Posted November 14, 200817 yr comment_10833 http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstor...161972/page/103 Axl in at #64, while people such as Madonna and Celine Dion did not make the list. Elvis should obviously be #1, so that's pretty dumb with the top 2 on the list. Also people such as Elton John and Chuck Berry are way lower than they should be. And even look how far down people such as Stevie Nicks, Dolly Parton, Jerry Lee Lewis, etc... are whereas people such as Kurt Cobain are, in my opinion, rated too good on it.
November 15, 200817 yr comment_10834 I have no problem with Aretha being #1. Ray Charles should not be number 2 though. He is only there because Obama is the soon to be president.
November 15, 200817 yr Author comment_10835 Aretha should not be ahead of Elvis. When you think of her you can't think of a lot of hit songs yet Elvis had 40 songs that went to #1 and many are easily remembered. I can't think of more than 1 or 2 aretha franklin songs. By the way if you look more on there they have ballots from some people and some moron from Tool voted himself #1 and didn't even fill out the rest. Also Keith Richards did not put Mick Jagger on his ballot (they could put only 20). edit: actually they have about the same number of #1 hits, but either way I think it's pretty clear aretha franklin would have no shot at coming in first if it were a poll of everybody (whether U.S., the world, or wherever else).
November 15, 200817 yr comment_10836 I dont think this list was meant to be a popularity contest. I got the impression it was on the persons overall voice.
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