the greatest musical artist from Hero's 160 subjectively chosen musical artists of the last 100 years

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I'm contemplating running a tournament in which 160 of the greatest musical artists of the past 100 years are pitted against each until eventually a winner is decided. It'd be run in group stages with the top two from each group progressing etc similar to other voting tournaments we've run on here.
Picking though the initial 160 musical acts is not an easy feat especially with the wide range of musical tastes, I'm limiting it to the last 100 years as I think it's a step too far to bring in the likes of Mozart etc. I need though your help in picking the 160 acts. Please check through the list below and let me know ones I've missed that you think should be included (with justification as to why) or ones that you think shouldn't be in there (and not just because you don't like them)

Cheers!

ABBA
AC/DC
Adele
Aerosmith
Al Green
Alanis Morrisette
Amy Winehouse
Arctic Monkeys
Aretha Franklin
Barry White
BB King
Beastie Boys
Beatles
Beyonce
Bill Haley & The Comets
Billie Holliday
Black Sabbath
Blondie
Blur
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley
Bon Jovi
Bruce Springsteen
Buddy Holly
Burt Bacharach
Carlos Santana
Cher
Chicago
Chuck Berry
Coldplay
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Curtis Mayfield
Daft Punk
David Bowie
Diana Ross & Supremes
Dire Straits
Dolly Parton
Donna Summer
Dr Dre (& NWA)
Duke Ellington
Duran Duran
Dusty Springfield
Eagles
Earth, Wind & Fire
Ed Sheeran
ELO
Elton John
Elvis Costello
Elvis Presley
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Eminem
Eric Clapton (& Cream)
Fats Domino
Fleetwood Mac
Foo Fighters
Foreigner
Frank Sinatra
Frank Zappa
Garth Brooks
George Michael (& Wham)
Grateful Dead
Green Day
Guns n' Roses
INXS
Iron Maiden
James Brown
Janis Joplin
Jay Z
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jimi Hendrix
Johnny Cash
Joni Mitchell
Joy Division
Justin Bieber
Kanye West
Kate Bush
Kenny Rogers
Kiss
Kraftwerk
Led Zeppelin
Lionel Richie
Little Richard
Lou Reed (& The Velvet Underground)
Louis Armstrong
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Madonna
Mariah Carey
Marvin Gaye
Massive Attack
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Miles Davis
Muddy Waters
Muse
Neil Young
Nile Rogers & Chic
Nine Inch Nails
Nirvana
Oasis
OMD
Otis Redding
Patti Smith
Paul Simon (& Garfunkel)
Pet Shop Boys
Phil Collins (& Genesis)
Pink Floyd
Prince
Public Enemy
Queen
Radiohead
Ray Charles
Red Hot Chili Peppers
REM
Rihanna
Rod Stewart
Rolling Stones
Run DMC
Sly and the Family Stone
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Soundgarden
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Wonder
Stone Roses
Supertramp
Take That
Talking Heads
Taylor Swift
The Beach Boys
The Bee Gees
The Byrds
The Carpenters
The Clash
The Cure
The Dead Kennedys
The Doors
The Everly Brothers
The Four Tops
The Jam
The Killers
The Kinks
The Pixies
The Police
The Ramones
The Sex Pistols
The Smiths
The Stooges
The Temptations
The White Stripes
The Who
The Yardbirds
Thin Lizzy
Tina Turner
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Tom Waits
T-Rex
Tupac Shakur
U2
Van Morrison
Whitney Houston
Yes

Hibbz wrote:

Hero wrote:

Hibbz wrote:I think Dire Straits probably deserve to be in and Phil Collins based on sales alone.

Why don't you just go for the 128 best selling?

Best selling doesn't always translate to best artist.
DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber and PSY are the most viewed musical videos of all time, I don't think anyone would wish to vote for them as best musical video.

It depends very much on your definition of best. Either way it's going to be subjective. I was just offering you a way to select your initial participants without all the nonsense. If you don't want to take it shove it up your @rse. Besides which your thread is titled greatest not best your mahoosive c0ckwomble.

Perhaps you should rename this "the greatest musical artist from Hero's 160 subjectively chosen musical artists of the last 100 years".

and, and, and whoever chooses to watch DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber and PSY musical videos may well wish to vote for them as best musical video else I'm not sure why they'd watch them.

That is right out of order.

ShahenshahG wrote:

Hibbz wrote:

Hero wrote:

Hibbz wrote:I think Dire Straits probably deserve to be in and Phil Collins based on sales alone.

Why don't you just go for the 128 best selling?

Best selling doesn't always translate to best artist.
DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber and PSY are the most viewed musical videos of all time, I don't think anyone would wish to vote for them as best musical video.

It depends very much on your definition of best. Either way it's going to be subjective. I was just offering you a way to select your initial participants without all the nonsense. If you don't want to take it shove it up your @rse. Besides which your thread is titled greatest not best your mahoosive c0ckwomble.

Perhaps you should rename this "the greatest musical artist from Hero's 160 subjectively chosen musical artists of the last 100 years".

and, and, and whoever chooses to watch DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber and PSY musical videos may well wish to vote for them as best musical video else I'm not sure why they'd watch them.

That is right out of order.

143rd greatest selling, most watched, bestest ever on Youtube in the last 100 years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CghAcDU_rVk

ShahenshahG wrote:

Hibbz wrote:

Hero wrote:

Hibbz wrote:I think Dire Straits probably deserve to be in and Phil Collins based on sales alone.

Why don't you just go for the 128 best selling?

Best selling doesn't always translate to best artist.
DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber and PSY are the most viewed musical videos of all time, I don't think anyone would wish to vote for them as best musical video.

It depends very much on your definition of best. Either way it's going to be subjective. I was just offering you a way to select your initial participants without all the nonsense. If you don't want to take it shove it up your @rse. Besides which your thread is titled greatest not best your mahoosive c0ckwomble.

Perhaps you should rename this "the greatest musical artist from Hero's 160 subjectively chosen musical artists of the last 100 years".

and, and, and whoever chooses to watch DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber and PSY musical videos may well wish to vote for them as best musical video else I'm not sure why they'd watch them.

That is right out of order.

Shame.

It's because music is changing from physical record sales to YouTube hits and downloads on spotify

I, for one, will be very disappointed if we don't see Justin Bieber in the final

...And some more Jazzers...
John Coltrane
Dave Brubeck
Herbie Hancock
Bill Evans
Chick Corea
Charlie Parker
Dizzy Gillespie
Ornette Coleman
McCoy Tyner
Keith Jarrett
Art Blakey
John McLaughlin
Oscar Peterson
Wes Montgomery
Wayne Shorter
Thelonius Monk
George Gershwin
Charles Mingus
Wynton Marsalis...
...wow this could be a long list...

If this doesn't drag Jeff back to the boards, nothing will.

And chase everyone else away.

Pretty much my patriarchal pal.

Great thread title.

I'm not trawling through this lot. Anyone know if Dylan or Tom Petty have got through to the next round? (Assuming they've been subjectively chosen)