Hit Parader’s Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time





I’m not much of a metal guy these days, but I dabbled in high school. I heard about this list on the radio this morning and had to look it up. It’s bound for controversy. Freddy Mercury at #6? Scott Stapp and Fred Durst made the list but Billy Corgan didn’t? ROD STEWART AGAIN!!! This guy is haunting me lately.

I’ll further assume that punk bands are not included, since Joey Ramone didn’t make the cut.

Some of my personal favorites (other than Corgan) that are not on the list:

Pepper Keenan, Corrosion of Conformity

Phil Anselmo, Pantera

Keith Caputo, Life of Agony





Here’s the full list from Hit Parader.

01. Robert Plant

02. Rob Halford

03. Steven Tyler

04. Chris Cornell

05. Bon Scott

06. Freddie Mercury

07. Bruce Dickinson

08. Ozzy Osbourne

09. Paul Rodgers

10. Ronnie James Dio

11. Axl Rose

12. Sammy Hagar

13. Geddy Lee

14. Geoff Tate

15. Mick Jagger

16. Jonathan Davis

17. Roger Daltrey

18. Paul Stanley

19. David Lee Roth

20. Kurt Cobain

21. Maynard James Keenan

22. Klaus Meine

23. Eddie Vedder

24. James Hetfield

25. Trent Reznor

26. Serj Tankian

27. Layne Staley

28. Steve Perry

29. Gene Simmons

30. Joe Elliott

31. Jon Bon Jovi

32. Alice Cooper

33. Vince Neil

34. Steve Marriott

35. Lajon Witherspoon

36. Sebastian Bach

37. Philip Anselmo

38. Zack De La Rocha

39. Brian Johnson

40. Bret Michaels

41. Udo Dirkschneider

42. David Draiman

43. Ian Gillian

44. Marilyn Manson

45. Jeff Keith

46. Chester Bennington

47. Sully Erna

48. Lemmy Kilmister

49. Aaron Lewis

50. Brett Scallions

51. Chino Moreno

52. Rob Zombie

53. Anthony Kiedis

54. David Coverdale

55. Gary Cherone

56. Andrew Wood

57. Scott Weiland

58. Tom Araya

59. Phil Lynnot

60. Rod Stewart

61. Scooter Ward

62. Ray Davies

63. Sonny Sandoval

64. David Bowie

65. Joan Jett

66. Josey Scott

67. Perry Farrell

68. Scott Stapp

69. Amy Lee

70. Don Dokken

71. Fred Durst

72. Mike Shinoda

73. Pepper Keenan

74. Dez Fafara

75. Gavin Rossdale

76. Blackie Lawless

77. Dave Wyndorf

78. Ann Wilson

79. Jimi Hendrix

80. Ville Valo

81. Peter Steele

82. Dave Williams

83. Dee Snider

84. Joe Lynn Turner

85. King Diamond

86. Corey Taylor

87. Jamey Jasta

88. Justin Hawkins

89. Dave Mustaine

90. Ian Astbury

91. Stephen Pearcy

92. Phil Mogg

93. Biff Byford

94. Cristina Scabbia

95. Dani Filth

96. Wes Scantlin

97. Tim “Ripper” Owens

98. Joshua Todd

99. Kevin Dubrow

100. Ray Gillen



