‘100 Greatest Artists of All Time’ On VH1
September 8th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by GDBy Meena Kar
Sep 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) VH1 started the ‘100 Greatest Artist of All Time’ special on Monday and the fans were treated to a countdown that had all their favorite artists. Though the top 5 artists are yet to be revealed the rest of the 95 have been given the ranks and some of them are sure to surprise the fans. For example, pop icon George Michael has been given the 87th position and soul legend Sade is 50th on the list. Another interesting aspect of the list highlighted by some of the music bloggers on the web is that the top 20 artists include just one female artists -Madonna.
U2 features on the list of VH1’s ‘100 Greatest Artists of All Time’ in the 19th position. Adam Clayton from the legendary Irish rock band was also seen on the show hosted by Jim Shearer. Apart from him, several other artists like rapper 50 Cent, Nelly Furtado and Adam Levine were also seen on the show weighing in with their votes. The list was compiled with the help of contemporary artists and most reports indicate that ‘The Beatles’ will be heading it when the results are revealed. Mick Jagger’s ‘Rolling Stones’ is also expected to be in the top 3 with Michael Jackson and Led Zeppelin also in the hunt.
The 4 day special on VH1 will continue till Thursday and once the final list is released, music fans can add it to their collection for the time being. The episodes have become a rage on the web with websites holding debates among the fans about the credibility of the list. With Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix and Prince making it to the top ten but not the top 5, the final episode of the special is surely highly anticipated.
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