Vh1's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time

[AlizéeInspired]

I was flipping through the channels on the ol' television earlier and seen Vh1's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time was on. They're new episodes so I figured it would be interesting to see how their list would go today and how well they'd remember "the greats" while still weighing in what there is today.

Here is what they've got:

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


Of course, I disagree with a lot of them but I also agree with a lot of them as well. It's all opinion and what one's taste in music is really.

So I was wondering what some of your thoughts on the list would be. What or who do you like or agree with? What or who don't you like or agree with? Are there other artists you think should have made this list and where do you think they deserve to be?

I have listened to only few artists from that list, so I can't say much.

My list of 100 artists will look completely alien to most of you.

[Sting]

lol justin timberlake is higher up than Lynyrd Skynyrd....lololol wtf

[DrSmith]

I only care for ~10 off that list.

89. Beastie Boys
87. George Michael*
83. Earth, Wind and Fire
76. Run-D.M.C.
64. Talking Heads
35. Johnny Cash
20. Marvin Gaye
12. David Bowie
11. Bob Marley
08. Elvis Presley
03. Michael Jackson

*I included George Michael even though the only song I know is Wake Me Up Before You Go Go.

[Människöpesten]

why metallica makes this list is beyond me. also the beatles are EXTREMELY overrated and by far do not deserve number one. Elvis should be MUCH higher. and no Buddy Guy? /rage

[wasabi622]

OutKast?! *shakes head* I disapprove of this this.

[Azhiri]

Mmm, bet nobody saw that top five coming

The Beatles are a little overrated. They are tremendously talented artists but it's a little crazy how popular they are/were. I think Johnny Cash should have been a lot higher up, maybe even top ten.

[Plaz]

Originally Posted by wasabi622

OutKast?! *shakes head* I disapprove of this this.

outkast actually deserves to be on there unlike a few others in the list

[Tchaikovsky]

Pink Floyd is the shit

[Fall]

I only know a few songs from them, but I don't understand how some of these (like Eminem and Beyonce) are ahead of The Bee Gees.