340 - Keane - They take a lot of the same flack that Coldplay takes because their music isn't hip or edgy, but Keane (like Coldplay, but not as great) are expert songwriters who create great hooks and melodies to wrap around songs that aren't exactly groundshaking, but still entertaining.
339 - The Polyphonic Spree - Easily the largest group in the top 1000, The Polyphonic Spree use what amounts to a choir to create the backdrop for their brilliant indie pop music.
338 - Megadeth - Forever doomed to live in the shadow of Metallica, at least Megadeth wasn't nearly as good as the other big "M" metal band of the 80's, though they were definitely in the top percentile of their genre.
337 - Lily Allen - This clever songwriter uses the affectations of bubble-gum pop to mask some of the darkest and most sarcastic music ever written. Listen to "LDN" casually and then listen to it closely. You'll think it's two different songs entirely.
336 - The Transplants - At long last something good comes out of Blink 182 as this rap punk outfit from the mid 00's managed to create quite a few brilliant songs during their two album run, though how much of that is Blink 182's influence and how much was Rancid's is unknown.
335 - Supergrass - One of the less well-known of the Brit-pop invaders, Supergrass have had a lot of success producing quirky pop songs like "Alright" and "Caught By The Fuzz" and are still around to this day.
334 - The Music - I might have never heard of this band if I hadn't been invited by my brother to see them open for Incubus a few years ago. Their music is a bizarre mix of disco and punk with a lead vocalist whose chords are the spitting image of Robert Plant or Perry Farrell. Amazing stuff and still mostly anonymous.
333 - The Duke Spirit - A great band that most people have probably never heard of, The Duke Spirit has an indie sound with a tremendous lead vocalist.
332 - The Zombies - One of the biggest cases of "before their time" syndrome in the history of rock n roll, the Zombies were a big part of the British Invasion, but their music wouldn't come to be appreciated until well after they stopped making it. Classics like "She's Not There" would later be exposed when covered by artists such as Santana and other fans of the band who were ahead of the curve.
331 - Billy Bragg - A folk singer-songwriter who is most famous for teaming up with Wilco for a pair of albums, Billy is one of the best protest folk singers around and created one of the best songs of the genre in "To Have And Have Not".
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