Sir James Paul McCartney is an English singer, songwriter, and musician who rose to international prominence as the Beatles' co-lead vocalist, co-composer, and bassist. He is recognized for his lyrical approach to bass playing, diverse and broad tenor vocal range, and musical eclecticism, exploring styles ranging from pre-rock 'n' roll pop to classical and electronica. He is one of the most successful writers and performers of all time. His songwriting collaboration with John Lennon is still the most successful in music history.

McCartney has written or co-authored 32 songs that have charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with 25.5 million RIAA-certified copies sold in the United States as of 2009. Two inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of the Beatles in 1988 and as a solo artist in 1999), an Academy Award, 18 Grammy Awards, a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1965, and a knighthood in 1997 for services to music are among his achievements, making him the best rockstar of all time.

Born: June 18, 1942, Walton, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Bono is the stage name of Paul David Hewson, an Irish singer-songwriter, activist, and philanthropist. He is the rock band U2's lead vocalist and principal lyricist.

He attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin, where he met his future wife, Alison Stewart, as well as classmates with whom he founded U2 in 1976. Through his expressive singing style, dramatic gestures, and songs, Bono quickly established himself as the band's impassioned leader. His songs usually feature social and political issues, as well as religious imagery based on his Christian beliefs. Bono's words contributed to U2's rebellious and spiritual tone in its early years. His songs got more motivated by personal experiences shared with the other members as the band grew older. Bono has 22 Grammy Awards to his name and has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of U2.

Bono is a social justice crusader, both through U2 and as an individual, in addition to his music. He is especially involved in Africa-related campaigns, having co-founded DATA, EDUN, the ONE Campaign, and Product Red. Bono was chosen as one of Time's Persons of the Year in 2005. In 2007, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom awarded him an honorary knighthood for "his services to the music industry and for his humanitarian work". Bono's net worth is expected to reach $700 million in 2022, making him on the list of best rockstars.

Born: May 10, 1960, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

James William Buffett is a singer-songwriter, musician, author, actor, and businessman from the United States. He is well known for his songs, which frequently depict a lifestyle of "island escapism." Buffett has recorded popular songs with his Coral Reefer Band, including "Margaritaville" (number 234 on the Recording Industry Association of America's "Songs of the Century") and "Come Monday." His "Parrotheads" is a committed group of supporters.

Buffett's music, according to The Associated Press in 2020, is a "unique Gulf Coast combination of country, pop, folk, and rock, capped by Buffett's undulating voice." Few musicians can seamlessly combine steelpans, trombones, and pedal steel guitar." Buffett's music has been characterized as "mixing Caribbean, country, rock, folk, and pop music into a good-natured concoction variably categorized as "trap rock" or "Gulf and western" by the DC Metro Theatre Arts magazine in a review for Buffett's musical Escape to Margaritaville.

Buffett is a popular songwriter and was engaged in the development of two restaurant chains named after two of his most well-known songs; he presently owns the Margaritaville Cafe restaurant chain and co-developed the now-defunct Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant chain. With a net worth of $600 million, Buffett is one of the world's best rockstars.

Born: December 25, 1946, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States

Bruce Springsteen is a singer, songwriter, and musician from the United States. He has 20 studio albums to his credit, several of which feature his E Street Band backup band. He is one of the founders of the heartland rock type of music, which combines popular rock musical style with narrative lyrics about working-class American life. He hails from the Jersey Shore. Springsteen has been recognized for his lyrical, socially concerned lyrics and passionate stage performances, which may run up to four hours, during the course of his six-decade career.

Springsteen's first two albums, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., and The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle were released in 1973 and received little critical acclaim. With Born to Run in 1975, he reinvented his approach and became an international sensation. Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) and The River (1980), both of which topped the US Billboard 200 list, followed. Nebraska was his first solo album sans the E Street Band (1982). Born in the United States of America (1984), on which Springsteen reunited with the E Street Band, was his most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums of all time. Seven of the album's tracks, including the title tune, charted in the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100. Springsteen used largely studio musicians for his following three albums, Tunnel of Love (1987), Human Touch (1992), and Lucky Town (1992). Bruce Springsteen's net worth is estimated to be at $500 million in 2022.

Born: September 23, 1949, Long Branch, New Jersey, United States

Elton John is a vocalist, pianist, and songwriter from England. John has had a very successful solo career during the 1970s, having recorded 31 albums since 1969. He is known as the "Rocket Man" following his 1972 smash single of the same name. John has been collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967, and he is praised by critics and artists for his work in the 1970s, as well as his continuing influence on the music business. John's songs and stage presence have had a huge influence on mainstream music. One of the most successful songwriting collaborations in history is with Taupin.

John has won five Grammy Awards, and five Brit Awards, including one for Outstanding Contribution to Music, two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, and a Disney Legends Award, and a Kennedy Center Honor. He was placed 49th on Rolling Stone's list of 100 important rock & roll performers in 2004. He is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors and was elected into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. In 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron awarded John the Legion d'honneur, France's highest civilian honor, calling him a "melodic genius" and praising his work on behalf of the LGBT community.

Born: March 25, 1947, Pinner, United Kingdom

Jon Bon Jovi, whose real name is John Francis Bongiovi Jr., is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is most known for founding and leading the rock band Bon Jovi, which began in 1983. He has 15 studio albums with his band and two solo albums to his credit. Bon Jovi began his acting career in the 1990s, starring in films such as Moonlight, Valentino, and U-571 and appearing on television shows such as Sex and the City, Ally McBeal, and The West Wing.

Bon Jovi was elected into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009 as a songwriter. He was placed 50th on Billboard magazine's "Power 100" list in 2012, a list of "The Most Powerful and Influential People in the Music Business." He was named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" by People magazine in 1996. People magazine named him "Sexiest Rock Star" in 2000. Bon Jovi was a co-founder and main owner of the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League. The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, which he started in 2006, is his brainchild.

Born: March 2, 1962, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States

Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, known as Sting, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. From 1977 through 1984, he was the vocalist, composer, and bassist for the Police, a new wave rock band. He began his solo career in 1985, and his music incorporates rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new-age, and worldbeat influences.

Sting has won 17 Grammy Awards as a solo artist and as a member of the Police, including Song of the Year for "Every Breath You Take," three Brit Awards, including Best British Male Artist in 1994 and Outstanding Contribution in 2002, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, and four Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song. He won a BMI Award in 2019 for "Every Breath You Take," which became the most-played song in radio history. Sting was admitted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and awarded the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors in 2002. As a member of the Police, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. For recording, he won a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2000. Sting got a CBE for services to music from Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in 2003. In 2014, he was named a Kennedy Center Honoree by the White House, and in 2017, he received the Polar Music Prize.

Born: October 2, 1951, Wallsend, United Kingdom

Mick Jagger is an English singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer who rose to international prominence as the Rolling Stones' lead vocalist and one of the band's founding members. One of the most successful songwriting collaborations in history is with Keith Richards. Jagger's career lasted six decades, and he has been called "one of the most popular and influential frontmen in rock & roll history." Richards' guitar approach, combined with his unique voice and passionate live performances, has been the Rolling Stones' signature throughout the band's tenure. Jagger was depicted as a countercultural character in the press due to his amorous involvement and illegal drug usage.

Jagger featured in the films Performance (1970) and Ned Kelly (1970) in the late 1960s, to mixed reviews. He co-founded Jagged Films in the 2000s, and the firm has since produced a series of feature films, beginning with the 2001 historical drama Enigma. He started his solo career in 1985, releasing She's the Boss, and then joined the electric ensemble SuperHeavy in 2009. During the 1980s, Jagger's relationships with the Stones' members, notably Richards, worsened, although the band has always outperformed his solo and side endeavors.

Born: July 26, 1943, Dartford, United Kingdom

Gene Simmons is an Israeli-American singer-songwriter and musician. He is the bassist and co-lead vocalist of Kiss, the rock band he co-founded with Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss in the early 1970s. He is also known on stage as The Demon.

On January 28, 2011, Simmons hosted the Aces & Angels Salute to the Troops charity event in Dallas, Texas. Simmons was given the key to the city, and a boulevard was named after him. As part of the Aces & Angels event, Simmons and Tweed paid a visit to the US Army post at Fort Hood to show their support for the military. He was granted the key to the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, on June 15, the same year. Revolver magazine bestowed the Golden God award to Simmons in 2012. The Smithsonian National Museum of American History welcomed an autographed Gene Simmons Axe bass from John Upshaw Downs into their collection in 2013.

Little Kids Rock, a nationwide charity that strives to rehabilitate and revive music instruction in impoverished U.S. public schools, has Simmons on its honorary board. The piece was aired on A&E's Gene Simmons Family Jewels, which visited a Little Kids Rock school. With his son Nick, he also adorned a guitar for sale. The Reial Circle Artistic de Barcelona gave Simmons the Golden Medal on December 15, 2014.

Born: August 25, 1949, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel

Sir Richard Starkey, better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and actor best recognized for his work as the Beatles' drummer. He sang lead vocals with the band on occasion, generally for one song every album, such as "Yellow Submarine" and "With a Little Help from My Friends." He also co-wrote and sung the Beatles' songs "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden," as well as other tunes.

Many drummers were encouraged by Starr's playing approach, which emphasized feel over technical skill, to reexamine their drumming from a creative standpoint. He also inspired current drumming methods such as the matched grip, lower tuning of the drums, and the use of tonal ring muffling devices. His best-recorded performance, in his opinion, was on the Beatles' "Rain." He was elected to the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1999. He was voted the sixth-best drummer of all time by Rolling Stone readers in 2011. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice, as a Beatle in 1988 and as a solo artist in 2015, and was knighted for services to music in the 2018 New Year Honours.

Born: July 7, 1940, Dingle, Liverpool, United Kingdom