DM always turned out high quality songs and videos. I wish Allan Wilder had not left.
Well you know who was also possibly even more influential and was omitted - Kraftwerk. To synth bands and hip hop ripping up pieces of their songs.
They were the best concert I saw in my life and I saw a few including Bowie and Depeche Mode. DM was ruined by screaming girls. It was like being next to a jet engine. I also saw Madness which was the most fun concert.
I notice The Kinks at only #39. What a travesty. Everyone ripped them off/influenced by them: The Jam, Pretenders, Blur, Oasis and others.
In a fair world, XTC would be on the list.