<THE EIGHTIES AND NINETIES
1. PRINCE—"When Doves Cry," "1999," "Little Red Cor­vette," "Delirious," "Kiss," "Let's Go Crazy," "When You Were Mine," "U Got the Look," "Manic Monday," "Sign O' the Times," "Raspberry Beret," "Controversy," "Sugar Walls," "I Wanna Be Your Lover," "If I Was Your Girlfriend."
2. CHUCK D (PUBLIC ENEMY)—"Bring the Noise," "Don't Believe the Hype," "Welcome to the Terrordome," "She Watch Channel Zero?!," "By the Time I Get to Arizona," "How to Kill a Radio Consultant," "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos," "Rebel Without a Pause," "Sophisticated Bitch," "Cold Lampin' with Flavor," "Yo! Bum Rush the Show," "Can't Truss It."
3. STING (THE POLICE)—"Every Breath You Take," "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," "Wrapped Around Your Finger," "Don't Stand So Close to Me," "King of Pain," "Fortress Around Your Heart," "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free," "All This Time," "Do Do Do Do, De Da Da Da," "Money for Nothing," "Russians."
4. DON HENLEY—Ex-Eagle; always with collaborator "The Boys of Summer," "The Heart of the Matter," "The End Of the Innocence," "The Last Worthless Evening," "Dirty Laundry " "All She Wants to Do Is Dance," "Desperado," "Hotel California,'" "Heartache Tonight," "Life in the Fast Lane," "New Kid in Town," "I Will Not Go Quietly."
5. RUN-DMC (RUN, D.M.C., JAM MASTER JAY)— "It's Like That," "Sucker M.C.'s (Krush Groove 1)," "You Be Illin'," "King of Rock," "Rock Box," "Jam-Master Jammin'," "It's Tricky," "Jam-Master Jay," "My Adidas," "Can You Rock It Like This," "Roots, Rap, Reggae," "Run's House," "Christmas in Hol-lis."
6. PETER GABRIEL—"Sledgehammer," "Biko," "Shock the Monkey," "Big Time," "Don't Give Up," "Red Rain," "Sols-bury Hill," "Games Without Frontiers," "In Your Eyes." His solo albums have musical, not necessarily thematic, links. Earlier works with Genesis were more conceptual.
7. L.A. AND BABYFACE (ANTONIO "L.A." REID AND KENNETH "BABYFACE" EDMONDS)—Revivers of R&B on hip-hop's terms. "Girlfriend," "It's No Crime," "Tender Lover," "My Kinda Girl," "Whip Appeal," "Superwoman," "Rock Wit-cha," "Don't Be Cruel," "Humpin' Around," "Body Talk," "I'm Your Baby Tonight," "Miracle," "Every Little Step," "Dial My Heart."
8. DAVID BYRNE—"Life During Wartime," "Burning Down the House," "Once in a Lifetime," "Road to Nowhere," "And She Was," "Wild Wild Life," "Psychokiller," "Love > Building On Fire," "Don't Worry About the Government," "The Big Country, "Stay Up Late."
9. CHRISSIE HYNDE (PRETENDERS) Brass in Pocket, "Back on the Chain Gang," "Middle of the Road," "Talk of the Town," "Message of Love," "Kid," "Precious," "2000 Miles, "My City Was Gone," "Don't Get Me Wrong," "Hymn to Her, "Up the Neck."
10. GUNS N' ROSES (IZZY STRADLIN, AXL ROSE, DUFF McKAGAN, SLASH)—"Welcome to the Jungle," "Sweet Child O' Mine," "Don't Cry," "Mr. Brownstone," "Paradise City," "Civil War," "November Rain," "Get in the Ring'" "Nighttrain'" "Coma"
11. ICE CUBE—"F—— Tha Police," "Dead Homiez", "The Drive-By," "It Was a Good Day," "Jackin' for Beats, "Wrong Nigga to F--- Wit'," "Steady Mobbin'," "Gangsta's Fairytail" "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted," "Gangsta Gangsta," "Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside)," "Dopeman."
12. PAUL WESTERBERG (THE REPLACEMENTS) — "Left of the Dial," "Bastards of Young," "Can't Hardly Wait," "Here Comes a Regular," "Achin' to Be," "I'll Be You," "All Shook Down," "Swingin' Party," "Alex Chilton," "Waitress in the Sky."
13. RICHARD THOMPSON — "Shoot Out the Lights," "Wall of Death," "Back Street Slide," "Tear Stained Letter," "Calvary Cross," "Twisted," "Waltzing' s for Dreamers," "Walking on a Wire," "Small Town Romance," "Jet Plane in a Rocking Chair," "Hokey Pokey (The Ice Cream Song)," "Hand of Kindness."
14. TRACY CHAPMAN — "Fast Car, " "Talkin' 'Bout a Revo­lution," "Bang Bang Bang," "Baby Can I Hold You," "For My Lover," "I Used to Be a Sailor," "Matters of the Heart," "Cross­roads," "All that You Have Is Your Soul," "Dreaming on a World," "This Time," "If Not Now ..."
15. SIR-MIX-A-LOT— "Baby Got Back," "My Hooptie," "National Anthem," "Beepers," "One Time's Got No Case," "Swap Meet Louie," "Posse on Broadway," "Cortex," "Mack Daddy," "Seminar," "Something About My Benzo," "Hip Hop Soldier."
16. JOHN HIATT — "Thing Called Love," "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here," "She Loves the Jerk," "The Way We Make a Broken Heart," "It Hasn't Happened Yet," "Alone in the Dark," "Feels Like Rain," "Tip of My Tongue," "Have a Little Faith in Me," "Memphis in the Meantime," "Tennessee Plates."
17. MARSHALL CRENSHAW — "Someday, Someway," "Cynical Girl," "Rockin' Around in N.Y.C.," "The Usual Thing," "Brand New Lover," "She Can't Dance," "There She Goes Again," "Something's Gonna Happen," "Our Town," "Someplace Where Love Can't Find Me," "Whenever You're On My Mind."
18. U2 (BONO AND THE EDGE) — "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," "One," "With or Without You," "Silver and Gold," "I Will Follow," "All I Want Is You," "New Year's PaY," "Sunday Bloody Sunday," "Pride (In the Name of Love)," "Eleven O'Clock Tick Tock," "When Love Comes to Town," "Gloria."
19. TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY— Introducing the Hardline Ac­cording to Terence Trent D'Arty, Terence Trent D' Arty's Neither Fish nor and Terence Trent Dy Arty's Symphony or Damn.
20. DAVID BAERWALD — Most politically (and perhaps rhythmically) sophisticated of nineties singer-songwriters. With David and David (Ricketts): Welcome to the Boomtown. On his own, Bedtime Stories and Triage.
21. MICHAEL STIPE (R.E.M.) — "Radio Free Europe," Fall on Me," "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," "Losing My Religion," "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)," "Man on the Moon," "The One I Love," "Maps and Legends," "Ages of You," "Burning Down," "Shiny Happy People."
22. STEVIE NICKS (FLEETWOOD MAC) Edge of Sev­enteen," "Rhiannon," "Stand Back," "Sara," "Rooms on Fire," "Dreams," "If Anyone Falls," "Whole Lotta Trouble," "Beauty and the Beast," "I Can't Wait."
23. CULTURE CLUB (BOY GEORGE AND JON MOSS))— "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me," "Church of the Poison Mind," "Kharma Chameleon," "Miss Me Blind," "Time (Clock of the Heart)," "War Song," "Mistake No. 3," "I'll Tumble 4 Ya."
24. MADONNA—Almost always with collaborators. "Live to Tell," "Like a Prayer," "True Blue," "Express Yourself," "Open Your Heart," "Cherish," "Lucky Star," "Into the Groove," "Vogue."
25. ROSANNE CASH—"Seven Year Ache," "Hold On," "Blue Moon with Heartache," "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me," "If There's a God on My Side," "Seventh Avenue," "The Real Me."


(Source-The New Book of Rock Lists)