ClassicRockHistory.com Releases List of “25 Best Rock Band Lead Singers” of All Time
ClassicRock History.com has released it’s list of the 25 best lead singers of all time.
The website added this explanation as to what went into making the list: “Its very important to note that this is not a list of the best rock singers of all time. This list defines the ’25 Best Rock Band Lead Singers’. There is a big difference between the two. We have also left out solo artists that are defined usually with a band. Such as Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band or Elvis Costello & The Attractions just as examples. Solo artists have also been left of the lists. So legends like Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, and so forth do not quality because this one is all about the bands.”
The “25 Best Rock Band Lead Singers” — according to the ClassicRockHistory.com:
1. Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin
2. Freddie Mercury of Queen
3. Steve Perry of Journey
4. Steven Tyler of Aerosmith
5. Ian Gillian of Deep Purple
6. Paul Rodgers of Free and Bad Company
7. Ann Wilson of Heart
8. Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones
9. Roger Daltrey of The Who
10. John Lennon & Paul McCartney of The Beatles
11. Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac
12. Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad
13. Jon Anderson of Yes
14. Eric Burdon of The Animals
15. Frankie Valli of The Four Seasons
16. David Lee Roth / Sammy Hagar of Van Halen
17. Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses
18. Greg Allman of The Allman Brothers Band
19. John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
20. Janis Joplin of Big Brother & The Holding Company
21. Jim Morrison of The Doors
22. Chris Cornell of Soundgarden
23. Lonesome Dave Peverett of Foghat
24. Ronnie James Dio / Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath
25. Bon Scott / Brian Johnson of AC/DC