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1) Michael Jackson
“Michael Jackson is the most successful entertainer of all time. He has sold more records than any other artist/band officially. He holds the record for the biggest world tours, music contracts, endorsement deals ever and biggest selling album of all time, Thriller. He is the most popular star in the history of ’ShowBiz’ ever and won more awards than any other artist including the ’Artist of the Millenium’ award. He has the highest rated TV program ever in HBO’s history. He also influenced a whole generation of artists like Mariah Carey, Britney, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, Usher etc.
And talking of his musical talent and versatility, he is the youngest artist to top the US charts ever at the age of 11. His Singing or Dancing talents were/are/Will be never paralleled. He is the Greatest Musical Act of All Time, He is the King, Period.”
“MALE OR FEMALE... NO ON ELSE COMPARES! HE’S MAGICAL :)”
“He is the greatest, Period!”
2) Marie Picasso
“Marie Picasso has meant more to me than any other artist. She rules my world forever.”
3) The Beatles
“Nobody can come close to touching how influencial and talented these four were. They were four amazing musicains clashed into one god-like group. With the quantity of songs and albums they produced, to the quality of music they made, it is untouchable. Add in the fact that it was basically all in the same five years, and you have easily the greatest band ever.”
4) Elvis Presley
“Though not quite on the level of Michael Jackson, Elvis too did good records and influenced some artists!”
“Acc. to me Elvis and MJ are the greatest musical acts of all time. I voted for Elvis because I’m from the 60s and who dared to put Marie Picasso on the list? She isn’t at least a quarter of any artist here!”
“Elvis is the King! Why Marie Picasso? People don’t even know her and people who vote for her as the best needs to get their head checked! I couldn’t even imagine something like that!”
5) Frank Sinatra
6) Led Zeppelin
“Easliy the best artist of all time. The produced the best music”
“One of the absolute greatest bands of all time. #9 DOESN’T EVEN TO THEM JUSTICE”
7) Bing Crosby
8) Madonna
“Madonna is the greatest music icon in the world, not was she named as MTV’s Artist of the Millennium, but she is also Guinness’s Most successful female artist of all time. Tested through time, on her third decade she remains as the only 80’s artist to still dominate the music scene. Queen of Pop, Queen of MTV, Golden Globe Best Actress, Oscar Winner, RIAA 2nd biggest female Icon, IFPI’s biggest selling female artist, and US Billboard’s record holder ofr the biggest selling concert tour plus Forbes most powerful female musician.
all hail, all take a bow to the Pop Queen.”
9) Mariah Carey
“Oh Please, Madonna sucks big time. It’s Mariah carey’s time now.”
10) Janet Jackson
11) Prince
“Why is Prince this low? No one in this world can come close to the creativity and talent of Prince! Yeah Yeah, only Michael Jackson can better him!”
12) James Brown
“Inspired Michael Jackson more than anyone else. What else can this man achieve? Probably his greatest achievement.”
13) U2
14) Public Enemy
“without thes guys there probab;y would’t be nirvana, red hot chilis, bestie boys, sonic youth (not kidding), or antrax ( the band)”
15) The Rolling Stones
16) Metallica
17) Kiss
18) The Pixies
19) Pink Floyd
20) The Red Hot Chili Peppers