Elvis Presley is probably the most important figure in American pop music in the 20th century. Although he is not necessarily the best, it is indisputable that he made rock music popular all over the world. From the sales of his records, we can see that his influence is extraordinary. During the 20 years from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s, his international best-selling songs were one after another, and even after his death, any reprints of his songs maintained extremely stable sales.
2. The diva of the divas-Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston touched the hearts of countless fans with her beautiful voice, profound interpretation of songs and touching feelings, and became the queen of European and American pop music. Her model-like appearance and superb singing skills shocked the music world when she first sang. She is the best-selling female singer and the most award-winning singer whose first album was recorded in Guinness World Records. Whitney Houston's achievements, including 6 Grammy Awards, 22 American Music Awards, 5 World Music Awards and 15 Billboard Music Awards, are even more dazzling.
3. the king of world Pop Music-Michael Jackson released his first single in the music industry from 1969. Since then, Michael has released Off the Wall, Horror, Bad, Danger and History: The Past in his 30-year musical career. Now and in the future -Book 1, blood on the dance floor: history in mix and other albums, personally owned 36 Top 10 singles (including 13 champion songs) and won the highest honors such as 12 Grammy Award. It is also the biggest winner of American Music Awards, brit awards, Soul Train Music Awards and Billboard's year-end ranking, and further won Grammy Award, Contemporary Legend Award and Special Achievement Award from American Music Awards, creating epoch-making records and fashion trends. Numerous awards and titles can't specifically state Michael's influence and contribution to the music industry.
4. Music big sister Madonna.
From the first album "Madonna" to "Radiant", Madonna, a sexy superstar who was called "bad girl" as soon as she debuted, has become popular all over the world! Maybe some people don't know the American Statue of Victory, but no one doesn't know who Madonna is.
5. Rock pioneer-Beatles
In the hearts of rock fans with different cultures, beliefs and systems all over the world, the Beatles will always be like a myth, and their brilliance will shine in the rock music scene in the sixties and seventies. Today, no matter where we go, their melody still echoes in our ears. ...
6.sexy China Maria Kelly
Mariah Carey is a superstar in American pop music and a myth in the world pop music. She is known as the cross-century queen and has a brilliant record in music history. It is famous for its sales of more than 200 million records and numerous music list records, as well as five octaves of high-pitched range, rococo singing and iconic dolphin sound. She is the female singer with the most billboard singles in the music history, and also the solo singer with the most billboard singles.
7. The Queen of Pop Music-celine dion
Celine Dion, a popular singer who became famous all over the world for singing the theme song of Titanic and the anthem of the Atlanta Olympic Games, proved her value and her position in the history of pop music with her high-purity voice, fans all over the world, five Grammy Awards, 20 Canadian Juneau Awards, two Oscar Awards and a sales record of 65.438+0.8 billion copies.
8. Country Queen-Yue Hua Su Dunn
Shania twain, a country female singer from Canada, is the absolute powerful diva in today's country pop music scene. She is the most commercially successful country singer after garth brooks, and has sold more than10 million albums in succession. She has won many country music awards and five Grammy awards, and is an unshirkable sister in the country music industry. The third album, Come on, has sold more than 37 million copies worldwide, and more than 22 million copies in the United States alone. It is the champion of album sales of female singers in the history of world music. Yue Hua Su is the only "three diamond" diva in history (three diamond albums).
9. britney spears
Britney spears is the most popular young girl in the world today. She has a devil-like figure, a moving smile, a sweet singing voice, and her voice is like a sweet candy, which is tasted by everyone and naturally won the title of "Britney Spears". Since her debut, she has conquered countless fans around the world with her youthful personality and dynamic dance, and has become the object pursued by thousands of enthusiasts and the direction of American pop music culture.
10. Christina: Raise the sexy flag!
When she first made her debut, her innocence was overwhelmed by wild sexiness. At this time, Christina is not only the best in image, but also interprets all kinds of "sound" and "color" pop music with her unique voice. The release of the new album "Naked" reveals boldness and toughness. Shooting the cover of a magazine is even more naked.
1 1. Queen of Latin-jennifer lopez
The perfect combination of music, fashion and drama is the best description of jennifer lopez, the most dazzling performing and singing artist today. 1999, successfully achieved a leap from the film industry to the pop music industry. The release of his debut album on The 6 not only created a dazzling global sales of more than 7 million copies, but also launched a series of strong single attacks, including "Waitnig For Tonight" winning the European single list for five consecutive weeks, the American Billboard single list Top 10 and the dance music list; "If You Have My Love" is the fourth week champion of American Billboard singles list; Feelin So Good won the first place in the billboard dance list in the United States, which proved that Jennifer not only has the status of heroine in Hollywood, but also conquered the world with her singing and writing skills, which not only attracted people's attention with her good appearance, but also created a beautiful acting career for her with her versatile performances.
12. "Rock Elf"-avril lavigne
Avril Ramona Lavigne, a new generation of creative female singer, is the hottest newcomer of the year. With her unrestrained rock style, energetic personality and pure charm, she fully embodies the young people in the new era who dare to express their own style!
13. janet jackson
Janet jackson's music is vigorous and unique, and it has established a post-music position in European and American pop music circles by virtue of its singing strength.
14. Ricky Martin
1April 19991Ricky Martin, the most dazzling winner of the Grammy Music Awards, was not only invited to perform 1998 World Cup designated theme song "La Copa De La Vida", which swept the top charts in more than 30 countries around the world. He won a standing ovation from all the participants with his exquisite and enthusiastic performance, and made more than 187 countries around the world feel his charm through broadcasting.
15. Moonlight Goddess: Sarah. -Bleiman
In the first week of its release in the United States, sarah brightman's Moonlight Goddess, a cross-border bel canto queen, immediately reached 500,000 gold records, which made Sarah enter the top 20 of the Billboard pop album list for the first time, and won the classic cross-border list three times at the same time, with a brilliant global record.
16. The famous Italian singer andrea bocelli
There are three magic weapons in the concert: treble C, treble voice and unique charm. The treble voice has much more opportunities to perform in the concert than treble C. When singing Starry Sky in the opera Tosca, his weak voice technique is so full that some audience in the industry are saying during the break: "Domingo and Pavarotti both sang this work in Beijing, and their treble half-voice singing is not as comfortable and attractive as Bocelli. In the second half of Far away Saint Lucia, the high and weak voice is expressed together with the charm of the song. The slow singing of that sentence "Saint Lucia" seems so delicate and moving that the audience can't help admiring his handling.
17. elton john
EltonJohn is a superstar in today's music industry in terms of record sales and popularity of his works. He has the superb creative skills of pop musicians, and there is no lack of calmness of a rock musician. He can integrate the beautiful melody of soul songs, country music and even classical music into his works, and integrate melody skills with gorgeous stage performances on the stage. His diversified creative style blurred the boundary between rock music and pop music, and he also achieved great success. From the first album "EmptySky" to this new album "SongsfromtheWestCoast", Elton has worked with the lyricist BernieTaupin for 365,438+0 years, and I believe that no other musician and lyricist can maintain such a long-term cooperation.
18. Love song master Richard Marx Richard Marx
Masterpiece: Wait here.
As long as you've heard English pop songs, you won't be ignorant of the super classic "Waiting Here" in the history of music, and you won't be ignorant of Richard Marx, who endowed this song with infinite charm. In fact, in the 10 year since the late 1980s, Richard Marx has been the most famous name in the pop music industry. He is a generation of superstars, one of the most expensive songwriters in the world, and has a strong appeal among Asian fans.
19. Eagle
The Eagle Choir of Hotel California won four Grammy Awards: 1975 won the best lying eye pop band; 1977 California hotel's best single of the year; In the same year, "new kids in a Small Town" won the Best Harmony Arrangement Award; 1979 heartache won the best rock band tonight.
After 1976, the Eagles changed from early country rock to California rock (or West Coast rock). It has no certain musical form, but what they have in common is that the music reveals the special humanistic atmosphere formed by the climate and culture on the west coast, which is simply a pleasant feeling, and the Eagle Choir is the representative group of this kind of music. The Eagle Choir was introduced into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame from 65438 to 0998, which affirmed its great contribution to pop music.
20. The miracle of world pop music.
"Backstreet Boys" is the most successful music group in the international pop music world in the 1990s, and their name has become a successful symbol of the rapid fame of male music groups in the history of pop music. Backstreet Boys is composed of five handsome, fashionable and healthy big boys AJ, BRIAN, HOWIE, KEVIN and NICK, all of whom have high musical talents.
2 1.U2 band
2 1 century is a "beautiful day" for U2, just like the name of their Grammy-winning works. Less than a week after winning the Grammy Award for Best Record of the Year last week, U2 had another bumper harvest in the UK and accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award at the top pop music ceremony in the UK. U2 was founded in Dublin, Ireland 25 years ago. For more than 20 years, this band has gone through many vicissitudes and overcome many difficulties, and finally established its position as the top rock band in pop music. At the worst time of U2, its concert was attended by only nine people, but now their records have sold more than10 million copies worldwide.
22. Westlife Westlife
Throughout today's music scene, Westlife can be said to be the most popular bel canto group. Their achievements are also unparalleled. Westlife is the only music group in the history of music that won the annual album award three times. They also held four tours and performed in front of 3 million fans. Tickets for each concert were sold out, which made them the best-selling touring group in history. In addition, Westlife's albums have sold more than 34 million copies worldwide, and in Britain alone, they have won five platinum records. They also set a music record of 65,438+02, and won two British music awards, one MTV mtv European Music Award and six Irish Music Awards (Best Pop Singer Award for four consecutive years)! Westlife also won the title of the first online download list because of a live version of the song "Flying Without Wings for Love".
23. The Rolling Stones, the world's top rock band
The name of the Rolling Stones is taken from a song "Rolling Stones Blues" by former artist Muddy Water. It is the greatest band in today's music world, one of the most outstanding bands in the history of music, one of the most important bands in the history of pop music, one of the most influential bands in the history of rock and roll, and one of the best bands in live performance.
24. robbie williams:
He is a naturally rebellious person, and he is also the only singer who is hated and loved by the media in today's pop music world. God seems to be not stingy with him at all. In addition to the magnetic voice, he also gave him a "girl killer" face. Maybe he doesn't even care about Beckham, the most popular sports star today! Of course, his arrogance also earned him the nickname "bad boy" in the music world!
25. Sting:
As the bass player of the famous police band, he has been in the rock music world for many years. After the police band broke up, Sting began to pursue his own musical style. It's hard to say that his music belongs to that fixed style. Sting's music combines the characteristics of classical music and many other different styles of music. He popularized these musical elements and integrated them into his own music, thus forming his own genre. It is worth mentioning that in all his works, his lyrics are not only beautiful, but also thoughtful and deep, and he never dares to say them without taboo.
Anyway, Sting is the best singer and songwriter with the most world consciousness on this blue planet.
26. slash
The most outstanding musical genius, the true soul of the band, formulated the band's purpose and guided the band's progress. He is a workaholic, but he is rational. He never acts arbitrarily and always discusses things with everyone. They are cautious about what to do and how to do it. SLASH is the only person in the band who comes from a musical family. His father is a cover designer of Geffen records, and his mother is also a fashion designer. Influenced by pop music since childhood, I like singers of various styles, especially Rolling Stone, Led Zeppelin and Aleo Smith. He thinks Jimmy Page (the lead guitarist in Led Zeppelin) has the greatest influence on him.
Bryan Adams.
At the end of 1984, Adams reappeared with the song "Running to You" and became his second Top 10 single. Recklessness was also published at the end of 1984, which was a great success.
28. Radio Commander
Radio conductor is one of the few alternative bands influenced by gorgeous competition/arena rock in the early 1990s. The band's original record has a distinctive U2 style. However, the band later began to write more epic/narrative poems, with My Bloody Valentine's Day, Pink Floyd, R.E.M and Elf as the main textures with rich layers. The gloomy lyrics of lead singer thom yorke convey anxiety and alienation in complicated works. 1993, the band's first album "Pablo Honey" was released. Originally, the band didn't have much hope for it, but Creep soon became a hit single. At that time, the band was not optimistic by critics, thinking that they were just a flash in the pan. However, the band's second album, Bending, surprised everyone. It has been a great success in Britain. As the tour continued, the critics who were biased against the band were completely conquered, and the band became famous in one fell swoop.
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199 1 suede choir has been in the army for eight years, and they have been in the rock music scene in the 1990 s.
It occupies a key position and completely subverts the existing laws of alternative music.
Become a new goal that pop music tries to surpass!
30.coldplay
Coldplay is a voice worth looking forward to. Their music is as simple and clean as a league organization, but it exudes endless touching feelings, just like playing guitar strings alone in an empty darkroom. Every sound is so clear, every note is so cruel that you are completely heartbroken, collapsed and lost. Parachute will definitely be the most exciting album for you.
3 1. Pink Floyd-one of the most legendary bands in the history of western rock music.
Pink Floyd "Pink Floyd" singing group is a controversial rock band since its birth. Fans say it represents the new trend of rock music, while haters complain that their music is boring. But whether you like it or not, their mixed styles of rock, new jazz, country music, blues and electronic music can't be indifferent.
Bjork.
This female singer from Iceland is the wildest and most radical avant-garde star today. His latest album Vespertine (200 1) is quiet, reserved and harmonious. This avant-garde actress can give people a refreshing feeling every time she makes a film. From pop to jazz, from jazz to electronics, you never know what her next step is.
Eric clapton.
Clapton is the world's leading guitar master in blues rock. His piano style is calm, refined and vivid, and his performance is beautiful and moving. His blues music contains blues, rock, pop and other musical elements, with clear melody lines and personalized patterns. Clapton devoted his life to music, and put the ups and downs of life and the sufferings of the soul into music, and wrote such immortal works as Leila and Tears of Heaven.
34.oasis
1992 At the end of a cold winter night, five little boys from Manchester, England hitchhiked all the way to Glasgow, Scotland. Then they walked into a bar and told the bar manager that they would stay if they were not allowed to perform on stage tonight. The manager thought there was nothing to lose by letting them perform, so he agreed to their request. As soon as the band named Oasis came on stage, it attracted the attention of all the guests present-including Allen McKee, president of the record company. On May 3rd1993 and 3rd1Sunday, Alan McGee sang Oasis with the band 18 Wheeler, which was impressive again. At that time, Wheeler was quite instructed and had just signed a contract with the record company. Now he has decided to sign a contract with Oasis, and the legend of the best band today begins for the second time.
35. Fuzzy Band
Blur, the most representative British orchestra in the 1990s, won the brit awards Prize for Best Album, Best Group, Best Single and Best Music Video with 1995. Since the extremely strong period of the British Orchestra in the mid-1990s, its musical style and playing skills have been highly respected, and its performance in sales support is also very dazzling. Moreover, they directly inherited the blood of British rock bands My Bloody Valentine, Stone Roses, Sex Pistol and even the Beatles, and their unique style made Blur one of the most successful British pop bands today.
36.travis
Travis, an English rock quartet from Glasgow, England, was founded in 1996. Since her debut, she has released three albums. Last year, his second album "The Man" shined brilliantly at the awards ceremony in the UK, winning two awards, the best combination and the best album, and creating many excellent works that entered the UK singles list. In 200 1 year, Travis released his third album "Invisible Band", which was recorded for 18 months. Like the last album, it was produced by Nigel Goldrich, the radio commander. The first single "Sing" was written by Fran, the lead singer, mainly to encourage lovers to hide from each other and be honest with each other is true love.
37. "Linkin Park" band-the fortress of cool rock generation E.
Think what others can't think of and do what you want. This is a lesson that "Linkin Park" and their music give to the international music world. In Linkin Park's music, you will hear various elements: heavy metal, hip hop, electronic dance music and so on. Music critics often make some radish and cabbage-style recommendations to the audience. Fans who have their own taste in hearing can certainly pick out their own good taste in the music stew of Linkin Park, but Linkin Park is by no means the first group in music to do so. They are so popular because we have to look for answers in lyrics other than notes.
38. Bond Spice Girls (Classical Spice Girls) ...
"Bond Classic Spice Girl" consists of four girls from Australia and Britain, Haylie Ecker, Ios, tania Davis and Guy Yi westhoff. They are beautiful, sexy and avant-garde. The most important thing is that they have mastered Superman's musical talent and free spirit. When the band was founded, the four elves decided to abandon the traditional classical music structure and perfectly integrate the profound connotation of classical music with various musical elements around the world and modern digital arrangement technology in their own creation. Whether it's Latin music in the Caribbean or electronic music on the streets of London, whether it's aboriginal style or eastern European folk songs, their original works have become an invisible force, shining with the leap of life, so that everyone can't help dancing with them!
39. Gregory Gregory Choir ...
Gregorian is composed of 12 singers who are immersed in church music and chorus style, have a deep classical foundation and have a certain position in the music industry in London. Its producer, Frank Peterson, was a member of Enigma and has many famous works, such as Harmony of Enigma and Sarah Brightman's. Because of this, we can often hear the same orchestration and arrangement as Enigma in their works, and Sarah Brightman has voiced her for many times in her works, adding a little luster to the album.
40. bob marley, the father of reggae music
Bob marley is a master of regal music. In his short life, he won the love of millions of people of all colors and classes in the world.