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Under this "Best of Media" Main Menu web page, you will find related web pages that covers all forms of media available In the USA and Abroad, other than those that are covered under
"The Greatest" Main Menu web page!
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Click on any of the following blue hyperlinks to be taken to that Media Web Page:

• Media
• Our Free Press
• Best of the Internet​
• Radio
• Television (Genre)
• Favorite TV Shows
• TV Sitcoms
• Movies/Films (Genre)
• Movie Franchises
• Popular Movies (Listed by Decade, 1950s through 2010s)
• Theater and Stage
• Music (Genre)​
• Popular Musical Artists
• Literature

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Below, you will find the individual Web Pages and their topics under this Main Menu Choice "Best of Media":

"Media" Web Page: Click on any blue hyperlink below to be taken to that specific topic:

1. Media (Communications)
2. ​Media in The United States including Freedom of Speech
3. Media Conglomerates, including Media Cross-Ownership in the United States
4. Media Proprietors
5. Media Bias, including Media Bias in the United States
6. Cable Providers  (including a List) and Satellite Providers in the United States,  as regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)​
7. Mainstream Media
8. Outline of Journalism including an Index of Journalism Articles
9. Journalism, including Journalism Ethics and Standards
10. Investigative Journalism
11. Broadcast Journalism
12. Social Media
13. Blogs
14. Political Journalism
15. ​​Disinformation including Fake News
16. Media Franchises, including List of Multimedia Franchises  and List of Highest-grossing Media Franchises
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​​"Our Free Press": click on any blue hyperlink below to be taken to that Topic:

1. ​​First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
2. Freedom of the Press
3. Media Bias in the United States
4. The Washington Post
5. ​The New York Times
6. Walter Cronkite
7. Daniel Ellsberg and The Pentagon Papers
8. The Watergate Scandal (1972)
9. Whistleblowers, including Whistleblower Protection in the United States as well as a List of Whistleblowers
10. Watchdog Journalism​
11. Pulitzer Prize, including a List of Winners
12. News Media in the United States, including a List of News Anchors
13. Internet News Websites including a List of American News Websites
14. Axios (News Website) including its Official Website
15. Michael Bloomberg, Founder of  Bloomberg News including its Official Web Site
16. (Our) Fourth Estate

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​Radio: ​Includes FM and AM, Talk vs. Music, Commercials vs. Subscription, focusing on the United States. A list of topics follows: click on any topic's blue hyperlink to be taken specifically to that topic:

1. Radio Stations in the United States, including a List by State as well as a Listing of Radio Formats
2. Golden Age of Radio​
3. FM Radio Broadcasting
4. AM Radio Broadcasting
5. ​Radio Formats, including a List of Formats
6. List of Radio Stations in the United States by Format
7. Radio Personalities including a List of Most-listened to Radio Personalities
8. ​KSHE 95, "Real Rock Radio"
9. ​American Comedy Radio
10. Radio Shock Jocks

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Television (Genre): Covers the various forms of TV programs beginning with the 1950s when TV became the dominant form on entertainment for all pages. Click on any topic's blue hyperlink to be taken specifically to that topic:

1. Television in the United States
2. Emmy Award Winners
3. American TV Talk Show Hosts
4. Best Primetime TV comedy shows of all time based on Emmy awards
5. Highest Rated Sitcoms in the United States according to Nielsen Ratings
6. Police Drama TV Series
7. Documentary Television Shows
8. Daytime Television in the United States
9. Firefighting Television Series
10. United States Science Fiction Television Shows
11. TV Guide's 50 Greatest Television Shows of All Time
12. Horror TV Series
13. Longest running TV shows in the United States
14. American Medical TV Series
15. Military TV Shows
16. TV Westerns
17. Most watched TV Series Series Finales of all time in the United States
18. Nielsen Ratings used by Networks to determine TV Show Popularity and for setting commercial (ad) rates.
19. Popular American TV Game Shows Including a List
20. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series by year
21. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series
22. Reality TV including a List of Reality Television Programs
23. Romantic Comedy TV Series
24. TV Sitcoms Including a List of American Sitcoms
25. Supernatural TV Shows
26. Talk Shows including a List of American Talk Shows
27. Daytime Soap Operas by Ratings as Compiled by Nielsen Media Research
28. TV Shows Adapted From Movies
29. TV Variety Shows including a list of American Variety Shows
30. TV Shows Inspired by Real Events
31. A Listing of TV Show Franchises
32. TV Show Creators
33. Actors and Actresses who Started Out on Television and Ended Up as Movie Stars
34. A Listing of Television Production Companies Providing Content for TV Shows in the United States
35. Television Miniseries, including a List of American Miniseries
36. List of Cable and Satellite TV Networks in the United States
37. Television Programs and their various formats including A Listing of American Television Series
38. Jumping the Shark
39. Television Courtroom Judge Shows
40. ​TV Parental Guidelines (Television Content Rating System used in the United States)
41. Soap Operas including a List of Daytime Soap Operas in the United States (presented by Decade)
42. Television News in the United States
43. Television in the United States: from 1950 to Today
44. ​List of American Television Actors and Actresses
45. The Golden Age of Television
46. Television in the United States including a List of Broadcast Networks as well as Cable and Satellite TV Networks
47. Classic Movie TV Channels as a List, including Turner Classic Movies (TCM)
48. ​Cooking Shows, including a List of Cooking Shows and Chefs​
49. Aaron Spelling
50. Chuck Lorre
51. Dick Wolf
52. James Burrows -- Featured Television Director
53. Susan Harris
54. ​Television Production Companies, including a List of Production Companies in the United States
55. ​American Game Show Hosts​​​

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The following Topics Appear Under the Web Page ​Popular TV Series: click on any blue hyperlink below to be taken to that topic:

1. ​​Kojak (CBS: 1973-1978)
2. Lou Grant (CBS: 1977-1982)
3. Soul Train (Syndication: 1971-2006)
4. Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (Syndicated: 1973-1981)
5. Showtime at the Appollo (Syndicated: 1987-2008)
6. Blue Bloods (CBS: 2010 to Present)
7. The Mentalist (CBS: 2008-2015)
8. Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997/WB through 2003/UPN)
9. Charlie's Angels (ABC: 1976-1981)
10. ​Route 66 (CBS: 1960-1964)
11. Naked City (ABC: 1958-1963)
12. Hill Street Blues (NBC: 1981-1987)
13. ​Designated Survivor TV Series (ABC: 2016-Present)
14. Game of Thrones (HBO: 2011-Present)
15. The Day After (ABC TV Movie: 1983)
16. Columbo (NBC: 1968–78 and ABC: 1989–2003)
17. Star Trek (NBC: 1966-1969)
18. Star Trek: The Next Generation (Syndicated: 1987-1994)
19. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Syndicated 1993-1999)
20. Star Trek: Voyager (UPN/Syndicated 1995-2001)
21. Star Trek: Enterprise (UPN: 2001-2005)
22. Rookie Blue (ABC: 2010-2015)
23. This is Us (NBC: 2016-Present)
24. Barbara Walters
25. The Americans (FX: 2013-2018)
26. Westworld (HBO: 2016-Present)
27. Dancing with the Stars (ABC: 2006-Present)
28. Survivor Reality TV Series (CBS: 2001-Present)​
29. Homeland (Showtime: 2011-Present)
30. The Closer (TNT: 2005-2012)
31. Major Crimes (TNT: 2012-Present)
32. Keeping Up with the Kardashians (E! 2007-Present)
33. Today (NBC: 1952-Present)
34. Good Morning America (ABC: 1955-Present)
35. The West Wing (NBC: 1999-2006)
36. Steve Harvey, Host of Family Feud, Little Big Shots and Other Television Shows

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The following Topics Appear Under the Web Page "The Best in Television Sitcoms": click on any blue hyperlink below to be taken to that Topic:

1. Television Situation Comedies ("Sitcoms") in the United States​
2. Television Comedy, including a List​
3. Jerry Seinfeld, and his "Seinfeld" Sitcom (NBC: 1989-1998)
4. ​I Love Lucy (CBS: 1951-1960*) *- Series name changed from "I Love Lucy" in 1957 to "The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show" Through 1960
5. The Andy Griffith Show (CBS: 1960-1968)
6. M*A*S*H TV Series (CBS: 1972-1983)
7. The Simpsons (Fox: 1989-Present)
8. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS: 1970-1977)
9. All in the Family (CBS: 1971-1979)
10. The Honemooners
11. Cheers (NBC: 1982-1993)
12. Frasier (NBC: 1993-2004)
13. Friends (NBC: 1994-2004)
14. Two and a Half Men (CBS: 2003-2015)
15. The Big Bang Theory (CBS: 2007-Present)
16. ​Modern Family (ABC: 2009-Present)
17. The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS: 1962-1971)
18. The Jeffersons (CBS: 1975-1985)
19. Good Times (CBS: 1972-1979)
20. Sanford and Son (NBC: 1972-1977)
21. Family Ties (NBC: 1982-1989)
22. Growing Pains (ABC: 1985-1992)
23. Hogan's Heroes (CBS: 1965-1971)
24. Married…With Children (Fox: 1987-1997)
25. Maude (CBS: 1972-1978)
26. Diff'rent Strokes (NBC: 1978-1985 and ABC: 1985-1986)
27. The Facts of Life (NBC: 1979-1988)
28. That '70s Show (Fox: 1998-2006)
29. Happy Days (ABC: 1974-1984
30. Laverne & Shirley (ABC: 1976-1983)
31. Taxi (ABC: 1978-1982 and NBC: 1982-1983)
32. Three's Company (ABC: 1977-1984)
33. The Brady Bunch (ABC: 1969-1974)
34. Gilligan's Island (CBS: 1964-1967)
35. Leave it to Beaver (CBS: 1957; ABC: 1958-1963)
36. My Three Sons (ABC: 1960-1965; CBS: 1965-1972)
37. The Middle (ABC: 2009-Present)
38. Roseanne Barr including her Hit Sitcom Roseanne (ABC: 1988-1997​
39. Murphy Brown (CBS: 1988-1998)
40. One Day at a Time (CBS: 1975:1984)
41. Scrubs: NBC (2001–08) and ABC (2009–10)
42. Welcome Back, Kotter (ABC: 1975-1979)
43. The Odd Couple TV Series (ABC: 1970-1975)
44. Will & Grace (NBC: 1998-2006)
45. WKRP in Cincinnati (CBS: 1978-1982)
46. Desperate Housewives (ABC: 2004-2012)
47. Designing Women (CBS: 1986-1993)
48. I Dream of Jeannie (NBC: 1965-1970)
49. Get Smart (NBC (1965–69; CBS (1969–70)
50. Bob Newhart and his TV Series "The Bob Newhart Show" (CBS: 1972-1978) and "Newhart" (CBS: 1982-1990)
51. Tim Allen including his TV Series "Home Improvement" (ABC: 1991-1999) and "Last Man Standing" (ABC: 2011-Present)​
52. Mama's Family (NBC: 1983-1984 and in Syndication:  1986-1990)
53. Barney Miller (ABC: 1975-1982)
54. The Golden Girls (NBC: 1985-1992)
55. Empty Nest (NBC: 1988-1995)
56. Dharma & Greg (ABC: 1997-2002)
57. The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS: 1961-1966)
58. Full House (ABC: 1987-1995)
59. The Nanny (CBS: 1993-1999)
60. How I Met Your Mother (CBS: 2005-2014)
61. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX: 2005–12 and FXX: 2013–present)
62. The Office (NBC: 2005-2013)
63. Parks and Recreation (NBC: 2009-2015)
64. Family Guy (Fox: 1999-present)
65. Gilmore Girls (WB: 2000-2005; CW: 2006-2007)
66. Malcolm in the Middle (Fox: 2000-2006)
67. Bill Cosby including TV Sitcoms "The Cosby Show" (NBC: 1984-1992) and "Cosby" (CBS: 1996-2000)
68. Ray Ramano (Comedian) and "Everybody Loves Raymond" (CBS: 1996-2005)
69. Larry David and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO: 2000-2011)
70. 30 Rock (NBC: 2006-2013)
71. Bewitched (ABC: 1964-1972)
72. Becker (CBS: 1998-2004)
73. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX/FXX: 2005-Present)
74. Kate & Allie (CBS: 1984-1989)
75. Mad About You (NBC: 1992-1999)
76. Father Knows Best (CBS: 1954-1955, 1958-1960; and NBC: 1955-1958)
77. Night Court (NBC: 1984-1992)
78. Coach (ABC: 1989-1997)
79. Mr. Belvedere (ABC: 1985-1990)
80. Saved by the Bell (NBC: 1989-1993)
81. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (NBC: 1990-1996)
82. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (CBS: 1959-1963)
83. Who's the Boss? (ABC: 1984-1992)
84. Wings (NBC: 1990-1997)
85. Soap (ABC: 1977-1981)
86. Benson (ABC: 1979-1986)
87. Petticoat Junction (CBS: 1963-1970)​
88. Green Acres (CBS: 1965-1971)
89. The Drew Carey Show (ABC: 1995-2004)
90. ​Three's Company (ABC: 1977-1984)​​
91. South Park (Comedy Central: 1997-Present)
92. King of the Hill (Fox: 1997-2009)
93. Phil Silvers and "The Phil Silvers Show" (CBS: 1955-1959)
94. The Larry Sanders Show (HBO: 1992-1998)
95. ​Mom (CBS: 2013-Present)
96. ​The Partridge Family (ABC: 1970-1974)
97. 3rd Rock from the Sun (NBC: 1996-2001)​

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Movies/Films (Genre): Identifies the Different Sub-genre of Movies, including those that won awards as well as prominent film directors.

A list of topics follows: click on any topic's blue hyperlink to be taken specifically to that topic:

1. 100 Greatest Movies of All-Time Based on Box Office
2. Action Movies
3. Adventure Movies
4. Most Popular "Coming of Age" American Movies
5. Top 25 Highest Grossing Romance Movies
6. The Ten Highest-grossing Science Fiction Movies
7. Comedy Movies
8. Crime Movies
9. Famous Car Chase Scenes in Movies
10. Movies Centered Around Buddies
11. Movies in which Sequels outperformed the Original Movies
12. List of Historical Movies
13. Movies Made from Television Series
14. Movies winning the Academy Award for "Best Picture" Oscar
15. The Best Slacker Movies according to AMC
16. Stoner Movies (Movies about Cannabis)
17. The 50 Greatest Movie Endings of All Time
18. Slapstick Comedy Movies
19. List of Religious Movies
20. The Most Controversial Movies of All Time
21. List of Highest-grossing Movie Directors
22. Top 20 Christmas Movies of All Time according to AMC
23. Top Grossing Movies of All Times Adjusted for Inflation
24. War Movies including a List by Category
25. List of Western Movies
26. List of Cult Films
27. Movie Franchises including a List
28. Movies that Rely on Computer-generated Imagery (CGI)
29. Listing of Movies having a Rock and Roll Musical Theme
30. List of Horror Movies
31. Motion Picture Association of America film rating system
32. "Blaxploitation" Movies
33. Fictional Movies with Focus on Martial Arts, including a List
34. Major Film Studios including a List
35. ​Sundance Film Festival
36. ​List of Highest-grossing Movies
37. American Film Institute including its List of AFI 100 Years... Series​
38. Movie Theaters in the United States including a List of Movie Theater Chains
39. Filmmaking, including the Major American Film Studios
40. Film Critics, including a List
41. Beach Party Movies
42. Surfing Movies, including a List by Category
43. Movies about Jesus Christ, including a List​
44. Francis Ford Coppola
45. ​​Billy Wilder
46. George Lucas
47. ​Steven Spielberg​
48. Martin Scorsese
49. Peter Jackson
50. New Hollywood Wave in Cinema
51. Ridley Scott, Director and Producer
52. Steven Soderbergh
53. Movie Studios
54. Movies Featuring Music, including a List of Musical Movies by Year
55. ​Timeline of Advancements in Movie Making Technology​
56. IMAX Film Format, including a List of IMAX Theaters in the United States
57. Filmmaking, including Film Production
58. Greatest Film Directors of All Time​
59. Production Company
60. The Coen Brothers

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The Following Topics Appear Under the Popular Movie Franchises Web Page. 

Click on any blue hyperlink below to be taken to that Topic:

1. Back to the Future Franchise
2. Die Hard Movie Franchise
3. ​​The Godfather Movie Franchise
4. ​Jurassic Park Franchise
5. James Bond Movie Franchise
6. Rocky Movie Franchise
7. Rambo Movie Franchise
8. The Expendables Franchise
9. Indiana Jones Franchise
10. Star Wars Franchise
11. Mission: Impossible (Franchise)
12. The Lord of the Rings Franchise
13. Harry Potter Movie Franchise
14. Batman Movie Franchise
15. The Fast and Furious Franchise
16. Star Trek: Movie Franchise​
17. 101 Dalmations Movie Franchise​
18. ​Dirty Harry Franchise
19. Marvel Cinematic Universe Movie Franchise Including a List of Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies

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Theater and Stage: are live performances of either Musical or Other Stage Performances

A list of topics follows: click on any topic's blue hyperlink to be taken specifically to that topic:

1. ​A Listing of Stage/Theatrical Plays
2. Stage/Theater Tony Award Winners
3. The 10 Best Outdoor Theater Experiences courtesy of Fodor's Travel
4. Stage Playwrights including a List of Playwrights
5. Stage Plays made into a Movie
6. Broadway Theater District (Manhattan, New York)
7. Hamilton (Musical)
8. Andrew Lloyd Webber​
9. Neil Simon
10. Tennessee Williams
11. Eugene O'Neill
12. Arthur Miller

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Music: in all its genres (rock & roll, rhythm & blues. Country, etc.) including artists and venues along with music awards and Billboard's musical charts.

​A list of topics follows: click on any topic's blue hyperlink to be taken specifically to that topic:

1. List of Popular Musical Styles
2. How Music Can Affect Our Emotions
3. Hot 100 55th Anniversary By The Numbers: Top 100 Artists, Most No. 1s, Biggest No. 2s & More by Billboard Magazine
4. Top 50 Movie Songs Of All Time by Billboard Magazine
5. Musical Styles in the United States
6. List of Christmas Hit Singles in the United States
7. Contemporary Christian Music
8. Country Music and the Country Music Association (CMA) awards
9. Disco Music
10. Radio Music Formats
11. Listing of Musical Concert Halls and Other Venues around the world.
12. Listing of Best Selling Singles in the United States
13. Listing of Best Selling Albums in the United States
14. Listing of Best Selling Musical Artists in the United States
15. Blues Music including Blues Awards Ceremonies
16. Hip-Hop Music and its Hip Hop Awards​ Presented by Black Entertainment Television (BET) 
17. Jazz Music including a Listing of Jazz Musicians and Jazz Award Programs
18. Popular Music, including a List of American Pop Singers and the Awards Programs: MTV Musical Video and The Grammy.
19. A List of Reggae Musicians
20. Rhythm & Blues Music Including it's Musical Artists and Rhythm & Blue's Hall of Fame
21. Rock and Roll and its Best-selling Musical Artists, as well as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
22. Soul Music, including its Musical Artists as well as the Television Show "Soul Train" (1971-2006)
23. Listing of Highest-grossing Musical Concert Tours
24. List of symphony orchestras in the United States
25. A cappella (singing with no instrumental accompaniment)
26. Music in the 1950s
27. Music in the 1960s
28. Music in the 1970s
29. Music in the 1980s
30. Music in the 1990s
31. Music in the 2000s
32. Music in the 2010s
33. American Bandstand
34. "The Day the Music Died"
35. Patriotic Music of the United States
36. American Folk Rock Music
37. Musical One-Hit Wonders
38. Rock Music and all its genre
39. Honorific Nicknames in Popular Music
40. Musical Concert Films
41. American Folk Music including a List of Folk Singers
42. Grand Ole Opry
43. Musical Instruments, including a List of Instruments
44. Motown, including a List of Musical Artists
45. The MTV Video Music Awards
46. Music Festivals, including a List of Music Festivals in the United States
47. ​Musical Genre, including a List of Musical Genre
48. ​​Surfing Music, including a List of Surfing Music Groups
49. The Psychology of Music
50. Psychedelic Music
51. John Wiliams, Composer and Conductor
52. ​Clive Davis, Record Producer
53. The Music Industry and its Major Recording Labels
54. Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
55. List of Best-selling Musical Artists
56. Rap Music
57. History of Music in the United States
58. Music Technology as Electronic and Digital, including a List of Musical Software​​

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The Following Topics Appear Under the Popular Musical Artists Web Page. Click on any blue hyperlink below to be taken to that Topic:

1. ABBA
2. AC/DC
3. Adele
4. Aerosmith
5. Alabama
6. Aretha Franklin
7. Backstreet Boys
8. Barry Manilow
9. Barry White
10. The Beach Boys
11. The Beatles
12. Bee Gees
13. Beyonce
14. Billy Joel
15. The Black Eyed Peas
16. Bob Dylan
17. Bob Marley
18. Bon Jovi
19. Britney Spears
20. Bruce Springsteen
21. Bruno Mars
22. Bryan Adams
23. B'z Band
24. Carole King
25. Carly Simon
26. The Carpenters
27. The Cars
28. Annie Lennox
29. Celine Dion
30. Chicago
31. Coldplay
32. The Allman Brothers
33. Bob Seger
34. Collective Soul
35. Cheap Trick
36. 50 Cent
37. The 5th Dimension
38. Alicia Keys
39. Bobby Darin
40. Bobby Vinton
41. Blue Öyster Cult
42. Brenda Lee
43. Chucky Checker
44. Dave Brubeck
45. Black Sabbath
46. David Bowie
47. Def Leppard
48. Destiny's Child
49. Boys II Men
50. Dionne Warwick
51. The Commodores
52. Diana Ross
53. Dire Straits
54. Dixie Chicks
55. Donna Summer
56. The Doobie Brothers
57. The Doors
58. Duran Duran
59. The Eagles
60. Earth, Wind, and Fire
61. Bachman-Turner Overdrive
62. Boston
63. Elton John
64. Elvis Presley
65. Eminem
66. Enya
67. Bush
68. Eric Clapton
69. Cream
70. The Everly Brothers
71. Buddy Holly
72. Donovan
73. Faith Hill
74. Fats Domino
75. Dave Matthews Band
76. Fleetwood Mac
77. Foghat
78. Chuck Berry
79. ​​Foo Fighters
80. Foreigner
81. Creedence Clearwater Revival
82. Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
83. Al Hirt
84. Bad Company
85. Count Basie
86. 3 Doors Down
87. Alter Bridge
88. Breaking Benjamin
89. Billy Idol
90. Creed
91. Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young)
92. The Byrds
93. Buffalo Springfield
94. Deep Purple
95. Ben E. King
96. Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)
97. Bo Diddley
98. Alice in Chains
99. B. B. King
100. Cyndi Lauper
101. Garth Brooks
102. Genesis
103. George Michael
104. George Strait
105. George Thorogood
106. Gladys Knight and the Pips
107. Glen Campbell
108. Gloria Estefan
109. Duane Eddy
110. Eddie Cochran
111. Emerson, Lake and Palmer
112. Grand Funk Railroad
113. Great White
114. Don Henley
115. Alice Cooper
116. Argent
117. Canned Heat
118. Green Day
119. Billie Holiday
120. Candlebox
121. Led Zeppelin
122. The Rolling Stones
123. Ella Fitzgerald
124. Guns N' Roses
125. Janis Joplin
126. John Lennon
127. Hall & Oates
128. Heart
129. Herbie Hancock
130. Jackson Browne
131. Huey Lewis and the News
132. James Brown
133. James Taylor
134. Janet Jackson
135. Jay Z
136. Jefferson Airplane
137. Jerry Lee Lewis
138. Jethro Tull
139. ​Jimi Hendrix
140. Joan Baez
141. Joe Cocker
142. Joe Walsh
143. John Denver
144. John Mellencamp
145. Johnny Cash
146. Journey
147. Judas Priest
148. Julio Iglesias
149. Justin Bieber
150. Justin Timberlake
151. Kanye West
152. Katy Perry
153. Kelly Clarkson
154. Kenny G
155. Kenny Rogers
156. King Crimson
157. Kiss
158. Kool & the Gang
159. Lady Gaga
160. Tony Bennett
161. Lil Wayne
162. Blood, Sweat & Tears
163. Linda Ronstadt
164. Little Richard
165. Lou Rawls
166. Lou Reed
167. Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong
168. Lynyrd Skynyrd
169. Johnny Mathis
170. Bing Crosby
171. Keith Urban
172. Brad Paisley
173. Blake Shelton
174. Cat Stevens
175. Conway Twitty
176. Gordon Lightfoot
177. Bobby Vee
178. Gwen Stefani
179. Hank Williams, Jr.
180. Harry Belafonte
181. Judy Collins
182. Joni Mitchell
183. Henry Mancini
184. Herb Alpert
185. Lady Antebellum
186. Lena Horne
187. Loretta Lynn
188. Manfred Mann
189. Mariah Carey
190. Maroon 5
191. Christina Aguilera
192. Demi Lovato
193. Elvis Costello
194. James Gang (Music)
195. Kansas (Band)
196. Marty Robbins
197. Marvin Gaye
198. The Singer Meat Loaf
199. Megadeth (Band)
200. Metallica
201. Anthrax (Band)
202. Harry Chapin
203. Jim Croce
204. Linkin Park
205. ​Michael Bolton
206. ​Michael Bublé
207. Miles Davis
208. John Coltrane
209. Thelonious Monk
210. Duke Ellington
211. Wynton Marsalis
212. Little River Band
213. Miranda Lambert
214. ​Mötley Crüe
215. Muddy Waters
216. ​​Nat King Cole
217. ​Billy Squier
218. Nazareth
219. Neil Diamond
220. ​​Neil Sedaka
221. Neil Young
222. ​​Nelly
223. The Moody Blues
224. U2
225. ​Otis Redding
226. ​Nirvana
227. Nickelback
228. ​ Nora Jones
229. Ray Charles
230. ​​Stevie Wonder
231. ​Tina Turner
232. ​The Righteous Brothers
233. ​Queen
234. Jennifer Hudson
235. Rihanna
236. Rod Stewart
237. Aubrey ("Drake") Graham
238. Phil Collins
239. The Coasters

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Literature: covers Literature in all its Forms, focusing on Authors who are broadly defined as best-selling writers of fiction and/or non-fiction work, including those who have had their work translated  into movies, TV and/or stage, the latter of which includes playwrights. Where applicable, you will also find Videos of Movie Trailers from the works of specific author's books that have been made into Movies.

A list of topics follows: click on any topic's blue hyperlink to be taken specifically to that topic:

1. Literature, including its History, Genre and Outline
2. List of Best-selling Books
3. Authors of Books for Children
4. Authors of Detective Fiction
5. Authors of Crime Fiction
6. Authors of Mystery Fiction
7. Authors of Horror Fiction
8. Non-Fictional Books
9. Authors of Romance Novels
10. Authors of Science Fiction
11. Authors whose books were turned into movies
12. Authors whose books were turned into television series
13. Famous Poets of All Time
14. Authors who write Biographies
15. Listing of Authors who have written thriller fiction books
16. Playwrights of Stage Plays, including a Listing.
17. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) including a List of Shakespearean Actors
18. Stephen King
19. Mark Twain
20. ​William Faulkner
21. Agatha Christie
22. ​​Ian Fleming
23. Mario Puzo
24. John Grisham
25. ​​Raymond Chandler
26. James Patterson
27. ​Edward Albee
28. Mickey Spillane
29. Ayn Rand
30. Truman Capote
31. Charles Dickens
32. Arthur Conan Doyle
33. George Orwell
34. H. G. Wells
35. Leo Tolstoy
36. Arthur Miller
37. Oscar Wilde
38. Jules Verne
39. ​Hans Christian Andersen
40. David Simon
41. David Baldacci
42. Alexandre Dumas
43. Edgar Allan Poe
44. Edgar Rice Burroughs
45. Herman Melville
46. Isaac Asimov
47. List of Best-selling Fiction Authors ​
48. ​Public Libraries in the United States, including a List of the Largest Libraries in the United States

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