Quick, Let's Name 100 People We'd Rather Hear Fox Announce as Idol Judges

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You heard the announcement before the announcement: Fox will officially name the 2011 American Idol judges lineup this Wednesday. Sounds like Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez, and Randy Jackson are shoo-ins -- but what if they aren't? Fast, while someone can still print this off and deposit it in Cecile Frot-Coutaz's cubbyhole, let's list 100 more exciting options who could fill Simon Cowell and Kara DioGuardi's old jobs.

Go.

1. Prince

2. Chrissie Hynde

3. Toni Basil

4. Annie Lennox

5. Burt Bacharach

6. Dionne Warwick

7. Courtney Love

8. George Michael

9. Jerry Lee Lewis

10. Etta James

11. Stephen Sondheim

12. Leontyne Pryce

13. Vanity

14. Kelly Clarkson

15. Shakira

16. Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (in one chair)

17. Meat Loaf

18. Andrew Lloyd Webber

19. Barry Gibb

20. Robin Gibb

21. Alanis Morissette

22. Deborah Harry

23. Michael Stipe

24. Julie Andrews

25. Carol Channing

26. Stevie Nicks

27. Mandy Patinkin

28. Cyndi Lauper

29. Kanye West

30. Van Cliburn

31. Shania Twain

32. Quincy Jones

33. Lauryn Hill

34. Lisa Lisa

35. Susanna Hoffs

36. Sinead O'Connor

37. Justin Timberlake

38. Melissa Etheridge

39. Stock footage of Nikita Khrushchev

40. Usher

41. David Bowie

42. Iman

43. Magic Johnson

44. Other people in the Michael Jackson video, "Remember the Time"

45. Lesley Gore

46. Dr. Dre

47. Donna Summer

48. Giorgio Moroder

49. Celine Dion

50. Carole King

51. Sebastian Bach

52. Dee Snider

53. Kathy Griffin

54. Gene Simmons

55. Iggy Pop

56. Bonnie Raitt

57. Sade

58. Harry Connick Jr.

59. James Taylor

60. Jackson Browne

61. DJ Spinderella

62. Krazy Bone

63. Lil Kim

64. Whitney Houston

65. Diana Ross

66. Chaka Khan

67. Michael Bay

68. Jimmy and Kristy McNichol (one chair)

69. Joni Mitchell

70. Nigel Lythgoe

71. Neil Patrick Harris

72. Busta Rhymes

73. John McEnroe

74. RuPaul

75. Richard Carpenter

76. Natalie Maines

77. Miley Cyrus

78. Loretta Lynn

79. Willie Nelson

80. Little Richard

81. Alice Cooper

82. Darlene Love

83. Barbra Streisand

84. Ciara

85. Shirley Manson

86. Marilyn Manson

87. Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine (one chair)

88. 50 Cent

89. Robert Plant

90. Grace Slick

91. Mariah Carey

92. Missy Elliott

93. Thom Yorke

94. Anthony Kiedis

95. Patti Smith

96. PJ Harvey

97. Jake Shears

98. Timbaland

99. Elton John

100. Paula Abdul



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