Thoughts on Rolling Stone's "The 100 Greatest Artists of all Time" list?

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http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231

Who deserves an upgrade? Who deserves to be bounced off the list?

1 - The Beatles
2 - Bob Dylan
3 - Elvis Presley
4 - The Rolling Stones
5 - Chuck Berry
6 - Jimi Hendrix
7 - James Brown
8 - Little Richard
9 - Aretha Franklin
10 - Ray Charles
11 - Bob Marley
12 - Beach Boys
13 - Buddy Holly
14 - Led Zeppelin
15 - Stevie Wonder
16 - Sam Cooke
17 - Muddy Waters
18 - Marvin Gaye
19 - Velvet Underground
20 - Bo Diddley
21 - Otis Redding
22 - U2
23 - Bruce Springsteen
24 - Jerry Lee Lewis
25 - Fats Domino
26 - The Ramones
27 - Prince
28 - The Clash
29 - The Who
30 - Nirvana
31 - Johnny Cash
32 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
33 - Everly Brothers
34 -Neil Young
35 - Michael Jackson
36 - Madonna
37 - Roy Orbison
38 - John Lennon
39 - David Bowie
40 - Simon & Garfunkel
41 - The Doors
42 - Van Morrison
43 - Sly & The Family Stone
44 - Public Enemy
45 - The Byrds
46 - Janis Joplin
47 - Patti Smith
48 - Run-D.M.C.
49 - Elton John
50 - The Band
51 - Pink Floyd
52 - Queen
53 - The Allman Brothers Band
54 - Howlin' Wolf
55 - Eric Clapton
56 - Dr. Dre
57 - Grateful Dead
58 - Parliament / Funkadelic
59 - Aerosmith
60 - Sex Pistols
61 - Metallica
62 - Joni Mitchell
63 - Tina Turner
64 - Phil Spector
65 - The Kinks
66 - Al Green
67 - Cream
68 - The Temptations
69 - Jackie Wilson
70 - The Police
71 - Frank Zappa
72 - AC/DC
73 - Radiohead
74 - Hank Williams
75 - The Eagles
76 - The Shirelles
77 - Beastie Boys
78 - The Stooges
79 - The Four Tops
80 - Elvis Costello
81 - The Drifters
82 - Creedence Clearwater Revival
83 - Eminem
84 - James Taylor
85 - Black Sabbath
86 - 2Pac
87 - Gram Parsons
88 - Jay-Z
89 - The Yardbirds
90 - Carlos Santana
91 - Tom Petty
92 - Guns N' Roses
93 - Booker T & The MG's
94 - Nine Inch Nails
95 - Lynyrd Skynrd
96 - Diana Ross and the Supremes
97 - R.E.M.
98 - Curtis Mayfield
99 - Carl Perkins
100 - Talking Heads

 

Madonna and MJ are too low

And where's Beyonce?

 

Another one of these lists.........anyway, my only comment is that I would think Pink Floyd would've been higher on the list, but what do I know?

- Buck

 

No Miles Davis, no Frank Sinatra. I don't have a big appreciation for either of those guys, but if it's titled "The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time" I'd expect they'd make the cut.

 

Where's Picasso, Rembrandt, etc...???

 

I'd put David Guetta right after Chuck Berry.

 

Lists. lol

 

I think Run-D.M.C. should be ahead of Public Enemy, but I do agree they are the two greatest rap groups of all time.

 

Wu-Tang and NWA should aldo be included.

Don't forget John Coltrane.

They've always had something against MJ. He and Madonna should both be higher.
Don't worry Beyonce will be added to the list in the future. I just don't know if she will be ranked higher or lower than "Diana Ross and the Supremes".

 

The title of that book is wrong. It should be called "The 100 greatest artists for american audiences", then it may make sense.
For European audiences this list is absurd with Pink Floyd and Queen somewhere in the 50s, no ABBA...no Bee Gees....some Prince higher rated than David Bowie....

 

Joni Mitchell is too low on the list. Below Patti Smith and Janis Joplin? Absolutely not. She should be in the top 20. Also, I don't think Eminem should be on this list at all.

 

I'd put Brian Wilson/Beach Boys above the Stones based on Pet Sounds and Smile. I wouldn't include Lennon solo - he's already in via The Beatles and his solo work is mostly a waste of valuable music storage space. I'd put Orson Welles, Eric Dolphy and Mingus in there too but that's another story.

 

Kanye West

 

Beastie Boys should've been left off.
Kanye West, NWA & Wu-Tang should've been included.
Pink Floyd is ranked too low.
Jerry Lee Lewis is ranked too high.

 

Lists are kinda stupid and always flawed. Read it as a bit of fun but don't take it seriously (U2 above the Clash, someone is having a laugh).

 

Pretty uncontroversial at the top ... something of a joke near the bottom. But, really, what do you expect?

 

That's true, they've always been so transparent when it came to their disdain for him. He's still the greatest that ever stepped on a stage EVER.

I'm afraid Madonna wouldn't get her dues till she passes

I was joking about Beyonce btw

 

No Mountain? Blue Öyster Cult? Deep Purple? Pentagram? And The Stooges way down at #78?? Allow me to be the first to say: "Hey Beavis, this sucks. Change it."


But seriously, folks, there are at least four in there that I'd like to show the door, and quite a few more, in addition to those I've already said that I think should be on the list.


Ah, well, at least The Velvet Underground is on there, though I'd place them in the top 10.

 

True but just the same it was ridiculous when music magazines in England seemingly had Queen or The Stone Roses as the greatest band/artist of all time in their lists in the 2000's.

 

No room for Steely Dan? Seriously?

 

Look at their ranking for Thriller. Can't take them too seriously.
She's the last Pop megastar. No female singer on/off the list can match her musical accolades/accomplishments.
Beyonce will also be considered one of the all time greats by Rolling Stone. Eventually earning herself a place on the list. I'm not a fan at all but I'm sure it will happen.
She's still relatively new to the music scene and is already considered one of the most influential (within her genre) and is a world renowned iconic figure.

 

Rolling Stone wouldn't even make my list of top 100 list making organizations....

 

Where the heck is Paul McCartney?
He should be ahead of John Lennon as a solo artist
The Kinks are way too low
The Ramones ahead of The Who??? (and I like the Ramones, but they are way too high)
Roy Orbison was a good guy, but he shouldn't be that high (nor should Johny Cash, who wasn't always such a nice guy) though I'm glad to see both on the list (along with Hank Williams)
CCR should be higher
REM should be higher.
They did get #1 right at least!
Howlin Wolf???
Good to see some love for the Velvet Underground. 30 years ago they wouldn't have made the top 100!
I just checked again to make sure I hadn't missed Paul McCartney. The idea of some of these people ahead of him is a complete joke.
Glad to see the Byrds on here. I think it was a VH-1 top 100 that left them off completely.
My own list would be much different (and better in my humble opinion!)

 

Paul is SO underrated as a solo artist . I LOVE his stuff with the Beatles but that's not even half of the musical legacy the man will leave when he's passed.

 

The Eagles? Really? I mean, I like them, but Top 100? Of course, I could say that about some of the others too... The Doors, Elton John, The Police, Aerosmith etc etc...

No room for Paul Simon on his own? Two great albums with Art and seven or so on his own?