Starting Monday, September 6 with back-to-back episodes at 10/9c and 11/10c, VH1 will count down its 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (the five-part countdown will continue every day at 10/9c through Thursday, Sept. 10). VH1 has revealed the Top 5 (although their specific ranking will remain a secret until the final show airs). In alphabetical order, they are:
The Beatles
Bob Dylan
Michael Jackson
Led Zeppelin
Rolling Stones
Below, check out the actual rankings of the other 95 artists on the list, and make sure you tune in Monday, September 6 for expert commentary from artists on the list, artists not on the list, writers, critics and comedians alike…
6. Jimi Hendrix
7. Prince
8. Elvis Presley
9. James Brown
10. Stevie Wonder
11. Bob Marley
12. David Bowie
13. The Who
14. Nirvana
15. The Beach Boys
16. Madonna
17. Queen
18. Pink Floyd
19. U2
20. Marvin Gaye
21. Bruce Springsteen
22. The Clash
23. AC/DC
24. The Velvet Underground
25. Chuck Berry
26. Neil Young
27. Aretha Franklin
28. Elton John
29. Radiohead
30. Aerosmith
31. John Lennon
32. Black Sabbath
33. Guns N’ Roses
34. Tina Turner
35. Johnny Cash
36. Paul McCartney
37. Fleetwood Mac
38. Sly & The Family Stone
39. The Kinks
40. The Police
41. Van Halen
42. Metallica
43. Ray Charles
44. Joni Mitchell
45. Al Green
46. Ramones
47. Jay-Z
48. Rage Against the Machine
49. Parliament-Funkadelic
50. Sade
51. Billy Joel
52. Beyonce
53. Little Richard
54. Public Enemy
55. Peter Gabriel
56. KISS
57. Iggy & the Stooges
58. Cheap Trick
59. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
60. Whitney Houston
61. Cream
62. Genesis
63. Notorious B.I.G.
64. Talking Heads
65. The Doors
66. Justin Timberlake
67. Coldplay
68. Otis Redding
69. Tupac Shakur
70. Def Leppard
71. R.E.M.
72. Janis Joplin
73. Van Morrison
74. The Cure
75. Rush
76. Run-DMC
77. Lynyrd Skynyrd
78. Judas Priest
79. Eminem
80. Mary J. Blige
81. ABBA
82. Steely Dan
83. Earth Wind and Fire
84. Curtis Mayfield
85. The Band
86. N.W.A.
87. George Michael
88. Bee Gees
89. Beastie Boys
90. Elvis Costello
91. Green Day
92. LL Cool J
93. Pearl Jam
94. Mariah Carey
95. OutKast
96. Journey
97. Pretenders
98. Depeche Mode
99. Hall & Oates
100. Alicia Keys
- 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.
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Ok, most of those were alright (even if the order was off) but come on, Justin Timberlake? Sade? LL Cool J? What the hell! You put those guys up but Billy Idol isn’t even on here?! And I don’t think it is fair to put up the Beatles and then John Lennon. Don’t take up 2 slots!
This is why I hate these shows. You have Rage and the Beastie Boys on there, but not the Red Hot Chili Peppers??!
OINGO BOINGO?
What about OINGO BOINGO?
i’m sorry, but i don’t think Michael Jackson should be as high as #2. sure, he was great, but people are forgetting that MJ never did much musically over the past 15 years of his life. in that time he put out only two crappy albums and never really performed much. people only praise him for his Thriller and/or Bad eras, which were long ago back in the 80s. for an artist to be #2, i think they should have done more over the last 15 or 20 years. MJ’s heyday was only in the 80s and early-early 90s, and nobody really cared about him musically after that (until his death, that is).
what about the scorpions??
I can’t believe that New Edition or Bon Jovi were left off of the top 100 list. What would the 80′s have been like without them?
This is absolutely rediculous!! If you have Prince, Jimmy Hendrix, Bob Dylan and a couple others above Elvis presley, then you must be on drugs. This is a no brainer people….Beatles, Elvis and Micheal Jackson are all top 3 and theres no question about those. Who did you ask for their opinions in coming up with this list. Anyway it was pretty sad seeing Neil Young and Velvet underground above Elton John. Not sure what the standards were but ok!?!?!?
Interesting list! But wow… no-shows for Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams (who beats Springsteen any day in any decade), Tears For Fears, Chicago. You missed some heavy hitters.
I’m glad I’m into jam bands like panic,mule and the brothers
WHAT? NO PAT BENATAR AND JOAN JETT???? NOT EVEN JANET JACKSON!!!! I DIDN’T EVEN SEE ZZ TOP! EVERY YEAR MORE AND MORE MUSIC ARTISTS THAT USED TO BE LISTED WILL BE KNOCKED OFF!!! OUTRAGEOUS!!!!!
wow im just gonna say lil wayne is deffintly in the top 10 anyone would say this….also red hot chili peppers are defintly top 20 and top 10 bands ever they have 11 number 1 singles for alternative songs on the billboards top 100…..and yea wheres bon jovi he’s a huge name…..it seems like one person workin at vh1 made this list off of bias opinions and not reality…o yea notorious b.i.g and tupac are better rappers then jay z
No tool? The only band playing actual music these days. Shame. Yet Elvis Costello haha
How could you have any list that did not include the EAGLES? They sill play to sellout crowds everywhere. You have bands like Depeche Mode, ABBA, Marvin Gay and LL Cool J , 1 hit wonder bands at best, on the list. Please respond to this so I can make some reasonible sense of your list.
Thank you
Steve
I sure hope The Beatles takes the top spot. Otherwise this would just be another egregious list tallied to suit the flavour of the week….
The Airplane, Steve Miller, Almond Joys, Credence, Chicago, Eagles, CSN&Y are chopped liver???? Oh, I guess you gotta please everyone but not meself, bo ho! Ahh the Beatles Dylan bandwagon!
How can the Eagles and Creadence Clearwater Revival not be on this list? These bands not only had some of the greatest writers and musicians, they had an amazing impact on many bands. Just cant believe it. Wow.
Lil wayne will be on this list EVENTUALLY
I have a problem that the top 5 are all males and then hardly any females mentioned. What is going on? What is is like 10 females?
i agree with most of this list..but 2pac is the greatest rapper of all time so he should be way before biggie by far.
You’ve got to be kidding right? This is supposed to be a rock and roll list of all the greats and you’ve got hip hop and rap crappers? And what the ^&*( is a Radiohead? And Springsteen didn’t crack the top 20 but Princess and Nirvana did? What morons were on the panel? Nirvana?? the only thing you got right was #1 – anyone other than the Beatles and this would have been tantamount to heresy
I agree. The Beatles are the greatest.
The only one i can think of that would be ahead of Elvis is Jerry lee Lewis and he is not even on the list. Hall and Oates are better than most on the list at # 3.
So I have #1 Jerry Lee Lewis, #2 Elvis, Hall and Oates, and there are too many to think of that rate better than some mentioned on your list.
The million dollar quartet in the Rock and Roll hall of fame and only one is mentioned.
excelente
What a joke list when the band that sold the most albums in the US in the seventies is not on the list. The Eagles
I really do not agree with your order of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. You got Mariah Carey at 94 and Whitney Houston at 60. Those are two of the best vocalists of all time. Then you have Bob Marley at 11? Come on seriously? There is no way you can tell me that Bob Marley is a better vocalist than Whitney or Mariah. Some of the people you put on there, shouldn’t even be on there at all (George Michael) and there are also people that should be on there that aren’t. I think next time you make a list you should do a little more research.
What about the Eagles, the Sex Pistols, the Almand Brothers?
Okay so I agree with some of these but Pac should have at LEAST been in the top 50′s, and no Bon Jovi?!
How is Roy Orbison not on this list??? I mean I know it’s subjective but really….Alicia Keys, LL Cool J, NWA, Aerosmith, Sade….all better yeah??
How is Justin Timberlake on it, when you don’t have The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Santana, The Byrds, The Temptations, Roy Orbison, Mozart, Beethoven and more recently Arcade Fire.
i do not understand why tthe Commodores or Lionel Richie were not even in the 100 list.
I’m confused on how Beyonce out ranked Whitney Houston? Beyonce doesn’t even have an impact on women. And her vocals are no where near Whitney’s vocals. That’s a true shame. Well actually they fact that she out ranked a lot of the people that she did is a shame, cause she just can’t compare to them, she hasn’t even reached some of these peoples level. I’m not saying that beyonce isn’t a good entertainer, she is, but she isn’t 52 on the top 100 good.
Here is my opinion on who should be the top 10
1. The Beatles
there were and will always be the greatest band of all time.
2. Bob Dylan
3. Led Zepplin
4. The Rolling Stones
5. AC/DC
6. Lynard Skynard
7. Queen
8. Motley Crue
9. Journey
10. Aerosmith