
Criteria of making/placement on this list:
- Played a significant role in developing the overall musical landscape
- Debuted/maintained a unique quality of new/interesting/important music
- Created music that challenged the collective progressive movement
(in order)
1. Radiohead

2. Modest Mouse

3. Jay-Z

4. Eminem

5. The White Stripes

6. Lil' Wayne

7. The Arcade Fire

8. Broken Social Scene

9. Conor Oberst

10. Animal Collective

11. Girl Talk

12. Death Cab For Cutie

13. Kanye West

14. Sufjan Stevens

15. Yeah Yeah Yeahs

16. The Flaming Lips

17. Wolf Parade

18. Grizzly Bear

19. Interpol

20. Wilco

21. Antony & The Johnsons

22. LCD Soundsystem

23. OutKast

24. The Knife

25. M.I.A.

Honorable mention:
(in no particular order)
The Killers
Hot Chip
The Strokes
The Postal Service
Grandaddy
Ludacris
Deerhunter
The Shins
Magnolia Electric Co.
Bloc Party
The National
Diplo
Beck
M83
Dirty Projectors
Lindstrøm
No Age
Justin Timberlake
Fuck Buttons
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
TV on the Radio
My Morning Jacket
The Avalanches
Mates of State
Kings of Leon
T.I.
The Walkmen
Junior Boys
Clipse
AIR
Phoenix
Beirut
Love Is All
The Decemberists
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