All-time greatest artists rate - THE RESULTS!

[Annie R.U.O.K.]

I've finally finished counting up all the scores, and am able to bring you the results of the greatest artists rate. It is not a list of the top 100 most popular artists on here, but of the top 100 most successful chart acts of all-time (up to the end of 2004) in order of how people rated them.


Below are the 100 acts that you were asked to rate, in order of how they appear in the top 100 chart as compiled by Guiness British Hit Singles & Albums:

ELVIS PRESLEY
CLIFF RICHARD
THE BEATLES
QUEEN
MADONNA
ELTON JOHN
THE SHADOWS
MICHAEL JACKSON
DAVID BOWIE
U2
ROD STEWART
FRANK SINATRA
DIANA ROSS
DIRE STRAITS
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
ROLLING STONES
ABBA
FLEETWOOD MAC
PHIL COLLINS
PAUL McCARTNEY
PINK FLOYD
UB40
MEAT LOAF
TOM JONES
STATUS QUO
SIMPLY RED
BEACH BOYS
OASIS
STEVIE WONDER
CARPENTERS
BEE GEES
R.E.M.
BOB DYLAN
TINA TURNER
PRINCE
JIM REEVES
NEIL DIAMOND
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
ERIC CLAPTON
WHITNEY HOUSTON
ANDY WILLIAMS
EURYTHMICS
ROBBIE WILLIAMS
MADNESS
GENESIS
BARBRA STREISAND
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
MIKE OLDFIELD
CELINE DION
BON JOVI
LIONEL RICHIE
BRYAN ADAMS
DURAN DURAN
E.L.O.
KYLIE MINOGUE
GEORGE MICHAEL
SHIRLEY BASSEY
PET SHOP BOYS
ROY ORBISON
MARIAH CAREY
ROXY MUSIC
FOUR TOPS
JANET JACKSON
THE POLICE
STING
JOHN LENNON
SIMPLE MINDS
CHER
ERASURE
THE SUPREMES
BUDDY HOLLY
THE EAGLES
PERRY COMO
GUNS N' ROSES
BLONDIE
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
DONNA SUMMER
BILLY JOEL
LED ZEPPELIN
WET WET WET
SLADE
BARRY MANILOW
THE WHO
STEREOPHONICS
CHRIS REA
EVERLY BROTHERS
THE HOLLIES
T-REX
THE CORRS
BRYAN FERRY
RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS
BLUR
BEAUTIFUL SOUTH
LUTHER VANDROSS
JAMES LAST
KATE BUSH
MOODY BLUES
GEORGE BENSON
HOT CHOCOLATE
SHAKIN' STEVENS



Thank you to the 31 people who rated the acts, namely: Ellie, Dr. Lecter, *Halli*, Annie RUOK, October Rust, Raucous Bitch, Tigerclaw, ABMB, Strebor, Bunty's Magic Vegetable, VoR, Agnetha, FetchFugly, Loufoque, Frozen, Buddha, Quandary, Zodiac, Xanthie, ameraal, Andries, Christian, Incognito, Floella, PGCMc, spicebrain, Dandy, suedehead, Cherish 1984, funky & Superstar.


I'll probably do the first 10 tonight and leave the rest 'til tomorrow. So stay tuned!

[Annie R.U.O.K.]

100. SHAKIN' STEVENS (2.077)


99. PAUL McCARTNEY (2.097)


98. CLIFF RICHARD (2.226)


97. STATUS QUO (2.345)


96. PERRY COMO (2.409)


95. JAMES LAST (2.773)


94. BARRY MANILOW (2.8)


93. WET WET WET (2.87)


92. UB40 (2.968)


91. ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK (3.037)




Unsurprisingly there are a few oldies in the bottom section of the chart. It's also an all-male start, with Shaky in the unfortunate position of being at the bottom of this chart and the original list. Cliff Richard is the artist with the biggest difference from his original position, some 96 places he drops! Oh, and James Last is officially more popluar than Sir Paul McCartney!

[Ellie]

Paul McCartney and UB40 are TOO HIGH!

[Agnetha]

Those pictures... well aren't there...

[Agnetha]

James Last got that high due to my 10...

[Annie R.U.O.K.]

You should be able to see the pictures now.

[Zodiac]

hurrah, a suitably rubbish bottom 10

[Loufoque]

Paul McCartney and UB40 are TOO HIGH!

I agree

[Annie R.U.O.K.]

90. JIM REEVES (3.143)


89. NEIL DIAMOND (3.194)


88. THE SHADOWS (3.28)


87. CHRIS REA (3.407)


86. PHIL COLLINS (3.419)


85. SIMPLY RED (3.645)


84. MOODY BLUES (3.8)


83. TOM JONES (3.839)


82. BRYAN FERRY (3.893)


81. ROD STEWART (4.032)





Looking at this ten, you could be forgiven for thinking it was a rundown of the ugliest artists of all-time! There's still no females anywhere in sight, and a few of these are too low for my liking but still.

[Ellie]

Looking at this ten, you could be forgiven for thinking it was a rundown of the ugliest artists of all-time!

[Donna Winter]

Brian Ferry is FABULOUS

I've got a great CD by him where he takes an wildly varied selection of classic songs and makes them all sound EXACTLY the same

Chilled-out versions of `I Put A Spell On You' and `Rescue Me' are WHERE IT'S AT

[funky]

Paul McCartney and UB40 are TOO HIGH!

[funky]

I like Simply Red

[Raucous Bitch]

GET OUT FUNKY!

Fairground is one of the shittest songs EVER RECORDED.

[Agnetha]

I like Simply Red

Please remove yourself from my MSN and my SIGHT

[funky]

"Holding Back The Years" is a CLASSIC!

[Ellie]

I quite like the 80s stuff and some of the tracks on 'Stars', but everything after that was pure shit. Fucking Capital FM in '95 and their unhealthy obsession with 'Fairground'

[Annie R.U.O.K.]

Brian Ferry is FABULOUS

I've got a great CD by him where he takes an wildly varied selection of classic songs and makes them all sound EXACTLY the same

Chilled-out versions of `I Put A Spell On You' and `Rescue Me' are WHERE IT'S AT

I've heard his version of 'Will you still love me tomorrow'. I have to say it didn't inspire me to buy the album.

[Annie R.U.O.K.]

Oh and I like Simply Red too. Mostly their eighties and early nineties stuff, but 'Home' was a great return to form.

[Raucous Bitch]

"Holding Back The Years" is a CLASSIC!

http://www.rathergood.com/holding/

Oh and:

http://www.rathergood.com/bunny_too_tight/

[Raucous Bitch]

I fucking LOVE Rathergood.com

[Annie R.U.O.K.]

80. SLADE (4.036)


79. SIMPLE MINDS (4.1)


78. THE EAGLES (4.1)


77. GENESIS (4.2)


76. THE EVERLY BROTHERS (4.25)


75. HOT CHOCOLATE (4.25)


74. DIRE STRAITS (4.3)


73. BON JOVI (4.484)


72. THE HOLLIES (4.577)


71. MEAT LOAF (4.6)





Bon Jovi are about 70 places too LOW!!! Aside from that, seventies bands feature quite heavily in this segment. Still no ladies!

[Donna Winter]

More like 70 places too HIGH

[Kate]

How did I miss this? Where was the voting thread? I want to vote

[Kate]

The POOR Moody Blues, you bunch of CUNTS

[Sild]

FUNKY = SPOT ON

[Annie R.U.O.K.]

70. STING (4.677)


69. ROY ORBISON (4.7)


68. SHIRLEY BASSEY (4.759)


67. BUDDY HOLLY (4.786)


66. ANDY WILLIAMS (4.792)


65. STEREOPHONICS (4.8)


64. LED ZEPPELIN (4.8)


63. MIKE OLDFIELD (4.852)


62. BRYAN ADAMS (4.903)


61. GEORGE BENSON (4.92)





I gather that the Mike Oldfield haters haven't heard the glorious 'Moonlight Shadow'. Elsewhere, Shirley Bassey is the only female on the chart so far. Bryan Adams is a little low, but I assume that's mainly due to 'Everything I do', and I'm surprised George Benson has so many haters on here - I always assumed he was a really poplular soul singer.

[Frozen]

Shirley will be devastated to know so many other female singers who just don't have the range are more popular on here than her

[Andricicle]

and I'm surprised George Benson has so many haters on here - I always assumed he was a really poplular soul singer.

Morelike ignorance, I'd say. I for one hardly know anything about him (let alone hum any of his tunes), apart from the fact he did the original of Glenn Medeiros' "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You". :geek:

And am I sorely mistaken, or is Sting's cock showing in that picture?

[Sild]

Morelike ignorance, I'd say. I for one hardly know anything about him (let alone hum any of his tunes), apart from the fact he did the original of Glenn Medeiros' "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You". :geek:

SHAME

[ABMB]

Ooh!

[loomer]

"Holding Back The Years" is a CLASSIC!

Yes. Though Mick Hucknall is still a ginger champagne socialist tosser.

Mind you, his 90s remixes remained good.. always got the best house people and kept his ear to the ground.

[loomer]

Morelike ignorance, I'd say. I for one hardly know anything about him (let alone hum any of his tunes), apart from the fact he did the original of Glenn Medeiros' "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You". :geek:

NOT one of the brightest spots in his career. I have/had the mp3 for his version and it's STILL slushy crap. But you can't fault the likes of "Gimme The Night" and "Never Give Up On A Good Thing".. excellent songs in the early 80s heyday of R&B. Great guitarist and singer.

[loomer]

More like 70 places too HIGH

Bon Jovi to DIE.

Def Leppard much better. If that's your "thing".

[loomer]

100. SHAKIN' STEVENS (2.077)

Wet Wet Wet too low though.

Does no one remember the magic of "Wishing I Was Lucky" and "Sweet Little Mystery"?

[Bunty's Magic Vegetable]

Buddy Holly below Stereophonics? Zeppelin only one place above them? ... WHATS DAT ALL ABOOT?

[Annie R.U.O.K.]

60. ROBBIE WILLIAMS (4.935)


59. BARBRA STREISAND (4.935)


58. BILLY JOEL (5)


57. MADNESS (5.034)


56. E.L.O. (5.08)


55. ERIC CLAPTON (5.161)


54. ELVIS PRESLEY (5.226)


53. LIONEL RICHIE (5.226)


52. JOHN LENNON (5.323)


51. FRANK SINATRA (5.355)





We're half way through, and Barbra Streisand is the second of only 2 ladies to appear in the bottom half of the chart (so Madge has made it into the top 50!). Lionel Richie should be much higher, and I thought John Lennon would be higher (although I'm glad he isn't!). The most successful artist of all-time is way down at #54.

[Annie R.U.O.K.]

50. BOB DYLAN (5.355)


49. THE CORRS (5.355)


48. LUTHER VANDROSS (5.379)


47. ROXY MUSIC (5.379)


46. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (5.4)


45. GUNS N' ROSES (5.419)


44. BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS (5.484)


43. CELINE DION (5.484)


42. BEAUTIFUL SOUTH (5.5)


41. OASIS (5.548)






Some great acts in this segment - Luther, The Corrs, Beautiful South & Celine Dion all ought to be higher. Bryan Ferry is more popular with Roxy Music than he is solo (rightly!), and Oasis are sitting just below the top 40.

From now on I'll try and do commentary after each act.

[Frozen]

Bob Marley FAR FAR FAR too high

[cwej]

What? me and funky nearly agree on all things musical and now he's coming out with shit like SIMPLY FUCKING RED?