Greatest voice of all time
The greatest singers of all time, ranked by fans
Rated by Elo across 31 head-to-head votes, not by how often something showed up.
1
Mike Patton
American singer (born 1968)
1711
100% · 11 duels
2
James Hetfield
American musician (born 1963)
1663
87% · 15 duels
3
Thom Yorke
English musician (born 1968)
1593
86% · 7 duels
4
Elvis Presley
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
1524
100% · 1 duels
5
Rob Halford
English heavy metal singer (born 1951)
1489
0% · 1 duels
6
Freddie Mercury
British rock singer and songwriter (1946–1991)
1488
0% · 1 duels
7
Layne Staley
American rock musician (1967–2002)
1488
0% · 1 duels
8
Kurt Cobain
American rock musician (1967–1994)
1488
0% · 1 duels
9
Mariah Carey
American singer-songwriter (born 1969)
1487
0% · 1 duels
10
Maynard James Keenan
American singer (born 1964)
1487
0% · 1 duels
11
Stevie Nicks
American singer-songwriter (born 1948)
1487
0% · 1 duels
12
Robert Plant
English singer (born 1948)
1486
0% · 1 duels
13
Chris Cornell
American musician (1964–2017)
1485
0% · 1 duels
14
Bruce Dickinson
English heavy metal singer (born 1958)
1485
0% · 1 duels
15
Celine Dion
Canadian singer (born 1968)
1484
0% · 1 duels
16
Steven Tyler
American singer and songwriter (born 1948)
1484
0% · 1 duels
17
Paul McCartney
English musician and songwriter (born 1942)
1483
0% · 1 duels
18
Amy Winehouse
British singer-songwriter (1983–2011)
1483
0% · 1 duels
19
Joni Mitchell
Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1943)
1483
0% · 1 duels
20
Marvin Gaye
American singer and songwriter (1939–1984)
1482
0% · 1 duels
21
Till Lindemann
German singer (born 1963)
1482
0% · 1 duels
22
Christina Aguilera
American singer and songwriter (born 1980)
1482
0% · 1 duels
23
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer and songwriter (1966–2023)
1481
0% · 1 duels
24
Lady Gaga
American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1986)
1481
0% · 1 duels
25
Aretha Franklin
American soul singer (1942–2018)
1479
0% · 1 duels
Settled head to head
Mike Patton or James Hetfield?
100% chose Mike Patton, out of 2
Dolores O'Riordan or James Hetfield?
one vote so far
Björk or James Hetfield?
one vote so far
Aretha Franklin or James Hetfield?
one vote so far
Sinéad O'Connor or James Hetfield?
one vote so far
James Hetfield or Till Lindemann?
one vote so far
Paul McCartney or James Hetfield?
one vote so far
Celine Dion or James Hetfield?
one vote so far
Chris Cornell or James Hetfield?
one vote so far
Robert Plant or James Hetfield?
one vote so far
Stevie Nicks or James Hetfield?
one vote so far
Mariah Carey or James Hetfield?
one vote so far