Top 100 Most Successful Artists of All Time

Billboard lists their 100 Top Artists of All Time... I'm interested

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[DaisyElf]

The thing about Queen, and many others on the list, is that at the time their songs came out, they weren't as popular or chart topping. They were ahead of their time. However, they had staying power, and remained relevant for far longer than some artists you were surprised about ranking higher, who may have been super popular at the time, but are not as relevant anymore.

[mintteafortwo]

This list.. it's like warping through time and genres back and forth in an interestingly confusing manner 😂

[RodKim]

Sorry for derailing the video like pennies on railroad tracks 🤪

[hollyfrx]

as a girl I too listen to rock religiously

[arshiahomayoonmehr]

Roomie I think you should Know that Queen lost their Popularity in USA in 1982 Following the release of the album "Hot Space" and even More after banning the music video of "I Want To Break Free" 1984 they decided not to tour in America anymore They were still Popular in Europe and rest of the world But not in the USA that Was until The death of Frontman Freddie Mercury in 1991 that they Regained popularity in America thats the main Reason they are low on this list

[Linx_antor]

Yay some MJ 🔥.Did you have an wonderful birthday Joel ? And you do not look old at all you look like as if you are in your early 30's

[sarah-bethhogg]

I'd be interested in seeing an international version of this...Thanks for the great videos: I always learn something new. Love from Canada. <3

[odintheallfather]

I was not expecting Tim McGraw or Kenny Rogers to make the list

I was also not expecting John Denver. He is my all time favorite artist

[jp]

It's crazy that Prince released WAY more singles & albums than MJ, yet the latter still sold more records.

[wizard]

The Beatles, MJ, Mariah, Whitney and Celine my favorite.

[tdyerwestfield]

How can anyone dislike Whitney Houston. Possibly the greatest female vocals of all time, along with Aretha Franklin, Etta James and Mariah Carey.

[sunnesunne]

Remember this is a list for the USA, as billboard is an American domestic chart. For those not American you may not understand just how massive someone like Janet Jackson was at her peak stateside . Furthermore acts like Queen were not as massive in America compared to other parts of the world.

[stevegoldy]

It's easy to forget just how popular Mariah Carey was in the 90's, She was the biggest selling artist of that decade and had 14 U.S.number ones in that decade alone

[ricequin]

The problem with doing a Pink Floyd video is that they are hard to assess based on songs given that they were very much an album band and their best work was concept albums that should be viewed as whole works instead of broken in parts. If you were to look at individual songs I’d recommend “Wish You Were Here”, “Comfortably Numb” and “Money”, also “Time” and “Dogs” but my personal favourite is “Echoes” which is a 23 minute masterpiece that took the whole second side of the “Meddle” album. Another song from that album “Fearless “ is one that really makes me feel stronger.

[emmabrickey]

Joel you should do a video of pentatonix version vs the original <3

[Margaretj]

I appreciate that roomie is just as confused about this list’s rankings as i am

[EricE]

you should compare this with the UK charts now to see how much of a difference there is and why that might be

20:13 i've always found phone bans at events to be ridiculous because:
1. if your fans wanna relive the memories, let them
2. they could get an urgent notification from work, family, etc.
3. one day phones will grow too big for any pouch or camera tape

20:17 and this is just painful

[autistickakarot]

Paul Mccartney, as a solo artist/with Wings, created some incredible songs. Unfortunately, it seems a lot of them have been forgotten.

I think the reason John often overshadows Mccartney in lists these days is due to a few reasons.
One is his unfortunate death, john had only just started writing again when he died, and people started to really appreciate in hindsight the stuff he created.
But the second and I think biggest reason is because of the media during the 70s, Mccartney post beatles was known as the one who broke up the band, for a long time the media blamed him for the break up.
Critics would destroy any attempt he made at becoming a solo artist, criticising him if he tried to experiment and criticising him if he played it too safe. It was only when he made band on the run, a beatle esque album, that they could no longer deny his abilities.
Unfortunately, all of the bad press stopped a lot of radio stations from playing his music, as the whole world blamed him for the break up.

[Cuchufly]

Really shocked that the "Chairman of the Board" Frank Sinatra is not there.

(Also Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, James Brown, Pearl Jam, Ray Charles, ELO, Imagine Dragons, Blondie, Ramones, Alanis, Dr Dre, Radiohead, Louis Armstrong, The Offspring, THE

[elli]

Roomie was so confused about Janet Jackson high on the list, he couldnt say a word.