I had originally included James but there's so many artists I've gotten into recently that he's low on the list now.

Prince is the most important act in my life,

the #1 artist:

1. Prince

2. Pink Floyd

3. The Beatles

4. Electric Light Orchestra

5. Supertramp

6. 10CC
7. Donna Summer

8. ABBA

9. Bee Gees

10. Elton John

11. Kate Bush

12. Stevie Wonder

13. Peter Gabriel

14. Michael Jackson (he was great, but no "King of pop", imo)

15. Queen

16. Red Hot Chili Peppers

17. U2

18. Simple Minds

19. Sheryl Crow

20. Saga (Canadian rock band)

21. R.E.M.

22. Ultravox

Timmy84 said:

I had originally included James but there's so many artists I've gotten into recently that he's low on the list now.

^

someone is gonna hate me now...

but I have never been a big fan of James.

He is OK - not my fave.

I have some compilation albums, I never listen to those..

NUMBA 1 BABY ! (in jersey accent)

1

top 5:

1a. Marvin Gaye

1b. Prince

2. The Beatles

3. Keith Urban

4. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

5. David or Jimmy Ruffin

to be fair after 1a and 1b its not in any kind of order really. after Marvin and Prince its pretty much a tie between a long list of artists/bands

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dm3857 said:

michael jackson

prince

lady gaga

madonna

james brown

queen

janet jackson

david bowie

whitney houston

stevie wonder

lady gaga ahead of james brown ad stevie wonder....wtf. And you even have her ahead of madonna when she is a contrived carbon copy of madonna (who was totally contrived too). your list is sad

FunkiestOne said:

dm3857 said:

michael jackson

prince

lady gaga

madonna

james brown

queen

janet jackson

david bowie

whitney houston

stevie wonder

lady gaga ahead of james brown ad stevie wonder....wtf. And you even have her ahead of madonna when she is a contrived carbon copy of madonna (who was totally contrived too). your list is sad

i'd put a lot of people ahead of JB....its all personal preference.

1. Prince

2. David Bowie

3. Michael Jackson

4. Motley Crue

5. Guns N Roses

6. Janelle Monae

7. KISS

Of performing live artists, he is in my top 3 and maybe #1, but in general it is too hard to decide even the top 5 consindering all recordings and all perfomances so far and still to come. The times and moods are changing so maybe I have to live another 47 years to decide. The best music will live forever and that's why I rate these artists high:

Ray Charles

Billie Holliday

Otis Redding

Miles Davies

Dusty Springfield

I enjoy their recordings anytime.

I swear I've seen the exact same thread with exact same people's reponses before !! Well maybe not exact same reponses

Anyway...He's always either #1 or #2 for me. Depends on my mood...

Timmy84 said:

I had originally included James but there's so many artists I've gotten into recently that he's low on the list now.

Actually, I have seen James Brown on the stage of Pori in 1995. It was not a dissappointment but not such a dynamite as his recordings are to me. He was in a bad mood and really pissed off, because the organizers couldn't arrange the correct hair spray for him at the first hand. Life is....

1, Prince

2, Pink Floyd

3, The Beatles/John Lennon

4, Bob Dylan

5, Rolling Stones

6, The Smiths/Morrissey

7, Velvet Underground

8, David Bowie

9, Leonard Cohen

10, Tindersticks

Timmy84 said:

I had originally included James but there's so many artists I've gotten into recently that he's low on the list now.

Timmy84 said:

Joyinrepatition said:

name names tim?

1. Parliament-Funkadelic
2. Stevie
3. Todd Rundgren
4. Prince
5. James Brown
6. Marvin
7. Eno
8. Bowie
9. Bolan
10. Freddie Mercury

In terms of musical geniuses.

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Hello!

You really rate Todd Rundgren above Prince, David Bowie and Brian Eno in terms of musical genius?

I know he is a special talent, but is he really more gifted?

That's a pretty great list though!! Nice

smoothcriminal12 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

Favourite artists (1-6):

1. Michael Jackson

2. Prince

3. Stevie Wonder

4. Marvin Gaye

5. Duke Ellington

6. Hendrix

Actually, stick James Brown in after Stevie.

Actually, put Prince at number one right beside Michael.

jasontate said:

Timmy84 said:

1. Parliament-Funkadelic
2. Stevie
3. Todd Rundgren
4. Prince
5. James Brown
6. Marvin
7. Eno
8. Bowie
9. Bolan
10. Freddie Mercury

In terms of musical geniuses.

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Hello!

You really rate Todd Rundgren above Prince, David Bowie and Brian Eno in terms of musical genius?

I know he is a special talent, but is he really more gifted?

That's a pretty great list though!! Nice

I personally think he's up there. Yes.

And thank you.

easily first for me!

He's the one & only for sure muscially.

P ranks number one in my book. I won't be bothered to try to rank all the other artists I love though.

i wont even list my top 10, or even 5, because theyre all so different from each other.. but prince is #1.

and nobody would know half of them anyway..

1. Stevie Wonder, always & 4ever

2. Chaka Khan

3. Prince

4. Sade

5. Earth, Wind & Fire

6. Luther Vandross

7. Whitney Houston

8. Nat King Cole

9. Dionne Warwick

10. Santana

Definitely top ten, maybe top five.... possibly between five and ten, though.

1

Michael/Prince

Stevie

EWF

Chaka

Tony Toni Tone

Timmy84 said:

Joyinrepatition said:

name names tim?

1. Parliament-Funkadelic
2. Stevie
3. Todd Rundgren
4. Prince
5. James Brown
6. Marvin
7. Eno
8. Bowie
9. Bolan
10. Freddie Mercury

In terms of musical geniuses.

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chelsearodgerslovesya said:

1. Prince

2. David Bowie

3. Michael Jackson

4. Motley Crue

5. Guns N Roses

6. Janelle Monae

7. KISS

love this list to