No Gene Vincent? No Carl Perkins? No Bill Haley? Madonna, fer cryinoutloud?!?!?Pshaw!
The Madonna thing is blasphemy
I'm glad you mentioned Carl Perkins. Perkins was equal to Elvis in popularity in 1955-56 when a car wreck sent him off to obscurity for a couple of years. The Beatles were members of Carl Perkins' fan club; at least the Beatles could recognize a true rocker. I wonder what kind of list Keith Richards, Paul McCartney, Mick what's his name, and Ringo Starr would come up with?