Artist Influences

The Beatles

Influenced 1574

Rank #1

Genres

Rock Pop

Styles

Beat Pop Rock Rock & Roll Psychedelic Rock Classic Rock

Jimi Hendrix

Influenced 679

Rank #2

Genres

Rock Blues

Styles

Blues Rock Psychedelic Rock Classic Rock Hard Rock

Led Zeppelin

Influenced 672

Rank #3

Genres

Rock

Styles

Hard Rock Classic Rock Blues Rock

Bob Dylan

Influenced 611

Rank #4

Genres

Rock Folk, World, & Country Pop

Styles

Folk Rock Folk Pop Rock Blues Rock Country Rock

David Bowie

Influenced 523

Rank #5

Genres

Rock Pop

Styles

Pop Rock Glam Alternative Rock Classic Rock Art Rock

Black Sabbath

Influenced 504

Rank #6

Genres

Rock

Styles

Heavy Metal Hard Rock Doom Metal

The Rolling Stones

Influenced 476

Rank #7

Genres

Rock

Styles

Classic Rock Rock & Roll Blues Rock

Pink Floyd

Influenced 465

Rank #8

Genres

Rock

Styles

Psychedelic Rock Prog Rock

Elvis Presley

Influenced 423

Rank #9

Genres

Rock Pop

Styles

Rock & Roll Ballad

Michael Jackson

Influenced 371

Rank #10

Genres

Pop Funk / Soul Electronic Rock

Styles

Disco House Soul Pop Rock Synth-pop

Metallica

Influenced 368

Rank #11

Genres

Rock

Styles

Heavy Metal Thrash

Stevie Wonder

Influenced 342

Rank #12

Genres

Funk / Soul Jazz Pop

Styles

Soul Disco Funk Vocal Easy Listening

Johann Sebastian Bach

Influenced 329

Rank #13

Genres

Classical

Styles

Baroque Classical

Iron Maiden

Influenced 327

Rank #14

Genres

Rock

Styles

Heavy Metal

Miles Davis

Influenced 317

Rank #15

Genres

Jazz

Styles

Contemporary Jazz Bop Post Bop Fusion Hard Bop

The Cure

Influenced 308

Rank #16

Genres

Rock Electronic

Styles

New Wave Alternative Rock Goth Rock Post-Punk

Nirvana

Influenced 306

Rank #17

Genres

Rock

Styles

Grunge Alternative Rock

Radiohead

Influenced 299

Rank #18

Genres

Rock Electronic

Styles

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Experimental

Ramones

Influenced 295

Rank #19

Genres

Rock

Styles

Punk

Queen

Influenced 292

Rank #20

Genres

Rock

Styles

Classic Rock Pop Rock Arena Rock Hard Rock

The Clash

Influenced 290

Rank #21

Genres

Rock

Styles

Punk

The Beach Boys

Influenced 277

Rank #22

Genres

Rock Pop

Styles

Surf Pop Rock Vocal

Prince

Influenced 275

Rank #23

Genres

Funk / Soul Pop Rock Electronic

Styles

Funk Pop Rock Soul Minneapolis Sound Synth-pop

Kraftwerk

Influenced 270

Rank #24

Genres

Electronic Rock

Styles

Electro Synth-pop Experimental

Joni Mitchell

Influenced 269

Rank #25

Genres

Pop Rock Jazz Folk, World, & Country

Styles

Vocal Folk Folk Rock Contemporary Jazz Pop Rock

Neil Young

Influenced 267

Rank #26

Genres

Rock Folk, World, & Country

Styles

Folk Rock Country Rock Classic Rock Pop Rock Alternative Rock

The Who

Influenced 266

Rank #27

Genres

Rock

Styles

Classic Rock Mod

John Coltrane

Influenced 265

Rank #28

Genres

Jazz

Styles

Contemporary Jazz Post Bop Hard Bop Bop Free Jazz

James Brown

Influenced 254

Rank #29

Genres

Funk / Soul Rock

Styles

Funk Soul Rhythm & Blues

Depeche Mode

Influenced 250

Rank #30

Genres

Electronic Rock Pop

Styles

Synth-pop

The Velvet Underground

Influenced 246

Rank #31

Genres

Rock

Styles

Psychedelic Rock Art Rock Garage Rock Alternative Rock Indie Rock

Igor Stravinsky

Influenced 244

Rank #32

Genres

Classical

Styles

Modern Romantic Contemporary

Kiss

Influenced 236

Rank #33

Genres

Rock

Styles

Hard Rock

Slayer

Influenced 233

Rank #34

Genres

Rock

Styles

Thrash Death Metal

Sex Pistols

Influenced 229

Rank #35

Genres

Rock

Styles

Punk

AC/DC

Influenced 229

Rank #35

Genres

Rock

Styles

Hard Rock

Joy Division

Influenced 225

Rank #37

Genres

Rock Electronic

Styles

New Wave Post-Punk Indie Rock Punk Alternative Rock

Claude Debussy

Influenced 220

Rank #38

Genres

Classical

Styles

Impressionist Romantic Modern Classical Baroque

Béla Bartók

Influenced 216

Rank #39

Genres

Classical

Styles

Modern Romantic Contemporary

Frank Zappa

Influenced 214

Rank #40

Genres

Rock Jazz

Styles

Avantgarde Prog Rock Experimental Jazz-Rock Psychedelic Rock

Sonic Youth

Influenced 207

Rank #41

Genres

Rock

Styles

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Noise Experimental Punk

Deep Purple

Influenced 207

Rank #41

Genres

Rock

Styles

Hard Rock Classic Rock

Aretha Franklin

Influenced 205

Rank #43

Genres

Funk / Soul

Styles

Soul Rhythm & Blues

Ludwig van Beethoven

Influenced 205

Rank #43

Genres

Classical

Styles

Classical Romantic

Bob Marley

Influenced 202

Rank #45

Genres

Reggae

Styles

Reggae Roots Reggae Dub Ska

Billie Holiday

Influenced 201

Rank #46

Genres

Jazz

Styles

Vocal Swing Contemporary Jazz Big Band Soul-Jazz

The Stooges

Influenced 199

Rank #47

Genres

Rock

Styles

Punk Garage Rock Alternative Rock

The Smiths

Influenced 195

Rank #48

Genres

Rock

Styles

Indie Rock Alternative Rock

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Influenced 195

Rank #48

Genres

Classical

Styles

Classical Romantic

Duke Ellington

Influenced 195

Rank #48

Genres

Jazz

Styles

Swing Big Band Contemporary Jazz Bop Vocal

Björk

Influenced 193

Rank #51

Genres

Electronic Pop Rock Jazz

Styles

Vocal Experimental Alternative Rock Contemporary Jazz Indie Rock

King Crimson

Influenced 193

Rank #51

Genres

Rock

Styles

Prog Rock Art Rock

Kate Bush

Influenced 192

Rank #53

Genres

Rock Pop Electronic

Styles

Pop Rock Art Rock Vocal Alternative Rock Synth-pop

John Cage

Influenced 191

Rank #54

Genres

Classical Electronic

Styles

Contemporary Modern Experimental

Ray Charles

Influenced 187

Rank #55

Genres

Rock Funk / Soul Jazz

Styles

Rhythm & Blues Rock & Roll Soul Vocal Soul-Jazz

Judas Priest

Influenced 187

Rank #55

Genres

Rock

Styles

Heavy Metal

Siouxsie & The Banshees

Influenced 186

Rank #57

Genres

Rock

Styles

New Wave Post-Punk Goth Rock Punk Alternative Rock

Ella Fitzgerald

Influenced 185

Rank #58

Genres

Jazz Pop

Styles

Vocal Swing Bop Big Band

U2

Influenced 183

Rank #59

Genres

Rock

Styles

Pop Rock Alternative Rock Arena Rock Rock & Roll

Charlie Parker

Influenced 182

Rank #60

Genres

Jazz

Styles

Bop Contemporary Jazz Post Bop Hard Bop Swing

The Kinks

Influenced 181

Rank #61

Genres

Rock Pop

Styles

Pop Rock Classic Rock Beat Mod Garage Rock

Little Richard

Influenced 177

Rank #62

Genres

Rock Funk / Soul

Styles

Rock & Roll Rhythm & Blues

Madonna

Influenced 176

Rank #63

Genres

Pop Electronic Rock

Styles

Synth-pop House Dance-pop Pop Rock Disco

Rush

Influenced 175

Rank #64

Genres

Rock

Styles

Prog Rock Hard Rock

McKinley Morganfield

Influenced 175

Rank #64

Genres

Blues Rock

Styles

Blues Rock Chicago Blues Electric Blues Rhythm & Blues Harmonica Blues

Olivier Messiaen

Influenced 172

Rank #66

Genres

Classical

Styles

Modern Contemporary Romantic Organ

The Doors

Influenced 166

Rank #67

Genres

Rock

Styles

Psychedelic Rock Blues Rock Classic Rock

Fugazi

Influenced 166

Rank #67

Genres

Rock

Styles

Punk Hardcore Emo Indie Rock Alternative Rock

Frédéric Chopin

Influenced 166

Rank #67

Genres

Classical

Styles

Romantic Classical

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Influenced 165

Rank #70

Genres

Classical Electronic

Styles

Contemporary Experimental

Chuck Berry

Influenced 164

Rank #71

Genres

Rock Pop

Styles

Rock & Roll Pop Rock Blues Rock Beat

Louis Armstrong

Influenced 163

Rank #72

Genres

Jazz

Styles

Dixieland Swing Vocal Big Band

Pixies

Influenced 163

Rank #72

Genres

Rock

Styles

Alternative Rock Indie Rock

Marvin Gaye

Influenced 161

Rank #74

Genres

Funk / Soul Rock

Styles

Soul Funk

Pantera

Influenced 161

Rank #74

Genres

Rock

Styles

Heavy Metal Thrash Groove Metal

Brian Eno

Influenced 161

Rank #74

Genres

Rock Electronic Pop

Styles

Ambient Experimental Pop Rock Alternative Rock Art Rock

Leonard Cohen

Influenced 160

Rank #77

Genres

Rock Pop Folk, World, & Country

Styles

Folk Rock Folk Pop Rock Ballad Vocal

Talking Heads

Influenced 159

Rank #78

Genres

Rock Electronic

Styles

New Wave Art Rock Alternative Rock Indie Rock

My Bloody Valentine

Influenced 158

Rank #79

Genres

Rock

Styles

Shoegaze Indie Rock Alternative Rock

Whitney Houston

Influenced 158

Rank #79

Genres

Funk / Soul Pop Electronic

Styles

Contemporary R&B Ballad Soul House Synth-pop

Beyoncé

Influenced 158

Rank #79

Genres

Hip Hop Pop Funk / Soul Electronic

Styles

Contemporary R&B House Pop Rap

Genesis

Influenced 157

Rank #82

Genres

Rock

Styles

Prog Rock Pop Rock

Hank Williams

Influenced 157

Rank #82

Genres

Folk, World, & Country Rock Pop

Styles

Country

Tom Waits

Influenced 153

Rank #84

Genres

Rock Folk, World, & Country

Styles

Blues Rock Alternative Rock Folk Pop Rock Folk Rock

Johnny Cash

Influenced 153

Rank #84

Genres

Folk, World, & Country Rock

Styles

Country Country Rock

Bruce Springsteen

Influenced 152

Rank #86

Genres

Rock

Styles

Classic Rock Rock & Roll Pop Rock Acoustic Folk Rock

Yes

Influenced 151

Rank #87

Genres

Rock

Styles

Prog Rock

Maurice Ravel

Influenced 150

Rank #88

Genres

Classical

Styles

Modern Impressionist Romantic Classical Contemporary

Arnold Schoenberg

Influenced 150

Rank #88

Genres

Classical

Styles

Modern Romantic Twelve-tone Contemporary

Franz Liszt

Influenced 149

Rank #90

Genres

Classical

Styles

Romantic Classical Modern

Eric Clapton

Influenced 148

Rank #91

Genres

Rock Blues

Styles

Blues Rock Classic Rock Pop Rock

Lauryn Hill

Influenced 147

Rank #92

Genres

Hip Hop Funk / Soul

Styles

Contemporary R&B Conscious Pop Rap Soul RnB/Swing

Otis Redding

Influenced 147

Rank #92

Genres

Funk / Soul Rock Pop

Styles

Soul Rhythm & Blues Funk

Richard Wagner

Influenced 147

Rank #92

Genres

Classical

Styles

Romantic Opera Classical

Frank Sinatra

Influenced 145

Rank #95

Genres

Jazz Pop

Styles

Vocal Swing Big Band Easy Listening Ballad

Elvis Costello

Influenced 145

Rank #95

Genres

Rock Pop

Styles

Pop Rock New Wave Alternative Rock Punk Indie Rock

Black Flag

Influenced 145

Rank #95

Genres

Rock

Styles

Punk Hardcore

Django Reinhardt

Influenced 145

Rank #95

Genres

Jazz

Styles

Gypsy Jazz Swing

B.B. King

Influenced 144

Rank #99

Genres

Blues Rock

Styles

Blues Rock Electric Blues Chicago Blues Rhythm & Blues Soul

The Byrds

Influenced 143

Rank #100

Genres

Rock

Styles

Folk Rock Psychedelic Rock Country Rock Pop Rock