Cosmic's 50 Top Singers Ever

[Cosmic Harmony]

Not to drag this out any longer or anything....but after 49 singers I'd like to ask all of you who have been following along with this over the past few months a question: Who do you think the 50th singer could or should be?

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

Luciano Pavarotti

Here we are 49 singers later and Pavarotti rounds out my list of the the greatest singers of all time. Opera is not exactly something that crosses over into the mainstream all that often but Pavarotti managed to pull it off bases solely on the power of his gorgeous, tenor voice and is very likely the most famous opera singer of all time. For 45 years Luciano made sensational use of his bright tone and abundant vibrato and I honestly can't think of anyone more fitting to close this thread with. Just looking at his face when he performed it was obvious that Pavarotti loved music and cherished what he did since he often time looked like he was on the verge of tears when he sang.

"Nessun Dorma" (Live)


And with the inclusion of Lucciano Pavarotti we have reached the end of my list of who I feel at the 50 greatest singers of all time. Hope you all enjoyed the ride.​

 

[FireandWater]

Paul Rodgers, Brad Delp, Steve Perry....enough said.

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

And for those of you that haven't followed along, haven't been here since the beginning, or just don't remember here is the complete list as they were posted...

1. Steven Tyler
2. George Michael
3. Linda Perry
4. Ronnie James Dio
5. Elton John
6. Mike Patton
7. Paul McCartney
8. Justin Hawkins
9. Rob Halford
10. Brad Delp
11. Ian Astbury
12. Bon Scott
13. Jennifer Hudson
14. Axl Rose
15. James LaBrie
16. Roger Daltrey
17. Meat Loaf
18. Pat Benatar
19. Ozzy Osbourne
20. Little Richard
21. Tina Turner
22. Freddie Mercury
23. Raine Maida
24. Bruce Dickinson
25. Frank Sinatra
26. Björk
27. Jeff Buckley
28. Paul Rogers
29. Eddie Vedder
30. Ann Wilson
31. David Coverdale
32. Steve Perry
33. Sharon den Adel
34. Ian Gillan
35. Michael Jackson
36. Annie Lennox
37. Shannon Hoon
38. David Bowie
39. Chris Cornell
40. Rod Stewart
41. Matthew Bellamy
42. Joe Cocker
43. Robert Plant
44. Prince
45. Otis Redding
46. Billy Joel
47. Janis Joplin
48. Karen Carpenter
49. Glenn Hughes
50. Luciano Pavarotti​

 

[Harkat]

Great list Harmony!
I thoroughly enjoyed the ride!

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

Glad to hear it, Harkat. I tried to make it as enjoyable as possible.

And now though I'd like to share some great examples of the singers of this list crossing paths....

Hunger Strike
(Eddie Vedder & Chris Cornell)


Under Pressure At the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
(David Bowie & Annie Lennox)


Bad Attitude
(Meat Loaf & Roger Daltrey)


State of Shock
(Michael Jackson & Freddie Mercury)


Bohemian Rhapsody At the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
(Elton John & Axl Rose)


Burn
(David Coverdale & Glenn Hughes)





More crossed paths to come.... ​

 

[Prime]

I saw the list (fantastic list btw), and honestly, first thing that came to mind, they should be linked. So......heh, my OCD got the best of me

1. Steven Tyler
2. George Michael
3. Linda Perry
4. Ronnie James Dio
5. Elton John
6. Mike Patton
7. Paul McCartney
8. Justin Hawkins
9. Rob Halford
10. Brad Delp
11. Ian Astbury
12. Bon Scott
13. Jennifer Hudson
14. Axl Rose
15. James LaBrie
16. Roger Daltrey
17. Meat Loaf
18. Pat Benatar
19. Ozzy Osbourne
20. Little Richard
21. Tina Turner
22. Freddie Mercury
23. Raine Maida
24. Bruce Dickinson
25. Frank Sinatra
26. Björk
27. Jeff Buckley
28. Paul Rogers
29. Eddie Vedder
30. Ann Wilson
31. David Coverdale
32. Steve Perry
33. Sharon den Adel
34. Ian Gillan
35. Michael Jackson
36. Annie Lennox
37. Shannon Hoon
38. David Bowie
39. Chris Cornell
40. Rod Stewart
41. Matthew Bellamy
42. Joe Cocker
43. Robert Plant
44. Prince
45. Otis Redding
46. Billy Joel
47. Janis Joplin
48. Karen Carpenter
49. Glenn Hughes
50. Luciano Pavarotti

 

[Hydrazoic Acid]

Klaus Meine and has not appeared. Offensively.

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

I saw the list (fantastic list btw), and honestly, first thing that came to mind, they should be linked. So......heh, my OCD got the best of me

Wow...that's impressive. Thanks Primey, I'm going to add that to the first post.

Klaus Meine and has not appeared. Offensively.

I like Klaus and as unique as his voice is he just didn't manage to make my top 50. I think he probably would have made the top 60 though if that makes you feel better.

 

[Hydrazoic Acid]

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