Welcome To The Top 50 Rock Vocalists Of All Time!
So a little catch-up for those of you that are new to this. I'm going to choose 50 vocalists that have dominated their respective eras in rock music. You can vote the ones you like to the top and add your own submissions if you really want to.
As always a list like this is personal opinion and whilst you may agree with some of these, it is highly likely that there are some you won't! Unlike the Top 100 Guitarists Of All Time lens, I will be choosing all of the people in the original list and won't be enlisting the help of anyone else.
This lens will include singers from sub-genres of rock music so don't flame me for putting punk singers and the like. (Another example being Kurt Cobain - alternative rock/grunge)
I hope I do this justice!
The Top 50 Rock Vocalists Of All Time!
Here it goes! Get your vote in!
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Freddie Mercury
Queen19 points
2
Robert Plant
Led Zeppelin and Soloist19 points
3
Hayley Williams
Paramore14 points
4
Steven Tyler
Aerosmith12 points
5
John Lennon
The Beatles and Soloist11 points
6
Jon Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi and Soloist10 points
7
James Hetfield
Metallica10 points
8
Jim Morrison
The Doors10 points
9
Axl Rose
Guns N' Roses9 points
10
Mick Jagger
The Rolling Stones9 points
11
Kurt Cobain
Nirvana8 points
12
Steve Perry
Journey7 points
13
Elvis Presley
Soloist6 points
14
Roger Daltrey
The Who and Soloist5 points
15
Bon Scott
AC/DC5 points
16
David Bowie
Tin Machine and Soloist5 points
17
Bono
U25 points
18
Peter Gabriel
Genesis5 points
19
Bret Michaels
Poison and Bret Michaels Band4 points
20
Janis Joplin
Big Brother & the Holding Company and Soloist4 points
21
Don Henley
The Eagles and Soloist4 points
22
Thom Yorke
Radiohead and Soloist4 points
23
Bruce Dickinson
Samson, Iron Maiden and Soloist3 points
24
Joey Ramone
The Ramones3 points
25
Paul Stanley
Kiss3 points
26
Ann Wilson
Heart3 points
27
Amy Lee
Evanescence3 points
28
Bryan Adams
Soloist3 points
29
Paul Weller
The Jam, The Style Council and Soloist2 points
30
Dave Davies
The Kinks2 points
31
Jarvis Cocker
Pulp, Relaxed Muscle and Soloist2 points
33
Johnny Rotten
The Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd.2 points
34
Dave Grohl
Nirvana and Foo Fighters2 points
35
Chrissie Hynde
The Pretenders2 points
36
Elton John
Soloist2 points
37
Chad Kroeger
Nickelback2 points
38
David Coverdale
Deep Purple2 points
39
Van Morrison
Soloist2 points
40
James Maynard Keenan
Tool, A Perfect Circle2 points
41
Ian Brown
The Stone Roses and Soloist1 point
42
Meat Loaf
Soloist1 point
43
Bruce Springsteen
Soloist1 point
44
Liam Gallagher
Oasis1 point
46
Kim Gordon
Sonic Youth and Free Kitten1 point
47
Deborah Harry
Blondie1 point
48
Joan Jett
The Runaways and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts1 point
49
Phil Collins
Genesis and Soloist1 point
50
Kelly Jones
Stereophonics and Soloist0 points
51
Chris Martin
Coldplay and Soloist0 points
52
Avril Lavigne
Soloist0 points
53
Courtney Love
Hole0 points
54
Michael Stipe
R.E.M and Automatic Baby0 points
55
Rivers Cuomo
Weezer0 points
56
Suggs
Madness0 points
The Freddie Mercury Duel!
Was Freddie Mercury over-rated?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYes
mjevic says:
Only slightly though. He has a voice that i could listen to constantly and was part of one of the best rock bands of all time. Essentially every song i heard with him in it i enjoyed so he is one of the best but i cant say he is the best.
Posted March 08, 2011
Retrosurrection says:
He is horribly overrated, as a vocalist he is, I say overrated because people simply flat out lie about his vocal background. He was NEVER trained in opera, for that matter he was never trained in vocals PERIOD hence why he blew his voice out and developed vocal nodules. I love Queen's music, it's one of my foundations for my taste in music but fans need to draw the line between favoritism and actual talent. Freddie had a beautiful natural tone but no real vocal technique to speak of, he was in choir when he was younger THAT WAS IT, even his doctor stated "never had a vocal lesson in his life, he had more vocal nodules this side of Stevie Nicks". Watch live in Wembly and you'll see what I mean, he simply has no range live, he damaged his voice due to improper singing. Or check out the Barcelona performance, oh wait that was lip synced. Praise the music of Queen, praise what Freddie wrote, he was a good singer for what he was worth and he had a tone unlike no other, that coupled with his different(nice word for improper) approach to high notes made him hard to forget, but he NEVER EVER could be considered one of the technical best in rock music. I'm not dissing Queen, I own their discography, so I probably own more and know more than many of you, but I'm saying that I'm tired of seeing this guy blown out of proportion.
Posted September 19, 2009
EelKat says:
I'd have to say he is, simply because I'm not a big fan of his. David Bowie on the other hand...
Posted August 07, 2008
poddys says:
He had a good voice, and had lots of stage presence, but I don't think he was the greatest. Often the singer makes the song and the song makes the singer. I think Queen provided the perfect material to make Freddie Mercury a star.
Posted August 04, 2008
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Bill_Stafford says:
Hard to overrate the key voice of Bohemian Rhapsody and other great rock anthems against any of the contenders!
Posted June 18, 2009
Mamakatster says:
You can't over-rate such a top-notch singer!
Posted June 13, 2009
Heather426 says:
NO, he was great, but Elvis had a better voice quality in my opinion, and was the best sounding singer ever
Posted January 14, 2009
Nightcat says:
He was one of the greatest vocalists of all time. That operatic range Beempa mentioned was amazing! We'll always love you, Freddie.
Posted September 01, 2008
beempa says:
Considering the fact Freddie was a vocally trained OPERA SINGER who turned to rock-n-roll, I'd say he was rather "under-rated" for his vocal abilities. :)
Posted August 04, 2008
beeobrien says:
Absolutely not! Freddie was a master showman and extraordinary talent.
Posted August 04, 2008
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drzefkovitsh
Jul 28, 2011 @ 7:15 am | delete
- What about Sully Erna (Godsmack) and Layne Staley (Alice in Chains)? They are not my favourite but their voices are also amazing :) For me the best vocalist is of course Freddie Mercury. I also admire James Maynard Keenan as Tool's my favourite band :)
Anyway, great ranking!!
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mjevic
Mar 8, 2011 @ 9:04 pm | delete
- Only thing that bothered me with the list is that my favorite vocalist, Serj Tankian is not even on there :/. He has incredible vocal range it is mind-blowing and his diversity in music is also pretty awesome.
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Mamakatster
Jun 13, 2009 @ 8:01 pm | delete
- Really excellent list, probably the best I've seen of rock vocalists. You missed Don Dokken, he's quite talented as well. Did I see Dio or not?. However, I wouldn't put Bon Jovi before Freddie Mercury or Elvis. I'd probably put Elvis as #1. But you hit almost every great singer I love. Nice job! Congratulations for your excellent taste.
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Heather426
Jan 14, 2009 @ 4:34 pm | delete
- great lens,5*
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Joan4
Oct 21, 2008 @ 2:53 pm | delete
- lol Way out of my little ol' lady league, but I do remember Elvis, and I did appreciate your lens! Good job! :)
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halloweenfunnystuff
Oct 21, 2008 @ 2:46 pm | delete
- Can't choose - so many great names and voices....
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Tiddledeewinks
Sep 27, 2008 @ 4:30 am | delete
- Bret Michaels~ Best singer and sexiest guy alive!!!
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Nightcat
Sep 1, 2008 @ 6:33 pm | delete
- I boosted my faves, of course. Thanks so much for including Janis Joplin. She really opened the door for the lady rockers who followed her. Plus she was amazing, IMHO.
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EelKat Aug 7, 2008 @ 12:47 am | delete
- I saw the title of this lens and knew it had to be one of yours!
My answers:
David Bowie
Alice Cooper
Bret Micheals
Jon Bon Jovi
uhm... one of mine wasn't on the list, but I voted for the other 3, and hey, Bowie was there, so I'm happy! *rushes off to pull out my collection of Bowie records/tapes/CDs/books/etc* Love Bowie!
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enslavedbyfaeries
Aug 5, 2008 @ 11:59 am | delete
- Someone's missing from your list but I forgive you... -not everyone loves Jared Leto the way the Echelon do! I had a lot of fun choosing second best from your list. :) 5 stars!!
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poddys
Aug 4, 2008 @ 10:10 pm | delete
- Yet another great lens. This is a great duel. So many great talents to choose from. 5*****
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beempa
Aug 4, 2008 @ 9:19 pm | delete
- Freddie is worshipped worldwide. He was a global entertainer, a true performer and really knew how to get he crowd involved. He was a master vocalist and I miss him dearly. :(
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The_Homeopath
Aug 4, 2008 @ 2:32 pm | delete
- Freddie Mercury is the greatest of all time (although I love them all!).
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triathlontraining
Aug 4, 2008 @ 2:03 pm | delete
- I had fun picking my favorites! :)
Thanks. :)
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beeobrien
Aug 4, 2008 @ 1:56 pm | delete
- Wow, what a list! How could you choose just one - or just 10 from that list. Nice job.
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