Personal top 10 vocalists; no judging or criteria

[Siolag]

More to follow, just want to say though that Lewis Capaldi really irritates me.

Me too. Not just his voice but everything about him.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Dusty Springfield
Donnie Munro
Karen Mathieson
Clarence Frogman Henry
Diana Ross
Eddie Reader
Eddie Grant
Fats Domino
Mamma Cass
Karen Carpenter

 

[Slime]

Nobody going for Sam Smith yet.

 

[Beezerk]

Teddy Pendergrass
Marvin Gaye
Freddie Mercury
Chaka Khan
Phil Anselmo

I'll have to report back with the rest.

 

[Orikoru]

Never really thought about this before but I'll give it a go.

Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) - easily my favourite voice, just incredible. I could listen to him sing for hours and hours.
Jamie Lenman (formerly Reuben) - love his voice, very versatile as he does a mean shouty song as well as a deep, rich singing voice.
Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) - honestly don't know how he gets some of those sounds out.
Phil Collins (Genesis) - he gets a lot of hate but he has an incredible range.
Howlin' Pelle Almqvist (Hives) - not necessarily the best singer but possibly the best frontman on earth.
Mike Vennart (formerly Oceansize) - just a personal favourite as I've been listening to Oceansize and now his self-named band Vennart since I was like 15.
Maynard James Keenan (Tool) - another very versatile singer as he can do rough and delicate equally well I think.
Chris Cornell (formerly Soundgarden/Audioslave, RIP) - such a unique voice.
Scott Stapp (Creed) - I don't really listen to Creed, but his voice is a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine when I occasionally slap on 'One Last Breath' or 'My Sacrifice'. I really like that edginess he has, even if he does seem to be quite a ridiculous man.
Hard to narrow it to ten so my number 10 spot is going to be a small cluster of honourable mentions: Peter Gabriel, Chester Bennington, Michael Stipe, and of course Freddie Mercury.

 

[BrianM]

Never really thought about this before but I'll give it a go.

Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) - easily my favourite voice, just incredible. I could listen to him sing for hours and hours.
Jamie Lenman (formerly Reuben) - love his voice, very versatile as he does a mean shouty song as well as a deep, rich singing voice.
Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) - honestly don't know how he gets some of those sounds out.
Phil Collins (Genesis) - he gets a lot of hate but he has an incredible range.
Howlin' Pelle Almqvist (Hives) - not necessarily the best singer but possibly the best frontman on earth.
Mike Vennart (formerly Oceansize) - just a personal favourite as I've been listening to Oceansize and now his self-named band Vennart since I was like 15.
Maynard James Keenan (Tool) - another very versatile singer as he can do rough and delicate equally well I think.
Chris Cornell (formerly Soundgarden/Audioslave, RIP) - such a unique voice.
Scott Stapp (Creed) - I don't really listen to Creed, but his voice is a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine when I occasionally slap on 'One Last Breath' or 'My Sacrifice'. I really like that edginess he has, even if he does seem to be quite a ridiculous man.
Hard to narrow it to ten so my number 10 spot is going to be a small cluster of honourable mentions: Peter Gabriel, Chester Bennington, Michael Stipe, and of course Freddie Mercury.

You need to get yourself on your own list ?

 

[Deleted member 21258]

Alicia Keys
Whitney Houston
Billy Ocean
Nat King Cole/Dean Martin (just for their Christmas songs voices)

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Alicia Keys
Whitney Houston
Billy Ocean
Nat King Cole/Dean Martin (just for their Christmas songs voices)

Can't believe I missed Nat King Cole off my list. What a voice.

A golfing partner of mine from a while ago once had a drunken rant about Dean Martin singing That's Amore. I think we were in a pub and it came on in the background. Watching this normally mild mannered bloke do a drunken impression / rant of Dean Martin singing this still makes me laugh to this day. I didn't have the heart to tell him I liked him. A great lounge singer

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

To all the female voices listed I'd add Sandy Denny, Julie Fowlis, Karen Matheson and Jean Redpath.

 

[Pathetic Shark]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned Andy Bell before. What a range of vocals, he's the best I've seen ?

I did. Seen Erasure more times than I can remember. Just been watching the Wild Tour live on YouTube.

 

[Pathetic Shark]

One more I can't believe I forgot. Peter Cetera of Chicago.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Any love for Dusty Springfield?

 

[Norrin Radd]

Any love for Dusty Springfield?

Absolutely totally forgot about Dusty great singer and some right banging tunes as well

 

[IanMcC]

Leonard Cohen
Bob Dylan
Joni Mitchell
Judie Tzuke
Tori Amos
John Martyn
Cat Stevens
Joan Baez
Patricia Kaas
Nina Simone

Great list. Replace Judy Tzuke with Howlin' Wolf and it could well be my list also.

 

[Val]

Simon Neil
John Legend
Brandon Flowers
Bruce Dickinson
Eddie Vedder
Marcus Mumford
Kelly Clarkson
Adele
Adam Lavine
Liam Fray

 

[Rlburnside]

Bob Dylan
Lou Reed
Lightnin Hopkins
JJ Cale
Eric Burdon
Bo Didley
Rod Stewart
Little Walter
Howlin Wolf
George Thorogood

 

[chrisd]

No mention of Judith Durham of the New Seekers - a wonderful voice back in the day

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Don’t know how I missed off Paul Simon and/or Art Garfunkel??‍

 

[srixon 1]

Judith Durham
Freddie Mercury
Karen Carpenter
Ozzy
Geddy Lee
Steve Perry
Helen Shapiro
Elvis
Don Everly
Kathy Kirby

 

[srixon 1]

No mention of Judith Durham of the New Seekers - a wonderful voice back in the day