Rolling Stones list of top 100 music artist , I ?Question its logic

@larsman et al,
Rolling Stone has been a cultural, political, and news publication since its beginnings in the late 1960s. Their published motto: "All the news that fits" reflected the inclusion of cultural journalism as reflected in the music scene and beyond, and featured many political and social oriented journalists of each decade since.

That said, I never put any stock in their (or anyone else's) Top 100 lists. I'd have preferred a list of suggestions to check out sort of thing. I'm sure any number of people here could recommend music to expand our horizons just. as well.

@dgd  - good points, but the content of Rolling Stone that I subscribed to from '68 - '73 was probably about 90% music. When they moved from San Francisco to New York, that started to change, to where today it is closer to 90% NOT music.

'All the news that fits' was an ironically humorous take on the New York Times' 'All the news that's fit to print'. 

All true. Yes, Wenner tried to inject a little mainstream publishing vibe into RS from the beginning. They were just kids having some fun, then morphed into serious business as RS "matured."

The rise of rival music magazines may have contributed to that shift. RS straddled the line between pure music news and radical politico stuff, appearing to never commit to one extreme or the other. I haven't picked up an issue in years, so I'm not a fanboy, but RS still has a place in my heart for what it once was I suppose.
Love me some Hunter Thompson with my review of the new Quicksilver album...

RS magazine is to music in print that MTV is to music in video. They started out as music centered but both morphed into culture centric entities vying for approval from the like-minded.

The first time I saw a full-page cigarette ad in RS was a signal to me that the plot line at that once "important" magazine had gone off course.

It's kind of like the remaining members of the Doors (well, maybe not Ray) refusing to allow Doors' songs be used for TV commercials. 

It's said that $$ eventually dominates the conversation, and so far thats proven accurate.