Vh1's Top 100 Greatest Artists Ever

[ExplosionSauce58]

A bunch of famous musicians and regular jackoffs all voted to pick the... *drumroll* TOP 100 GREATEST MUSICAL ARTISTS OF ALL TIME!!!! *echo* time time time..... What do you think? I think it is pretty good, myself, but there are a few which could be placed higher, lower, or removed all together. Alicia Keys? I don't get it. Journey # 96? No.

Here is the list:

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 Bob Dylan
02 Michael Jackson
01 The Beatles

[Homosecksual]

Decent list.

[MJOLNIRchief90]

Genesis all the way back at 62? Blasphemy. Other than that, it looks like they got it about right.

[Irrelephant]

haven't heard of maybe half of those

[akmeteor]

I see that Alicia keyes is 100th....Sounds right if you add another 0.

[DarkMatter]

Yeah, how did prince beat any of those people below him?

[ExplosionSauce58]

Also, why the FUCK is Guns n' Roses 9 god damn places ahead of Metallica! And maybe 1 and 2 could be switched.

I am wearing a Michael Jackson shirt right now lolz

[ExplosionSauce58]

Wtf. Bump, cmon now, why do all my threads sink down the page, even when they're decent ideas?

[Danny88]

How the hell can Eminem beat NWA?

At least Run DMC beat Eminem, thank God.

[iateamexican]

At 9/10/10 05:37 PM, hitman1993 wrote: Wtf. Bump, cmon now, why do all my threads sink down the page, even when they're decent ideas?

People read the last 5 on the list, probably agree, and leave.
The vast majority have nothing to say.

[CoCo]

Rage Against The Machine needs to go.

[San7a]

Should be called the "Most Commercially Successful Artists Ever" list.

[Makakaov]

Thanks god, no Justin Beiber here.

[PleasantPeasant]

There shouldn't be any rappers, alternative or any 21st century Musicians on that list. That's where VH1 fucked up.

[Livin-Legend]

100 Alicia Keys
99 Hall & Oates - who the fuck are they?
98 Depeche Mode
97 Pretenders
96 Journey - shocked they're this low
95 OutKast - I just don't know what to say, there's much better musicians/bands
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 - made me lol
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 - really fuckin' overrated shitty ass "band"
66 Justin Timberlake - really?
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 - Cheap Trick has like 2 "good" songs, shouldn't even be on list
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 - should not be this high, should be in the 90's range
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 - REALLY?! That high?!
23 AC/DC - I'm sorry they're very overrated
22 The Clash
21 Bruce Springsteen
20 Marvin Gaye - who's he?
19 U2
18 Pink Floyd - should be higher
17 Queen - should be higher
16 Madonna
15 The Beach Boys - LMAO, most overrated group of faggots
14 Nirvana - LMAO Nirvana is seriously that high? They have like 3 albums.
13 The Who - should be top 5 but whatever
12 David Bowie
11 Bob Marley
10 Stevie Wonder
09 James Brown
08 Elvis Presley
07 Prince
06 Jimi Hendrix
05 Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones aren't bad but very overrated IMO
04 Led Zeppelin - better than all top 3 if you ask me
03 Bob Dylan - good to see he's high up here
02 Michael Jackson
01 The Beatles

Some of them I don't really agree with ranking placements but a decent list nonetheless. Just wish we could see more metal bands/musicians on there like Iron Maiden, Dio, Slayer, Megadeth etc.. Seems like metal ever gets the respect it deserves.

[SpecialSause]

Ctrl+F Justin bieber. Oh thank god hes not up there.

[freestyleforce]

Remove The Beatles, swap Pink Floyd with Michael Jackson and I'm okay with it.

[Sprunk101]

Wheres Robbie Williams yo.

[GrandePlatano]

chili peppers arent in the top hundred ?!?!? WTF!

[Wolfos]

In Holland we have this radio station broadcasting the "top 1000 greatest records ever" which goes also by vote.
Guns N' Roses always ends first with November Rain.

Yeah, I agree with most of that list, maybe not the placing but that's a matter of taste.

[Sprunk101]

Lol at nirvana they shouldn't even be on that list.

[PleasantPeasant]

Here's a few things that I find wrong with this list:

93 Pearl Jam
67 Coldplay
29 Radiohead
14 Nirvana

Alternative sucks

95 OutKast
92 LL Cool J
86 N.W.A.
76 Run-D.M.C.
69 Tupac Shakur
63 Notorious B.I.G.
54 Public Enemy
47 Jay-Z

Rap sucks, doesn't belong on any top list

89 Beastie Boys
91 Green Day:
66 Justin Timberlake
52 Beyoncé
48 Rage Against The Machine
16 Madonna
05 Rolling Stones

Overrated

83 Earth, Wind and Fire
62 Genesis
56 KISS
55 Peter Gabriel
58 Cheap Trick

Should be up at least 20 places higher

79 Eminem

Stupid wigger, he sucks

75 Rush
70 Def Leppard

Should be at least 30 places higher

74 The Cure

Alternative sucks and people only know about them because of that South Park episode.

21 Bruce Springsteen

Liberal jackass, and his music isn't very good either. Also he sucked in the Super Bowl halftime show a few years ago.

23 AC/DC
18 Pink Floyd
17 Queen

Should be in the top ten

01 The Beatles

Everyone says their the best ever, but I actually think they are overrated. their music is okay, but there are so many better musicians than them. Bump them down below the top ten for once.

[redfield95]

#1 The Beatles? w00t. That's fucking amazing

[Trystlions]

That's a truely terrible list.

Where the fuck is Rick Astley?

[kittehg0d]

16 Madonna

lol wut?

[Warforger]

Jay-z is better then Tupac, Biggie Smalls, Eminem and Outkast. Excuse me while I laugh. His lyrics are average, his flows are average NY rap, generally nothing new about this dude besides his good production.

This list is a opinion, it doesn't mean shit so don't get worked up.

[Warforger]

At 9/10/10 05:37 PM, Danny88 wrote: How the hell can Eminem beat NWA?

At least Run DMC beat Eminem, thank God.

Because he has better flow, better lyrics and better beats then the NWA?

[Alphabetetical]

Glad to see Rush on that list. My favorite band.

[estrago1]

Yeah, I definitely agree that some musicians should have been higher up on the list, some lower on it, and some removed all together. Like Ray Charles. He should've at least been in the top 20. Same with Van Halen. But overall, it was a decent show. I, for one, squealed like a little school girl when they showed the Pink Floyd footage. I just wish they'd get the right footage for the songs they chose.

[steph2568]

How in the hell is Coldplay up there and not Daft Punk?!