Inside The Rock Era is thrilled to present The Top 100 Artists of the Rock Era*, a 105-day musical extravaganza beginning Monday, February 5. This music special should be on the radio around the world, but instead you can only hear it right here on Inside The Rock Era*.
In advance of the premiere, we want you to realize what it takes to get here. By mentioning a few of the great artists NOT in the list, it should give you some idea of the honor of being included in The Top 100* for the last 65 years.
Adele, with her huge #1 songs, including some of the best ever recorded, is just short. She'll need another great album to sneak into the Top 100*. Other artists who are right behind the Top 100*:
Tommy James and the Shondells ("Crystal Blue Persuasion", "Crimson And Clover", "I Think We're Alone Now", "Mony, Mony", and many more)
Joni Mitchell (one of the all-time great singer-songwriters)
Air Supply (red-hot in the 80's including "All Out Of Love", "Lost In Love", "Every Woman In The World", "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All", and many others)
Alabama (limited popular success, but very popular in the limited Country format)
Gladys Knight & the Pips ("Midnight Train To Georgia", "Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)", "Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me", "If I Were Your Woman", and many more)
Pat Boone (one of the giants of the early years in rock with "I Almost Lost My Mind", "Ain't That A Shame", "Love Letters In The Sand", "April Love", and dozens of other hits)
TLC (one of the great girl groups of all-time, with hits like "Waterfall", "No Scrubs", "Unpretty", "Baby, Baby Bay", "Creep", "Diggin' On You", "Red Light Special", and more)
and......
Roberta Flack
Roy Orbison
Amy Grant
Paula Abdul
Steve Miller Band
Jefferson Airplane/Starship
Enya
Johnny Rivers
Backstreet Boys
Green Day
Ray Charles
Brenda Lee
Carole King
Shania Twain
Richard Marx
Britney Spears
Destiny's Child
Al Stewart
Spice Girls
5th Dimension
Supertramp
Boston
Animals