MALE SINGERS TOP 50

Note that the #1 criterion considered was the singer's talent. However, other criteria also considered included his creativity, success, longevity, charisma / stage performance, as well as the influence the singer have had later on other artists.

Several reviews for historical albums are available here.

1.

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

(1956)

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2.

Freddie Mercury

Queen

A Night At The Opera

(1975)

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3.

Robert Plant

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin IV

(1971)

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4.

David Bowie

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust

(1972)

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5.

Stevie Wonder

Songs in the Key of Life

(1976)

6.

Michael Jackson

Thriller

(1982)

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7.

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry Is on Top

(1959)

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8.

Bono

U2

The Joshua Tree

(1987)

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9.

Marvin Gaye

What's Going On

(1971)

10.

Frank Sinatra

Songs for Swingin' Lovers!

(1956)

11.

ELTON JOHN

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

(1973)

12.

Paul McCartney

(the Beatles, Wings)

Paul McCartney & Wings

Band on the Run

(1973)

13.

Jim Morrison

The Doors

The Doors

(1967)

14.

Sting

The Police

Synchronicity

(1983)

15.

Prince

Prince and the Revolution

Purple Rain

(1984)

16.

Mick Jagger

The Rolling Stones

Exile On Main St.

(1972)

17.

Ray Charles

The Genius of Ray Charles

(1959)

18.

Bob Marley

Bob Marley & the Wailers

Exodus

(1977)

19.

Iggy Pop

(the Stooges,
Iggy & the Stooges)

The Idiot

(1977)

20.

James Brown

Cold Sweat

(1967)

21.

Roger Daltrey

The Who

Who's Next

(1971)

22.

Bruce Dickinson

(Samson, Iron Maiden)

Iron Maiden

The Number of the Beast

(1982)

23.

Chris Cornell

(Temple of the Dog, Soundgarden, Audioslave)

Soundgarden

Superunknown

(1994)

24.

John Lennon

(The Beatles,
Plastic Ono Band)

Imagine

(1971)

25.

Bob Dylan

Highway 61 Revisited

(1965)

26.

Klaus Meine

Scorpions

Love at First Sting

(1984)

27.

Johnny Cash

With His Hot and Blue Guitar

28.

Al Green

Let's Stay Together

(1972)

29.

Rob Halford

(Judas Priest, Fight)

Judas Priest

British Steel

(1980)

30.

Eddie Vedder

(Temple of the Dog, Pearl Jam)

Pearl Jam
Ten

(1991)

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31.

LEONARD COHEN

Songs of Leonard Cohen

(1968)

32.

Ozzy Osbourne

(Black Sabbath)

Blizzard of Ozz

(1980)

33.

Joey Ramone

Ramones

Ramones

(1976)

34.

Joe Strummer

(The Clash, The Pogues, Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros)

The Clash

London Calling

(1979)

35.

Bruce Springsteen

Born in the U.S.A.

(1984)

36.

Rod Stewart

(Jeff Beck Group, Faces)

Every Picture Tells a Story

(1971)

37.

Chris Martin

38.

B.B. King

King of the Blues

(1960)

39.

Geddy Lee

Rush

Moving Pictures

40.

Buddy Holly

BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS

The "Chirping" Crickets

(1957)

41.

Thom Yorke

(Radiohead, The Smile)

Radiohead

OK Computer

(1997)

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42.

Bryan Adams

Reckless

(1984)

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43.

Axl Rose

Guns N' Roses

Appetite For Destruction

(1987)

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44.

Otis Redding

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

(1965)

45.

Sam Cooke

Night Beat

(1963)

46.

John Fogerty

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Green River

(1969)

47.

Matt Bellamy

Muse

Black Holes and Revelations

(2006)

48.

Billy Joel

The Stranger

(1977)

49.

Ronnie James Dio

(Elf, Rainbow,
Black Sabbath, Dio)

Dio

Holy Diver

(1983)

50.

Ian Gillan

(Deep Purple, Black Sabbath)

Deep Purple

Machine Head

(1972)

HONORABLE MENTION:

David Coverdale

(Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Coverdale/Page)

Whitesnake

Whitesnake

(1987)

HONORABLE MENTION:

Michael Stipe

R.E.M.

Automatic for the People

(1992)

HONORABLE MENTION:

Fats Domino

This is Fats Domino

(1957)

HONORABLE MENTION:

Van Morrison

Moondance

(1970)

HONORABLE MENTION:

Smokey Robinson

(The Miracles)

Pure Smokey

(1974)

HONORABLE MENTION:

Little Richard

Here's Little Richard

(1957)