Who Are the "A" List Musicians?

[Anonymous]

I'll go first:

Bruce Springsteen
Dave Grohl
Paul McCartney (duh!)
Stevie Nicks
Chris Martin

Please no one add Beyonce or Katy Perry types - they are more like celebrities. Are they even considered musicians? Not a judgement, per se, just an observation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll go first:

Bruce Springsteen
Dave Grohl
Paul McCartney (duh!)
Stevie Nicks
Chris Martin

Please no one add Beyonce or Katy Perry types - they are more like celebrities. Are they even considered musicians? Not a judgement, per se, just an observation.

ITA. Showmanship does not equal musician, in my book.

[Anonymous]

Chris Martin over Beyoncé? Hell no.

[Anonymous]

Elton John
Billy Joel

[Anonymous]

Who is Chris Martin? If you're going to cite people with 40 years in the industry, (Grohl notwithstanding -- he's got 25), you'd think the name would be recognizable.

[Anonymous]

Tom Petty

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who is Chris Martin? If you're going to cite people with 40 years in the industry, (Grohl notwithstanding -- he's got 25), you'd think the name would be recognizable.

Of Coldplay.

U2 would qualify.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who is Chris Martin? If you're going to cite people with 40 years in the industry, (Grohl notwithstanding -- he's got 25), you'd think the name would be recognizable.

Of Coldplay.

U2 would qualify.

Snort. One of these is not like the others.

[Anonymous]

Eric Clapton

[Anonymous]

Jimmy Page and john Paul Jones

[Anonymous]

Like it or not, currently it pretty much starts and ends with Bono. Which is good, because his sidekick The Edge is hawt.

[Anonymous]

Musicians, vocalists, songwriters, or performer? Some people in your list are multiple things and some excel in 1 area.

I would pick
Neil young or J Mascis - musician
Janis Joplin or Mariah Carey or Whitney Houston - vocalist
Prince or Beck or Bob Dylan - song writer
Mick Jagger or Tina Turner - performer

[Anonymous]

Stevie Wonder

James Taylor

[Anonymous]

Bob Dylan

Dolly Parton

Miles Davis

[Anonymous]

What is the question, exactly? "A-list" as a term refers to popularity and celebrity, not talent. Do you want most famous, most influential, or just "best"? Alive or dead?