Interessanter Vergleich der "Most Played Artists" auf US-Radio-Stations mit den Formaten Oldies und Classic Rock
(Quelle: Radio & Records). Die Überschneidungen der Musikformate werden dadurch belegt, dass mehrere Interpreten
in beiden Top-50-Listen auftauchen: The Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Rolling Stones, Elton John,
The Doors, The Guess Who.

OLDIES

 CLASSIC ROCK
01 The Beatles 01 Led Zeppelin
02 The Beach Boys 02 The Rolling Stones
03 The Supremes 03 Pink Floyd
04 Elvis Presley 04 The Beatles
05 Creedence Clearwater Revival 05 Aerosmith
06 The Rolling Stones 06 The Eagles
07 The Four Tops 07 Van Halen
08 The Temptations 08 ZZ Top
09 The Four Seasons 09 Lynyrd Skynyrd
10 The Rascals 10 The Who
11 Stevie Wonder 11 Bob Seger
12 Simon & Garfunkel 12 Boston
13 Neil Diamond 13 Creedence Clearwater Revival
14 Johnny Rivers 14 Fleetwood Mac
15 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 15 Bad Company
16 The Monkees 16 Steve Miller Band
17 Herman's Hermits 17 The Doors
18 Aretha Franklin 18 AC/DC
19 The Lovin' Spoonful 19 Elton John
20 Three Dog Night 20 Queen
21 The Righteous Brothers 21 Foreigner
22 Marvin Gaye 22 Eric Clapton
23 The Mamas & The Papas 23 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
24 Tommy James & The Shondells 24 John Mellencamp
25 The Association 25 The Doobie Brothers
26 The Turtles 26 Journey
27 The Drifters 27 Jimi Hendrix
28 The Dave Clark Five 28 Styx
29 The Grass Roots 29 Santana
30 Martha & The Vandellas 30 Heart
31 Wilson Pickett 31 Bruce Springsteen
32 Elton John 32 U2
33 Roy Orbison 33 Rush
34 Sam Cooke 34 The Cars
35 Dion 35 Def Leppard
36 Gary Puckett & The Union Gap 36 Stevie Ray Vaughan
37 The Hollies 37 Supertramp
38 Sly & The Family Stone 38 Bachman-Turner Overdrive
39 Chicago 39 The Allman Brother Band
40 The Zombies 40 Neil Young
41 The Foundations 41 George Thorogood
42 Steppenwolf 42 Steely Dan
43 The Animals 43 Billy Joel
44 The Guess Who 44 The Police
45 The Doors 45 Jethro Tull
46 The Byrds 46 The Guess Who
47 Dusty Springfield 47 Tom Petty
48 The Box Tops 48 Kansas
49 The Isley Brothers 49 Cream
50 Jay & The Americans 50 David Bowie