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Eminem is considered by one music website as one of the "World's Greatest Singers" because of his versatile vocal range.

(Associated Press)

DETROIT, MI -- There's plenty of Detroit and overall Michigan representation in a new list of "World's Greatest Singers" by vocal range that surfaced online this week.

The website concerthotels.com conducted interesting research about high notes and low notes for performers and declared Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose No. 1.

But several performers with ties to the Great Lakes State also made the cut in the categories of overall vocal range, highest notes and lowest notes.

Charts on the website show the highest and lowest notes each artist hit in the recording studio.

A breakdown of those with Detroit and Michigan ties, including those who performed under the Motown label, in each category and their ranking:

Overall vocal range; rank

Marvin Gaye - 6

Michael Jackson - 26

Iggy Pop - 30

Aretha Franklin - 37

Eminem - 41

David Ruffin - 62

Smokey Robinson - 69

Highest notes; ranking

Marvin Gaye - 14

Aretha Franklin - 28

Smokey Robinson - 54

Eminem - 62

Iggy Pop - 66

David Ruffin -71

Lowest notes; ranking

Iggy Pop - 9

Marvin Gaye - 15

Eminem - 18

David Ruffin - 31

Aretha Franklin - 40

Smokey Robinson - 67

More information about the concerthotels.com report: