1. Queen

2. The Beatles

3. Oasis

4. David Bowie

5. The Jam

6. The Rolling Stones

7. The Police

8. Led Zeppelin

9. The Who

10. Coldplay

11. New Order

12. Manic Street Preachers

13. The Clash

14. Madness

15. John Lennon

16. Pink Floyd

17. Radiohead

18. Sting

19. The Stranglers

20. Eric Clapton

21. Paul Weller

22. The Smiths

23. The Cure

24. Elvis Costello & the Attractions

25. Blur

26. Depeche Mode

27. Genesis

28. Rod Stewart

29. Stereophonics

30. The Verve

31. The Stone Roses

32. Robbie Williams

33. Joy Division

34. Adam & the Ants

35. T. Rex

36. Elton John

37. Travis

38. David Gray

39. Peter Gabriel

40. Fleetwood Mac

41. Gary Numan

42. Black Sabbath

43. Suede

44. The Sex Pistols

45. Kate Bush

46. Duran Duran

47. Van Morrison

48. James

49. Dire Straits

50. The Human League

51. The Kinks

52. Frankie Goes to Hollywood

53. Eurythmics

54. The Beautiful South

55. Pulp

56. Squeeze

57. The Specials

58. Paul McCartney and Wings

59. Dido

60. Def Leppard

61. Slade

62. Ocean Colour Scene

63. The Animals

64. OMD

65. Roxy Music

66. The Undertones

67. Cream

68. Happy Mondays

69. Small Faces

70. Supergrass

71. ELO

72. Echo & the Bunnymen

73. Simple Minds

74. Tom Jones

75. Dexy's Midnight Runners

76. Doves

77. Bad Company

78. Badly Drawn Boy

79. Texas

80. Status Quo

81. The Charlatans

82. Soft Cell

83. Ian Dury and the Blockheads

84. Catatonia

85. Deep Purple

86. Tears for Fears

87. Siouxsie and the Banshees

88. Spandau Ballet

89. Free

90. Seal

91. Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

92. Starsailor

93. The Style Council

94. ash

95. Japan

96. Billy Idol

97. Marillion

98. The Coral

99. Kirsty MacColl

100. Primal Scream