Q Magazine's 50 Most Exciting Tunes Ever [Artists]

Entertainment: Music Q Magazine

Published January 2002. #12 is a duo from Run DMC and Aerosmith. These are the artists who performed the songs. Missing: * Trex (#49) * *Specials (#47) * Azzido Da Bass (#42) * S'Express (#40) * So Solid Crew (#35) * Undertones (#32) * Jam (#15)

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14

1

The Sex Pistols

Musicians

32.51% (66 of 203 votes)

24

2

Prodigy (Band)

Musicians

22.22% (4 of 18 votes)

9

3

Beatles

Musicians

41.86% (72 of 172 votes)

7

4

Public Enemy

Musicians

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

8

5

Nirvana

Musicians

45.88% (217 of 473 votes)

2

6

Iggy Pop

Musician

66.67% (10 of 15 votes)

5

7

James Brown

Vocalist

54.29% (76 of 140 votes)

1

8

Oasis

Musicians

87.50% (7 of 8 votes)

10

9

The Clash

Musicians

36.36% (4 of 11 votes)

12

10

Rolling Stones

Musicians

33.90% (20 of 59 votes)

22

11

Motorhead

Musicians

25.00% (1 of 4 votes)

13

12

Aerosmith

Musicians

33.33% (20 of 60 votes)

21

12

Run DMC

Musicians

25.00% (1 of 4 votes)

40

13

Stone Roses

Musicians

0% (0 of 0 votes)

3

14

The Jackson 5

Vocalists

59.37% (377 of 635 votes)

6

15

The Jam

Musicians

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

35

16

U2

Musicians

0% (0 of 2 votes)

18

17

Led Zeppelin

Musicians

30.41% (52 of 171 votes)

30

18

Underworld

Musicians

0% (0 of 4 votes)

38

19

House of Pain

Musicians

0% (0 of 0 votes)

20

20

Elvis Presley

Vocalist

28.47% (39 of 137 votes)

34

22

Blur

Musicians

0% (0 of 1 votes)

19

23

Jimi Hendrix

Musician

29.81% (48 of 161 votes)

4

24

The Who

Musicians

55.77% (29 of 52 votes)

16

25

Missy Elliott

Vocalist

32.20% (19 of 59 votes)

33

26

The Ramones

Musicians

0% (0 of 1 votes)

28

27

Joy Division

Musicians

5.88% (1 of 17 votes)

37

28

Ash

Musicians

0% (0 of 0 votes)

17

29

The Smiths

Musicians

30.85% (58 of 188 votes)

41

30

Chemical Brothers

Musicians

0% (0 of 2 votes)

23

31

Rage Against the Machine

Musicians

22.22% (2 of 9 votes)

46

32

The Undertones

Musicians

0% (0 of 0 votes)

36

33

Manic Street Preachers

Musicians

0% (0 of 0 votes)

42

34

Happy Mondays

Musicians

0% (0 of 0 votes)

29

36

MC5

Musicians

5.71% (2 of 35 votes)

31

37

Slade

Musicians

0% (0 of 6 votes)

44

38

AC/DC

Musicians

0% (0 of 10 votes)

11

39

Beastie Boys

Musicians

35.71% (10 of 28 votes)

43

41

The Kinks

Musicians

0% (0 of 4 votes)

26

43

The Strokes

Musicians

11.11% (2 of 18 votes)

39

44

Donna Summer

Vocalist

0% (0 of 3 votes)

27

45

Guns n' Roses

Musicians

10.53% (2 of 19 votes)

15

46

Bruce Springsteen

Vocalist

32.24% (49 of 152 votes)

45

47

The Specials

Musicians

0% (0 of 2 votes)

32

48

Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

Musicians

0% (0 of 1 votes)

47

49

T. Rex

Musicians

0% (0 of 5 votes)

25

50

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Musicians

14.29% (2 of 14 votes)