The Utne editorial team took a shot at ident-ifying the 20th century’s top cultural achievements in our Jan./Feb. 2001 issue, and we invited readers to send in their own Ten Best lists. And so you did. From Carl Jung to Maya Angelou, we were delighted, surprised and enlightened by the breadth and brilliance of your responses. We tallied the results and now present the 25 Greatest Hits of the 20th Century, according to the readers of Utne Reader. They are presented here in chronological order, but we’ll report that the The Beatles lead the list by a wide margin. Frank Lloyd Wright, 2001 Space Odyssey, Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, and The Simpsons round out the Top Five.We’re also sharing a sample of the many fascinating lists we received. We hope they guide you to something new (or old) that might become one of your own personal greatest hits.
(1886 – 1959 architecture and design) | (1963 address at Washington, D.C. civil rights rally) | ||
(1913 classical composition) | (1922 – 1967) | ||
(1935 folk opera) | (1962 – 1970 rock recordings) | ||
(1966 rock album) | |||
(1939 novel) | |||
(1939 film) | |||
(1940 Russian novel) | |||
(1946 film) | (1969-present, television program) | ||
(1949 novel) | (1973 rock album) | ||
(1951-1957 sitcom) | (1982 monument) | ||
(1959 jazz album) | (1989-present, television show) | ||
(1937-1991 children’s stories) | (1992 play) |