1. Bob Marley
2. Michael Jackson
3. Prince
4. Ella Fitzgerald
5. Little Richard
6. James Brown
7. Ray Charles
8. Aretha Franklin
9. Marvin Gaye
10. Curtis Mayfield
11. Stevie Wonder
12. Quincy Jones
13. Berry Gordy
14. Russell Simmons
15. Miles Davis
16. Diddy
17. Jay-Z
18. Nina Simone
19. Tupac Shakur
20. Notorious B.I.G.
21. Luther Vandross
22. Chaka Khan
23. Diana Ross
25. Mary J. Blige
26. Jimi Hendrix

http://www.bet.com/Music/....29.09.htm

I hope its not in "order of importance", cause Aretha should be MUCH higher...

Guess they never heard of Sam Cooke...

bboy87 said:

YAY! MJ and Prince came in at #2 and #3

bboy87 said:

PFunkjazz said:

We're on the same wavelength

I love 'Pac, but he really shouldn't be on the list

Boo!

Fcuk that list! How the hell did Jay Z, Tupac, Diddy and B.I.G make the list!?!?!



and how in the fucking hell did MJ and Prince surpass James Brown and Little Richard!?!?! JB and Little Richard influenced those mothafuckas!

Where's Janet!?!

this list!

midiscover said:

hands midiscover a cup of tea and some cookies
it'll be okay.....it'll be okay.....



what do you guys think about Marley being #1?

bboy87 said:

I think Little Richard deserved the #1 spot!

midiscover said:

and what is Russell Simmons and Berry Gordy doing on the list? They were "artists"

Berry actually co-wrote "MOney" one of Motown's first hits, as well as hits by Jackie Wilson and the Jackson 5 (as part of The Corporation)

bboy87 said:

That's what I'm wondering and why Janet is not on that list!

Who ever created that list is obviously not the brightest crayon in the box

bboy87 said:

Cool. A surprise, but cool

PFunkjazz said:

I was thinking Stevie or Little Richard should be on the top

And MJ is ahead of P on that list because WHY? Have they lost their damn minds?

no way is bob marley the most influencial artist in black music,wtf kinda bullish is this. and dont influential means they have influenced others? if thats the case where is janet, what about new edition. im suprised they didnt throw beyonce in there.

Where is Donny Hathaway?

Really? #1?


Really?

I mean, yeah, I can't think of anyone who doesn't love him or at least respect him, but is he really that influential? I mean, unless you live on an island, you don't really hear all that much raggae. (And if you've heard most of what they pass off as "raggae" when you DO live on an island, you'd be glad.)

If MJ and Prince are #2 and #3, then the logical choice for #1 should be James Brown, true???

thatruth said:

PFunkjazz said:

Bob Marley's influence on the world is undeniable.

thatruth said:

Hell yeah.

thatruth said:

Exactly!

Why are there 26 people on this Top 25 list?

Bull

thekidsgirl said:

I JUST NOTICED THAT!

thekidsgirl said:

girl, you know the people at BET can't count!

thatruth said:

I couldn't agree with you more. That right there is why I don't like that Bob Marley was considered #1. He didn't seem to influence as many artists out here now the way James Brown did. That's just me though.

purplecam said:

An MJ fan in France and I were talking awhile ago and she was telling me how there and other parts of Europe, Marley is heavily played whereas artists like Marvin, Stevie, Lennon, and Elton don't get much play aside from a couple of songs


she's a big Motown fan and told me how she was talking about Stevie and her teacher replied "Oh, that blind guy?" It shocked her the hell out

Howcome Jimi's so low? I guess they're cater to their viewers. It's the same with any major list though. Always some much younger undeserving artists on the list. Always out of order too.