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The Best Rock Vocalists
The best rock vocalists of all time are the frontmen of our favorite rock bands or those solo artists whose voices are some of the best ever. These talented men and women of rock could easily captivate audiences with just their vocals and those voices set them and their bands above the rest.
To be included on this list, the vocalists must be primarily known for their association with rock music and (obviously) must have a great voice. That really doesn't narrow down the many gifted singers in recent rock music history, though a certain few stand out as above and beyond all the rest. Greats like Robert Plant, David Bowie, Steve Perry and Neil Young come to mind, as do icons like Bono, Mick Jagger and Bruce Springsteen.
While there are many notable vocalists of today's rock music, arguably many of the best rock vocalists of all time are those from earlier generations. Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury from Queen, John Lennon from The Beatles, Jim Morrison from The Doors and Bob Dylan are only a few of some of the best rock vocalists ever but also some of the most influential singers of all time. Freddie Mercury especially had an amazing voice and was ranked second only to Mariah Carey by MTV for the best voices in music ever.
A perfect combination of range, power, articulation and control is needed to become one of the greatest vocalists of all time. All of those can be taught but the natural ability to have that golden voice, as all of these great rock vocalists possess, is nothing that can be learned. Have a favorite rock singer that we missed? Think one vocalist should be above another? Want to put these singers in your own order? You can do all that and more be voting on, re-ranking and adding rock vocalists below! Rock on!
To be included on this list, the vocalists must be primarily known for their association with rock music and (obviously) must have a great voice. That really doesn't narrow down the many gifted singers in recent rock music history, though a certain few stand out as above and beyond all the rest. Greats like Robert Plant, David Bowie, Steve Perry and Neil Young come to mind, as do icons like Bono, Mick Jagger and Bruce Springsteen.
While there are many notable vocalists of today's rock music, arguably many of the best rock vocalists of all time are those from earlier generations. Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury from Queen, John Lennon from The Beatles, Jim Morrison from The Doors and Bob Dylan are only a few of some of the best rock vocalists ever but also some of the most influential singers of all time. Freddie Mercury especially had an amazing voice and was ranked second only to Mariah Carey by MTV for the best voices in music ever.
A perfect combination of range, power, articulation and control is needed to become one of the greatest vocalists of all time. All of those can be taught but the natural ability to have that golden voice, as all of these great rock vocalists possess, is nothing that can be learned. Have a favorite rock singer that we missed? Think one vocalist should be above another? Want to put these singers in your own order? You can do all that and more be voting on, re-ranking and adding rock vocalists below! Rock on!
List Criteria: Only vocalists primarily associated with rock music
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- 1Up 907Down 158Rock music, Hard rock, Progressive rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 2Up 507Down 195Alternative rock, Rock music, Hard rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 3Up 385Down 203Rock music, Hard rock, Blues-rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 4Up 336Down 231Rock music, Pop rock, Soft rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 5Up 346Down 189Rock music, Pop rock, Rhythm and blues Moreadded by: rockboy
- 6Up 305Down 181Rock music, Hard rock, Progressive rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 7Up 317Down 201Classical music, Rock music, Hard rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 8Up 298Down 188Folk music, Alternative rock, Rock music Moreadded by: rockboy
- 9Up 309Down 203Rock music, Blues-rock, Rhythm and blues Moreadded by: rockboy
- 10Up 277Down 186Rock music, Hard rock, Pop rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 11Up 246Down 161Rock music, Pop rock, Soft rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 12Up 278Down 171Hard rock, Heavy metal, Blues-rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 13Up 276Down 161Alternative rock, Rock music, Hard rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 14Up 228Down 181Rhythm and blues, Soul music, Pop music Moreadded by: rockboy
- 15Up 248Down 166Folk music, Rock music, Hard rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 16Up 219Down 127Rock music, Hard rock, Heavy metal Moreadded by: rockboy
- 17Up 195Down 116Rock music, Hard rock, Progressive rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 18Up 261Down 201Alternative rock, Punk rock, Grunge musicadded by: rockboy
- 19Up 166Down 125Rock music, Hard rock, Pop rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 20Up 255Down 175Alternative rock, Hard rock, Folk rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 21Up 109Down 52Film score, Rock music, Rhythm and blues More
- 22Up 166Down 121Rock music, Hard rock, Progressive rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 23Up 113Down 62Rock music, Hard rock, Progressive rock More
- 24Up 160Down 131Alternative rock, Hard rock, Progressive rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 25Up 123Down 91Rock music, Pop rock, New Wave Moreadded by: rockboy
- 26Up 138Down 89Rock music, Hard rock, Pop rock Moreadded by: rockboy“ Rock, Hard rock, Pop Rock „
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Ozzy Osbourne
- 28Up 96Down 57Rock music, Pop rock, Soft rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 29Up 173Down 150Alternative rock, Rock music, Pop rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 30Up 102Down 68Rock music, Blues-rock, Alternative country Moreadded by: rockboy“ Still rockin' hard after 40+ years „
- 31Up 141Down 97Rock music, Hard rock, Progressive rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 32Up 78Down 47Rock music, Hard rock, Progressive rock More
- 33Up 126Down 103Rock music, Hard rock, Heavy metal Moreadded by: rockboy
- 34Up 94Down 56Rock music, Rhythm and blues, Soul music More
- 35Up 135Down 113Hard rock, Progressive rock, Folk rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 36Up 72Down 38Alternative rock, Hard rock, Progressive rock More
- 37Up 170Down 153Classical music, Rock music, Pop rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 38Up 151Down 104Rock music, Hard rock, Pop rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 39Up 137Down 136Rock music, Pop rock, Electronic music Moreadded by: rockboy
- 40Up 172Down 156Alternative rock, Rock music, Post-punkadded by: rockboy
- 41Up 170Down 145Folk music, Rock music, Hard rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 42Up 128Down 92Hard rock, Glam punkadded by: rockboy
- 43Up 120Down 97Rock music, Hard rock, Pop rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 44Up 83Down 49Reggae
- 45Up 41Down 28Classical music, Rock music, Hard rock More
- 46Up 56Down 33Rock music, Soul music, Southern soul More
- 47Up 114Down 99Folk music, Rock music, Jazz fusion Moreadded by: rockboy
- 48Up 44Down 17Rock music, Progressive rock, Jazz fusion More
- 49Up 97Down 82Rock music, Hard rock, Progressive rock Moreadded by: rockboy
- 50Up 56Down 30Rock music, Pop music, Experimental rock More
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