Il sito consequence.net ha pubblicato un articolo dedicato ai 100 migliori cantanti di sempre. A stabilire la classifica non sono stati gli utenti, ma una giuria composta da 50 musicisti, tra cui Linda Perry delle 4 Non Blondes e Mike Patton dei Faith No More.
Questi i risultati:
1. Freddie Mercury
2 . Aretha Franklin
3. Whitney Houston
4 . Marvin Gaye
5 . Robert Plant
6 . Beyoncé
7 . Ella Fitzgerald
8 . Mike Patton
9 . Michael Jackson
10 . H.R.
11 . Roy Orbison
12 . Nina Simone
13 . Rob Halford
14 . Ray Charles
15 . Mariah Carey
16 . Hank Williams
17 . James Brown
18 . Adele
19 . Chris Cornell
20 . Kendrick Lamar
21 . Sam Cooke
22 . Jeff Buckley
23 . Stevie Wonder
24 . Billie Holiday
25 . Kurt Cobain
26 . Otis Redding
27 . Patsy Cline
28 . Tom Waits
29 . Sade
30 . Ann Wilson
31 . Al Green
32 . DMX
33 . Luther Vandross
34 . Frank Sinatra
35 . Mahalia Jackson
36 . Tina Turner
37 . Dolly Parton
38 . Ozzy Osbourne
39 . Smokey Robinson
40 . Elvis Presley
41 . Janis Joplin
42 . Iggy Pop
43 . Curtis Mayfield
44 . Karen Carpenter
45 . Big Mama Thornton
46 . Kate Bush
47 . Etta James
48 . Mavis Staples
49 . Celine Dion
50 . Busta Rhymes
51 . Bill Withers
52 . Thom Yorke
53 . Joni Mitchell
54 . Björk
55 . Layne Staley
56 . Bob Dylan
57 . Ronnie James Dio
58 . Roberta Flack
59 . Steve Perry
60 . Prince
61 . David Bowie
62 . Teddy Pendergrass
63 . Alison Krauss
64 . Stevie Nicks
65 . Solomon Burke
66 . John Lennon
67 . Jazmine Sullivan
68 . Leonard Cohen
69 . Ol’ Dirty Bastard
70 . Fiona Apple
71 . Maynard James Keenan
72 . Lauryn Hill
73 . Bruce Dickinson
74 . D’Angelo
75 . Elton John
76 . Axl Rose
77 . Morrissey
78 . Amy Winehouse
79 . Judee Sill
80 . Bono
81 . Sinéad O’Connor
82 . Chris Stapleton
83 . Ariana Grande
84 . Diana Ross
85 . Linda Ronstadt
86 . Dolores O’Riordan
87 . Chaka Khan
88 . Little Richard
89 . Johnny Cash
90 . Neil Young
91 . Bruce Springsteen
92 . Lzzy Hale
93 . Mikael Åkerfeldt
94 . Notorious B.I.G.
95 . Patti Smith
96 . Shane MacGowan
97 . Frances Quinlan
98 . Serj Tankian
99 . Joe Strummer
100 . Brandy