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100

This artist is known as "The King of Pop" and made influential pop tunes like Thriller, Billie Jean and Man in the Mirror.

Who is Michael Jackson?

100

This Brooklyn-based rapper is famous for songs like 99 Problems, Empire State of Mind and Dirt of Your Shoulder.

Who is Jay-Z?

100

After their first lead singer died in 1980, this Australian rock group were encouraged to continue with a new vocalist by their deceased singer's parents and released the album Back in Black that same year.

Who is AC/DC?

100

This 9-piece metal group from Des Moines, Iowa burst onto the scene with their self-titled album in 1999 and are known for wearing jumpsuits, masks and having chaotic live shows.

Who is Slipknot?

100

Rolling Stone gave this music icon the #1 spot in their 100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time list with his popular hit, I Walk the Line from 1956.

Who is Johnny Cash?

200

This band is one of the most successful musical acts of all time since they made their U.S. television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 to over 73 million people.

Who are The Beatles?

200

This Detroit-based rapper was discovered by Dr. Dre and is the highest-selling solo rapper of all time, with records like Encore (2004), Relapse (2009) and Kamikaze (2018).

Who is Eminem?

200

This legendary English rock band used an image of the infamous Hindenburg disaster on their self-titled debut album in 1969 and has been used on a lot of the band's merch since.

Who is Led Zeppelin?

200

These thrash metal legends created the new wave of heavy metal and launched them into the mainstream with their groundbreaking 1991 self-titled album featuring songs Enter Sandman, Wherever I May Roam and Sad But True.

Who is Metallica?

200

This country star broke records with his 1990 hit single Friends in Low Places, which remained in the #1 spot for four weeks and is considered one of the most popular country songs of all time.

Who is Garth Brooks?

300

This pop star said she worked on her debut album The Fame (2008) for two and a half years and that it was important to combine the visual imagery of the artist with the music.

Who is Lady Gaga?

300

This famous west coast rapper, born Lesane Parish Crooks, was known for a very public feud with friend-turned-adversary Biggie Smalls and for songs like California Love and Hit 'Em Up.

Who is Tupac Shakur?

300

The Eagles Their Greatest Hits '71-'75 (1976) album is the best-selling rock album of all time, but this rock band released the stand-alone record Rumours (1977) a year later that earned them the second-most sold rock album of all time.

Who is Fleetwood Mac?

300

This metal band received backlash when they revealed their infamous 'eagle logo' in 1990, with critics saying they were condoning Nazism as the eagle crest used resembled the one the Nazis used with the swastika on their banners.

Who is Slayer?

300

This Canadian country/pop artist is the highest-selling female country artist (3rd-highest overall) with five Grammy Awards and the only woman to have three consecutive diamond certified albums.

Who is Shania Twain?

400

This Canadian pop artist released his 2016 album Illuminate to mostly positive reviews with the hit singles Treat You Better, There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back and Mercy.

Who is Shawn Mendes?

400

This New Orleans-born rapper and producer started Young Money Entertainment and helped produce rap stars like Drake, Nicki Minaj and Tyga.

Who is Lil' Wayne?

400

This English hard rock group were known for bringing the "Devil's Note" into rock music in the early 70's, inspiring future metal bands and were kicked out of billionaire Richard Branson's private party in 1983 when guitarist Tony Iommi blew up his prized carp with pyrotechnics.

Who is Black Sabbath?

400

This American metal band faced a serious issue in 2012 when lead singer Randy Blythe was charged with manslaughter after a stage-rushing fan in Prague died from head injuries sustained from being pushed back into the crowd by the singer. Blythe was acquitted of all charges in 2013.

Who is Lamb of God?

400

Next to Garth Brooks, this country music legend is the highest-selling country artist with 44 Billboard #1 singles and has been labeled the "King of Country."

Who is George Strait?

500

Before selling over 300 million albums worldwide, this pop queen sang in synth-pop bands such as Breakfast Club and Emmy before being discovered by DJ and record producer Mark Kamins.

Who is Madonna?

500

This rapper made the 2002 song Made You Look, which was widely celebrated by the rap community as the nail in the coffin of his beef with Jay-Z and has been used widely in video games like Skate 2 (2009) and the Netflix movie Game Over, Man! (2018).

Who is Nas?

500

This English rock icon started out in bands like The Yardbirds and The Bluesbreakers, as well as being inducted three times into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and earned the nickname Slowhand.

Who is Eric Clapton?

500

This band paid a fan $10/punch to be punched in the face multiple times for the album cover photo on their 1992 album Vulgar Display of Power and ended up paying him $310 for 31 punches to the face.

Who is Pantera?

500

This country band sparked some serious backlash among country fans when their lead singer criticized U.S. president George W. Bush in 2003 for his actions during the Allied invasion of Iraq.

Who are the Dixie Chicks?