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Top Ten Musical Icon T-Shirts

RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
edited March 2011 in Strut Central
Inspired by Batmon's Lizard King thread who are the most popular musical icons of the last 50 years based on their sales of T-Shirts to generations who weren't necessarily around when the artist(s) was at the height of their popularity?

Elvis
Beatles
Stones
Jim Morrison/Doors
Grateful Dead
Bob Marley
Jimi Hendrix
Pink Floyd
The Ramones
Tupac

Who deserves to be in that Top Ten and who would you remove in order to add them to the list?
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  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    I am sure I have seen many, many more Iron Maiden and Misfits t-shirts than Sex Pistols t-shirts....
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    Black Sabbath's Mob Rules t-shirt was all over the place back in the day.

    Same for Dead Kennedy's Holiday in Cambodia and the Cramps' Bad Music for Bad People t-shirts.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    Fela is the new Bob Marley

    Biggie runs concurrent w/ Tupac

    And Michael Jackson has joined the pantheon.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    I'd swap MJ for Pink Floyd in 2011.
  • DB_CooperDB_Cooper Manhatin' 7,823 Posts
    Rockadelic said:
    Inspired by Batmon's Lizard King thread who are the most popular musical icons of the last 50 years based on their sales of T-Shirts to generations who weren't necessarily around when the artist(s) was at the height of their popularity?

    Elvis
    Beatles
    Stones
    Jim Morrison/Doors
    Grateful Dead
    Bob Marley
    Jimi Hendrix
    Pink Floyd
    The Ramones
    Tupac

    Who deserves to be in that Top Ten and who would you remove in order to add them to the list?

    As far as actual t-shirts go, I'd bet Led Zeppelin beats out the Beatles, if only because Zep fans are a much more likely group to wear rock t-shirts.
  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
    DB_Cooper said:

    As far as actual t-shirts go, I'd bet Led Zeppelin beats out the Beatles, if only because Zep fans are a much more likely group to wear rock t-shirts.

    Agreed
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    Misfits
    Iron Maiden
    Bob Marley
    Jimi Hendrix
    Tupac
    Ramones
    Dead Kennedys
    Grateful Dead
    Motorhead
    Led Zeppelin
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    Run DMC
    DJ Screw
    Pimp C
    Mac Dre
    Jay Dee
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts


    Didnt that kickstart this trend?
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
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    I've been seeing Ramones shirts as much as anyone else on these lists lately.
  • jjfad027jjfad027 1,594 Posts
    Metalica
  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
    The_Hook_Up said:
    Misfits
    Iron Maiden
    Bob Marley
    Jimi Hendrix
    Tupac
    Ramones
    Dead Kennedys
    Grateful Dead
    Motorhead
    Led Zeppelin

    This list looks better than mine....except I must have seen a gazillion Pink Floyd "Dark Side Of The Moon" shirts so I'd put them up there instead of Motorhead or Dead Kennedys.
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    Rockadelic said:
    The_Hook_Up said:
    Misfits
    Iron Maiden
    Bob Marley
    Jimi Hendrix
    Tupac
    Ramones
    Dead Kennedys
    Grateful Dead
    Motorhead
    Led Zeppelin

    This list looks better than mine....except I must have seen a gazillion Pink Floyd "Dark Side Of The Moon" shirts so I'd put them up there instead of Motorhead or Dead Kennedys.
    yeah, I suppose in the 70s they were everywhere...but the classic Motorhead armored-dog head logo with "England" underneath has been ubiquitous for 30 years...
    shit, forgot about AC/DC
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    And I hate to say it but I see a lot of Jimmy Buffetts.
  • DB_CooperDB_Cooper Manhatin' 7,823 Posts
    BobDesperado said:
    And I hate to say it but I see a lot of Jimmy Buffetts.

    Which raises the corollary question "Where exactly are you spending your free time?"
  • AlmondAlmond 1,427 Posts
    Misfits and Ramones: most popular shirts worn by "non-conformist" kids who think they're the only ones who have it.

    Need to get myself into a Dark Side of the Moon shirt stat. I will look so cool.
  • incompletejigsawincompletejigsaw 756 Posts
    Misfits and Ramones: most popular shirts worn by "non-conformist" kids who think they're the only ones who have it.quote]

    A friend of mine works at H & M, and there I've seen shirts of The Ramones, The Misfits, Nirvana, Rolling Stones and Sex Pistols. I remember overhearing one guy buying a Misfits shirt and he said, "The Misfits?! I thought this was the logo for The Venture Brothers." I had to hide in a clothesline full of striped polos to muffle the laughter.
  • cookbookcookbook 783 Posts
    HarveyCanal said:
    Run DMC

    i think they have to be in the top 10 list. an iconic logo.
  • mickalphabetmickalphabet deep inna majestic segue 374 Posts
  • deathvalley90210deathvalley90210 398 Posts
    which band wins the merch sold vs. albums sold contest?

    t-shirts seem to be the tip of the iceberg/so 15 years ago.

    have there been 3 pair of misfts flip-flops sold for each misfits album sold?

    what is the ratio of ramones shot glasses sold vs. ramones albums sold?
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    Top Ten Musical T-Shirts I Wish I Had

    Horace Andy - 2003 Wackies Dance Hall Style cover
    Young Jeezy - not a snowman
    Nina Simone
    Ike and Tina - a la Workin Together
    Na'Tee
    M.O.P.
    any Biggie t with sequin embellishments
    Ghostface - Supreme Clientele (LP font)
    The Impressions
    Aretha


    (please note that all rap-related tshirts are to be in my size, not XXXL)
  • fishmongerfunkfishmongerfunk 4,154 Posts
    i see a lot of homeless folks and hardcore drug users wearing nirvana shirts. this design in particular:



    btw- when is the full-scale 90's retro movement finally getting started?
  • RAJRAJ tenacious local 7,783 Posts
    My teenage nephews are OBSESSED with Bradley Nowell and rock this Sublime t-shirt religiously.

  • HollafameHollafame 844 Posts
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    Almond said:
    Need to get myself into a Dark Side of the Moon shirt stat. I will look so cool.

    D.E.L.E.T.E.
  • PrimeCutsLtdPrimeCutsLtd jersey fresh 2,632 Posts
    lotta ac-dc shirts out there.
  • leonleon 883 Posts
    Che Guevara

    He wasn't a musician but i'm guessing half the kids wearing it think he was.
  • dollar_bindollar_bin I heartily endorse this product and/or event 2,326 Posts
    I think Burlesque of North America has achieved the pinnacle of the music related T-Shirt world:
  • The-gafflerThe-gaffler 2,190 Posts
    The_Hook_Up said:

    beat me to it.
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