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(#1) John Lennon & Paul McCartney
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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) 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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(#5) Mick Jagger/keith Richards
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(#6) John Lennon
- Blues-rock, Pop music, Rock music, Experimental rock, Pop rock, Experimental music, Soft rock, Art rock, Psychedelic rock
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(#7) 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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(#8) George Harrison
- Pop music, Rock music, Experimental rock, World music, Experimental music, Psychedelic rock
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(#9) Freddie Mercury
- Rock music, Pop music, Glam rock, Hard rock, Heavy metal, Pop rock, Progressive rock
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(#10) Buddy Holly
- Lubbock sound, Rock music, Rockabilly, Pop rock, Rock and roll
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(#11) Prince
- Hip hop music, Synthpop, New Wave, Rock music, Rhythm and blues, Jazz, Minneapolis sound, Blues, Psychedelic soul, Pop music, Dance music, Contemporary R&B, Pop rock, Soul music, Alternative rock, Funk
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(#12) Tom Petty
- Blues-rock, Heartland rock, Rock music, Country rock, Rock and roll, Country, Psychedelic rock, Southern rock, Roots rock
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(#13) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Opera, Ballet, Art song, Chamber music, Classical music
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(#14) 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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(#15) Carole King
- Adult contemporary music, Blue-eyed soul, Pop music, Rock music, Folk rock, Easy listening, Soft rock, Jazz
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(#16) George Gershwin
- Opera, Musical theatre, Film score, 20th-century classical music
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(#17) Simon and Garfunkel
- Pop music, Worldbeat, Rock music, Folk music, Folk rock, World music, Pop folk, Soft rock
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(#18) Roger Waters
- Folk rock, Progressive rock, Art rock, Psychedelic rock, Hard rock
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(#19) John Fogerty
- Americana, Blues-rock, Swamp pop, Heartland rock, Rock music, Swamp rock, Country rock, Rock and roll, Alternative country, Gospel music, Country, Blues, Southern rock, Roots rock
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(#20) Neil Diamond
- Pop music, Rock music, Folk music, Soft rock, Country
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(#21) Ludwig van Beethoven
- Opera, Classical music
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(#22) Barry Gibb
- Adult contemporary music, Blue-eyed soul, Disco, Pop music, Rock music, Pop rock, Soft rock, Country, Funk
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(#23) Elton John and Bernie Taupin
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(#24) Page & Plant
- Blues-rock, Folk rock, World music, Hard rock, Symphonic rock
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(#25) Hank Williams
- Outlaw country, Western music, Folk music, Honky-tonk, Gospel music, Country, Blues
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(#26) Johann Sebastian Bach
- Classical music
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(#27) Marvin Gaye
- Doo-wop, Motown Sound, Rock music, Dance-pop, Rhythm and blues, Jazz, Smooth soul, Disco, Psychedelic soul, Pop music, Reggae, Quiet storm, Soul music, Film score, Funk
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(#28) John Denver
- Western music, Pop music, Traditional music, Rock music, Folk music, Folk rock, Pop folk, Country
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(#29) David Gilmour and Roger Waters
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(#30) Dolly Parton
- Ballad, Country pop, Pop music, Bluegrass, Country
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(#31) Gordon Lightfoot
- Pop music, Rock music, Folk music, Folk rock, Country
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(#32) Don Henley
- Pop music, Rock music, Country rock, Country
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(#33) Mark Knopfler
- Celtic rock, Blues-rock, Rock music, Country rock, Country, Blues, Roots rock
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(#34) Todd Rundgren
- Blue-eyed soul, Pop music, Rock music, Protopunk, Dream pop, Pop rock, Power pop, Soft rock, Progressive rock, Psychedelic rock, Hard rock, Comedy rock
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(#35) Pete Townshend
- Rock music, Pop rock, Merseybeat, Power pop, Jazz, Progressive rock, Art rock, Hard rock
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(#36) Stevie Nicks
- Classic rock, Pop music, Rock music, Country rock, Pop rock, Soft rock, Country, Blues, Hard rock
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(#37) Jim Morrison
- Blues-rock, Rock music, Acid rock, Rock and roll, Psychedelic rock, Hard rock
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(#38) Van Morrison
- Skiffle, Blue-eyed soul, Pop music, Rock music, Folk music, Jazz fusion, Rhythm and blues, Soft rock, Rock and roll, Jazz, Gospel music, Country, Celtic music, Blues
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(#39) Ray Davies
- Pop music, Rock music, Pop rock, Hard rock
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(#40) Johnny Cash
- Outlaw country, Christian music, Americana, Rock music, Rockabilly, Folk music, Folk, Alternative rock, Rock and roll, Gospel music, Country, Blues
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(#41) Stevie Wonder
- Motown Sound, Psychedelic soul, Pop music, Rhythm and blues, Jazz, Soul music, Funk
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(#42) Rodgers and Hammerstein
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(#43) James Taylor
- Blues-rock, Disco, Pop music, Rock music, Folk music, Folk rock, Rhythm and blues, Soft rock, Country, Blues
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(#44) Smokey Robinson
- Adult contemporary music, Pop music, Rhythm and blues, Soul music
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(#45) Sam Cooke
- Pop music, Rhythm and blues, Jazz, Soul music, Gospel music
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(#46) Peter Lennodo
- Rock/pop Baroque pop/rock
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(#47) Cole Porter
- Film score
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(#48) David Bowie
- Rock music, Psychedelic pop, Electronic music, Protopunk, Glam rock, Psychedelic rock, Hard rock, Blue-eyed soul, Pop music, Experimental rock, Dance music, Pop rock, Experimental music, New Romanticism, Progressive rock, Art rock, Avant-garde
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(#49) Otis Redding
- Southern soul, Soul blues, Rock music, Soul music, Memphis soul
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(#50) Jim Croce
- Pop music, Rock music, Folk music, Folk rock, Soft rock
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