SPIN magazine publisher Bob Guccione Junior compiled a list he calls "The 100 Greatest Rock Stars Since That Was A Thing". "He says this is a list of rock stars not a list of the best musicians or important songwriters". The top 10 are:
- Keith Richards
- Prince
- Jimi Hendrix
- Jimmy Page
- David Bowie
- Bruce Springsteen
- Bob Dylan
- Mick Jagger
- Grace Slick
- Kurt Cobain
Others in the top 100 include Eddie Van Halen, Prince, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Bono, Clapton, Freddie Mercury, Joan Jett, Ozzy, Tom Petty and Steven Tyler.
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