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Your Top 10 Rock Singers?

Jagger
Roy Orbison
Tina Turner
Freddie Mercury
Dave Grohl
Elton John
Bon Scott
David Bowie
Steve Winwood
Bono
 
In no particular order:

Ann Wilson
Layne Staley
Danny Joe Brown
Freddie Mercury
Steve Perry
Rob Halford
David Lee Roth (in his prime)
Dolores O'Riordan
Kate Pierson
Alanis Morissette
 
My list would mostly just be singers of bands that I like, who are all first rate but might not be "all time" great. My own opinion of a genuine #1 of all time would probably have to be Steve Perry.

I'm surprised Pat Benatar hasn't made anyone's list.
 
Gusset said:
My list would mostly just be singers of bands that I like, who are all first rate but might not be "all time" great. My own opinion of a genuine #1 of all time would probably have to be Steve Perry.

I'm surprised Pat Benatar hasn't made anyone's list.
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Hard to leave Pat Benatar off for sure, she's a great singer.
 
1860VS said:
I would be remiss to not mention Jim Morrison.
And James Dewars ( Robin Trower)
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I was never a big Morrison fan, but James Dewar was so underappreciated.
 
MGoBlue said:
Robert Plant
Janis Joplin
Ann Wilson
Bob Seger
John Fogerty
David Clayton Thomas (Blood Sweat and Tears)
Paul McCartney
John Lennon
Rod Stewart
Joe Cocker
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Great call with Joe Cocker!
 
Chris Cornell
Ann Wilson
Freddy Mercury
Axl Rose
Stephen Stills
Steven Tyler
David Draiman
Steve Winwood
Robert Plant
James Taylor

I wouldn't even begin trying to put them in order.
 
My top 10…

Eddie Vedder
Steve Perry
Stevie Nicks
Axl Rose
Noel and Liam Gallagher
Shannon Hoon
Mike Ness
Chris Cornell
Freddie Mercury
Bradley Nowell
 
Little Richard
Roy Orbison
Elvis Presley
Ann Wilson
Stevie Nicks
Freddie Mercury
Sam Cooke
David Ruffin
Annie Lennox
Bruce Dickinson
 
Paul Rodgers
Bob Seger
Eric Clapton
Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule)
Stever Perry
Freddie Mercury
John Fogerty
Boy George (yes... I know.. but the ...... can sing)
Billy Gibbons
Sammy Hagar
Pat Benetar ?spelling
 
Some of my favorites:

Nick Hexum
Alex Turner
Ronnie James Dio
Elton John
Lane Staley
Deloris Oryerdon (not spelled right)
Jim Morrison
 
Of the artist I listen to, and in no order:

Steven Tyler
Stevie Nicks
Myles Kennedy
Miljenko Matijević
Michael Schøn Poulsen
JellyRoll
Dave Grohl
Chris Robertson
Chris Stapleton
Zach Williams
 
My list is kind of all over the place and in no particular order but I'll give it a go...........

Robert Plant (I mean, how do you leave him off?)
Tom Keifer (quite possibly the most underrated hard rock singer ever)
Blackie Lawless (absolute perfect metal voice)
Rob Halford (The king)
Steve Perry (see Robert Plant)
Prince (no explanation needed)
David Draiman (I just can't leave him off)
James Hetfield (nothing impressive about his range or his voice but he sang the soundtrack of my life)
Janis Joplin (not sure I've ever seen a singer emote more through their singing.....ever)
Stevie Nicks (Instantly recognizable)
Bruce Dickenson (pipes for days)
Freddie Mercury (because....of course)

Honorable mentions to:
CFH era Phil Anselmo (incredible range for that style of music)
Huey Lewis (perfect voice for that band)
Klaus Meine
Paul Stanley
Steven Tyler
 
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Surprised that I'm the only one that has listed Deep Purple's Ian Gillan (unless I missed it). I always felt that he set the stage for the big voices with incredible range that became so prominent in hard rock and metal.

 
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robrandalgz said:
My list is kind of all over the place and in no particular order but I'll give it a go...........

Tom Keifer (quite possibly the most underrated hard rock singer ever)
Blackie Lawless (absolute perfect metal voice)
Rob Halford (The king)
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Tom Keifer quite possibly the most underrated rock guitarist ever as well. Really wanted to put him on my list…

And gosh darn Blackie could bring it.
 
No mentions of Ritchie Kotzen. Great pipes, I don't know how many octaves his range is but its wide...., and he wields a good axe as well.
 
robrandalgz said:
My list is kind of all over the place and in no particular order but I'll give it a go...........

Robert Plant (I mean, how do you leave him off?)
Tom Keifer (quite possibly the most underrated hard rock singer ever)
Blackie Lawless (absolute perfect metal voice)
Rob Halford (The king)
Steve Perry (see Robert Plant)
Prince (no explanation needed)
David Draiman (I just can't leave him off)
James Hetfield (nothing impressive about his range or his voice but he sang the soundtrack of my life)
Janis Joplin (not sure I've ever seen a singer emote more through their singing.....ever)
Stevie Nicks (Instantly recognizable)
Bruce Dickenson (pipes for days)
Freddie Mercury (because....of course)

Honorable mentions to:
CFH era Phil Anselmo (incredible range for that style of music)
Huey Lewis (perfect voice for that band)
Klaus Meine
Paul Stanley
Steven Tyler
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Finally somebody mentioned Phil Anselmo! Klaus Meine is a solid choice too. Halford is one of the best metal voices ever, and he's still bringing it hard in his 70s!
 
Freddie Mercury




Steve Perry
Chester Bennington
Joe Elliot
Robert Smith
Roger Daltrey
Geddy Lee
Michale Stipe
Tom Petty
Stevie Nicks
 
hedley_lamarr08 said:
Boy George (yes... I know.. but the ...... can sing)
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If I would have gone much further, George Michael would have definitely come up. After Freddie Mercury, he probably exuded the most passion in his performances.
 
Sox_Fan said:
If I would have gone much further, George Michael would have definitely come up. After Freddie Mercury, he probably exuded the most passion in his performances.
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I wasn't sure George Michael met the "rock" category (although to be fair, some of my other choices probably didn't either), but he had an amazing voice. Faith is still up there among my all-time favorite albums.
 
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