Top 20 Greatest Rock Frontmen of All Time
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- These guys rock! For this list, we’ll be looking at the very best lead vocalists in rock history. Our countdown includes Bono, Chris Cornell, Mick Jagger, Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, and more! Did we forget one of your favorite frontmen in rock? Let us know in the comments below!
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Please do better.
Immediately stopped watching after Bono was placed ahead of Bon Scott, who picks this BS?
@@SirNic4180 better? what do you mean
Bob Scott should be in the top 10
@@MrSpaghettiWestern19 I just started watching and I'm scared David Lee Roth doesn't make the list
Freddie Mercury controlling the crowd at Live Aid always gives me chills
Every time I see it.
Robert plant did it first and better
@@dansharp5275 you jokin right
@@isaiahaguilar8661 no it’s on CZcams he did it before queen was even a thing
@@dansharp5275 Robert plant is nowhere near Freddie's talent. No one is.
I'm shocked that Steve Perry from Journey is not on this list.
Was thinking the SAME thing
Maybe because they're listing frontmen - not specific vocal talent.
@@napadave58 , Steve Perry was their front man
@@napadave58 Spot on, Perry was a brilliant vocalist, but not too charismatic as a front man.
Have to agree...he was the Front Man, and his voice - as powerful when it needed to be, subtle when it had to be...never failed to bring emotion, and was *always* crystal clear.
Saw JOURNEY in Chicago, Early 1980s...EPIC
Ian Gillian - Deep Purple
Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull
Steve Perry - Journey
James Maynard Keenan - Tool / Perfect Circle
Ima just add one Vince Neil - Möltey Crüe
only steve perry makes my top. 5
Deep Purple should be also
Steve Perry started a new sound legacy for generations
Bon Jovi starts their own sounds. Jon's a cool 😎 performance
I still cry when I hear an old Alice in Chains song, I love his voice so much and I wish I could have helped him.
Not to have Ronnie James Dio on the list is criminal
Yeah. This list is trash. Dave Grohl ahead of Chris Cornell, Bruce Dickinson and Rob Halford? No Dio? No Geddy Lee? Alice Cooper?
@@RH-xs8gz no Layne Staley! Even Kurt himself said Laynes voice is grunge
@@pixie7435 agreed
@@RH-xs8gztotally agree. Dickinson is top 5 for sure. And no Dio is a huge mistake.
James Hetfield!
One item that tends to be forgotten with the passage of time is that Live Aid was performed in Wembley Stadium in England, and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia simultaneously. And when performing Radio Ga Ga, Freddie Mercury had crowds in both stadiums clapping during the chorus.
That's how good a frontman he was. He held two audiences, separated by 3000 miles, in the palm of his hand.
The shortest route by air between Philadelphia and London covers 3545 miles.
For a 20-minute performance. Wow!!
Freddie was hands down the best singer, performer, musician, song writer . Just amazing!!! QUEEN FOREVER
Freddie Mercury hands down the absolute best! No one else can touch him!
Truth be told, he still grabs us with his voice. All 3 of my kids love Queen, and they were all born long after he passed. I bought the movie Bohemian Rhapsody on, and within 3 minutes, all 3 were on the couch watching with me. 😊
A man who is constantly forgotten about on lists like this is Steve Walsh of Kansas. Brilliant keyboardist, amazing vocalist, and in his heyday, one of the hardest working performers on stage.
Yes!
You are so right! Kansas would be nothing without him.
There is one singer who is always missing on these lists: David Byron from Uriah Heep. His voice was unique, his charisma overwhelming, and still all of you forgot about his great performances. That's really very very sad. R.I.P. Davy, I will never forget you until I die. Your name will be my last words when I close my eyes forever. 💖
Saving your 25 precious minutes
20. Bon Scott - AC/DC
19. Bono - U2
18. Eddie Vedder - Pearl Jam
17. Gerard Way - My Chemical Romance
16. Rob Halford - Judas Priest
15. Chester Bennington - Linkin Park
14. Bruce Dickinson - Iron Maiden
13. Chris Cornell - Soundgarden & Audioslave
12. David Lee Roth - Van Halen
11. Dave Grohl - Foo Fighters
10. Jim Morrison - The Doors
9. Kurt Cobain - Nirvana
8. Iggy Pop - The Stooges
7. Roger Daltrey - The Who
6. Axl Rose - Guns N' Roses
5. Steven Tyler - Aerosmith
4. Ozzy Osbourne - Black Sabbath
3. Mick Jagger - The Rolling Stones
2. Robert Plant - Led Zeppelin
1. Freddie Mercury - Queen
Thanks!
Wish I could promote your post to the top!
Thanks for thinking of others and their time!
Wow, no steve perry? Daaaang. At least they have ozzy
Pretty upset Metallica wasn't on there James hetfield is definitely one of the greatest and Chad Gray from Mudvayne Chad always performs at his very best
No surprise that Freddie Mercury is #1 on this list. He has been and always will be my favorite singer of all time. RIP Freddie
Freddies versality, incredible vocals and music he wrote will always be amazing, his stage presence and everything about Freddie is very much to be appreciated!
👍🙏✌️
I loved Freddie Mercury but i think it's not the best in the world. It was when he was alive. Ronnie JDio was great to,or Peter Steele from TON was a fucking genius.🎉
Yes, it is a surprise hes #1, because Mick Jagger is #1. End of discussion.
NOBODY had the vocal range and articulation of Steve Perry of Journey
Plant 🪴 still remains my number 1 of all time. Not only was he brilliant in Zep, but he went on to an amazing solo career. Love Plant.
Me too! ❤
@jamesheath7601 subjective. If that's your taste all power to you
He's absolutely not. Robert is way way better@@jamesheath7601
@@jamesheath7601freddie mercury is overrated man
@@jamesheath7601 he's been on stream over and over again bohemian rhapsody is overplayed and i'm tired of that shit
There will never be another Freddie for sure! He had to be #1 on this list and he will always be #1 in my heart, for sure!
Layne Staley from Alice in Chains should have been on the list somewhere
Could probably throw in Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon and Robert Smith of the Cure as honorable mentions.
@@supaflyguy666 Absolutely
Very true
They want to make a list for women but Janis Joplin is better than the guy from Queen let's be honest I don't even know his name that's how bad it is
I don't know about that. Hoon and Layne are good but I wouldn't call anything they've done as "electrifying".
Michael Hutchence from INXS is definitely my favourite and I miss Him so much... ❤😥 Was so handsome and charismatic with huge talent and perfect voice.
Oh yeah! He had it all... That voice, and oozed sex appeal! Seen INXS back in the mid 80's, when they were still just a pub band.
Thank you for this comment. He was just spectacular singer ❤.
I feel the same way. no one can top hutch, no one.
Yes Mickael HUTCHENCE from INXS is in the top 5 of the best Rock and Roll frontman. What a shame to Forget HUTCH!!!
Fuck This list!!!
Came here to say to write this HUTCHO FOREVER ❤❤❤
Very good video. Contraversial, yet very well presented. THANK You.👍🤗✌️
Nobody compares to Freddie Mercury! ✌️
Ian Gillan should definitely be part of that list!
And David Coverdale...
I second Ian Gillian!
That is a poor miss - have they not listened to Sweet Child in Time
Deep Purple were not commercial enough nor exotic enough to have garnered as much press as other bands of the time, and most people can only believe what they are told to think. Why do you think it took so long and so much outrage for them to be inducted into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame?
@@colinfrance8843 "Sweet" Child in Time? Are you confusing the title with the opening lyric, or are you confusing them with Guns 'n' Roses?
Can't Believe you Left out Steve Perry! Such an iconic and angelic voice!
True
Agreed, he should be in the top 3
He's one of those who can really sing ! without screaming like a typical rocker who can't reach high notes
@@hunteranime4793You need to listen to Deep Purple’s Child In Time. Ian Gillan will definitely debunk your theory that rock singers can’t hit high notes. He also sang the part of the original Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar. Listen to Gethsemane (? sp).
TATS WHAT IM SAYING
Although I disagree with the placement of the other frontmen I agree with the placement of Freddie Mercury he was the best frontman his stage presence and vocal range put him there.
Freddie ❤
Great choice to have Mercury at # 1. Such a powerful performer and had such a wide vocal range. He always had the crowds mesmerized. One of my all time favorites. RIP Freddie. There are a few I would not have included in this list, but the majority of them belong on the list. I do have to mention that I am quite surprised that the Eagles did not make the list. Awesome group. Glenn Frey and Don Henley made magic together. Great song writers and vocalists. Two of their albums are in the top ten as best selling albums of all time. Don Henley does have a very long solo career, so maybe that is why he did not make the list. Still the Eagle were a great group and deserve recognition.😍
Robert Plant should be #1
Randy Meisner was also great with the Eagles. He had a gorgeous voice. I would never have left out Jon Bon Jovi or Steve Perry either. Jon gave Steve the title "The Voice" And they were both amazing.
With Steve Perry as my number one favorite of all time.
The Dude hated the Eagles
Freddie was without a doubt an amazing performer... but Robert Plant and Led Zeppelin changed the entire direction of music in that era.. I have seen every one on the list live...at least once and I'm with you on this one...@@blackeer6614
Layne Staley was pure magic
I was waiting for someone to mention and Scott weiland
I went to a Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax clash of the Titans concert in early 1991 in Baltimore. Nothing like seeing Layne Staley sitting on the stage monitors like he doesn't give a shit (for Alice In Chains, the opening act). Yet I'm walking through the parking lot and I'm seeing people who wanted nothing but metal shaking his hand happily! (AIC barely broke the scene then with Man In The Box as a marginal single... only to become rock legends for life)
@@Ballfrobandit He absolutely was
@Ben Williams bullshit
Who ?😂
GREAT VIDEO!!!
Ian Astbury from The Cult is pretty dynamic.
Scott Weiland remains one of the most underrated frontmen ever. When he was on he was top tier.
💯
Him and layne staley
Dave?
Scott was bad ass.
@Ben Williams I don't disagree. But it's funny how people credit Grunge with killing Glam Metal, when we realize that the best Grunge bands were led by entertaining frontmen. We may have been tired of the cheese and aesthetic of "hair bands", we still wanted our hard rock to be entertaining.
20.) Bon Scott- AC/DC
19.) Bono- U2
18.) Eddie Vedder- Pearl Jam
17.) Gerard Way- My Chemical Romance
16.) Rob Halford- Judas Priest
15.) Chester Bennington- LINKIN PARK
14.) Bruce Dickinson- Iron Maiden
13.) Chris Cornell- Soundgarden, Audioslave
12.) David Lee Roth- Van Halen
11.) Dave Grohl- Foo Fighters
10.) Jim Morrison- The Doors
9.) Kurt Cobain- Nirvana
8.) Iggy Pop- The Stooges
7.) Roger Daltrey- The Who
6.) Axl Rose- Guns N’ Roses
5.) Steven Tyler- Aerosmith
4.) Ozzy Osbourne- Black Sabbath
3.) Mick Jagger- The Rolling Stones
2.) Robert Plant- Led Zeppelin
1.) Freddie Mercury- Queen
Here’s some who deserve honorable mentions
1.) Ronnie Van Zhant- Lynyrd Skynyrd
2.) Jon Bon Jovi- Bon Jovi
3.) Ronnie James Dio- Black Sabbath, Dio
4.) James Hetfield- Metallica
5.) Phil Anselmo- Pantera
6.) Billy Corgan- The Smashing Pumpkins
(Add Ons I Forgot)
7.) Zack De La Rocha- Rage Against the Machine
8.) Sting- The Police
9.) Lemmy- Motörhead
10.) Layne Staley- Alice In Chains
11.) Alice Cooper- Alice Cooper
12.) Serj Tankian- System of a Down
13.) Dave Mustaine- Megadeth
I’d take several out of they’re top 20 and add several of your honorable mentions. Starting with Both Ronnie’s!
Kurt and Axle must've switch places in my own opinion 🤷
Paul Stanley from KISS should be on this list WAY before some of the other guys
Thanks for posting, knowing who made the list i can see that it's not worth watching, jon bon Jovi should be on the list
#1 Freddie #2 Chester and you can put the rest on your list in any order and I would be fine with it...
Great video and thank you for doing this. I really enjoyed it.
I would love to have seen Chris Robinson from the Black Crowes on the list, but I appreciate these things are not a science and remain inherently subjective! Thanks again! 😎👍
David Draiman from Disturbed . His voice is chill inducing.
watch Freddie Mercury's call-and-response with the crowd at Live Aid and tell me he's not the greatest ever. it gives me the chills. every. single. time.
@James Carlisle - Exactly what a fantastic rock member, leader or not, should strive to be. Well said.
You've never seen a show with Status Quo in their glory days? Rossi fired up the audience in a similar way
That was an incredible concert. He had the audience in thrall.
I have to agree.
@@laurelgirard8475 They bribed the sound guys to turn up the volume more then what was allowed. I bet that helped.
Layne Staley was grunge! Powerful and diverse range with his voice. Definitely should have been on this list!!!
Man you aint kidding.
literally every frontman on this list is more talented, had a better career, and was way more culturally relevant. AIC isn't even in the Rock and roll hall of fame
@Quam no thats not how I personally measure success. I'm just bringing that up to give someone perspective as to why you won't see AIC in a mainstream list like this. They weren't as famous or popular as any of these bands..
@Quam I agree.
I think that's exactly why AIC is left out so often.
@@waynetables6414 oh because that’s the measure of a legendary band.
Iron Maiden and Deep Purple may have a word with you.
This is a great and very accurate video about some of the greatest rock singers ofp of all time I agree with your list
Michael Hutchence from INXS, Dave Gahan from Depeche Mode, Andy Bell from Erasure, and Sting from the Police.
Face-palm to head! How could I forget Dave Gahan!?! How dare I! I bow my head in shame.
Sad that Layne Staley didn't make the cut. His vocals were rough, melodic, angry, sad, happy, and just gave me goosebumps in every song he sang
Being a great front man has a lot more to do with entertaining not just vocals. The problem with layne was he was almost always high live and his performance almost always suffered from it. It’s kinda hard to be a great front man being high on heroin.
@@shanebroussard6262 I disagree. Being a front man is literally about vocals. I don't care if the singer has great personality when he's not singing, just interacting or entertaining the crowd. It's his vocals and how he sings the songs. Yeah he had his demons, and his own reasons why he was addicted. But the man nailed his songs as is his job. Plus he's the only one I know of that punched a Nazi at one of his shows. So there's that. Did you not see the MTV unplugged show where, yeah he was high on heroin, but damn, the way he still hit those notes.
Still does
@@christinaannetteblackbear5921 that's for sure. God I miss him
@@leoalvarez7176 yes I seen the mtv unplugged show. The thing is that’s your opinion. The majority of the world rates front me for the entire performance and not just vocals. If all a singer can do is stand in one place because he is high and sing I’m sorry but that shit is super boring. Most agree with me. Yes vocals are important but so is the show. Ozzy isn’t the best vocalist but is considered one of the best front men. Why? Because he puts on a good show!
Ronnie James Dio was an awesome frontman. I was surprised that he was not included. No-one will ever sing like he did.
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!!
He is God so not included with HUMAN
I can Sing like Ronnie James Dio but it Really Hurts my Voice to do it.
@@sheikhriajul6882Exactly 💯 👏 🙌
He really was a great performer with a great voice. I was lucky enough to see him live in the mid 80's and it was an unforgettable and amazing show. RIP sir. Mad love & respect to u. Your legend will live on.
Lead vocalist David Draiman of “Disturbed” has the greatest voice next to the legendary Freddie Mercury. Like Freddie, he too could sing opera-quite amazing.❤️
saw him at download 2023 with disturbed and i must say he is very good live
Ian Gillan from Deep Purple sang on stage with Pavarotti and totally impressed him with his incredible voice. Gillan should have definitely been on this list.
His vocals live are better then on the albums, he’s kinda boring to watch though 😳
Yes, omg, he can sing anything!
I personally love Eddie Vedder, Kurt Cobain, Mick Jagger, Christ Cornell, David Grohl, and of course, Axl Rose. (No joke, those are the lead singers to my favorite bands) So glad you added these to the video. Layne Staley should have been in the video, as you have included multiple other grunge singers as well. Just a thought.
Layne Stanley should definitely be on this list!! But like you said I'm happy my all time favorite is number 9 Kurt Cobain is king!! And Chris Cornell is a legend Eddie Vedder and Akel too lol even though Kurt and Axel hated each other 🤣
No Ian Gillian/ Deep Purple, Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull or Joey Ramone/ The Ramones and Steve Perry-no Steve Perry???
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This list deserves a part deuce! There's just too many awesome frontmen for just one list. Layne Staley,DIO,Lemmy just to name a few.
No Lemmy? Seriously!
Layne and Ronnie James Dio definitely belong above most people on this list!
Those guys would be easily applicable to a list of best metal vocalists too🎸🎸🎸🎸🎙🎙🎙🎙
Peter Steele.
@@dragonqueen6589 yes ma'am! Staley and Dio would top that list! Shame Layne couldn't overcome the loss of his only love and let his addiction take him! I feel we were robbed, but it was his life to live and he lived it like he wanted! Smoke crack all day and play video games, then shoot heroin to sleep! If I were rich and childless, I can't say I'd live differently! Coke not crack, then dope at night! Plenty of money and no responsibilities..... Why not!
You were spot on......There will never be another Freddie Mercury and no one will ever be able to match his enormous talent ❤❤
Plant
It's a good list .. certainly, sometimes, it is a matter of personal taste. I love Matt Bellamy ( Muse) ,Jim Kerr (Simple minds), Dave Gahan( Depeche mode) ,Thom Yorke ( Radiohead ) ,Scott Weiland (Stone temple pilots), Morrisey( Smiths) ....and many others. Greetings from Italy
Thanks for sharing!
Michael H from INXS should never have been left off. Nice list though. I can’t argue about any of them.
Absolutely. Hutchence’s voice was an effortless powerhouse.
A list like this deserves to have a Top 50, because they are so many great frontmen in rock!
Beautiful music soft and soothing🙂👍
I feel Brian Johnson deserves a mention. Was instrumental for AC/DC after Bon's death and is an amazing vocalist in his own right. Maybe not as good as Bon, but still brilliant.
Bon Scott was a very good performer, full of passion, if he were alive he would probably be SO recognized as a frontman as Freddie Mercury, Brian did an amazing job continuing the ACDC shows
Totally agree with you. Bon was a legend and a great frontman. But the stuff the band did with Brian was far more diverse. I can’t imagine Bon doing Thunderstruck or Satellite Blues.
Chester forever missed but never forgotten rip!
And ,YES, our beloved Freddie Mercury should be ALWAYS number 1, his vocals, his dedication to perfection and his love of pleasing his fans, no one had huge crowds mesmerized like Freddie, I've watched Live Aid so many times and it ALWAYS makes me tear up, Miss you Freddie 😍❣️🫶
Freddie was over rated as was queen
@@gun-nutwhat the f*ck did you just say?
@@gun-nut *underrated
That's a pretty stunning list and hard to argue with, especially the #1. I was surprised at some omissions, like The Kinks' legendary frontman Ray Davies (even having one of his greatest songs covered by a frontman in your top 20; the Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan; The Sweet's Brian Connolly, and Slade's Nobby Holder, the latter two arguably at the vanguard of proto-metal.
Both Ray Davies and Billy Corigan were inspired and vocally trained by their mentor , Klaus Nomi . Both Davies and Corigan have said many times,,Klaus’s vocal training made them the singer they are. Also both said,,without Klaus fathering me and guiding me spiritually, I would have been lost
Total eclipse by their mentor and father figure Klaus Nomi inspired both to write all their biggest hits
Where are Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Davy Jones, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Paul Stanley, James Hetfield, Sammy Hagar, Steve Perry, Sebastian Bach, Jon Bon Jovi, Michael Hutchence, Lemmi Kilmister, Eric Clapton (Cream), Mike Matijevic, etc?
Roger Daltry, David Bowie, Getty Lee.
Gilmour 🙂
Agreed.
@@richardpoole1949Bowie was a solo artist.
Davy Jones?
Steve Perry front man from Journey is by far better than most of the singers mentioned. That is how he was given the name The Voice.
Steve Perry not here is ridiculous. He is probably the best rock vocalist ever 🤨
Being a frontman is more than how good your voice is. It is your ability to control the crowd, ability to do interviews and look cool.
Yes!!
@@jlapuma13 Exactly. That's why they didn't use the term "vocalist" or "singer". That being said, Ronnie James Dio not being here invalidates the entire list.
Just watch Perry singing and interacting with the crowd with songs like Anyway You Want It, Loving, Touching, Squeezing, Faithfully, etc.
Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford, Sebastian Bach, James LaBrie..these are men I have seen live and can vouch for their absolute prowess at the mic but there can be only one and that is Freddie Mercury hands down, end of sentence. 30 plus years after his death and he is still sitting on his throne as THE BEST ever. RIP Freddie Mercury.....you were and will always be a real one!
Right!!! Hair metal was a real thing!!!
Freddie earned that #1 spot is right. He was amazing!
In my opinion all of these list are subjective and a matter of taste. With the exception of Mercury, Jagger, and Plant who are as close as you can get to factual on a list like this. The rest of the spots could be filled with a random assortment of at least fifty or sixty other front men.
Are you that old or you see them in the last 10 years and not in the 80s and 90s? Even though I am a 90s kid, I listen to all these and much much more. We need part 2. Or more honorable mentions. I mean where's Megadeth, Metallica, Skid Row, Bon Jovi, Poison, Dire Strait, Def Leppard, Pink Floyd, A7x, even Hinder just to name some of other great frontman. I know 20 isn't enough, Top 50 would do justice but the video will be 2 hours long so I get it. Anyway, I envy you. I've been to live shows in the last 10-15 years to see Iron Maiden, Aerosmith, and Mr Big, they are all getting old. I've seen A7x live before Sullivan passed away, one of the best in the 21st century.
@@andrewhartmangunsmith2755 I am that old. I was born in Jan. 1971. Went to many Monsters of Rock shows in the 80s as well as regular concerts. My concert stub stack is quite tall and very distinguished. I will say that I went to just as many concerts in the 90s as I did in the 80s. Prolly more so cuz I had a good job and could afford to follow some my fave bands like Megadeth and Tesla on the road to places like Las Vegas, San Diego, Albuquerque and Tuscon. I live in Phoenix so going shows here is no biggie. My concert going has drastically slowed down. The kids that go to shows now have no idea about concert etiquette is and they take the fun out seeing live music.
Paul Stanley is the best he's the ultimate frontman he sings he plays guitar he entertains and controls the audience like nobody's business
Mick Jagger, Jim Morrison, Steve Marriott, Bon Scott, Roger Daltrey, Robert Plant….👍
So glad Chester made the list. He was an incredibly diverse vocalist. He truly was the heart and soul of LP. He, Eddie Veddar, Chris Cornell and Freddie Mercury are my favourites from this list.
Michael Hutchence should have made the list
Chester for sure. Miss you down here Chester 😞😞
Chester is so unique and a truly legend!
Can't believe Axle was higher on the lust than Chester
No Layne Staley? Not even an honorable mention?? He may not have been a big of frontman as Cobain since he didnt play guitar too but Layne had the best voice in all of grunge!
Very true.
As a frontman Layne was light-years ahead of Kurt, actually Cobain shouldn't be on this list at all, great musician, an icon, anything you want, great front man? IMHO nope
@@eduardoravelo403 they were both great
@@devonjones5200 They were, but the topic is clear, a frontman is someone with charisma to handle the crowd, they have signature moves and unique voices, Kurt Cobain had none of that if you compare it with the really great ones, again, great musician, wrote great songs, I like Nirvana, but Layne was truly a frontman, Cobain was not
Yes yes, In my opinion Layne had and still has the best freakin voice ever
Michael Hutchence should've been in there
There are so many amazing frontmen from over the years of incredible music. It is hard to make a list. I love love love Rock!!!
Others have already mentioned him, but few vocalists could match the power and raw emotion of Layne Staley. Whether he was fronting Alice In Chains or Mad Season, there was no one like him. His lyrics could also hit deep.
His voice and power alone was incredible but it seems like the list was looking at people who could mesmerize a crowd with their dancing or vibe. Layne laid it all in his voice
I was going to say Layne. & Sebastian Bach.. Ronnie VanZant & a few more that weren't even mentioned.
I was going to say Layne. & Sebastian Bach.. Ronnie VanZant & a few more that weren't even mentioned.
anyone surprised Layne was overlooked?
Best ever
To not have Jan Gillan and Dio in this list is really unreal
Brian Johnson, Paul Stanley and Bon Jovi are all missing.
No one, absolutely no one will ever be like Freddie Mercury. He was that one in a billion that will never be matched. Ask anyone where they were when Queen played Live Aid and they’ll know down to the second. The planets aligned, the people came together and it was pure magic. Trust me I was lucky enough to live thru it.
I think Michael Hutchins deserves to be mentioned and how the hell is Steve Perry not on this list? That being said, most on your list are favorites of mine as well. Some truly excellent voices here.
Steve Perry is #1 in my mind…..
Highly agree. Steve Perry had a voice to himself.
Michael Hutchence is top 5. Better than jagger and just behind mercury. He was a great.
bro steven tyler is on this list. he's 5
@@stratonicc2651 Steve Perry not steve tyler...aye
It really does not surprise me that Freddie is the top pick, there really is nobody like him and he’s definitely a frontmen for the ages. I’m honestly surprised that Serj Tankian of System of a Down or even James Hetfield weren’t on here, Serj’s voice was so unique at the time and it really helped define SOAD’s sound (not to mention his and Daron Malakian’s voices are so perfect together) and plus James is one of the greatest heavy metal vocalists and Metallica probably wouldn’t be the same without Papa Het
Yessss Serj is incredible and a stand up dude
James voice isn't a that
It's top 20 rock so I wouldn't expect metal singers here even though Ozzy Osbourne isn't really a rock singer on top of that missed out multiple more rock singers such as Bruce Springsteen
@@danyalq7214 They said at the start of the video that Bruce is more a solo artist and will be on a future list about them
I'm not even a huge fan of Queen and I would have been surprised and even a tab bit upset (if only because I called it from the start, lol) if he wasn't #1
Thank you for putting G Way in this list.
Lou Gramm of Foreigner should have been included on this list. One of the greatest rock singer/songwriters of all time.
What about the ladies??? Fleetwood Mac has one of the greatest albums of all time. Stevie and Buckingham had an awesome stage presence. And Heart??? The Wilson sisters?
Layne Staley from Alice in Chains should be on this list.
We don't care about Layne staley 😂
Scott Weiland too.
@@putra-666Average Zeppelin fan
Staley should be on this list and I'm a huge Zep fan so WTF does that have to do with anything 😅
Michael Hutchence, the front man for INXS should be on this list.
Yes he should be top five especially considering Axl Rose was 6 on this list
And Bono was below Dave Grohl, Chris Cornell, Chester Bennington and Axl Rose
Absolutely Michael was amazing!!
100% yes
INXS was more of a pop band
Agreed... and Inxs was one of the best live bands period. Just watch the 1991 Wembley Stadium concert to appreciate Michael and the band.
Great list. Maybe Top 30 would have been better to include more of the greats mentioned in some of the comments. I would push Pearl Jam higher but it’s a solid list. 😊🎤🎶🎸
I really enjoyed that video.. very well put together and a good selection 🤘🏽
Awesome! Thank you!
Freddie Mercury: always the best, still the best, never replayced, never forgotten!!!!!
kurt cobain better
barf.
Plant better
@@user-yi9hz3or2t plant is awkward and borderline tonedeaf. boomers really worked hard to make that stick.
I know they are not everyone’s cup of tea but Matt Bellamy from Muse deserves a mention. Incredible guitarist and stunning live vocal. Filled out the worlds biggest stadiums and arenas consistently.
I actually think Watch Mojo hates Muse. They never get mentioned for any of these greatest whatevers. I agree they're brilliant to watch live.
He’s definitely remarkable, but I think his lack of charisma gets him off this list
Also honorable mentions to Billie Joe Armstrong, Anthony Kiedis, Chris Martin, Thom Yorke and Serj Tankian
Matt Bellamy easily deserves a spot on the list. Some other mentions, Ritchie Kotzen, Hendrix, Bruce Dickinson, Bobby Kimbell, Prince, Steve Lukather, Stevie Ray Vaughan.
My favorite
Here’s some that should have been included:
Vince Neil
Brett Michaels
Steve Perry
Paul Stanley
Lou Gramm
Ronnie Van Zant
Joe Elliot
Tom Petty
Jon Bon Jovi
James Hetfield
John Cameron Fogerty
Sting
I love this list! Jon Bon Jovi & Steve Perry are my favorites, especially SP. I do believe you got it right with all of your list though
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Finally someone who put Vince
I can't believe Paul Rogers isn't in the top 5. Incredible vocals and a great showman with Free, Bad Company, The Firm and then the front man for Queen in 2005.
Love most of these artists, but I got to say, I’m shocked that Steve Perry didn’t make this list 🤯
Steve Perry is a very cool and talented vocalist, but not a frontman
@@Ruslan_V_KeDaXand there it is, the stupidest comment I’ve read all week.
James Hetfield is an underrated frontman who has a stage presence like no other. Sad to see him not on the list
this is just someone's opinion , the same with James but i agree 100%, cant believe I had to stop and think how to spell opinion ~Burnt
I’m a Metallica fan and not including James is criminal.
Where is Jon Bon Jovi or Joe Elliot
Bon Jovi and Def Leppard respectively
He is not great frontman
@@Ob1tuber
Jon Bon Jovi was in Bon Jovi? Never! You're joshing, surely...stop it!
There will never be another Freddie Mercury
Robert plant better
Ian Gillan, Billie Joe Armstrong, Fred Durst
Freddie Mercury definitely should be at number one! Great list Mojo! I would have put Steve Perry of Journey on this list too!
You're right.
Somebody should have been bumped for Steve Perry.
@@robbob5302 Yes, Steve Perry to me should have definitely been here. I also would have put Scott Weiland, Lanye Staley, Ronnie James Dio and David Coverdale too as being great rock frontmen. Most of the list is pretty good.
Well him and Robert Plant are probably the only people in spots that fit the rest of the list is made up of people who shouldn’t have been on it or people who deserved to be higher up
I looove Perry´s voice. But as a frontmen, I think he lacks charisma. The opposite of David Lee Roth. His voice sucks (live at least) but he is the most charismatic frontman ever.
@@manololluch5148 fair assessment.
V.I.P. Steve Perry !!!! Your list covered a bunch of my favorites and a few I'm not familiar with. I'm sure there are a ton more that deserved to be here also. This list could easily be much, much longer.👍
As a Steve Perry fan myself it’s so hard for me to see Rock Frontmen excluding Perry and mostly have screamers. I find those are a separate category like Hard Rock Frontmen... or am I just sensitive? 😳
Absolutely
@@beckimollareza8291I don’t consider Journey music rock. It is cheesy pop.
@@leetroy3129you are entitled to your opinion but that remark is typical of those whose only knowledge of Journey’s music comes from the four or five songs that have been played to death on the radio. Listen to their entire catalogue and you’d see that they could rock and burn with the best of them, and their live shows could blow anybody else off the stage. Bono is on this list and compared to U2 Journey is almost metal.
@@OlympicLeprechaunThank you!
LUV THIS LIST❗️❗️
Great list, would of loved Layne and Perry Farrell to make it.
*Layne Staley and Scott Weiland should’ve been on this list as well.*
Indeed
Steve Perry should have been mentioned. His vocals were amazing
No doubt.
WatchMojo makes TERRIBLE lists. Thats just the truth.
even that copy-cut Arnel Pineda is good too..
nah, they are sandpapery and annoying
I'm currently at #13 and I'm definitely thinking very differently than this list so far, other than Eddie Vedder. Hoping to start liking your picks much better than so far. My list would have been so different. Then again, to each his own. Freddie Mercury has to be #1,we'll see.
Many great artists on this list, but several should have been on this list, gonna try to name a few: Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow, Sabbath) John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival) Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
Even forgot Brian Johnson, frontman of AC/DC after Bon Scott, taking over as singer to make one of the greatest and most popular album of all time (Back in Black)!
Billie Joe should have definitely been on this list, didn’t even think of him
Lot of talent here but Steve Perry definitely deserved to be there. In the top 10 even.
Steve is in the tier for singing but he lacked charisma and he still isn't as good as a singer as Freddie was. Although yes, Steve should be top ten.
PU
Definitely One of the Greatest Rock voices of all time.
Steve Perry definitely should of made this list. His voice could hold his own against anyone on this list. As for Freddie being a better singer
That's a just a matter of opinions. Steve Perry when he was in his prime. To me know other singer could touch him. He was truly one of a kind.
@@crystalfreeman9295 I respect your opinion, but Freddie Mercury had the greatest vocal prime in history (although it was short). I don't want to get into statistics but I will say that Freddie's range was much wider (f2-f6), Freddie was also capable of sub-harmonics (the notes inside of the notes). Freddie had the faster vibrato, and more power. Steve's voice is more full, and rich, that is really the only edge he has on Freddie. I would definitely put Steve having the better *voice* meaning he sounds really good, and his voice is more pleasing to most peoples ear. However, when it comes to *vocal ability* Steve is nothing short of excellent and his vocal delivery was amazing, but Freddie is just the best. It's been scientifically proven Freddie was the best. I will say, I am thoroughly angry that Steve didn't make the list. I would put him over everyone but Freddie. The two of them are in a league of there own.
Layne Staley will always be number one for me
Freddie 💐
Oh don’t get me started, I could make another list of at least 20 more that you left out, like Brad Roberts, fantastic front man of Crash Test Dummies 🤘, for example. Your little list was not a bad start though.
Freddie is much missed. One of a kind 😇🙏❤️
Klaus Meine.......underrated and one of the best rock singers of all time
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For many reasons!
YES!!!!
My favorite is Freddy Mercury ( frontman in Queen )
You left out a couple of Andersons.
Jon Anderson from Yes.
Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull. Now there's a frontman if I ever saw one - pure entertainment.
And of course there's Chuck Billy from Testament.
I could think of many I could take off your list to make room for those I named.
It's hard to argue with most of this list, but how do you leave Dio off? Forget his solo career, he was a force of nature out front for Rainbow and Sabbath.
Yessir. Dio. We know. All I can say.
Dio sucked, that's why.
DIO number 1 allways
@@Mr.SeymourButts In what way did Dio suck? Qualify your comment, if you are able to do so.
@@jo.s7993 he sucks because I said so. Anything else
Im really sad that Layne wasn’t here. He was incredible. And where was Hetfield??
Completely agree layne was probably as talented as Freddie was and papa het was really great during the middle stage of metallica.
I think I'd have to give Robert and Freddie a Tie-love them both!!
Thanks for including Bon Scott, can i add Michael Hutchence from INXS. 🐨 and Dolores O'Riordan from the Cranberries..
My top 10-
10-Paul Rodgers (Bad Company)
9-Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
8-David Bowie
7-Layne Stayley (Alice in Chains)
6-John Lennon (Beatles)
5-Freddie Mercury (Queen)
4-Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
3-Steve Perry (Journey)
2-Robert Plant ( Led Zeppelin)
1-Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)
Already knew the number 1 before I skipped to it. Freddie is rock and roll royalty of the highest court!! Literally if angels don’t sound like this I don’t want to go to heaven.
Joe Elliott, jon Bon Jovi, Paul Stanley, Ian Gillain, Vince Neal. Bryan Ferry,
Where is James Hetfield?