Who's your top 10 singers of all-time?

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

I know there is a thread about the 200 best singers by the Rolling Stones magazine. Just curious to see who's everyone personal top 10 is.

1. Whitney Houston
2. Freddie Mercury
3. Marvin Gaye
4. Robert Plant
5. Chris Cornell
6. Mariah Carey
7. Roy Orbison
8. Stevie Wonder
9. Frank Sinatra
10. Celine Dion

 

[HaulParris]

Freddie Mercury
Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys)
Viktor Tsoi (Kino)
Egor Letov (GrOb)
Corinne Bailey Rae
Corpsegrinder (Cannibal Corpse)
Cat Power
Michael Stipe (REM)
Peter Steele (Type O Negative)
Tom Waits

 

[aerius]

If we're staying out of the opera world

Leonid Kharitonov
Roy Khan (ex-Kamelot)
Ian Gillan (Deep Purple)
Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
Freddie Mercury
Floor Jansen (Nightwish)
Linda Ronstadt
Vibeke Stene (ex-Tristania)
Tarja Turunnen (ex-Nightwish)
Sarah Slean

 

[Sweater of AV]

It's hard to rank singers in any meaningful way. It just ends up being a mess and it's hard to separate the voice from the music.

Some favorites off the top of my head.

Annie Lennox
Tim Buckley
Sam Cooke
Janis Joplin
Ray Charles
Kate Bush
George Michael
Ann Wilson
Etta James
Stevie Nicks

 

[Other]

Off the top of my head at the moment

Freddie
Ann Wilson
Cass Elliot
Janis
Stevie Nicks
Willie Nelson
Davey Havok pre vocal surgery
Brad Delp
Jeff Lynne
Hope Sandoval

 

[Goon Dog]

Off the top of my head at the moment

Freddie
Ann Wilson
Cass Elliot
Janis
Stevie Nicks
Willie Nelson
Davey Havok pre vocal surgery
Brad Delp
Jeff Lynne
Hope Sandoval

Nice to see Brad Delp get some love. The first album was the first album I bought with my own money as a kid.

 

[Other]

Nice to see Brad Delp get some love. The first album was the first album I bought with my own money as a kid.

It's impossible to not include this voice.... People get caught up with bigger stars without realizing how insane his voice is.

 

[RJOrion]

Since the question is about who I would have put in the top 10 not asking about favs, here's my list:

1. Mahalia Jackson
2. Sam Cooke
3. Aretha Franklin
4. Ray Charles
5. Marvin Gaye
6. Etta James
7. Nina Simone
8. Stevie Wonder
9. Wilson Pickett
10. Donna Summer

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Off the top of my head and in no order, not really on technical ability, just how much I like their voices.

Bjork
Scott Walker
Tim Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Sam Cooke
Kate Bush
Anna Von Hausswolff
Lingua Ignota
Minnie Ripperton
Nick Cave

 

[Goon Dog]

It's impossible to not include this voice.... People get caught up with bigger stars without realizing how insane his voice is.

On stage, of course, everyone is singing harmony with him. But I'm pretty sure in studio he did all the harmonies himself. Michael Anthony is the only one who comes to mind who could sing those high harmonies like that. Just amazing.

 

[Spounman]

Chris Cornell, Maynard, Mike Patton, Stevie Nicks, Michael Jackson

 

[squeezewax]

Is this really 'your favourite singers?'
Although i'm not into his music i'd put Tom Jones as the greatest male Rock/Pop singer of all-time.
Then Aussie, John Farnham.
Maybe Freddie.
Robert Plant from his Zeppelin days.
Paul Rodgers.

No auto-tune in those days. Pretty amazing vocals.

 

[squeezewax]

 

[StonedLemur]

Dinah Washington

Etta James

Phil Anselmo

Whitney Houston

Tom Waits

Maria Callas

David Bowie

Bjork

Johnny Cash

Patton



And too many to name lol.

 

[PurpleStorm]

Ella Fitzgerald
Howlin’ Wolf
Prince
Joni Mitchell
Bob Dylan
Billie Holliday
Nat King Cole
John Lennon
Buddy Holly
Bing Crosby
Lucinda Williams

It’s all subjective. I don’t give a damn about technical prowess. Don’t @ me to argue.

 

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

Ella Fitzgerald
Howlin’ Wolf
Prince
Joni Mitchell
Bob Dylan
Billie Holliday
Nat King Cole
John Lennon
Buddy Holly
Bing Crosby
Lucinda Williams

It’s all subjective. I don’t give a damn about technical prowess. Don’t @ me to argue.

I agree it's purely subjective. Great choices by the way.

 

[StonedLemur]

Ella Fitzgerald
Howlin’ Wolf
Prince
Joni Mitchell
Bob Dylan
Billie Holliday
Nat King Cole
John Lennon
Buddy Holly
Bing Crosby
Lucinda Williams

It’s all subjective. I don’t give a damn about technical prowess. Don’t @ me to argue.

@PurpleStorm ....im @ to argue, you're wrong, so and so doesn't have the best singing voice blah blah blah lmao.

 

[heavy_hands]

so many to list..here are some off the top of my head

Van Morrison
Roy Orbison
Bruce Dickinson
Amy Winehouse
Robert Plant
Emmylou Harris
Freddie Mercury
Whitney Houston
Janis Joplin
Aaron Neville

 

[ringking1982]

I know there is a thread about the 200 best singers by the Rolling Stones magazine. Just curious to see who's everyone personal top 10 is.

1. Whitney Houston
2. Freddie Mercury
3. Marvin Gaye
4. Robert Plant
5. Chris Cornell
6. Mariah Carey
7. Roy Orbison
8. Stevie Wonder
9. Frank Sinatra
10. Celine Dion

LOL at Elvis not even making the list.

 

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

LOL at Elvis not even making the list.

Elvis is pretty good, but I think he's overrated.