During the Round of 512 alone, we have lost 131 artists. Some, like Van Halen, lost in upsets. Others, like Tracy Chapman, lost devastating nailbiters. And finally, a couple, like Tiffany, were never supposed to be there.
This list is a fine measuring stick as to how far we’ve come, and who we left behind.
| 10,000 Maniacs |
| Air |
| (spot reserved for Alanis) |
| Allman Brothers |
| Amy Winehouse |
| Ani Defranco |
| Animals |
| Archers of Loaf |
| …. |
| Bangles |
| Ben Folds |
| Bill Withers |
| Billy Bragg |
| Billy Idol |
| Bjork |
| Black Eyed Peas |
| Blind Melon |
| Blondie |
| Blues Traveler |
| Bobby Darin |
| Bon Iver |
| Boston |
| Boyz II Men |
| Breeders |
| Buddy Holly |
| Built to Spill |
| Byrds* |
| Charlie Daniels Band |
| Chicago |
| Chubby Checker |
| Chuck Berry |
| Coasters |
| Coldplay |
| Contours |
| CSNY |
| Cure |
| Cyndi Lauper |
| Damian Marley |
| Dave Matthews Band |
| De La Soul |
| Deep Purple |
| Dolly Parton |
| Don Maclean |
| Dr. John |
| Dropkick Murphys |
| Duran Duran |
| Eddy Grant |
| Ella Fitzgerald |
| Flaming Lips |
| Foo Fighters |
| Four Topps |
| Frightened Rabbit |
| Fugazi |
| Gaslight Anthem |
| George Harrison |
| George Michael |
| Grateful Dead |
| Hank Williams |
| Iggy Pop |
| James Taylor |
| Jawbreaker |
| Jay Z (with and without Linkin Park) |
| Joan Baez |
| Joe Cocker |
| John Denver |
| Juice Newton |
| June Carter |
| Kenny Rogers |
| LCD Soundsystem |
| Le Tigre |
| Lionel Richie |
| Little Richard |
| Live |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| Magnetic Fields |
| Mamas and the Papas |
| Men At Work |
| Men Without Hats |
| Merle Haggard |
| Metallica |
| Mighty Mighty Bosstones |
| Misfits |
| Modest Mouse |
| Muse |
| Nas |
| Neil Diamond |
| Neil Young |
| Nena |
| Neutral Milk Hotel |
| Nina Simone |
| NWA |
| O Jays |
| Otis Day and the Knights |
| Ozzy Osbourne |
| Paul McCartney |
| Pavement |
| Phish |
| Platters |
| Pretenders |
| Prince |
| Pulp |
| PUSA |
| R Kelly |
| Raconteurs |
| Reel Big Fish |
| Righteous Brothers |
| Ritchie Valens |
| Romantics |
| Roy Orbison |
| Rush |
| Salt n Pepa |
| Smiths |
| Smokey Robinson |
| Steely Dan |
| Steve Harley |
| Strokes |
| Sublime |
| Sugarcubes |
| Thunderclap Newman |
| Tiffany |
| Titus Andronicus |
| Tom Waits |
| Toots and the Maytals |
| Tori Amos |
| Toto |
| Tracy Chapman |
| Traffic |
| Tupac |
| Van Halen |
| Whitney Houston |
| Wyclef Jean |
| Yo La Tengo |
Living the Dream 