Rock on the Simpsons

Ringo Starr appears in the episode "Brush With Greatness," which first aired on April 11th, 1991.

Michael Jackson voiced the speaking parts for Leon Kompowsky, a mental patient who claims he is "Michael Jackson" in the episode "Stark Raving Dad," which first aired on September 19th, 1991.

Aerosmith appears in the episode “Flaming Moe’s,” which first aired on November 21st, 1991.

Sting appears in the episode "Radio Bart," which first aired on January 9th, 1992.

George Harrison appears in the episode "Homer's Barbershop Quartet," which first aired on September 30th, 1993.

Paul and Linda McCartney appear in the episode "Lisa the Vegetarian," which first aired on October 15th, 1995.

Sonic Youth appears in the episode "Homerpalooza," which first aired on May 19th, 1996.

U2 appears in the episode "Trash of the Titans," which first aired on April 26th, 1998.

Elton John appears in the episode "I'm With Cupid," which first aired on February 14th, 1999.

This cover appeared on the November 28, 2002 issue of Rolling Stone and is based on the album cover for Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A.

Britney Spears appears in the episode "The Mansion Family," which first aired on January 23rd, 2000.

Kid Rock and Joe C. appear in the episode "Kill The Alligator And Run," which first aired on April 30th, 2000.

The Who appears in the episode "A Tale of Two Springfields," which first aired on November 5th, 2000.

R.E.M. appears in the episode "Homer the Moe," which first aired on November 18th, 2001.

Phish appears in the episode "Weekend at Burnsies," which first aired on April 7th, 2002.

Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Lenny Kravitz and Brian Setzer appear in the episode "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation," which first aired on November 10th, 2002.

This cover appeared on the November 28, 2002 issue of Rolling Stone and is based on the album cover for The Beatle's Abbey Road.

Blink 182 appears in the episode "Barting Over," which first aired on February 16th, 2003.

50 Cent appears in the episode "Pranksta Rap," which first aired on March 11, 2005.

Metallica appears in the episode "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer," which aired on September 10th, 2006.

Jack and Meg White appear as the White Stripes in the episode "Jazzy and the Pussycats," which first aired on September 17th, 2006.

Lionel Richie appears in the episode "He Loves To Fly and He D'ohs," which first aired on September 23rd, 2007.

Weird Al Yankovic and MTV's Kurt Loder appear in the episode "That '90s Show," which first aired on January 27th, 2008.

The Dixie Chicks appear in the episode "Papa Don't Leech," which first aired on April 13th, 2008.

Coldplay appears in the episode "Million Dollar Maybe," which first aired on January 31st, 2010.

Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement of Flight of the Conchords appear in the episode "Elementary School Musical," which first aired on Septemeber 26th, 2010.

Katy Perry appears in the episode "The Fight Before Christmas," which first aired on December 5th, 2010.

Ted Nugent appears in the episode "Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson," which first aired on January 8th, 2012.