Most Listed Artists

Here are the 100 or so artists with the most number of A-listed songs. If a song has been listed two or more times, each listing still counts towards the total in the third column. The fourth column shows how many of the A-listings are repeats of previously listed songs.

RankArtistA-listersRe-zeds
1The Beatles581
2The Rolling Stones502
3Bob Dylan49 
4The Beach Boys452
5Bruce Springsteen44 
6David Bowie442
7Tom Waits421
8Grateful Dead41
9Ella Fitzgerald40
10Joni Mitchell36
11Kate Bush362
12Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds353
13Stevie Wonder32
14Pink Floyd322
15The Fall30
15The Smiths30
17The Who301
18Billy Bragg29
18R.E.M.29
20Johnny Cash28
21Captain Beefheart281
21The Pogues281
21Prince281
24Elvis Costello27
25The Cure271
26Louis Armstrong261
26Van Morrison261
26Neil Young261
29The Kinks25 
30Nina Simone251
31Elvis Presley24
32The Clash241
33Leonard Cohen23 
34Half Man Half Biscuit231
35James Brown22
35Jimi Hendrix22
35Richard Thompson22
35XTC22
39Miles Davis221
39Marvin Gaye221
39Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers221
39Gil Scott-Heron221
43Bob Marley21
43Pet Shop Boys21 
43Pixies21 
43Jake Thackray21
43Scott Walker21 
43Frank Zappa21 
49Fela Kuti211
49Frank Sinatra211
49Talking Heads213
52The Byrds20 
52John Cale20 
52Aretha Franklin20 
52Kraftwerk20 
52Pulp20
52Lou Reed20
58Serge Gainsbourg201
58Radiohead201
60Björk19
60P J Harvey19
60Paul Kelly19 
60Loudon Wainwright III19
64The Velvet Underground191
65Brian Eno193
66Peter Hammill18 
66Led Zeppelin18
66Randy Newman18 
69Roxy Music181
69The Specials181
69The Streets181
69The Temptations181
73Belle and Sebastian17
73The Jam17
73Jackie Leven17
73Queen17 
77Billie Holiday171
77John Lennon171
79Ray Charles16 
79The Decemberists16 
79Ian Dury16 
79Ramones16 
79Sly and the Family Stone16
79Sonic Youth16 
79Sufjan Stevens16
79Van der Graaf Generator16 
79Wire16
79Robert Wyatt16 
79Warren Zevon16 
90AC/DC161
90Nick Drake161
90Public Enemy161
93The Beautiful South15 
93Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band15 
93Dexys Midnight Runners15
93Fairport Convention15
93Paul Simon15 
93Siouxsie and the Banshees15
93Al Stewart15 
93The Stranglers15
10110,000 Maniacs151
101Mark Knopfler151
103Blondie14
103The Go-Betweens14
103Katzenjammer14
103Madness14 
103New Order14
103Simon & Garfunkel14
103Dusty Springfield14 
103Steeleye Span14 
103The White Stripes14 
103Wilco14 
113Charles Mingus141
113The Unthanks141
115The Divine Comedy142
115Yo La Tengo142
117Arctic Monkeys13 
117Barenaked Ladies13 
117Ry Cooder13 
117Donovan13
117The Jesus and Mary Chain13
117Elton John13
117The Magnetic Fields13
117The Monkees13 
117Karine Polwart13 
117Todd Rundgren13
117Sparks13 
117They Might Be Giants13 
129Kevin Ayers131
129Beyoncé131
129Curtis Mayfield131
129Mischief Brew131
129The Pretenders131
129Suzanne Vega131
135ABBA132