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Simple question, who are the 10 biggest artists of all time? Let’s see those rankings 👇 I’ll go first: 1. Michael Jackson 2. The Beatles 3. Elvis Presley 4. Taylor Swift 5. Madonna 6. Justin Bieber 7. Weeknd 8.Bob Dylan 9. Bob Marley 10. Drake

freddie1w ago

Umm guys, missing these?

chillout1w ago

Yes, I believe he did.

chillout1w ago

Roger Daltrey - The Who !!

donaghcorby19971w ago

1. Michael Jackson 2. One Direction 3. The Beatles 4. Bob Dylan 5. Justin Bieber 6. Beyoncé 7. Adele 8. Elvis 9. Taylor Swift 10. Elton John

charlesjones1w ago

Elvis not as big as Adele 😭

markmarston1w ago

One Direction second is certainly a bold shout! Rest of it looks bob on

james.brooke1w ago

A lot of them are obvious, but not seen anyone mention Eminem. I think he’s in there to be honest

markmarston1w ago

Biggest rapper of all time tho? I’m not so sure. Drake has probably taken that over the last decade

chillout1w ago

Did we forget

markmarston1w ago

Who’s this? Feel bad for not knowing

dale.odonnell1w ago

My own top 10 in no order: The Smiths, Oasis, The Jam, Talking Heads, Beastie Boys, Sex Pistols, Joy Division, New Order, The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys.

chillout1w ago

Paul Weller - class!

dale.odonnell1w ago

Good ol’ Bruce 🎸

dale.odonnell1w ago

We’re all going to be adding Fontaines DC to this list in the future, right?

dale.odonnell1w ago

Oasis? The Smiths? Jimmy Hendrix? Chuck Berry? The Rolling Stones? It’s all about personal taste and you’ll always leave out of a few big ones.

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Mama Casa - RIP.

durasue1w ago

Queen for all ten… nobody better 🎸🎸🥁

markmarston1w ago

Favourite song Sue?

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sherlock_b1w ago

How about, Freddie Mercury; Whitney Houston; Elvis; Caruso; Michael Jackson; The Beatles; Doris Day; the Monkees 😉; Sinatra; The Bee Gees 😊

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brook0101w ago

You went a bit rogue there towards the middle 😂😂

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Striesand

kiemenjoe1w ago

I almost forgot about U2. A lot of bands coming to mind now lol

dale.odonnell1w ago

Let’s not forget Thin Lizzy.

daviescallum421w ago

Queen has to be up there for me

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markmarston1w ago

Biggest British singer of all time… she crossed over the pond too. Amy Winehouse also notable mention

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markmarston1w ago

Rihanna… there’s so many who could make the top 10! Rihanna bigger than Beyoncé? Now that’s a question

chillout1w ago

Did we forget

kiemenjoe1w ago

Rolling stones?

markmarston1w ago

Good shout!

peter.lynch1w ago

This gal would like a word 👑

dale.odonnell1w ago

Rihana > Beyoncé for me.

markmarston1w ago

Yep… Beyoncé deserves a mention for sure. She wasn’t a bigger pop star than Justin Bieber tho!

markmarston1w ago

Special mention to Coldplay as well… still a stadium seller

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jordan.harris1w ago

Would not mind seeing them live, but never got the appeal 😂

jordan.harris1w ago

No one mentioned Prince yet 😞

jamesshearman231w ago

Sign o the times

chillout1w ago

The Purple One!

leeclarke05081w ago

Queen, Abba, Bon Jovi, Oasis, The Enemy all personal faves. Top 10 is hard as it's personal taste. 👍

dakir.thanveer1w ago

Throwing Shakira into the mix just based on sheer popularity and global influence

chillout1w ago

She was on Copacabana beach fairly recently.

chillout1w ago

Gaga?

callum_boyle1w ago

Queen also now I think about it. People will purposely include/exclude based on their own music taste but if you’re just going off global recognition alone then they have to be in. People like spice girls and girls aloud too, stone roses. I can ramble all day

chillout1w ago

Queen a good call - clearly they would have had a bigger legacy if Freddie hadn’t left us so young.

brook0101w ago

Spice Girls is like my Bat Signal

hollz1w ago

The fact Beyoncé isn’t on there but Justin Bieber is, is criminal

chillout1w ago

In terms of live entertainment, for me, she was second only to Michael Jackson.

markmarston1w ago

JB was the biggest pop star on the planet for the 2010s, still top three now!

jamesshearman231w ago

Does that say The Weeknd!?

james.brooke1w ago

I think it might be the worst opinion I’ve seen on any subject

chillout1w ago

I really like / rate Weeknd.

aaditya.krishnamurthy1w ago

The metrics have to be defined - for example - Drake is huge from a numbers standpoint, but I’d argue his music quality has been poor to abysmal for over half his career. Same goes for Taylor Swift’s more recent output. Although I will say that for influence, despite him being an abhorrent human being, Kanye deserves a shout here

markmarston1w ago

Not sure Kanye West is even the biggest rapper from the US… Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar bigger

chillout1w ago

I’ve seen a lot of big acts in my time - Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, Tina Turner, The Eagles, Cher, Bowie, Beyoncé - but I saw Michael Jackson in 87 and 89, and he was the King of live entertainment. Will never be beaten.

rebecca.braybrook1w ago

@brook010 really sorry but I take my agreement of your list and I’m jumping shift to this one! Anything with Fleetwood Mac automatically wins!

jordan.harris1w ago

Saw Springsteen at Wembley a couple of years ago. Still absolutely incredible

callum_boyle1w ago

So hard to whittle it down to 10 and like others have pointed out, so many genres and different styles to think about. Globally you’d have to say Oasis are in the top 10. People like Eminem are certainly in the mix too, Fleetwood Mac, One Direction etc

brook0101w ago

1D is solid, I was tempted but my list was already looking a bit Poppy

rebecca.braybrook1w ago

I’m putting myself in time out for forgetting One Direction. 14 year old me is ashamed 😭

jordan.harris1w ago

Just personal taste but the Beatles are so overrated for me. And if I see anyone mention Abba, I will block them

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markmarston1w ago

The Beatles and ‘overrated’ in the same sentence… did I just read that correctly?

brook0101w ago

Depends what we’re taking into consideration? Tour size? Sales? Streams? Taking all that into consideration but in no particular order: Taylor Swift, Queen, The Weekend, Elvis, ABBA, The Beatles, Ed Sheeran 👀, Elton John, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé Mariah for no other reason than Christmas 🎄

rebecca.braybrook1w ago

I think I agree with most of your list! It’s so hard to reduce it to 10 but some others that need noting: Michael Jackson and Madonna! But it’s so hard to whittle into 10!

markmarston1w ago

Taylor Swift above Michael Jackson? 😳