Timeline Top Artists post-1972
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# OF SONGS |
ARTIST NAME (other artist names, if any) |
SPAN OF YEARS |
APPROXIMATE TOTAL TIME |
| 30 |
Bruce Springsteen |
1974-2012 |
over two hours |
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19 |
Prince |
1979-2013 |
over one hour |
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18 |
U2 |
1983-2014 |
over one hour |
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17 |
Elvis Costello |
1977-2013 |
over 45 minutes |
| 15 | Jack White, incl. White Stripes (9), Raconteurs (2), Dead Weather (1) | 2001-2014 | over 45 minutes |
| 15 | Kanye West | 2004-2013 | over one hour |
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14 |
Lucinda Williams |
1988-2014 |
over 45 minutes |
| 13 |
Tom Waits |
1985-2011 |
over 45 minutes |
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13 |
Jay-Z |
1996-2013 |
over 45 minutes |
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11 |
Bob Marley & The Wailers |
1973-1980 |
over 45 minutes |
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11 |
The Clash |
1979-1982 |
over 30 minutes |
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11 |
R.E.M. |
1983-1994 |
over 30 minutes |
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11 |
Los Lobos |
1983-2006 |
over 30 minutes |
| 11 |
Radiohead |
1993-2011 |
over 45 minutes |
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10 |
Talking Heads |
1978-1988 |
over 30 minutes |
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10 |
Madonna |
1983-2000 |
over 30 minutes |
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10 |
Steve Earle |
1986-2013 |
over 30 minutes |
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10 |
Pearl Jam |
1992-2013 |
over 30 minutes |
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10 |
Beyonce, incl. Destiny's Child (3) |
2000-2014 |
over 30 minutes |
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9 |
The Eagles |
1972-1979 |
over 30 minutes |
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9 |
David Bowie |
1972-2013 |
over 30 minutes |
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9 |
Steely Dan |
1973-1980 |
over 30 minutes |
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9 |
Tom Petty, incl. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (7) and Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1) |
1977-2014 |
over 30 minutes |
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9 |
OutKast |
1998-2003 |
over 30 minutes |
| 9 | Eminem | 1999-2013 | over 30 minutes |
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9 |
Wilco |
1999-2011 |
over 30 minutes |
| 9 |
TV on the Radio |
2003-2014 |
over 30 minutes |
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8 |
Jackson Browne |
1972-1986 |
over 30 minutes |
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8 |
The Replacements |
1984-1989 |
over 25 minutes |
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8 |
Public Enemy |
1988-1998 |
over 30 minutes |
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8 |
PJ Harvey |
1992-2011 |
over 25 minutes |
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8 |
Green Day |
1994-2009 |
over 30 minutes |
| 8 | Arcade Fire | 2004-2013 | over 30 minutes |
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7 |
Bonnie Raitt, incl. Bonnie Raitt with John Prine (1) |
1972-2012 |
over 30 minutes |
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7 |
George Clinton, incl. Parliament (4) and Funkadelic (2) |
1974-1983 |
over 30 minutes |
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7 |
Donna Summer |
1975-1983 |
over 25 minutes |
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7 |
The Police |
1979-1983 |
over 25 minutes |
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7 |
The Pretenders |
1980-1986 |
over 25 minutes |
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7 |
X |
1980-1987 |
over 20 minutes |
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7 |
Rosanne Cash |
1981-2014 |
over 20 minutes |
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7 |
John Cougar Mellencamp |
1982-1987 |
over 25 minutes |
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7 |
Beck |
1994-2005 |
over 25 minutes |
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7 |
D'Angelo, incl. D'Angelo & The Vanguard (3) |
1995-2014 |
over 30 minutes |
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7 |
Ani DiFranco |
1995-1998 |
over 30 minutes |
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6 |
The Ramones |
1976-1979 |
under 20 minutes |
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6 |
Graham Parker |
1976-1979 |
over 20 minutes |
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6 |
Blondie |
1977-1981 |
over 20 minutes |
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6 |
The Cars |
1978-1984 |
over 20 minutes |
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6 |
Run-D.M.C. |
1983-1993 |
over 25 minutes |
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6 |
Michelle Shocked |
1988-1992 |
over 25 minutes |
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6 |
Nirvana |
1991-1993 |
over 25 minutes |
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6 |
Lauryn Hill, incl. Fugees (3) |
1996-1998 |
over 25 minutes |
| 6 |
The Roots |
1999-2011 |
over 25 minutes |
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6 |
Alicia Keys |
2001-2012 |
over 25 minutes |
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6 |
Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
2003-2009 |
over 20 minutes |
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6 |
M.I.A. |
2005-2007 |
over 20 minutes |
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Notes: Song totals do not include "Featured" appearances on other artists' recordings in the hip-hop era. |
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Ties in ranking are ordered from earliest to latest Timeline careers. |
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