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A companion thread.

NOTE: as evidenced by the conversation in the other thread, there can obviously be a grey zone between SOLO ARTIST and BAND. (Nine Inch Nails is chiefly one man in the studio. It is very much a full band live.) I ultimately just went with my instincts when/if there was any ambiguity.

My list:

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1. Laura Marling

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2. Neil Young

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3. Van Morrison

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4. Lorde

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5. Ryan Adams

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6. Beck

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7. David Bowie

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8. Elvis Costello

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9. Bob Dylan

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10. Kate Bush

11. Courtney Barnett
12. Fiona Apple
13. Morrissey
14. Paul McCartney
15. Paul Weller
16. John Mayer
17. Joni Mitchell
18. Paul Simon
19. George Harrison
20. Jack White

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Post Re: Top 20 solo musicians?
1. Michael Jackson
2. David Bowie
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Bruce Springsteen
5. Stevie Ray Vaughan
6. Ozzy Osbourne
7. John Mellencamp
8. Paul McCartney
9. Eric Clapton
10. Neil Young
11. Phil Collins
12. Peter Gabriel
13. Joe Walsh
14. Garth Brooks
15. Bob Dylan
16. Kid Rock
17. Madonna
18. Rob Zombie
19. Zakk Wylde
20. Billy Joel


Mon Feb 20, 2017 2:47 am
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Post Re: Top 20 solo musicians?
Hard to know where to begin. Off the top of my head; Paul van Dyk, DJ Tiesto, Armin van Buuren, Moby, Mylo, Com Truise, Kavinsky, Gnarls Barkley, Phil Collins, Madonna, and Otis Taylor.

I've probably missed some.

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Gnarls Barkley is two men: Danger Mouse and CeeLo Green.

Moby would be respectably in my runner-up section. He has released a lot of great albums: Play, 18, Hotel...

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David wrote:
Gnarls Barkley is two men: Danger Mouse and CeeLo Green.

Ok, I didn't know that.

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Post Re: Top 20 solo musicians?
1. Michael Jackson
2. Prince
3. Madonna
4. Lady Gaga
5. Elvis Presley
6. Whitney Houston
7. Justin Bieber
8. Donna Summer
9. Justin Timberlake
10. Britney Spears
11. David Bowie
12. Usher
13. Billy Joel
14. Paul McCartney
15. Bob Dylan
16. Garth Brooks
17. Taylor Swift
18. Beyonce
19. Eminem
20. Kelly Clarkson

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I hate your taste, nghtvsn.

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Post Re: Top 20 solo musicians?
This one is tough and I'm not sure I can even hit 20 who are worthy. Lets find out.

Kanye
Eminem
Taylor Swift
Jimi Hendrix
David Bowie
Kelly Clarkson
2Pac
Jay Z
Justin Timberlake
Ice Cube
Bassnectar
Ty Segall
Ozzy Osbourne
Lily Allen
Carly Rae Jepsen
Eric Church
Bruce Springsteen
Beck
Dr. Dre
Peter Gabriel

The last few are reaches, but this is better than I thought itd be.


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Taylor, Kelly, Lilly and Carly as your top females? OK.


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Post Re: Top 20 solo musicians?
Prince
Michael Jackson
George Michael
Whitney Houston
Madonna
David Bowie
Jimi Hendrix
Bruce Springsteen
Elvis Presley
Tupac Shakur
Lady Gaga
Billy Joel
Pat Benatar
Eminem
Paul McCartney
Eric Clapton
Neil Young
Phil Collins
Peter Gabriel
Garth Brooks

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Taylor, Kelly, Lilly and Carly as your top females? OK.
I don't like R&B. Madonna has a few songs I like, but I don't think I've ever listened to a full album of hers. Same with Pat Benetar. Who else is there? Post your own list so I can have some new people to check out. :)


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I'll throw out two names from my list above: Fiona Apple and Kate Bush.

And one of my 21-to-30 runners-up, Björk.

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I did forget about Fiona. She'd make a good case for one of those last seven spots, I'll have to ponder this.


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Bruce Springsteen
Joni Mitchell
Bob Dylan
Brandon Flowers
Eminem
Ryan Adams
Taylor Swift
Paul Simon
J. Cole
Sheryl Crow
Kanye West
Billy Joel
David Bowie
John Lennon
Ke$ha
Lady Gaga
2pac
Lily Allen
Prince
Neil Young

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Post Re: Top 20 solo musicians?
This is a personal list, right? What I personally like (as opposed to which artists I think were most influential)....

Elvis Costello
David Bowie
Bruce Springsteen
Prince
Randy Newman
Harry Nilsson
Paul McCartney
Amanda Palmer
Elton John
Paul Simon
Alanis Morisette
Beck

Others would not rank as high as these so I'll stop there

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Groucho wrote:
This is a personal list, right?


What else would it be?

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