There are very few bands where I can genuinely say that I like all their songs after they've released their third album. Rush. Uh... with no conditions, that's probably it. The Beatles come damn close though. The only song of theirs I don't enjoy is Revolution #9. This means they wrote hundreds of songs that I enjoy. The tunes and the lyrics have been used over and over. The basic sound has been copied endlessly. The revolutionized how people treat rock. Paul McCartney revolutionized the bass. They did a LOT to CHANGE what music in popular culture sounded like, was treated, and functions. THat's what "influential" means. Regardless of whether you or your friends like it.
Just to be clear, I think Rush is a better group of musicians in terms of raw skill, and that over all, most of their lyrics are more thoughtful. But even they build on a base partially established by the Beatles. Don't like 'em all you want, but it's kind of a factual error to say they weren't influential.
Another comparison. I don't think that Marlowe wrote a particularly interesting play when he wrote "Doctor Faust." BUt that doesn't mean it wasn't influential. You can name a dozen major and very important works, many of which are fun and interesting, that incorporated ideas from Marlowe's text and take direction, at least partially from him. "like" has nothing to do with "influence on others"
