VH1's top 100 Music Artist's

[IronMexican]

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/michael-jackson-the-beatles-bob-dylan-led-zeppelin-and-the-rolling-stones-top-vh1s-100-greatest-music-artists-of-all-time-list-101454764.html

So much wrong with this list. Pink Floyd deserves to be so much higher.


"VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time" List:

TOP 5, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

1. The Beatles

2. Bob Dylan

3. Michael Jackson

4. Led Zeppelin

5. Rolling Stones

NUMBER 6 – 11, RANKED

6. Jimi Hendrix

7. Prince

8. Elvis Presley

9. James Brown

10. Stevie Wonder

11. Bob Marley

12. David Bowie

13. The Who

14. Nirvana

15. The Beach Boys

16. Madonna

17. Queen

18. Pink Floyd

19. U2

20. Marvin Gaye

21. Bruce Springsteen

22. The Clash

23. AC/DC

24. The Velvet Underground

25. Chuck Berry

26. Neil Young

27. Aretha Franklin

28. Elton John

29. Radiohead

30. Aerosmith

31. John Lennon

32. Black Sabbath

33. Guns N' Roses

34. Tina Turner

35. Johnny Cash

36. Paul McCartney

37. Fleetwood Mac

38. Sly & The Family Stone

39. The Kinks

40. The Police

41. Van Halen

42. Metallica

43. Ray Charles

44. Joni Mitchell

45. Al Green

46. Ramones

47. Jay-Z

48. Rage Against The Machine

49. Parliament-Funkadelic

50. Sade

51. Billy Joel

52. Beyonce

53. Little Richard

54. Public Enemy

55. Peter Gabriel

56. KISS

57. Iggy & The Stooges

58. Cheap Trick

59. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

60. Whitney Houston

61. Cream

62. Genesis

63. Notorious B.I.G.

64. Talking Heads

65. The Doors

66. Justin Timberlake

67. Coldplay

68. Otis Redding

69. Tupac Shakur

70. Def Leppard

71. R.E.M.

72. Janis Joplin

73. Van Morrison

74. The Cure

75. Rush

76. Run-D.M.C.

77. Lynyrd Skynyrd

78. Judas Priest

79. Eminem

80. Mary J. Blige

81. ABBA

82. Steely Dan

83. Earth, Wind and Fire

84. Curtis Mayfield

85. The Band

86. N.W.A.

87. George Michael

88. Bee Gees

89. Beastie Boys

90. Elvis Costello

91. Green Day

92. LL Cool J

93. Pearl Jam

94. Mariah Carey

95. OutKast

96. Journey

97. Pretenders

98. Depeche Mode

99. Hall & Oates

100. Alicia Keys

[balli]

Pink Floyd belongs wherever they are, well down the list. They should be well behind Neil Young, Johnny Cash and several others on the list. I don't understand this board's fascination with them. Pink Floyd is an alright band, but this notion that they're somehow near the all-time best is flat wrong.

lol at Frank Zappa not being on there.

[dirk4mvp]

>metallica
>no megadeth
>mfw

http://www.megadeth.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1437&g2_serialNumber=3

[dirk4mvp]

well tbh, there's more wrong with this list than just Pink Floyd being that low. Especially when I see Green Day over PJ.

[IronMexican]

No King Crimson?

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu


But they have Rush? Got fucking damnit.

[dirk4mvp]

Rush > KC

Why listen to a very poor man's version of PF when you could just actually listen to PF?

[IronMexican]

wat

Pink Floyd and King Crimson are pretty different, brah.

[dirk4mvp]

Not at all really.

Except for Gilmour being ALOT better than Fripp.

[Goran Dragic]

lol notorious fatass over Tupac

[IronMexican]

Yes, Genesis made it. Fuck year.

You don't know shit about Selling England By the Pound.

[IronMexican]

No Jeff Mangum.




IIIIIIIIIII LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU JAAAAAAAAAAAAYSSSSSSSUUUUSSS CUUUUUHRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSTTTT

[me15lo]

no

http://cdn2.mog.com/images/000213741218303217.jpg

?

[me15lo]

yet the likes of jay-z and justin timberlake made it.

meh

[redzero]

How the hell is Beyonce greater than The Stooges?

[oh crap]

yeah, the list sucks. moving on..

[CuckingFunt]

These lists are always ridiculous, but amusing in their own way.

I saw Justin Timberlake here and almost dismissed it immediately, but thought, meh, I don't like his music or his style of music, but I can at least recognize some talent there. He's not horrible. But then I noticed he was ranked above Otis Redding, Janis Joplin, Van Morrison, The Cure, and Run DMC. Figured it was time to just stop reading at that point.

[IronMexican]

>Don't like JT
>like Coldplay

[IronMexican]

I just realized Kiss is on the list. That makes this the worst VH1 list ever.

[CuckingFunt]

How the hell is Beyonce greater than The Stooges?

Seriously? That's just laughable.

Why is Aerosmith higher than John Lennon? Why are The Kinks way down at #39? Why is Van Halen ahead of Al Green? Why is Jay-Z ranked higher than Parliament?

The VH1 lists are almost always horribly wrong, but this is easily one of the wrongest I've seen from them.

[CuckingFunt]

Where in the fuck is Stevie Wonder?

He's at #10.

[IronMexican]

Even Stevie saw that one, laka.

[DAF86]

Pink Flyod is top 5.

And what did they base on to put Justin Timberlake ahead of Eminem? Coldplay too? Rage against the machine top 50?

[IronMexican]

Pink Flyod is top 5.

And what did they base on to put Justin Timberlake ahead of Eminem? Coldplay too? Rage against the machine top 50?

I think it's fan based, or musician based voting.

[CuckingFunt]

Just in terms of personal preference, I've never been a huge fan of Led Zepplin or The Who. And I think Nirvana is high (but not surprising) at #14. In general, though, the top 15 really isn't that bad. Even the bits I don't agree with there at least make sense.

From there on the whole thing just goes crazyface, though. Madonna over Queen, U2 over Marvin Gaye, The Clash, and Chuck Berry... crazyface.

[redzero]

Pavement and Kraftwerk are also missing.

[Goran Dragic]

Yeah Beyonce on this list is laughable. The only reason people listen to her is because she's hot. All of her songs are a different variation of the same black feministic bullshit.

[redzero]

And how is AC/DC greater than The Velvet Underground?

[dirk4mvp]

VH1 lists suck, but at least they're not as shitty as Rolling Stone's lists. They should just alternate Kurt Cobain and The Beatles on their covers every month.

[IronMexican]

rofl


pretty true.

[greyforest]

I DISAGREE WITH THIS ARBITRARILY RANKED LIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wah

[J_Paco]

Why isn't Nas or Wu-Tang Clan on this shitty list?

[resistanze]

lol Beyonce and Alicia Keys

Janet Jackson like luva said or even crazy-ass Lauryn Hill shits on them both.

Usher is more of an artist than JT, but they both shouldn't sniff this list.

[Muser]

lol Coldplay ahead of Judas Priest

[benefactor]

No Boyz II Men? W T F.

[leemajors]

I think it's fan based, or musician based voting.

I don't think it's musician based. [Edit] The artists who voted on this are clowns] Parliament/Funkadelic behind Rage is hilarious. AC>DC ahead of Neil Young too. Every time they do this...

[Dr. Gonzo]

The Beach Boys should be in the top 10. They are the best American Rock N' Roll band ever.

[leemajors]

No Jazz whatsoever either. Duke Ellington usually tops these sorts of lists.

[mrsmaalox]

So if the first 5 are in alphabetical order, that means it's essentially a 5-way tie for 1st place? Hmmm, and Bob Dylan is there but Elvis isn't? Seems like someone just sat around naming as many artists as they could off the top of their head.

[CuckingFunt]

No Jazz whatsoever either. Duke Ellington usually tops these sorts of lists.

I noticed that, too. The earliest artists on the list are Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Ray Charles, implying that the best music didn't happen until the 1950s. Again, laughable, considering none of the artists who made the cut would exist without the jazz and blues artists who inspired them.

[Blake]

Yeah Beyonce on this list is laughable. The only reason people listen to her is because she's hot. All of her songs are a different variation of the same black feministic bullshit.

if you have a problem with all the Single Ladies putting their hands up, then you have a problem with yourself

[Blake]

Outkast ahead of Journey and Hall and Oates?

bullcrap!

[IronMexican]

Blake listens to momcore

[Blake]

Blake listens to momcore

if you have a problem with momcore, you have a problem with me and tonylongoriafan

[redzero]

And no Pixies, too. Fuck!

[IronMexican]

And no Pixies, too. Fuck!

How are you tired of Pink Floyd, but not tired of late 80's/early 90's alt rock?

[lebomb]

Bob Dylan at #2??? WTF??

He cant sing for shit. He is off key, moans, and slurs..........WTF? That list sucks ass period. Bob Dylan at #2. :lmao He sings like #2. :toast Maybe he is in the right spot then??!! :p:

[Viva Las Espuelas]

vH1 has a show named Rock of Love with Brett Michaels.
Enough said......

[Dr. Gonzo]

vH1 has a show named Rock of Love with Brett Michaels.
Enough said......

That show is great.

[IronMexican]

Bob Dylan at #2??? WTF??

He cant sing for shit. He is off key, moans, and slurs..........WTF? That list sucks ass period. Bob Dylan at #2. :lmao He sings like #2. :toast Maybe he is in the right spot then??!! :p:

Some people don't know what alphabetical order means. This just assures he is in the top 5. You would likely have to wait for the top 5 to see how it actually goes.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Bob Dylan at #2??? WTF??

He cant sing for shit. He is off key, moans, and slurs..........WTF? That list sucks ass period. Bob Dylan at #2. :lmao He sings like #2. :toast Maybe he is in the right spot then??!! :p:

Bob dylans "voice" is the sound a rat's asshole would make if you stepped on it.

[lebomb]

Some people don't know what alphabetical order means. This just assures he is in the top 5. You would likely have to wait for the top 5 to see how it actually goes.


He shouldnt even BE in the top 5. Have you heard his damn music? His vocals fuck up every song. Regardless if he can play the guitar.

[lebomb]

Bob dylans "voice" is the sound a rat's asshole would make if you stepped on it.


:lmao

[Viva Las Espuelas]

:lmao

Yeah. I just don't understand.

[koriwhat]

that list sucks

[redzero]

How are you tired of Pink Floyd, but not tired of late 80's/early 90's alt rock?

I listened to Pink Floyd regularly way before I listened to Pixies. But I'm not going to knock something because I'm tired of listening to it. If it deserves recognition, it should get recognition.

[IronMexican]

But I'm not going to knock something because I'm tired of listening to it. If it deserves recognition, it should get recognition.

Fair enough.


I just can't believe King Crimson isn't on this list.

[JoeChalupa]

Lez Zep and The Who are high on my list but I'll never agree with any list that someone else puts out. Never did like Nirvana nor Madonna.

[lebomb]

Where tha hell is lil wayne on that damned list??? :ihit

[redzero]

Where tha hell is lil wayne on that damned list??? :ihit

I'll assume that you are joking.

[CubanSucks]

Soulja Boy and Lil Wayne #1 and #2. I don't think there's any argument there. :wakeup

When I saw this thread I was expecting a clinic of posts by balli demonstrating his superiority in musical taste. So far only one post in the beginning

[MannyIsGod]

Jay Z and Beyonce?

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[MannyIsGod]

The equivalent of putting Jay Z as the best rapper on that list is like saying the Mavs are the best team in NBA history.

[MannyIsGod]

BTW Bob Dylan cant sing but his song writing is the stuff legends are made of.

[dirk4mvp]

Soulja Boy and Lil Wayne #1 and #2. I don't think there's any argument there. :wakeup

When I saw this thread I was expecting a clinic of posts by balli demonstrating his superiority in musical taste. So far only one post in the beginning

Any high and mighty I'm better than you posts ballijuana makes about music is infinitely times more interesting than the mostly clueless, Time changed my life :cry drivel from you, tbh.

[Drachen]

>Don't like JT
>like Coldplay

U2 is already pretty high on the list.

[DAF86]

My top 10 list trying to be objective:

1-The Beatles
2-The Rolling Stones
3-Michael Jackson
4-Madonna
5-Pink Floyd
6-Elvis Presley
7-Jimi Hendrix
8-Bob Marley
9-Led Zeppelin
10-James Brown

[CubanSucks]

Any high and mighty I'm better than you posts ballijuana makes about music is infinitely times more interesting than the mostly clueless, Time changed my life :cry drivel from you, tbh.

Holy crap, it even took me awhile to realize what you meant by the Time thing. That thread must be at least a year old. So you either remembered a thread I made a year ago (creepy) or you searched for something I posted just for that post (weird). Either way, I am mostly clueless :toast

[IronMexican]

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This song hits home for me like no other song. I've always kind of realized how time seems to get faster and faster but now at 20 yrs old the weight of that reality has eventually become like a ton of bricks. This song represents me more than a marilyn manson song could represent a gothic kid. My favorite lines are from 3:07-3:24.

...not to mention the guitar solo gives me chills (please. this is not a "post my fav song thread". i was just wondering who else has gone through this realization)


This song represents me more than a marilyn manson song could represent a gothic kid. My favorite lines are from 3:07-3:24.

:lmao:lmao:lmao

[dirk4mvp]

I am mostly clueless :toast

:tu

[IronMexican]

I think it's one of those threads you can't forget, cause det jaffies line.

[CubanSucks]

:lmao:lmao:lmao

I apologize for nothing

[redzero]

TIME CHANGED MY LIFE! :cry

I always laugh when people take music too seriously.

[benefactor]

I noticed that, too. The earliest artists on the list are Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Ray Charles, implying that the best music didn't happen until the 1950s. Again, laughable, considering none of the artists who made the cut would exist without the jazz and blues artists who inspired them.
Speaking of genres, is Johnny Cash the only good country music singer that ever existed? He is not even the best one IMO.

If we are making a list and including all genres of music, Hank Williams, George Strait and Clint Black should all make the list.

[CubanSucks]

Anyway back on topic...I like where Nirvana's at but think Pearl Jam should have a better spot..















btw, I never said "it changed my life"

[dirk4mvp]

TIME CHANGED MY LIFE! :cry

I always laugh when people take music too seriously.

Do you laugh at IronBeaner?

[redzero]

I have never seen IronMexican claim that a band/album/song changed his life.

[dirk4mvp]

Must've missed it, TBH.

[IronMexican]

Listening to Nirvana's Bleach is a life changing experience.

[dirk4mvp]

You wouldn't buy that for a dollar.

[JamStone]

I'm not too bent out of shape over the list and how weird and so seemingly wrong some of the rankings, inclusions, and omissions are. Justin Timberlake definitely threw me when I saw his name. Whoever participated in the poll seemed to really touch mostly the mainstream and popular artists. And sometimes when you make lists of rankings, someone just slips your mind. It's like making a list of top NBA small forwards and forgetting Carmelo Anthony. And you look at someone else's list and you're like, "how the hell did I forget him." I'm sure some of the people voting wish they could re-do their list in retrospect.

You guys have already mentioned most of the weird rankings and omissions, but I'll add a few. Like I said, seems like most of the artists are mainstream or at least commercially successful. For me, it's a shame when a list like this fails to include Miles Davis, The Meters, Nina Simone, Wu-Tang (when there are other rap artists on the list), Stevie Ray Vaughnn, Garth Brooks, any other Motown artists other than Marvin and Stevie like the Temptations, Four Tops, Supremes, or Smokey and the Miracles, Sachmo or Ella or Duke Ellington because of what I can only guess is that those artists slipped their minds. Seems like the majority of artists listed were mainstream artists from mainstream genres who had commercial success. What about Carlos Santana? And it's a crying shame to see Curtis Mayfield all the way down at #84 when he blows away almost everyone on the list as a pure musician, but at least he's listed and not forgotten like some others.

But I guess it's just a matter of opinion...




So if the first 5 are in alphabetical order, that means it's essentially a 5-way tie for 1st place? Hmmm, and Bob Dylan is there but Elvis isn't? Seems like someone just sat around naming as many artists as they could off the top of their head.

I think they listed the top 5 alphabetically because they didn't yet want to divulge what the order is so we have to wait for the actual VH1 special when it's aired.

[CubanSucks]

I have never seen IronMexican claim that a band/album/song changed his life.

http://thequencher.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Thom-Yorke.jpg

[dirk4mvp]

rofl yeah they changed the way he looks at life or something, which is almost as gay as ATRAIN digging deep for the meaning of life thru Korn songs as an angst ridden teen.

[IronMexican]

Radiohead totally mellowed me out, brah. I was an angry teenager who listened to Nirvana, Korn, Limp Biskit. lol omg that last sentence was totally make believe.

[IronMexican]

http://thequencher.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Thom-Yorke.jpg

Dreamy <3

[IronMexican]

It's almost as if the Greek god's themselves chiseled Thom's voice.

[dirk4mvp]

or a bunch of pigs getting stabbed.

[Blake]

Listening to Nirvana's Bleach is a life changing experience.

hey IM, since you are of similar ethnic origins, are you upset that they left Ricky Martin, Enrigue/Julio Igelsias, Menudo and J-Lo off the list?

[IronMexican]

hey IM, since you are of similar ethnic origins, are you upset that they left Ricky Martin, Enrigue/Julio Igelsias, Menudo and J-Lo off the list?

I'm pissed, bro. Menudo should be in the top 50.

[IronMexican]

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:cry What a performance

[DAF86]

Dreamy <3

Did Radiohead make you gay?

[CubanSucks]

qA3XIxf9uDc


:cry What a performance

Ah fuck, the flood gates have been opened

[Solid D]

It's too bad Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young weren't together that long. Neil Young has had an excellent career but in my view, the sound of CSNY trumps Neil on his own.

[Nathan Explosion]

Anyway back on topic...I like where Nirvana's at but think Pearl Jam should have a better spot..

Yeah, Pearl Jam was way too low. They should be in the Top 50. Maybe not ranked high, but definitely in the Top 50 if Coldplay is on this list. Pearl Jam was much better in their prime than Coldplay could hope to be.

A friend of mine was telling me her bf said Pearl Jam was a superior band to Nirvana and he couldn't understand why people loved Nirvana more than Pearl Jam. She's a huge Nirvana fan like me.

I basically said that while I love Pearl Jam, Nirvana was much more powerful. Jeremy is probably PJ's best, most powerful song. But not a single PJ song was emotionally raw like Nirvana was. Not only that, but Nirvana could be melancholy or aggressive. Pearl Jam didn't have the emotional range that Nirvana had, even though PJ songs are technically sound and more diverse.

It's basically the Rolling Stones to Beatles argument, but the light version. Those were the two most influential bands of the 90s.

[Nathan Explosion]

rofl yeah they changed the way he looks at life or something, which is almost as gay as ATRAIN digging deep for the meaning of life thru Korn songs as an angst ridden teen.

Korn wasn't giving you the meaning of life, just making some teens feel like someone understands them.

"Clown" was a powerful song to someone considered an outcast. When "Here to Stay" came out, it vocalized exactly what was going on in my life at the moment (having two best friends fucking with me and just pulling me in different directions).

I wouldn't say the songs were life changing, just very good.

Significant Other was a very good album considering the source. Limp Bizkit was a flash in the pan band, but Significant Other was almost too good to be made by Fred Durst.

[Nathan Explosion]

Just to add one more point to my Nirvana vs PJ tangent that no one really cares about, Nirvana was so good that Smells Like Teen Spirit was turned into a lullaby rendition and came out sounding like this.

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That's an amazingly beautiful song in and of itself. And to think it's a recreation of the greatest song of the 90s.

[dirk4mvp]

And to think it's a recreation of the greatest song of the 90s.

lol what

[howbouthemspurs]

Nirvana in the top 20? really? wow.. And I think Eminem is way too low! same as pink floyd!

[Leetonidas]

Alice in Chains shits all over Nirvana, why the fuck are they ranked so high? And Floyd should be in the top 5 at least, same thing with Queen.

[Leetonidas]

lol what

qft

You can't be serious bro

[Leetonidas]

The Doors should be higher up too

[Nathan Explosion]

Alice in Chains shits all over Nirvana, why the fuck are they ranked so high? And Floyd should be in the top 5 at least, same thing with Queen.

Alice in Chains had some fame, but Nirvana took their fame to another level. Pearl Jam needed Nirvana. Soundgarden had some fame but blew up because of Nirvana.

Nirvana was the catalyst that allowed so many other bands to blow up.

Having said that, Alice in Chains couldn't hold a candle to anything Nirvana produced.

[IronMexican]

Pearl Jam needed Nirvana, but Ten has outsold Nevermind? Yeah, okay.


AiC is just being the superior grunge band they are supposed to be.

[redzero]

Nirvana wouldn't exist without Melvins and Pixies. Kurt didn't exactly hide his influences.

[Leetonidas]

Alice in Chains had some fame, but Nirvana took their fame to another level. Pearl Jam needed Nirvana. Soundgarden had some fame but blew up because of Nirvana.

Nirvana was the catalyst that allowed so many other bands to blow up.

Having said that, Alice in Chains couldn't hold a candle to anything Nirvana produced.

:lmao

You are obviously a delusional Nirvana fanboy if you think that's true.

Nirvana is garbage compared to AiC. Layne Staley destroys Kurt Cobain vocally and Jerry Cantrell is a shit ton better than Cobain at guitar. Only edge they have is Grohl imo. Nirvana is the mainstream crap that wishes it could be Alice in Chains.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Pearl Jam needed Nirvana, but Ten has outsold Nevermind? Yeah, okay.


This is like the only intelligent thing I've ever seen this guy post. :tu

[dirk4mvp]

Pearl Jam needed Nirvana.

:lmao :lmao :lmao

I'm not saying you should kill yourself but you should definitely look into the possibility of ending your life.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

With any discussion of music you need to set boundaries, agree upon parameters. Else everyone keeps dancing around semantics like in this thread.

But anyone in their mid 20s or older should realize by now that radio has completely destroyed Nirvana, whereas that effect is not as intense with Pearl Jam.

Anything else you say is guesswork over kurt cobain. I highly highly doubt that Nirvana would still be in the game like Pearl Jam is. And you can not help but respect Pearl Jam for their acting on their foresight of where the whole "grunge" thing was headed. They went from stage center to road less traveled over the course of like one month.

[cherylsteele]

Where is:

ZZ Top
The Eagles
Buddy Holly
Boston
Chicago
Alabama
CCR
The Allaman Brothers
The Doobie Brothers

There are several artists on the VH1 list that just should not be on the list.

[CubanSucks]

Where is:

ZZ Top
The Eagles
Buddy Holly
Boston
Chicago
Alabama
CCR
The Allaman Brothers
The Doobie Brothers

There are several artists on the VH1 list that just should not be on the list.

Hotel California alone should have gotten them on the list.

[2pac > Kobe]

lol notorious fatass over Tupac
lol jay Z over both mcdonalds master and two pac

[4>0rings]

Where is:

ZZ Top
The Eagles
Buddy Holly
Boston
Chicago
Alabama
CCR
The Allaman Brothers
The Doobie Brothers

There are several artists on the VH1 list that just should not be on the list.
Um.... this ^^^.

Also was Simon and Garfunkel or the Grateful Dead on the list?

[CubanSucks]

Final 5 rank

5. Bob Dylan
4. Rolling Stones
3. Led Zeppelin
2. Michael Jackson
1. Beatles

Michael Jackson better than Led Zeppelin...yeaaaaaaaahhhhhhh ok

Guarantee if he's still alive when this list was made he wouldn't have even cracked the top 5.

[JamStone]

Final 5 rank

5. Bob Dylan
4. Rolling Stones
3. Led Zeppelin
2. Michael Jackson
1. Beatles

Michael Jackson better than Led Zeppelin...yeaaaaaaaahhhhhhh ok

Guarantee if he's still alive when this list was made he wouldn't have even cracked the top 5.

If MJ were still alive and didn't crack the top 5, it would be because he was a weirdo and an alleged child molester and some people would have a problem giving him his due.

As an artist, Michael is every bit deserving of being considered the second "top" music artist. Whether he's better than Zeppelin to any particular individual is a matter of taste. So just as you might take Zeppelin over Michael, my taste is Michael over Zeppelin. But it's just individual musical taste.

That's what all these lists and rankings are. Subjective taste. But it's not like Michael doesn't have the record sales or obvious impact on music to back up his ranking. He does. And then some. You could argue he's the greatest musical artist of all time.

[AnthonyM]

I didn't read most of the thread but it's on right now and the host mentioned that other artists voted on it saying that MJ was number one on the ballots of musicians like P. Diddy and others.

So, I guess it's based on people that voted...

But you all probably already knew that.

And yeah the list sucks. PF at 18 is too low for my taste.

[AnthonyM]

Hotel California alone should have gotten them on the list.

Take it to the Limit, FTW

[dirk4mvp]

What I never get is why the Beatles are just always placed at #1 no matter what.

[dirk4mvp]

and where is MGMT?

[leemajors]

Alice in Chains shits all over Nirvana, why the fuck are they ranked so high? And Floyd should be in the top 5 at least, same thing with Queen.

Obviously a delusional Pink Floyd fanboy

[redzero]

What I never get is why the Beatles are just always placed at #1 no matter what.

Listen to their last six albums and read up on their history.

[DisAsTerBot]

What I never get is why the Beatles are just always placed at #1 no matter what.


and where is MGMT?

:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin

[The Reckoning]

lmao at no paul simon, james taylor, bob seger or hank williams.

...and no Spinal Tap?! :pctoss

[Spurminator]

- VH1's ratings are in the toilet. This list should be viewed as a publicity-seeking ratings grab, not an attempt at objective music criticism.

- Jerry Garcia and/or Grateful Dead belong somewhere on the list. But VH1 probably didn't have enough stock footage in their archive to give them a slot.

[dirk4mvp]

Listen to their last six albums and read up on their history.

Um thanks for sharing this. Did you tell me anything important here?

[dirk4mvp]

:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin

:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao

[IronMexican]

Where's Animal Collective?

[dirk4mvp]

:rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin

[IronMexican]

I was kidding. Only said that cause you said MGMT.

[dirk4mvp]

I don't think the only guy who sticks up for calf tats on ST realized I was kidding too.

[DisAsTerBot]

I don't think the only guy who sticks up for calf tats on ST realized I was kidding too.

...or maybe you didn't realize i was really laughing :wow :downspin:

[IronMexican]

When I first heard,
the news today,
tears of joy

[redzero]

Um thanks for sharing this. Did you tell me anything important here?

You wanted to know why The Beatles always end up first, right?

Do you know about their impact on 1960's culture in general?

[Dave Mustaine]

yeah

anyone who even slightly follows music knows about it.

Nirvana had a similar impact on the 90's, where are they in the top 5?

[redzero]

No, Nirvana did not have a similar impact.

[Dave Mustaine]

Excellent retort :tu

Either way, what does cultural impact have to do with how good a band is?

[IronMexican]

1a
1b

Just wait for Rolling Stone Magazine, brah.

[Dave Mustaine]

rofl

Mexi, with the goods.

[redzero]

Excellent retort :tu

You are factually incorrect. What more can be said?


Either way, what does cultural impact have to do with how good a band is?

What should be the standards of judging a band's merit? How they sound? Well, many people would argue that the Beatles were the best going solely on that.

[IronMexican]

I just checked Rolling Stone's all time 500 albums, and they have SGT Peppers as #1.

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[Dave Mustaine]

You are factually incorrect.

If you believe that, I feel sorry for you. Especially as someone who considers himself knowledgeable on music.




What should be the standards of judging a band's merit? Certainly not cultural impact, which is what you brought up.

[Dave Mustaine]

I just checked Rolling Stone's all time 500 albums, and they have SGT Peppers as #1.

wtfamireading.gif

agree imo. abbey road bends over and takes a big ole fat steamy shit on sgt. peppers.

[IronMexican]

And they have DSotM, The Wall, WYWH, and Piper, ALL over Animals, who didn't even make the list. Holy fuck. Are you serious right now?

And Abbey Road is much better.

A Day in the Life is god-tier, though.

[redzero]

If you believe that, I feel sorry for you. Especially as someone who considers himself knowledgeable on music.

Hold on, are you saying that Nirvana was just as big as the Beatles? Are you really saying that?

And it doesn't take a music expert to know that Nirvana was nowhere near as big as The Beatles.


Certainly not cultural impact, which is what you brought up.

I don't think it is only cultural impact. To me, The Beatles have that and are aesthetically pleasing.

[IronMexican]

Nirvana was bigger, bro. The death of Cobain was a life changing moment. One of the greatest guitarists ever(Per RS) had died.

[Dave Mustaine]

Hold on, are you saying that Nirvana was just as big as the Beatles?

No


And they have DSotM, The Wall, WYWH, and Piper, ALL over Animals, who didn't even make the list. Holy fuck. Are you serious right now?

And Abbey Road is much better.

A Day in the Life is god-tier, though.

breaux just fess up and admit DSOTM and The Wall are superior works.

[Dave Mustaine]

Nirvana was bigger, bro. The death of Cobain was a life changing moment. One of the greatest guitarists ever(Per RS) had died.

lol ranked 13 (or something like that). Simple power chord riffs can take you a long way, tbh.

[IronMexican]

Sorry, brah, but neither is even close to Animals. There is zero seconds of filler on Animals. It's perfect in every way imaginable. Like Pablo Honey.

[Dave Mustaine]

maybe if Sheep wasn't so much weaker than the other tracks, imho.

[IronMexican]

That's like blaming Bleach for being so much weaker than the other two greatest albums of all-time. It's not their best, but it's still the third best album of all-time. How else could a band that put out three record get into the top 15 of so many lists?

[Dave Mustaine]

are you entertaining yourself?

[IronMexican]

are you entertaining yourself?

Pretty much, brah. It's friday night, and there's absolutely nothing to do. I'm probably just going to go to bed soon, or find something on netflix.

[redzero]

Pretty much, brah. It's friday night, and there's absolutely nothing to do. I'm probably just going to go to bed soon, or find something on netflix.

Netflix? Just google that shit.

[Dave Mustaine]

you could always browse /fa/ and obtain fashion tips and advice tbh

[IronMexican]

Netflix? Just google that shit.

Are you telling me how to pirate? Brah, don't tell me how to live my life. And I meant streaming, brosef. I could probably download a movie, but that's now how I role. Plus, I'm down to under 1 gig on my 2 TB HD.

[IronMexican]

you could always browse /fa/ and obtain fashion tips tbh.

I like to browse /adv/ to make me feel better about myself.

[IronMexican]

But I'm probably just going to settle on listening to Louder Than Bombs for the first time.

[Spursfan092120]

well tbh, there's more wrong with this list than just Pink Floyd being that low. Especially when I see Green Day over PJ.
this...

[IronMexican]

And redzero, do you like Sigur Ros? I don't like it.

2deep4me

[IronMexican]

hahaohwow.mp3

Rolling Stones added greatest hits albums to the list.

[redzero]

And redzero, do you like Sigur Ros? I don't like it.

2deep4me

I just listened to Sigur Ros. They are good.

Listen to Agaetis Byrjun if you haven't.

[IronMexican]

I'll listen to it now. Louder Than Bombs, and Post can wait.

I always hear people talk aboot how beautiful this band is.

[badfish22]

IM should just be happy those idiots put Radiohead at 29.

[redzero]

I'll listen to it now. Louder Than Bombs, and Post can wait.

I always hear people talk aboot how beautiful this band is.

Dude, listen to The Smiths and Bjork chronologically if you haven't.

[IronMexican]

IM should just be happy those idiots put Radiohead at 29.
haters gonna hate and badfish gonna bad

Dude, listen to The Smiths and Bjork chronologically if you haven't.

I'll think about it. I've already listened to Meat is Murder, Hatful of Hallow, and The Queen is Dead.


Only listened to Homogenic, though.

[IronMexican]

And for the record, Daydream Nation sucks cawk. I am disappointed in anyone who recommended me Sonic Youth.

[redzero]

I have listened to Daydream Nation three times and it was boooooooooring. Can't help you there.

[IronMexican]

You listen to Teenage Riot and expect more goodness, but no.

[redzero]

The only non-boring song on that album was half of Trilogy.

[CubanSucks]

Dark Side of the Moon & The Wall >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Animals