It would be cool to see polls from other states as well, so feel free to post your own state’s poll. (tip: go to Wikipedia and search for “music of [state]” for some ideas).
I limited mine to 20. Select as many as you like.
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Stevie Wonder is a musical genius, mf!
I picked **Madonna **and White Stripes, and will humbly add The Verve Pipe.. There’s a lot more to them then “The Frrrosshhmen”
I reached Aretha and stopped reading. Who could possibly be better than her?
I did the same as Alessan, but then I saw Stevie and I had to vote for him as well.
I voted for Aretha, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Eminem, Madonna and Stevie Wonder.
Lot of good artists on that list. I voted for a bunch. And you forgot The MC5.
What’s the point in competing for second place? 
Proud Michigander here. I gave Motown a lot of love (Aretha, The Supremes and Stevie Wonder) but also paid homage to the city’s excellent rap (Eminem) and rock (White Stripes) heritages. In retrospect, I would have voted Madonna, too. It’s not like voting for her dilutes the strength of my other votes. Michigan (well, really, Detroit) was also one of the birthplaces of electronic/techno music, but there really well-known artists identified with that.
This really doesn’t get referenced enough - nice work. 
Good call. Funny story about them: One time I was home from college over winter break staying with my mom and we were watching a VH1 countdown of the top 100 groups of all time. The MC5 were on there. Their segment begins with footage of them at a concert and suddenly, right as it’s said on the TV, my mom yells out, “KICK OUT THE JAMS, MOTHERFUCKERS!”
My 22-year-old self was flabbergasted - turns out she had seen them a bunch of times at clubs downtown. It was the first time I realized that my mom, who was listening to Barry Manilow when I was a kid, was actually COOL at one point.
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Michigan is just a music Mecca, jeez!
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Didn’t know Al Green was from Michigan…
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Like Alessan - Aretha and stop. But then there’s…
I can’t vote.
Although I can appreciate that artists such as Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, The Four Tops, etc. are much more talented than Ted Nugent, I would much rather listen to Ted Nugent.
And Alice Cooper is in my top 10 of all time.
Damn, I sure did.
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Kenny Burrell.
Regarding Al Green, I didn’t either. Now that I look up his bio, though, it seems he was born in Arkansas and his family moved to Grand Rapids when he was in his teens.
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Not to mention the Bay City Rollers.
I voted for Bob Seger, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Madonna (even though I identify her more with NYC than MI), Smokey Robinson, and Stevie Wonder. I could have voted for more, but kept my list to my top five.
I like some of the artists that I didn’t vote for more than Bob Seger, but I have always identified BS as a Michiganer from the start of his career, so he gets identification points.
Only one vote for Kid Rock surprises me - is he not big outside of Michigan (he’s HUGE here)?
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Stevie Wonder, Aretha, & the Temptations. I didn’t know so many wonderful magicians came from Michigan.
I don’t know if anyone told you this, but you forgot MC5…