February 16, 2024

Taylor Swift may be the most influential artist of all-time on an audience, who would be on your Mt. Rushmore of influential Pop artists?

Beata Murphy, KIIS: Taylor Swift, Elton John, Beyoncé, Madonna.

 

Danny Ocean, WSBG: From the 60s The Beatles. From the 70s The Rolling Stones. From the 80s Michael Jackson. From the 90s Backstreet Boys. From 2000s Justin Timberlake. From 2010s Taylor Swift.

Orlando Davis, WLLD: My Mount Rushfluential: Dave Chappelle, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and a rotation wheel that floats from Puff, to Pharrell, to Virgil Abloh, to Jay-Z to Kanye West so we’ll call the last space the seat of the streets!

Jon Zellner, iHeartMedia: Elvis, Beatles, Madonna, Michael Jackson

Valentine, WBHT: Taylor, Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, Harry Styles.

 

Geno Pearson, Birmingham Mountain Radio: Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, Whitney Houston.

Bob Patrick, WXLK: Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince, The Beatles.

Erik Bradley, B96: Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince, Mariah Carey.

Jammer, WEZB: Michael Jackson, Ed Sheeran, Whitney Houston, Adele.

Jonathan Shuford, WRVW: I have to go with artists who’ve changed the game. Taylor Swift is on top, Nirvana started an entire genre of music in 1993, Michael Jackson also completely changed an entire genre of music, and The Beatles certainly have to be there.

Buster, WIOQ: The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Talyor Swift.

R Dub!, Z90/Magic 92.5: Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna.

Matt Johnson, WPLW: Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Michael Jackson.

Brian Mack, iHeartMedia: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.

 

Java Joel, WHBC: Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, William Hung.

Jeremy Rice, WXXL: The Beatles, Elvis, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Taylor Swift. My Personal influencers: Joy Division/New Order, The Cure, Miles Davis, Depeche Mode.

Rick Vaughn, KENZ: Michael Jackson.

Toby Knapp, WASH: Elvis Presley. John Lennon. Michael Jackson. David Bowie. Prince. Beyonce. Madonna. All artists who changed things and bent the arc of what pop music truly is at its core – a boundless core where all hits live – toward something truly revolutionary.

Jana Sutter, WXXL: Taylor Swift and Beyoncé for sure.

Adam Rivers, WKCI / WKSS: Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Rihanna.

Guy Zapoleon, Zapoleon Consulting: Pop: Beatles, Elvis Presley, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Taylor Swift.

Heather Deluca, WSJO: Madonna, Prince, Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.