THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO's Most Frequently Played Artists 1998-2015

 
 
 



This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl will stream its 850th show this Sunday, December 4th, from 9 to Midnight Eastern at www.westcottradio.org. Last year, for the occasion of our 800th show, our faithful pal Fritz Van Leaven tallied up all of the acts we played during the course of our first 799 shows, and came up with a list of our most-played artists. With another year added, it's possible that some of the rankings may have changed, but it's nonetheless a good snapshot of where TIRnRR is and what we think this place looks like today: 

THIS IS ROCK AND ROLL RADIO MOST FREQUENTLY PLAYED ARTISTS 1998-2015

1. The Beatles

2. The Ramones

3. The Monkees

4. The Kinks

5. The Flashcubes

6. Big Star

7. KISS

8. Sex Clark Five

9. Eytan Mirsky

10. The Bevis Frond

11. astroPuppees

12. The Who

13. The Beach Boys

14. The Hollies

15. The Spongetones

16. Paul McCartney

17. John Lennon

18. The Catholic Girls

19. Mary Lou Lord

20 [tie]. The Pretenders

              The Small Faces

              The Velvet Underground

23. The Dave Clark Five

24. The Bay City Rollers

25. The Johnny Popstar Luv Explosion

26. The Grip Weeds

27 [tie]. The Jam

              The Rolling Stones

29. The Flamin' Groovies

30. David Bowie

31. Cockeyed Ghost

32. Cotton Mather

33 [tie]. Paul Revere & the Raiders

              Screen Test

35. XTC

36 [tie]. The Raspberries

              The Stallions [based almost entirely upon airplay of a single song]

38. Sweet

39. George Harrison

40. Michael Carpenter

41. Badfinger

42. The Sex Pistols

43. The Lolas

44. Mannix

45. Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers

46. Lyres

47. The Isley Brothers

48. The Smithereens

49 [tie]. The Byrds

              The Troggs

51 [tie]. Shoes

              Todd Rundgren

53. The Zombies

54 [tie]. Chris von Sneidern

              The Orgone Box

56. Lisa Mychols

57 [tie]. The Easybeats

              Love

              The Poptarts

60 [tie]. Mr. Encrypto

              Squeeze

62 [tie]. The Undertones

             The Yardbirds

64. Chuck Berry

65. Nick Lowe

66. The Flashing Astonishers

67 [tie]. Hello Helen

              The Rubinoos

69. The Turtles

70 [tie]. The Knack

              The Muffs

              The New Pornographers

              Pop Is Art
74. Anny Celsi
75 [tie]. Elvis Costello & the Attractions
              The La's
77. The Everly Brothers
78. The New York Dolls
79 [tie]. The Charms
              Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers
              The Kennedys
82 [tie]. Outrageous Cherry
              The Rooks
84. The Humbugs
85. The Searchers
86 [tie]. The Knickerbockers
              Sugar
88 [tie]. The Jellybricks
              Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
              The Moptops
              R.E.M.
92 [tie]. Gregg Yeti & the Best Lights
              The Oohs
              The Sonics
              Wilson Pickett
96 [tie]. Alex Chilton
              The Trend
98. The Villas
99. The Runaways
100. The Donnas

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