http://hometown.aol.com/savoybg1/myhomepage/index.htmlOver the years I have conducted many different surveys involving music and recordings, everything from the top recordings of individual years to the top artists of different eras, and all kinds of things in between. Below are the results of various different surveys that I have done over the years.
SURVEY RESULTS:
Here's the results of surveys that were done to determine the top artists of the 50's and the top artists of the 60's, based on the votes of members of the two respective newsgroups:
rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1950s
rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1960s
Members of the groups were asked to rank their personal top 40 (or 50) artists of the decade, and point totals were assigned to each position, and the votes were tallied up for each group. Here is the concensus top artists of each decade, according to the members of the newsgroups:
TOP 100 ARTISTS OF THE 1950's:
RANK--ARTIST--MENTIONS--TOTAL POINTS
1 ¦ Little Richard ¦ 23 ¦ 1125
2 ¦ Fats Domino ¦ 22 ¦ 992
3 ¦ Elvis Presley ¦ 20 ¦ 928
4 ¦ Chuck Berry ¦ 19 ¦ 866
5 ¦ Drifters ¦ 19 ¦ 706
6 ¦ Buddy Holly ¦ 17 ¦ 702
7 ¦ Jerry Lee Lewis ¦ 18 ¦ 628
8 ¦ Hank Williams ¦ 14 ¦ 605
9 ¦ Platters ¦ 15 ¦ 547
10 ¦ Flamingos ¦ 15 ¦ 537
11 ¦ Joe Turner ¦ 14 ¦ 516
12 ¦ Ray Charles ¦ 13 ¦ 500
13 ¦ Gene Vincent & Bluecaps ¦ 12 ¦ 481
14 ¦ Coasters ¦ 14 ¦ 469
15 ¦ Carl Perkins ¦ 14 ¦ 459
16 ¦ Moonglows ¦ 13 ¦ 456
17 ¦ Everly Brothers ¦ 12 ¦ 439
18 ¦ Johnny Cash ¦ 13 ¦ 424
19 ¦ Bo Diddley ¦ 12 ¦ 421
20 ¦ Eddie Cochran ¦ 13 ¦ 406
21 ¦ Cadillacs ¦ 12 ¦ 406
22 ¦ Clovers ¦ 12 ¦ 400
23 ¦ Five Keys ¦ 10 ¦ 400
24 ¦ Spaniels ¦ 12 ¦ 381
25 ¦ Dominoes ¦ 14 ¦ 364
26 ¦ Midnighters ¦ 14 ¦ 349
27 ¦ Sam Cooke ¦ 11 ¦ 309
28 ¦ Bill Haley & Comets ¦ 9 ¦ 295
29 ¦ Clyde McPhatter ¦ 10 ¦ 294
30 ¦ Orioles ¦ 8 ¦ 286
31 ¦ Frankie Lymon & Teenagers ¦ 10 ¦ 275
32 ¦ Ruth Brown ¦ 11 ¦ 261
33 ¦ Huey "Piano" Smith & Clowns ¦ 10 ¦ 250
34 ¦ Howlin' Wolf ¦ 7 ¦ 244
35 ¦ Muddy Waters ¦ 7 ¦ 241
36 ¦ Lloyd Price ¦ 10 ¦ 240
37 ¦ Harptones ¦ 7 ¦ 235
38 ¦ Ricky Nelson ¦ 7 ¦ 228
39 ¦ Jackie Wilson ¦ 8 ¦ 213
40 ¦ Elmore James ¦ 7 ¦ 213
41 ¦ Swallows ¦ 7 ¦ 199
42 ¦ Dion & Belmonts ¦ 6 ¦ 199
43 ¦ Jimmy Reed ¦ 6 ¦ 198
44 ¦ Charms ¦ 7 ¦ 196
45 ¦ Marty Robbins ¦ 6 ¦ 195
46 ¦ Jack Scott ¦ 9 ¦ 194
47 ¦ Little Walter ¦ 6 ¦ 194
48 ¦ Smiley Lewis ¦ 4 ¦ 189
49 ¦ Johnny Burnette Trio ¦ 7 ¦ 181
50 ¦ Five Satins ¦ 6 ¦ 179
51 ¦ Cleftones ¦ 5 ¦ 178
52 ¦ Solitaires ¦ 5 ¦ 175
53 ¦ Robins ¦ 7 ¦ 171
54 ¦ Buddy Knox ¦ 5 ¦ 171
55 ¦ Nat "King" Cole ¦ 6 ¦ 168
56 ¦ Bobby "Blue" Bland ¦ 6 ¦ 165
57 ¦ Wynonie Harris ¦ 6 ¦ 161
58 ¦ Channels ¦ 4 ¦ 160
59 ¦ Little Willie John ¦ 6 ¦ 159
60 ¦ Skyliners ¦ 4 ¦ 156
61 ¦ Chuck Willis ¦ 6 ¦ 155
62 ¦ Frank Sinatra ¦ 4 ¦ 154
63 ¦ Five Royales ¦ 6 ¦ 149
64 ¦ Dinah Washington ¦ 6 ¦ 147
65 ¦ El Dorados ¦ 6 ¦ 134
66 ¦ John Lee Hooker ¦ 5 ¦ 133
67 ¦ Heartbeats ¦ 5 ¦ 132
68 ¦ Paul Anka ¦ 5 ¦ 129
69 ¦ Del-Vikings ¦ 5 ¦ 127
70 ¦ James Brown ¦ 5 ¦ 126
71 ¦ Pat Boone ¦ 4 ¦ 124
72 ¦ Lavern Baker ¦ 5 ¦ 121
73 ¦ Chantels ¦ 3 ¦ 120
74 ¦ Bobby Darin ¦ 3 ¦ 113
75 ¦ Johnny Otis ¦ 3 ¦ 113
76 ¦ Duane Eddy ¦ 4 ¦ 112
77 ¦ Johnnie Ray ¦ 5 ¦ 109
78 ¦ Little Anthony ¦ 4 ¦ 108
79 ¦ B.B. King ¦ 3 ¦ 108
80 ¦ Jimmie Rodgers ¦ 3 ¦ 107
81 ¦ Professor Longhair ¦ 4 ¦ 106
82 ¦ Dubs ¦ 3 ¦ 106
83 ¦ Conway Twitty ¦ 2 ¦ 106
84 ¦ Ravens ¦ 3 ¦ 105
85 ¦ Perry Como ¦ 3 ¦ 103
86 ¦ Crests ¦ 4 ¦ 100
87 ¦ Ritchie Valens ¦ 4 ¦ 98
88 ¦ Larry Williams ¦ 3 ¦ 98
89 ¦ Louis Prima ¦ 4 ¦ 96
90 ¦ Nutmegs ¦ 3 ¦ 95
91 ¦ Larks ¦ 3 ¦ 95
92 ¦ Dale Hawkins ¦ 2 ¦ 94
93 ¦ Connie Francis ¦ 4 ¦ 92
94 ¦ Checkers ¦ 3 ¦ 92
95 ¦ Don & Dewey ¦ 2 ¦ 92
96 ¦ Louis Jordan ¦ 2 ¦ 91
97 ¦ Sonny Boy Williamson ¦ 3 ¦ 89
98 ¦ Pearls ¦ 3 ¦ 88
99 ¦ Frankie Laine ¦ 4 ¦ 87
100 ¦ Charlie Gracie ¦ 3 ¦ 86