[Elspode]

This poll is inherently unfair to old people like me. My sentimental favorite is The Who, as they are my all-time favorite band. But greatness is measured by more than my personal preferences, and it is difficult for me to find an argument against choosing the Fab Four. IMHO, there is no such thing as a bad Beatles song, period. They had terrific range of style when they chose to use it, and each subsequent album they released showed clear growth and forward movement, even to the point of defining a genre.

I didn't include the hotel-trashing criteria, because it is irrelevant to the music, but had I used it, The Who would probably have come out on top for me.