Ultimate Music Thread | Bands/Artists | Genre's

Zuse · (This post was last modified: Jun 16, 2014 12:22 AM by Zuse.)

Welcome to the Melody, Harmony, Rhythm, and MP3 section!
In this thread I will be listing the 15 most popular genres of music and some of the top 6 bands/artists, old and current, for that genre.
I'm a music enthusiast and I'm making this thread so other members on HF might find a new band/artist that they can enjoy listening to in their spare time, thank you for checking out this list, I hope you enjoy it!

1. Alternative Rock
2. Classical
3. Classic Rock
4. Country
5. Electronic / Dubstep
6. Folk
7. Hip Hop / Rap
8. Indie Pop
9. Jazz
10. Metal
11. Opera
12. Punk
13. Reggae
14. R&B / Soul
15. Vocal
16. Credit

Zuse · (This post was last modified: Jun 13, 2014 07:48 PM by Zuse.)

Nirvana

Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987. Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting being Dave Grohl, who joined the band in 1990. Despite releasing only three full-length studio albums in their seven-year career, Nirvana has come to be regarded as one of the most influential and important rock bands of the modern era.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Smells Like Teen Spirit
2. Come As You Are
3. Lithium
4. Heart Shaped Box
5. In Bloom

U2

U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono (vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion). U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. With Or Without You
2. Beautiful Day
3. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
4. Sunday Bloody Sunday
5. One

Foo Fighters
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The Foo Fighters is an American rock band, formed in Seattle in 1994. It was founded by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the death of Kurt Cobain and the resulting dissolution of his previous band. The group got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War II, which were known collectively as foo fighters. Prior to the release of Foo Fighters' 1995 debut album Foo Fighters, which featured Grohl as the only official member, Grohl recruited bassist Nate Mendel and drummer William Goldsmith, both formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate, as well as fellow Nirvana touring bandmate Pat Smear as guitarist to complete the lineup. The band began with performances in Portland, Oregon. Goldsmith quit during the recording of the group's second album, The Colour and the Shape (1997) when most of the drum parts were re-recorded by Grohl himself. Smear's departure followed soon afterward.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. The Pretender
2. Best Of You
3. Everlong
4. All My Life
5. Walk

Coldplay

Coldplay are a British rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London After they formed under the name Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a drummer, backing vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist, completing the line-up. Manager Phil Harvey is often considered an unofficial fifth member. The band renamed themselves "Coldplay" in 1998, before recording and releasing three EPs; Safety in 1998, Brothers & Sisters as a single in 1999 and The Blue Room in the same year. The latter was their first release on a major label, after signing to Parlophone.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Paradise
2. Magic
3. Viva La Vida
4. The Scientist
5. Princess of China

Linkin Park
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Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries. Their following studio album Meteora, continued the band's success, topping the Billboard 200 album chart in 2003, and was followed by extensive touring and charity work around the world. In 2003, MTV2 named Linkin Park the sixth-greatest band of the music video era and the third-best of the new millennium. Billboard ranked Linkin Park No. 19 on the Best Artists of the Decade chart. The band was recently voted as the greatest artist of '00s in a Bracket Madness poll on VH1.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Numb
2. In The End
3. BURN IT DOWN
4. New Divide
5. CASTLE OF GLASS

Green Day

Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, drummer Tré Cool and guitarist and backing vocalist Jason White, who became a full member after playing in the band as a session and touring guitarist for 13 years. Cool replaced former drummer John Kiffmeyer in 1990, prior to the recording of the band's second studio album, Kerplunk (1992).

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. 21 Guns
2. Basket Case
3. Wake Me Up When September Ends
4. American Idiot (Explicit)
5. Holiday/Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Explicit)

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Ludwig van Beethoven
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Ludwig van Beethoven, born on December 17th, 1770, was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies, 5 concertos for piano, 32 piano sonatas, and 16 string quartets. He also composed other chamber music, choral works (including the celebrated Missa solemnis), and songs, Ludwig van Beethoven died on March 26th, 1827.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Fur Elise
2. Symphony No.5 in C Minor Part 1
3. Sonata No.23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" Assai Allegro
4. Moonlight Sonata
5. Ode to joy

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born on January 27th, 1756, showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty. At 17, he was engaged as a court musician in Salzburg, but grew restless and travelled in search of a better position, always composing abundantly. While visiting Vienna in 1781, he was dismissed from his Salzburg position. He chose to stay in the capital, where he achieved fame but little financial security. During his final years in Vienna, he composed many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, and operas, and portions of the Requiem, which was largely unfinished at the time of his death. The circumstances of his early death have been much mythologized. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died on December 5th, 1791.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Requiem In D Minor, K 626 -1. Introitus: Requiem Aeternam
2. Rondo Alla Turca
3. Symphony No. 40 in Gminor, K550
4. Overture to "The Marriage of Figaro"
5. Sonata no 16 C Major

Johann Sebastian Bach
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Johann Sebastian Bach, born on March 31st, 1685, was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg concertos, the Mass in B minor, The Well-Tempered Clavier, two Passions, keyboard works, and more than 300 cantatas, of which nearly 100 cantatas have been lost to posterity. His music is revered for its intellectual depth, technical command, and artistic beauty. Johann Sebastian Bach died on July 28th, 1750.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Air On A G string
2. Brandenburg Concerto No.1 In F Major
3. Concerto I, en Fa Majeur
4. Minuet in G Major
5. Christmas Oratorio

Richard Wagner
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Wilhelm Richard Wagner, born on May 22nd, 1813, was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is primarily known for his operas (or, as some of his later works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Initially establishing his reputation as a composer of works in the romantic vein of Weber and Meyerbeer, Wagner revolutionised opera through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art"), by which he sought to synthesise the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, with music subsidiary to drama, and which was announced in a series of essays between 1849 and 1852. Wagner realised these ideas most fully in the first half of the four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung).

His compositions, particularly those of his later period, are notable for their complex textures, rich harmonies and orchestration, and the elaborate use of leitmotifs—musical phrases associated with individual characters, places, ideas or plot elements. His advances in musical language, such as extreme chromaticism and quickly shifting tonal centres, greatly influenced the development of classical music. His Tristan und Isolde is sometimes described as marking the start of modern music. Wilhelm Richard Wagner died on February 13th, 1883.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Ride Of The Valkyries
2. Lohengrin Prelude to Act 3
3. Prelude To Tristan And Isolde
4. Twilight Of The Gods: Funeral March
5. Tannhauser

Johannes Brahms
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Johannes Brahms, born on May 7th, 1833, was a German composer and pianist. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria. In his lifetime, Brahms's popularity and influence were considerable; following a comment by the nineteenth-century conductor Hans von Bülow, he is sometimes grouped with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the "Three Bs". Johannes Brahms died on April 3rd, 1897.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Hungarian Dance No.1 in B Minor
2. Waltz in A Flat Major
3. Symphony No.4 In E Minor, Allegro Non Troppo
4. 16 Waltzez, Op. 39
5. Hungarian Dance No,5 In G Minor

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, born May 7th, 1840, was a Russian composer whose works included symphonies, concertos, operas, ballets, chamber music, and a choral setting of the Russian Orthodox Divine Liturgy. Some of these are among the most popular theatrical music in the classical repertoire. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally, which he bolstered with appearances as a guest conductor later in his career in Europe and the United States. One of these appearances was at the inaugural concert of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1891. Tchaikovsky was honored in 1884 by Emperor Alexander III, and awarded a lifetime pension in the late 1880s. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky died on November 6th, 1893.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Swan Lake - Scene
2. The Nutcracker - Waltz Of The Flowers
3. 1812 Overture Op.49
4. Symphony No6 In B Minor, Allegro Con Grazia
5. Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra

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Zuse · (This post was last modified: Jun 21, 2014 07:52 PM by Zuse.)

The Beatles
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The Beatles were an English rock band that formed in Liverpool, in 1960. With John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, the Beatles later experimented with several genres, ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic and hard rock, often incorporating classical elements in innovative ways. In the early 1960s, their enormous popularity first emerged as "Beatlemania", but as their songwriting grew in sophistication they came to be perceived as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the era's socio cultural revolutions.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Let It be
2. Here Comes the Sun
3. Hey Jude
4. A Day in the Life
5. While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Pink Floyd
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Pink Floyd were an English rock band founded in 1965 that achieved international acclaim with their progressive and psychedelic music. Distinguished by their use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, and elaborate live shows, they are one of the most commercially successful and musically influential groups in the history of popular music.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Wish You Were Here
2. Comfortably Numb
3. Another Brick In The Wall, Pt 2
4. Hey You
5. The Great Gig In The Sky

The Rolling Stones
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The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The first settled line-up consisted of Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica), Ian Stewart (piano), Mick Jagger (lead vocals, harmonica), Keith Richards (guitar), Bill Wyman (bass) and Charlie Watts (drums). Jones left the band less than a month prior to his death in 1969, having already been replaced by Mick Taylor, who left in 1975. Since then Ronnie Wood has been on guitar in tandem with Richards. Following Wyman's departure in 1993, Darryl Jones has been the main bassist. Stewart was removed from the official line-up in 1963 but continued as occasional pianist until his death in 1985. Other notable keyboardists for the band have included Nicky Hopkins, active from 1967 to 1982; and Chuck Leavell, active since 1982. The band was first led by Jones, but after teaming as the band's songwriters, Jagger and Richards assumed de facto leadership.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Sympathy For The Devil
2. Gimme Shelter
3. Start Me Up
4. I Can't Get No Satisfaction
5. Paint It Black

Led Zeppelin
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Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The band consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. The group's heavy, guitar-driven sound, rooted in blues on their early albums, has drawn them recognition as one of the progenitors of heavy metal, though their unique style drew from a wide variety of influences, including folk music.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Stairway To Heaven
2. Good Times Bad Times
3. Whole Lotta Love
4. Ramble On
5. Black Dog

Queen

Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals). Queen's earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works, incorporating further diverse styles into their music.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Bohemian Rhapsody
2. Don't Stop Me Now
3. Another One Bites The Dust
4. Under Pressure
5. We Will Rock You

The Who

The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. Their best known line-up consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. For much of their career they have been regarded as one of the three most important British rock acts along with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and one of the world's best-selling bands of all time, having sold more than 100 million records.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Baba O'Riley
2. Who Are You
3. Pinball Wizard
4. Won't Get Fooled Again
5. Behind Blue Eyes

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Rascal Flatts
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Rascal Flatts is an American country music group formed in Columbus, Ohio in 1999. The band is composed of lead vocalist Gary LeVox, bass guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Jay DeMarcus, and electric guitarist and backing vocalist Joe Don Rooney. LeVox and DeMarcus are second cousins.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Life is a Highway
2. What Hurts The Most
3. Bless The Broken Road
4. Come Wake Me Up
5. My Wish

Florida Georgia Line
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Florida Georgia Line is an American country pop duo composed of Brian Kelley (from Ormond Beach, Florida) and Tyler Hubbard (from Monroe, Georgia). In December 2011, they signed a publishing/production/management deal with Craig Wiseman (Big Loud Shirt Publishing), Kevin "Chief" Zaruk (Chief Music Management), and Joey Moi's (Mountain View Records) partnership, Big Loud Mountain.[2] Their second EP, It'z Just What We Do, charted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Cruise
2. Get Your Shine On
3. Round Here
4. Stay
5. This Is How we Roll

Brooks & Dunn
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Brooks & Dunn were an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. The duo was founded in 1990 through the suggestion of Tim DuBois. Before the foundation, both members were solo recording artists. Brooks wrote number one singles for John Conlee, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Highway 101; both he and Dunn also charted two solo singles apiece in the 1980s, with Brooks also releasing an album for Capitol Records in 1989.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Red Dirt Road
2. Ain't Nothing 'Bout You
3. My Maria
4. Boot Scootin' Boogie
5. Neon Moon

Alabama

Alabama is an American country, southern rock and bluegrass band formed in Fort Payne, Alabama, in 1969. The band was founded by Randy Owen (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and his cousin Teddy Gentry (bass guitar, background vocals), soon joined by their other cousin, Jeff Cook (lead guitar, fiddle, keyboards). First operating under the name WildCountry, the group toured the Southeast bar circuit in the early 1970s, and began writing original songs. They changed their name to Alabama in 1977 and signed a record deal with GRT, creating a minor sensation with debut single "I Wanna Be With You Tonight". GRT soon went bankrupt and due to a hidden clause in their contract, the band was prohibited from recording and releasing new music; they secured a loan to buy themselves out of the contract as the decade closed.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Song of the South
2. I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
3. Born Country
4. DixieLand Delight
5. Mountain Music

The Band Perry
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The Band Perry is an American country music group composed of siblings Kimberly Perry (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Reid Perry (bass guitar, background vocals), and Neil Perry (mandolin, drums, accordion, background vocals). They signed to Republic Nashville in August 2009 and released their self-titled debut album on October 12, 2010. Their second album, Pioneer, was released April 2, 2013. "If I Die Young" reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts and has been certified quadruple platinum.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. If I Die Young
2. Better Dig Two
3. DONE.
4. All Your Life
5. You Lie

Brad Paisley
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Brad Douglas Paisley, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references.
Paisley was the 2008 CMA and ACM Male Vocalist of the Year winner. Starting with the release of his 1999 album Who Needs Pictures, Paisley has recorded nine studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nashville label, with all of his albums certified gold or higher by the RIAA. In addition, as of 2013 he has scored 32 Top 10 singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 18 of which have reached No. 1 and used to hold the record 10 consecutive singles reaching the top spot on the chart, until the streak was broken by Blake Shelton in 2014.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Whiskey Lullaby
2. Remind Me
3. She's Everything
4. Mud On The Tires
5. Beat This Summer

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Zuse · (This post was last modified: Jun 13, 2014 07:50 PM by Zuse.)

Daft Punk

Daft Punk is a French electronic music duo consisting of musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter. Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop. The duo's songs are considered essential in the French house scene. The group was managed from 1996 to 2008 by Pedro Winter (Busy P), the head of Ed Banger Records. Early in the group's career, the band members were influenced by groups including The Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Get Lucky
2. Instant Crush - feat. Julian Casablancas
3. Lose Yourself to Dance
4. One More Time
5. Give Life Back to Music

Rusko

Rusko (Christopher William Mercer) is an English dubstep producer and DJ. Rusko graduated from Leeds College of Music with a degree in Music Performance. Immersed in the world of dubstep through Leeds based event "Sub Dub" which was held at the West Indian Centre, Rusko moved to London to work with the record label Sub Soldiers with now no longer associated act Caspa. During this period he introduced producer Reso to Dubstep and the two lived for a time together, driving his roommate "a bit mental" with hearing the track "Cockney Thug" through the wall for a week.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Hold On - Sub Focus Remix
2. Everyday - Netsky Remix
3. Woo Boost
4. Somebody to Love
5. Everyday

Zeds Dead

Zeds Dead is a Canadian electronic music duo from Toronto, Ontario, composed of Dylan Mamid, or DC, and Zach Rapp-Rovan, or Hooks. DC and Hooks have been producing music together since 2004, formerly as Mass Productions. In the summer of 2007, they released one hip hop influenced album as Mass Productions, entitled Fresh Beetz, before launching Zeds Dead in 2009.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Rude Boy
2. Adrenaline
3. Bassmentality
4. Hit Me
5. Cowboy

Bassnectar
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Bassnectar is the stage name of Lorin Ashton, a freeform electronic music producer and DJ based in Santa Cruz, California. He is best known for his live performances, light shows, and community engagement. Lorin grew up in a San Francisco Bay Area commune and initially identified with visual arts rather than music, creating movies with his dad’s camera at the age of ten. Bassnectar's original musical influences included metal and rock bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, and Nirvana. These influences are clearly integrated in tracks such as "Pennywise Tribute", "Seek and Destroy (Bassnectar Remix)", and "Boomerang", which combines samples of heavy metal with overwhelming basslines.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Bass Head
2. Timestretch
3. VaVa Voom - feat. Lupe Fiasco
4. Freestyle
5. The Matrix

Flux Pavilion
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Joshua Kierkegaard G. Steele, known by his stage name Flux Pavilion, is an English dubstep producer and DJ who has been performing since 2008. He is the co-founder of Circus Records, along with Doctor P DJ Swan-E, and Earl Falconer of UB40. 2011 he produced the single "Bass Cannon", which peaked at number 56 on the UK Singles Chart, and was placed on the Radio 1 A-List. Along with Doctor P, Flux Pavilion presented the 2011 compilation album Circus One, to which he contributed four tracks. He is arguably best known for his song "I Can't Stop" from the Lines in Wax EP.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. I Can't Stop
2. Got 2 Know
3. Do Or Die - feat. Childish Gambino
4. Hold Me Close
5. Bass Cannon

Skrillex

Sonny John Moore, better known by his stage name Skrillex, is an American electronic musician and singer-songwriter. Growing up in Northeast Los Angeles and in Northern California, Sonny Moore joined the American post-hardcore band From First to Last as the lead singer in 2004, and recorded two studio albums with the band (Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count, 2004, and Heroine, 2006) before leaving to pursue a solo career in 2007. He began his first tour as a solo artist in late 2007. After recruiting a new band lineup, Moore joined the Alternative Press Tour to support bands such as All Time Low and The Rocket Summer, and appeared on the cover of Alternative Press' annual "100 Bands You Need to Know" issue.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Bangarang - feat. Sirah (Explicit)
2. Scary Monsters And Sprites
3. First Of The year
4. Kyoto - feat. Sirah (Explicit)
5. Recess

More Electronic/Dubstep Bands/Artists:
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Simon & Garfunkel
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Simon & Garfunkel were an American music duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel. They formed the group Tom & Jerry in 1957 and had their first success with the minor hit "Hey, Schoolgirl". As Simon & Garfunkel, the duo rose to fame in 1965, largely on the strength of the hit single "The Sound of Silence". Their music was featured in the landmark film The Graduate (1967), propelling them further into the public consciousness.'

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. The Sound of Silence
2. Mrs. Robinson
3. The Boxer
4. Bridge over Troubled Water
5. Cecilia

Peter, Paul and Mary
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Peter, Paul and Mary were a United States folk-singing trio whose nearly 50-year career began with their rise to become a paradigm for 1960s folk music. The trio was composed of folk song writer Peter Yarrow, (Noel) Paul Stookey and Mary Travers. After the death of Mary Travers in 2009, Yarrow and Stookey continued to perform as a duo under their individual names.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Puff, The Magic Dragon
2. Leaving On A Jet Plane
3. If I Had A Hammer
4. Where Have All The Flowers Gone
5. Early In The Morning

The Avett Brothers
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The Avett Brothers is an American folk band from Concord, North Carolina. The band is made up of two brothers, Scott Avett (banjo) and Seth Avett (guitar), as well as Bob Crawford (double bass) and Joe Kwon (cello). Mike Marsh (drums), Tania Elizabeth (violin) and Paul Defiglia (keyboard) are touring members of the band, with Kwon featured on recordings from 2007's Emotionalism and later.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. I And Love And You
2. Live And Die
3. Head Full Of Doubt/Road Full Of Promise
4. Murder in the City
5. January Wedding

Sonny & Cher
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Sonny & Cher were an American pop music duo, actors, singers and entertainers made up of husband-and-wife team Sonny and Cher Bono in the 1960s and 1970s. The couple started their career in the mid-1960s as R&B backing singers for record producer Phil Spector. The pair first achieved fame with two hit songs in 1965, "Baby Don't Go" and "I Got You Babe". Signing with Atco/Atlantic Records, they released three studio albums in the late 1960s, as well as the soundtrack recording for an unsuccessful movie, Good Times. In 1972, after four years of silence, the couple returned to the studio and released two other albums under the MCA/Kapp Records label.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. I Got You Babe
2. The Beat Goes On
3. All I Ever Need Is You
4. Baby Don't Go
5. Little Man

Bon Iver

Bon Iver is an American indie folk band founded in 2007 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon. The band also includes Michael Noyce, Sean Carey, Colin Stetson and Matthew McCaughan amongst others. Vernon released Bon Iver's debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago independently in July 2007. The majority of that album was recorded while Vernon spent three months in a cabin in northwestern Wisconsin. Bon Iver won the 2012 Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Alternative Music Album for their album Bon Iver, Bon Iver.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Skinny Love
2. Holocene
3. Re: Stacks
4. Perth
5. Towers

Fleet Foxes
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Fleet Foxes are an American indie folk band that was formed in Seattle, Washington. They are signed to the Sub Pop and Bella Union record labels. The band came to prominence in 2008 with the release of their second EP, Sun Giant, and their first album Fleet Foxes. Both received much critical praise and reviewers often noted their use of refined lyrics and vocal harmonies. Their second studio album, Helplessness Blues, was released on May 3rd, 2011.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Mykonos
2. White Winter Hymnal
3. Montezuma
4. Helplessness Blues
5. Ragged Wood

More Folk Bands/Artists:
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Zuse · (This post was last modified: Jun 13, 2014 07:50 PM by Zuse.)

Tupac Shakur
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Tupac Amaru Shakur, also known by his stage names 2Pac and briefly as Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. MTV ranked him at number two on their list of The Greatest MCs of All Time and Rolling Stone named him the 86th Greatest Artist of All Time. His double disc album All Eyez on Me is one of the best selling hip hop albums of all time.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Changes (Explicit)
2. California Love (Explicit)
3. Ambitionz Az A Ridah (Explicit)
4. Life Goes On (Explicit)
5. All Eyez On Me (Explicit)

50 Cent

Curtis James Jackson III, better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, and actor from New York City, New York. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) and The Massacre (2005). His major-label debut Get Rich or Die Tryin', has been certified eight times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). 50 Cent also gained prominence with East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, of which he is the de facto leader.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. In Da Club
2. Candy Shop - feat. Olivia
3. Ayo Technology - feat. Justin Timberlake
4. 21 Questions
5. P.I.M.P. - feat. Snoop Dogg, G-Unit

The Notorious B.I.G
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Christopher George Latore Wallace, better known by his stage names The Notorious B.I.G., Biggie or Biggie Smalls, was an American rapper. Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. When he released his debut album Ready to Die in 1994, he became a central figure in the East Coast hip hop scene and increased New York's visibility in the genre at a time when West Coast hip hop was dominant in the mainstream. The following year, Wallace led his childhood friends to chart success through his protégé group, Junior M.A.F.I.A. While recording his second album, Wallace was heavily involved in the growing East Coast/West Coast hip hop feud.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Juicy (Explicit)
2. Big Poppa (Explicit)
3. Mo Money Mo Problems - feat. Mase & Puff Daddy (Explicit)
4. Hypnotize (Explicit)
5. Gimme The Loot (Explicit)

Kendrick Lamar
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Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, known simply as Kendrick Lamar, is an American hip hop recording artist from Compton, California. In 2004, Lamar signed to the Carson-based indie record label Top Dawg Entertainment and in 2012, Lamar and the label signed a joint venture deal with Aftermath and Interscope Records. Lamar is also a member of West Coast hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, alongside his label-mates and fellow California-based rappers Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, and Ab-Soul.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Swimming Pools
2. B*tch, Don't Kill My Vibe
3. m.A.A.d city
4. Poetic Justice
5. Money Trees

Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter, known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is one of the most financially successful hip-hop artists and entrepreneurs in America. In 2012, Forbes estimated Carter's net worth at nearly $500 million. He is one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 75 million records, while receiving 17 Grammy Awards for his musical work, and numerous additional nominations. Consistently ranked as one of the greatest rappers of all time, he was ranked number one by MTV in their list of The Greatest MCs of All-Time in 2006.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Nias In Paris - feat. Kanye West (Explicit)
2. Holy Grail - feat. Justin Timberlake (Explicit)
3. Empire State Of Mind - feat. Alicia Keys (Explicit)
4. No Church In The Wild - feat. Frank Ocean (Explicit)
5. Clique - feat. Big Sean & Jay-Z (Explicit)

Wu-Tang Clan

The Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop group from New York City, originally composed of East Coast rappers RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. The group was formed in (and are associated with) the New York City borough of Staten Island (U-God, Method Man, RZA, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon) (referred to by members as "Shaolin"), though some of their members are from Brooklyn (Ol Dirty Bastard, GZA and Masta Killa). They are frequently joined by fellow American rapper and childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi-member of the group.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. C.R.E.A.M.
2. Gravel Pit (Explicit)
3. Shame On A Nia
4. Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F' Wit
5. Protect Ya Neck

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The Smiths
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The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. The band consisted of vocalist Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce. Critics have called them the most important alternative rock band to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s. Q magazine's Simon Goddard argued in 2007 that The Smiths were "the one truly vital voice of the '80s", "the most influential British guitar group of the decade" and the "first indie outsiders to achieve mainstream success on their own terms". The NME named the Smiths the "most influential artist ever" in a 2002 poll, even topping the Beatles.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
2. This Charming Man
3. Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
4. How Soon Is Now
5. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

Arcade Fire
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Arcade Fire is an indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, along with Win's brother Will Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara. The band's current touring line-up also includes former core member Sarah Neufeld, frequent collaborator Owen Pallett, and two additional percussionists, Diol Edmond and Tiwill Duprate.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Reflecktor
2. The Suburbs
3. Rebellion
4. Wake Up
5. Ready to Start

Fun.

Fun is an American indie pop band based in New York City. It was formed by Nate Ruess, former lead singer of The Format, with Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff, of Anathallo and Steel Train respectively. Fun has released two albums: Aim and Ignite in August 2009 and Some Nights in February 2012. The band is best known for three hit singles: Grammy Award-winning "We Are Young", "Some Nights", and "Carry On". "We Are Young" reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Digital Songs charts.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. We Are Young feat. Janelle Monae
2. Some Nights (Explicit)
3. Carry On
4. Why Am I the One
5. All Alone

Of Monsters and Men
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Of Monsters and Men is a five member, English-language, indie folk-pop band from Iceland, formed in 2010. The members are lead singer/guitarist Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, co-singer-guitarist Ragnar "Raggi" Þórhallsson, guitarist Brynjar Leifsson, drummer Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson and bassist Kristján Páll Kristjánsson. The band won the Músíktilraunir in 2010, an annual battle of the bands competition in Iceland. In 2011, Of Monsters and Men released an EP titled Into the Woods. The band's debut album My Head Is an Animal (2011), reached the No.1 position in Australia, Iceland, Ireland and the US Rock and Alternative Charts.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Little Talks
2. Dirty Paws
3. Mountain Sound
4. King And Lionheart
5. Love Love Love

Peter Bjorn and John
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Peter Bjorn and John are a Swedish Indie pop band, formed in Stockholm in 1999 and named after the first names of the band's members: Peter Morén (vocals, guitar and harmonica), Björn Yttling (bass guitar, keyboards and vocals) and John Eriksson, known in his solo work as Hortlax Cobra (drums, percussion and vocals). Yttling also worked as producer for the band's first four albums. They are best known for the 2006 single "Young Folks", which featured Victoria Bergsman, formerly of The Concretes, and was a top 20 hit in the UK Singles Chart

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Young Folks
2. Second Chance
3. Amsterdam
4. Nothing To Worry About
5. Up Against The Wall

Belle and Sebastian
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Belle and Sebastian are an indie pop band formed in Glasgow in January 1996. They are often compared with acts such as The Smiths and Nick Drake. The name "Belle and Sebastian" comes from Belle et Sébastien, a 1965 children's book by French writer Cécile Aubry later adapted for television. Though consistently lauded by critics,Belle & Sebastian's "wistful pop" has enjoyed only limited commercial success.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Piazza, New York Catcher
2. Another Sunny Day
3. I Want The World To Stop
4. I'm A Cuckoo
5. The Boy With The Arab Strap

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Nat King Cole
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Nathaniel Adams Coles, born on March 17th, 1919, known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer and musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. He was widely noted for his soft, baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres. Cole was one of the first African Americans to host a television variety show, The Nat King Cole Show, and has maintained worldwide popularity since his death from lung cancer on February 15th, 1965.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. L-O-V-E
2. Smile
3. Unforgettable
4. When I fall In Love
5. Autumn Leaves

Mary Lou Williams
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Mary Lou Williams, born on May 8th, 1910 was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Williams wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements, and recorded more than one hundred records (in 78, 45, and LP versions). Williams wrote and arranged for such bandleaders as Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and she was friend, mentor, and teacher to Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Tadd Dameron, Dizzy Gillespie, and many others. Mary Lou Williams died on May 28th, 1981.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. It Ain't Necessarily So
2. Taurus
3. Gemini
4. Praise The Lord
5. My Blue Heaven

John Coltrane
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John William Coltrane, also known as "Trane" was born on September 23rd, 1926, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and was later at the forefront of free jazz. He organized at least fifty recording sessions as a leader during his career, and appeared as a sideman on many other albums, notably with trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Thelonious Monk. John William Coltrane died on July 17th, 1967.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. In A Sentimental Mood
2. My Favorite Things
3. Naima
4. Blue Train
5. Giant Steps

Miles Davis
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Miles Dewey Davis III, born on May 26th, 1926 was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, together with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and jazz fusion. In 2006, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Miles Dewey Davis died on September 28th, 1991.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. So What
2. Blue in Green
3. Freddie Freeloader
4. All Blues
5. Flamenco Sketches

Charles Mingus
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Charles Mingus Jr. was born on April 22nd, 1922, he was a highly influential American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader. Mingus's compositions retained the hot and soulful feel of hard bop and drew heavily from black gospel music while sometimes drawing on elements of Third Stream, free jazz, and classical music. Yet Mingus avoided categorization, forging his own brand of music that fused tradition with unique and unexplored realms of jazz. He once cited Duke Ellington and church as his main influences. Charles Mingus Jr. died on January 5th, 1979.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
2. Moanin'
3. Fables of Faubus
4. Better Git It in Your Soul
5. Boogie Stop Shuffle

Herbie Hancock
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Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock, born on April 12nd, 1940, is an American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet, Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the "post-bop" sound. He was one of the first jazz musicians to embrace music synthesizers and funk music (characterized by syncopated drum beats). Hancock's music is often melodic and accessible; he has had many songs "cross over" and achieved success among pop audiences. His music embraces elements of funk and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz. In his jazz improvisation, he possesses a unique creative blend of jazz, blues, and modern classical music, with harmonic stylings much like the styles of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Cantaloupe Island
2. Watermelon Man
3. Chameleon
4. Rockit
5. Maiden Voyage

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Metallica

Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. The band's fast tempos, instrumentals, and aggressive musicianship placed them as one of the founding "big four" of thrash metal alongside Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax. Metallica was formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features founders Hetfield (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Ulrich (drums), longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo, who joined the band in 2003. Previous members of the band are lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, who went on to found Megadeth, bassists Ron McGovney (demos only), Cliff Burton (the first three records, died in 1986), and Jason Newsted. The band also had a long collaboration with producer Bob Rock, who produced all of its albums from 1990 to 2003 and served as a temporary bassist between the departure of Newsted and the hiring of Trujillo.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Enter Sandman
2. Nothing Else Matters
3. The Unforgiven
4. Master Of Puppets
5. Whiskey In The Jar

Iron Maiden
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Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, east London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. The band's discography has grown to thirty-seven albums, including fifteen studio albums, eleven live albums, four EPs, and seven compilations. Pioneers of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden achieved initial success during the early 1980s. After several line-up changes, the band went on to release a series of US and UK platinum and gold albums, including 1982's The Number of the Beast, 1983's Piece of Mind, 1984's Powerslave, 1985's live release Live After Death, 1986's Somewhere in Time and 1988's Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. Since the return of lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith in 1999, the band have undergone a resurgence in popularity.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Fear of the Dark
2. Run to the Hills
3. The Number of the Beast (Explicit)
4. The Wicker Man
5. Hallowed Be Thy Name

Black Sabbath
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Black Sabbath are an English rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1968, by guitarist and main songwriter Tony Iommi, bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler, singer Ozzy Osbourne, and drummer Bill Ward. The band have since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. Originally formed in 1968 as a heavy blues rock band named Earth, the band began incorporating occult themes with horror-inspired lyrics and tuned-down guitars. Despite an association with occult and horror themes, Black Sabbath also composed songs dealing with social instability, political corruption, the dangers of drug abuse and apocalyptic prophecies of the horrors of war.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Iron Man
2. Heaven And Hell
3. God Is Dead?
4. Children Of The Grave
5. Black Sabbath

Megadeth

Megadeth is an American thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1983 by guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson, shortly after Mustaine's dismissal from Metallica. A pioneer of the American thrash metal scene, the band is credited as one of the genre's "big four" along with Anthrax, Metallica, and Slayer, who were responsible for thrash metal's development and popularization. Megadeth plays in a technical style often featuring fast rhythm sections and complex arrangements; themes of death, war, politics, and religion are prominent in the group's lyrics.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. A Tout Le Monde
2. Symphony Of Destruction
3. Hangar 18
4. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
5. Peace Sells

Judas Priest
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Judas Priest is an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham, England in 1969. Known for twin lead guitars, a wide operatic vocal style, and for introducing the S&M leather-and-studs look into heavy metal, they have sold over 50 million albums worldwide. The band is widely recognised as one of the finest and most original heavy metal bands of all time, with many artists within the genre having cited them as a major influence. MTV ranked them the second "Greatest Metal Band" of all time.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Breaking the Law
2. Living After Midnight
3. Painkiller
4. You've Got Another Thing Comin'
5. Electric Eye

Slayer

Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax. Slayer has never publicly revealed its worldwide sales, however between 1991 and 2004, the band sold more than 3.5 million albums in the U.S.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Raining Blood
2. Angle Of Death
3. South Of Heaven (Explicit)
4. Disciple (Explicit)
5. Seasons In The Abyss

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Plácido Domingo
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Plácido Domingo, born on January 21st, 1941 in Madrid José Plácido Domingo Embil, is a Spanish tenor and conductor known for his versatile and strong voice, possessing a ringing and dramatic tone throughout its range. As of the end of 2013 he has sung 144 different roles.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Ave Maria, dolce Maria
2. Amazing Grace
3. Turandot, Act 3: Nessun dorma
4. Puccini: Turnadot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma"
5. Libiamo from La traviata

Luciano Pavarotti
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Luciano Pavarotti, born on October 12th, 1935, was an Italian operatic tenor who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time. He made numerous recordings of complete operas and individual arias, gaining worldwide fame for the brilliance and beauty of his tone—especially into the upper register—and eventually established himself as one of the finest tenors of the 20th century. Luciano Pavarotti died on September 6th, 2007.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Turandot, Act 3: Nessun Dorma
2. Messa da Requiem, Sequenza
3. La Donna E Mobile - Rigoletto
4. My Way
5. Ave Maria, dolce Maria

Maria Callas
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Maria Callas, born on December 2nd, 1923, was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Critics praised her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice and dramatic gifts. Her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini and further, to the works of Verdi and Puccini; and, in her early career, to the music dramas of Wagner. Her musical and dramatic talents led to her being hailed as La Divina. Maria Callas died on September 16th, 1977.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. O Mio Babbino Caro
2. Carmen
3. Norma: Casta diva
4. Madama Butterfly
5. La Mamma Morta

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
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Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, born on December 9th, 1915, is a German-born Austrian/British soprano opera singer and recitalist. She was among the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century, much admired for her performances of Mozart, Schubert, Strauss, and Wolf. Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf died on August 3rd, 2006.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Hansel und Gretel, Act2: Abends
2. Recitative & Aria:Temerari
3. Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 3: Entr'acte
4. Turandot, Act 1: Perduta la battaglia
5. Turandot, Act 1: Padre! mio padre!

Enrico Caruso
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Enrico Caruso, born on February 25, 1873, was an Italian operatic tenor. He sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas, appearing in a wide variety of roles from the Italian and French repertoires that ranged from the lyric to the dramatic. Caruso also made approximately 290 commercially released recordings from 1902 to 1920. All of these recordings, which span most of his stage career, are available today on CDs and as digital downloads. Enrico Caruso died on August 2nd, 1921.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Nessum Dorma
2. Mi par d'udir ancora
3. Una furtiva lagrime
4. Mal reggendo all'aspro assalto
5. Mia piccirella

Renée Fleming
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Renée Fleming, is an American soprano whose repertoire encompasses Richard Strauss, Mozart, Handel, bel canto, lieder, French opera and chansons, jazz and indie rock. Fleming has a full lyric soprano voice. Fleming has performed coloratura, lyric, and lighter spinto soprano operatic roles in Italian, German, French, Czech, and Russian, aside from her native English. She also speaks fluent German and French, along with limited Italian. A National Medal of Arts and Richard Tucker Award winner, she regularly performs in opera houses and concert halls worldwide. In 2008 she was awarded the Swedish Polar Music Prize for her services in music. She serves as Creative Consultant for the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Puccini: Gianni Schicchi - "O mio babbino caro"
2. Touch the Hand of Love
3. Korngold: Die tote Stadt
4. Dvorak: Rusalka, Vocalise, Op.34
5. Puccini: Madama Butterfly

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Ramones

Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. Despite achieving only limited commercial success, the band was a major influence on the punk rock movement in both the United States and, perhaps to a greater extent, the United Kingdom. All of the band members adopted pseudonyms ending with the surname "Ramone", although none of them were related. They performed 2,263 concerts, touring virtually nonstop for 22 years.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Blitzkrieg Bop
2. I Wana Be Sedated
3. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
4. Beat On The Brat
5. Judy Is A Punk

Sex Pistols
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The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians. Although their original career lasted just two-and-a-half years and produced only four singles and one studio album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, they are regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of popular music.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Anarchy In the UK
2. God Save The Queen
3. Pretty Vacant
4. Holidays In The Sun
5. Bodies

The Clash

The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, dub, funk, and rockabilly. For most of their recording career the Clash consisted of Joe Strummer (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Mick Jones (lead guitar, vocals), Paul Simonon (bass guitar, vocals) and Nicky "Topper" Headon (drums, percussion). Headon left the group in 1982, and internal friction led to Jones' departure the following year. The group continued with new members, but finally disbanded in early 1986.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. London Calling
2. Should I stay or Should I Go
3. Rock the Casbah
4. I Fought the Law
5. Bankrobber

Blink-182

Blink-182 is an American rock band formed in Poway, a suburb of San Diego, California, in 1992. The trio consists of bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus, guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. The band is considered a key group in the development of pop punk music; their combination of pop melodies with fast-paced punk rock featured a more radio-friendly accessibility than prior bands. The group, with original drummer Scott Raynor, emerged from the Southern California punk scene of the early 1990s and first gained notoriety for high-energy live shows and irreverent lyrical toilet humor.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. I Miss You
2. All The Small Things
3. What's My Age Again?
4. Dammit
5. Adam's Song

Fall Out boy
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Fall Out Boy is an American rock band formed in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago in 2001. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band originated from Chicago's hardcore punk scene, with which Wentz was heavily involved. The group was formed by Wentz and Trohman as a pop punk side project of their respective hardcore bands, and Stump joined shortly thereafter. The group went through a succession of drummers before landing Hurley and recording their debut album, Take This to Your Grave (2003), which sold well for independent label Fueled by Ramen.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark
2. Thanks fr the Mmrs
3. Dance, Dance
4. Sugar, We're Goin Down
5. Alone Together

Dead Kennedys
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Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978. The band became part of the American hardcore punk movement of the early 1980s. They gained a large underground fanbase in the international punk rock community, and were one of the first American hardcore bands to make a significant impact in the United Kingdom.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Holiday In Cambodia
2. Buzzbomb
3. Forest Fire
4. Soup Is Good Food
5. A Child and His Lawnmower

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The Jackson 5
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The Jackson 5 (later known as the The Jacksons) are an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana. Formed in 1964 under the name The Jackson Brothers, the founding members were Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael. After participating in talent shows and the chitlin' circuit, they entered the professional music scene in 1967 signing with Steeltown Records, releasing two singles, before signing with Motown in 1969.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. ABC
2. I Want You Back
3. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
4. I'll Be There
5. Who's Lovin' You

Earth, Wind & Fire
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Earth, Wind & Fire is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, jazz, pop, rock, funk, disco, latin, african and gospel. They are one of the most successful and critically acclaimed bands of the twentieth century. Rolling Stone has described them as "innovative, precise yet sensual, calculated yet galvanizing" and has also declared that the band "changed the sound of black pop".

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. September
2. Let's Groove
3. Boogie Wonderland
4. Shining Star
5. Fantasy

The Supremes
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The Supremes were an American female singing group and the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. Founded as the Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and are, to date, America's most successful vocal group with 12 number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Most of these hits were written and produced by Motown's main songwriting and production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. You Can't Hurry Love
2. Baby Love
3. Where Did Our Love Go
4. Stop! In The Name Of Love
5. You Keep Me Hangin' On

The Temptations
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The Temptations are an American vocal group known for their success with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s. Known for their choreography, distinct harmonies, and flashy wardrobe, they were highly influential to R&B and soul music. Known to always feature at least five male vocalists and dancers, the group formed in 1960 in Detroit, Michigan, under the name The Elgins. Having sold tens of millions of albums, the Temptations are one of the most successful groups in music history.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. My Girl
2. Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
3. Ain't Too Proud to Beg
4. Get Ready
5. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)

Kool & the Gang
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Kool & the Gang are an American jazz, R&B, soul, funk and disco group, originally formed in 1964 as the Jazziacs based in Jersey City, New Jersey. They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of funk and R&B, progressing to a smooth pop-funk ensemble, and in the post-millennium creating music with a modern, electro-pop sound.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Celebration
2. Jungle Boogie
3. Get Down On It
4. Cherish
5. Ladies Night

Sly and the Family Stone
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Sly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco. Active from 1967 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music. Headed by singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, and containing several of his family members and friends, the band was the first major American rock band to have an "integrated, multi-gender" lineup.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Everyday People
2. Family Affair
3. Dance to the Music
4. If You Want Me To Stay
5. Hot Fun In The Summertime

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Bob Marley
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Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, born on February 6th, 1945, was a Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international fame and acclaim. Starting out in 1963 with the group the Wailers, he forged a distinctive songwriting and vocal style that would later resonate with audiences worldwide. The Wailers would go on to release some of the earliest reggae records with producer Lee Scratch Perry. After the Wailers disbanded in 1974, Marley pursued a solo career which culminated in the release of the album Exodus in 1977 which established his worldwide reputation and became one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, with sales of more than 75 million albums and singles. Bob Marley died on May 11th, 1981.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Three Little Birds
2. No Woman, No Cry
3. Could You Be Loved
4. Buffalo Soldier
5. Is This Love

Sublime

Sublime was an American ska punk and reggae rock band from Long Beach, California, formed in 1988. The band's line-up, unchanged until their breakup, consisted of Bradley Nowell (vocals and guitar), Eric Wilson (bass) and Bud Gaugh (drums). Lou Dog, Nowell's dalmatian, was the mascot of the band. Michael 'Miguel' Happoldt and Marshall Goodman "Ras MG" contributed to and co-wrote several Sublime songs. Nowell died of a heroin overdose in 1996. In 1997, posthumous songs such as "Santeria", "Wrong Way", "Doin' Time", and "April 29, 1992 (Miami)" were released to U.S. radio.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Santeria
2. What I got
3. Wrong Way
4. Badfish
5. Caress Me Down

Sly and Robbie
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Sly and Robbie are a prolific Jamaican rhythm section and production duo, associated primarily with the reggae genre. Drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robert Shakespeare joined in the mid-1970s after establishing themselves separately in Jamaica as professional musicians. Sly and Robbie are estimated to have played on or produced 200,000 recordings, many of them on their own label, Taxi Records.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Burial Dub
2. African Roots
3. We Are Africa
4. Eden Dub
5. Dub Glory

Gregory Isaacs
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Gregory Anthony Isaacs, born on July 15th, 1951, was a Jamaican reggae musician. Milo Miles, writing in The New York Times, described Isaacs as "the most exquisite vocalist in reggae". His nickname was the Cool Ruler. Gregory Anthony Isaacs died on October 25th, 2010.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Night Nurse
2. Cool Down the Pace
3. Material Man
4. Cream of the Crop
5. Sunshine For Me

Steel Pulse
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Steel Pulse is a roots reggae musical band, from the Handsworth area of Birmingham, England, which has a large number of Afro-Caribbean, Indian and other Asian migrants. They originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School, composed of David Hinds (lead vocals, guitar), Basil Gabbidon (lead guitar, vocals), and Ronald McQueen (bass). Steel Pulse was the first non-Jamaican act to win the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Handsworth Revolution
2. Ku Klux Klan
3. Your House
4. Chant A Psalm
5. Babylon Makes The Rules

Jimmy Cliff
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Jimmy Cliff is a Jamaican reggae musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and actor. He is the only living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and sciences. Cliff is best known among mainstream audiences for songs such as "Wonderful World, Beautiful People", "The Harder They Come", "Sitting in Limbo", "You Can Get It If You Really Want" and "Many Rivers to Cross" from the soundtrack to The Harder They Come, which helped popularize reggae across the world.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. I Can See Cleary Now
2. You Can Get It IF You Really Want
3. The Harder They Come
4. Reggae Night
5. Many Rivers To Cross

More Reggae Bands/Artists:
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Zuse · (This post was last modified: Jun 13, 2014 07:54 PM by Zuse.)

Frank Sinatra
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Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra, was born on December 12th, 1915, he was an American singer and film actor. Beginning his musical career in the swing era as a boy singer with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra found success as a solo artist from the early to mid-1940s after being signed by Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the "bobby soxers", he released his first album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra in 1946. His professional career had stalled by the early 1950s, but it was reborn in 1953 after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in From Here to Eternity. He signed with Capitol Records in 1953 and released several critically lauded albums (such as In the Wee Small Hours, Songs for Swingin' Lovers!, Come Fly with Me, Only the Lonely and Nice 'n' Easy). Sinatra left Capitol to found his own record label, Reprise Records in 1961 (finding success with albums such as Ring-a-Ding-Ding!, Sinatra at the Sands and Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim), toured internationally, was a founding member of the Rat Pack and fraternized with celebrities and statesmen, including John F. Kennedy. Frank Sinatra died on May 14th, 1998.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Fly Me To The Moon
2. Come Fly With Me
3. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
4. Theme from New York, New York
5. The Way You Look Tonight

Billy Joel
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William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man," in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States.[4] His compilation album Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2 is the third best-selling album in the United States by discs shipped. Joel had Top 40 hits in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, achieving 33 Top 40 hits in the United States, all of which he wrote himself. He is also a six-time Grammy Award winner who has been nominated for 23 Grammy Awards throughout his career. He has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Piano Man
2. Uptown Girl
3. We Didn't Start the Fire
4. She's Always a Woman
5. Just the Way You Are

Dean Martin
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Dean Martin, born on June 7, 1917, was an American singer, actor, comedian, and film producer. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed the "King of Cool" for his seemingly effortless charisma and self-assuredness. He was a member of the "Rat Pack" and a star in concert stage/nightclubs, recordings, motion pictures, and television. He was the host of the television variety program The Dean Martin Show and The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast. Dean Martin died on December 25th, 1995.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Ain't That A Kick In The Head
2. That's Amore
3. Sway
4. Mambo Italiano
5. Everybody Loves Somebody

Whitney Houston
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Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on August 9th, 1963, she was an American singer, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all time. Houston was one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 200 million records worldwide. She released six studio albums, one holiday album and three movie soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certification. Whitney Houston died on February 11th, 2012.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. I Will Always Love You
2. I Wana Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
3. How Will I Know
4. I Have Nothing
5. Greatest Love of All

Elvis Presley
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Elvis Aaron Presley, born on January 8, 1935, Presley and his family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, when he started to work with Sam Phillips, the owner of Sun Records. Elvis Presley was an American singer, musician, and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as "the King of Rock and Roll", or simply, "the King". Elvis died on August 16th, 1977.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. In The Ghetto
2. Suspicious Minds
3. Jailhouse Rock
4. Always on My Mind
5. Can't Help Falling in Love

Adele

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, is an English singer-songwriter. Adele was offered a recording contract from XL Recordings after a friend posted her demo on Myspace in 2006. The next year she received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award and won the BBC Sound of 2008. Her debut album, 19, was released in 2008 to commercial and critical success. It certified four times platinum in the UK, and double platinum in the US.

Top 5 Most Played Songs:
1. Rolling in the Deep
2. Someone Like You
3. Make You Feel My Love
4. Set Fire to the Rain
5. Chasing Pavements

More Vocal Artists:
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A BIG thanks to Wikipedia for all of the descriptions for the bands & artists listed in this thread. And to YouTube for providing all the video links.

Another BIG thanks to Tibit for letting me use The Empire's sub-forum to make this thread.

A thank you to Bloodarrow42 for being my post holder.

And one last BIG thank you to all the members of The Empire for encouragement and help on minor things, thanks everyone!

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Zuse · (This post was last modified: Jun 8, 2014 03:54 AM by Zuse.)

Please Note, that not all the links will go to that specific person listed FOR OPERA ONLY because, YouTube did not have all the video links to all the songs for some of the artists, so instead I either put in a song by someone else, or put something very similar to that song. Sorry for the inconvenience! I hope you enjoyed reading my mega thread.

Gססgle · Jun 8, 2014 04:08 AM

Well you skipped A LOT of genres the artists aren't always right. But nice thread anyways.

neiqhtworks · Jun 8, 2014 12:20 PM

Judas Priest :D

Good thread good artists.

Zuse · Jun 8, 2014 12:31 PM

(Jun 8, 2014 04:08 AM)Gססgle Wrote: Well you skipped A LOT of genres the artists aren't always right. But nice thread anyways.

I assure you, If I put the top 15 most popular genre's, If I would've put more it would've been an extra page and It's simply just not needed.

And are you saying that I got some of the artists/bands rock for some of the genre's in the thread?

Astral™ · Jun 8, 2014 12:50 PM

Eminem isn't in the top 6 for rap/hip hop?

Zuse · Jun 8, 2014 12:56 PM

(Jun 8, 2014 12:50 PM)Astral™ Wrote: Eminem isn't in the top 6 for rap/hip hop?

Again, I couldn't fit everyone in, I only could do 6 artists/bands per genre, If I would've put Eminem in people would be asking where's 50 cent, or Wu-tang.

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