The following list of British Invasion bands is made on base of ratings given by music reviewer George Starostin (
http://starling.rinet.ru/music/index.htm). He used different parameters than me: Listenability (L), Resonance (R), Originality (O), Adequacy (A), and Diversity (D).
1. The Beatles L: 5+/5 - R: 5/5 - O: 5/5 - A: 5/5 - D: 5/5 -
Overall: 5.0+2. The Rolling Stones L: 5+/5 - R: 5/5 - O: 4/5 - A: 5/5 - D: 5/5 -
Overall: 4.8+2. The Who L: 5/5 - R: 5/5 - O: 5+/5 - A: 4/5 - D: 5/5 -
Overall: 4.8+4. The Kinks L: 5/5 - R: 4/5 - O: 4/5 - A: 4/5 - D: 5/5 -
Overall: 4.45. The Zombies L: 5/5 - R: 4/5 - O: 3/5 - A: 3/5 - D: 2/5 -
Overall: 3.46. The Yardbirds L: 3/5 - R: 2/5 - O: 4/5 - A: 3/5 - D: 3/5 -
Overall: 3.06. The Animals L: 4/5 - R: 4/5 - O: 2/5 - A: 3/5 - D: 2/5 -
Overall: 3.08. The Hollies L: 4/5 - R: 3/5 - O: 1/5 - A: 4/5 - D: 2/5 -
Overall: 2.89. The Pretty Things L: 3/5 - R: 2/5 - O: 1/5 - A: 3/5 - D: 3/5 -
Overall: 2.410. The Dave Clark Five L: 2/5 - R: 1/5 - O: 0/5 - A: 3/5 - D: 1/5 -
Overall: 1.4The order is pretty similar to my list:
1. The Beatles P: 10 - S: 10 - TA: 9 - Average: 9.67
2. The Rolling Stones P: 9 - S: 9 - TA: 9 - Average: 9.00
2. The Who P: 8 - S: 9 - TA: 10 - Average: 9.00
4. The Kinks P: 7 - S: 9 - TA: 8 - Average: 8.00
5. The Zombies P: 7 - S: 8 - TA: 8 - Average: 7.67
6. The Yardbirds P: 7 - S: 6 - TA: 9 - Average: 7.33
6. The Hollies P: 8 - S: 7 - TA: 7 - Average: 7.33
8. The Animals P: 7 - S: 6 - TA: 7 - Average: 6.67