Sure, it's just another issue to appeal to the wider buying public. This list was apprently collated from reader votes. It probably says more about the readership, and like all these polls suffers from contemporaneity. Anyhow, here's the list, in true chart-rundown style - reverse order.
50 - Shane MacGowan
49 - Prince
48 - Patti Smith
47 - Keith Richards
46 - Johnny Cash
45 - Jimmy Page
44 - Iggy Pop
43 - Frank Black
42 - Bruce Springsteen
41 - Paul McCartney
40 - Brian Wilson
39 - Marvin Gaye
38 - Bille Joe Armstong
37 - ELvis Presley
36 - Syd Barrett
35 - Antony Hegarty
34 - Shaun Ryder
33 - Kim Deal
32 - Neil Young
31 - Marc Bolan
30 - Johnny Rotten
29 - Jarvis Cocker
28 - Courney Love
27 - Johnny Marr
26 - Dave Grohl
25 - Alex Turner
24 - Bono
23 - Billy Corgan
22 - Jimi Hendrix
21 - David Gedge
20 - Alex Kapranos
19 - Elliot Smith
18 - John Lennon
17 - Julian Casablancas
16 - Bob Dylan
15 - Axl Rose
14 - Matt Bellamy
13 - Joe Strummer
12 - Jack White
11 - Richey Edwards
10 - Ian Curtis
9 - Ian Brown
8 - David Bowie
7 - Noel Gallagher
6 - Thom Yorke
5 - Cart Barat
4 - Liam Gallagher
3 - Morrissey
2 - Pete Doherty
1 - Kurt Cobain
Peter
50 - Shane MacGowan
49 - Prince
48 - Patti Smith
47 - Keith Richards
46 - Johnny Cash
45 - Jimmy Page
44 - Iggy Pop
43 - Frank Black
42 - Bruce Springsteen
41 - Paul McCartney
40 - Brian Wilson
39 - Marvin Gaye
38 - Bille Joe Armstong
37 - ELvis Presley
36 - Syd Barrett
35 - Antony Hegarty
34 - Shaun Ryder
33 - Kim Deal
32 - Neil Young
31 - Marc Bolan
30 - Johnny Rotten
29 - Jarvis Cocker
28 - Courney Love
27 - Johnny Marr
26 - Dave Grohl
25 - Alex Turner
24 - Bono
23 - Billy Corgan
22 - Jimi Hendrix
21 - David Gedge
20 - Alex Kapranos
19 - Elliot Smith
18 - John Lennon
17 - Julian Casablancas
16 - Bob Dylan
15 - Axl Rose
14 - Matt Bellamy
13 - Joe Strummer
12 - Jack White
11 - Richey Edwards
10 - Ian Curtis
9 - Ian Brown
8 - David Bowie
7 - Noel Gallagher
6 - Thom Yorke
5 - Cart Barat
4 - Liam Gallagher
3 - Morrissey
2 - Pete Doherty
1 - Kurt Cobain
Peter
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