VH1's Top 100 Artists of All-Time (latest)

[JBHuskers]

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

[ram29jackson]

rediculous- I dont see the Clash

[gschwendt]

rediculous- I dont see the Clash

#22

[ram29jackson]

#22

haha thanks

they should be top 10 anyway- so basically they are just basing it commercial success for the top 10 to 20 because most of them werent even true musicians, well the ones from the 80s anyway. Madonna didnt write most of her stuff, thats for sure

[Roy38]

No Tool? Man, that's a shame.

[JBHuskers]

No Tool? Man, that's a shame.

They deserve it more than Radiohead at 29

[morsdraconis]

There are so many things wrong with this list...

[cdj]

There are so many things wrong with this list...

Sadly, it's a lot better than I thought it would be when I saw the thread title. I figured Lady Gaga would be in the top ten.

[JBHuskers]

Sadly, it's a lot better than I thought it would be when I saw the thread title. I figured Lady Gaga would be in the top ten.

You're just mad that the Stones aren't number one granted I like them better than Michael Jackson, the Beatles, and Bob Dylan.

[Papa LoneStar]

47 - Jay-Z
63 - Notorious B.I.G.
69 - 2Pac

Wow.

[JeffHCross]

Metallica in the 40s and Nirvana at 14 just makes no sense.

[JBHuskers]

Metallica in the 40s and Nirvana at 14 just makes no sense.

Meaning?

[morsdraconis]

Meaning?

Meaning that Nirvana shouldn't be anywhere close to top 20. They didn't do anything for grunge. Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, and Pearl Jam made grunge what it was. Not Nirvana. Nirvana was only good on the drums and their best music is their old stuff, when Cobain wasn't doing all the writing.

[JeffHCross]

Meaning?

Meaning I could accept either of those rankings on their own ... Metallica in the mid 40s of "Top Artists" ... okay, I don't agree but I'll buy it. Nirvana really high in "Top 100", again, I wouldn't agree, but I'll buy that in some people's minds they're a Top 20 group.

But if you're going to tell me that Nirvana, in terms of "Top Artist", not "most influential" or any other variation, is that much better than Metallica ... you're off your rocker. Musical tastes aside, in terms of "Top Artists of All-Time", seeing Nirvana anywhere near Beach Boys, Madonna, U2 and The Who is just messed up.

Side note: Justin Timberlake and The Doors side by side? Shoot me now.

[Potatoes002]

I agree with Nirvana at 14, though most of you won't.

What I had a problem with is seeing Coldplay so high on this list. Or at all.


edit: Metallica hasn't been good in years.

[morsdraconis]

I agree with Nirvana at 14, though most of you won't.

What I had a problem with is seeing Coldplay so high on this list. Or at all.


edit: Metallica hasn't been good in years.

Whether Metallica has been good since ...And Justice For All or not doesn't mean that they aren't the reason that Thrash Metal/Metal is popular cause they most definitely are.

And it's more than just Metallica. No one would be around without Tommy Iommi and Black Sabbath, who should be in the top 15 without a freakin' doubt.

I mean, christ, Stevie Ray Vaughn isn't there and neither is Buddy Guy, B. B. King, or Johnny Watson. That's just fuckin' blasphemy if you ask me.

I can deal with Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and such being there, but Nirvana shouldn't be anywhere close. Their influence is completely made up by MTV and revisionist history, nothing more. Almost no one heard of them until Nevermind and Smells Like Teen Spirit (even though their two best albums, Insecticide and Bleach came way before then) and then no one really cared about them until Cobain killed himself. #14 of all time? Get out of town...

[NatureBoy]

Elvis at #8? I call BS. :thumbsdown:

[JBHuskers]

Elvis at #8? I call BS. :thumbsdown:

Totally agree.

I also agree with Nirvana being rated 14. Their impact was huge in the short amount of time. 1989-1994, and only three of those years were in the mega spotlight.

I'm not a big Beatles fan at all, so I would have Elvis at 1, Stones at 2, MJ at 3.

Beatles would be four I would say. Maybe five behind Zeppelin, but that's only because of personal preference.