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Introduction

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This list is the essential story of rock & roll, of the men, women and bands at the heart of the revolution, as told by those whose lives they changed and who now change ours. It debuted in 2004 as part of Rolling Stone’s yearlong activities marking the fiftieth birthday of rock & roll and continued in a second special issue in 2005.