmics David Bowie 61. Fleetwood Mac 62. Foreigner 63. Hooters 64. Frank Sinatra 65. The Doors 66. Aretha Franklin 67. The Beach Boys 68. Sinéad O’Connor 69. Elvis Costello 70. Tracy Chapman The Rolling Stones 71. ZZ Top 72. Phil Collins 73. Ray Charles 74. REO Speedwagon 75. Little River Band 76. Asia 77. Simple Minds 78. John Lennon 79. Bing Crosby 80. Shawn Colvin Bob Dylan 81. Violent Femmes 82. Robert Plant 83. Johnny Cash 84. Marvin Gaye 85. Roger Waters 86. Dire Straits 87. Berlin 88. Kevin Gilbert 89. Mike + the Mechanics 90. Aha Sting 91. Dennis DeYoung 92. Split Enz 93. Bad Company 94. Alanis Morissette 95. Terence Trent D’Arby 96. INXS 97. Boston 98. Nirvana 99. Guns N’ Roses 100. The Cars John Mellencamp Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “Acts/Music Makers by Genre lists” First posted 1/15/2013; last updated 6/19/2021.