I'm everything I am because you snubbed me! Fans cried foul last weekend when Rolling Stone left Celine Dion off the magazine's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time list. Announcing the roster on Twitter, the publication was already on the defensive.
"Before you start scrolling (and commenting), keep in mind that this is the Greatest Singers list, not the Greatest Voices List," the tweet said. "Talent is impressive; genius is transcendent."
But when the Dion die-hards realized the Canadian chanteuse had not been deemed "transcendent" enough to rate the Top 200, they reacted as though they had just collided with an iceberg, lining up to drag the magazine through the merde.
"Rolling Stone needs to immediately exit the business of music journalism," said Twitter user mtl_vocalist. A furious @elasticdijon added, "The fact that CĂ©line Dion isn't anywhere in the top 200 is a crime against humanity."
And user @JamieCollabro said, "Respectfully, not including Celine Dion, arguably the best vocal technician of all time, in this list is borderline treasonous."
Dion, 54, ranks among the highest selling solo artists in history, with more than 250 million albums sold. And her two Las Vegas residencies at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, "A New Day" and "Celine," grossed a combined $681 million.
There were other surprises on Rolling Stone's list. Michael Jackson was ranked at a lowly No. 86, while Kurt Cobain got No. 36. Taylor Swift ranked at 102, well above Barbra Streisand, who snagged spot 147. And, like Dion, Judy Garland and Cher didn't make the cut at all, yet heavy metal wailer Ozzy Osbourne did.
The Top 20 are listed below, with the full list of 200 available on Rolling Stone's website:
20. Marvin Gaye
19. Frank Sinatra
18. Celia Cruz
17. Elvis Presley
16. Prince
15. Bob Dylan
14. Freddie Mercury
13. Patsy Cline
12. John Lennon
11. Little Richard
10. Al Green
09. Otis Redding
08. Beyoncé
07. Stevie Wonder
06. Ray Charles
05. Mariah Carey
04. Billie Holiday
03. Sam Cooke
02. Whitney Houston
01. Aretha Franklin
(New York Post)
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