Originally Posted By DAR Tomorrow will be the final 20 which are known however the top 5 is supposedly not final This counts down from 100-1 100 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 25 Chuck Berry 24 The Velvet Underground 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 All right the top five I can't argue with but again I'd need to see what the final tally would be. However I have a big problem with three names missing from the list. The Eagles-Really how do you leave off one of the most accomplished and best groups in music history off the list. Creedence Clearwater Revival-Not as accomplished as the Eagles but still played nothing but great bluesy rock music. I had a chance to see John Fogerty a few years back, one of the best shows ever. And who I think is the one person that should not have been left off and in fact I would put very high on the list. Sam Cooke-Simply the best most powerful voice I ever heard. A Change Is Gonna Come gives me goosebumps and he's left off the list. That's a joke.
Originally Posted By Terminus Prince is better than Elvis, James Brown, Bob Marley? Hm... I don't know.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 there's others missing as well-- what about : Alice Cooper Rod Stewart & Faces Jefferson Airplane Steppenwolf Animals Young Rascals Pink Floyd Ozzy as a solo act Temptations Supremes Smokey Robinson too much hip hop crap.. and really, Radiohead at #29 ? Seriously that's like voting for Sanjaya on American Idol. And George Michael-- really ? seriously ? and the Doors buried at 65 ? the clips are entertaining but the lists - geez
Originally Posted By Labuda How do we have OutKast and not have Duran Duran or the Mighty Mighty Bosstones?
Originally Posted By Labuda Hey, now, Dave... you may not like George Michael, but you have to admit he is amazingly talented; kind of like me and Andrea Bocelli.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 George Michael has some talent- but top 100...for the kind of music he did, opf course only IMHO, then you'd have to include Backstreet Boys and N'Sync...just sayin'
Originally Posted By DAR As for the hip hop entries. It should have been Run DMC, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy and NWA and that's it. That's the Mount Rushmore in my mind.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Tupac totally deserves to be in there with the rap artists you named DAR - this was a poetic genius. I'm sorry I get Dylan for his lyrics but overall artist - blech! Agree with Sam Cooke though. ;>
Originally Posted By Lisann22 How do you leave off blues artists who were the inspiration for many of these other talents????????????????????????? Or Hank Williams who changed country music. Aye yi yi!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Credence is only the greatest American rock band ever. Not even on the list? Yougottabekiddinme. And Elvis Costello at #90? Please. WAY higher. Also don't see John Mellencamp, which isn't AS egregious, but I'd put him over several names I do see. I'd put Bonnie Raitt in there too.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 <<<Also don't see John Mellencamp, which isn't AS egregious, but I'd put him over several names I do see. I'd put Bonnie Raitt in there too.>>> Agree 100% Bonnie is so under-rated all the time!
Originally Posted By DAR Beyonce at 52? Timberlake 66? They're talented but let's wait awhile on that. And I just don't get the appeal of the Pretenders.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Oh, I love the Pretenders, and like their inclusion. But I certainly don't get Cheap Trick over Credence fercryinoutloud. And Kiss? Brilliant marketers, and I suppose you have to give someone who has lasted so long some sort of credit. They were just never, you know, very good.
Originally Posted By DAR Kiss puts on a great show but I think that masks the fact that musically they are kind average.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 It's a rock (or related-to-rock) list. Otherwise you'd have to include Ellington, Armstrong, Ella, and all the great jazz artists as well as a ton of fine vocalists. It's basically "Top 100 artists that you'll see on VH1 sometimes."
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Lisa's All-Time List of Lists She Hates - #1 VH1's Top 100 Artists of All Time
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I like Prince a lot, but honestly how in the hell is Stevie Wonder ranked below Prince? Come on now.
