Best Singer of All Time
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1) Vitas
2) Micheal Jackson
3) Declan Galbraith
4) Ann Wilson
5) Sarah Brightman
6) Freddie Mercury
7) Marie Picasso
8) Mariah Carey
9) Elvis Presley
10) Celine Dion
11) Britney Spears
13) Whitney Houston
14) Laura Pausini
15) Shirley Bassey
16) Robert Plant
17) John Lennon
18) Christina Aguilera
19) Frank Sinatra
20) Regine Velasquez
21) Kurt Cobain
22) Jon Bon Jovi
24) Gladys Knight
25) Avril Lavigne
26) Bruce Dickinson
27) Charice Pempengco
28) Jim Morrison
29) Paul McCartney
30) Barbara Streisand
31) Bono
33) Ella Fitzgerald
34) Eddie Vedder
36) Bob Dylan
37) Eva Cassidy
38) George Michael
39) Josh Groban
40) Thom Yorke
41) Beyonce’ Knowles
42) Meat Loaf
43) Elton John
44) Bryan Adams
45) James Hetfield
46) Sam Cooke
47) David Bowie
48) Brad Delp
49) Steven Tyler
50) M. Shadows
51) David Coverdale
52) Daryl Hall
53) Shakira
54) Alanis Morissette
55) Tina Turner
56) Stevie Wonder
57) Billy Joel
59) Andrea Bocelli
60) Matthew Bellamy
61) Darren Hayes
62) Eric Clapton
63) Justin Timberlake
64) Billie Joe Armstrong
65) Mike Patton
66) Otis Redding
67) Eminem/Slim Shady/Marshall Mathers
68) Joan Sutherland
69) Mario Lanza
70) Ian Gillan
71) Lou Gramm
72) Kylie Minogue
73) Glenn Danzig
74) Angela Gossow
75) Linda Ronstadt
76) Klaus Meine
77) Chad Kroeger
78) Agnetha Faltskog
79) David Phelps
80) Townes Van Zandt
81) Allison Krauss
82) Damon Albarn
83) MIKA
84) Shania Twain
85) Maria Callas
86) Sammy Hagar
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1) Vitas
“Vitas has a way of reaching depp down into my very core and speak to me. He is soothing and calming and I pray he will be here long after I am gone”“I’ve never known any singer that can have such high range of octaves. Vitas music is so addictive, I hear his songs and want to hear more, and more, and more!”“The pure soul and lovely personality vitas has cannot be seen from many other singers nowadays.”
2) Micheal Jackson
“the best...”“king of pop”
“he is the bext artist ever born in the earth... he has kept very high standard that nobody has reached yet and has broken all old records. what else we need from an artist who is excellent from all angles.. all over the world, he is just the best of best.. love him and respect him lots”
3) Declan Galbraith
“He is an angel who has the natural grace of a born singer”“best singer in the world
”
“He has a beautiful soul. He is best of all.”
4) Ann Wilson
“Ann Wilson is better now than ever. Her voice radiates a quality like none other. Anne’s voice takes your heart, mind and soul to new places as her maturity as taught her how.
She has the voice, the grit, and the talent to make her the best rock singer ever.”
“She can sing it all; soft, gentle and low or powerful gutsy and high. No one is better.”
“Ann Wilson is amazing. You can’t have a "Best Female Singer" list without her. Who the hell put Britney Spears on this list?”
5) Sarah Brightman
“her voice is like an angel.”“She truly touches my soul”
“she has spanned three decades and still going strong”
6) Freddie Mercury
“The best vocalist to have ever lived. RIP Freddie.”“One word: Amazing!”“no one can beat Freddie till now.. thats the reality”
7) Marie Picasso
“No one sings better than Marie!”
8) Mariah Carey
“shE has proven her staying POWER! and her vOcal Power is beyond any vocal range in the history 5-octave range 18 nUm 1 HITS! sol more than! 160 million albums all over the World and can still hit the highest tone whistle MARIAH CAREY IS THE LEGEND SHE IS THE ALPHA AND AND THE OMEGA GO MARIAH! I LOVE YOU!”
“bye bye bye bye
the best
and touch my body is awesome”
“An Angle Sent From Heaven...!”
9) Elvis Presley
“elvis is the best, he number one, the king”
“Elvis could sing any style and own the song more so than any artist in history. He redefined popular music. No one is in the same universe.”
“he’s simply the best...”
10) Celine Dion
“How come that Celine Dion and Whitney Houston are ranked after scrap BS. What a shame.”
“I have seen over 100 performers in concert-- she is truly the best!”
“Celine Dion is the most consistent best signer in the World-- I have never seen her have an off day! You also never hear bad things about her--she is a great role model too!”
11) Britney Spears
“eskemberlo... the best! she’s truly and highly different making her the best teen who evolves into a huge powerful woman in the music industry! alert alert!
”
“she’s simply good!”
“she turned upsite down the world of music
i can’t imagine a life without her”
13) Whitney Houston
“She definitely tops all the other voices on Earth!”“wow
”
“she is better than everybody!”
14) Laura Pausini
“she is a very good singer”
15) Shirley Bassey
“Shirley Bassey has one of the most powerful voices that I have ever heard! Her style and timing is utter perfection.”
“She is the best!”
“Shirley Bassey’s voice has withstood the test of time, and five decades after she started in show business her voice is still as powerful as ever! Vocal Projection - Vabrato - Tember - Range... this lady has it all!”
16) Robert Plant
“I dare anyone else to try and sing black dog
”
“"Plant should frekin’ be at least #4! Where’s Steven Tyler?”
“Robert Plant can sing anything.
”
17) John Lennon
“john lennon the greatest singer all the time”
“the best... clearly”
“The most emotional singer of all time. He could go from soft and sweet to angry and loud in a second. Listen to Girl, Hapiness Is A Warm Gun, Instant Karma, Stand By Me, Mother, I’m Loosing You and How, you’ll see..”
18) Christina Aguilera
“I considered her the best singer of this generation.. far far better...”
“she can sing almost everthing
from genie in a bottle to beautiful to candyman and dynamite
very versatile
love her”
“she can really sing! love her. her music has so much feeling in it thats one of the things I love n then her beautiful voice!”
19) Frank Sinatra
“He’s simply the best”
“Band Leader Tommy Dorsey told Frank sinatra, singers like you are a dime a dozen! Don’t come back! That was in the 1940’s. What year is it now? More people my age know who Frank Sinatra was. Ask them who was Tommy Dorsey and they scratch thier head. Tommy who? Most of Franks music were recorded long before I was born but I feel such a strong connection with his music.”
“Frank Sinatra set the standards. He voice was both masculine and beautiful at the same time. He could sing a sweet ballad one minute and could belt out a tough song the next. Frank also showed everyone what it truly means to be an Italian-American. He could be sweet mysterious tough and reflective all at the same time. Frank Sinatra deserves so much better than #21! Just listen to "My Way" and you will see why. It is just one of his masterpieces. 75 of these nobodies on this list would never have made it if it wasn’t for Frank.
RIP Frank”
20) Regine Velasquez
“She’s the only singer I know that can sing even if she has no speaking voice. Regine has a different singing voice. And the only singing that doesn’t goes out of tune.”
“wOoOOsh, , , WoW she iS So amazIng... The leGendarY siNger Of THe WoRld... shE iS tHe PHENOMINAL DIVAS fOR aLL time... wOoOosh...”
“SHE’s a VOICE cut above the rest!”
21) Kurt Cobain
“Nirvana is awesome! Kurt’s lyrics have been an inspiration for many popular bands.”
“Kurt Cobain’s singing was just as original and meaningful as his lyrics were. He shows so much emotion when he sings. R. I. P. Kurt”
“brilliant ahead of his time!”
22) Jon Bon Jovi
“how can jon not be on the list he has one of the best voice”“I LOVE BON JOVI. I LOVE VERY JON. He is a amazing voice, he is the best of the bests, and he is very hot. He have a beautiful and good voice. HE IS THE BEST SINGER OF EVER!”
“jon bon jovi es the best singer ever is voice is beautiful and he’s the best”
24) Gladys Knight
“The First Lady of Soul”
25) Avril Lavigne
“she’s the punk princess”
“she is the bomb!”
“Avril Lavigne gives a punk a new meaning. From punk, to spiritual. Some of her music can lift you up and never bring you down. She’s wonderful.”
26) Bruce Dickinson
“We rarely see a voice that good.”“KICKS ASS! great range and control.”
“bruce is one of the greatest and new wave of heavy metal, he is only one in this world no one can beat his vocals... being an iron maiden fan he is extraordinary”
27) Charice Pempengco
“vote for charice... she’s a very talented singer... she deserves to be the top 1... go charice...
”
“Charice is the best!
She wuz discovered in youtube
she deserves 2 be the top
we love you charice from:canada and philippines
”
“a great singer which started to enter the world arena”
28) Jim Morrison
“The man was an innovator a a cool dude! I knew him as a student a florida state!”
“He is the best whoever was, is or will be.”
“One of the most unique and charismatic voices in rock history! Can’t think of anything that compares.”
29) Paul McCartney
“He is one of the top ten vocalist and musicians. Who voted Micheal Jackson #2?”
“Why in the world is Paul below all those people? He has the most phenomenal voice!”
“As one of the Beatles, Paul McCartney is one of the greatest singers and he should be in the top 5 on this list, along with John Lennon.”
30) Barbara Streisand
“I agree, no one else can equal her.”
“She is absolutely fantastic, no female singer has come close to her, except perhaps celine dion...”
“She has no equals.”
31) Bono
“is the best”
“why the hell isn’t he higher? U2 is considered to be the #1 in the world. bono rocks.”
“There is NOBODY better than Bono and you know it.
”
33) Ella Fitzgerald
“Ella Fitzgerald is the best female singer of all time. Just listen to her perfect pitch on every note when she sings standard songs.”
“The Queen of scat... she is way too influential to be this low”
“the fact she isn’t in the top 20 is a testament of the depths to which popular musical taste has plummeted”
34) Eddie Vedder
“His band saved my life.”
36) Bob Dylan
“He s best at all category:Folk, , rock, pop country,...
and the most talentued artist:poet, song writer, musician...”
“Dylan is the best on this list. Need to include Townes Van Zandt, Elliot Smith... others”
“let’s face it.
bob dylan’s conquered the billboard charts for decades and until he’s 6 feet under, he’s still gonna conquer them.
he’s really made a name for himself.”
37) Eva Cassidy
“Eva is a voice from heaven.”
“RIP- Pure and true”
38) George Michael
“he is the winner of several best singer/song writer awards.
the most played singer on british radio, 11 american number one singles, and still a living giving legend”
39) Josh Groban
“His voice makes me believe that God is truely exist.”
“I swear on my life his voice sounds like he came straight from heaven. The most beautiful vocals heard on earth.”
“He’s got it all! the complete package, he doesn’t need any gimmicks the voice alone is enough! He’s HAWT!
”
40) Thom Yorke
“His voice is breathtaking! I fell in love with him before I ever saw a picture of him”
“should be on the top 5”
“The depth of emotion in his voice is too beautiful”
41) Beyonce’ Knowles
“Beyonce is beautiful and a great performer, voice is perfect... she bad!”
“She is THE QUEEN. Her voice outshines all others!”
“Simply one of the best for the new generation, from her sex appeal to her sexy dance while maintaining powerhouse vocal on stage" ALL-N-ONE package"”
42) Meat Loaf
“How is Meat Loaf not on here not only his voice but his songs like Bat out of Hell”
“Deffinately should be in the Top 5 at least”
“When recording back in the 70’s, he hit a high note and blew the equipment, you haven’t heard true power untill you’ve heard his voice
”
43) Elton John
“His voice is just magic.
”
“It is freaking Elton John! What else do you need to know.”
“40 years of hits”
44) Bryan Adams
“He is the man. When he sings, You just feel the song and get into the mood. He is the best!”
“He is the man. When he sings, You just feel the song and get into the mood. He is the best!”
“if an angel came from heaven to sing this is what he would sound like”
45) James Hetfield
“The best singer ever for best band ever!”“Listen to Nothing Else Matters, my god, beautiful voice.”
“He’s not the greatest singer in the world, but he’s extremely underrated. This could be because of their early stuff, but his voice has improved dramatically. I wouldn’t be surprised to hear he has a 3 octave range. I love metallica, and think they should be appreciated more.”
46) Sam Cooke
“Greatest singer of all time.”
“Sam Cooke is the most soulful, expressive singer of all time. if you don’t believe me, just listen to "A Change Is Gonna Come" and be wowed. deserves #1 all the way”
“Without Sam Cooke artists now would suck a lot more than they currently do, Sam is the pinnacle every artist wishes to achieve (#1)”
47) David Bowie
“Bowie is Bowie... It’s enough to explain my vote”
48) Brad Delp
“Fantastic vocals. Sorely missed ”
“Have you heard more than a feeling? No explanation needed.”
“angelic voice”
49) Steven Tyler
“my hero”
“amazing no one can top him
”
“he is the man u’re lookin for.. does anybody know dream on"?.. come on.. he is the one.. no doubt! the highest!”
50) M. Shadows
“absolutely amazing singer for an amazing metal band!”
“the best makes screaming sound amazing”
51) David Coverdale
“the rock and roll best singer”
“the best singer in rock history”
“he made the best music and even now he is the best singer”
52) Daryl Hall
“Best singer I’ve ever heard live. Better live than on records.”
53) Shakira
“She has a strong, rich voice with the gorgeous Latina flair. Shakira’s got rhythm and talent. I love her music.”
“I like the way she moves! she is the best!”
“She has singing and dancing flair at all. She is clear and naive. sometimes hot but can control herself. love you , Shakira”
54) Alanis Morissette
“there’s no denying she’s got a great voice and even better lyrics”
“Because she is the voice of rock and still the master of alternative music...yeah!”
“The best ever!”
55) Tina Turner
“she is simply the best”
56) Stevie Wonder
“Absolutely gorgeous voice - should be No 1”
“Stevie Wonder at 58! You lot know nothing!”
57) Billy Joel
“Absolutely brilliant!”
59) Andrea Bocelli
“His Aria album is the closest to perfection as anything I’ve ever heard sung.”
“His voice overwhelms me and touches my heart.”
“Andrea is blessed with the most beautiful voice. Whoever watches the DVD Vivere will automatically know that he is at the top of them all.”
60) Matthew Bellamy
“People who have heard this mans voice know why he is the best singer in the world”
“People who have heard this mans voice know why he is the best singer in the world”
61) Darren Hayes
“FOREVER DARREN”
62) Eric Clapton
“OMFGG likee
He is THE BEST!
ONLY 59.. aree
yu kiddin me?!”
“simply soothing theres not enough o,s to describe smooth he is”
63) Justin Timberlake
“Best singer and the most hot singer.”
64) Billie Joe Armstrong
65) Mike Patton
66) Otis Redding
“There are wonderful singers, but no one give us the best they have, their soul. Otis did...”
“Gone to soon but his short span of work is fantastic”
“A man with a voice that sounds like the personification of a breaking heart. Passion and pain. Thats what real Rhythm and Blues is About”
67) Eminem/Slim Shady/Marshall Mathers
68) Joan Sutherland
“La Stupenda - forget the rest”
69) Mario Lanza
“Listen to him... and you will change your opinion about the best one of all times...”
“Known as ’The Tiger’ then you know he’s good!! Gives energy and passion and feeling in every song he sang. Admired by Sinatra, Elvis. Sung both Opera & Popular Music. Truly, THE GREATEST!! If you have not heard him sing then you are truly missing alot!! ~ §§”
70) Ian Gillan
“he just has a perfect voice a long range
”
“this dude is only the best.
greatest voice iv eva herd”
“giiiiiiiilaaaaaaaan! rocks!
”
71) Lou Gramm
“Strong clear voice that cuts like a razor”
“Freakin’ Goosebumps every time I hear "Long, Long Way From Home"”
72) Kylie Minogue
“kylie would happen to be the best female artist of all time no one can mistake her smash hit singles. go get them kyliewhooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”
73) Glenn Danzig
“If you think this is a joke, listen to How the Gods Kill and see if you’re still laughing afterwards.”
74) Angela Gossow
“The only woman of death metal”“She is amazing!”
75) Linda Ronstadt
76) Klaus Meine
“Only the best!
”
77) Chad Kroeger
“One of the best singers of all time. Also one of the most talented songwriters, he wrote "how you remind me" only minutes before performing live.”
78) Agnetha Faltskog
“I want to give her a big cuddle”
“A so beautiful and clear voice
she is just the best”
79) David Phelps
80) Townes Van Zandt
81) Allison Krauss
“As far as voices go, there’s no competition. Absolutely beautiful singing voice!”“Stunning, ethereal, captivating. Like butter...”
82) Damon Albarn
“The Voice of my life, Blur , Gorillaz, He is too stunning”
83) MIKA
84) Shania Twain
85) Maria Callas
86) Sammy Hagar
“the better van halen singer and the one of the best singers of all time”
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