Greatest voice of all time
The community ranking
Rated by Elo across 16 head-to-head votes — not by how often something showed up.
1
James Hetfield
American musician (born 1963)
1680
93% · 14 duels
2
Mike Patton
American singer (born 1968)
1558
100% · 2 duels
3
Elvis Presley
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
1524
100% · 1 duels
4
Freddie Mercury
British rock singer and songwriter (1946–1991)
1488
0% · 1 duels
5
Kurt Cobain
American rock musician (1967–1994)
1488
0% · 1 duels
6
Mariah Carey
American singer-songwriter (born 1969)
1487
0% · 1 duels
7
Stevie Nicks
American singer-songwriter (born 1948)
1487
0% · 1 duels
8
Robert Plant
English singer (born 1948)
1486
0% · 1 duels
9
Chris Cornell
American musician (1964–2017)
1485
0% · 1 duels
10
Celine Dion
Canadian singer (born 1968)
1484
0% · 1 duels
Settled head to head
Dolores O'Riordan or James Hetfield?
one vote so far
Björk or James Hetfield?
one vote so far
Aretha Franklin or James Hetfield?
one vote so far
Sinéad O'Connor or James Hetfield?
one vote so far
James Hetfield or Till Lindemann?
one vote so far
Paul McCartney or James Hetfield?
one vote so far
Celine Dion or James Hetfield?
one vote so far
Chris Cornell or James Hetfield?
one vote so far
Robert Plant or James Hetfield?
one vote so far
Stevie Nicks or James Hetfield?
one vote so far
Mariah Carey or James Hetfield?
one vote so far
Kurt Cobain or James Hetfield?
one vote so far