Top 10 Music Artists Most Likely to Be Added Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Music Artists of All Time List
Rolling Stone has updated their lists of the greatest songs and greatest albums relatively recently so it's probably not that unlikely they will update their list of the greatest music artists. Here is a list of music artists who have a good chance of being added to the list if it is updated. These aren't necessarily the artists we most want them to include and obviously I could be wrong about some of these but I thought I would have a guess at it.Feel free to add artists I might have missed but try and consider who has the best chance based on their critical reception or influence. Don't just add artists that you love and don't add artists who were already on the list.
Source: Rollong Stone's 100 Greatest Artists
I don't really intend this list to be in any particular order except that Kanye West is easily the artist I most expect to make the list. I would imagine him being pretty high on the list. Honestly, the fact that he wasn't already on the list in 2010 is a little surprising.
Despite his personality and controversial takes, he is definitely a talented artist and one of the best rappers of the 2010s.
Despite who he is in real life, he revolutionized hip-hop, and we have future legends thanks to him.
I mean, he just defeated one of the most influential rappers of the 2010s, so yeah.
Meanwhile, an artist on no one's mind in 2010 is the most critically acclaimed music act of the 2010s in any genre. I think it's a fairly safe bet Kendrick Lamar will be on the list and probably fairly high.
I don't think many people on TheTopTens know this guy, and to be fair, I don't know his music well either besides him being a neo-soul singer. But all three of his albums made their greatest albums of all-time list, so I would say he has a reasonable shot.
OutKast haven't actually made any new music since the previous list in 2010. But with their representation on the lists of greatest songs and albums having improved notably, I think there is a very good chance of them being there this time.
Hey, it's not just R&B and hip-hop. Fiona Apple was already a consistently highly praised singer-songwriter in 2010, but the album with the ridiculously long title along with last year's Fetch The Bolt Cutters will have improved her case considerably.
Given that Tupac was already on the list and Biggie has gone up a fair way on their greatest album and song lists, I can easily imagine him being on the list this time.
I can see this happening as well.
Rolling Stone is a very English-centric magazine. But recently, they have shown their diversity by including more new songs and rap songs. They also included his songs in the top 50. So, I'm not surprised if he's included because he is very influential in reggaeton music.
This might be a contentious pick for some people given that her early albums are probably regarded as good more often than great. On the other hand, she is in the top 100 of both the greatest songs and artists lists multiple times, so I doubt they would leave her off after that.
This might be a kind of left-field guess considering they are easily the least widely known artist on the list, and Rolling Stone is typically one of the more mainstream critical sources. However, they were on the greatest albums of all-time list three times, so clearly, they have some chance.
The most recent artist on this list with just two studio albums. As maybe the second most critically acclaimed new artist of the 2010s behind Kendrick Lamar, I think he has a solid chance despite limited releases.
The Newcomers
They aren't really far off. The problem is that their case hasn't really improved since 2010.
I can already see eyes rolling here, but she's on both the greatest songs and albums lists multiple times and pretty high at that. Her last two albums only improve her case, so I wouldn't be surprised at all if she made it. Also, yes, I couldn't be happier with that, actually.