Vote for the artist you believe is the Best of All Time. The ten artists with the most votes will advance to the single elimination phase of voting. If there are any ties, a separate vote will be taken between the tied artists to determine which advance.

 

Feel free to post your vote in this thread, that's why responses are allowed. I'll be adding some notable songs for each artist so some who aren't as familiar with them can get an idea of how talented each is.

 

Billy Joel

- "Piano Man"

- "Just the Way You Are"

- "We Didn't Start The Fire"

 

Bob Dylan

- "Like A Rolling Stone

- "Blowin' In The Wind"

- "Knocking On Heaven's Door"

 

Bob Marley (performed with Bob Marley and The Wailers)

- "No Woman No Cry"

- "I Shot The Sheriff"

- "Jamming"

 

Bob Seger (Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band)

- "Turn the Page"

- "Midnight Rider"

- "Neon Sky"

 

Celia Cruz

- "La Vida Es Carnaval"

- "Yo vivire"

- "Quimbara"

 

Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)

- "665"

- "Jesus Christ Pose"

- "Blackhole Sun"

 

Elton John

- "Rocket Man"

- "Bennie and the Jets"

- "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"

 

Elvis

- "Hound Dog"

- "Heartbreak Hotel"

- "Jailhouse Rock"

 

Eric Clapton (Derek and the Dominoes, Cream, solo)

- "Layla"

- "Wonderful Tonight"

- "White Room"

 

Frank Black (Frank Black and the Catholics)

- "Men In Black"

- "I Want Rock & Roll"

- "I switched You"

 

James Taylor

- "Country Road"

- "You've Got A Friend"

- "Something in the Way She Moves"

 

Jay-Z

- "99 Problems"

- "Hard Knock Life"

- "Big Pimpin"

 

Jim Morrison (The Doors)

- "The End"

- "Light My Fire"

- "Break On Through (To The Other Side)"

 

Jimmy Buffet

- "Margaritaville"

- "Cheeseburger In Paradise"

- "Fins"

 

John Lennon (The Beatles, solo)

- "Imagine"

- "Jealous Guy"

- "Oh My Love"

 

John Mellencamp

- "Lonely Ol' Night"

- "Hurt So Good"

- "Pink Houses"

 

Julio Iglesias

- "My Love"

- "Crazy"

- "Caruso"

 

Kenny G

- "What a Wonderful World"

- "Summertime"

- "Winter Wonderland"

 

Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)

- "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

- "Come As You Are"

- "Rape Me"

 

Marvin Gaye

- "What's Going On"

- "Sexual Healing"

- "Let's Get It On"

 

Michael Jackson

- "Thrillier"

- "Bad"

- "Beat It"

 

Nas

- "If I Ruled The World"

- "One Mic"

- "My Country"

 

Notorious B.I.G.

- "Big Poppa"

- "Juicy"

- "Mo Money Mo Problems"

 

Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath, solo)

- "Crazy Train"

- "Suicide Solutions"

- "Black Sabbath"

 

Peter Frampton

- "Baby I love your way"

- "Show Me The Way"

- "Do You Feel Like We Do?"

 

Stevie Wonder

- "Ribbons in the Sky"

- "My Cherie Amour"

- "Superstition"

 

Sting (The Police, solo)

- "Fields of Gold"

- "Englishman in New York"

- "Desert Rose"

 

Tupac

- "Hail Mary"

- "California Love"

- "How Do U Want It"

 

Whitney Houston

- "Heartbreak Hotel"

- "I Will Always Love You"

- "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"

 

Willie Nelson

- "Beer For My Horses"

- "Always On My Mind"

- "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain"

Sting :mischief

Bob Marley edges out Elton John and Michael Jackson.

Marley.

 

His music meant so much to the people and the era he was living in.

Marley.

 

I was really into him in high school when I was in to the grass, so he means something to me.

I'm not really a fan, but Elvis is still the king.

Sorry guys, the rest will have to wait until late tonight or tomorrow when I wake up.

Buffett but only because Sinatra isn't on there.

Gotta go with Michael Jackson, he might be a bit strange but his music is too awesome.

I'd have to go with the child toucher or Marvin Gaye.

 

And where is Sinatra?

Sinatra was not nominated

The choices all suck.

 

Beethoven, with the Sex Pistols and Kinks tied for 2nd place.

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In terms of musical talent, Franz Liszt could have kicked Beethoven's ass.

All the artist info is finally up, sorry about the wait.

 

Let me finish the other two as quickly as possible.

And all these other missing artists are nice, but I think the biggest omission was Prince. He was nothing short of genius.

Mellencamp didn't do Summer of '69, that was Bryan Adams.

 

Put Pink Houses as the other Mellencamp song.

Ask and ye shall receive.

Why is Lennon here? He'll always be a Beatle.

ill go with Jim Morrison because no one has given him some love

Definetly Tupac.

Why is Lennon here? He'll always be a Beatle.

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But he had one of the biggest singles of all time as a solo artist.

Why is Lennon here?? He'll always be a Beatle.

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But he had one of the biggest singles of all time as a solo artist.

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He also destroyed the best band ever by marrying Yoko :banghead

Damn, I smell tiebreakers in this vote.

No Bruce?

Jay Z

Elvis is the King afterall so him.