In no particular order, just answering the O.P.'s question......
The Beatles
Elvis Presley
The Eagles
Led Zeppelin
Jimi Hendrix
My personal favorites that have changed music are: The Dead Kennedys, Alice Cooper, The Ventures, Puddle of Mudd, Nirvana, CCR, Devo, The Sex Pistols, Gang of Four, The Cramps, BTO, The B 52's, Eric Clapton, Johnny Cash, Queen, AC/DC, The Specials, Ozzy, ZZ Top, Michael Jackson, Ultravox, and many more........
Pink Floyd (Fav. Album: The Wall)
Gorillaz (Fav. Album: Demon Days)
Linkin Park (Fav. Album: Meteora)
Foo Fighters (Fav. Album: All of them)
Audioslave (Fav. Album: All of them)
My musical tastes are a little scattered, as you can see.