Vh1's 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time (U2 at #...)

[catlhere]

Anyone been watching this? I believe the top 20 is being aired tomorrow but the results are already available. I love these type of shows because the lists are always so ridiculous (especially those made by Vh1). What do you all think about where our 4 lads from Dublin landed on the list?
According to Vh1 "Voting was conducted by Shugoll Research. The list was determined by a poll of musicians and music experts.
Over 200 artists voted including Alicia Keys, Diddy, Ozzy Osbourne and Carrie Underwood, as well as members of U2, the Police, Metallica and Aerosmith"
Here are the results.

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
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Top 5:
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Rolling Stones
Led Zeppelin
Michael Jackson
Bob Dylan
The Beatles



[For anyone interested, Vh1 last created a list of 100 Greatest Artists back in 1998. There are some interesting differences when compared to the most recent. Here are the results.]

1. The Beatles
2. The Rolling Stones
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Led Zeppelin
5. Bob Dylan
6. James Brown
7. David Bowie
8. Elvis Presley
9. The Who
10. The Police
11. Stevie Wonder
12. Ray Charles
13. The Beach Boys
14. Marvin Gaye
15. Eric Clapton
16. John Lennon
17. Elton John
18. Prince
19. Pink Floyd
20. The Doors
21. Aretha Franklin
22. Fleetwood Mac
23. The Eagles
24. Bob Marley
25. Van Morrison
26. Chuck Berry
27. Bruce Springsteen
28. Sly & the Family Stone
29. U2
30. Neil Young
31. The Clash
32. Joni Mitchell
33. Queen
34. Buddy Holly
35. Otis Redding
36. Little Richard
37. Al Green
38. Elvis Costello
39. Miles Davis
40. Michael Jackson
41. Janis Joplin
42. Nirvana
43. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
44. The Jackson Five
45. Crosby, Stills & Nash
46. The Sex Pistols
47. Creedence Clearwater Revival
48. Van Halen
49. Roy Orbison
50. R.E.M.
51. B.B. King
52. Cream
53. Peter Gabriel
54. The Grateful Dead
55. The Byrds
56. The Kinks
57. Steely Dan
58. Sam Cooke
59. Bo Diddley
60. Earth, Wind & Fire
61. Smokey Robinson
62. Paul McCartney
63. Sting
64. Frank Zappa
65. James Taylor
66. Talking Heads
67. Kiss
68. The Allman Brothers
69. Pretenders
70. Stevie Ray Vaughan
71. Rod Stewart
72. Simon & Garfunkel
73. Muddy Waters
74. The Velvet Underground
75. Curtis Mayfield
76. The Bee Gees
77. John Coltrane
78. Billy Joel
79. Aerosmith
80. Tina Turner
81. The Band
82. Devo
83. Iggy Pop
84. T. Rex
85. Carole King
86. Madonna
87. Santana
88. Ramones
89. Johnny Cash
90. Tom Waits
91. Gladys Knight & the Pips
92. The Temptations
93. The Four Tops
94. Diana Ross & the Supremes
95. Robert Johnson
96. Lynyrd Skynyrd
97. Fats Domino
98. Traffic
99. Parliament/Funkadelic
100. Paul Simon


I'm happy U2 jumped some spots, but I still obviously think they are far too low.

 

[MrPryck2U]

Wow, Nirvana jumped from 42 to 14. What is up with that?


Nirvana is probably the only artist in front of U2 that shouldn't be there. Springsteen and Marvin Gaye should be in front of Nirvana too.

 

[PhilsFan]

Michael Jackson went from 40th to 3rd. Now we know why he really kicked the bucket.

 

[MrPryck2U]

Michael Jackson went from 40th to 3rd. Now we know why he really kicked the bucket.

Exactly, to get some credibility back after he lost it sleeping with little boys. I guess VH-1 is just gonna forget all that. Bastards.

 

[trojanchick99]

No real qualms with that top 20. Should be interesting to watch tomorrow.

 

[No spoken words]

Seeing Michael Jackson ahead of Stevie Wonder makes me cringe, but, I won't lost any sleep over it.

I'll just cringe. Twice.

 

[MrPryck2U]

The Police went from 10 to 40. That's wacky too.

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

Michael Jackson went from 40th to 3rd. Now we know why he really kicked the bucket.

You read my mind.

Not too bad a list overall-naturally I'd switch the order around a little (there are some artists past the #50 mark that belong much closer to the front of the list, imho), but many a good artist in here. Thanks for the comparison of the two lists, such a drastic change with some artists, it's kinda funny.

And U2 should totally be a lot higher .

Angela

 

[65980]

Obviously, Justin Timberlake should be higher than U2!!!

 

[catlhere]

Madonna went from #86 to #16 WOW! she really must have gained a lot of love over the last decade with her recent successful albums.

Also LOL@ the Eagles being a top 25 band at one point, and now not even making the list. uhhh

 

[An Cat Gav]

Can't argue with U2's position there and I'm glad that they've overtaken The Police! About time.

 

[dstalksalot]

Shouldn't Journey be higher on this list? Am I overestimating the love for Journey? I thought every one loved them! don't stop believing....

 

[BVS]

They're #96


and that's about 50 spots too low.

 

[cobl04]

what have AC/DC done in the past 12 years to justify going from not on the list to #23?

 

[intedomine]

Stevie Wonder, fair go

 

[gherman]

AAAAAaaahhhhhhh!!!! Fuck Nirvana! They get wayyyy too much credit. No doubt they were an important band for right-time right-place appearance but there is NO WAY they should be ahead of U2. A fucking disgrace.

 

[corianderstem]

Yeah, I kind of thought the Nirvana overrating had started to die out. Bah.

 

[gherman]

Nirvana, god damn! One big song and one big album and they leave these guys in the dust:
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

I call bull shit! I'm pissed.

 

[indigo tree]

Hmm.....yeah I have a lot of respect for the artists above U2 but really, Nirvana should not be ranked before them. If Cobain hadn't died they were just another really good 90s band with really good tunes.

 

[roy]

Just think how much higher U2 will be when they're no longer around...

 

[joerags]

Michael Jackson at No. 3??????

They must have did this poll immediately right after he died, with all the Michael Jackson lovefest at the time.

Mariah Carey should be a lot higher.

Radiohead is way too high.

My top 10 list would have been this:

1. Beatles
2. Jimi Hendrix
3. Rolling Stones
4. Led Zeppelin
5. Elvis Presley
6. James Brown
7. Bob Marley
8. Bob Dylan
9. Aretha Franklin
10. Stevie Wonder

 

[LemonMelon]

Tom Waits was on a VH1 music list at one point in time? Shows you how painfully uncool they are now by dropping him, especially when you consider how much great music he has released since 1998. Pretty much every one of his career renaissance records was released in that time frame: Mule Variations, Alice, Blood Money, Orphans...

 

[nielsgov]

Pretty good list but as most people here, I think Nirvana is way too high.

 

[monsieur fly]

I think both U2 and Queen should have been higher up the list. Stevie Wonder has always been overrated for me so I'm not devastated Michael Jackson has overtaken him.

 

[65980]

My top 10 list would have been this:

1. Beatles
2. Jimi Hendrix
3. Rolling Stones
4. Led Zeppelin
5. Elvis Presley
6. James Brown
7. Bob Marley
8. Bob Dylan
9. Aretha Franklin
10. Stevie Wonder

Wow, you actually have pretty good taste! (not so sure about the Stones being that high, and I hate Led Zep, but otherwise, good work)

For those who dislike Kurt Cobain or Nirvana (I don't, but I know some do), you might enjoy the film The Wrestler, wherein Mickey Rourke takes a potshot or two at Cobain.

 

[lazarus]

LOL at Michael Jackson being that high, esp. above Prince and Stevie.

I'm almost wishing he was still alive; at least before he died he was irrelevant and I didn't have to see and hear this hyperbolic shit all the time.

Almost.

Good show for U2; the only other modern acts ranked higher are Madonna and Nirvana, and I'm actually a little surprised that those two are, considering Madonna's last couple albums and the fact that Nirvana's impact seems to have faded a bit.

 

[Salome]

no Frank Zappa
and the Beach Boys only at 15

have these people listened to more than 8 albums?

 

[lauramullen]

I better remember to watch tonight.

 

[EdgeVox]

Anyone have the youtube of the U2 segment?

 

[liz9640]

Nirvana at 14? What the fuck? The top 2 were what I thought they would be, just not in the order they were. I'm VERY glad it was The Beatles that were at number 1, I just figured it would be Wacko Jacko number 1. I thought Elvis would have been top 3.