VH-1 Top 100 Artists of All Time...

Non-Phish General
#1

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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 Bob Dylan
04 Rolling Stones
03 Led Zeppelin
02 Michael Jackson
01 The Beatles

#2

Wow. According to this list, time began in the mid 1950’s or so.

I mean, what did Mozart really contribute to music anyways? :laughing:

#3

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#4

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#5

I think these lists are more entertaining if you actually watch the show that’s attached to it. My favorite is still the best “one hit wonders” because they track down a lot of these folks which is great stuff. Either that or the greatest 80’s band which is also great. By far the worst is the top 100 90’s songs which just bangs home the point of how horrible that decade was for every genre except rap music.

#6

Where’s Phish?

#7

Or the Grateful Dead, for that matter.

#8

^Or just Jerry Garcia himself?

Gershwin, perhaps? Or Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong or Miles Davis or Bill Monroe or frickin’ Beethoven?

I mean, Garth Brooks has sold more albums than anyone on Earth but the Beatles.

Ever hear of Jean Michel Jarre? First westerner ever allowed to perform in China, largest concert ever with 3.5 million people and about 80 million albums sold to date. :eh: Not bad…

Yanni! Live at the Acropolis is the top selling music video of all time behind Thriller, folks. This guy has played the fucking TAJ MAHAL and writes music for the Olympics.

Pavarotti? You know, like the opera guy?

So, yeah… I think they are being a little lofty when they declare these the greatest artists of all time.

#9

What a garbage list…can we really take anything VH-1 does seriously anymore? Is VH 1 classic still around? That used to be a pretty cool channel…just played old videos and concerts.

#10

Hank Williams & Robert Johnson say fuck this list.

#11

Somehow Lynyrd Skynyrd gets a spot but the Allman Brothers are nowhere?

#12

Yep, Eminem is way better the Band.

#13

Madonna is two spots ahead of Pink Floyd? Led Zeppelin is four spots ahead of Jimi Hendrix? Green Day is on this list? What the fuck?

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#15

I agree 100% with every single one.

#16

On second thought, 99%. I would move Hall & Oates up at least 50 spots.

#17

why the hell is george michael on the list. and why isn’t Elvis Costello higher up?

#18

And on top of it all…NO WEIRD AL YANKOVIC! :angry:

#19

Steely Dan should be higher than 82.

#20

The Band is #85!! are we serious!!!