Your Top 10 Musical Artists or Groups

[Jeff G]

After polling which decade had the best music a couple weeks ago I'm now curious to see who your favorite musical group/artist/performers are. I think it might be fun to see the differing opinions and ranges of music. So who would be your top ten?

Mine would be in no particular order:


The Doors
U2
Guns N Roses
The Beatles
Pink Floyd
Def Leppard
The Police
The Beach Boys
Motley Crue
The Eagles


(honorable mention ~ Journey, Buddy Holly, Poison, Kenny Loggins, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, Michael Jackson before he went wacko)

[Nini]

First three are easy:

My Chemical Romance
Foo Fighters
Counting Crows

Others:

The Killers
Jakob Dylan

That's all I got!


Denise :mickey:

[NotaGeek]

Barry Manilow, beacuse I am the ultimate Fanilow. :thumbsup:

[ChipnDaleGal]

My favorites from the music era I am still stuck in are...

Def Leppard
John Waite (the Babys, Bad English)
Cheap Trick
Queen
Aerosmith
AC/DC
Kiss

And I still enjoy listening to them. But I find myself mostly listening to Broadway shows, with my favorite singers being...

Adam Pascal
Norbert Leo Butz
Sherie Renee Scott
Idina Menzel

And very honorable mention goes to Disneyland's Billy Hill and the Hillbillies. Whenever I need to self medicate with music, they always cheer me up! :thumbsup:

[Diznee4Me]

Billy Joel
Elton John
Jim Croce
Dr. John
John Denver
The Eagles
The Beatles
Elvis
The Beach Boys

And #1 JIMMY BUFFETT

[The Reservoir Dog]

Bruce Springsteen :number1:
Elvis Presley
The Eagles
Led Zeppelin
Fleetwood Mac
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Aimee Mann
Billy Joel
Buddy Holly
Dire Straits
Joe Jackson
Tom Petty
Heather Nova
Stevie Nicks
Guns 'N Roses
David Bowie
Madness
Eric Clapton
Blondie
Aerosmith
Nirvana

Sorry. Got carried away.

[RAIDER]

In no particular order

Elvis
Bruce Springsteen
Dean Martin
U2
Billy Joel
Aerosmith
Eagles
The Jam
Electric Light Orchestra
Madonna
Hall & Oates
Roxy Music

[pogo]

This is a tough one !

Jimmy Buffet
Jim Croce
Frank Sinatra
Jimi Hendrix
Chicago
Luciano Pavarotti
Beatles
Grand Funk
Dolly Parton
Eagles

But I love a lot more than this ! :D

[Scar]

#1 by far: The Grateful Dead

Let's see, if I have to pick 9 more at random:

Dylan
The Doors
The Beatles
The Beach Boys
Pink Floyd
Led Zepplin
Lynard Skynard
Jim Croce
The Rolling Stones

[Marker]

10 Musical Artists is what the original poster asked for. Apparently people have a problem counting to 10, and are listing bands rather than artists.

Is a musical artist someone who sings, writes and performs, or is it ok to include singers who don't write, or music writers who don't sing?

Ok, obviously I must have too much time on my hands today, and I'm putting too much thought into this. :blush:

I'll do my best, here's 10 musical artists in no particular order --

1 - Brian Wilson
2 - John Lennon
3 - Paul McCartney
4 - Ozzy Osbourne
5 - Jimi Hendrix
6 - Frank Sinatra
7 - Dean Martin
8 - Elvis Presley
9 - Richard Sherman
10 - Robert Sherman

[Scar]

10 Musical Artists is what the original poster asked for. Apparently people ... are listing bands rather than artists.The OP himself listed bands. :confused:

[pogo]

10 Musical Artists is what the original poster asked for. Apparently people have a problem counting to 10, and are listing bands rather than artists.

Is a musical artist someone who sings, writes and performs, or is it ok to include singers who don't write, or music writers who don't sing?



The OP himself listed bands.

Where I come from the term "musical artist" means bands, singers, musicians, song writers, lyricists.

It's all good.... why be picky ?? :D

[Ian]

Okay, I normally run over on these things, but this time I'm going to try and honestly stick to my true top 10:
The Beatles
U2
The Doors
The Who
Billy Joel
Elton John
Pearl Jam
Guns n Roses
Genesis
AC/DC

[Jeff G]

After polling which decade had the best music a couple weeks ago I'm now curious to see who your favorite musical group/artist/performers are. I think it might be fun to see the differing opinions and ranges of music. So who would be your top ten?





10 Musical Artists is what the original poster asked for. Apparently people have a problem counting to 10, and are listing bands rather than artists.


I thought I cleared that up in the above paragraph, sorry it was vague. I actually tried to edit the title to include group but it wouldn't let me.

[ibrowse17]

My number one is Pink Floyd, by far. Others would include The Who, Stevie Ray Vaughn, David Gilmore, Johnny Cash, Sting, Jimmy Buffet, Hank Williams Jr, Frank and many of the works of John Williams.

[ChipnDaleGal]

I thought I cleared that up in the above paragraph, sorry it was vague. I actually tried to edit the title to include group but it wouldn't let me.

I just went in and added it for you. Hopefully that will make Marker happier.

[Rhetoric2000]

- Mozart
- JS Bach
- WS Gilbert & Sullivan
- Saint-Saens
- Stephen Sondhiem
- David Bowie
- Neil Young
- Bob Dylan
- The Cure/Robert Smith
- Hmmmmm, difficult. Candidates would include Prince, Peter Gabriel, Morrisey/The Smiths and, yes, The Beatles. Have to go with the Beatles actually, primarily due to George.

EDIT: Just seen the mention for John Williams and it's making me want to fit Ennio Morrocone in somewhere. Alas , I will resist.

[cEveArdenfan]

Music poll threads are so much fun!:music:
Top ten artists in no particular order:


They Might Be Giants
ABBA
Carpenters
Petula Clark
Tommy Steele
Fred Astaire
Michael Crawford
Kristin Chenoweth
Richard & Robert Sherman (composers)
Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (composers)

[DisneyFreak23]

1. Jonas Brothers :cloud9::D(who write, compose, produce and sing music!!!)


others: (in no particular order)
Elvis Presley
Taylor Swift
The Wombats
McFly
Rooney
Plain White T's
Blake Lewis
Gavin DeGraw

(keep in mind, i am only 14 and also that for some of the artists, its only a song or 2)

[disneycutie165]

#1: AEROSMITH ALL THE WAY BABY!!!!!

-N'SYNC
-Josh Groban
-Chris Brown
-Spice Girls
-ABBA
-Jonas Bro.
-David Archuleta

Can't Forget ROLLING STONES!!!!

[Jul]

This is very hard for me as music is a big part of my life. Grew up around it. If I have to pick only 10, here they are, in no particular order:

U2
The Police
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
Genesis
The Who
Rush
The Beatles
The Grateful Dead
The Rolling Stones

:music:

[MississippiDisneyFreak]

Picking a top 10 is hard:

My absolute favorite of all time

1. U2

I also like the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Billy Joel, Earth, Wind and Fire, Hillsong, the Commodores, the Bee Gees, and for teen nostalgia, I have to add Duran Duran....hmmm, that's only 9

[citizensnoopy]

Amy Grant
Michael Jackson
Billy Joel
Chicago
Stevie Wonder
The Carpenters
John Mayer
Queen
Carole King
Audra McDonald
Madonna

I guess that's 11. Oops. :)

[Jeff]

Beatles
Bob Dylan
U2
Paul Simon
Van Morrision
ELO
Tom Petty
Neil Young (with or without Crosby,Stills and Nash)
Bruce
Stones

That's a tough top 10.

[SBETigg]

Picking a top 10 is hard:

for teen nostalgia, I have to add Duran Duran....hmmm, that's only 9

Yeah, I have to put them on my list, too. :blush: I'm still pondering the rest of my list after the obvious number one (The Beatles) but Duran Duran is on it.

[Stickey]

My top 10:

1)Ozzy Osbourne(Black Sabbath & solo)
2) AC/DC
3)Judas Priest
4) Led Zeppelin
5) Scorpions
6) ZZ Top
7) Stevie Ray Vaughan
8) George Thorogood
9) Def Leppard
10)Metallica

[Minnie Imagineer]

#1....(drum roll please).....JONAS BROTHERS!!!!!!! :number1:

others are:
Miley Cyrus
Plain White T's
Killers
Rooney
Maroon 5
Rihanna
Metro Station!

[MickeyAD]

#1 all-time favorite: Barenaked Ladies
2. Aerosmith
3. U2
4. *Nsync
5. Counting Crows
6. Collective Soul
7. Beach Boys
8. O.A.R.
9. Maroon 5
10. Duran Duran

[AdventurerKim]

My best in no particular order:

1. Madonna
2. The Cure
3. Kate Bush
4. Cyndi Lauper
5. Concrete Blonde
6. Siouxsie and the Banshees
7. Go-Go's
8. Liz Phair
9. Michael Buble
10. George Michael

[RedSoxFan]

Bon Jovi
Def Leppard
Poison
Eagles
Aerosmith
Foreigner
Train
One Republic
Styx
Barry Manilow

[Artsake]

My top 10 current bands (including bands past their prime/retired/dead makes this too difficult):

Tool
Deftones
36 Crazyfists
Mastodon
Coldplay
Nonpoint
Sevendust
Ill Nino
Boy Hits Car
Seether

my band's website: www.myspace.com/artsake