seriously , here the fuck is Eric Adams???

Couldn't agree more!!

Um........ no

Not even worth arguing about this, there's too much I outwardly disagree with.

this is a list compiled by deaf people...Axl Rose??!! really?!...has anyone heard him lately???...i've heard cats screw with more harmony.

Axl Rose does not deserve to be anywhere near the top 10. Here is what my top 5 greatest rock voice list would look like.

1. Bret Michaels
2. Andrew WK (his 5 octave range gives me chills)
3. Fred Durst
4. Scott Stapp
5. Kylie Minogue (do the locomotion with me...unreal vocals).

What a fuckin joke of a list!!

Bono ahead of Dio.. it beggars fuckin belief!

hmm, i would have put dio a little higher than that, but otherwise not bad.

Ozzy no. 17 and Dio no. 30?! Wtf is that?!?

On my list, Dio is no. 1. Ripper would be there somewhere too...

OK I think we need to read the news article here...its compiled by Planet Rock listeners. For those who dont know, Planet Rock plays mainly what they call 'classic rock'....for those who choose not to venture past around 1985 musically. There would be a national outcry if they ever dared to play Nevermore so what chance Manowar?? To hear Manowar on Planet Rock would be like hearing Cradle of Filth on BBC Radio 4.

Well, Axl Rose truly deserves the spot in my opinion.. but again, where the fuck is Eric Adams??? and King Diamond for that matter

This list is farily accurate....although Freddie Mercury should be #1

Ronnie James #30???

Fail

most overated female singer ever. famous cuz she's dead. where the fuck is ann wilson from heart , stevie nicks, and the list goes on.

Neil Young, that guy is TERRIBLE. I would have Ripper Owens on there, he might be the best live singer I have ever seen.

Janis and Neil have awesome voices. If you're just talking about people who can sing well in a classical style, well then...whatever. But having a distinctive voice that carries emotion is what it's all about.

That being said, Bon Scott should be in the #1 spot.

Robert Plant is a turd of a singer. Heh.

Retarded bullshit list, it's just another popularity list. Papa Roach singer Jacoby Shaddix should be number 1!!!! or Fred Durst!!!, they suck equally.

No, but truth be told Chris Cornell is the best singer to ever walk this earth, in every single aspect. Range, expression, tone quality etc. Also Tony Harnell so belong on that list...

Of course there are some singers on that list that deserves to be there, but 90% of it is just about popularity.

How does Peter Gabriel get on this list??????

love neil young. haven't missed a tour (including csn&y) since '93, i don't deny that janis gave it everything she had. she had heart and soul, but i personaly think she's overated. had she not died (that having drawn more attention to her) i don't think she would have made this list. at best, her voice is unique, but for me, it's hard to take.

really? I must have missed that...I guess there's a chance Terry Gilliam is Deep Purple's vocalist, then

is Rob Halford!? The best by far.

Any list that has Ronnie James Dio at 30 is a complete joke.

Axl Rose at top ten? Bruce Dickenson and Steven Tyler deserve to be in top 10, if you ask me.... Ozzy too

are fun but silly. Especially when the lists come from the UK, its like a metal list. Dickenson is a fine metal singer(I think he's goofy, opera fake singing, but...), but having him that high...Jon Bon jovi shouldn't make any list, never mind be ahead of Tyler. He's not a better techncial singer than Tyler or a better performer, or as influenctial, nothing, he's KING of the posers. HOW did Jon Bon get the pass to have a career yet all his peers in hair metal didn't? He IS the King of hair fluff rock. he now thinks he's bruce springsteen & pretends teh 80's didn't happen.

i´d put AXL and Eric Adams and Halford all on number 1.

then JR Ewing on the second spot

I realize who compiled it, yet if you wanna get technical, there's so many missing. Personally, Marco Hietala would be right up toward the top with Ronnie James Dio. Then there's vocal wizards like Vintersorg and Ihsahn, too. But I realize it's a mainstream list...

Where is Paul Mc Cartney and Elvis??And John Lennon!!

no lennon, but Jon bovi is on there. what a tool. Its my mission to expose that puke for the poser he is. Lord Coverdale at #6, yeah, he's 6th best alltime. Please. His hair is perfect, but he's a Plant wanna-be hack...except for the Burn album. Queen is HUGE in britain, not that they aren't in U.S. and A, but they are so reverred there. They are great, but I think time is being too kind to them. A tale of 2 bands, great rockers, lots of fluff too, radio ga-ga etc.

ha ha ha! sorry. couldn't hold it in.^

I'm surprised he's not on the list just for who he is. wether you like him or not, he's more influential then the majority of these guys. He had a good raspy/rough scream. He gets overrated most the time, but now there seems to be a backlash against him. Their legacy is too overrated, but the more I look at this list, its like a 14 year old wrote it. But maybe that's best, they think less about "what's cool", like the silly Rolling stone top 100 singers, which completely ignores Ian Gillan cuz he's "hard Rock".....who you like as a singer is SO subjective, most rock singers are technically great(Freddie is an exception), & most times when a rock singer sings technically well it sucks the rock out of it, makes it whimpy, like Journey. I'll take it rough & ready most the time.

What a bout WARREN HAYNES from GOV'T MULE....come on ...

Where is Layne Staley !!!! Top 10 in my books. Maynard ?

Axl Rose at 7,he shouldn't be on this list let alone ahead of Bon Scott

What was so amazing about Kurt Cobain's voice and what influence did he have on anyone except for a bunch of depressed kids who eventually ruined Grunge and developed EMO?

Cobain was influenced by others before him and you can hear it in all of his songs. He was not innovative at all. He took rock, punk, folk and Lennon/Beatles influences and mashed them altogether. He also borrowed from Zeppelin's light and shade approach. Nirvana was all about timing not originality.

Also no one noticed they said Ian Anderson of Yes. Ian was the singer in Jethro Tull and Jon Anderson was the singer in Yes.

Not only is Paul Stanley one of the best voices he is also one of the best frontman in rock. Vince Neil should be included also. Steve Perry should be in the top 5!!

Paul Stanley?

1. Rob Halford
2. Ian Gillan... could easily be #1
3. Joe Elliot... I know Def Leppard... but the guys got a good voice
4. Ozzy Osbourne... the guy is over the hill but he is a legend
5. Klaus Meine... Scorpions
6. Mick Jagger
7. Peter Gabriel

So Ozzy and Jon Bon Jovi are better vocalists than Halford, Dio, and Cornell? And no Geoff Tate? This might be the worst list I have ever seen.

I'm not a fan of cobain, I was just saying in respects to the others on the list, he makes every list cuz he is overrated. I was surprised not to see him. BUT, no matter if you don't like the bands he influenced(I don't), he did cause a outbreak of bands with his vocal styles. Just like Eddie VH, I like him alot, dislike 99% of his clones. Same with Plant's clones. ..and of course he was influence by others...anyhow, I'm not pro cobain anyhow. Staley, good choice for modern day hard rocker, & he can HOWL!

^^^finally Klaus Meine... one of the best and most original voices in rock. Paul Stanley.. most fucking definately. Kirt Cobain too .. yes!!!

Vince Neal... ehh, hardly, he´s reeked since day one.

Halford is WAY too low on this list. I am a Maiden fan but find it odd to see Bruce at 8 and Halford and dio at 29 and 30. Bon Jovi probably isn't even the best singer in his own band.

Steve Perry is way too low....Paul Stanley not on the list??? C'mon on. Steve Walsh was one of the best there was in the 70's.

This list is okay, not exactly my taste, each to their own.

However, Jon Bon Jovi at no. 12 that is taking the mick. His name stands out like a dog's d*ck. A very ordinary rock voice/musician in the right place at the right time.

WTF!!!!! Cornell better then dio.


Crap list. Don't bother


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What the hell, no Mike Patton! Good to see Meat Loaf get some credit.

I like the list but it's hard to decipher whether "great" is defined more by voice quality and technical ability or by how influential the vocalist is in the rock world.

For instance, I love David Lee Roth, he's obviously hugely influential, but his voice alone does not get him on this list. In the same category as Roth, I'd put Axl Rose, Jon Bon Jovi and definitely Neil Young (cheers to the author of the "screwing cats" remark above).

Conversely, as some have noted, Geoff Tate, who is less influential, is not even on the list despite having what I think is one of the best voices in rock. Plus I think many of the vocalists on this list would be much higher ranked if voice quality was the sole criteria (Chris Cornell, Sammy Hagar, Meat Loaf, Geddy Lee)

Then you've got guys like Freddie Mercury, who belong on the list no matter the criteria. He was a pure showman with the voice of an angel.

IMHO, top ten from the list, if based on voice alone would be:

1. Freddy Mercury
2. Robert Plant
3. Chris Cornell
4. Sammy Hagar
5. Meat Loaf
6. Rob Halford
7. Steve Perry
8. David Coverdale
9. Geddy Lee (just because his voice is so damn unique)
10. Peter Gabriel

*** Going off the list, I'd slide Geoff Tate in at #2.

if I were going off the list, I'd also slot Ann Wilson of heart in the top ten based on voice quality alone. The list could use a shot of estrogen but Janis just doesn't have it (the voice and perhaps the estrogen).

there is no close 2nd place to her an amazing rock n roll voice good to see meatloaf recognized - dennis deyoung from styx has great pipes too

Jon Bon Jovi trying anything hard. How does the bum manage Aces high by maiden, or Shoot to thrill by AC/DC. I bet Bruce Dickinson, Halford, Ronnie James Dio, Bon Scott, Freddie Mercury and Brian Johnson could make those Bon Jovi songs even a little bit interesting.

Good call on Dennis DeYoung. Forgot about him.

So listen to "Lonely is the Word" then "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap". Bon's voice is original, but pretty grating after a few songs. John Bush needs to be on the list also. I guess not enough top 10 hits (even though that would take out Plant).

Not even best "voice" in a Henhouse.

Jimi never gets respect for his vocals.

Why do they have METAL vocalists in a Rock poll???? Halford=metal, Dickinson=metal, Dio and Ozzy=metal

I mean the guy who finished #1 ISN'T EVEN METAL!!!!!!

for obvious reasons I´d say..

but hes slightly better than his german clone wannabe Uli Roth, who must have the worst voice on the planet, just as he greatest guitarist on the planet.

why does people hate Axl´s voice and singing, I love it to death..totally fucking unique if you ask me. Some of the posts says he reminds them of a whining cat or something.. well, look at the guy at the very top.. he also sounds a little Janis Joplin, but aweful..

AXL rules!

Good list. but where is Geoff Tate , Eric Adams , Ray Gillen R.I.P. , King Diamond , Joey Belladonna , Lemmy etc.

Are fucking serious? James Hetfield's cornball lyrics? Metallica has some of the best lyrics in the buisness. I know that even most of the heaviest supporters of the Metallicabashers Union will even say that. Hmm and who wrote all of those lyrics? Yeah James.

douchetool

Brad Delp of Boston. And even though his "rock" predated what we think of "rock" today, you gotta give it up for Elvis Presley. The boy could sing.

Soory but Plant deserves to be# 1 !!no one could sing like him

This is a joke! Ozzy in the top 20. I love Ozzy (loved really) and I love BS, but he shouldn´t be in a top 1000 list. I read all the comments and you missed the two most gifted of them all: Ralf Scheepers (heading for the east live unmatchable) and Michael Kiske.

the fuck is Maynard James Keenyan and Layne Stayley?????

AXL IS THE BEST SINGER!!!!!

Sammy Hagar #31 should be #5 ?

I straight up agree with the top 5, but after that, its a bit ehhhh.... Axl Rose over Dio? Bon Jovi over Phil Lynott and Rob Halford? I seem to be noticing the lack of Layne Staley and John Bush and Geoff Tate.

Ronny James Dio's vocals are the epitomy of metal, he should be way higher.

Where the heck is Paul Stanley??? Say and think what you want about the guy but he is a GREAT frontman. His voice is incredible(I Still Love You etc.) This list means nothing. James Hetfield and top rock singer should be in the same sentence and I think he would agree. What a joke

FIrst, I agree, this list is horseshit, second, any list is someones opinion, but THIS list is the list of of the BEST!

1. ROB HALFORD - Metal GOD, nuff Said
2. RONNIE JAMES DIO
3. BRUCE DICKINSON
4. JOHN BUSH
5. GEOFF TATE
6. LEMMY
7. KING DIAMOND
8. DAVID LEE ROTH
9. CHUCK BILLY
10. SAMMY HAGAR

Please feel free to endorse my musical genius or tear my "This MUTHAFU**ER IS CRAZY" up..

Axl Rose has the best voice!!!

Justice! Justice!

Axl Rose should be number 1.

Have you hear Chinese Democracy???? His voice there it's great!!! The best singer.

Eric Adams
Sebastion
Harnell
Bush
Scheepers
Tony martin
Doro
Bonnett
Delph
And most importantly Johnny Gieoli

should be included in the list:1. graham bonnet

Of all people you are discussing who is the best, both the list and everybody here is forgetting JORN LANDE. His voice speaks for itself.

1. Axl Rose
2. Freddie Mercury
3. Robert Plant
4. David Coverdale
5. Bruce Dickinson

Paul Rodgers is ok, but is funny to be in top 10 !!!

Mick Jagger is not seriously to be in top 50, he is the one of the best frontmen !

But AXL is the KING !!!

Where is Steve Marriott?
he deserves a place in the list

and dio should be much higher

This list is a joke. What the hell.....
Where is Noddy Holder from SLADE?
Where is Brian Ferry?
Where is Russel Mael from SPARKS?
Where is David Byron from URIAH HEEP?

Common guy, you should know rock music better...

As far as hard rock and metal. Dio is the man.

Chris cornell, who Dio says he likes is a joke.
Dio likes him because he hears himself in Chris.

Chris Cornell obviously ripped off Dio's vocal style
and made a living. It's ok to copy style, but dude don't
copy the guy's voice exactly.

The early soundgarden stuff with dio singing is what Chris Cornell sounded like.. He may have grown later. But Chris is guy is definitely overrated.

This is just another blatant metal rip off that grunge bands did and got away with it. Besides, alternitive or whatever you want to call it is just... rock n'roll without the solo. This is like the dork Dave Ghrol claiming to be a Motorhead fan.. Yeah, right.. Good one! Then why didn't you take motorhead on tour with you in 1990 when you hit it big.. why.. why..

It's been 3 years and nobody's noticed

"Ian Anderson from YES"??
Ian Anderson is from Jethro Tull, Jon Anderson is from Yes.