The Top 40 Greatest Voices in Rock

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Plant is still top of the tree
ROBERT PLANT beat legends MICK JAGGER and DAVID BOWIE to top a poll of the greatest voices in rock.
The Led Zeppelin front man led a host of Brit talents in the vote by digital radio station Planet.

And the Rolling Stones lead singer came an amazing ninth with Bowie coming in at 11.

Queen???s FREDDIE MERCURY and PAUL RODGERS of Free came second and third and The Who frontman Roger Daltrey came fifth.

???It???s great to see Britain has produced the top three greatest rock vocalists of all time,??? said Planet Rock Programming Director Trevor White.

The Top 40 Greatest Voices in Rock

1. Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)

2. Freddie Mercury (Queen)

3. Paul Rodgers (Free/ Bad Company)

4. Ian Gillan (Deep Purple)

5. Roger Daltrey (The Who)

6. David Coverdale (Whitesnake)

7. Axl Rose (Guns ???N??? Roses)

8. Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)

9. Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones)


10. Bon Scott (AC/DC)

11. David Bowie

12. Jon Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi)

13. Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)

14. Jon Anderson (Yes)

15. Bruce Springsteen

16. Joe Cocker

17. Ozzy Osbourne

18. Bono (U2)

19. Peter Gabriel

20. James Hetfield (Metallica)

21. Janis Joplin

22. Chris Cornell (Audioslave / Soundgarden)

23. Roger Chapman (Family)

24. Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)

25. Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple)

26. Steve Perry (Journey)

27. Jim Morrison (The Doors)

28. Alex Harvey (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band)

29. Rob Halford (Judas Priest)

30. Ronnie James Dio (Dio)

31. Sammy Hagar (Van Halen)

32. Meat Loaf

33. Alice Cooper

34. Geddy Lee (Rush)

35. Brian Johnson (AC/DC)

36. David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)

37. Fish (Marillion)

38. Dave Lee Roth (Van Halen)

39. Biff Byford (Saxon)

40. Neil Young

 

[Big Smoothy]

Too many vocalists to list.

And how do you, make a list.

Different bands, different voices, different vocal ranges.


That said, let's all sing, sing, sing, awwwaaaaaay!

 

[FishOrCutBait]

Schuylar Croom, He is Legend
David Bunton, The Showdown
Claudio Sanchez, Coheed and Cambria

many others

 

[IronAddict]

I'll agree with the majority of this list,but with one caveat! How can Springsteen,Cocker and Ozzy as great as he is, be ahead vocally, of Bono!?!

 

[evanps]

Claudio Sanchez, Coheed and Cambria

many others

DITTO!
Not a huge name but Howard Jones from Killswitch Engage......very powerful voice.

 

[NeilPearson]

Neil Young? Really? You might as well put Bob Dylan and Yoko Ono on the list

 

[Little Wing]

omfg! that rush guy's singing makes me HATE rush. he sounds like an elf with a unicorn dick stuck up his ass. one of the WORST voices ever.

 

[fletcher6490]

How is Ian Anderson not on that list. What a crock of shit

 

[RasPlasch]

I was gonna flip a shit if Robert Plant wasn't first.

 

[Doublebase]

Schuylar Croom, He is Legend
David Bunton, The Showdown
Claudio Sanchez, Coheed and Cambria

many others

Awesome band. Great guitarist's also.

 

[maniclion]

Mike Patton is greater than all of them
Jim Morrison should be top 10 if not number 2
Chris Cornell is better than most of the top 20
Where the fuck is John Lennon? come on man what the fuck about Phil Anselmo?

Even Dax Riggs could out sing a large portion of those hacks.....

 

[maniclion]

omfg! that rush guy's singing makes me HATE rush. he sounds like an elf with a unicorn dick stuck up his ass. one of the WORST voices ever.

Him and Axel Rose reminded me of fingernails screeching on a chalkboard but then some people think they have lovely voices....

 

[FishOrCutBait]

DITTO!
Not a huge name but Howard Jones from Killswitch Engage......very powerful voice.

no joke dude. HJ has a huge voice, and is great live.

Chris Cornell is better than most of the top 20

sound garden/audioslave right?

dig his voice.

 

[lucifuge]

Glenn Danzig
Peter Steel
Amy Lee
Mike Patton
Chris Cornell
hell, even Eddie Vedder
... IMO, this list blows

 

[The Monkey Man]

omfg! that rush guy's singing makes me HATE rush. he sounds like an elf with a unicorn dick stuck up his ass. one of the WORST voices ever.

Love Rush!
(But, lee should have been singing into an effect since 1989.)



And... What the Deuce!?...

Where the Hell is Mike Patton?

 

[The Monkey Man]

Jimi Hendrix?

Doug Pinnick?

 

[maniclion]

Jimi Hendrix?

Doug Pinnick?

I love Jimi more than most people think they do but I would never say he was a superb vocal talent, not as far as singing goes for bluesy gruffness yea he's talented vocally, as a lyricist great, in singing Bob Dylans songs well hell that ain't too hard to beat....but no his singing was no out of sight feat....

 

[Gazhole]

Bono above Peter Gabriel?

Fuck that.

In terms of talent, Bruce Dickinson should be way higher up, also.

 

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I don't see Tiny Tim up there.

 

[Doublebase]

I don't see Tiny Tim up there.

I agree.

YouTube Video

 

[IronAddict]

Tiny Tim! hahaha Imagine going through life known as, Tiny Tim!

 

[mcguin]

I'll agree with the majority of this list,but with one caveat! How can Springsteen,Cocker and Ozzy as great as he is, be ahead vocally, of Bono!?!

bono's crap!

 

[IronAddict]

bono's crap!

Crap don't sing!?!

 

[I Are Baboon]

One woman on the list? That list is racist.

 

[Gazhole]

Glenn Danzig
Peter Steel
Amy Lee
Mike Patton
Chris Cornell
hell, even Eddie Vedder
... IMO, this list blows

Why Patton isn't up there ill never know. Gotta be one of the most versatile and talented vocalists in the last 20 years.

 

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One woman on the list? That list is racist.

I don't even think there are any blacks on there.
Why isn't Prince on there?

 

[I Are Baboon]

I don't even think there are any blacks on there.
Why isn't Prince on there?

Robert DiMaggio is not black.

 

[maniclion]

There isn't one Beatle on their, Elvis is not there. Eric Burdon, Van Morrison and Steve Winwood should have places on there.....New guys like already mentioned Eddie Vedder, Scott Weiland...


As far as Black men go if they included Motown then most of these cats wouldn't stand a chance, dig? Otis Redding and Sam Cooke would lay waste to these guys with one song....