Most Underrated Bands and Singers of the 21st Century

This is a list of artists whose music is so amazing that have made some fame, but popular standards are so rooted that made it difficult for them to climb to the top -exactly where they deserve to be.
The Top Ten
1 Jackie Evancho Jacqueline Marie "Jackie" Evancho is an American classical crossover singer who gained wide recognition at an early age. Since 2009, she has issued an EP and eight albums, including a platinum and gold album, and three Billboard 200 top 10 debuts. Evancho's latest album 'The Debut', was her eighth consecutive ...read more.

Some don't appreciate what Jackie can do.
I think the dumbed down mass produced music of the last 20 years is at fault.
Many of Jackie's fans are older, because experience and memory of truly beautiful music gives a better appreciation of her amazing gift.

Why isn't Jackie on the radio every day?
She has millions of fans, and would have billions if the industry put music first and dollars second.

Not just hype... The real deal. Beautiful voice just gets better every year.

She could be the next Judy Garland, because even when she was a young child, her singing voice was at an adult level.

2 Owl City Owl City is an American Synthpop/Electronica project created in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota; it is the most successful of several projects by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young.

I think, with this in number one, you should retitle it "overrated". Which Owl City most certainly is. Apparently it's an experimental electronic music project. Gets gullible fans out like meerkats. My verdict: it's ruining electronic music. Well, of course, I never said Owl City's not unique. No way. Owl City is unique in the way that he blends One Direction-reminiscent qualities which crush the Kraftwerk like soul within this music, and making it about as moving and pure-sounding as a parrot choking on a vindaloo. So, face it, the experiment proved to have had a negative result. Try electronic music that has more point, more soul and more sane fans to it. Owlers are electronic Beliebers. End of story.

PositronWildhawk, you are OBVIOUSLY some kind of Nicki Minaj/Lil' Wayne/Miley Cyrus/Soulja Boy fan, because the only people who have a hatred for Owl City are fans of those singers and rappers I just mentioned that YOU like and personally want to be like when you're older. Anyway, moving on now, Jackie up there is NOT underrated, because I see her name on EVERY list. Owl City are amazing and absolutely underrated and NEED to be number 1.

Nice comment, PositronWildhawk, but although your way of pulling down is quite admirable, your dislikes for highly-elaborated songs is evident. You let know through your words how influenced you are by musical patterns you're used to hear. Owl City is different, for it's particularly charged with completely new sounds and figures, that may be why you can't like it's music until you've listened to it several times. Personally, I hated deeply Vanilla Twilight, for it has not even chorus. But when I gave it another opportunities I learned to love it. It's quite a pity that you just criticize instead of trying to look at the same thing with different eyes.

Well PositronWildhawk, have you listened to Owl City lately or/and researched him. Do you think Owl City's rubbish when he has friends such as Matt Theissen (Lead singer of Relient K) and worked with legends such as Mark Hoppus from Blink 182.
Do you really think Owl City is rubbish? Well even if you still believe he is, can you please keep your opinions to yourself, there are a lot of people who think Adam Young (Owl City) is one of the best and when they read comments like yours they go crazy (i. E me, when I first read it)

3 MGMT MGMT is an American rock band formed in 2002 by Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. After the release of their first album, the members of their live band, Matthew Asti, James Richardson and Will Berman, joined the core band in the studio.

If Indie records were given the fame they deserve music would be a better world.

Love you're coment you're nice dude;-) I'm 12 and I think that's awesome

4 Sigúr Rós

Hoppipolla, Ara Batur, Olsen Olsen and Staralfur among so many others will caress your heart until you cry.

5 Vanilla Ninja Vanilla Ninja is an Estonian pop rock and synth rock band consisting of Lenna Kuurmaa (lead vocals, guitar), Piret Järvis (vocals, guitar) and Katrin Siska (keyboards). Past members are Maarja Kivi and Triinu Kivilaan, both providing vocals and electric bass. ...read more.
6 Anastacia Anastacia Lyn Newkirk is an American singer-songwriter, producer and former dancer. Her first two albums Not That Kind and Freak of Nature were released in quick succession to major success.
7 Sarah Connor Sarah Marianne Corina Lewe, better known by her stage name Sarah Connor, is a German pop and soul singer and occasional songwriter from Hamburg born on June 13, 1980. ...read more.
8 Reik

Perhaps you have never heard of them, as latin pop records don't usually enter English-speaking charts, but that's definitely why this band should be in this list.

9 SOJA

Get to know them. They even sing in English, and it's excellent reggae.

In my opinion one of the best reggae band around today

10 Dread Mar-I

Reggae Spanish singer. One of the best singers of the genre. Lovely songs.

The Contenders
11 K´naan

There's more than what you can expect of this English-speaking rapper.

12 Gustavo Cordera

Former leader from Bersuit Vergrabat. He's always been an amazing musician, but his music has not been rewarded as it should.

13 Conchita Wurst Conchita Wurst or simply Conchita is the stage name and persona of Austrian singer Tom Neuwirth, who was born on November 6, 1988 . ...read more.
14 M2M M2M was a Norwegian teen pop duo consisting of Marit Larsen and Marion Raven, both of which provided vocals, guitar, piano and songwriting. They released two albums, “Shades of Purple” and “The Big Room”, in 2000 and 2002, respectively. Both albums received universal acclaim internationally ...read more.
15 Beyond the Black Beyond the Black is a German symphonic metal band from Mannheim originally consisting of Jennifer Haben (vocals), Nils Lesser (guitar), Christopher Hummels (guitar, vocals), Tobias Derer (drums), Erwin Schmidt (bass) and Michael Hauser (keyboard). As of August 2016, the members parted ways, with Haben ...read more.
16 Nightwish Nightwish is a symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and lead singer Tarja Turunen. It's currently formed by Tuomas, Emppu, lead vocalist Floor Jansen, bassist and vocalist Marco Hietala, ...read more.
17 Ich + Ich Ich + Ich is a German music duo consisting of soul singer Adel Tawil (former member of boygroup The Boyz) and producer and occasional vocalist Anette Humpe (formerly part of the influential Neue Deutsche Welle band Ideal), which was formed in 2003. Their style can be described as pop, soul, R'n'B or ...read more.
18 Robbie Williams Robert Peter Williams is an English singer, songwriter and actor. He was a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995 and again from 2009 to 2012. He has also had commercial success as a solo artist.

Very, very underrated

Yet so amazing

19 System of a Down System of a Down, formed in 1994, is an Armenian-American alternative metal group from Glendale, California. The band name is sometimes shortened to System or SOAD. They've always been a very political band since their inception. Often being against genocide and war most notably in songs like: Pluck, Holy Mountains, and BYOB (Bring Your Own Bombs). Serj is an active activist who wants to change the world for the better.

The band's current members include Serj Tankian (vocalist, keyboards), Daron Malakian (guitarist, vocalist), Shavo Odadjian (bassist), and John Dolmayan (drummer). ...read more.

Cool, but not underrated.

20 Linkin Park Linkin Park is an American alternative rock band formed in Agoura Hills, California, in 1996. The current members include Mike Shinoda (vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar), Brad Delson (guitar), Dave "Phoenix" Farrell (bass), Joe Hahn (DJ), and Rob Bourdon (drums). Linkin Park is associated with a mixture of alternative rock, hip hop, and techno. Some of their influences include Nine Inch Nails, Deftones,... read more
21 Brent Smith Brent Stephen Smith is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the band Shinedown.
22 Green Day Green Day are an American pop punk/punk rock band formed in East Bay, California in 1987. The members include Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals and guitar), Mike Dirnt (bass), Tré Cool (drums) and Jason White (guitar). Green Day are associated with punk rock, pop punk and alternative rock. Some of their influences include The Ramones, Sex Pistols, NOFX, and Bad Religion. They are best known for their songs like ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’, ‘Basket Case’ and their ‘American Idiot’ & ‘Dookie’ albums. American Idiot sold 6 million copies in the U.S. and won a Grammy Award for "Best Rock Album". Green Day have sold over 75 million records worldwide and have won 5 Grammy Awards. They ...read more.

Green Day's ok. I like two songs by them. But I don't consider them one of the best bands of all time, like some people do.

I can't believe I have a Green Day poster in my bedroom and I didn't put them on this list!

Albums like American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown prove that they belong here!

I love Green Day so much I sometimes can't breathe thinking about them.

23 Marina And The Diamonds Marina Lambrini Diamandis, better known by her stage name "Marina and The Diamonds", is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Born in Bryn Mawr and raised in nearby Pandy, she moved to London as a teenager in order to achieve her dream of being a singer. She's known for her unique style of writing, and impersonating characters in creating her songs and forming her albums.

Such an amazing singer!

24 Jamiroquai

He sure is underrated, but not as much as the ones before. Perhaps he is the most famous on the list. Still developing great albums.

25 Of Monsters and Men Of Monsters and Men is a five-member, English-language, indie folk-pop band from Reykjavík, Iceland, formed in 2010.

I <3 all of the songs by this band, and most people I know /might/ recognize one of their songs but nobody knows the band. One of my favorite songs by this band, Dirty Paws, nobody I know has ever heard of. We need to make alternative music 'popular' again.

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