Top 1000 Artists #490-#481

490 - Robert Plant - The lead singer of Led Zeppelin had his own solo career in the 80's. It's not my favorite stuff. Some of the music is pretty bad, but when he's hitting on all cylinders it's almost as good as Zeppelin in their prime.

489 - Peter Frampton - One of the biggest stars of the 70's, Peter Frampton was about as big as it got when Frampton Comes Alive came out. He hasn't really had any success since that album, but the hits were quite good.

488 - The Von Bondies - "C'mon, C'mon" is one of the best garage rock songs ever written. The band also has a handful of other great songs, but so far no follow-up and the band is still best known for the lead singer's fight with Jack White.

487 - Dido - One of the most popular singer-songwriters of the early 21st Century, Dido was pretty big about five years ago, but like many pop singers she's faded in recent years.

486 - The Marshall Tucker Band - The MTB has produced some of the best songs of the Southern Rock genre, especially "Heard It In A Love Song" and the all-time great blues rock classic "Can't You See".

485 - Fu Manchu - In a world where Queens Of The Stone Age doesn't exist, Fu Manchu would be the premier desert stoner rock band. Their music is consistently great, though they've never caught on with mainstream audiences.

484 - Huey Lewis And The News - One of the biggest bands of the 1980's, Huey Lewis created the soundtrack of the decade with some of the best pop rock songs ever written. The band didn't last into the 90's as they died with their genre.

483 - Local H - One of the more underground of the great grunge bands of the 90's, Local H had a series of great singles including "All The Kids Are Right" and "Bound To The Floor".

482 - Veruca Salt - One of the best riot grrl bands of the 90's, Veruca Salt had two huge hits with "Volcano Girl" and "Seether".

481 - Mission Of Burma - A legendary indie rock band that takes forever to record a new album, Mission Of Burma has made some of the best albums of the 80's and early 90's.