VH1's list of the 100 versus rolling stones. who got it right

Vh1's 100 greatest artist

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
24 The Velvet Underground
25 Chuck Berry
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
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Rolling stones' greatest artists list


1. The Beatles - Makes sense. Some of the most influential albums of all time are the works of these lads. What else can you say?
2. Bob Dylan - I could argue with this one. He's a legend, but number 2?
3. Elvis Presley - Very successful, the king of rock n roll of course, but he was very controlled by his manager.
4. Rolling Stones - Often called 'Anti-Beatles', definitely top 5
5. Chuck Berry - Probably invented Rock n Roll. Deserves to be here.
6. Jimi Hendrix - First guitar god, I believe. Revolutionary player
7. James Brown - Godfather of soul, is it? Great showman
8. Little Richard - American Rock & Roll/R & B singer and pianist
9. Aretha Franklin - I think she was the first woman to be inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame. I'll look that up later.
10. Ray Charles - American R&B singer and pianist
11. Bob Marley - Jamaican reggae singer
12. The Beach Boys - Some of the catchiest songs I ever heard.
13. Buddy Holly - Tragic death. One of the first to use a solid-body electric guitar.
14. Led Zeppelin - Possibly the 'fathers of heavy metal', but some might argue that Black Sabbath is.
15. Stevie Wonder - American soul singer. Plays many different instruments, and has won 22 grammy awards
16. Sam Cooke - A founder of soul music.
17. Muddy Waters - 'Father of Chicago Blues'
18. Marvin Gaye - 'The Prince of Motown'.
19. The Velvet Underground - American rock band, formed in 1965. Regarded as highly influencial in the rise to punk-rock, and alt-rock.
20. Bo Diddley - Legendary R&B singer. Known as the 'Originator'
21. Otis Redding - You might not know him, but you've probably heard 'Sittin' on the dock of a bay'.
22. U2 - The Joshua Tree was one of my favourite albums
23. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA was overplayed. Good to see him make music again.
24. Jerry Lee Lewis - 'Great Balls of Fire' was his greatest hit, and one of my favs
25. Fats Domino - Rock & Roll pianist
26. The Ramones - Regarded as the first punk-rock group
27. Nirvana - I swear, RS magazine has a hard-on for these guys. They put Kurt Cobain at #12 on their 'Greatest Guitarists of All Time' list, and now this.
28. Prince - 'Purple Rain' is one of my favourite albums. He's also an icon in style
29. The Who - Should be higher. Rock artists still try to sound like them
30. The Clash - English punk-rock band from the 70's
31. Johnny Cash - The 'Man in Black'. Should be higher, since he's the equivalent of Elvis, except country. The only country singer I like
32. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - American R&B group
33. The Everly Brothers - Country/Rock Duo
34. Neil Young - Candadian singer-songwriter. Influential in grunge
35. Michael Jackson - Would be higher if he wasn't wacko. Thriller was the best-selling album of all time
36. Madonna - I don't like her music, but she could still be higher. The 'Queen of Pop'
37. Roy Orbison - American singer-songwriter. Sang 'Oh, Pretty Woman'
38. John Lennon - Liked him in the Beatles, not as a solo artist. Imagine was a great song, however
39. David Bowie - Icon in music, as well as style
40. Simon and Garfunkel - Should be in the top twenty, in my opinion. If you haven't heard of them, you need to get some education
41. The Doors - I'd put them top 30, but this is alright
42. Van Morrison - 'Van the Man'. Sang 'Brown Eyed Girl'.
43. Sly and the Family Stone - American funk band
44. Public Enemy - Not a chance. I'd say about 80, maybe
45. The Byrds - American rock group
46. Janis Joplin - American singer-songwriter
47. Patti Smith - The 'Godmother of Punk'
48. Run-DMC - Biggest act in hip-hop throughout the 80's
49. Elton John - Should be higher. Not a huge fan, but I can appreciate his talent
50. The Band - Canadian rock band. They backed Ronnie Hawkins, and Bob Dylan
51. Howlin' Wolf - Blues singer
52. Allman Brothers Band - Southern-rock band
53. Eric Clapton - English blues-rock guitarist
54. Dr. Dre - Has numerous Grammys for rapping and producing
55. Grateful Dead - American rock band
56. Parliament/Funkadelic - African-American soul band
57. Aerosmith - American hard rock band
58. Sex Pistols - One of the first punk bands. Definitely one of the most prolific
59. Louis Jordan - Jazz musician
60. Joni Mitchell - Canadian singer-songwriter
61. Tina Turner - American singer and entertainer
62. Etta James - American R&B singer. Sang 'At Last'
63. Phil Spector - He's a producer. Why is he on here?
64. The Kinks - English rock group
65. Al Green - American gospel singer
66. Cream - '60's British rock band. Considered to be the first 'supergroup'
67. The Temptations - American R&B vocal group
68. Jackie Wilson - R&B singer
69. Carl Perkins - 'The King of Rockabilly'
70. The Police - Sold over 50 million albums world-wide. Highest paid musical act of 2008
71. Frank Zappa - American composer. Phenomenal guitarist
72. AC/DC - They've had countless hits, and are one of the most popular bands around. I'm surprised they weren't higher
73. Radiohead - Glad to see them gettin' some love, but they were placed ahead of some great legends. Maybe a few years down the road I would put them here
74. Hank Williams - Country singing legend
75. The Eagles - Could be higher. Their greatest hits album was the 2nd greatest selling album of all time
76. The Shirelles - Girl group in the 60's. The first to get a #1 single on the Billboard 100.
77. Beastie Boys - Jewish hiphop group. Never would have guessed they'd be successful, but they were
78. The Stooges - Highly influencial in punk-rock
79. The Four Tops - American R&B quartet. Are noted for having a baritone for a lead singer(stubbs)
80. Elvis Costello - English musician, singer-songwriter
81. The Drifters - American R&B vocal group
82. Eminem - Has many awards, including an Academy award for 'best original song' for 2002's 'Lose Yourself'
83. N.W.A. - Gangsta-rap group from the eighties. Dr. Dre and Ice Cube were in this group
84. James Taylor - American singer/songwriter and guitarist from Boston
85. Black Sabbath - RS never really liked Black Sabbath. If memory serves me correctly, their first review of Sabbath went something like 'Should they even exist?...'. I would place them in the top 40 at least
86. Tupac Shakur - Rap artist. The first to have an album go to #1 while in jail.
87. Gram Parsons - Country singer. Died at age 26
88. Miles Davis - Jazz trumpet player
89. The Yardbirds - English rock group. Introduced us to Clapton, Page, and Beck
90. Carlos Santana - Solo guitar player. His band has consisted of about 40 people over the years
91. Ricky Nelson - American singer with over 50 Hot 100 hits
92. Guns n Roses - 'Appetite for Destruction' was the best thing they ever did. Too bad they weren't consistent
93. Booker T. and the MG's - Instrumental soul band. One of the first inter-racial groups
94. Nine Inch Nails - Trent Reznor is Nine Inch Nails. He's pretty much the only member
95. Lynyrd Skynyrd - American southern rock band
96. Martha and the Vandellas - Female R&B group
97. Diana Ross and the Supremes - Popular female singing group of the 60's
98. Roxy Music - English rock group from the 70's. They re-formed in 2001
99. Curtis Mayfield - American soul singer
100. Lee 'Scratch' Perry - Influencial figure in Reggae music

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who got it right or better yet did the best job ?

 

My beef with both list is they have no Luther vandross and no teddy pendegrass. those cats laid it down and Vh1 dont have prince. what no prince.

Luther, teddy and prince not on vh1 but they have alicia keys, beyonce , depece mode and pretenders.

oh come on. What about INXS ?

 

Are you saying Prince isn't on there? He's number 7.




And Curtis Mayfield better have made it. Dude was the shit. Woulda been bullshit if he didn't. and I like how they call Parliament a Soul Band.

 

Ok. I didnt see him. do you think they put him in the right spot tho versus rolling stone. oh yeah parliament....I saw that too. I was like huh...there are a funk band.

 

They both are extremely horrible.

However I'll take Rolling Stone over VH1.



In the updated list VH1 placed Michael Jackson as the #2 artist of all time, that's laughable.

I can show you a much better list of 100 if you like.

 

both lists are a joke....mj is # 1 period....to me the beatles are overrated, the just stole from soul music.....they aren't half as popular as mj.

 

In the RS list is horrendous. How did Stevie and MJ not crack the top 10? How did MJ not even make the top 20, thats insane. And Im gonna go head and say it Beatles, The Stones and U2 most overrated musical acts ever.

 

Some of you let your own taste lead you. Its not about that.
Take your own taste in music completely out of the equation and look at it objectively. Even if you don't like them, try to understand what made them big and what they were in their contemporary time, and why.

Saying that someone is overrated is based on your own taste, millions disagree with you.

I surely don't get some on the list based on my own taste, but I can step out of that and get why they are there - objectively.


However, having that said;
That MJ ended up 35 in one of them due to the fact that he was "wacko" is a prime example of that (and Im not a huuuuge MJ fan).

Someone who makes lists like this for HV1 and RS ought to be able to leave personal taste and opinion out of it and make an objective list.

 

I would LOVE to see your list! That would be interesting.

 

I know too much about music to let my own personal opinion cloud my judgement.

35 is a fine place for M.J.

He never achieved any amazing feat in music and none of his albums are groundbreaking or innovative. Is he good? Yes, but not top 10 good.

The problem with M.J. is that he's been shoved down our throats for nearly 30 years and most people don't know shit about music which is why they'd place him in the top 10.

Michael Jackson in a top 10 artist list is like having Avatar in a top 10 movie list. Are they both enjoyable good movies? Yeah, but obviously if someone has Avatar in their top 10 list you have to question how much they know about movies. I feel the same for Michael Jackson and music.

Are you being sarcastic? Sorry can't tell.

 

No, I wanna see if you can be objective. From what you have posted in the past about music , I'm dying to see your list. Although I do sarcasm a lot, this is not the time.

 

ha well I can give you my top 10. These aren't my personal favorite 10, but I think they're the best to ever record music.





The Beatles
Radiohead
Bob Dylan
The Rolling Stones
The Velvet Underground
Led Zeppelin
David Bowie
Neil Young
Miles Davis
Pink Floyd


I look at innovation, songwriting(minus Miles Davis), influence, and range meaning not every album sounds the same.


Arcade Fire is in my personal top 5 and it's really hard not to put them on that list. However with only 3 albums I don't think they've done enough yet. Make no mistake though, Funeral is one of the best albums ever recorded.

 

It's all bullshit, white people always trying rank something. 100 best guitarists, 100 best schools. I'm waiting for the 100 best bitches within a 10 mile radius list.

 

LMAO.

 

You say that now but wait till you see that list and see your family members on it.

 

Not bad, a definite top 10 is hard, I would say all of those sans Radiohead belongs in the top 20-30. Just ten is hard. I love Radiohead but I surely don't think they belong in the top 10, or 20, or 30.
Thats my objective take on it. I don't like Bob Dylan but think he belongs there for sure.

 

OH FUCK!!!!!!:smt036

 

Lol. Shots fired:smt068

 

I just wonder what were the standards they used to come up with the list

 

i would like to know that too.