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

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.

@dgd - I was in college in the early 70's, and we'd get the issues of RS that had 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' in it, and yeah, my friends in the dorm and I all loved that - we wanted to get us some adrenochrome!  What review of a new Quicksilver album? 

It's all a matter of personal tastes. Survey 100 people,and you end up with 100 different lists.