Good question.
I agree with the "Drops Of Jupiter" statement. Songs like that tend to stay forever. Santana & Rob Thomas' "Smooth" will do the same. I'd say 3 Doors Down will be remembered. The first time I heard "Kryptonite" my jaw just about dropped. I'd been waiting for something like that for a long time. Anyway, artists with some longevity behind them will be remembered no doubt. (Hmm, No Doubt will probably be remembered as well!)
But I was talking about people like "Weird Al" Yankovic and Aerosmith.