Top tens
Drummers

.................1. Keith Moon
.................2. Ginger Baker
.................3. John Bonham
.................4. Andy Summers
.................5. Nick Mason
.................6. Charlie Watts
.................7. Roger Taylor
.................8. Phil Collins
.................9. Ringo Starr
................10. Robert Follen


Guitar Solos

............1. Jimi Hendrix (Oh Say, Can You See)
............2. Lynyrd Skynyrd (Freebird, live on Old Grey Whistle Test)
............3. Brian May (Bohemian Rhapsody)
............4. Jimmy Page (Stairway to Heaven)
............5. Pete Townshend (Pinball Wizard)
............6. Eddie Van Halen (Eruption)
............7. Kurt Cobain (Come As You Are)
............8. Richie Blackmore (Smoke On the Water)
............9. Frank Zappa (Apostrophe)
............10. Syd Barrett (Interstellar Overdrive)


Riffs

............1. Deep Purple (Whole Lotta Love)
............2. Jimi Hendrix (Voodoo Chile)
............3. Eric Clapton (Layla)
............4. Blur (Parklife)
............5. The Beatles (Day Tripper)
............6. The Rolling Stones (Satisfaction)
............7. Pink Floyd (Shine On You Crazy Diamond)
............8. Jerry Rafferty (Baker Street)
............9. Fleetwood Mac (The Chain)
............10. Status Quo (pick a song, any song).


Tortured People

A hotly contested category.
............1. Morrissey
............2. Kurt Cobain
............3. Robert Smith
............4. Roger Waters
............5. Ritchie Edwards
............6. Marilyn Manson
............7. J J Allen
............8. Michael Stipe
............9. Nick Cave
............10. Julian Cope

Certifiable Loonies

Bring out the men in white coats.
............1. Syd Barrett
............2. Brian Wilson
............3. Michael Jackson
............4. Vivian Stanshall
............5. Keith Moon
............6. Arthur Brown
............7. Don Van Vliet
............8. Robert Fripp
............9. Brian Jones
............10. J J Allen

Theremin Players

Bit of a struggle, this one!
............1. The Beach Boys (Good Vibrations)
............2. Pram
............3. Add (N to X)
............4. Bablicon
............5. BBC Radiophonic Workshop
............6. Raymond Scott
............7. Jimmy Page
............8. The Osmonds (Crazy Horses)
............9. Pink Floyd (Echoes)
............10. Leon Theremin

Vocoder users

............1. ELO
............2. Air
............3. Stereolab
............4. Boards of Canada
............5. Pulp
............6. Add (N to X)
............7. Buggles
............8. Cher
............9. erm ...
...........10. erm ... can you think of any more?


Fat musicians

If anyone reading this knows or knew these people and would like to rank them according to highest attained bodyweight ...
............1. Elvis
............2. Meat Loaf
............3. Barry White
............4. Renee and Renate (spelling?)
............5. Helen Moyet (Yazoo)
............6. Montserrat Caballe
............7. The Fat Boys
............8. Syd Barrett
............9. Brian Wilson
...........10. Homer Simpson (musician?) [if not, what about Placido Domingo?]

Facial Hair
............1. Kevin Toms
............2. John Peel
............3. Dave Lee Travis
............4. Roy Wood
............5. Gaz
............6. John Deacon
............7. Bill Bailey
............8. Ringo Starr
............9. Joe Cocker
...........10. Ondine


Keyboardists
............1. Rick Wakeman
............2. Dave Greenfield
............3. Keith Emerson
............4. Tori Amos
............5. Jon Lord
............6. Jimmy Smith
............7. Rick Wright
............8. Jools Holland
............9. Horace Silver
...........10. Kate Bush


Singers
............1. Aretha Franklin
............2. Shirley Bassey
............3. Tom Jones
............4. Björk
............5. Tori Amos
............6. Ian Gillan
............7. Robert Plant
............8. Beth Gibbons
............9. Rosie Cuxton
...........10. Chrissie Hynde


Non-singers (good)
............1. Lou Reed
............2. Jarvis Cocker
............3. Suzanne Vega
............4. Bob Dylan
............5. Shane McGowan
............6. Mark E. Smith
............7. Roger Waters
............8. Sean Ryder
............9. Rolf Harris
...........10. Johnny Rotten


Non-singers (bad)
............1. Maureen Rees
............2. William Shatner
............3. Leonard Nimoy
............4. Keith Harris and Orville
............5. Handy Andy
............6. Sue Pollard
............7. Patrick McNee/Honor Blackman
............8. Jonathan King
............9. Oliver Reed
...........10. Lee Marvin


Lyricists
............1. Lennon and McCartney
............2. Ray Davies
............3. Morrissey
............4. Bob Dylan
............5. Suzanne Vega
............6. Neil Hannon
............7. Elvis Costello
............8. Billy Bragg
............9. Mark E. Smith
...........10. Jarvis Cocker
Contender - Syd Barrett

Alcoholics Anonymous/Betty Ford Clinic
............1. Sean Ryder
............2. Shane McGowan
............3. Syd Barrett
............4. Sid Vicious/Nancy Spungen
............5. Brian Wilson
............6. Mark E. Smith
............7. Oliver Reed & Alex Higgins
............8. Velvet Underground
............9. Michael Hutchence
...........10. Eric Clapton


Film Themes
...1. Nillson (Everybody's Talking At Me)
...2. Simon and Garfunkel (Mrs. Robinson)
...3. Lalo Schiffrin (Bullitt)
...4. David Arnold/Björk (Play Dead)
...5. Shirley Bassey (Live and Let Die)
...6. Windmills of Your Mind (Thomas Crowne)
...7. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Strauss)
...8. Beatles (Yellow Submarine)
...9. Psycho (?)
..10. Jaws (?)


Film Soundtracks
...1. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (Ennio Morricone)
...2. Get Carter (Roy Budd)
...3. The Wickerman(Paul Giovanni)
...4. Pulp Fiction (various)
...5. The Exorcist (Mike Oldfield)
...6. Italian Job (?)
...7. Yellow Submarine (Beatles)
...8. Keep In A Dry Place And Away From Small Children (Pram)
...9. Dawn of the Dead (Goblin)
..10. The Conversation (?)
Contenders - Scanners, Obscured By Clouds

TV Themes
..........1. Doctor Who
..........2. Blackadder
..........3. Roobarb and Custard
..........4. Test Match Special
..........5. BBC Formula One (The Chain)
..........6. Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
..........7. Ski Sunday
..........8. Bottom
..........9. Monty Python's Flying Circus
.........10. Captain Scarlet
Contender - Play School, Vision On, League of Gentlemen

Bands Using Samples
..........1. Portishead
..........2. Beck
..........3. Leftfield
..........4. Depeche Mode
..........5. The Prodigy
..........6. Shulte Ericksson
..........7. Pink Floyd
..........8. Porcupine Tree
..........9. White Town
.........10. The Smiths


Tambourinists
..........1. Linda McCartney
..........2. Evelyn Glennie
..........3. Ruth Underwood
..........4. Sugarfix
..........5. Brian Jones
..........6. Morrissey
..........7. Mick Jagger
..........8. Ringo Starr
..........9. Robert Follen
.........10. ?