GangstaFam said:

Don't forget the Scud Mountain Boys.

sextonseven said:

I make no false claims.

GangstaFam said:

Give them what's due!

Y'know, I can't recall ever seeing you put a best-of or favourites ranking together prior to this thread. I guess you're pretty list-adverse, eh?

damosuzuki said:

I just don't know 'em.

I'm not really against making lists. I love reading them. And it usually gets me amped up to make my own. But then I forget. I never used to be able to rank anything until Ian badgered me to the point of caving in. Now I quite like it. But I just don't do it that often unless he's around.

GangstaFam said:

You have too much material. It's easy when you don't know anything.

let me think....I'll skip the sixties and maybe get back to it.

Seventies:
The Stones
Fleetwood Mac
Donna Summer
Prince (I said it!)
Al Green
Bowie
Carly Simon
Neil Young
George Clinton (it's a cop out and incorporates all acts he was involved in)
Elvis Costello


Eighites:
Madonna
Prince
Stevie Nicks
Elvis Costello
Pet Shop Boys
The Cure
Aerosmith
Janet Jackson
Tina Turner
Pixies

Ninties:
Pet Shop Boys
Madonna
Janet
Bowie (creative comeback after commerical sucess)
Nirvana
Cranberries
Bjork
Beck
Prince (shakey, but "Come" is still a great listen)
Pixies (as in Frank Black and the Breeders...I know..)

'70s

1. Led Zeppelin
2. Hendrix
3. Pink Floyd
4. Rush
5. James Brown

'80s

1. Prince
2. The Clash
3. Guns 'n' Roses
4. Eric B. & Rakim
5. Michael Jackson

'90s

1. Nirvana
2. The Notorious B.I.G
3. Wu-Tang Clan
4. Metallica
5. Prince

'00 - '07

1. The Roots
2. Eminem
3. Red Hot Chilli Peppers
4. Kanye West
5. J. Dilla

heartbeatocean said:

You're funny.

1950s

1. The Platters
2. Little Richard
3. Fats Domino
4. Cliff Richard
5. Elvis
6. The Everley Brothers
7. Marlene Dietrich
8. Rosemary clooney
9. Connie Francis
10. Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers

1940s

1. The Andrews Sisters
2. The Inkspots
3. Spike Jones and His city Slickers
4. The Mills Brothers
5. Cab Calloway
6. Louis Jordan and his Tymphany Five
7. Glenn Miller orchestra
8. Ella Fitzgerald
9. Bing Crosby
10. Al Jolson (had several hits in 1949)

1930s

1. Sam Browne and his Orchestra (one great racist song from 1932)
2. Count Basie Orchestra
3. Billy Holliday
4. Ella Fitzgerald
5. George Formby
6. Joe Loss Orchestra
7. Max Miller
8. Arthur Askey
9. Noel Coward
10. Jack Teagarden ?Cab Calloway

1920s

1. Louis Armstrong (Various groups)
2. Frank Crumit
3. Jimmie Rodgers
4. The Crater family
5. Enrico Caruso (recorded until 1921)
6. Dame Nellie Melba (last recordings 1924)
7. Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra
8. Edith Day (she actually hit in 1919)
9. Eddie Cantor
10. Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians

2000s (and now to turn it around)

1. Madonna
2. Red Hot Chili Peppers
3. Kylie Minogue
4. Black eyed Peas
5. Missy Elliot
6. Prince
7. PCD
8. David Bowie
9. Elton John (dont like much later music)
10. Beyonce, destinys child etc

1990s

1. Madonna
2. Red Hot Chili Peppers
3. Prince
4. Symbol
5. Genesis
6. Pearl Jam
7. Kylie Minogue
8. Color Me Badd
9. Milli Vanilli
10. U2

1980s

1. Prince
2. Madonna
3. Kylie Minogue
4. Genesis
5. Cultiure Club
6. U2
7. Thompson Twins
8. Duran Duran
9. Wham
10. Sheena Easton

1970s

1. Bee Gees
2. Rolling Stones
3. Earth Wing and Fire
4. The Manhattans
5. Eddie Lovette
6. David Bowie
7. The Commodores
8. Earth Wind and Fire
9. Queen
10. Prince and Champagne

1960s

1. Rolling Stones
2. Beatles
3. Jimi Hendrix (and groups)
4. The Who
5. The Doors
6. The Kinks
7. Shirley Bassey
8. Helen Shapiro
9. The Drifters
10. The Temptations

Moonbeam said:

I just realized this. Really?

GangstaFam said:

Yeah- all 8 Eurythmics albums from the 80s are among my top 100 of all time, whereas only () 6 Cure albums are among my top 100. That said, it's really, really close. 80s Cure would be anybody else's output from any other decade, but the 80s are so stacked that they come in 3rd.

1950's

1.Elvis Presley
2.Little Richard
3.Chuck Berry

1960's

1.The Beatles
2.Jimi Hendrix
3.The Who
4.The Velvet Underground
5.The Doors
6.Diana Ross & The Supremes
7.Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
8.The Rolling Stones
9.The Beach Boy's


1970's

1.David Bowie
2.Michael Jackson (mainly for his 1979 Off The Wall album)
3.The Jackson 5/The Jacksons
4.Marc Bolan/T.Rex
5.Roxy Music
6.Kraftwerk
7.Sly & The Family Stone
8.Queen
9.The Who
10.James Brown


1980's

1.Michael Jackson
2.Prince
3.David Bowie
4.The Smiths


1990's

1.Michael Jackson
2.David Bowie
3.The Prodigy
4.Blur
5.Air
6.The Beastie Boy's

2000's

1.Gorillaz
2.The Strokes
3.OutKast
4.David Bowie

Moonbeam said:

I think Eury has a lot more so-so to crap songs from the 80's though.

50's
Elivs Presley
Little Richard
Chuck Berry
Fats Domino
Buddy Holly
Sam Cooke

60's
The Beatles
James Brown
Rolling Stones
Jimi Hendrix
Marvin Gaye
the Surpmes
The Doors
The Who
Stevie Wonder
Otis Redding

70's
Fleetwood Mac
Eagles
Wings
Rod Stewart
Ohio Players
Parliment/Funkidelic
Jacksons
Stevie Wonder
Kiss
Billy Joel

80's
Prince
Michael Jackson
Bruce Springsteen
Madonna
Van Halen
Loinel Richie
Cultre Club
Duran Duran
Janet Jackson
George Michaels
Guns and Roses

90's
Prince
Janet Jackson.
Micheal Jackson
Mariah Carey
Tupac
Tribe called Quest
Public Enemy
Guy
Erykah Badu
Dangelo
No doubt

00's
this whole era sucks

I thought about this until I couldn't come up with a good answer. I'm going to not take it so seriously.

This is a quick knock off of some of my favorites.

70's

1. Bowie
2. Joy Division
3. Donna Summer
4. Ramones
5. Roxy Music
6. Kraftwerk
7. Rolling Stones
8. Joni Mitchell
9. Gang Of Four
10. Stevie Wonder

80's:

something like

1. Prince
2. The Cure
3. Madonna
4. Eurythmics
5. New Order/Joy Division
6. Depeche Mode
7. Pixies
8. The Smiths/Morrissey
9. Sugarcubes
10. Michael Jackson

90's

this one is a little easier

1. Bjork
2. Tori Amos
3. Tricky
4. PJ Harvey
5. Prince
6. Madonna
7. Smashing Pumpkins
8. Liz Phair
9. Beastie Boys
10. Nirvana

I forgot about the Dixie Chicks. I'll put them as #2 in my 00's list

GangstaFam said:

Will you do the 60s and 00s?

sextonseven said:

I did the 60s early on. I'm having trouble with the 00's since I don't consider most of the newer acts I've gotten into to be among my favorites. I'm kinda old school that way.
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GangstaFam said:

I did the 60s early on. I'm having trouble with the 00's since I don't consider most of the newer acts I've gotten into to be among my favorites. I'm kinda old school that way.[/quote]

1. Vive la Fête

There, I got you started.

GangstaFam said:

Oh, right. That was so long ago I forgot.

As for the 00s, who says the acts have had to have released their first album in this decade? What do you think of Tori's and PJ's output in the 00s? Those two would be on your list, right?

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Moonbeam said:

Like, if it was opposite day!

sextonseven said:

Oh yes, of course. But it's hard for me to compare the legends that I love with the newcomers this decade. Things released in the last 10 years by new artists haven't had as much staying power with me as stuff released say from 1998 and before. I love bands like !!!, but it's hard to compare them to even Sade or someone like that. It's weird for me to compare Prince and Bowie to my 90's favorites too. It's an odd mix.

GangstaFam said:

I like your lists.

Moonbeam said:

You made me do it!

GangstaFam said:

Make her stay!

GangstaFam said:

You are making it too hard on yourself.

sextonseven said:

No, I expect this to be blood-boilingly difficult.

It was for me.
[Edited 5/1/07 22:49pm]

Moonbeam said:

But Nathan is making it so hard, he can't come up with an answer. That defeats the purpose of the thread!