Posted on 09/07/2010 8:44:12 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache
100 Alicia Keys 99 Hall & Oates 98 Depeche Mode 97 Pretenders 96 Journey 95 OutKast 94 Mariah Carey 93 Pearl Jam 92 LL Cool J 91 Green Day 90 Elvis Costello 89 Beastie Boys 88 Bee Gees 87 George Michael 86 N.W.A. 85 The Band 84 Curtis Mayfield 83 Earth, Wind and Fire 82 Steely Dan 81 ABBA 80 Mary J. Blige 79 Eminem 78 Judas Priest 77 Lynyrd Skynyrd 76 Run-D.M.C. 75 Rush 74 The Cure 73 Van Morrison 72 Janis Joplin 71 R.E.M. 70 Def Leppard 69 Tupac Shakur 68 Otis Redding 67 Coldplay 66 Justin Timberlake 65 The Doors 64 Talking Heads 63 Notorious B.I.G. 62 Genesis 61 Cream 60 Whitney Houston 59 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 58 Cheap Trick 57 Iggy & The Stooges 56 KISS 55 Peter Gabriel 54 Public Enemy 53 Little Richard 52 Beyoncé 51 Billy Joel 50 Sade 49 Parliament-Funkadelic 48 Rage Against The Machine 47 Jay-Z 46 Ramones 45 Al Green 44 Joni Mitchell 43 Ray Charles 42 Metallica 41 Van Halen 40 The Police 39 The Kinks 38 Sly & The Family Stone 37 Fleetwood Mac 36 Paul McCartney 35 Johnny Cash 34 Tina Turner 33 Guns N’ Roses 32 Black Sabbath 31 John Lennon 30 Aerosmith 29 Radiohead 28 Elton John 27 Aretha Franklin 26 Neil Young 24 The Velvet Underground 25 Chuck Berry 23 AC/DC 22 The Clash 21 Bruce Springsteen 20 Marvin Gaye 19 U2 18 Pink Floyd 17 Queen 16 Madonna 15 The Beach Boys 14 Nirvana 13 The Who 12 David Bowie 11 Bob Marley 10 Stevie Wonder 09 James Brown 08 Elvis Presley 07 Prince 06 Jimi Hendrix 05 Rolling Stones 04 Led Zeppelin 03 Michael Jackson 02 Bob Dylan 01 The Beatles
Blame it on the rain.
Music was clever then.
Probably my favorite video of all time
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sbqIyeed4g&p=71CC7EE07CFFD175&playnext=1&index=1
Pardon, but I just can’t read this thing properly in the format it was posted.
100 Alicia Keys
99 Hall & Oates
98 Depeche Mode
97 Pretenders
96 Journey
95 OutKast
94 Mariah Carey
93 Pearl Jam
92 LL Cool J
91 Green Day
90 Elvis Costello
89 Beastie Boys
88 Bee Gees
87 George Michael
86 N.W.A.
85 The Band
84 Curtis Mayfield
83 Earth, Wind and Fire
82 Steely Dan
81 ABBA
80 Mary J. Blige
79 Eminem
78 Judas Priest
77 Lynyrd Skynyrd
76 Run-D.M.C.
75 Rush
74 The Cure
73 Van Morrison
72 Janis Joplin
71 R.E.M.
70 Def Leppard
69 Tupac Shakur
68 Otis Redding
67 Coldplay
66 Justin Timberlake
65 The Doors
64 Talking Heads
63 Notorious B.I.G.
62 Genesis
61 Cream
60 Whitney Houston
59 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
58 Cheap Trick
57 Iggy & The Stooges
56 KISS
55 Peter Gabriel
54 Public Enemy
53 Little Richard
52 Beyoncé
51 Billy Joel
50 Sade
49 Parliament-Funkadelic
48 Rage Against The Machine
47 Jay-Z
46 Ramones
45 Al Green
44 Joni Mitchell
43 Ray Charles
42 Metallica
41 Van Halen
40 The Police
39 The Kinks
38 Sly & The Family Stone
37 Fleetwood Mac
36 Paul McCartney
35 Johnny Cash
34 Tina Turner
33 Guns N’ Roses
32 Black Sabbath
31 John Lennon
30 Aerosmith
29 Radiohead
28 Elton John
27 Aretha Franklin
26 Neil Young
24 The Velvet Underground
25 Chuck Berry
23 AC/DC
22 The Clash
21 Bruce Springsteen
20 Marvin Gaye
19 U2
18 Pink Floyd
17 Queen
16 Madonna
15 The Beach Boys
14 Nirvana
13 The Who
12 David Bowie
11 Bob Marley
10 Stevie Wonder
09 James Brown
08 Elvis Presley
07 Prince
06 Jimi Hendrix
05 Rolling Stones
04 Led Zeppelin
03 Michael Jackson
02 Bob Dylan
01 The Beatles
My two older brothers took me a to a VU concert back in 70 or 71 (post Lou Reed, unfortunately), and it was the first place I ever saw a man dressed as a woman - it had to be a man - and the first (and only) time I saw a woman overdose, probably on heroin. I didn't go to another concert again until '74.
All Tomorrow’s Parties - I only remember it cause Nico (German girl singer) was pretty but could not really sing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrRVaYF-O4U&feature=related
They were hugely overrated and I think the Warhol connection was the key. Lou Reed sucks. John Cale was/is pretty cool.
VH1 has taste that is all in their mouths -
That is the most BS list of entertainers I have ever seen!
Roy Orbison does not make the list while “The Notorius Mr. BIG does - come on, who they hell are they trying to kid.
Neil Diamond has out sold fifty of them... combined. I guess being popular and having the market determine the best sellers doesn’t count.
No Miles, ‘Trane or Wes?
John Cale is awesome in a weird way.
I saw him once in a small club back in the 80s.
He was phenomenal.
Zappa not being on the list is a travesty.
Not to mention highly influential to other bands in the 80’s, 90’s and even today.
Yeah he is a low key neat guy who played with a lot of people. He played viola and guitar which was pretty cool. His modesty is a real contrast to that annoying self-promoter Lou Reed.
I really think he was the only interesting thing in The Velvet Underground.
No Zappa. The mind boggles. What's left of it, anyway.
He really was very humble in concert.
A lot of folks don’t like his voice.
I do.
This is much like ZZero writing his autobiography when he was, what, 15?
I noticed that, too.
For that matter, no Herbie Hancock, or rock groups like ZZ Top or Yes. All three of those were hugely influential on late 20th century music, and very popular. I could name a dozen others. Didn't notice CSN&Y on that list, either.
First mistake they made, was calling this the Top 100 Greatest Artists of ALL TIME. Do you really think The Notorious B.I.G. belongs on a list like that?
Like others have said, "all time" must only go back 30 years for these goofs.
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