Here is every artist (I think) that has been included in the dfk botd project; or darn near (mistakes are possible, but rare. I’m not GOD.)
The year given for each artist is the start of their recorded artistic peak, which is nearly arbitrary, but assigned by a process. It’s OCD. There is always a process.

1923
Bessie Smith

1924
Ma Rainey

1926
Jelly Roll Morton

1928
Blind Willie Johnson

1929
Charley Patton

1930
Mississippi Sheiks
Fred Astaire
Bukka White

1932
Big Bill Broonzy

1937
Benny Goodman
Robert Johnson

1938
Billie Holiday

1940
Woody Guthrie
Charles Trenet

1941
Duke Ellington
Leadbelly

1945
Pigmeat Markham

1946
Charlie Parker

1947
Lightnin’ Hopkins

1948
Wynonie Harris

1949
Hank Williams

1950
Nat ‘King’ Cole
Bud Powell

1951
The Dominoes

1953
Percy Faith

1954
Bill Haley and the Comets
Elvis Presley
Muddy Waters
Howlin’ Wolf
Peggy Lee
The Robins

1955
Bo Diddley

1956
Harry Belafonte
Jerry Lee Lewis
Chuck Berry
The Tokens

1957
Ricky Nelson
Lloyd Price
Elmore James

1958
Bobby Darin
The Drifters
Link Wray
John Coltrane

1959
Roy Orbison
Bobby Bland

1960
Chubby Checker
Etta James
Sam Cooke

1961
Gene Chandler
Barry McGuire

1962
The 4 Seasons
Bobby Vinton
Dionne Warwick
Lamont Dozier

1963
Lesley Gore
Francoise Hardy
The Dave Clark Five
Jackie DeShannon
Bob Dylan
Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood

1964
Tom Jones
The Four Tops
Otis Redding
O.V. Wright
William Bell
Joe Cocker
The Sonics

1965
James Brown
Sonny & Cher
The Lovin’ Spoonful
The Supremes
Lee Dorsey
The Beach Boys
The Byrds
The Mamas and the Papas
Wilson Pickett
Ike and Tina Turner
Peter Walker
James Carr

1966
The Hollies
The Kinks
Donovan
The Beatles
Love
The Isley Brothers
Miles Davis
Brian Wilson

1967
Aretha Franklin
Louis Armstrong
The Doors
The Rolling Stones
Tommy James and the Shondells
Simon and Garfunkel
The Five Stairsteps
Shocking Blue
Sly and the Family Stone
The Moody Blues
Van Morrison
Judy Collins
The Velvet Underground

1968
Mary Hopkin
Canned Heat
John Holt
Spooky Tooth
Iron Butterfly
The Archies
Marvin Gaye
Leonard Cohen
Elis Regina
The Winstons
Linda Thompson

1969
Almendra
Neil Diamond
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Harry Nilsson
Jackson 5
The Guess Who
Serge Gainsbourg
The Carpenters
Santana
Joni Mitchell
Edgar Broughton Band
Yoko Ono
King Crimson
Van Der Graaf Generator

1970
The Chi-Lites
Mungo Jerry
Led Zeppelin
Deep Purple
Alice Cooper
Black Sabbath
The Who
John Lennon
George Harrison
Yes
Hawkwind
The Allman Brothers Band
Giorgio Gaber

1971
Comus
Elton John
T. Rex
Redbone
Don McLean
John Denver
The Undisputed Truth
King Harvest
Dolly Parton
Ringo Starr
Rod Stewart
War
Pierre Cavalli
Minnie Riperton
Paul McCartney

1972
David Bowie
Gary Glitter
Stealers Wheel
Steely Dan
Raspberries
Labelle
Seals and Crofts
The Residents
NEU!

1973
Barry White
Nazareth
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Wings
Slade
The Love Unlimited Orchestra
Aerosmith
Kool and the Gang
Ohio Players
Adriano Celentano
The Steve Miller Band
Pink Floyd

1974
KISS
Sparks
10cc
Pilot
Queen
KC and the Sunshine Band
Blue Oyster Cult
Eagles
Richard and Linda Thompson
Johnny Nash
Stevie Wright

1975
The Trammps
ABBA
Donna Summer
Gloria Gaynor
Hot Chocolate
Van McCoy
Electric Light Orchestra
Kansas
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
Rainbow
Murray Head

1976
Bee Gees
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Heart
Ramones
Thelma Houston
Commodores
Fleetwood Mac
Nick Lowe
The Emotions
The Runaways
Delegation
Boston
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry

1977
Billy Joel
Earth, Wind & Fire
Tom Petty
AC/DC
Split Enz
The Boomtown Rats
Ian Dury
The Romantics
ZZ Top

1978
Boney M
Thin Lizzy
Blondie
Skids
The Clash
The Jam
The Police
XTC
Amii Stewart
Anita Ward
George Benson
Sister Sledge
The B-52s
The Cars
Dire Straits
M
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Ultravox
Giorgio Moroder
The Fall
X
Throbbing Gristle
Pointed Sticks

1979
Josef K
Joy Division
Squeeze
The Knack
Bauhaus
Gary Numan
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Tantra
Toto
Cabaret Voltaire
Christopher Cross
Rush
The Tubes
Pat Metheny
The Pop Group
The Vapors

1980
Stray Cats
Adam Ant/Adam and the Ants
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Dexys Midnight Runners
Grace Jones
Kim Carnes
The Birthday Party
Ozzy Osbourne
Pat Benatar
Talking Heads
Scorpions
The Go-Go’s
The Wailers
Theatre of Hate
Afrika Bambaataa
Killing Joke
Men at Work
The Sound
Billy Idol
Irene Cara
John Williams
Discharge

1981
Duran Duran
Heaven 17
Imagination
Journey
Kim Wilde
Madness
Bonnie Tyler
Herbie Hancock
New Order
Phil Collins
Ray Parker Jr
The Human League
The Psychedelic Furs
Bruce Springsteen
China Crisis
Simple Minds
The RAH Band
Trio
Kate Bush
The Pretenders
Thomas Dolby
Eddy Grant
The Triffids
Front 242
Tom Tom Club
Vangelis
23 Skidoo
William S Burroughs
Black Flag

1982
Michael Jackson
Culture Club
Thompson Twins
Wham!
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Iron Maiden
Mike Oldfield
Laura Branigan
Tears for Fears
The Pointer Sisters
Falco
Berlin
Cameo
Felt
Asia
Donald Fagen
Men Without Hats
Michael Sembello

1983
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Eurythmics
Bryan Adams
Prince
Madonna
Bananarama
Chaka Khan
The Icicle Works
Spandau Ballet
Cyndi Lauper
Dead Or Alive
Nik Kershaw
Shannon
Marillion
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Womack & Womack
Philip Bailey
Yello
Robert Plant
Metallica
Violent Femmes
Cocteau Twins
Ini Kamoze
Trans-x

1984
Tina Turner
Harold Faltermeyer
Van Halen
Alphaville
Wang Chung
Paul Hardcastle
La Union
Pet Shop Boys
Run-D.M.C.
Sandra
a-ha
George Michael
Prefab Sprout
Mr. Mister
The Cult
Paul Simon
Richard Thompson
Anne Clark

1985
The Smiths
Whitney Houston
U2
The Bangles
Fine Young Cannibals
Paul Kelly
Midnight Oil
The Outfield
Sting
Model 500
Mr. Fingers
Coil
Sonique

1986
Crowded House
Erasure
Nu Shooz
Bruce Hornsby and the Range
Desireless
INXS
Janet Jackson
Sonic Youth
Genesis
Peter Gabriel
KRS-One
Swans
A.R. Kane
Angelo Badalamenti

1987
Rick Astley
Belinda Carlisle
Public Enemy
The Cure
Guns n’ Roses
LL Cool J
Happy Mondays
My Bloody Valentine
They Might Be Giants
The Wedding Present
Taylor Dayne
The Proclaimers
N.W.A.

1988
Paula Abdul
Pixies
The House of Love
Inner City
Megadeth
The Stone Roses
Salt ‘n’ Pepa
De La Soul
Enya
Digital Underground
Young MC
Jane’s Addiction
Candlemass

1989
Soul II Soul
Inspiral Carpets
Technotronic
Melvins
A Guy Called Gerald
James
Simply Red
Underworld
Alannah Myles
Blind Guardian

1990
Black Box
Depeche Mode
Lenny Kravitz
Lush
Seal
Snap!
EMF
Enigma
L7
Real McCoy
Butthole Surfers
LFO
Mazzy Star
Adamski

1991
Nirvana
Pearl Jam
R.E.M.
Ice Cube
Soundgarden
PM Dawn
Cypress Hill
Urge Overkill
CeCe Peniston
Naughty By Nature
Sublime
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Swervedriver
Hole
Sepultura
Massive Attack
Wolfsheim
Crystal Waters
Slowdive

1992
Stone Temple Pilots
Drive Like Jehu
Soul Asylum
Gin Blossoms
The Cranberries
Smashing Pumpkins
Prodigy
Screaming Trees
P.J. Harvey
The Lightning Seeds
Faith No More
Scarface
Dream Theater
Beastie Boys
Des’Ree
Nas
Dr. Dre
The Auteurs
Noir Desir
Blind Melon
The Future Sound of London
Sleep

1993
Bjork
2Pac
Paul Weller
Snoop Dogg
Rage Against the Machine
Fishmans
The Verve
Counting Crows
Haddaway
DJ Shadow
Corona
David Hasselhoff

1994
Peshay
Mariah Carey
The Notorious B.I.G.
Coolio
Beck
Sheryl Crow
The Notorius B.I.G.
Tricky
Blackstreet
The Offspring
Nine Inch Nails
Armand Van Helden
Weezer
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Built to Spill
TLC
Ween
Rancid
Smog
Fugees
Sunny Day Real Estate
Scatman John

1995
Oasis
Mobb Deep
Blur
Blumchen
The Presidents of the United States of America
Mansun
Monica
Montell Jordan
Garbage
Foo Fighters
Alanis Morrisette
Guided By Voices
Jamiroqui
No Doubt
Goo Goo Dolls
Three 6 Mafia
Filter
Aimee Mann
Spiritualized
The Cardigans
Cornershop
Broder Daniel
Nada Surf
Kate Campbell
The Gathering
Down
Fools Garden

1996
Spice Girls
Super Furry Animals
Marilyn Manson
Manic Street Preachers
Radiohead
The Chemical Brothers
Cake
Brandy
Low
Chicane
Moloko
Porcupine Tree
Songs: Ohia
The Roots
“Weird AL” Yankovic
Robert Miles
Johnny Cash
Semisonic

1997
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
Moby
Placebo
Backstreet Boys
Fatboy Slim
Travis
Belle and Sebastian
Junkie XL
Lauryn Hill
Natalie Imbruglia
Daft Punk
The Dandy Warhols
The Flaming Lips
Third Eye Blind
DJ Sammy
All Saints
Deftones
Chris Cornell
Fastball
Jennifer Paige
Tool

1998
Rob Zombie
Korn
System of a Down
Wilco
Dead Prez
Modest Mouse
Caesers
Sheena Ringo
UNKLE
!!!
Smile.dk
D’Angelo

1999
Limp Bizkit
Missy Elliott
Macy Gray
DMX
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Basement Jaxx
Jimmy Eat World
Slipknot
Blink-182
Kelis
Ricardo Villalobos
Roots Manuva
Royskopp
Sigur Ros
Destroyer
Quasimoto
Len
Mr. Oizo

2000
Eminem
Coldplay
Nelly
Robbie Williams
A Perfect Circle
Incubus
Bright Eyes
Goldfrapp
Queens of the Stone Age
Alizee
Fred Falke
The Avalanches

2001
R Kelly
Dido
Carissa’s Weird
Kylie Minogue
Alicia Keys
The Streets
The White Stripes
The Strokes
t.A.T.u.
Rammstein
Lil Jon
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Mary J. Blige
The Shins
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Andrew W.K.
Yellowcard
Eve
Cannibal Ox

2002
Norah Jones
Ashanti
Avril Lavigne
Sugababes
Hikaru Utada
Audioslave
Justin Timberlake
Interpol
Death Cab for Cutie
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The Knife
The Rapture
Vanessa Carlton
The Libertines
Brand New
Ted Leo
The Drones
Tenacious D

2003
Michael Andrews
50 Cent
Dizzee Rascal
Franz Ferdinand
Keane
Amy Winehouse
Kelly Clarkson
Linkin Park
Muse
Nelly Furtado
The Killers
Stars
Elbow
Justice
Jose Gonzalez
The Darkness
Blackfield
Gotye
Pharell Williams

2004
Bloc Party
Snow Patrol
Kaiser Chiefs
Green Day
Britney Spears
Gwen Stefani
Arcade Fire
Hot Chip
Ciara
Kasabian
Breaking Benjamin
The Radio Dept.
Feist
Battles
Jojo
Animal Collective
The Walkmen
Pylon

2005
Arctic Monkeys
LCD Soundsystem
Mike Jones
Panic at the Disco
KT Tunstall
Mala
Corrine Bailey Rae
M.I.A.
My Chemical Romance
M83
Okkervil River
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Panda Bear

2006
The Raconteurs
T.I.
Ne-Yo
Lily Allen
Timbaland
Lupe FIasco
Cassie
Band of Horses
Anathema
Klaxons
Peter Bjorn and John
Wolf Parade
Have a Nice Life
Grouper

2007
Lil Wayne
Soulja Boy
MGMT
The National
Crystal Castles
Asobi Seksu
Foals
Cut Copy
Janelle Monae
Grizzly Bear
Spoon
Health

2008
Joker
deadmau5
Katy Perry
Cee-Lo Green
Kid Cudi
Bon Iver
Cage the Elephant
Rustie
Chairlift
Empire of the Sun
Brian Eno
Brian Eno & David Byrne
Fever Ray
La Roux

2009
The Antlers
Jay-Z
Lady Gaga
Marina
Kesha
Four Tet
Waka Flocka Flame
The xx
Miley Cyrus
Floating Points
Martin Solveig
Dirty Projectors
DJ Koze
Soap&skin
Thom Yorke

2010
Kanye West
Rihanna
Florence + the Machine
Skrillex
The Black Keys
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
Foster the People
Katy B
Lykke Li
Robyn
Shinsei Kamattechan
Warpaint
Anamanaguchi
Neon Indian
Aloe Blacc
Gorillaz
Caribou
Tim Hecker
Jamie XX
Nicolas Jaar

2011
Azealia Banks
Nicki Minaj
DyE
YG
Purity Ring
St. Vincent
Title Fight
Loreen
A$ap Rocky
Demi Lovato
Meek Mill
Oneohtrixpointnever
Adele
Death Grips
Grouplove
Alunageorge
Phantogram
Real Estate
Jay Rock
Paramore
Vampire Weekend
Karen O
American Football
Willow

2012
Disclosure
Chief Keef
Mac DeMarco
alt-j
iamamiwhoami
Icona Pop
Chvrches
Chromatics
Tame Impala
A$ap Ferg
Grimes
Antwon
The Neighborhood
Haim
Foxygen
Lil B
Beach House
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Blank Banshee
Suzanne Sundfor
Wil Wright
Lil Ugly Mane

2013
Big Sean
Run the Jewels
Majical Cloudz
Courtney Barnett
Tove Lo
Beyonce
Clarence Clarity
Lorde
Danny L Harle
Clean Bandit
The War on Drugs
Childish Gambino
Open Mike Eagle
Kurt Vile
Ariel Pink
Brian Jonestown Massacre
Madeon
Liz
Mount Eerie
ScHoolboy Q
Deafheaven

2014
Fetty Wap
Sia
Rae Sremmurd
Skepta
The Weeknd
Vic Mensa
A. G. Cook
Kendrick Lamar
Metro Boomin
OG Maco
Shelley FKA D.R.A.M
Vince Staples
Jeff Rosenstock
Mark Ronson
Pusha T
Jonathan Bree
Shamir
SZA
Porter Robinson

2015
Black Kray
Drake
Future
Kane Grocerys
Lil Yachty
Major Lazer
XXXTentacion
Young Thug
Father John Misty
Kodak Black
Stormzy
Taylor Swift
Chance the Rapper
Earl Sweatshirt
George Clanton
Sophie
Twenty One Pilots
Carly Rae Jepsen
Danny Brown
Ghost
Julia Holter
Zara Larsson
Algiers
Cigarettes After Sex
ECCO2K
Lianne La Havas
Toro Y Moi
Kirin J Callinan

2016
Gucci Mane
Lil Peep
Migos
Rich Brian
21 Savage
Denzel Curry
Parquet Courts
Tyler, the Creator
Angel Olsen
Xiu Xiu
Lizzo
Selena Gomez
Kero Kero Bonito
Frank Ocean
Jay Som
Rex Orange County
Lorenzo Senni
Flume
Injury Reserve
James Blake
Kali Uchis
Christina and the Queens
J.I.D.
Mechatok
Mitski
King Krule
Roisin Murphy

2017
Lil Tracy
Ski Mask the Slump God
Bill Wurtz
Brockhampton
Calvin Harris
Loona
Playboi Carti
Troye Sivan
Ariana Grande
Clairo
Jack Stauber
Khalid
Lana Del Rey
Post Malone
Big Thief
Car Seat Headrest
Phoebe Bridgers
Rina Sawayama
Sufjan Stevens
Thaiboy Digital
Yves Tumor
Bruno Mars
Chelsea Wolfe
J. Cole
Keith Ape
Travis Scott

2018
Swae Lee
Charli XCX
Slowthai
Lil Uzi Vert
Idles
The 1975
Poppy
Rosalia
clipping
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
JPEGMAFIA
Tropical Fuck Storm
Joji
Emma Ruth Rundle
Iceage
Little Simz
Kasey Musgraves

2019
Bladee
Caroline Polachek
Dorian Electra
Freddie Gibbs
Gunna
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Madlib
Megan thee Stallion
Yung Lean
Anderson .Paak
Arca
Billie Eilish
Black Midi
Bring Me the Horison
Jessie Ware
Lil Baby
Olivia Rodrigo
Sweet Trip

2020
Yabujin
Capoxxo
David Shawty
Rico Nasty
Trippie Redd
Doja Cat
Juice WRLD
Twice