5 stars:

The Beatles
The Who
Stevie Wonder
Yes

4 stars:

The Beach Boys
Bob Dylan
David Bowie
Deep Purple
Elvis Costello
Fleetwood Mac
Genesis
George Harrison
Jellyfish
Jimi Hendrix
Paul McCartney
Pink Floyd
The Police
Radiohead
The Rolling Stones
Roxy Music
Television
Van Halen
XTC

3 stars:

10cc
ABBA
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Arcade Fire
Björk
Black Sabbath
Blue Öyster Cult
Brian Eno
Carole King
The Clash
Cocteau Twins
Cream
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Dear Hunter
Dio
Electric Light Orchestra
Elton John
Eric Clapton
Extreme
The Flaming Lips
Frank Zappa
Gentle Giant
Heart
Iron Maiden
Jean-Michel Jarre
Jeff Beck
Jethro Tull
Joni Mitchell
Kate Bush
King Crimson
Led Zeppelin
Lou Reed
Metallica
Mike Oldfield
The Moody Blues
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Paul Simon
Pete Townshend
Peter Gabriel
Prince
Procol Harum
R.E.M.
Rainbow
Ramones
Renaissance
Rush
Santana
Sly & The Family Stone
Sparks
Steely Dan
Steve Hackett
The Stone Roses
Talk Talk
Talking Heads
Tom Petty
Wilco

2 stars:

Alice Cooper
The Allman Brothers Band
The Band
Beck
The Buggles
Caravan
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Fairport Convention
Funkadelic
Golden Earring
Grateful Dead
The Jam
Jefferson Airplane
Joy Division
Marvin Gaye
Meat Loaf
Michael Jackson
Motörhead
Mountain
Nazareth
Nirvana
PJ Harvey
Portishead
Queen
Sade
Simon & Garfunkel
Spirit
St. Vincent
Steve Howe
Supertramp
T. Rex
Tom Waits
Traffic
Traveling Wilburys
U2
UFO
Van der Graaf Generator
The Yardbirds
The Zombies

1 star:

Asia
Big Star
Bo Hansson
Gryphon
Guns 'n' Roses
Iron Butterfly
KISS
The Nice
Oingo Boingo
Tame Impala
ZZ Top