Statistics for Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists

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The average score is 40 of 100

Answer Stats

Position	Answer	% Correct
1.	The Beatles	98%
4.	The Rolling Stones	93%
3.	Elvis Presley	83%
35.	Michael Jackson	83%
52.	Queen	79%
2.	Bob Dylan	75%
14.	Led Zeppelin	70%
49.	Elton John	69%
30.	Nirvana	69%
9.	Aretha Franklin	68%
36.	Madonna	66%
6.	Jimi Hendrix	64%
51.	Pink Floyd	64%
39.	David Bowie	62%
83.	Eminem	61%
38.	John Lennon	60%
29.	The Who	60%
72.	AC/DC	59%
61.	Metallica	59%
12.	The Beach Boys	58%
27.	Prince	56%
92.	Guns n’ Roses	55%
15.	Stevie Wonder	55%
22.	U2	55%
23.	Bruce Springsteen	54%
5.	Chuck Berry	53%
18.	Marvin Gaye	52%
88.	Jay-Z	50%
41.	The Doors	50%
75.	Eagles	49%
86.	Tupac Shakur	49%
11.	Bob Marley	48%
55.	Eric Clapton	47%
7.	James Brown	47%
31.	Johnny Cash	47%
47.	Patti Smith	47%
73.	Radiohead	47%
85.	Black Sabbath	45%
60.	The Sex Pistols	45%
40.	Simon and Garfunkel	44%
26.	The Ramones	44%
96.	Diana Ross and the Supremes	43%
8.	Little Richard	43%
46.	Janis Joplin	42%
28.	The Clash	42%
59.	Aerosmith	41%
34.	Neil Young	41%
70.	The Police	41%
66.	Al Green	40%
67.	Cream	40%
65.	The Kinks	40%
13.	Buddy Holly	39%
84.	James Taylor	39%
63.	Tina Turner	38%
10.	Ray Charles	37%
82.	Creedence Clearwater Revival	36%
21.	Otis Redding	36%
19.	The Velvet Underground	36%
91.	Tom Petty	36%
56.	Dr. Dre	35%
77.	Beastie Boys	33%
97.	R.E.M.	33%
62.	Joni Mitchell	32%
90.	Carlos Santana	31%
57.	Grateful Dead	31%
24.	Jerry Lee Lewis	31%
100.	Talking Heads	31%
95.	Lynyrd Skynyrd	30%
94.	Nine Inch Nails	30%
25.	Fats Domino	29%
50.	The Band	29%
45.	The Byrds	29%
68.	The Temptations	28%
42.	Van Morrison	28%
37.	Roy Orbison	26%
16.	Sam Cooke	26%
89.	The Yardbirds	26%
74.	Hank Williams	23%
44.	Public Enemy	23%
48.	Run-DMC	23%
71.	Frank Zappa	21%
32.	Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	21%
78.	The Stooges	21%
80.	Elvis Costello	20%
53.	The Allman Brothers Band	20%
43.	Sly and the Family Stone	18%
33.	The Everly Brothers	18%
79.	The Four Tops	18%
17.	Muddy Waters	17%
20.	Bo Diddley	16%
98.	Curtis Mayfield	16%
99.	Carl Perkins	12%
69.	Jackie Wilson	12%
81.	The Drifters	9%
93.	Booker T. and the MGs	8%
87.	Gram Parsons	7%
54.	Howlin’ Wolf	7%
64.	Phil Spector	7%
76.	The Shirelles	7%
58.	Parliament and Funkadelic	6%