Smooth Icons 2020: See the full top 100 list

31 August 2020, 10:03 | Updated: 30 August 2021, 11:33

You voted in your thousands, and we can now bring you the greatest artists of all time in Smooth Icons 2020!

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You've been selecting your all-time favourite artists over the past month, and we will now count down the top 100.

All day today (August 31), we're counting down your favourite bands and singers from 10am to 7pm.

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Meanwhile, our sister station Smooth Country is also holding its own countdown: Smooth Country Icons! Follow that chart live here.

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Smooth Icons 2020 Top 100:

1. 100. Gloria Gaynor

2. 99. Randy Crawford

3. 98. Gerry Rafferty

4. 97. Richard Marx

5. 96. Mariah Carey

6. 95. Lisa Stansfield

7. 94. Kate Bush

8. 93. Bon Jovi

9. 92. James Taylor

10. 91. Tom Jones

11. 90. Van Morrison

12. 89. Seal

13. 88. Righteous Brothers

14. 87. Tracy Chapman

15. 86. Michael McDonald

16. 85. REM

17. 84. Nile Rodgers

18. 83. Paul Young

19. 82. Jackie Wilson

20. 81. Alexander O'Neal

21. 80. Eric Clapton

22. 79. Hot Chocolate

23. 78. Bill Withers

24. 77. Bryan Ferry

25. 76. Olivia Newton-John

26. 75. Smokey Robinson

27. 74. Chicago

28. 73. Dionne Warwick

29. 72. Otis Redding

30. 71. Madness

31. 70. Sam Cooke

32. 69. U2

33. 68. Foreigner

34. 67. Hall & Oates

35. 66. Dusty Springfield

36. 65. Four Tops

37. 64. Alison Moyet

38. 63. Aerosmith

39. 62. Louis Armstrong

40. 61. Sting

41. 60. Gloria Estefan

42. 59. A-ha

43. 58. Wet Wet Wet

44. 57. Gladys Knight

45. 56. Al Green

46. 55. Four Seasons

47. 54. Billy Ocean

48. 53. Shania Twain

49. 52. George Benson

50. 51. Bruce Springsteen

51. 50. UB40

52. 49. Duran Duran

53. 48. Blondie

54. 47. Paul McCartney

55. 46. Beach Boys

56. 45. Pet Shop Boys

57. 44. Robbie Williams

58. 43. Simon & Garfunkel

59. 42. Annie Lennox

60. 41. Coldplay

61. 40. Simply Red

62. 39. Barbra Streisand

63. 38. Bryan Adams

64. 37. Earth Wind & Fire

65. 36. Barry White

66. 35. Take That

67. 34. Dolly Parton

68. 33. John Lennon

69. 32. Neil Diamond

70. 31. Michael Bublé

71. 30. Billy Joel

72. 29. Marvin Gaye

73. 28. Ed Sheeran

74. 27. Eagles

75. 26. Bob Marley

76. 25. Luther Vandross

77. 24. Fleetwood Mac

78. 23. Aretha Franklin

79. 22. Tina Turner

80. 21. Boy George

81. 20. Celine Dion

82. 19. Adele

83. 18. Madonna

84. 17. Phil Collins

85. 16. Diana Ross

86. 15. Carpenters

87. 14. Lionel Richie

88. 13. David Bowie

89. 12. Stevie Wonder

90. 11. Rod Stewart

91. 10. The Beatles

92. 9. Prince

93. 8. Elton John

94. 7. Elvis Presley

95. 6. Bee Gees

96. 5. ABBA

97. 4. Whitney Houston

98. 3. Queen

99. 2. George Michael

100. 1. Michael Jackson

     Taking the number one spot in the Smooth’s Icon poll is the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson!

     MJ sold over 350 million records worldwide with a whopping 27 million alone in the UK alone, making him Britain’s single-selling male artist in UK history. The singer had seven number one UK singles including ‘One Day In Your Life’, ’Billie Jean’ and ‘You Are Not Alone’.

     In the two weeks following his 2009 death, Michael Jackson had 13 songs in the UK Top 40 chart and his Greatest Hits album took the UK number one spot for an incredible six weeks.