Here's your top 20 by points. I make no representations, expressed or implied, that this is accurate.
Artist | # of albums | Total points |
The Beatles | 10 | 4343 |
Pink Floyd | 6 | 3872 |
Led Zeppelin | 8 | 3355 |
The Rolling Stones | 8 | 1967 |
Radiohead | 5 | 1836 |
U2 | 7 | 1671 |
Rush | 7 | 1568 |
Pearl Jam | 5 | 1418 |
The Who | 7 | 1320 |
Nirvana | 3 | 1307 |
Bruce Springsteen | 8 | 1201 |
Stevie Wonder | 6 | 1201 |
Prince | 4 | 1194 |
Fleetwood Mac | 5 | 1191 |
Bob Dylan | 4 | 1070 |
Metallica | 4 | 1067 |
Allman Brothers Band | 8 | 1059 |
R.E.M. | 9 | 1019 |
The Clash | 4 | 994 |
Beastie Boys | 5 | 899 |
I wonder about the British skew here. Certainly it's not uncommon to see rock countdowns lean a bit that way and the major British classic rock groups deserve their accolades. But this seems a bit out of proportion. I'd argue that in both non-rock (Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Stevie Wonder, Johnny Cash, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, etc.) and rock (Bob Dylan, The Allman Brothers, The Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, Elvis, The Band) that the U.S. is up there with the major British acts in terms of both quality and importance of the music. Also interesting that the top American acts skew towards grunge and alternative. Nothing against them, but they are clearly overrepresented here. I know this is favorites rather than best and that demographics factor in, but do people really think Nirvana has better albums than Bob Dylan? Really?
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@Dr. Octopus's point at the beginning, I guess part of the fun is seeing something a little different. Just surprised me a little.