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Post by Rolo on Sept 18, 2012 9:29:57 GMT -5
John Lennon has been named as NME's Ultimate Musical Icon of the last 60 years.
The Beatles' co-frontman topped the poll, which began with 60 nominees in March of this year, beating out the likes of David Bowie, Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner, Morrissey, Liam Gallagher and Damon Albarn to take the crown.
Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher came second in the poll, with David Bowie in third and Alex Turner in fourth. Nirvana's Kurt Cobain came fifth, Amy Winehouse came sixth, with Jimi Hendrix in seventh place.
Morrissey ranked in eighth place, with Noel Gallagher in ninth and Ian Curtis in 10th place.
Over 160,000 votes were cast in the poll, which ran for over six months and has taken place to celebrate NME's 60th birthday. You can read the definitive list of all 60 icons in this week's issue of NME, which is on newsstands tomorrow (September 19) or available digitally.
The Top 10 in the poll to find NME's Ultimate Musical Icon of the last 60 years are as follows:
1. John Lennon 2. Liam Gallagher 3. David Bowie 4. Alex Turner 5. Kurt Cobain 6. Amy Winehouse 7. Jimi Hendrix 8. Morrissey 9. Noel Gallagher 10. Ian Curtis
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Can't really complain with finishing 2nd to Lennon! Great for Liam.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2012 10:13:59 GMT -5
That sounds pretty fair to me... Lennon is an ultimate icon no doubt
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Post by alwaysnow on Sept 18, 2012 10:21:15 GMT -5
Yeah, great one, thanks for the news.
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Post by Bittersweet Split on Sept 18, 2012 12:03:13 GMT -5
fucking love Alex Turner but really can't see him being at 4th place.
pulling ahead of David Bowie might say a lot about the people who actually read this, but fuck it, that's exactly where I'd put him too
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2012 14:31:35 GMT -5
Liam is fantastic, but before Bowie? I suppose the bigger joke is Alex Turner and Amy Winehouse being in the top ten.
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Post by RocketMan on Sept 18, 2012 14:45:48 GMT -5
where the hell are keith richards or mick jagger? i mean, i hate pirates of the caribbean but johnny depp used him as his inspiration for his character. that's epic enough
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Post by headshrinker84 on Sept 18, 2012 14:56:37 GMT -5
I know it's the NME but that list is a joke. Amy Winehouse and Alex turner ffs.
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Post by ETrilk on Sept 19, 2012 20:32:54 GMT -5
I'm happy with one and two. The rest are either out of order or shouldn't be there period. No Macca?
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Post by collibosher on Sept 19, 2012 21:33:34 GMT -5
Mod icon and vocal wonder Steve Marriott didn't even crack the top 50?
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Post by LlAM on Sept 20, 2012 1:27:22 GMT -5
Alex Turner? The 4th biggest icon of the past 60 years? Oh dear......
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Post by yeayeayeah on Sept 20, 2012 16:18:41 GMT -5
Arctic Monkeys are a great band but I wouldnt even put Alex in the top 50. Him being above the stones, Dylan and Macca just removes any credibility the list might of had
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Post by NYR on Sept 20, 2012 23:09:28 GMT -5
where the hell are keith richards or mick jagger? i mean, i hate pirates of the caribbean but johnny depp used him as his inspiration for his character. that's epic enough couldn't agree more. also, where's dylan or jim morrison?
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Post by matt on Sept 21, 2012 16:30:13 GMT -5
Typical narrow minded BS from NME readers. Where the hell's Brian McFadden?
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Post by Gas Panic on Sept 21, 2012 19:44:46 GMT -5
I also hugely enjoy Alex turner but for him to be above Dylan and McCartney is crazy, also what about ray davies and axl rose?!
Damon from blur is more of an icon than Alex turner.
Fact.
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Post by spaneli on Sept 21, 2012 20:07:20 GMT -5
I also hugely enjoy Alex turner but for him to be above Dylan and McCartney is crazy, also what about ray davies and axl rose?! Damon from blur is more of an icon than Alex turner. Fact. This
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Post by Frank Lee Vulgar on Sept 22, 2012 5:16:24 GMT -5
Macca, Mick Jagger and Ray Davies are the worst omissions to me...seriously, Alex Turner? At least they mention Damon Albarn...then again, all these top tens are extremely subjective and it seems like a lot of the voters were rather young.
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Post by RocketMan on Sept 22, 2012 6:04:53 GMT -5
Macca, Mick Jagger and Ray Davies are the worst omissions to me...seriously, Alex Turner? At least they mention Damon Albarn...then again, all these top tens are extremely subjective and it seems like a lot of the voters were rather young. alter schützt vor torheit nicht
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Post by Frank Lee Vulgar on Sept 22, 2012 11:26:45 GMT -5
Macca, Mick Jagger and Ray Davies are the worst omissions to me...seriously, Alex Turner? At least they mention Damon Albarn...then again, all these top tens are extremely subjective and it seems like a lot of the voters were rather young. alter schützt vor torheit nicht Jugend aber noch weniger
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Post by green eyed boy on Sept 25, 2012 10:56:07 GMT -5
Don't get me wrong, I love Oasis and I'm really happy that both of them are in the top 10.... but seriously, no Freddie Mercury??! WTF is this shit?!
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Post by bdiplayer on Oct 2, 2012 12:16:45 GMT -5
Who the F*** is Alex Turner?!
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Post by manny on Oct 2, 2012 12:35:33 GMT -5
Who the F*** is Alex Turner?! Is this a pun of the Artic Monkeys EP?
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