Classic Rock, Ranked

Kelsey said she saw the film Yesterday on a plane. I said I didn’t understand why “Eleanor Rigby” was such a popular Beatles song. This being Deadspin, we have, after hours of yelling at each other in Slack, reached the natural endpoint of this, which is a democratically produced staff ranking of classic rock radio artists.

1. David Bowie2. Fleetwood Mac3. The Beatles4. Steely Dan5. Jimi Hendrix6. Black Sabbath7. Heart8. The Beach Boys9. Elton John10. The Rolling Stones11. Bruce Springsteen12. Tom Petty13. Queen14. Simon & Garfunkel15. Led Zeppelin16. The Cars17. Neil Young18. Pink Floyd19. King Crimson20. Creedence Clearwater Revival21. The Police22. The Band23. The Allman Brothers Band24. The Who25. Lynyrd Skynyrd26. Billy Joel27. Yes28. Van Halen29. Cheap Trick30. Wings31. AC/DC32. Rush33. Electric Light Orchestra34. Steve Miller Band35. The Doors36. Cream37. Kiss38. ZZ Top39. Journey40. Styx41. Eagles42. Kansas43. Bad Company44. Foreigner45. Aerosmith46. Boston47. Getting hit by REO Speedwagon48. Jethro Tull