VH-1's 100 greatest artists/bands of all time

WAS A JOKE!

Pink Floyd @ #17 and BEHIND QUEEN?!

Skynyrd at #77?!

Guns 'N Roses and Aerosmith BEHIND RADIOHEAD?!

That countdown was bogus for the most part. Some bands/artists needed to be way higher or lower than what they were put at. Even some rappers were to high on the list.

Tupac was at #69? Are you KIDDING me? He should be at least top 40. Same with B.I.G.!

Tupac should be top 5. He's the most influential Hip Hop/Rap artist ever.

freakzilla316ftw wrote:

Tupac should be top 5. He's the most influential Hip Hop/Rap artist ever.

I disagree with that, because while he was one of the greatest rappers ever, he was nowhere near as big as the bands that were/are suppposed to be in the top 5 that were listed.

Who was 1?

The Beatles...and I dont even like the Beatles, but I can understand why they get #1

Where was Elvis? probably 2nd.

Elvis was #9

Michael Jackson was #2

Elvis number 9? Thats alittle surprising to me but MJ at 2 isnt a bad choice.

I thought Eminem shoulda been top 50 as well, he was @ #79 which surprised me.

Here's 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 Michael Jackson
02 Bob Dylan
01 The Beatles

Jay-Z ahead of Tupac makes me sick.

That list is wrong. Bob Dylan was #5, Rolling Stones were #4 and Zep was #3

Alot of things on that list made me sick lol

It was cool to watch and hear what some of the other artists felt about the older bands/singers and what not though.

I'm sorry but if you think aerosmith and guns'n roses belong in front of radiohead you clearly don't know much about music.

Its a list from VH1. That's worth about as much as a list from Rolling Stone. Its not even worth getting upset about

Jay-Z ahead of Tupac.

**BUZZER SOUND***

The fact they rightfully put Bob Dylan ahead of Michael Jackson almost makes me forgive that they put Jackson ahead of Led Zeppelin.

Kind of moving out of my genre but Mary J Blige ahead of ABBA? one of the top 6 or so selling artists of all time? Mary J Blige has to be one of the most overrated people of all time. Wake me up when she makes something as gangsta as Fernando. NEVER.

Marvin Gaye behind Madonna ugh.

Jayz above Pac and big

I just threw up what a joke

KingsOwn19 wrote:

The fact they rightfully put Bob Dylan ahead of Michael Jackson almost makes me forgive that they put Jackson ahead of Led Zeppelin.

Kind of moving out of my genre but Mary J Blige ahead of ABBA? one of the top 6 or so selling artists of all time? Mary J Blige has to be one of the most overrated people of all time. Wake me up when she makes something as gangsta as Fernando. NEVER.

the top 5 was like this that list is wrong.

5. dylan
4. Stones
3. Led
2 Mj
1. Beatles

RAY CHARLES AT 43????????????

NO SAM COOKE???????????

Gimme a break. Who did this list? Tone deaf and the clueless?

It was a poll from like 200+ artists/bands supposedly.

How does disagreeing with GnR and Aerosmith being behind Radiohead make someone ignorant about music as a whole? Phish made more money than almost anyone doing concerts but that doesn't mean they deserve to be on this list.

Radiohead isnt even in the same league as G'n'R or Aerosmith IMO.

Thomas is opinionated, and that's okay.