1950s

Ricky Nelson

Pat Boone

Paul Anka

Hank Williams

Johnny Cash

1960s

Bobby Vinton

Herman's Hermits

The Byrds

The Four Tops

The Monkees

1970s

Bread

Bill Withers

John Denver

Leo Sayer

Andy Gibb

1980s

Hall & Oates

Van Halen

Dire Straights

Simply Red

Bon Jovi

1990s

Amy Grant

Puff Daddy

Savage Garden

R. Kelly

Will Smith

2000s

Eminem

Maroon 5
Chris Brown

Akon

Justin Timberlake

2010s

Bruno Mars
Pitbull

Fun/Nate Ruess

Maroon 5

Flo Rida

Hudson said:

A few of your choices I thought about posting but I wasn't bold enough.

1950s

1. Elvis Presley

2. Frank Sinatra

3. Pat Boone

4. Rosemary Clooney

5. Don't know enough to comment.

.

1960s

1. Elvis Presley

2. Bob Dylan (Never liked him)

3. PJ Proby

4. The Elgins

5. Don't know enough to comment.

.

1970s

1. Elvis Presley

2. Bob Dylan

3. ACDC

4. Black Sabbath

5. Led Zeppelin

.

1980s

1. Iron Maiden

2. Yes

3. Journey

4. Boston

5. Motley Crue

.

1990s

1. Jay Z

2. Snoop Dogg

3. Any other Gfunk rapper

4. all 1990s bubblegum

5. 1990s r and b

.

2000s

1. Beyonce

2. Jay Z

3. Coldplay

4. Maroon 5

5. Lady Gaga

.

2010s

1. Justin Bieber (No contest - he suckkksss!!!)

2. Jay Z/Beyonce

3. Chris Brown/Rhianna

4. Nicki Minaj

5. Miley Cyrus and many many others

.

Best of each decade

1950s - Little Richard

1960s - Beatles/Stones

1970s - Elton John

1980s - Prince

1990s - Prince

2000s - Prince

2010s - Prince

[Edited 8/18/16 4:03am]

I struggled with trying to find 5 overrated acts from the other decades. But these choices are without a doubt overrated.

1950s

Elvis

2000

Beyonce

Justin Timberlake

Akon

Jay Z

Chris Brown

2010

Beyonce

Taylor Swift

Katy Perry

Drake

Justin Bieber

[Edited 8/18/16 4:31am]

I could have put Chris Brown on this decade too, his music's even worse.


These hoes ain't loyal...



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MotownSubdivision said:

Besides Beyonce for the 2000s and nearly every big name now in 2010s (including Beyonce, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Drake, Justin Bieber, Timberlake, etc.), I say Biggie for the 1990s. The dude only dropped 2 albums yet usually resides at or near the top of GOAT lists. Ready to Die is a classic and his second album is good but 2 albums isn't a complete body of work. Pac had twice that amount by the time he died, 2 of which are bona fide classics, 3 if you include the posthumous The 7 Day Theory, at least twice as many as Biggie. Pac's death contributed to his placement as a legend in the game but with Biggie, it was mainly his death that put him on such a pedestal. On that note, one can consider Lauryn Hill overrated to. You got one album to your name that came out 18 years ago. Yeah, there is her work with The Fugees which could mount some form of defense for her but when addressing her, people generally refer to her as a solo star. Miseducation is a powerful album but not powerful enough to make Lauryn Hill a legend.

Lauryn Hill has a unique situation.

You're right, she is not a legend.... but I definitly think she is a R&B icon. (Yea it she just has one album) but its a very iconic album that was groundbreaking musically. The Miseducation is also influential and culturally resonating. It also has influenced an entire generation but I agree she is not a legend.

[Edited 8/18/16 6:41am]

mjscarousal said:

Actually everyone, including Prince and Michael Jackson.

214 said:

thedoorkeeper said:

What the hell is a PJ Proby?

Overrated pop singer of the 1960s, known for splitting his pants on stage once.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._J._Proby

214 said:

Actually everyone, including Prince and Michael Jackson.

Now you know you don't mean that.

Adorecream said:

Revolution said:

Revolution said:

Eminem? Dude is the greatest rapper of all time!

No he is not, and his lyrics are socially irresponsible, negative nihilistic gangsta nonsense.

Adorecream said:

EmmaMcG said:

Adorecream said:

No he is not, and his lyrics are socially irresponsible, negative nihilistic gangsta nonsense.

Look up his lyrics and really study what he's saying. They are awful. How this guy is considered anything more than a Weird Al type novelty act, I'll never know. And his whiny voice means that not only is what he's saying stupid and infantile, but it sounds terrible too.

Hudson said:

1970s

Bread

Bill Withers

John Denver

Leo Sayer

Andy Gibb

1950s- Elvis. Only in America can this musical act be considered great. Here's a guy who never wrote a word for a song. A guy who can't play an instrument (the guitar was just a prop). A guy who never came up with a single idea for a song. A guy whose only musical attribute was his voice. Sure, he was charismatic but that's it. Yet he is venerated in the US. The rest of the world can't understand why.

[Edited 8/19/16 7:36am]

MotownSubdivision said:

HuMpThAnG said:

Hudson said:

1970s

Bread

Bill Withers

John Denver

Leo Sayer

Andy Gibb

Lean on Me and Ain't No Sunshine are two of the most boring hits ever.

NorthC said:

MotownSubdivision said:

Touché but that answer isn't as fun to read.

It's GREAT fun! This thread is just an excuse for folks to hate on acts they don't like. "Overrated" is simply another way of saying "I don't like this artist and I don't understand why everyone else does". I knew some idiot would put Dylan in the list and before you know it, another idiot will put The Beatles in there, so thank you, 214, for providing some comic relief!
[Edited 8/19/16 8:48am]

NorthC said:

MotownSubdivision said:

Touché but that answer isn't as fun to read.

It's GREAT fun! This thread is just an excuse for folks to hate on acts they don't like. "Overrated" is simply another way of saying "I don't like this artist and I don't understand why everyone else does". I knew some idiot would put Dylan in the list and before you know it, another idiot will put The Beatles in there, so thank you, 214, for providing some comic relief! [Edited 8/19/16 8:48am]

Considering these guys are sometimes compared to Mozart or Beethoven...

and, believe me, there's nothing on the Beatles catalog that compares to, say, Mozart's Mass in C minor or Beethoven's ninth.

1970s

-Paul McCartney and Wings

-K.C and the Sunshine Band

-Anne Murray

-The Village People

-Rod Stewart

-Bruce Springsteen

-The Beach Boys

-Peter Frampton

-Alice Cooper

1980s

-Madonna

-Bruce Springsteen

-Phil Collins/Genesis

-Journey

-Men At Work

-Wham

-Rick Astley

-Taylor Dayne

-Corey Hart

-Rod Stewart

1990s

-Madonna

-Celine Dion

-Rod Stewart

-Sting

-Michael Bolton

-Hootie and the Blowfish

-Bryan Adams

-Mariah Carey

-Spice Girls

-Backstreet Boys

-Britney Spears

-N*Sync

-Ricky Martin

2000s

-Madonna

-Britney Spears

-Akon

-Black Eyed Peas

-Maroon 5

-Usher

-Justin Timberlake

-Nickleback

-Avril Lavigne

-Pink

-Nelly

2010s

-Everyone

I actually enjoyed the songs from the Wings. They just weren't close to the material from the Beatles that touched on social and political issues and were more pop oriented. Silly Love Songs is fine as pop fluff as is Jet.