List of popular music performers
This is an alphabetical list of popular music performers from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland. The list includes also performers of other countries who have become widely known in North America, Great Britain or Ireland.See also:
List of popular music performers
0 - 9
- 1 Giant Leap
- 112
- 12 Stones
- 2 Live Crew
- 2 Skinnee J's
- 2 Unlimited
- 2Gether
- 10,000 Maniacs
- 3 Doors Down
- 30 Seconds To Mars
- 311
- 3LW
- 3rd Bass
- 3rd Party
- 4 Non Blondes
- 4 Strings
- 50 Cent
- 69 Boyz
- 702
- 98 Degrees
A
- A Camp
- A Flock Of Seagulls
- A Perfect Circle
- A Static Lullabye
- A Tribe Called Quest
- a-ha
- Aaliyah
- Abandoned Pools
- ABBA
- ABC
- AC/DC
- Paula Abdul
- Ace of Base
- Adam Ant
- Bryan Adams
- Ryan Adams
- Adema
- Aerosmith
- Afghan Whigs
- AFI
- Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force
- The Afro-Cuban All-Stars
- Agent Orange
- Christina Aguilera
- Air
- Air Supply
- Alcazar
- Ali
- Alice Deejay
- Alice in Chains
- Alien Ant Farm
- Alison Moyet
- The All-American Rejects
- Alkaline Trio
- All Saints
- Allman Brothers Band
- Almanac Singers, The
- Amerie
- America
- Tori Amos
- Amanda
- Amber
- American Hi-Fi
- Anastacia
- ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
- Laurie Anderson
- Lynn Anderson
- Andrew WK
- The Animals
- Animotion
- Paul Anka
- Allen Anthony
- Anthrax
- Adam Ant
- Apex Theory
- Aphex Twin
- Fiona Apple
- Apollo 440
- Aqua
- Arch Enemy
- Tina Arena
- Louis Armstrong
- Arrested Development
- Art Of Noise
- Ash
- Ashanti
- Asia
- The Associates
- At The Drive-In
- Atari Teenage Riot
- The Ataris
- ATC
- ATL
- Chet Atkins
- Atomic Kitten
- Audio Bullys
- Audioslave
- Audiovent
- Sherrie Austin
- Authority Zero
- Avant
- AZ
B
- B.G
- B2K
- Baby AKA The Number One Stunna
- Baby Bash
- Babyface
- Bachman Turner Overdrive
- Backstreet Boys
- Badfinger
- Bad Brains
- Bad Religion
- Badly Drawn Boy
- Erykah Badu
- Baha Men
- The Bangles
- Buju Banton
- Pato Banton
- Barenaked Ladies
- Barlow
- Basement Jaxx
- Basia
- Shirley Bassey
- Bauhaus
- BB Mak
- The Beach Boys
- Beastie Boys
- The Beat
- Beat Happening
- The Beatles
- Beautiful Creatures
- Gilbert Bécaud
- Beck
- Jeff Beck
- The Bee Gees
- Beenie Man
- Harry Belafonte
- Bell Biv Devoe
- Belle and Sebastian
- Belly
- Benny Benassi
- Tony Bennett
- Brendan Benson
- Benzino
- Berlin
- Chuck Berry
- Better Than Ezra
- Beyonce
- Bhindi Boys
- Bif Naked
- The Big Bopper
- Big Country
- Big Daddy Kane
- Big Gip
- Big Punisher
- Big Shug
- Big Star
- Big Tymers
- Bilal
- Billy Talent
- Biohazard
- Biz Markie
- Björk
- Cilla Black
- Clint Black
- Black Crowes
- Blackstreet
- Black Eyed Peas
- Black Flag
- Black Label Society
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- Black Rob
- Blind Melon
- Black Sabbath
- Blackalicious
- Blaque
- Blindside
- Blink-182
- Blondie
- Blood, Sweat & Tears
- Bloodhound Gang
- Kurtis Blow
- Blue Man Group
- Blue Oyster Cult
- The Blues Brothers
- Blues Traveler
- Blur
- Frida Boccara
- Boney M
- Jason Bonham
- Tracy Bonham
- Bon Jovi
- Bone Crusher
- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- Sonny Bono
- The Boo Radleys
- Boomkat
- Boomtown Rats
- Pat Boone
- Bounty Killer
- (Lil) Bow Wow
- Bow Wow Wow
- David Bowie
- Bowling For Soup
- Boxcar Racer
- Boy
- Boyz II Men
- Brand New
- Brand Nubian
- Brandy
- Toni Braxton
- The Braxtons
- Breaking Benjamin
- Breeders
- Teresa Brewer
- Bright Eyes
- Sarah Brightman
- Danielle Brisbois
- British Sea Power
- Broken Social Scene
- Bronski Beat
- Garth Brooks
- Hadda Brooks
- Meredith Brooks
- Bobby Brown
- James Brown
- Jackson Browne
- BT
- Bubba Sparxxx
- Buckcherry
- Jimmy Buffett
- Bukka White
- Dorsey Burnette
- Johnny Burnette
- Burnside Project
- Bush
- Kate Bush
- Busta Rhymes
- The Butthole Surfers
- The Byrds
C
- C&C Music Factory
- Cab Calloway
- Caesars
- Cake
- Gus Cannon
- Eddie Cantor
- Cardiacs
- The Cardigans
- Mariah Carey
- Belinda Carlisle
- Robyn Carlsson
- Carpenters
- Cars, The
- Johnny Cash
- Celtic Frost
- The Chantays
- Harry Chapin
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Charlie Chaplin
- Tracy Chapman
- Ray Charles
- Cheap Trick
- Chemical Brothers, The
- Cher
- Don Cherry
- Eagle-Eye Cherry
- Neneh Cherry
- Chic
- Chicago
- Tony Christie
- Chumbawamba
- Eric Clapton
- Clash, The
- Julien Clerc
- George Clinton
- Rosemary Clooney
- The Clovers
- The Coasters
- Kurt Cobain
- Joe Cocker
- Cocteau Twins
- Coldplay
- Bootsy Collins
- Phil Collins
- The Commodores
- The Communards
- Perry Como
- Harry Connick, Jr
- Sam Cooke
- Alice Cooper
- Don Cornell
- The Corrs
- Andrea Corr
- Elvis Costello
- Deborah Cox
- The Cranberries
- Creed
- Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Pablo Cruise
- Jim Croce
- Crosby, Stills & Nash
- David Crosby
- Sheryl Crow
- Crowded House
- The Crystal Method
- Cunning Dorx
- The Cure
D
- D'Angelo
- Puff Daddy
- Daft Punk
- Dick Dale
- Bobby Darin
- Darude
- Doris Day
- De La Soul
- Jackie DeShannon
- Deep Dish
- Deep Purple
- Def Leppard
- Deftones
- The Delphonics
- John Denver
- Depeche Mode
- Desmond Dekker
- Destiny's Child
- dEUS
- Al Dexter
- Jim Diamond
- Neil Diamond
- Dion
- Céline Dion
- Dire Straits
- Dixie Chicks
- DMX
- Dokken
- Fats Domino
- The Doors
- The Donnas
- Donovan
- Jimmy Dorsey
- Lee Dorsey
- Tommy Dorsey
- Morton Downey
- Dr. Dre
- Dredg
- Duran Duran
- Bob Dylan
E
- The Eagles
- Steve Earle
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Sheena Easton
- Eddie from Ohio
- Cliff Edwards
- The Edwin Hawkin's Singers
- Eek A Mouse
- Elastica
- Electric Light Orchestra
- Elephant Man
- Elephant Six
- Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott
- Eminem
- En Vogue
- Energy Orchard
- Brian Eno
- Enya
- Gloria Estefan
- Melissa Etheridge
- Evanescence
- Faith Evans
- Eve
- Eve 6
- Everly Brothers
- Everon
- Extreme
F
- Fabian
- Falco
- The Fall
- Jose Feliciano
- Foo Fighters
- Fields of the Nephilim
- Fine Young Cannibals
- Finger Eleven
- The Firm
- Fishbone
- Eddie Fisher
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Roberta Flack
- The Flamingos
- Fleetwood Mac
- A Flock of Seagulls
- George Formby
- The Fortunes
- The Four Aces
- The Four Coins
- The Four Lads
- The Four Seasons
- The Four Tops
- Peter Frampton
- Aretha Franklin
- Connie Francis
- The Fugees
- Fun Lovin' Criminals
- Funkadelic
G
- Art Garfunkel
- Peter Gabriel
- Serge Gainsbourg
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
- Gareth Gates
- Marvin Gaye
- Crystal Gayle
- Gloria Gaynor
- Genesis
- Gimmel
- Benny Goodman
- Gerry & the Pacemakers
- Ghostface Killah
- Jimmie Dale Gilmore
- Gary Glitter
- The Go-Gos
- Goldfinger
- Golden Earring
- The Goo-Goo Dolls
- Goodie Mobb
- Benny Goodman
- Amy Grant
- The Grateful Dead
- David Gray
- Macy Gray
- Al Green
- Green Day
- Josh Groban
- The Guess Who
- Guns 'n' Roses
- Guster
- GZA
H
- Haircut 100
- Bill Haley & His Comets
- Hall & Oates
- Ben Harney
- Roy Harper
- Emmylou Harris
- George Harrison
- David Hasselhoff
- Donny Hathaway
- Sophie B. Hawkins
- Hazerfan
- André Hazes
- Heavenly
- Fletcher Henderson
- Jimi Hendrix
- Herman's Hermits
- Faith Hill
- Lauryn Hill
- Hole
- Billie Holiday
- Buddy Holly
- Son House
- The House of Love
- Whitney Houston
- Engelbert Humperdinck
- Hunters & Collectors
I
- Ice Cube
- Ice-T
- Billy Idol
- Enrique Iglesias
- Julio Iglesias
- IIO
- Natalie Imbruglia
- Incubus
- The Ink Spots
- INXS
- Iron Maiden
- Chris Isaak
J
- Ja Rule
- The Jam
- Rick James
- Jan & Dean
- Jane's Addiction
- Jackson Five
- Alan Jackson
- Janet Jackson
- Jermaine Jackson
- Latoya Jackson
- Michael Jackson
- Etta James
- Tommy James
- Al Jarreau
- Jars Of Clay
- Jay-Z
- Wyclef Jean
- Jefferson Airplane
- Jethro Tull
- Billy Joel
- Elton John
- Al Jolson
- George Jones
- John Paul Jones
- Spike Jones
- Tom Jones
- Janis Joplin
- Scott Joplin
- Louis Jordan
- Montell Jordan
- Judas Priest
- Juvenile
K
- Kansas
- R. Kelly
- Kid Rock
- Ben E. King
- Carol King
- King Crimson
- The Kingsmen
- The Kinks
- Kiss
- Gladys Knight
- Mark Knopfler
- Korn
- Kris Kristofferson
- Fela Kuti
- Kyuss
L
- L7
- Ladytron
- K.D. Lang
- Cyndi Lauper
- Led Zeppelin
- Adam Leonard
- Level 42
- John Lennon
- Barrington Levy
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Ted Lewis
- The Libertines
- Liberty X
- Lil Bow Wow
- Lil Kim
- Lil Mo
- Lil Romeo
- Lil Troy
- Lil Wayne
- Lillix
- Limp Bizkit
- Linkin Park
- Little Richard
- Little Milton
- LL Cool J
- Josef Locke
- Lisa Loeb
- Johnny Logan
- Jennifer Lopez
- Trini Lopez
- Lord Kitchener
- Lord Melody
- Lovin' Spoonful
- Lumidee
- Lush
- Jeff Lynne
M
- Madonna
- Yngwie Malmsteen
- The Mamas & the Papas
- Manfred Mann
- Marilyn Manson
- Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch
- Louisa Marks
- Bob Marley
- Dean Martin
- Ricky Martin
- Tony Martin
- Mase
- Master P
- Massive Attack
- Dave Matthews Band
- Maxwell
- John Mayer
- Curtis Mayfield
- Martina McBride
- Paul McCartney
- Reba McEntire
- Bobby McFerrin
- Tim McGraw
- Barry McGuire
- The McGuire Sisters
- Sarah McLachlan
- Meja
- Melanie
- John Mellencamp
- Harold Melvin
- Men at Work
- Menudo
- The Merceys
- Natalie Merchant
- The Merseybeats
- Metallica
- The Meters
- George Michael
- Bette Midler
- Midnight Oil
- The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones
- Buddy Miller
- Ministry
- Dannii Minogue
- Kylie Minogue
- Sugar Minnott
- Missy Elliot
- Missing Persons
- Mobb Deep
- Moby
- The Monkees
- The Moody Blues
- Mandy Moore
- Richard Morel
- Alanis Morissette
- Morrissey
- Van Morrison
- Mos Def
- Mötley Crüe
- Mott the Hoople
- Mr. Big
- Jason Mraz
- Mungo Jerry
N
- N Sync
- Nas
- Naughty By Nature
- Ricky Nelson
- Willie Nelson
- New Kids on the Block
- The New Seekers
- Randy Newman
- Olivia Newton-John
- The Nice
- Nilsson
- Nine Inch Nails
- Nirvana
- The Nits
- No Doubt
- Notorious B.I.G
- Ted Nugent
- N.W.A
O
- The O'Jays
- Oasis
- Obie Trice
- Billy Ocean
- Abi and Esther Ofarim
- The Offspring
- Oingo Boingo
- Sinead O'Connor
- Shaquille O'Neal
- OK Go
- Ol' Dirty Bastard
- One Minute Silence
- Yoko Ono
- Onyx_(band)
- Roy Orbison
- The Orchids
- Orleans
- Joan Osborne
- Ozzy Osbourne
- OutKast
- Buck Owens
P
- Petey Pablo
- Jimmy Page
- Patti Page
- Robert Palmer
- Parliament
- Alan Parsons
- Gram Parsons
- Dolly Parton
- The Partridge Family
- Johnny Paycheck
- Pearl Jam
- The Penguins
- Carl Perkins
- Tom Petty
- Phish
- Piano Red
- Pink
- Pink Floyd
- The Platters
- Play
- Poco
- The Police
- The Pogues
- Porno for Pyros
- Portishead
- Power Station
- Elvis Presley
- The Pretty Things
- Louis Prima
- Primal Scream
- Primus
- Prince
- P.J. Proby
- The Prodigy
- Public Enemy
- Pulp
Q
(back to top)R
- R. Kelly
- Radiohead
- Bonnie Raitt
- Rancid
- The Raspberries
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Otis Redding
- Redman
- Lou Reed
- Reel Big Fish
- Terry Reid
- R.E.M
- Paul Revere & the Raiders
- Trent Reznor
- Cliff Richard
- Little Richard
- Lionel Richie
- Ride
- The Righteous Brothers
- Smokey Robinson
- Rockin' Sydney
- Rolling Stones
- Linda Ronstadt
- Rusted Root
- Diana Ross
- Roxette
- Roxy Music
- Demis Roussos
- Jimmy Ruffin
- Run-D.M.C
- RZA
S
- S Club Juniors
- Sade
- Santana
- Scorpions
- Seal
- Bob Seger & the Silver Bullit Band
- The Seekers
- Selena
- Brian Setzer Orchestra
- Seven Mary Three
- The Shadows
- The Shaggs
- Shakira
- Tupac Shakur
- Del Shannon
- Artie Shaw
- SheDaisy
- Shirehorses
- The Shirelles
- Dinah Shore
- Sigur Ros
- Silverchair
- Simon & Garfunkel
- Paul Simon
- Nina Simone
- Simple Minds
- Jessica Simpson
- The Skatalites
- Skin Games
- The Skyliners
- Percy Sledge
- Slick Rick
- Slade
- The Small Faces
- Smash Mouth
- Smashing Pumpkins
- Smile Empty Soul
- The Smiths
- Kate Smith
- Mamie Smith
- Michael W. Smith
- Snoop Doggy Dogg
- Soul Sisters
- Spandau Ballet
- Sparkle
- The Spiders
- Lisa Stansfield
- Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
- Steven Soles
- Stranglers, The
- The Stray Cats
- Sonic Youth
- Soul Asylum
- Soundgarden
- J.D. Souther
- Britney Spears
- Lori Spee
- The Spice Girls
- Spoiler
- Dusty Springfield
- Rick Springfield
- Bruce Springsteen
- Squeeze
- Staind
- Steppenwolf
- Steps
- Stereolab
- Cat Stevens
- Rod Stewart
- Stephen Stills
- Sting
- Sly & the Family Stone
- Stone Roses
- Stone Temple Pilots
- Gale Storm
- George Strait
- Barbra Streisand
- The Stylistics
- Styx
- Sublime
- Suburban Vegetable
- Suede
- The Sugarhill Gang
- Sugar Ray
- Donna Summer
- The Sugarcubes
- The Supremes
- Matthew Sweet
- Switchfoot
- SWV
- System of a Down
T
- T' Pau
- Talking Heads
- Talk Talk
- James Taylor
- Tears for Fears
- John Tesh
- The Temptations
- They Might Be Giants
- Thin Lizzy
- Third Eye Blind
- Third World
- Carl Thomas
- Three Doors Down
- Tiffany
- Tanita Tikaram
- Tiny Tim
- The Timelords
- TLC
- Toad the Wet Sprocket
- Tool
- Peter Tosh
- Total
- Toto
- Ali Farke Toure
- Traffic
- Traveling Wilburys
- The Tremeloes
- The Treniers
- A Tribe Called Quest
- Trick Daddy
- Trina
- The Troggs
- King Tubby
- Sophie Tucker
- Ike Turner
- Tina Turner
- The Turtles
- Shania Twain
- Bonnie Tyler
U
- U2
- UB40
- UnAmerican
- Underworld
- Us3
V
- Holly Valance
- Richie Valens
- Rudy Vallee
- Van Halen
- Vanilla Ice
- Randy Van Warmer
- Sarah Vaughan
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Suzanne Vega
- Velvet Underground
- The Ventures
- The Verve
- The Verve Pipe
- Gene Vincent
- Violent Femmes
- The Vogues
W
- Tom Waits
- Fats Waller
- Wallflowers
- War
- Waterboys, The
- Ethel Waters
- Wet Wet Wet
- Jennifer Warnes
- Warrant
- Warren G
- Dionne Warwick
- W.A.S.P
- The Weavers
- Weezer
- Lawrence Welk
- Mary Wells
- White Zombie
- Paul Whiteman
- Whitesnake
- Margaret Whiting
- The Who
- Hank Williams Jr
- Robbie Williams
- Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys
- Wings
- Bill Withers
- Stevie Wonder
- The Wu-Tang Clan
X
(back to top)Y
- Yazoo
- Weird Al Yankovic
- The Yardbirds
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Yellowman
- Yes
- Dwight Yoakam
- Pete Yorn
- Paul Young
- Will Young
- Neil Young
- Youngbloodz
Z
- Frank Zappa
- Zero 7
- Zhane
- Rob Zombie
- The Zombies
- Zucchero
- Zwan
- ZZ Top
