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Top Grammy moments

Bill Sullivan — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:02:51 +0000

When singer Chris Brown took a wrong turn on the way to the 51st Grammy Awards — instead going to jail in the wake of an alleged domestic dispute — it was just the latest in a long line of offbeat incidents surrounding the annual music awards.

Previously, Bob Dylan endured a very “special” guest. Jennifer Lopez showed up half-naked. Michael Jackson brought Elizabeth Taylor as a date and went home with eight statuettes. Norah Jones upstaged The Boss, and Milli Vanilli ushered in the age of the lip-synch.

And, of course, when you think heavy metal, you think…Jethro Tull?

The Grammys have their good moments, but the event has spawned its share of weird ones as well. Time looked back on some of the more peculiar episodes and pared them down to a list of 10:

1. Soy Bomb

2. Marvin Gaye

3. J. Lo

4. Ol’ Dirty Bastard

5. Michael Jackson

6. Norah Jones

7. Eminem and Elton

8. Milli Vanilli

9. Tina Turner

10. Jethro Tull/Metallica

To read about what made those moments special, and to catch a slideshow, visit Time.

Greatest romantic albums of all time

GetListy — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:47:07 +0000

Amazon.com’s ChordStrike music blog released it list of “The 100 Greatest Romantic Albums of All Time.” You can see ChordStrike’s full list of most romantic songs , but here are the top 20:

1. Let’s Get It On by Marvin Gaye

2. Sings For Two In Love by Nat King Cole

3. I’m Still In Love With You by Al Green

4. Dummy by Portishead

5. Barry White Sings For Someone You Love by Barry White

6. Lovers Rock by Sade

7. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

8. Getz/Gilberto by João Gilberto

9. Close To You by The Carpenters

10. L’Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

11. I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin

12. Romance of the Violin by Joshua Bell

13. The Soul Album by Otis Redding

14. Grace by Jeff Buckley

15. (Untitled) by Sigur Ros

16. Voodoo [Explicit] by D’Angelo

17. Souvlaki by Slowdive

18. Rapture by Anita Baker

19. Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

20. Romanza by Andrea Bocelli

Billboard Hot 100 appearances

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:40:34 +0000

In celebration of 50 years of charting popular music, Billboard went through all those old lists to determine which artists had racked up the most appearances on its Hot 100.

The all-time leader probably comes as no surprise, and he leads by a comfortable margin.

Who else made the cut?

Here’s the list:

1. Elvis Presley: 108

2. James Brown: 89

3. Aretha Franklin: 73

T3. Ray Charles: 73

5. The Beatles: 72

6. Elton John: 67

7. Stevie Wonder: 63

8. The Rolling Stones: 57

9. Marvin Gaye: 56

T9. Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons: 56

T9. Dionne Warwick: 56

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Greatest singers of all time

Bill Sullivan — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:27:13 +0000

To try to determine who are the greatest singers of all time, Rolling Stone convened a blue ribbon panel of experts. The august body included singers themselves (Bono, Bruce Springsteen and more), industry executives and media who work in the music business.

Each was asked to list 20 names. An accounting firm tabulated the results and came up with a list of 100.

Here are the Top 10:

1. Aretha Franklin

10. James Brown

To read all about these, and to see the rest of the list, visit Rolling Stone.

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Obama’s Favorite Songs

Bill Sullivan — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:00:58 +0000

Musical tastes say something about all of us…even those who happen to be running for president.

Blender approached both Republican nominee John McCain and Democratic hopeful Barack Obama about sharing their Top 10 favorite songs. The responses were enlightening, to say the least.

Here’s what Obama had to offer:

1. Ready or Not, Fugees

2. What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye

3. I’m On Fire, Bruce Springsteen

4. Gimme Shelter, Rolling Stones

5. Sinnerman, Nina Simone

6. Touch the Sky, Kanye West

7. You’d Be So Easy To Love, Frank Sinatra

8. Think, Aretha Franklin

9. City of Blinding Lights, U2

10. Yes We Can, will.i.am

To see McCain’s list, to access videos of each candidate’s selections, and to find out what Girl Talk and Randy Newman had to say about the selections, visit Blender.

Rolling Stone 500 greatest albums of all time

Bill Sullivan — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:30:26 +0000

Dylan or the Beatles. The Clash or The King?

A few years back, Rolling Stone took a stab at naming the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, a compilation destined to raise blood pressure around the globe.

The top 10:

1. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band — The Beatles

2. Pet Sounds — The Beach Boys

3. Revolver — The Beatles

4. Highway 61 Revisited — Bob Dylan

5. Rubber Soul – The Beatles

6. What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye

7. Exile on Main Street, The Rolling Stones

8. London Calling, The Clash

9. Blonde on Blonde, Bob Dylan

10. The Beatles (”The White Album”), The Beatles

If your all-time favorite got an also-ran ranking (or missed the cut completely), you probably aren’t alone.

Think you can handle the stress? Get the rest of the list from Rolling Stone.