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Best Musicians of All Time
Is Beyoncé better than The Beatles? Settle the debate now. Vote for the greatest music icons and see who takes the crown in our global ELO ranking battle.
Current #1Jay-Z 🇺🇸
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ITEMS: 30VOTES: 233Most Influential Song
Ranked by the community. Based on 233 votes and counting.
Published Last updated Someone just votedMarvin Gaye - What's Going On > The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows
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233 votes castTOP 3
B
01
Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit
83% WR24 matches
1623
M
02
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
1557
71% WR17 matches
L
03
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
1554
72% WR18 matches
M
02
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
1557
ELO
71% WR|17 matches
B
01
Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit
1623
ELO
83% WR|24 matches
L
03
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
1554
ELO
72% WR|18 matches
The Ranking
04
T
The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Win Rate: 56%
|Samples: 16
1528
Elo Score
05
B
Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
Win Rate: 59%
|Samples: 17
1526
Elo Score
06
G
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message
Win Rate: 67%
|Samples: 9
1525
Elo Score
07
T
The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows
Win Rate: 60%
|Samples: 15
1525
Elo Score
08
M
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Win Rate: 58%
|Samples: 19
1524
Elo Score
09
D
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
Win Rate: 55%
|Samples: 20
1519
Elo Score
10
N
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Win Rate: 55%
|Samples: 11
1518
Elo Score
11
J
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Win Rate: 53%
|Samples: 15
1514
Elo Score
12
D
David Bowie - Space Oddity
Win Rate: 55%
|Samples: 11
1512
Elo Score
13
A
Aretha Franklin - Respect
Win Rate: 54%
|Samples: 13
1506
Elo Score
14
R
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
Win Rate: 53%
|Samples: 17
1504
Elo Score
15
S
Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the U.K.
Win Rate: 56%
|Samples: 18
1504
Elo Score
16
T
The Velvet Underground - Heroin
Win Rate: 50%
|Samples: 18
1501
Elo Score
17
N
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
Win Rate: 50%
|Samples: 12
1497
Elo Score
18
L
Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
Win Rate: 46%
|Samples: 13
1495
Elo Score
19
P
Public Enemy - Fight the Power
Win Rate: 45%
|Samples: 11
1489
Elo Score
20
Q
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Win Rate: 47%
|Samples: 17
1489
Elo Score
21
E
Elvis Presley - That's All Right
Win Rate: 41%
|Samples: 17
1488
Elo Score
22
D
Daft Punk - One More Time
Win Rate: 47%
|Samples: 17
1485
Elo Score
23
K
Kanye West - Runaway
Win Rate: 36%
|Samples: 22
1462
Elo Score
24
T
The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Win Rate: 33%
|Samples: 15
1459
Elo Score
25
J
James Brown - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
Win Rate: 35%
|Samples: 17
1458
Elo Score
26
M
Madonna - Like a Virgin
Win Rate: 29%
|Samples: 14
1451
Elo Score
27
C
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Win Rate: 29%
|Samples: 14
1449
Elo Score
28
K
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express
Win Rate: 25%
|Samples: 12
1447
Elo Score
29
B
Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time
Win Rate: 25%
|Samples: 12
1446
Elo Score
30
T
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
Win Rate: 27%
|Samples: 15
1445
Elo Score
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The most divisive matchups where the community can't agree.
Matchup
Donna Summer - I Feel Love vs Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Votes
5
Upset Rate
40%
Matchup
Little Richard - Tutti Frutti vs Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the U.K.
Votes
4
Upset Rate
0%
Matchup
Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone vs The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Votes
3
Upset Rate
33%
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Michael Jackson - Billie Jean vs Daft Punk - One More Time
Votes
3
Upset Rate
0%
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Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode vs The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows
Votes
3
Upset Rate
0%
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