The 1000 Great Artists (Pop Music) All Times (2)

The 1000 Great Artists (Pop Music) All Times

(2)

The 1000 Most Recommended Artists of All Time

"The Harder They Come" (1972). Perry Henzell

A 1972 Jamaican crime film co-written by Trevor D. Rhone, and starring Jimmy Cliff. The film is most famous for its reggae soundtrack that is said to have "brought reggae to the world".

Enormously successful in Jamaica, the film also reached the international market and has been described as "possibly the most influential of Jamaican films and one of the most important films from the Caribbean"

  

                                                          Albums  Songs     1900-49 1950   1960   1970     1980  1990  2000 2010      

501	Cocteau Twins	335	1175					146	199
502	Rush	389	770				267	123
503	Kelis		230						174	157
504	Kurt Vile	390	783								37
505	Ice Cube	419	702						93
506	Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force	925	322					82
507	Big Boi	600	450							541	39
508	Squeeze	567	492				273	121
509	Woody Guthrie	662	446	22	50
510	Battles	564	496							86	217
511	Lily Allen	793	354							77
512	Aaliyah	1065	305						260	113
513	Lee Perry & The Upsetters	342	1238				130
514	Minutemen	377	902					83
515	Real Estate	559	515								38
516	Leftfield	447	662						95
517	Donovan	893	340			89
518	The Soft Machine	286				143	225
519	Richard Hell & The Voidoids	528	550				133
520	tUnE-yArDs	460	650								40
521	The 13th Floor Elevators	463	648			90
522	The Cult	453	668					86
523	Sharon Van Etten	421	775								41
524	Joe Cocker	402	832			137	253	589
525	Jessie Ware	810	369								42
526	Def Leppard	395	863					87
527	Pharrell Williams		246							214	67
528	Wild Beasts	338	1430							209	69
529	The Coasters		282		28
530	Dionne Warwick		250			91
531	The Platters		284		29
532	Jimmy Cliff		252			146	233
533	Boston	549	561				134
534	Mogwai	315	2012						136	250
535	Big Joe Turner	941	383	132	32
536	Destroyer	478	670							332	50
537	Britney Spears		254						231	148	297
538	Manu Chao	406	871						115	357
539	Tracy Chapman	477	677					89
540	Carl Perkins		292		30
541	Sun Ra	299			106	142	418
542	Rufus Wainwright	349	1477						421	99
543	Augustus Pablo	412	882				136
544	Metronomy	747	410							455	49
545	Steve Miller Band	687	451			353	162	543
546	Electric Light Orchestra	552	588				138
547	Slint	371	1212						102
548	Steppenwolf	972	353			93
549	Röyksopp	751	420							143	123
550	Faust	305					140
551	Bobby Bland	538	630		174	112	536
552	Graham Parker	317	2390				141
553	Los Lobos	383	1141					141	258
554	Alain Bashung	595	558					227	154
555	Tindersticks	436	860						104
556	Wayne Shorter	309				101	476
557	Laurie Anderson	606	547					90
558	Del Shannon		270			95
559	John Mellencamp	668	498					92
560	Solomon Burke	628	530			135				232
561	Fela Kuti	577	600				142
562	Clipse	562	617							83
563	X-Ray Spex	620	549				143
564	Bill Callahan	351	1779						436	173	122
565	The Magnetic Fields	350	1818						108		323
566	Carpenters	1304	319				145
567	alt-J	537	673								46
568	Haim	769	438								47
569	Lloyd Price		312		34
570	Perfume Genius	694	511								48
571	Lil Wayne	605	596							95	318
572	Nick Lowe	709	509				146
573	The Walkmen	783	440							112	210
574	Fred Astaire		411	12
575	Faces	667	542				149
576	Junior Boys	500	789							97	328
577	Mos Def	459	914						162	308	227
578	Cut Copy	701	521							115	209
579	The Lemonheads	602	614						107
580	Hercules and Love Affair	771	470							90
581	Burning Spear	457	935				150
582	Diana Ross	796	452				285	151
583	Spacemen 3	464	925					94
584	At the Drive-In	471	898							92
585	Four Tet	368	1804							162	110
586	Free	593	635				151
587	Alicia Keys	1023	376							93
588	Loretta Lynn	834	445			321	250			216
589	Spencer Davis Group		297			99
590	Marianne Faithfull	535	757			342	174
591	808 State	534	758					99
592	Destiny's Child		301						181	210
593	Raekwon	358	2126						168	227
594	Supertramp	391	1524				155
595	Bad Brains	367	2010					101
596	Lady Gaga	1210	355							105	306
597	Tool	363	2128						175	220
598	Goldie	543	761						110
599	Crystal Castles	779	489							245	80
600	Arrested Development	675	578						111
601	Saint Etienne	861	441						117		319
602	The Slits	570	708				156
603	Lloyd Cole and The Commotions	512	849					102
604	Mahavishnu Orchestra	346					157
605	The Afghan Whigs	456	1054						112
606	Doves	611	647						585	108
607	Santigold	862	457							126	208
608	The Rascals		306			103
609	Lykke Li	674	592							394	60
610	Deee-Lite	877	453						113
611	Desmond Dekker		308			104
612	Beirut	530	839							109	298
613	Cornershop	743	531						114
614	The Sonics	640	634			105
615	Lenny Kravitz	642	637					274	161
616	Go-Go's	891	454					106
617	Grandaddy	488	995							102
618	Mike Oldfield	401	1615				159
619	The Decemberists	445	1219							103
620	George Jones		318		196	278	360	237
621	Laura Nyro	394	1762			118	461
622	Mission of Burma	617	686					108
623	Albert Ayler	424	1499			106
624	Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers		346		38
625	The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion	462	1181						118
626	Bud Powell	440	1397		35
627	Ministry	513	967					269	169
628	Meat Puppets	502	1003					118	567
629	The Beat	797	522					109
630	Alice in Chains	504	998						119
631	My Morning Jacket	360								106
632	Weather Report	569	812				160
633	Dr. Feelgood	393	1944				161
634	Orange Juice	804	526					112
635	Goldfrapp	627	694							107
636	Jack White	514	1001							521	53
637	Eric Dolphy	365				108
638	Jimmie Rodgers		464	15
639	Bill Monroe		467	16
640	The Beta Band	729	599						121
641	INXS	817	532					132	514
642	Jacques Brel	1016	469		79	305	314
643	Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes	1339	370				163
644	Fuck Buttons	481	1189							125	264
645	The Moody Blues	717	616			109
646	dEUS	472	1261						122
647	Bonnie Raitt	654	704				357	244	254
648	The Pretty Things	544	944			110
649	Leadbelly		480	17
650	The Notwist	551	931							129	250
651	John Martyn	465	1355				164
652	The Psychedelic Furs	775	581					113
653	Chromatics	603	805							502	57
654	The Dismemberment Plan	431	1722						163	294
655	Fats Waller		483	18
656	Artie Shaw		484	19
657	Madvillain	418	1922							110
658	Clifford Brown	427	1889		37
659	Tina Turner	647	739					115
660	Liars	454	1476							139	218
661	Whitney Houston	988	477					172	286
662	War	1045	449				168
663	The Troggs		335			113
664	Emmylou Harris	470	1404				226		247
665	Os Mutantes	496	1237			114
666	Caetano Veloso	381				202	392	281
667	Ash	822	574						139	461
668	Les Rita Mitsouko	660	736					117
669	Blood, Sweat & Tears	493	1254			115
670	Antônio Carlos Jobim	452	1580			148	339
671	Percy Sledge		343			117
672	The Saints	541	1074				169
673	Adam and The Ants	869	544					119
674	Youssou N'Dour	621	809					149	404
675	The Offspring	858	556						124
676	Meat Loaf	487	1311				170
677	Death Cab for Cutie	630	800							114
678	Badly Drawn Boy	704	693						321	156
679	Gang Starr	609	855						125
680	Chick Corea	444	1781			265	210
681	Edith Piaf		442	28	185	383
682	Steve Earle	411	2427					205	381	348
683	The Feelies	428	2167					122
684	Bon Jovi	739	655					125
685	Sister Sledge	922	533				173
686	The Meters	613	864			238	220
687	The Black Crowes	507	1338						128
688	Kyuss	396							130
689	Scritti Politti	756	649					126
690	Low	398							275	168
691	Keith Jarrett	461	1708				175
692	Galaxie 500	539	1178					127
693	Don McLean	1282	422				176
694	Scissor Sisters	986	518							119
695	The Gossip	1266	425							120
696	The Sugarcubes	918	554					128
697	Culture Club	1026	503					129
698	Bobby Darin		385		41
699	Fever Ray/Karin Dreijer	558	1119							121
700	Ritchie Valens		386		42

701	Rickie Lee Jones	503	1426				234	247
702	Nancy Sinatra		358			119
703	Mazzy Star	949	540						132
704	The Hives	1194	443							122
705	50 Cent	1128	468							123
706	Syd Barrett	490	1519			359	195
707	Suzanne Vega	745	679					142	551
708	John Mayall	405				120
709	The Only Ones	920	566				177
710	Okkervil River	473	1719							124
711	Blumfeld	519	1361						134
712	The Four Seasons		360			121
713	Paul Weller	635	896						151		271
714	Chris Isaak	799	643					134
715	The Sugarhill Gang		365				180
716	Lee Morgan	415				122
717	Cecil Taylor	416				138	474
718	Foals	740	714								61
719	Johnny Burnette	661	923		39
720	Placebo	686	823						137
721	Savages	710	795								63
722	Hawkwind	542	1347				181
723	Sugar	578	1155						140
724	10cc	1309	436				182
725	Derrick May	782	692					222	244
726	Of Montreal	545	1365							127
727	Ride	634	973						141
728	Moby Grape	494	1741			125
729	Earth, Wind & Fire	798	682				185
730	Bauhaus	903	615				237	276
731	Young Marble Giants	547	1406					138
732	The Box Tops		374			126
733	Common	582	1200						432	154
734	Donald Fagen	435						139
735	Buena Vista Social Club	492	1863						142
736	The Shadows	905	621			127
737	Quicksilver Messenger Service	524	1597			129
738	Noir Désir	594	1204						211	258
739	The Pop Group	685	916				186
740	Lorde	1083	534								65
741	The Orioles		497	48	96
742	The Boo Radleys	663	983						144
743	Lambchop	480	2176						403	159
744	Brian Wilson	501	1937					506		146
745	Daryl Hall & John Oates		389				252	254
746	The Jayhawks	520	1747						145
747	Wolf Parade	653	1023							130
748	Japan	774	764					143
749	R. Kelly		392						546	145
750	Mano Negra	633	1095					170	430
751	Drive-By Truckers	448								133
752	Roni Size / Reprazent	561	1473						146
753	The Walker Brothers		393			140	544
754	Mahalia Jackson	1420	611	38	130
755	Spinners	1064	563				187
756	Sarah Vaughan	555	1816	112	56
757	Iron & Wine	451								134
758	Mastodon	495	2075							135
759	Band of Horses	748	814							136
760	Jungle Brothers	546	1624					144
761	Usher		395						616	291	113
762	The Weeknd	619	1177								68
763	The Modern Jazz Quartet	655	1150		45
764	Throbbing Gristle	554	1566				189
765	King Sunny Adé	521	1886					145
766	Gladys Knight and The Pips		401			518	192
767	Oliver Nelson	563	1588			132
768	Slade		403				190
769	Blind Faith	708	954			133
770	The Charlatans	1385	479						148
771	Peter Bjorn and John	1414	475							140
772	Travis	876	703						172	420
773	Gillian Welch	467							503	174	257
774	Klaxons	1154	545							141
775	John Hiatt	583	1439					147
776	Everything But the Girl	1068	583						149
777	Link Wray		444		49
778	Albert King	644	1164			134
779	John Prine	673	1068				191
780	Wes Montgomery	469				136
781	!!!	1125	570							142
782	k.d. Lang	572	1563					395	182
783	Miguel	895	695								70
784	Nicki Minaj		416								71
785	Sepultura	474							152
786	Grinderman	718	971							178	189
787	Chvrches	1018	622								72
788	Question Mark and the Mysterians		421			139
789	Marilyn Manson	699	1046						153
790	Shabazz Palaces	479									73
791	Cliff Richard		462		53
792	Salt 'n' Pepa		424					217	293
793	J.J. Cale	706	1040				193
794	Peter Tosh	719	990				194
795	Fucked Up	586	1564							370	99
796	Angel Olsen	623	1318								74
797	The Birthday Party	589	1556					150
798	The Sundays	901	728					357	195
799	Yeasayer	1189	569							263	125
800	Julia Holter	484									75
801	Mink DeVille	608	1464				236	331
802	Living Colour	618	1402					208	340
803	The Microphones	532	2127							144
804	Dinah Washington	904	801		51
805	Horace Silver	489			114	192
806	The Associates	749	948					153
807	A Guy Called Gerald	911	743					240	276
808	Gang Gang Dance	778	889							231	149
809	Calexico	491							253	238
810	The Neville Brothers	601	1589					154
811	Inner City	991	676					155
812	The Congos	585	1692				196
813	Stiff Little Fingers	652	1328				197
814	Deafheaven	707	1128								76
815	Ol' Dirty Bastard		434						155
816	Andy Stott	590	1711								78
817	Donny Hathaway	548	2143			473	208
818	The Raconteurs	802	869							147
819	Jorge Ben	566	1977			296	242
820	The Pharcyde	857	815						156
821	Korn	614	1540						157
822	Ann Peebles	1432	517				198
823	Salif Keita	505						223		290
824	Sleigh Bells	855	825								79
825	Screamin' Jay Hawkins		491		55
826	Emerson, Lake & Palmer	509					199
827	Camera Obscura	864	828							149
828	Minor Threat	651	1418					157
829	Labelle	937	752				200
830	Henry Mancini	967	735		125	194
831	Stereo MC's	847	848						160
832	The Dandy Warhols	919	771						386	185
833	Little Willie John		500		57
834	Tammy Wynette		448			145
835	J Dilla [Jay Dee]	516								151
836	Jackie Brenston		501		58
837	The Blue Nile	518						158
838	The Coral	955	745							153
839	Annie	1353	552						613	158
840	The Teardrop Explodes	813	922					159
841	The Staple Singers		455				207	576
842	Townes Van Zandt	777	991				201
843	No Doubt	767	1015						190	423
844	The Antlers	553	2328							204	187
845	The House of Love	1090	654					160
846	Sade	959	756					177		479
847	Einstürzende Neubauten	522						161
848	En Vogue	1421	537						164
849	Fred Neil	763	1026			147
850	Michel Polnareff	1035	697			201	340
851	Phil Spector	526				149
852	The Cranberries	1364	567						165
853	The Chiffons		471			150
854	The Incredible String Band	527				151
855	Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood		473			152
856	Linda Ronstadt	768	1053				202
857	Sting	598	1956					185	541
858	Iron Butterfly	838	929			153
859	The Residents	531					227	423
860	Coleman Hawkins		656	25
861	Mobb Deep	899	838						166
862	Rick Nelson	1373	580		126	274	421
863	Gloria Gaynor		478				203
864	Cannonball Adderley	573	2289		66	365
865	The Paul Butterfield Blues Band	536				154
866	Culture	806	993				204
867	James Carr	1143	653			155
868	Aztec Camera	688	1417					164
869	Charles Trenet		652	27	236
870	This Mortal Coil	848	936					165
871	Phil Collins	1095	689					166
872	LFO	712	1319						180	513
873	Rick James	952	807					167
874	Judas Priest	610	1927					198	476
875	Stardust		486						170
876	Tim Hardin	825	1000			156
877	The Doobie Brothers		487				206
878	M/A/R/R/S		490					169
879	Autechre	550							173
880	Death Grips	776	1124								84
881	Phosphorescent	1097	700								85
882	Tocotronic	702	1435						217	360
883	The Heartbreakers	691	1511				209
884	David Sylvian	556						171
885	The Flamingos		539		62
886	Chet Baker	1067	790		60
887	Sparklehorse	560							262	274
888	Tommy James and The Shondells		504			157
889	Tom Tom Club		505					173
890	Rubén Blades	645	1842				425	215
891	T.I.		507							208	206
892	Chubby Checker		508			158
893	Mac DeMarco	681	1620								87
894	Terry Riley	913	904			160
895	Heaven 17	884	953					174
896	David Byrne	683	1651					194		473
897	The Five Satins		553		63
898	Jens Lekman	910	924							160
899	Roberta Flack		512			304	262
900	Oneohtrix Point Never	648	1902								89

901	George Russell	568			78	320
902	Taylor Swift	1135	711								90
903	Stevie Ray Vaughan	737	1321					175
904	Country Joe & The Fish	765	1233			162
905	Naughty by Nature		516						177
906	These New Puritans	624	2074								91
907	Peter Frampton	741	1334				211
908	Blink-182	954	877						178
909	Al Jolson		709	29
910	They Might Be Giants	1062	773					351	240
911	Fingers Inc.	894	979					178
912	John Zorn	575						287	277
913	The Sisters of Mercy	785	1208					179
914	Cameo	1239	667					180
915	Freda Payne		519				212
916	Cabaret Voltaire	850	1065				251	384
917	Mekons	690	1680				459	212
918	Ali Farka Touré	579							266	286
919	Joan Jett and The Blackhearts		520					181
920	Stray Cats	997	847					182
921	Joan Baez	837	1114			174	496
922	Fennesz	581								161
923	Yoko Ono	1061	794				539	196
924	Boz Scaggs	724	1503			370	247
925	No Age	697	1679							256	165
926	Method Man		523						183
927	Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton		571		68	494
928	The Wedding Present	730	1454					228	382
929	Gordon Lightfoot		527				213
930	Average White Band	885	1030				214
931	Digital Underground	1288	663					381	235
932	Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	726	1522						184
933	Elmore James		572		76	405
934	The Dream Syndicate	584						184
935	Tyler, The Creator		529								94
936	Gene Autry		730	30
937	John Fogerty	934	957				345	251
938	Art Ensemble of Chicago	587				407	243
939	Gil Evans	588				164
940	Jimmy Giuffre	591			188	190
941	Midlake	836	1176							164
942	Sebadoh	750	1429						187
943	Robert Plant	631	2300						495	196
944	Blind Lemon Jefferson		734	31
945	El-P	705	1744							346	136
946	Killing Joke	754	1440					186
947	Blind Willie Johnson		740	32
948	Bix Beiderbecke		741	33
949	Jerry Butler		575		98	300
950	Chicago	882	1097			236	335

960	Steve Reich	607					216
961	EPMD	795	1326					188
962	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys		753	35
963	The Cardigans		551						189
964	Mudhoney	1171	769					190
965	Busta Rhymes		555						215	444
966	N.E.R.D.	732	1647							167
967	Stephen Stills	727	1687				219
968	Fine Young Cannibals	1341	681					191
969	Marty Robbins	977	1041		64
970	The Wrens (II)	677	2109							169
971	Phil Ochs	921	1083			166
972	Ricardo Villalobos	887	1157							170
973	Roy Acuff		762	36
974	LaVern Baker		608		67
975	L7	939	1048						191
976	David Crosby	616					221
977	Moloko		565						252	347
978	Bangles	1277	726					193
979	Damien Rice	678	2198							171
980	Devendra Banhart	692	2068							172

981	Sarah McLachlan	733	1717						192
982	Cab Calloway		774	37
983	Yazoo	1233	755					195
984	Bad Company	807	1403				222
985	Dexter Gordon	622				167
986	Sheryl Crow	1098	858						193
987	The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	626					223
988	The Mars Volta	629								175
989	Jimmy Reed	1355	729		178	212
990	Gwen Stefani		579							176
991	GZA/Genius	632							194
992	Van Dyke Parks	638				197	491
993	Don Henley		585					199
994	Canned Heat	1267	760			168
995	Melle Mel		587					201
996	Tim Hecker	643									102
997	Bryan Ferry	1326	738				284	528			245
998	Le Tigre	987	1052						196
999	Anita Baker	700	2227					202
1000	Richard Hawley	735	1860							179