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1) Vitas
“His voice makes my heart pure.”
Fewer
“forget that most of you can’t understand his language.. listen with an open heart and open mind... what incredible talent.. and diversity... he’s #1 in my book!”
dancy
“The best.”
ruho
2) Ann Wilson
“The Queen of Rock!”
“The Queen of Rock!”
“Range and power. At a live performance her voice penetrates and makes the hair stand on the back of your neck.”
3) Michael Jackson
“Most unique voice!!!”
“he got so different voice, and even vitas is looking toward to him”
“I LIKE HIS SONG AND DANCE!”
4) Sarah Brightman
“she has the voice of an angel. it lifts you up when you are down.”
richt63
“She is the angel of music... should I say more?”
“because she is a angel, of music and life.”
5) Marie Picasso
“The best singing voice of all time = Marie Picasso”
“Marie is awesome!”
6) Freddie Mercury
“a man who sing 4 octave a voice praised and embrace by music lovers Universally.”
fmarsong
“He had the ability to use a 3rd octave,and Revolutionized rock all over the world”
“I think he had the ability to use a 4th octave actually”
7) Mariah Carey
“no question about it”
“Mariah Carey’s voice supremacy is recognized worlwide for almost two decades now.”
“the best!”
8) Declan Galbraith
“A voice from heaven!”
Fewer
“It’s the most appealing voice because it’s from an angel —— Declan Galbraith.
I think it’s the most pure voice in the world!”
Fewer
“the most beautiful voice in the world
”
fantasy
9) Steve Perry
“how could you not hear the talent, wow!”
“The name speaks for itself The Voice, thats all you need to know. ”
“You not only hear his songs, you "feel" them.”
10) W. Axl Rose
“One and only!”
“He has mad skills for vocals!”
“pure awesome he could sing any note perfectly”
11) Whitney Houston
“VOCALLY! WHITNEY HOUSTON! NO ONE CAN OUT SING HER!”
eprojecting
“Whitney is the Voice-Nuff said!”
“When you say greatest voice you speak of the quality of their tone... Someone asked Madonna "Who has the greatest voice of this decade? " Madonna replied... Whitney Houston of course... I MUST agree...”
12) Elvis Presley
“c’mon ,Elvis has the most recognisable voices in the world. He is TRULY the King”
“Simply the most famous singer of all time.”
“he is the greatest performer of all time. his music is still alive today with my generation, and will be for years to come, he is the king!”
13) Celine Dion
“celine dion is one of the greatest singers of all time. She is also the best selling female artist of all time and shows versatility through her music. her voice and her personality are great. her voice is truly a god given talent and beautiful through training and longevity.”
“hello celine!!!!
you know you are my idol!!!
you have very beautiful voice!!!!
i hope we can duet each other!!!
i hope you will have a concert here in PHILIPPINES!!!!!! many people here are waithing for u!!!! pls celine have a concert here in philippine!!!!
u know many holliwood singer finish their concert here, like mariah, christina, beyonce and many more!!!!!
pls celine....!!!!! we love you!!!!! from all the filipinos!!!!”
“I love celine dion’s voice n her song. especially tell him.”
14) Josh Groban
“I fell in love with his voice! He’s gotta be one of the most gifted male singers I have ever heard.”
bmrdbgt
“I fell in love with his voice”
“Josh Groban is (HANDS DOWN) the most gifted singer I’ve ever heard! There are a few I can think of that are very gifted and in my top ten for talent (Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion, Steve Perry, etc. ); however, Josh is, in my opinion, the greatest singer of all time, and I get goosebumps every time I hear him sing. To hear him live is absolutely amazing and one of the best experiences of my life. For those who haven’t listened to him, give him a chance... you’ll be blown away! --krissylee”
15) Gladys Knight
“The First Lady of Soul”
“Amazing voice
”
16) Christina Aguilera
“the voice of the future! a powerful girl voice! she really can sing!”
“THE VOICE OF THIS GENERATION”
17) Shirley Bassey
18) Britney Spears
“she may not have the strongest voice, but she inspire millions of peoples with her voice and she can really touch our hearts.”
19) Karen Carpenter
“Clear and soulful voice. Not a screaming lunatic like the current female singers of today.”
“Such a crystal clear and pure voice. Not a powerful voice along the lines of Mariah, Celine, and Whitney, but a beautiful, flawless voice that makes you melt when you listen to her. It’s too bad she had to leave us so early.”
20) Jon Bon Jovi
“he has such a great voice”
richie4life
“he’s one of the best singers. and that for almost 25 years!”
21) Kurt Cobain
“The Best”
“gotta love it. There’s not even any conversation on that.”
“the man sings from his heart”
23) John Lennon
“Lennon is the best pure emotion, soul, he sang from the heart and he rocked!”
“This guy is awesome. Never heard a voice like it
”
24) Roy Orbison
“without a doubt most talented
singer that ever lived.
there is no one close”
“best singer no one even close”
“Even Elvis said Roy was the best singer ever. But I don’t need Elvis to say it, Iknow it.”
25) Sam Cooke
“smoothest pure voice ever, simply spectacular”
“It is a travesty that Sam Cooke is so low on this list. #1 and it’s not close.”
“The man Steve Perry tried to emulate, came close, just as thousands of other singers have attempted. There is no duplicating an original, should be #1.”
26) Patsy Cline
“No other voice is as intimate, powerful, and impeccably controlled as Patsy Cline! Just a gorgeous voice and song interpreter! Every word is clear as a bell. I love her!”
“It is apparent from these "greatest of all time" standings that most of those voting have only been exposed to the works of artists of the last few years. That, of course dictates but also limits their tastes. They have been robbed of the opportunity to experience and appreciate many of the true vocal incons with Patsy Cline foremost among them”
27) Frank Sinatra
“never has been, or will be another singer as good”
“ol’ blue eyes is and will always be the greatest”
29) James Hetfield
“I just c’ant believe that no one has entered James Hetfield before me! He is THE man and only!”
Tibrown
30) Günther
“For the win!”
31) Avril Lavigne
“She has an amazing voice!!!”
chennelle
“She totally have an amazing voice and should be one of the greatest singing voice of all time!!! plus she could really sing live!!!
”
vielle
“Clear strong voice that stays in tune”
32) Steven Tyler
“he is amazing he can sing anything!”
“his voice is getting better over years”
33) Chris Cornell
“Best Rock N Roll Voice”
34) Janis Joplin
“I love love love her and she is truly he best ever!
”
35) Joan Sutherland
“simply the best”
Doug
“Probably the best voice of the 20th Century - not called ’La Stupenda’ for nothing... the rest of the nominators are on drugs”
Doug
36) Nelson Eddy
“Beautiful classically trained lyric baritone voice. Rich, mellow, honey-gold timbre. Excellent technique, clarity of diction. Nelson`s voice was sincere, passionate and extremely versatile. Nelson could sing almost any song and make it his own.”
“Most popular baritone of the 20th century... and gorgeous looking to boot!”
37) Sarah Geronimo
“she’s the best singer I’ve evr known,
she has a unique voice that cod easily capture your hearts attention.
she sings tru her heart thats why you will say "she sings tru her heart thats why I cry.”
40) Minette Linderoth
“Best voice, why even bother asking?”
41) Malin Svensson
“She can sing better than everyone else, that is a fact.”
42) Aaliyah
“Beutifull woman and singer. Who didnt love her?”
“she had a very unique voice like she could sing both alto and soprano she had it all”
“I voted for aaliyah because I loved her and of course because she is the greatest female singer ever period”
43) Shakira
“Unique versatile and beautiful voice.
THE REAL PRINCESS!”
“Shakira as a unique conralto voice, that stands out from other bland singers around”
44) Rhydian Roberts
“He should have won X Factor instead of that Peon”
“The first opera singer to grace the stages of any Idol competition in the world, this X Factor runner up has the voice of Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban and Luciano Pavarotti (all legends) smushed into one beautiful talent”
45) Patti LaBelle
“Natural God given talent
unmatched.”
“In terms of sheer power and range and her ability to make every song, her own or a remake, an incredible song. She can also hold a note longer than any other singer alive and do it while rolling on the floor!”
48) Mario Lanza
“He had the best voice ever, I’ve never heard an equal.”
50) Darren Hayes
“His voice is absolutely undescribable... it’s amazing.”
51) Charlotte Church
“Absolutely gorgeous!”
52) Matthew Bellamy
“This man sings like an angel, classical, rock, falsetto, he can do it all!”
53) Eddie Vedder
54) Bruce Dickinson
“Bruce is GOD. The most amazing voice I’ve ever heard, it’s like he’s an opera singer. He’s THAT amazing! He inspired me to start singing.”
55) Stevie Nicks
“Sexy voice with a eye for flair!
”
56) Jim Reeves
“his voice strikes the eardrums beautifully. I like the most his voice in the song Before You Go”
paquita
59) Marvin Gaye
“His voice is hypnotizing. He has you doing things you would never dream of doing, feeling emotions that are indescribable.”
“beautiful velvet voice”
“What a beautiful voice! Lost too soon.”
60) Garou
“He can sing both old rock songs and his own compositions, in French and English, what’s not to love?”
“Garou is an amazing singer who can sing any type of music he wants! His voice is so powerful and full of emotions! He is so talented!”
61) Luther Vandross
“Come on, has to be the greatest male artist ever.”
62) Anthony Hamilton
“He has a very good soul voice, and he was on the greatest show (Chappelle’s show).”
63) Raul Malo
64) Leona Lewis
“I like leona bcoz of her sizzling twister voice that captures listerns attention.. its really a whirlwind and sotthing voice you ever listen to in bed”
66) Jeanette McDonald
“Most popular operatic singer in movie history... inspired many young singers... check out her opera scenes in ’Rose Marie, ’ ’San Francisco’ and ’Maytime, ’ for which she received the SAG Best Actress award in 1937.”
69) Amy Lee
70) Alanis Morissette
“alanis is the best in the world”
72) Jackson Browne