Simon
Fuller, who
created "Pop
Idol:", is
the most
successful
British
music
manager of
all time,
according to
a major US
magazine. It
placed him
ahead of
other
British
managers
including
Peter Grant
(Led
Zeppelin,
Bad
Company),
who was
second, and
Beatles
manager
Brian
Epstein who
was in third
place. Steve
O'Rourke of
Pink Floyd
fame and
Genesis
manager Tony
Smith
completed
the British
list..
Meanwhile
Colonel Tom
Parker, the
manager of
Elvis
Presley,
topped the
global list
ahead of
Irvin Azoff
(Eagles,
Stevie
Nicks) and
Simon
Fuller.
The Pop Idol
creator's
acts have
sold 116
million
units in the
US alone,
Billboard
said. The
music mogul
has managed
The Spice
Girls, David
Beckham,
Annie
Lennox, and
many more.
The magazine
said he was
responsible
for more
than 500
number one
singles
globally,
and more
than 240 No
1 albums.