Music Facts

Music Facts

VH1's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock

1. Led Zeppelin
2. Black Sabbath
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. AC/DC
5. Metallica
6. Nirvana
7. Van Halen
8. The Who
9. Guns N' Roses
10. KISS
11. Aerosmith
12. The Sex Pistols
13. Queen
14. Soundgarden
15. Pink Floyd
16. Cream
17. The Romones
18. Ozzy Osbourne
19. The Clash
20. Alice Cooper
21. Pearl Jam
22. Deep Purple
23. Judas Priest
24. Iron Maiden
25. Cheap Trick
26. Motorhead
27. Iggy Pop/The Stooges
28. Rush
29. Motley Crue
30. Red Hot Chili Peppers
31. Def Leppard
32. The Doors
33. Rage Against The Machine
34. Alice In Chains
35. Jane's Addiction
36. Frank Zappa
37. Yardbirds
38. MC5
39. Neil Young & Crazy Horse
40. Stone Temple Pilots
41. Ted Nugent
42. The Kinks
43. Nine Inch Nails
44. ZZ Top
45. Pantera
46. Scorpions
47. The Rollins Band/Black Flag
48. Janis Joplin
49. Smashing Pumpkins
50. Slayer
51. Thin Lizzy
52. Faith No More
53. KoRn
54. Sonic Youth
55. Blue Oyster Cult
56. White Zombie
57. Heart
58. Anthrax
59. Bad Company
60. The New York Dolls
61. Jethro tull
62. Ministry
63. Boston
64. Steppenwolf
65. The Cult
66. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
67. Rolling Stones
68. Husker Du
69. Megadeth
70. Living Colour
71. Lynyrd Skynyrd
72. Foo Fighters
73. Twisted Sister
74. Pat Benatar
75. Spinal Tap
76. Bon Jovi
77. Hole
78. Marilyn Manson
79. Ratt
80. Green Day
81. Pixies
82. Queensryche
83. King's X
84. UFO
85. Whitesnake
86. Foreigner
87. King Crimson
88. Tool
89. Lita Ford
90. Rainbow
91. Danzig
92. The Black Crowes
93. Lenny Kravitz
94. Yes
95. Fugazi
96. Meat Loaf
97. Primus
98. Mountain
99. Bad Brains
100. Quiet Riot

FACTS ABOUT THESE ARTISTS ON THE LIST:

* Over half of the acts listed are still making music today.
* Forty-one of the featured artists have platinum albums and 18 have double platinum. Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ted Nugent,and Pantera are tied for the most double platinum albums-they each have 3.
* 25 artists have wom grammy awards. Metallica leads the pack with 5 Grammys.
* 55 of the musicians have never had a top 10 single and 45 have never had a top 10 album.
* 15 bands have had members who have been in more than one band that is on the list.
* 11 bands have had more than one lead singer.
* 23 acts have one or more deceased members.
* 5 groups were at the original 1969 Woodstock festival, 9 performed at the 1994 Woodstock celebration and five played at Woodstock '99.

VH1'S BEST ROCK AND ROLL SONGS OF ALL TIME

10. "Image" John Lennon
9. "Hey Jude" The Beatles
8. "Good Vibrations" Beach Boys
7. "Light My Fire" The Doors
6. "Hotel California" The Eagles
5. "Born To Run" Bruce Springstein
4. "Like a Rolling Stone" Bob Dylan
3. "Stairway To Heaven" Led Zepplin
2. "Respect" Aretha Franklin
1. "(I cant get no) Satisfaction" Rolling Stones

VH1'S 10 BEST HAIR BANDS OF ALL TIME

10. Dokken (3 platinum albums, signed on Elektra Records)
9. Slaughter (formed in 1988, singer-Mark Slaughter)
8. Def Leppard (formed in 1977, sold 21 million copies of 2 records)
7. Quiet Riot (formed in 1975, 1st band to have #1 metal song on charts)
6. Warrant (singer-Jaime Lang, Both 80's albums went double platinum)
5. Cinderella (Toured with Poison in 2000, Bon Jovi got them a record deal)
4. Motley Crue (formed in 1981, biggest hit was 'Dr. Feelgood')
3. Bon Jovi (from New Jersey, still playing to sold out crowds)
2. Twisted Sister (singer-Dee Snider, featured in "Flight Of The Navigator)
1. Poison (1986-released debut album, LA based, singer-Bret Micheals)

FAVORITE TRACKS FROM SINGERS:

STEPHAN JENKINS OF THIRD EYE BLIND
1. The Police "Walking on the Moon"
2. This Mortal Coil "Song to the Siren"
3. Macy Gray "I Try"
4. Nirvana "Silver"
5. The Geto Boys "Mind Playin' Tricks on Me"

MARC ANTHONY
1. Frank Sinatra "My Way"
2. Paul Simon "You can call me"
3. Santana "Black Magic Woman"
4. Journey "Faithfully"
5. Alanis Morissette "Ironic"

JUVENILE
1. N.W.A "Gangsta Gangsta"
2. Run-Dmc "Peter Piper"
3. LL Cool J "Radio"
4. The D.O.C. "Its funky Enough"
5. Salt-N-Pepa "I'll Take Your Man"

IGGY POP
1. Frank Sinatra "It was a very good year"
2. Cannibal & the Headhunters "Land of 1000 dances"
3. James Brown "King Heroin"
4. The Beatles "shes Leaving Home"
5. Limp Bizkit "Nookie"

LOU BEGA
1. Bob Marley & The Wailers "Could you be loved"
2. Marvin Gaye "Sexual Healing"
3. Perez Prado "Mambo No.5"
4. Sam Cooke "A change Is gonna come"
5. 2 Pac "Hit 'em Up"
6. Jennifer Lopez "If You Had My Love"

JONNY LANG
1. Stevie Wonder "They wont go when I go"
2. Jeff Buckley "Grace"
3. Micheal Jackson "Billie Jean"
4. Frank Zappa "Inca Roads"

BEYONCE OF DESTINYS CHILD
1. Donny Hathaway "A song for you"
2. Mariah Carey "vision of love"
3. Tracy Chapman "Fast Car"
4. Sisqo "Thong Song"
5. The Eagles "Hotel California"

SISQO
1. Ricky Martin "Livin La Vida Loca"
2. Backstreet Boys "Larger Than Life"
3. The Notorius B.I.G "One More Chance"
4. Jay-Z "Can I get a.."
5. Jodeci "Forever My Lady"

Dave Grohl from Foo Fighters
1. Gerry Raggerty "Baker Street"
2. Led Zeppelin "Trampled under Foot"
3. The B-52's "Rock Lobster"
4. Alanis Morissette "You Outta Know"

Tony Scalzo of Fastball
1. Bob Dylan "Simple twist of fate"
2. Willie Nelson "Bloody mary morning"
3. Motorhead "jailbait"
4. The Verve "Bittersweet Symphony"
5. The Beach Boys "Wouldnt it Be Nice"

Hanson
1. Ben E. King "Stand By Me"
2. Aretha Franklin "Think"
3. Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody"
4. Chuck Berry "Johnny B Goode"
5. Bill Withers "Lean On Me"

2001 READERS SURVEY RESULTS FOR 'HIT PARADER' MAGAZINE

Fav. Band: Slipknot
Fav. personality: Jonathon Davis from KoRn
Fav. New Band: Disturbed
Best Live Band: Godsmack
Fav. Tour: "Tattoo The Earth"
Fav. Album: Limp Bizkit
Most Likely To Succeed: Linkin Park
Fav. Metal Icon: Metallica
Most Outrageous Band: Marilyn Manson
Fav. Video: "Southtown" P.O.D.
Fav. Female Band: Kittie

CIRCUS MAGAZINE ONLINE BEST BAND OF THE NEXT MILLENNIUM POLL:

Fear Factory (140) 7%
Godsmack (400) 19%
ICP (137) 7%
Kid Rock (242) 12%
Powerman 5000 (523) 26%
Staind (301) 15%
System Of A Down (182) 9%
Total (2001) 100%

2001 CIRCUS MAGAZINE READERS' POLL WINNERS:

1. VOCALIST OF THE YEAR: A neck and neck race if there ever was one. KoRn's Jonathan Davis took third place, barely beaten out for second place by System of a Down's Serj Tankian, who was barely beaten out for first place by your winner, Corey Taylor of Slipknot, your elected golden throat of the year.

2. BAND OF THE YEAR: Not quite as Neck and neck as vocalist of the year. The third place winner wound up being a tie between KoRn and System of a Down. Linkin Park shot ahead in the last moments to take second place, and your band of the year is wearing the same coveralls as your singer of the year because Circus Magazine reader's have crowned Slipknot the band of 2001.

3. TOUR OF THE YEAR: Again, this was a neck and neck battle, third place was taken by the Big Day Off tour, just slightly beaten out for second place by it's big brother the Ozzfest 2001. Your first place winner for Circus Magazine's reader's poll Tour of the year is Slipknot and System of a Down's Pledge Of Allegiance Tour

MTV's Most Controversial Videos

20. Britney Spears "Hit Me Baby (One More Time)" (Lyrics)
19. Neil Young "This Note's For You" (Advertising Products, Lyrics)
18. Bloodhound Gang "The Bad Touch" (Gay Bashing, Woman Bashing, Gross)
17. Marilyn Manson "Coma White" (Religious, Portraying Real Events)
16. Wax "California" (Dangerous)
15. Madonna "What It Feels Like For A Girl" (Violence, Dangerous)
14. Robbie Williams "Rock DJ" (Creepy, Gross)
13. D12 & EminEm "Purple Pills" (Drugs, Lyrics)
12. Fiona Apple "Criminal" (Sex, Underage)
11. Michael Jackson "Black Or White" (Creepy, Violence)
10. Warrant "Cherry Pie" (Woman Bashing, Sex, Lyrics)
9. 2 Live Crew "Me So Horny" (Sex, Woman Bashing, Lyrics)
8. Sir Mix A-Lot "Baby Got Back" (Woman Bashing, Sex, Lyrics)
7. Pearl Jam "Jeremy" (Suicide, Real Events, Creepy)
6. EminEm "Stan" (Suicide, Homophobia, Crime, Violence)
5. Nas & P. Diddy "Hate Me Now" (Religious)
4. Nine Inch Nails "Closer" (S & M, Lyrics, Gross, Creepy)
3. George Michael "I Want Your Sex" (Lyrics, Woman Bashing, Sex)
2. Madonna "Justify My Love" (S & M, Man/Man, Woman/Woman, Lyrics, Sex)
1. Prodigy "Smack My Bitch Up" (Drugs, Sex, Violence, Girl/Girl, Girl Slam, Lyrics, Gross)

The Radio's Most Played Songs Of All Time

1) The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
2) The Association - Never My Love
3) The Beatles - Yesterday
4) Ben E. King - Stand By Me
5) Franki Valli - Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
6) Otis Redding - Sitting on the Dock of the Bay
7) Simon and Garfunkle - Mrs. Robinson
8) Johnny Rivers - Baby, I Need Your Loving
9) The Cascades - Rhythm Of The Rain
10) Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind
11) Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song
12) Marcello Ciorciolini - More
13) Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You
14) Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
15) The Police - Every Breath You Take
16) Glen Campbell - Gentle On My Mind
17) The Beatles - Something
18) Simon and Garfunkle - Sounds Of Silence
19) Simon and Garfunkle - Bridge Over Troubled Water
20) Glen Campbell - By The Time I Get To Phoenix
21) Merilee Rush - Angel Of The Morning
22) The Association - Cherish
23) The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love
24) Credence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary
25) Bobby Hebb - Sunny
26) Roy Orbison - Oh Pretty Woman
27) Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'
28) Gladys Knight - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
29) Little Anthony and The Imperials - Goin' Out Of My Head
30) Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
31) Simon and Garfunkle - Scarborough Fair
32) The Classics IV - Traces
33) The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream
34) The Platters - Only You
35) Guy Lombardo - Canadian Sunset
36) The Chi-lights - Oh Girl
37) Elton John - Your Song
38) James Taylor - How Sweet It Is
39) Rita Coolidge - Higher & Higher
40) Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You
41) Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings
42) The Beatles - Michelle
43) The Fifth Dimension - Up, Up and Away
44) The Turtles - Happy Together
45) The Drifters - On Broadway
46) The Platters - Twilight Time
47) Frank Sinatra - Strangers in the Night
48) Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
49) The Drifters - Save the Last Dance for Me
50) Ray Price - For the Good Times
51) The Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun
52) Sam Cooke - What a Wonderful World
53) Anne Murray - Snowbird
54) Carl Carlton - Everlasting Love
55) The Vogues - My Special Angel
56) Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl
57) Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
58) Stan Getz and Asturd Gilberto - Girl From Ipanema
59) Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour
60) Willie Nelson - Always on My Mind
61) The Association - Windy
62) Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - If You Don't Know Me
63) Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville
64) Engelbert Humperdinck - Spanish Eyes
65) The Monkees - Daydream Believer
66) Elton John - Daniel
67) The Eagles - Take It Easy
68) The Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow
69) Bette Midler - The Rose
70) Don Henley - The Heart of the Matter
71) Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel
72) The Doobie Brothers - Listen to the Music
73) Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders - A Groovy Kind of Love
74) Roy Orbison - Crying
75) Jackie DeShannon - Put A Little Love In Your Heart
76) Elton John - Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
77) Sami Smith - Help Me Make It Through the Night
78) Eagles - Best of My Love
79) The Box Tops - The Letter
80) Stevie Nicks - Dreams
81) The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr. Bojangles
82) James Taylor - Fire and Rain
83) The Casinos - Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
84) B.J. Thomas - Hooked on a Feeling
85) Roy Orbison - Blue Bayou
86) Matt Monroe - Born Free
87) Englebert Humperdinck - Release Me
88) Brook Benton - It's Just a Matter of Time
89) The Beatles - Let It Be
90) England Dan & John Ford Coley - I'd Really Love to See You
91) The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
92) The Drifters - Up on the Roof
93) Eric Clapton - Layla
94) Olivia Newton John - I Honestly Love You
95) The Beach Boys - California Girls
96) John Lennon - Imagine
97) Sam Cooke - You Send Me
98) The Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love
99) Lynn Anderson - I Never Promised You A Rose Garden
100) Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch