RM Top 87 Artists-COMPLETE OFFICIAL LIST ANNOUNCED

[The Argonaut]

It's not RM's favorite artists if one person likes a band. That's just some dude's list. I mentioned this might be the case weeks ago, no one said nothing. I announced it two days ago and yesterday, no one said nothing. It is a totally reasonable criteria. This is how it worked out

[Norah]

If you lower the threshold to 2 lists instead of 3 will it get us to 100?

[The Argonaut]

It's a Top 87. 87 is no worse a number than 100, just less round. Free yourself from the shackles of the number system that developed around our having ten fingers. 87 can be a beautiful number if you'd just let it

[Norah]

Yeah but a bigger list is better regardless of how we arbitrarily value certain digits.

[The Argonaut]

I'll announce 13 near misses at the end if it makes you feel better. And I already told ST I'd give him the anonymized data if he wants to play around with it. But this is officially RM's Top 87.

[Norah]

i can accept that

proud of your for holding your own here

[verb_to_trust]

So basically, nobody on my list is going to make it.

[Kevin Davis]

I agree with Argo that the selections shouldn't be weighted. I feel like you'd need a much larger participant pool for that type of weighting (1 to 20 points) not to potentially skew the results to the point of being unrepresentative.

[Norah]

but they are weighted...

[The Argonaut]

The weighting is the second-tier for ranking. First, tally. Then points.
If I give you five more, will you please get off my back?

79. Fleetwood Mac

Mick Fleetwood's boys (and girls) morphed from a respected British blues outfit into the world's biggest pop band by the 1970s.

78. Sam Cooke

A seminal influence on soul music and R&B, with an incredible natural singing voice and a smooth, effortless delivery that has never been surpassed.

77. Otis Redding

Perhaps the greatest soul singer of the '60s, the man who wrote and sang standards like "Respect" and "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay."

76. Van Halen

One of the best and most popular American hard rock/heavy metal bands, primarily distinguished by the fleet fingers of guitarist Eddie Van Halen.

75. Nick Drake

Acclaimed British singer/songwriter who produced three albums of intimate, somber beauty, gaining a cult following years after his early death.

[Jorge]

It's not RM's favorite artists if one person likes a band. That's just some dude's list.

RM is basically a bunch of Some Dudes

[chewm]

nice that nick drake made it

[Norah]

He's got a point though, unfortunately.

[The Argonaut]

It's not RM's favorite artists if one person likes a band. That's just some dude's list.

RM is basically a bunch of Some Dudes

a bunch

[elliseamos]

Argo's covering up the steal!!

Come look at the tyranny inherent in the system!

[Jorge]

It's not RM's favorite artists if one person likes a band. That's just some dude's list.

RM is basically a bunch of Some Dudes

a bunch

That's what I said

[The Argonaut]

Sam Cooke & Otis Redding making the list is cool, ranking next to each other is kind of wild

[Leatherhead]

Under these rules very few of my picks will make it I guess. Oh well, may as well post my list then.

1. Aroma of Man
2. Frightened Rabbit
3. Pink Floyd
4. Radiohead
5. Bob Dylan
6. David Bowie
7. Pearl Jam
8. Nick Cave
9. Thelonious Monk
10. The Clash
11. The Cure
12. Billy Bragg
13. Midnight Oil
14. Chastity Belt
15. Hunters and Collectors
16. Camp Cope
17. Endless Boogie
18. Bruce Springsteen
19. Weddings Parties Anything
20. Morphine

I see at least 9 picks that could very easily make it.

[The Argonaut]

This gets us to number 60. That'll be it for tonight, more to come tomorrow night

74. The Strokes

New York City band that ushered in a new era of indie rock in the 2000s, with spiky guitars, chugging backbeats, and self-assured songwriting.

73. Laura Marling

British singer/songwriter who rose to prominence amid the indie folk boom, known for her smart, confessional style.

72. Daft Punk

Gallic duo who disguise their love of '70s disco and album rock in the trappings of house music, complete with robot visages and processed vocals.

71. Björk

Iconic Icelander whose unique sonic adventurousness has extended to pop, jazz, electronica, and beyond.

70. Deftones

Alternative metal quintet who evolved beyond the nu-metal era with a dynamic blend of beauty and brutality.

69. Ryan Adams

Highly regarded and notoriously volatile alt-country singer/songwriter whose star rose high during the 2000s.

68. Bill Callahan/Smog

With their sparse instrumentation and revealing lyrics, Bill Callahan and co. were pioneers for both lo-fi acts and indie singer/songwriters. Solo billing for the leader of Smog to continue his reflective songwriting, but with gospel, soul, and pop elements.

67. Grimes

Canadian singer/songwriter/producer/visual artist known for her catchy yet genre-defying approach to music.

66. Yo La Tengo

One of indie rock's most respected bands, with a dreamy melodicism influenced by the Velvet Underground.

65. The War on Drugs

Philadelphia indie rockers inspired by rock traditions from Neil Young to Sonic Youth.

64. Sonic Youth

Pioneers in noise rock who continued creating sophisticated, visceral music long after they became an alt-rock institution.

63. Steely Dan

Sophisticated, distinctive rock group built around accessible melodic hooks, complex harmonies and time signatures, and a devotion to the studio.

62. Faith No More

Bay Area alternative metal band that added funk, thrash, and carousel influences upon vocalist Mike Patton's entrance in 1989.

61. Pixies

Influential indie icons who welded classic pop influences to jagged, roaring guitars and Black Francis' fragmented songwriting.

60. My Bloody Valentine

Kevin Shields and co. blended ethereal melodies with discordant sounds to become one of the prime influences on the late-'80s indie scene.

[Jorge]

It's music's biggest night