If you could come up with a list of the greatest singers of ALL time ... who would it include?
Rolling Stone have made up their own list and it's a huge one! It's The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time list and there are some big names that are not on it!
Topping the list and deservingly i might add is the queen of soul herself, the main woman, Ms. Aretha Franklin!
Following Aretha to make the Top 10 of the list are:
Ray Charles
Elvis Presley
Sam Cooke
John Lennon
Marvin Gaye
Bob Dylan
Otis Redding
Stevie Wonder
James Brown
The rest of the list after the jump ...
This is the rest of the list, counting backwards:
100 Mary J. Blige
99 Steven Tyler
98 Stevie Nicks
97 Joe Cocker
96 B.B. King
95 Patti LaBelle
94 Karen Carpenter
93 Annie Lennox
92 Morrissey
91 Levon Helm
90 The Everly Brothers
89 Solomon Burke
88 Willie Nelson
87 Don Henley
86 Art Garfunkel
85 Sam Moore
84 Darlene Love
83 Patti Smith
82 Tom Waits
81 John Lee Hooker
80 Frankie Valli
79 Mariah Carey
78 Sly Stone
77 Merle Haggard
76 Steve Perry
75 Iggy Pop
74 James Taylor
73 Dolly Parton
72 John Fogerty
71 Toots Hibbert
70 Gregg Allman
69 Ronnie Spector
68 Wilson Pickett
67 Jerry Lee Lewis
66 Thom Yorke
65 David Ruffin
64 Axl Rose
63 Dion (not Celine)
62 Lou Reed
61 Roger Daltrey
60 Björk
59 Rod Stewart
58 Christina Aguilera
57 Eric Bourdon
56 Mavis Staples
55 Paul Rodgers
54 Luther Vandross
53 Muddy Waters
52 Brian Wilson
51 Gladys Knight
50 Bonnie Raitt
49 Donny Hathaway
48 Buddy Holly
47 Jim Morrison
46 Patsy Cline
45 Kurt Cobain
44 Bobby "Blue" Bland
43 George Jones
42 Joni Mitchell
41 Chuck Berry
40 Curtis Mayfield
39 Jeff Buckley
38 Elton John
37 Neil Young
36 Bruce Springsteen
35 Dusty Sprinfield
34 Whitney Houston
33 Steve Winwood
32 Bono
31 Howlin' Wolf
30 Prince
29 Nina Simone
28 Janis Joplin
27 Hank Williams
26 Jackie Wilson
25 Michael Jackson
24 Van Morrison
23 David Bowie
22 Etta James
21 Johnny Cash
20 Smokey Robinson
19 Bob Marley
18 Freddie Mercury
17 Tina Turner
16 Mick Jagger
15 Robert Plant
14 Al Green
13 Roy Orbison
12 Little Richard
11 Paul McCartney
The things is, the list makes sense, but why is Bjork and Christina Aguilera on it and Celine Dion isn't? Strange, no?
seriously!!! Christina Aguilera!!!
who is she to be on this list ???
and Prince!!! what the hell!!!
and why is Mariah Carey before Mary J. Blige!!!
MJB has a much much better voice than Mariah Carey
stupid list...doesn't make sense...
Christina Aguilera has one of the best voices of all times, she is one amazing singer! I don't recognize some of the names on there never heard of and some are great rock artists but wouldn't cal them singers necessarily. Price is an amazing artist but wouldn't classify as a just a singer he's a guitar dance sing rocker.
Oh and isn't funny Bob Dylan who sings off key but his lyrics are great. wow
Rolling Stone never gave the Steve Perry "Journey" the respect he and the rest of the band deserved. He is a much better singer than listed here. In other competitions on other sites he has scored in the top 3 consistently!!!!
if Axl Rose is on this list then where is Bon Jovi?!! and what has Bjork to do with this list!
What kind of list is this, I would like to know the merits behind what is determined as the best singer. I'm sorry but Mariah Carey should be # 1, no one can come close to the range and tone and control she has especially when looking at the ballads she ruled the 90's with, she has also written almost all of her own songs and has the most # 1's and has received the artist if the decade and millenium awards. These list's should be based on fact not who they think hold the most historic value or most respected...
What kind of list is this? I would like to know what the merits are behind how they came up with this. I'm sorry but Mariah Carey should be # 1, most will agree she has one of if not the best voices in recorded music, she has had the most #1 hits and weeks at # 1, she writes most of her own songs, and no one can come close to the range and control she has with her voice especially when looking at the ballads she ruled the 90's with, Mariah won the Artist of the Decade and the Millenium and when all is said and done and she is no longer performing and recording music, she will by far surpass anyone else in music history with sales, #1s, weeks @ #1, her quality and control of voice, so this added all up she make her the #1 singer of all time. not some of these artist who had a few hits but are for whatever reason held in high regard by music industry people...
are u serious ??
and where they put mario lanza name ???
insane!!!