Greatest Five Year Runs, Part I

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Inspired by this The Best Five Album Runs Ever and this "The Best Five Album Runs BEFORE TIME BEGAN" (Jazz poll voting thread VOTE HERE), I thought a slightly different approach would be interesting in that it’s easier to include artists who’s main work appeared on 78s and 45s from the 20s through 50s. I thought of making it really inclusive, but realized I already had a list of over 170 options (some artists have more than one run). So yeah, I know I’m missing a ton of blues and jazz artists. Sorry. Hopefully I managed to include most of the big contenders.

Poll Results

Option	Votes
Funkadelic 69-73	10
The Beatles 65-69	9
Led Zeppelin 68-72	5
Velvet Underground 67-71	3
The Who 65-69	3
Louis Armstrong 25-29	3
Rolling Stones 68-72	3
Bob Dylan 64-68	2
John Coltrane 63-67	2
Thelonious Monk 50-54	1
The Beach Boys 63-67	1
Charles Mingus 59-63	1
Creedence Clearwater Revival 68-72	1
Serge Gainsbourg 69-73	1
Fats Domino 55-59	1
Sarah Vaughan 46-50	1
Chuck Berry 55-59	1
James Brown 69-73	0
Tom Zé 68-72	0
Sam Cooke 60-64	0
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band 66-70	0
Jimi Hendrix 66-70	0
The Kinks 66-70	0
Aretha Franklin 67-71	0
Caetano Veloso 68-72	0
The Meters 69-73	0
Sly & The Family Stone 69-73	0
Tim Buckley 68-72	0
Van Morrison 68-72	0
Gilberto Gil 68-72	0
Miles Davis 65-69	0
The Byrds 64-68	0
Duke Ellington 27-31	0
Duke Ellington 38-42	0
Billie Holiday 38-42	0
Charlie Parker 44-48	0
Tito Puente 52-56	0
Elvis Presley 54-58	0
Ray Charles 55-59	0
Miles Davis 55-59	0
Bo Diddley 55-59	0
Ornette Coleman 58-62	0
John Coltrane 58-62	0
Sun Ra 58-62	0
João Gilberto 60-64	0
Etta James 63-67	0
Otis Redding 63-67	0
Sun Ra 63-67	0
James Brown 64-68	0
Bessie Smith 25-29	0

― Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 22 October 2009 21:54 (sixteen years ago)

Black Sabbath

― Don Quishote (jjjusten), Thursday, 22 October 2009 21:56 (sixteen years ago)

Not voting. Can't decide.

― We call them "meat hemorrhoids" (Alex in SF), Thursday, 22 October 2009 21:56 (sixteen years ago)

CCR vs. Zep vs. Funkadelic vs. JB vs. Miles Davis vs. Sabbath arggggh yeah I ain't voting in this

― Jesus, the Czar of Czars (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 22 October 2009 21:59 (sixteen years ago)

also the Beach Boys' best period is more like 66'-'71

― Jesus, the Czar of Czars (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 22 October 2009 21:59 (sixteen years ago)

This is one of those lists where least favorite is probably easier.

― We call them "meat hemorrhoids" (Alex in SF), Thursday, 22 October 2009 22:10 (sixteen years ago)

Mingus v. Velvets for me - went Mingus.

― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 22 October 2009 23:03 (sixteen years ago)

The Beatles although their best period was 1963-67.

― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Friday, 23 October 2009 00:52 (sixteen years ago)

(Before John met Yoko and lost it musically)

― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Friday, 23 October 2009 00:53 (sixteen years ago)

voting Thelonious, although i'm not sure about the 1950-'54 part to be honest. if there were a Stones '64-68 i might take that over the velvets. hey, i think i agree with Geir for the first time (!)

― time as a witness (outdoor_miner), Friday, 23 October 2009 01:23 (sixteen years ago)

you're kidding, right?

― that's not my post, Friday, 23 October 2009 03:43 (sixteen years ago)

^at the absurdity of picking one. This should be a pick only 5 or 10.

― that's not my post, Friday, 23 October 2009 03:43 (sixteen years ago)

This would be better served to be done like the Jazz poll, but if only 20 people are voting in these things, I don't want to bother. Would be nice if the auto poll thingys could be upgraded to give option of ranking 5 or more.

― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 23 October 2009 13:27 (sixteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Thursday, 29 October 2009 00:01 (sixteen years ago)

Be sure to vote in all three!

Greatest Five Year Runs, Part II
Greatest Five Year Runs, Part III

― Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 29 October 2009 17:36 (sixteen years ago)

Funkadelic after a lot of hand-wringing.

― We call them "meat hemorrhoids" (Alex in SF), Thursday, 29 October 2009 17:56 (sixteen years ago)

I vote Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1787-1791).

― o. nate, Thursday, 29 October 2009 18:19 (sixteen years ago)

Karlheinz Stockhausen (1955-1959)

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 29 October 2009 18:20 (sixteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Friday, 30 October 2009 00:01 (sixteen years ago)

Hurrah!!

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 30 October 2009 10:13 (sixteen years ago)

http://991.com/newGallery/This-Heat-Deceit-306759.jpg

― Paul, Friday, 30 October 2009 11:24 (sixteen years ago)

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