SPIN (USA) The 35 Most Influential Artists of the Last 35 Years

[mileswide]

They're doing this by drip-feed, so the top 2 are yet to be announced:

https://mobile.twitter.com/spin?lang=en
https://www.spin.com/2020/11/the-most-i ... -32-drake/
https://www.spin.com/2020/11/the-most-i ... 25-eminem/
https://www.spin.com/2020/11/the-most-i ... ast/?amp=1

35. No Doubt
34. Sublime
33. Billie Eilish
32. Drake
31. Bikini Kill
30. Spice Girls
29. Tyler, the Creator
28. Lady Gaga
27. Ricky Martin
26. Beyoncé
25. Eminem
24. JAY-Z
23. Kanye West
22. Radiohead
21. OutKast
20. Jane's Addiction
19. Michael Jackson
18. Tori Amos
17. The Notorious B.I.G.
16. The Neptunes/N.E.R.D
15. Pearl Jam
14. U2
13. Dr. Dre
12. Beastie Boys
11. Guns N' Roses
10. Rage against the Machine
9. Public Enemy
8. R.E.M.
7. Run-DMC
6. 2Pac
5. Nine Inch Nails
4. N.W.A.
3. Madonna

[Chris K.]

This is a truly bizarre list. Kanye and Radiohead are awfully low. I mean, they’re below Tori Amos. I have nothing against Tori but that’s an odd claim.

[Holden]

I feel like Nirvana has to be #1. Radiohead below Janes Addiction is very strange to me...

[VacantJoy]

a bizarre list in a bizarre time

[VacantJoy]

I feel like Nirvana has to be #1. Radiohead below Janes Addiction is very strange to me...

maybe prince or arcade fire at 2

[Nick]

This has got to be a troll list. Tori Amos is more influential than Radiohead, Kanye, Eminem, Jay-Z, and MICHAEL JACKSON?

And I enjoy the music of Billie Eilish but she's been famous for what? A year and a half? It's way too soon to be calling her one of the most influential artists since 1985.

Assuming Prince and Nirvana are the top 2, here's a short list of artists since 1985 that they've left out:

Metallica, Whitney Houston, Oasis, Coldplay, The Smiths, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Pixies, Sonic Youth, and Arctic Monkeys. All of whom are far more influential than Tori Amos, Billie Eilish, Sublime, No Doubt, Ricky Martin, or the Spice Girls.

[Monte]

Glad the overrated pedo is low.
Nine Inch Nails ruined the good path.

Nirvana is next.

[Arsalan]

It's the funniest list of the year. They were probably doing meth instead of math before compiling this list. Radiohead at #22? Nirvana at #3?, then who the hell are the top 2?

[mileswide]

https://www.spin.com/2020/12/the-most-i ... -2-prince/

2. Prince

Nothing is as jarring on this list to me as the implication that third-wave ska has had enough of an impact on modern music to be represented by 2 bands, no offence to either.

[VacantJoy]

i guess it's the smiths or arcade fire for 1

[Bruno]

Glad the overrated pedo is low.

Comment totally unnecessary and meaningless.

Henrik wouldn't be wrong if he banned you from the forum.

[Monte]

Glad the overrated pedo is low.

Comment totally unnecessary and meaningless.

Henrik wouldn't be wrong if he banned you from the forum.

There is nothing unnecessary and meaningless about the comment. And I will continue calling any pdf file, a pdf file. So save yourself your threats.

[Bruno]

Glad the overrated pedo is low.

Comment totally unnecessary and meaningless.

Henrik wouldn't be wrong if he banned you from the forum.

There is nothing unnecessary and meaningless about the comment. And I will continue calling any pdf file, a pdf file. So save yourself your threats.

Keep your personal, empty and unfounded opinion for you.

Here is a music forum.

[Henrik]

Monte and Bruno, I don’t think you will find an agreement, so I suggest you stop this discussion here. Thanks.

[Sweepstakes Ron]

If you consider this strictly the past 35 years, I might make more sense for MJ to be that low since it wouldn't count Off the Wall or Thriller.

[VacantJoy]

henrik do we conclude this type of lists(musicians) ?

[Holden]

henrik do we conclude this type of lists(musicians) ?

These are not included no. Just here for fun

[VacantJoy]

henrik do we conclude this type of lists(musicians) ?

These are not included no. Just here for fun

heyyy holden,thanks

[Jackson]

Was electronic music excluded, or are they just pretending it doesn't exist? No Kate Bush, PJ Harvey, Bjork, My Bloody Valentine, Cocteau Twins, Daft Punk, Aphex Twin, Burial, Jesus and Mary Chain (in addition to many of the artists named above)? Given all the recent pop artists included, how is Lorde excluded? Truly bizarre stuff.

[mileswide]

Sorry, this caught my eye in the first place because I thought it wasn't often we have artist lists but I suppose the AM artist ranks are aggregated based on albums and songs solely. It hadn't occurred to me it wasn't eligible.

As I'm here, I may as well announce the winner:

1. Nirvana!

https://www.spin.com/2020/12/nirvana-th ... ince-1985/

[VacantJoy]

i like that this was posted on critics lists