Rolling Stone Top 100 Singers of All Time

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What constitutes ''Top Singer''?

Bob Dylan's voice usually makes me picture Floyd the Barber, but I do sorta like it's uniqueness.

A few of my favourites Not listed:

Willie Dixon

Layne Staley

Chris Cornell

Sting

Michael Johnson

Michael McDonald

Terry Kath

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Sade

Karen Carpenter

Brad Delp

Ann Wilson

Paul Rodgers

Probably lots of opera singers that I haven't listened to...yet ...   annnnd  ...probably missing a few hundred more

 
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A lot of great names on this list that I wouldn't even begin to know how to rank. Bob Dylan may be one of the greatest artists of all time, but not a great singer per se. 

I love Nirvana, but Kurt Cobain was not a great singer. His grunge contemporaries from Seattle Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder are far and away better singers.

Another name that popped in my head: Grace Slick. She was a powerful vocalist.

 
Brent Smith - Shinedown

Aaron Lewis - Staind

Matt James - Blacktop Mojo

Sully Erna - Godsmack

These guys could sing a phonebook and make it sound awesome.  

 
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I love that it is Joe ****ker!  Hahah!

If this is literally just the ability to sing...this list sucks.  If it is singing/stage presence well that changes things.

 
This list makes no sense. A list of singers should be about singing ability. They didn’t even get the top 2 singers of The Beatles in the right order. I love John Lennon’s voice but there’s no way in hell he’s a better singer than Paul. And Bob Dylan is a great musical artist but doesn’t belong anywhere in the top 100.

 
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Moiraine said:
This list makes no sense. A list of singers should be about singing ability. They didn’t even get the top 2 singers of The Beatles in the right order. I love John Lennon’s voice but there’s no way in hell he’s a better singer than Paul. And Bob Dylan is a great musical artist but doesn’t belong anywhere in the top 100.
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No kidding, if Bob Dylan is a good singer than porn stars are good actresses.  

 
commando said:
johnny cash and art garfunkel should both be rated higher than they are.   
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I wouldn't put Johnny even in the top 100. 

Singing is such a subjective thing.  I would have Freddie Mercury in the top 10 at least.  

People like what they like.  

 
As has been said, Freddie Mercury anywhere outside the top 3 instantly tanks the list. Also, Prince at 30 and Mariah Carey at 70 are especially egregious. 

 
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Here's Ranker's top 10:  

1. Freddie Mercury 
2. Michael Jackson 
3. Frank Sinatra 
4. Whitney Houston 
5. Elvis Presley 
6. Aretha Franklin 
7. Adele 
8. Stevie Wonder
9. David Bowie 
10. Celine Dion 
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Only three in common with the top ten of OP's list.  Goes to show how subjective tastes in music are.   :shrug:

 
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