Acclaimed Music Forums

1. The Cure
2. Elvis Costello
3. Squeeze
4. The Police
5. Blondie

1. Marvin Gaye
2. Aretha Franklin
3. Dusty Springfield
4. Otis Redding
5. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

1. Wilco
2. The Decemberists
3. Beck
4. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
5. Bright Eyes

1. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2. The Rolling Stones
3. The White Stripes
4. Jimi Hendrix
5. The Doors

1. Coldplay
2. Amy Winehouse
But then what??
3. Lily Allen
4. Adele
5. Beyonce

1. Madness
2. Specials
3. Bob Marley
4. UB40
5. Jimmy Cliff

Honestly, I don't think five of these deserves to go to another round...

1. Bruce Springsteen
2. Fleetwood Mac
3. Tom Petty
4. Dire Straits
5. The Who

Argggghhhh, this was incredibly difficult:

1. Belle & Sebastian
2. Morrissey
3. PJ Harvey
4. Elliott Smith
5. Arcade Fire

I decided that Arcade Fire with only three albums to show could not be ranked too high.
But their next album potentially might take them to the top of my ranking.