This Was The Least Popular Member Of Led Zeppelin

The reason it's so hard to identify the "best" or "worst" member of Led Zeppelin is that all four were (and still are) so highly regarded by the industry and fans alike. 

In fact, when Planet Rock Radio polled 3,500 music fans to create their fantasy supergroup in 2005, the results had a hilarious pattern. While the fans surveyed had their pick of iconic names, from Freddie Mercury to Keith Moon, the ultimate line up for their fantasy band included ... all four members of Led Zeppelin. According to the BBC, the band members won in every category. Presenter Trevor Dann pointed out, "This is an amazing result. Listeners could have voted for any classic rock artists." 

As fans have indicated, it's hard to champion just one member when we're talking about the men who wrote transcendent, psych and hard rock tracks like "Stairway to Heaven" and "Kashmir." Still, there have been attempts. Ranker's poll of nearly 500 fans found John Bonham to be the favorite of Led Zeppelin. When Bonham died in 1980 after a night of heavy drinking, Led Zeppelin effectively ended. Other polls on Led Zeppelin forums place Jimmy Page, who formulated the idea of the band, far and away in the lead as the best member.

Page himself believed in the alchemy of the band as a whole. According to Consequence of Sound, Page told Uncut in 2019, "We were the best. I am not talking about one or two genius songwriters, and everyone else tagging along. I am talking about a collection of musicians." So, was anyone not beloved?