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Description	Songs	Answer	% Correct
Swedish Eurovision winners	Dancing Queen \| Waterloo	ABBA	93%
Hard rock band who was "Back in Black"	Highway to Hell \| Thunderstruck	AC/DC	90%
Her albums are in the names of her age	Hello \| Chasing Pavements	Adele	88%
Pop icon known as "Queen B"	Halo \| Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)	Beyoncé Knowles	88%
"King of Pop"	Billie Jean \| Black or White	Michael Jackson	88%
De-facto leader of G-Unit	21 Questions \| In da Club	50 Cent	87%
Norwegian synth pop band	Take On Me \| Crying in the Rain	a-ha	87%
90s teen pop resurgence star famous for legal battles	Toxic \| ...Baby One More Time	Britney Spears	87%
Popularized African-American music to the mainstream	Jailhouse Rock \| Suspicious Minds	Elvis Presley	87%
Pop rock band headlined by Freddy Mercury	Bohemian Rhapsody \| Radio Ga Ga	Queen	87%
Center of the British Rock Invasion	Helter Skelter \| Yellow Submarine	The Beatles	87%
"Slim Shady"	Till I Collapse \| Godzilla	Eminem	86%
Piano rock superstar knighted in 1998	Tiny Dancer \| Rocket Man	Elton John	85%
Mainstream rock band led by Chris Martin	Yellow \| Viva La Vida	Coldplay	84%
"Queen of Pop"	Material Girl \| Like a Prayer	Madonna	83%
Kurt Cobain's band whos popular with teenage girls	Drain You \| Smells Like Teen Spirit	Nirvana	83%
Was part of the duo Wham!	Father Figure \| Careless Whisper	George Michael	82%
Revolutionary hip-hop singer shot and killed	Ambitionz Az A Ridah \| Hit 'Em Up	2Pac	81%
Heavy metal, "Slippery When Wet" band	Livin' on a Prayer \| Runaway	Bon Jovi	81%
"The Fame" pop star featured in a "Star is Born"	Born This Way \| Bad Romance	Lady Gaga	81%
Barbadian who sang at the Super Bowl pregnant	Umbrella \| We Found Love	Rihanna	80%
Disco era trio of the Gibb brothers	Stayin' Alive \| You Should Be Dancing	Bee Gees	79%
Back in Black singer who died of alcohol poisoning	Rehab \| Valerie	Amy Winehouse	78%
Multi-lingual power ballad singer from Quebec	My Heart Will Go On \| Think Twice	Celine Dion	77%
Androgynous rocker who plays with "The Revolution"	Purple Rain \| Little Red Corvette	Prince	77%
Boy band who popularized surf rock	Good Vibrations \| California Girls	The Beach Boys	76%
Pastor soul singer known as "The Reverend"	Love & Happiness \| Let's Stay Together	Al Green	75%
"Ol' Blue eyed" crooner from New Jersey	Fly Me To The Moon \| My Way	Frank Sinatra	75%
Publicity despised pop star from Canada	Baby \| Love Yourself	Justin Bieber	75%
Colombian known as the "Queen of Latin Music"	Whenever, Wherever \| Hips Don't Lie	Shakira	75%
British band namesake of the biggest music magazine	Paint It Black \| Sympathy For The Devil	The Rolling Stones	75%
Popularized Reggae in the U.S. with the Wailers	Jamming \| Three Little Birds	Bob Marley	74%
Has her own amusement park	Jolene \| 9 to 5	Dolly Parton	74%
Soft rock Californian band	Hotel California \| Desperado	Eagles	74%
Hard rock band with Axl Rose, Slash & Izzy Stradlin	Welcome to the Jungle \| Paradise City	Guns n' Roses	74%
Rapper who collaborates with many different artists	The Story of O.J. \| Empire State of Mind	Jay-Z	74%
Britpop band headlined by the Gallagher Brothers	Wonderwall \| Supersonic	Oasis	74%
70s and 80s pop act known as the "Piano Man"	Vienna \| We Didn't Start the Fire	Billy Joel	73%
"The Boss" commonly plays with the E Street Band	Born In The USA \| Born to Run	Bruce Springsteen	73%
Rose to prominence as part of NSYNC	Cry Me a River \| SexyBack	Justin Timberlake	73%
Most successful artist of the 21st century (so far)	Love Story \| Blank Space	Taylor Swift	73%
Largest British new wave band in the world	Every Breath You Take \| Roxanne	The Police	73%
Innovative pop cultural icon	Heroes \| Ziggy Stardust	David Bowie	72%
"Queen of Christmas"	Fantasy \| We Belong Together	Mariah Carey	72%
Pop rock band not related to Dorothy's dog	Africa \| Rosanna	TOTO	72%
R&B crooning rapper from Toronto	God's Plan \| One Dance	Drake	71%
Billie Joe Armstrong's 90s punk band	Basket Case \| American Idiot	Green Day	71%
Thrash metal legends	Nothing Else Matters \| Master of Puppets	Metallica	71%
Duos with Anderson .Paak on Silk Sonic	Grenade \| 24K Magic	Bruno Mars	70%
Known simply as "The Voice"	I Will Always Love You \| Run to You	Whitney Houston	70%
Experimental rock band lead by Thom Yorke	Creep \| Paranoid Android	Radiohead	69%
Hard rock band who's led by the "Toxic Twins"	Walk This Way \| Cryin'	Aerosmith	68%
Progenitors of Hard Rock and Metal	Stairway to Heaven \| Whole Lotta Love	Led Zeppelin	68%
Multi-genre rock band with a "Flea" as their bassist	Californication \| Under the Bridge	Red Hot Chili Peppers	68%
Have some "Respect" for the Queen of Soul	Chain of Fools \| Mary, Don't You Weep	Aretha Franklin	67%
Known for "The Dark Side of the Moon"	Time \| Comfortably Numb	Pink Floyd	67%
Early alternative rock band from Athens, GA	Losing My Religion \| Radio Free Europe	R.E.M.	67%
Irish alternative, indie rock band	Zombie \| Linger	The Cranberries	67%
"Notorious" 90's hip-hop performer	Big Poppa \| Mo Money Mo Problems	The Notorious B.I.G.	67%
Pioneer of the trap subgenre in hip-hop	Live Your Life \| Bring Em Out	T.I.	67%
Universally acclaimed folk singer-songwriter	Blowing In the Wind \| Like a Rolling Stone	Bob Dylan	66%
Neotraditional country artist born to "Daddy Gene"	Chattahoochee \| Little Bitty	Alan Jackson	65%
Founders of Metal headlined by Ozzy Osbourne	Iron Man \| Children of the Grave	Black Sabbath	65%
New wave band led by Debbie Harry	Heart of Glass \| Call Me	Blondie	65%
70s female pop star who sung a James Bond theme	Nobody Does It Better \| You're So Vain	Carly Simon	65%
Goddess of Pop who was in a duo with Sonny	Believe \| If I Could Turn Back Time	Cher	64%
Man in Black who performed at Folsom Prison	Ring of Fire \| Man Comes Around	Johnny Cash	64%
Glam band known for their eccentric face paint	Rock and Roll All Nite \| Heaven's On Fire	KISS	64%
The other proclaimed "King of Latin Pop"	Livin' La Vida Loca \| Tal Vez	Ricky Martin	64%
Canadian singer who originally released music on YouTube	Blinding Lights \| Can't Feel My Face	The Weeknd	64%
It's band members: Bono. The Edge. Clayton. Mullen Jr.	Sunday Bloody Sunday \| One	U2	64%
Duetted in "Empire State of Mind" & "My Boo"	Fallin' \| No One	Alicia Keys	63%
Controversial hip-hop star	POWER \| Heartless	Kanye West	63%
Southern rock band associated with a plane crash	Free Bird \| Sweet Home Alabama	Lynyrd Skynyrd	63%
His debut album was "Doggystyle"	Drop It Like It's Hot \| Gin and Juice	Snoop Dogg	62%
French EDM duo	Get Lucky \| Around The World	Daft Punk	61%
"Satchmo" trumpeter	What a Wonderful World \| Hello, Dolly!	Louis Armstrong	61%
Soul singer tragically killed by his father	Sexual Healing \| What's Going On	Marvin Gaye	61%
Outspoken, extremely thick rapper	Starship \| Anaconda	Nicki Minaj	61%
Ultimate disco band from Chicago	September \| Boogie Wonderland	Earth, Wind & Fire	60%
Nu metal band who took off after "Hybrid Theory"	In The End \| Numb	Linkin Park	60%
Psychedelic rock band led by Jim Morrison	Light My Fire \| L.A. Woman	The Doors	60%
Revolutionized rock & roll with his original sounds	Roll Over Beethoven \| Johnny B. Goode	Chuck Berry	59%
Psychedelic rock, electric guitar playing maestro	Hey Joe \| All Along The Watchtower	Jimi Hendrix	59%
Widely hated but beloved post-grunge band	Photograph \| How You Remind Me	Nickleback	59%
Folk duo of Paul and Art	Mrs. Robinson \| Sound of Silence	Simon & Garfunkel	59%
Jack & Meg White kickstarted the garage rock revival	Seven Nation Army \| Blue Orchid	The White Stripes	59%
Country rock band led by brothers John & Tom Fogerty	Fortunate Son \| Bad Moon Rising	Creedence Clearwater Revival	58%
90s girl group managed by Mathew Knowles	Bills, Bills, Bills \| Bootylicious	Destiny's Child	58%
Named "Slowhand" for his iconic guitar playing	Layla \| Tears in Heaven	Eric Clapton	58%
Named after their drummer and basset	The Chain \| Landslide	Fleetwood Mac	58%
Alternative rock band founded by Dave Grohl	Everlong \| Learn to Fly	Foo Fighters	58%
Started his musical career at 12 years old at Motown	Superstition \| Higher Ground	Stevie Wonder	58%
Lead singer of the Blackhearts	I Love Rock 'n Roll \| Cherry Bomb	Joan Jett	57%
Art pop 80s singer	Running Up That Hill \| Babooshka	Kate Bush	57%
90s feminist rock star	Ironic \| You Oughta Know	Alanis Morissette	56%
Named after the same city they originated from	More Than a Feeling \| Amanda	Boston	56%
Pioneers in hard rock and heavy metal	Smoke on the Water \| Child in Time	Deep Purple	56%
Folk singer who reached fame with "Sweet Baby James"	You've Got a Friend \| Fire and Rain	James Taylor	56%
Highly controversial punk band censored by the BBC	God Save The Queen \| Anarchy in the U.K.	The Sex Pistols	56%
Hard rock band who spoke of "My Generation"	Baby O'Riley \| Pinball Wizard	The Who	56%
One of the first acts to benefit from social media	505 \| Do I Wanna Know?	Arctic Monkeys	55%
Blues rock band led by Mark Knopfler	Sultans of Swing \| Money for Nothing	Dire Straits	55%
Ballad and Blues artist featured in "The Jazz Singer"	Sweet Caroline \| Cracklin' Rosie	Neil Diamond	55%
Most successful solo artist of the 1980s	Sussudio \| In the Air Tonight	Phil Collins	55%
British glam arena rock band	Pour Some Sugar on Me \| Photograph	Def Leppard	54%
"The Only Band That Matters"	Rock the Casbah \| Train in Vain	The Clash	54%
Pioneer of the gothic rock subculture	Friday I'm in Love \| Just Like Heaven	The Cure	54%
Their guitarist, Eddie, popularized guitar tapping	Hot for Teacher \| Panama	Van Halen	54%
Mexican guitarist who fused jazz and rock	Smooth \| Black Magic Woman	Carlos Santana	53%
Progressive electronic band led by Jeff Lynne	Mr. Blue Sky \| Don't Bring Me Down	Electric Light Orchestra	53%
"Queen of Rock 'n Roll"	What's Love Got to Do With It \| GoldenEye	Tina Turner	53%
New wave band part of the New Romantic scene	Rio \| Hungry Like the Wolf	Duran Duran	52%
Hispanic actress and performer	Let's Get Loud \| On The Floor	Jennifer Lopez	52%
Commonly roasted people on his own TV show	That's Amore \| Volare	Dean Martin	51%
Melancholic art pop singer	Summertime Sadness \| West Coast	Lana Del Ray	51%
Founders of the Punk Rock genre	I Wanna Be Sedated \| Blitzkrieg Bop	Ramones	51%
Best selling female artist in country music history	Man! I Feel Like a Woman! \| Ka-Ching!	Shania Twain	50%
Grunge pioneer led by Eddie Vedder	Jeremy \| Even Flow	Pearl Jam	49%
His backing band were The Crickets	Peggy Sue \| Everyday	Buddy Holly	48%
Had a trilogy of "Bat Out of Hell" albums	I'd Do Anything For Love \| Hot Patootie	Meat Loaf	48%
First hip-hop group to go gold and platinum	Walk This Way \| It's Like That	Run-DMC	48%
Famous rap rock trio	Intergalactic \| Brass Monkey	Beastie Boys	47%
Sometimes referred to as the first Rock & Roll star	Tutti Frutti \| Long Tall Sally	Little Richard	47%
Welsh icon that is a mainstay at Las Vegas	It's Not Unusual \| Sex Bomb	Tom Jones	47%
Alternative rock duo that broke through with "Blurryface"	Stressed Out \| Heathens	Twenty One Pilots	47%
Icelandic singer who led the Sugarcubes	Army of Me \| Human Behavior	Björk	46%
Motown legend that was the lead singer of the Supremes	Endless Love \| I'm Coming You	Diana Ross	46%
One of the proclaimed "King of Latin Pop"	Bailando \| Por Amarte	Enrique Iglesias	46%
"The Hardest Working Man in the Show Business"	Papa's Got a Brand New Bag \| The Boss	James Brown	46%
Known for her electric voice	Me and Bobby McGee \| Cry Baby	Janis Joplin	46%
Electro-pop rock band led by Brandon Urie	I Write Sins Not Tragedies \| High Hopes	Panic! At The Disco	46%
British solo artist part of Take That	Angles \| She's The One	Robbie Williams	46%
English band influenced by American R&B and Rock	You Really Got Me \| Lola	The Kinks	46%
Jazz rock band that had Transit Authority in its name	If You Leave Me Now \| 25 or 6 to 4	Chicago	45%
King of R&B who reached huge "F.A.M.E." in the 00s	Run It! \| Look At Me Now	Chris Brown	45%
"Queen of Disco"	Hot Stuff \| Heaven Knows	Donna Summer	45%
Socially aware youngest singer of the Jackson family	Together Again \| All For You	Janet Jackson	45%
Rap supergroup that came "Straight Outta Compton"	Appetite for Destruction \| Express Yourself	N.W.A.	45%
"Speaking faces" pioneer of new wave music	Psycho Killer \| Burning Down the House	Talking Heads	45%
His guitar's name is Lucille	The Thrill Is Gone \| 3 O'Clock Blues	B.B. King	44%
Member of New Edition; pioneer of new jack swing	My Prerogative \| Every Little Step	Bobby Brown	44%
"The Killer"	Great Balls of Fire \| Wild One	Jerry Lee Lewis	44%
Hip hop star who was lead singer of the Fugees	Doo Wop (That Thing) \| Ready or Not	Lauryn Hill	44%
West Virginian R&B and soul legend	Lean On Me \| Ain't No Sunshine	Bill Withers	43%
Known for creating G-Funk, Beats & record labels	Nuthin' but a "G" Thang \| Xxplosive	Dr. Dre	43%
Progressive rock band later turned pop rock	Invisible Touch \| Follow You Follow Me	Genesis	42%
Psychedelic rock band formed in San Francisco	Abracadabra \| The Joker	Steve Miller Band	42%
American Idol country singer winner	Before He Cheats \| Cowboy Casanova	Carrie Underwood	41%
Poet & novelist turned musician	Suzanne \| Hallelujah	Leonard Cohen	41%
Grunge pioneer led by Chris Cornell & Kim Thayil	Black Hole Sun \| Rusty Cage	Soundgarden	41%
New wave band whose founding members were LGBTQ+	Rock Lobster \| Private Idaho	The B-52's	41%
First multimedia star in the world	White Christmas \| Pistol Packin' Mama	Bing Crosby	40%
Outlaw country boy from Alabama	Honkey Tonk Blues \| Lovesick Blues	Hank Williams	40%
"Godfather of Punk" who led the Stooges	Lust For Life \| Candy	Iggy Pop	40%
Reportingly has the most played MTV video of all time	Solsbury Hill \| Sledgehammer	Peter Gabriel	40%
Rap metal band centered around political messages	Killing In The Name \| Guerrilla Radio	Rage Against The Machine	40%
Known for his distinctive raspy noise	Maggie May \| All For Love	Rod Stewart	40%
Morrissey led band with the album "The Queen Is Dead"	There Is a Light That Never Goes Out \| Panic	The Smiths	40%
Northern Irish soul singer known as "Van the Man"	Moondance \| Astral Weeks	Van Morrison	40%
Embodiment of the adult contemporary sound	Mandy \| Copacabana (At the Copa)	Barry Manilow	39%
Wrote the state songs for Colorado & West Virginia	Annie's Song \| Leaving on a Jet Plane	John Denver	39%
Easy-listening country artist with his own western films	Islands in the Stream \| The Gambler	Kenny Rogers	39%
Known for his "Carter" albums and nickname "Weezy"	A Milli \| Forever	Lil Wayne	39%
"Godfather of Grunge"	Harvest Moon \| Rockin' in the Free World	Neil Young	39%
"The Genius"	Georgia on My Mind \| I've Got a Woman	Ray Charles	39%
Motown band with distinctive dress and harmonies	My Girl \| Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	The Temptations	39%
Post-punk band(s) related to Ian Curtis' death	Love Will Tear Us Apart \| Blue Monday	Joy Division / New Order	38%
Glam metal band that has "Nothin' But a Good Time"	Every Rose Has Its Thorn \| Unskinny Bop	Poison	38%
Heavy metal Armenian-American band	B.Y.O.B. \| Chop Suey!	System of a Down	38%
Pioneers of industrial rock led by Trent Reznor	The Hand That Feeds \| Closer	Nine Inch Nails	37%
Nigerian-British smooth jazz band	Smooth Operator \| No Ordinary Love	Sade	37%
Islamic songwriter commonly known by two names	Father and Son \| Wild World	Yusuf / Cat Stevens	37%
Pop duo of siblings Richard and Karen	(They Long To Be) Close To You \| You	Carpenters	36%
Folk singer known for "Blue"	Big Yellow Taxi \| Both Sides Now	Joni Mitchell	36%
"Nasty" east coast rapper	N.Y. State of Mind \| Get Down	Nas	36%
90s country star who is the best selling artist of all time	Friends in Low Places \| Shameless	Garth Brooks	35%
Heavy metal grunge act co-sung by Cantrell & Staley	Man in the Box \| Rooster	Alice in Chains	34%
Roots rocker who leads the Silver Bullet Band	Shakedown \| Old Time Rock and Roll	Bob Seger	34%
Jazz & soul singer from New Orleans	The Fat Man \| Blueberry Hill	Fats Domino	34%
"King of Soul" who died on a plane crash	These Arms of Mine \| Hard to Handle	Otis Redding	34%
Modern rapper who tragically died at 20 years old	Jocelyn Flores \| Look At Me	XXXTentacion	34%
Heavy metal band known for "British Steel"	Breaking the Law \| Painkiller	Judas Priest	33%
Founded by brothers Gregg & Duane	Melissa \| Ramblin' Man	The Allman Brothers Band	33%
Art rock legends led by Lou Reed	Heroin \| Sweet Jane	The Velvet Underground	33%
Hip hop group formed by Chuck D and Flavor Flav	Fight The Power \| He Got Game	Public Enemy	32%
Known for her dancing and success on Billboard	Straight Up \| Opposites Attract	Paula Abdul	31%
"Grace" singer whose father's name was Tim	Hallelujah \| So Real	Jeff Buckley	30%
Alternative rock band led by Billy Corgan	Bullet With Butterfly Wings \| Disarm	Smashing Pumpkins	30%
Staten Island hip-hop "clan"	Protect Ya Neck \| Triumph	Wu-Tang Clan	30%
Swing artist who joined & performed for the U.S. Military	Moonlight Serenade \| In the Mood	Glenn Miller	29%
"Father of Country Music"	Waiting for a Train \| Prairie Lullaby	Jimmie Rodgers	29%
Progressive jazz musician of the 50s	Bye, Bye Blackbird \| Blue in Green	Miles Davis	29%
Controversial songwriter who does Pixar soundtracks	You've Got a Friend In Me \| Rednecks	Randy Newman	29%
Band who fused folk, jazz, country, rock, and R&B	The Weight \| Up on Cripple Creek	The Band	29%
Acoustic singer songwriter turned blues rock 00's artist	Your Body Is a Wonderland \| Belief	John Mayer	28%
"Queen of R&B"	Family Affair \| Real Love	Mary J. Blige	28%
Man who led the Motown group, the Miracles	The Tears of a Clown \| Cruisin'	Smokey Robinson	28%
"Is This It" 2000s post-punk revivalists	Reptillia \| Last Nite	The Strokes	28%
Outlaw singer who loves to be "On The Road Again"	Seven Spanish Angels \| Pancho & Lefty	Willie Nelson	28%
Civil rights singer known as "The King of Soul"	A Change Is Gonna Come \| Chain Gang	Sam Cooke	27%
"Mr. Show Business" helped break the race barrier	The Candy Man \| Mr. Bojangles	Sammy Davis Jr.	27%
Innovators of folk rock	Mr. Tambourine Man \| Eight Miles High	The Byrds	27%
60s boy band from New Jersey led by Frankie Valli	Walk Like a Man \| Sherry	The Four Seasons	27%
Pop duo who fused rock, soul and R&B	Kiss on My List \| Sara Smile	Hall & Oates	26%
Early successful new school Hip-Hop act	All I Have \| Mama Said Knock You Out	LL Cool J	26%
"Queen of Tejano Music" shot in 1995	Como La Flor \| Amor Prohibido	Selena	26%
Pop rock band led by Ocasek and Orr	Shake It Up \| Tonight She Comes	The Cars	26%
Experimental synthetic band from Canada	2112 Overture \| Limelight	Rush	25%
Rockabilly crooner and TV star	Wicked Game \| Somebody's Crying	Chris Isaak	24%
Progressive rapper who's part of Black Hippy	HiiiPower \| Alright	Kendrick Lamar	24%
Jazz rock band founded by Fagen and Becker	Peg \| Reelin' In The Years	Steely Dan	24%
Legendary experimental jam band	Casey Jones \| Friend of the Devil	Grateful Dead	23%
Blues and Rock pioneer, "King of the Delta Blues"	Cross Road Blues \| Me and the Devil Blues	Robert Johnson	23%
First racially and gender diverse band in America	Family Affair \| Sing a Simple Song	Sly & the Family Stone	23%
Canadian indie rock band known for "Neon Bible"	Everything Now \| The Suburbs	Arcade Fire	22%
The "King of Rockabilly"	Matchbox \| Blue Suede Shoes	Carl Perkins	21%
Glam metal known for "Pornograffitti"	More Than Words \| Play With Me	Extreme	21%
Iconic saxophonist	Songbird \| The Moment	Kenny G	21%
"The Big O"	Crying \| California Girl	Roy Orbison	21%
"Lady Day"	Blue Moon \| I'll Be Seeing You	Billie Holiday	20%
Jam band whose named after their lead singer	Crash Into Me \| Satellite	Dave Matthews Band	20%
Rebellious 50s rocker who died at 21 years old	Summertime Blues \| C'mon Everybody	Eddie Cochran	20%
Progressive rock pioneers	21st Century Schizoid Man \| Epitaph	King Crimson	20%
Legendary lyrical poet lead singer of the Bad Seeds	The Mercy Seat \| Red Right Hand	Nick Cave	20%
Jazz hip-hop house band of the Jimmy Fallon Show	The Seed \| You Got Me	The Roots	20%
Influential R&B and funk band from Memphis	Green Onions \| Soul Dressing	Booker T. & the M.G.'s	19%
"King of Country Music"	Amarillo by Morning \| Check Yes or No	George Strait	18%
Country musician who stars in a sitcom set in Houston	Does He Love You \| Fancy	Reba McEntire	18%
Glam rock band founded by Bryan Ferry & Brian Eno	Do The Strand \| More Than This	Roxy Music	18%
Dixie bluegrass band from Dallas	Cowboy Take Me Away \| Goodbye Earl	The Chicks	18%
Progressive alternative rock band known for Ænima	Stinkfist \| Schism	Tool	18%
Kiwi country singer on "The Voice" & "American Idol"	Blue Ain't Your Color \| For You	Keith Urban	17%
Post punk band led by a woman named after a tribe	Hong Kong Garden \| Spellbound	Siouxsie & the Banshees	17%
Most successful pop group in the 50s & 60s	Til' I Kissed You \| Let It Be Me	The Everly Brothers	16%
Lead singer of the Impressions	Move On Up \| People Get Ready	Curtis Mayfield	15%
Freeform improvising guitarist	Bobby Brown Goes Down \| Dirty Love	Frank Zappa	15%
Early influencer of alternative, noise and indie rock	Incinerate \| Teen Age Riot	Sonic Youth	15%
Owns the most played country song of the 90s	Should've Been A Cowboy \| Red Solo Cup	Toby Keith	15%
Argued that "This Land is Your Land"	Dusty Old Dust \| Tear the Fascists Down	Woody Guthrie	15%
"King of Swing"	Sing, Sing, Sing \| Chicago	Benny Goodman	14%
90s Indie rock band headlined by Stephen Malkmus	Cut Your Hair \| Harness Your Hopes	Pavement	13%
Outlaw country artist who plays with the Strangers	Mama Tried \| Fightin Side of Me	Merle Haggard	12%
Jam band whose live albums are frequently file shared	Wilson \| Bouncing Around the Room	Phish	11%
Blues turned experimental artist with a cult following	Downtown Train \| Way Down in the Hole	Tom Waits	11%
Ska & Reggae singer who holds the Order of Merit	I Can See Clearly Now \| Vietnam	Jimmy Cliff	10%
"King of the Road" country singer	American Kids \| I Go Back	Kenny Chesney	10%
Rapper who is credited as the inventor of "flow"	Guess Who's Back \| When I B On Tha Mic	Rakim	10%
"Mr. Swing" who is the father of Carla Thomas	Walking the Dog \| Push and Pull	Rufus Thomas	10%
Cult act rock band known for their "#1 Record"	Thirteen \| I'm In Love With a Girl	Big Star	8%