As Freddy T likes to say: “Everybody loves lists.” So we dug into a recent ranking of SNL musical guests and raved about our all-time faves.
To start, we must give credit where credit is due. Rolling Stone loves lists, too, and they recently released one called The 50 Best Saturday Night Live Musical Performances. Fred is a bit of an SNL savant. I’m a big fan, too. So we had to talk about it.
Rolling Stone writes: “For the show’s anniversary, we collected the 50 greatest musical performances in Saturday Night Live history.” They also note that they didn’t count performances that were part of sketches. Maybe they’ll make that list next.
SNL Musical Guests: Rolling Stone’s Take
The mag made the Thin White Duke their No. 1 pick, topping the list with David Bowie‘s December 15, 1979 performance of “The Man Who Sold The World” in all its dadaist glory. Vintage Bowie, peak performance art. Tough to argue with that.
And to give more credit where credit is due, the list has some really solid songs and artists that have graced the SNL stage over the years. They even gave a nod to the show’s most recent musical guest (as of the posting of their list): Chappell Roan.
SNL Musical Guests: Toucher & Hardy Play Favorites
Listen to us break down the list and share our picks up there, then scroll down here for some throwback SNL clips. But be warned: the coverage is spotty. NBC is famous for scrubbing the net of any and all SNL musical guests.
And if you want more? The show recently shared some of our favorite ’90s rock songs that should’ve been bigger hits than they were. Listen to us relive our rock radio glory days and spin the hits here.
