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100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll

  • Episode aired Mar 28, 1998
  • 1h
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The Greatest (1998)
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"The 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll" was the very first installment of the long running "100 Greatest..." franchise for VH1. Hosted by 'Kevin Bacon', the mini-series of 5 one-hour episo... Read all"The 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll" was the very first installment of the long running "100 Greatest..." franchise for VH1. Hosted by 'Kevin Bacon', the mini-series of 5 one-hour episodes counted down the 100 most influential artists according to a VH1 survey of rock stars,... Read all"The 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll" was the very first installment of the long running "100 Greatest..." franchise for VH1. Hosted by 'Kevin Bacon', the mini-series of 5 one-hour episodes counted down the 100 most influential artists according to a VH1 survey of rock stars, pop stars, band members, musicians and producers.

  • Writer
    • Matthew Ginsburg
  • Stars
    • Bryan Adams
    • Rick Allen
    • Kevin Bacon
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Writer
      • Matthew Ginsburg
    • Stars
      • Bryan Adams
      • Rick Allen
      • Kevin Bacon
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    Bryan Adams
    Bryan Adams
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    Rick Allen
    Rick Allen
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    Kevin Bacon
    Kevin Bacon
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    Bono
    Bono
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    David Bowie
    David Bowie
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    Meredith Brooks
    Meredith Brooks
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    Jimmy Buffett
    Jimmy Buffett
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    David Byrne
    David Byrne
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    Dick Cavett
    Dick Cavett
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    Shawn Colvin
    Shawn Colvin
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    David Crosby
    David Crosby
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    Sheryl Crow
    Sheryl Crow
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    Joe Elliott
    Joe Elliott
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    Art Garfunkel
    Art Garfunkel
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    Jimi Hendrix
    Jimi Hendrix
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    • (archive footage)
    Billy Joel
    Billy Joel
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    Elton John
    Elton John
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    Jim Kerr
    Jim Kerr
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      • Matthew Ginsburg
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    • Trivia
      The top 100 bands are:
      • 100. Paul Simon
      • 99. Parliament/Funkadelic
      • 98. Traffic
      • 97. Fats Domino
      • 96. Lynyrd Skynyrd
      • 95. Robert Johnson
      • 94. Diana Ross & the Supremes
      • 93. The Four Tops
      • 92. The Temptations
      • 91. Gladys Knight & the Pips
      • 90. Tom Waits
      • 89. Johnny Cash
      • 88. The Ramones
      • 87. Santana
      • 86. Madonna
      • 85. Carole King
      • 84. T. Rex
      • 83. Iggy Pop
      • 82. Devo
      • 81. The Band
      • 80. Tina Turner
      • 79. Aerosmith
      • 78. Billy Joel
      • 77. John Coltrane
      • 76. Bee Gees
      • 75. Curtis Mayfield
      • 74. Velvet Underground
      • 73. Muddy Waters
      • 72. Simon & Garfunkel
      • 71. Rod Stewart
      • 70. Stevie Ray Vaughan
      • 69. The Pretenders
      • 68. The Allman Brothers Band
      • 67. Kiss
      • 66. Talking Heads
      • 65. James Taylor
      • 64. Frank Zappa
      • 63. Sting
      • 62. Paul McCartney
      • 61. Smokey Robinson
      • 60. Earth, Wind & Fire
      • 59. Bo Diddley
      • 58. Sam Cooke
      • 57. Steely Dan
      • 56. The Kinks
      • 55. The Byrds
      • 54. Grateful Dead
      • 53. Peter Gabriel
      • 52. Cream
      • 51. B.B. King
      • 50. R.E.M.
      • 49. Roy Orbison
      • 48. Van Halen
      • 47. Creedence Clearwater Revival
      • 46. Sex Pistols
      • 45. Crosby, Stills & Nash
      • 44. The Jackson 5
      • 43. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
      • 42. Nirvana
      • 41. Janis Joplin
      • 40. Michael Jackson
      • 39. Miles Davis
      • 38. Elvis Costello
      • 37. Al Green
      • 36. Little Richard
      • 35. Otis Redding
      • 34. Buddy Holly
      • 33. Queen
      • 32. Joni Mitchell
      • 31. The Clash
      • 30. Neil Young
      • 29. U2
      • 28. Sly & the Family Stone
      • 27. Bruce Springsteen
      • 26. Chuck Berry
      • 25. Van Morrison
      • 24. Bob Marley
      • 23. The Eagles
      • 22. Fleetwood Mac
      • 21. Aretha Franklin
      • 20. The Doors
      • 19. Pink Floyd
      • 18. Prince
      • 17. Elton John
      • 16. John Lennon
      • 15. Eric Clapton
      • 14. Marvin Gaye
      • 13. The Beach Boys
      • 12. Ray Charles
      • 11. Stevie Wonder
      • 10. The Police
      • 9. The Who
      • 8. Elvis Presley
      • 7. David Bowie
      • 6. James Brown
      • 5. Bob Dylan
      • 4. Led Zeppelin
      • 3. Jimi Hendrix
      • 2. Rolling Stones
      • 1. The Beatles
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      Brandy Norwood: Michael Jackson is just like; he's the king of it all. Everything and everyone doing now, Michael is alright done. He's is open a lot of doors. Alot of artists today.

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      Features John Lennon: Imagine (1971)

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      • March 28, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
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    • Language
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