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(#1) Paul McCartney
- Pop music, Rock music, Experimental rock, Classical music, Pop rock, Rock and roll, Psychedelic rock, Electronica, Ambient music, Hard rock
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(#2) Paul Simon
- Rock music, Folk music, Folk rock, World music, Pop folk, Soft rock
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(#3) Bob Dylan
- Blues-rock, Rock music, Folk music, Folk rock, Country rock, Rhythm and blues, Rock and roll, Alternative country, Gospel music, Country, Blues, Country blues
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(#4) Elton John
- Pop music, Rock music, Piano rock, Rhythm and blues, Pop rock, Soft rock, Glam rock, Country
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(#5) Brian May
- Rock music, Heavy metal, Pop rock, Progressive rock, Glam rock, Hard rock
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(#6) Willie Nelson
- Outlaw country, Americana, Traditional pop music, Reggae, Country rock, Progressive country, Alternative country, Country, Blues
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(#7) Lindsey Buckingham
- New Wave, Pop music, Rock music
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(#8) Eric Clapton
- Blues-rock, Rock music, Reggae, Pop rock, Soft rock, Psychedelic rock, Blues, Hard rock
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(#9) Bob Seger
- Blue-eyed soul, Heartland rock, Rock music, Country rock, Pop rock, Country, Southern rock, Roots rock, Hard rock
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(#10) Mick Jagger
- Blues-rock, Rock music, Dance-rock, Reggae, Rhythm and blues, Rock and roll, Soul music, Country, Psychedelic rock, Blues, Funk
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(#11) Brian Wilson
- Pop music, Rock music, Outsider music, Psychedelic pop, Experimental rock, Surf rock, Art rock, Baroque pop, Psychedelic rock, Surf music
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(#12) Cat Stevens
- Synthpop, Sufi rock, Nasheed, Pop music, Spoken word, Electro, Folk rock, Pop rock, Soft rock, Psychedelic rock
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(#13) Peter Gabriel
- New Wave, Pop music, Rock music, Experimental rock, World music, Pop rock, Soft rock, Progressive rock, Art rock, Funk rock, Hard rock
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(#14) Stevie Nicks
- Classic rock, Pop music, Rock music, Country rock, Pop rock, Soft rock, Country, Blues, Hard rock
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(#15) Michael Stipe
- Jangle pop, Pop music, Alternative rock, College rock
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(#16) Gordon Lightfoot
- Pop music, Rock music, Folk music, Folk rock, Country
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(#17) Dolly Parton
- Ballad, Country pop, Pop music, Bluegrass, Country
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(#18) Alice Cooper
- Glam metal, Experimental rock, Shock rock, Psychedelic rock
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(#19) Don Henley
- Pop music, Rock music, Country rock, Country
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(#20) Bono
- Rock music, Alternative rock, Post-punk
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(#21) Dave Grohl
- Doom metal, Rock music, Grunge, Heavy metal, Stoner rock, Death metal, Post-hardcore, Hard rock, Thrash metal, Post-grunge, Alternative rock, Punk rock, Hardcore punk
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(#22) Kris Kristofferson
- Outlaw country, Rock music, Folk music, Progressive country, Country
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(#23) Elvis Costello
- New Wave, Rock music, Pub rock, Punk rock, Country, Hard rock, 20th-century classical music, Post-punk
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(#24) Joe Walsh
- Blues-rock, Rock music, Folk rock, Electric blues, Country rock, Hard rock
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(#25) Robert Plant
- Blues-rock, Rock music, Folk rock, World music, Country rock, Heavy metal, Folk metal, Alternative rock, Progressive rock, Country, Hard rock
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(#26) Roger Waters
- Folk rock, Progressive rock, Art rock, Psychedelic rock, Hard rock
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(#27) David Gilmour
- Blues-rock, Rock music, Experimental rock, Soft rock, Progressive rock, Art rock, Psychedelic rock, Hard rock
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(#28) Mark Knopfler
- Celtic rock, Blues-rock, Rock music, Country rock, Country, Blues, Roots rock
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(#29) Tom Waits
- Blues-rock, Rock music, Folk music, Experimental rock, Experimental music, Alternative rock, Jazz, Blues
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(#30) Bernie Taupin
- Pop music, Rock music
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(#31) Jackson Browne
- Rock music, Folk music, Folk rock, Country rock, Pop rock, Soft rock, Country
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(#32) John Prine
- Folk music, Progressive bluegrass, Country
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(#33) Billy Joel
- Blue-eyed soul, Pop music, Rock music, Piano rock, Folk rock, Classical music, Pop rock, Soft rock, Jazz, Contemporary classical music, Blues, Hard rock
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(#34) Carly Simon
- Adult contemporary music, Pop music, Rock music, Folk music, Traditional pop music
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(#35) Neil Diamond
- Pop music, Rock music, Folk music, Soft rock, Country
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(#36) Grace VanderWaal
- Pop, Indie pop
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(#37) Jon Bon Jovi
- Glam metal, Classic rock, Rock music, Country rock, Heavy metal, Pop rock, Glam rock, Hard rock
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(#38) John Mellencamp
- Americana, Heartland rock, Rock music, Folk music, Folk rock, Roots rock, Hard rock
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(#39) Phil Collins
- Blue-eyed soul, Pop music, Rock music, Contemporary R&B, Jazz fusion, Rhythm and blues, Pop rock, Big band, Soft rock, Rock and roll, Jazz, Progressive rock, Art rock
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(#40) Daryl Hall
- Blue-eyed soul, Soul rock, Rhythm and blues, Pop rock, Soul music
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(#41) Tracy Chapman
- Blues-rock, Pop music, Folk music, Rhythm and blues, Alternative rock, Soul music, Blues
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(#42) David Byrne
- New Wave, Worldbeat, Experimental music, Alternative rock, Film score, Art punk, Post-punk
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(#43) Eddie Vedder
- Grunge, Folk rock, Alternative rock, Hard rock
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(#44) Al Green
- Smooth soul, Rhythm and blues, Soul music, Gospel music
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(#45) Neil Young
- Rock music, Experimental rock, Grunge, Folk rock, Country rock, Blues, Southern rock, Hard rock, Techno
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(#46) Pat Benatar
- New Wave, Rock music, Heavy metal, Pop rock, Blues, Hard rock
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(#47) Jack White
- Blues-rock, Punk blues, Rock music, Garage rock, Country rock, Pop rock, Alternative rock, Bluegrass, Alternative country, Indie rock
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(#48) Donald Fagen
- Rock music, Jazz fusion, Pop rock
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(#49) Rod Stewart
- New Wave, Rock music, Rhythm and blues, Hard rock, Blues-rock, Blue-eyed soul, Pop music, Folk rock, Traditional pop music, Pop rock, Soft rock, Soul music, Progressive rock
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(#50) Smokey Robinson
- Adult contemporary music, Pop music, Rhythm and blues, Soul music
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The greatest rock songwriters of all time have a lot in common. Firstly, they are some of the biggest names in rock music history. You may not be familiar with their names or faces, but you should know their music. For some bizarre reason, you may not have heard of John Lennon or Paul McCartney, but you definitely have heard of The Beatles and their music.
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