Rolling Stone list of top singers
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Maybe I'm not clever enough to understand that statement, heck it, I know I'm not. It
Also 86 of them I've never heard of
DRM
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I'd have Babra Streisand, Joni Mitchell, Amy Winehouse and Karen Carpenter much further up that list, especially Streisand. Whether you like her oevre, her voice, phrasing timing and body of work is amongst the very best.
No Tom Jones is a shocker.
Aretha at #1 seems right to me....
2 excellent male singers (no, not a joke, but no surprise) are Tony Hadley and Rick Astley! Stone me!
No Tom Jones is a shocker.
Aretha at #1 seems right to me....
2 excellent male singers (no, not a joke, but no surprise) are Tony Hadley and Rick Astley! Stone me!
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DRM
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No Beth Hart or Christine McVie? 
Profpointy
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Ella seems a long way down - should be top ten surely; well, top one really
Tom Jones missing entirely ?
and what about Tom Waits?
Nice to see Poly Styrene get a mention though
Tom Jones missing entirely ?
and what about Tom Waits?
Nice to see Poly Styrene get a mention though
Brandane
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Debbie Harry only makes 168.
And Kiki Dee nowhere?
Meaningless tosh.
And Kiki Dee nowhere?
Meaningless tosh.
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Beebo
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Chislenko
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I think the list probably reflects the popularity of the singer rather than the vocal quality.
Two of my favourite and most powerful female singers, Irma Thomas and Laura Lee also don't make the list but I appreciate not a lot of people are probably listening to them.
Personally I detest the use of the word "influencer" in today's world but people are influenced / brainwashed.
FishFright
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My favourite singer is not at number one so the whole thing is worthless *
*supply your own singer.
*supply your own singer.
ColinJ
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I get what they meant. For example, some people enjoyed Bob Dylan singing but he had a really whining voice. It just happened to work with his songs.
I gave up less than halfway down the list! No idea who many of them are/were!
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Can you do it in descending order please?
Your wish, my command
1 | Aretha Franklin |
2 | Whitney Houston |
3 | Sam Cooke |
4 | Billie Holiday |
5 | Mariah Carey |
6 | Ray Charles |
7 | Stevie Wonder |
8 | Beyoncé |
9 | Otis Redding |
10 | Al Green |
11 | Little Richard |
12 | John Lennon |
13 | Patsy Cline |
14 | Freddie Mercury |
15 | Bob Dylan |
16 | Prince |
17 | Elvis Presley |
18 | Celia Cruz |
19 | Frank Sinatra |
20 | Marvin Gaye |
21 | Nina Simone |
22 | Adele |
23 | Smokey Robinson |
24 | George Jones |
25 | Mary J. Blige |
26 | Paul McCartney |
27 | Dolly Parton |
28 | Mahalia Jackson |
29 | Chaka Khan |
30 | Hank Williams |
31 | Luther Vandross |
32 | David Bowie |
33 | Bessie Smith |
34 | Thom Yorke |
35 | Dusty Springfield |
36 | Kurt Cobain |
37 | Van Morrison |
38 | Curtis Mayfield |
39 | Louis Armstrong |
40 | Aaliyah |
41 | Etta James |
42 | Teddy Pendergrass |
43 | Ariana Grande |
44 | James Brown |
45 | Ella Fitzgerald |
46 | Mavis Staples |
47 | Linda Ronstadt |
48 | Toni Braxton |
49 | Rod Stewart |
50 | Joni Mitchell |
51 | Sade |
52 | Mick Jagger |
53 | Miriam Makeba |
54 | Willie Nelson |
55 | Tina Turner |
56 | Barry White |
57 | Brian Wilson |
58 | Lady Gaga |
59 | Howlin' Wolf |
60 | Kate Bush |
61 | Umm Kulthum |
62 | George Michael |
63 | Robert Plant |
64 | Björk |
65 | Minnie Riperton |
66 | David Ruffin |
67 | Dennis Brown |
68 | Rihanna |
69 | Youssou N'Dour |
70 | Ronnie Spector |
71 | Roy Orbison |
72 | Muddy Waters |
73 | Héctor Lavoe |
74 | Patti LaBelle |
75 | D'Angelo |
76 | Wilson Pickett |
77 | Bruce Springsteen |
78 | Janis Joplin |
79 | Emmylou Harris |
80 | Chris Cornell |
81 | João Gilberto |
82 | Steve Perry |
83 | Amy Winehouse |
84 | Lata Mangeshkar |
85 | Johnny Cash |
86 | Michael Jackson |
87 | Diana Ross |
88 | Jimmie Rodgers |
89 | Selena |
90 | Gal Costa |
91 | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan |
92 | Anita Baker |
93 | Stevie Nicks |
94 | Toots Hibbert |
95 | Vicente Fernández |
96 | Chuck Berry |
97 | Usher |
98 | Bob Marley |
99 | Clyde McPhatter |
100 | Elton John |
101 | Gladys Knight |
102 | Taylor Swift |
103 | Leonard Cohen |
104 | Aaron Neville |
105 | Eddie Vedder |
106 | Bill Withers |
107 | Lou Reed |
108 | Caetano Veloso |
109 | Roger Daltrey |
110 | The Weeknd |
111 | Fiona Apple |
112 | Ozzy Osbourne |
113 | La India |
114 | Chrissie Hynde |
115 | Erykah Badu |
116 | Chet Baker |
117 | Patti Smith |
118 | John Fogerty |
119 | Barrington Levy |
120 | Charlie Rich |
121 | Jackie Wilson |
122 | Donna Summer |
123 | Karen Carpenter |
124 | Robert Johnson |
125 | Joe Strummer |
126 | Donny Hathaway |
127 | Tammy Wynette |
128 | Florence Welch |
129 | Rob Halford |
130 | Courtney Love |
131 | Jeff Buckley |
132 | Loretta Lynn |
133 | Neil Young |
134 | Axl Rose |
135 | IU |
136 | Lauryn Hill |
137 | El DeBarge |
138 | Merle Haggard |
139 | Rocío Dúrcal |
140 | Bono |
141 | Christina Aguilera |
142 | Russell Thompkins Jr. |
143 | Luciano |
144 | Darlene Love |
145 | PJ Harvey |
146 | Ruth Brown |
147 | Barbra Streisand |
148 | Levon Helm |
149 | Wanda Jackson |
150 | Bryan Ferry |
151 | Martha Reeves |
152 | Michael Stipe |
153 | Mahlathini |
154 | Dion |
155 | Corin Tucker |
156 | George Strait |
157 | Robert Smith |
158 | Carrie Underwood |
159 | Mississippi John Hurt |
160 | Mercedes Sosa |
161 | Brenda Lee |
162 | Francoise Hardy |
163 | Bobby "Blue" Bland |
164 | Sandy Denny |
165 | Ronnie James Dio |
166 | Morrissey |
167 | Marc Anthony |
168 | Debbie Harry |
169 | Sylvester |
170 | Chris Stapleton |
171 | Odetta |
172 | Juan Gabriel |
173 | Marianne Faithfull |
174 | Buddy Holly |
175 | Lana Del Rey |
176 | Iggy Pop |
177 | Patty Loveless |
178 | Tabu Ley Rochereau |
179 | Martha Wash |
180 | SZA |
181 | Bob Seger |
182 | Jazmine Sullivan |
183 | Solomon Burke |
184 | Karen O |
185 | Alicia Keys |
186 | Ofra Haza |
187 | Bonnie Raitt |
188 | Fela Kuti |
189 | Joan Baez |
190 | Frank Ocean |
191 | Jung Kook |
192 | Anohni |
193 | Brandy |
194 | Kelly Clarkson |
195 | Poly Styrene |
196 | Paul Westerberg |
197 | Burna Boy |
198 | Billie Eilish |
199 | Glenn Danzig |
200 | Rosalía |
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