Top 10 Rock Singers of the ‘70s

[@ViktorCZ42]

Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant rightfully on top, thanks for adding Ann Wilson and Ian Gillain to the list

[@西野都夫]

デビット・カヴァーデル、ロッド・スチュアート、グレン・ヒューズ、ロニー・ジェイムス・ディオもいれたい。

[@BruceFields-y3j]

@@ViktorCZ42 no Steve Perry?

[@ryufiz5802]

​@@BruceFields-y3j分かるよ、分かる

[@sergiovincenzomarconi9584]

Steve Winwood, Gary Brooke ?

[@andrewsantarsiero38]

Brad Delp from Boston

[@spkyboots]

freddie deserves first place. actually he deserves more, numbers cant express his singing skills

[@Disassociated24]

Finally Ann is getting the credit she deserves. Her voice is so powerful, I love it!

[@diogopinheiro2339]

What is the name of the song she is singing?

​@@diogopinheiro2339Crazy on you

[@Disassociated24]

@@diogopinheiro2339 Crazy On You

[@Disassociated24]

@@diogopinheiro2339 It’s a great song, check it out!

[@markchapman4466]

Yes indeedy, Barracuda is one of the best 🖤

[@FernandoFigueredo-d2o]

Ronnie James Dio 🙌

[@chriskarley384]

Paul Rogers and Lou Graham are Absolutely top ten!!

[@JustAnotherCover]

Paul McCartney, the man of 1000 voices! 🙌

[@misterb1897]

Bon Scott great frontman. What a character

[@MatiasCostas-x2k]

Great decade for rock

[@artomsagitov663]

Paul Rodgers!!!

[@SG_____]

Yes!

[@Shinigamicap1]

Yes

[@Suve35967]

Shout out for "Paul Rogers".

[@uberbabeINC]

Substitute Steven Tyler for Paul Rodgers and we’ll drive it off the lot today.

[@robreilly2443]

He can replace Stephen Tyler

[@guitarguy7487]

Dio belongs on this list (Rainbow), and Gillan and Wilson should be way higher

[@anatureguytil]

Rainbow are brilliant yet no one seems to talk about them

[@jermduncan]

Agreed

[@user-pj9vp4fg2i]

Ronnie James Dio

[@cango5679]

@@anatureguytil They are very special! Ronnie should have been on that list - and the 60s list and 80s and..

[@billkrebs4227]

Dio with ELF was amazing, then Blackmore took him for Rainbow

[@babo0408]

フレディ－は文句無し！素晴らしいフロントマン！❤❤❤❤❤

[@Arseverse]

No Ronnie James Dio, I can't take this list seriously

[@kaizerlarson2921]

Bro he’s like not that good

[@Arseverse]

@@kaizerlarson2921 🤪🤣

[@danielferrari891]

Jajajaj no sabes nada

[@pooryorick831]

😂 Yeah but seriously, what did he do in the 70s of note beside Rainbow for a few years. If we were talking about just metal or about the 80s, then yeah, you can argue that. Even his Sabbath stuff began in 1980. But he doesn't belong in the top 10 70s singers.

[@Jonasbarbury]

Where's the singer for Queensryche

[@AntonXul]

Without Ronnie James Dio & Klaus Meine, this list is incomplete. David Byron & John Lawton are definitely honorable mentions.

[@redradhako]

Tbh Dio's best years are 80s no doubt

[@TVINC.]

Dio's Metal

[@AntonXul]

@@TVINC. Elf & Rainbow are hard rock. Black Sabbath & Dio are metal. He did both.

[@ren775]

I was in the selling records business for over 20 years and you mostly name people I've never heard of. Except Dio and I couldn't name a Dio song . Sorry. Just my opinion.

[@AntonXul]

@@ren775 Instead of just selling records, you should’ve listened to a few of them. You’re missing out. I’m not even of the era, I was not born yet, and I still got to discover this talent you missed.

[@jeffr9425]

Paul Rodgers

[@mikesimonian484]

Paul Rodgers.

[@Coleskatemane]

Yes!!! Should have taken pauls spot imo

[@blikketty77]

Yep, that's who I kept waiting for.

[@yuzy0808]

全くもってその通り！ Yes,it is!

[@vlmoya9779]

Queen❤

STEVE MARRIOT

[@ingridredfern5065]

Yes he should be there.

[@doughisey]

Oh my goodness that man was awesome

[@gattingbowledwarne]

What a decade for great rock singers.

[@paulrobinson8282]

It was the greatest decade.

[@quinnbauer6270]

Brad Delp and Steve Perry deserve spots

[@user-zh4cu5jb1h]

Especially Brad. Holy cow that dude could sing.

[@Loui.2002]

I thought Perry Reins in the 80's?

[@LUISUNBREAKABLEMUSIC]

Damn that decade really had Amazing singers

[@mimincek666]

Bowie????

[@canalesworks1247]

I'd replace Jagger with Bowie for this list. Jagger is a showman, not a great singer.

[@sampsakeranen7069]

Great artist but I dont think he was a great singer.

[@jordi9698]

bowie??? Great singer?? Hahaha

[@canalesworks1247]

@@sampsakeranen7069 Better singer than Jagger.

[@SavicSheva]

@@jordi9698 if for you, a great singer is someone who screams, maybe ...

[@thomasviell8508]

Steve Perry?? David Coverdale?? Dio?? Joe Cocker??...... Chris Thompson??.... Bei der absoluten Vielfältigkeit der Rockmusik ist es einfach unmöglich,ein Ranking auf 10 Interpreten zu limitieren!! Diese Liste ließ sich noch ewig und weiterführen und trotzdem würden viele große Künstler unberücksichtigt bleiben.

[@reupaxac5155]

@thomasviell Totalmente de acuerdo con vos.

[@KingWDeMoose]

Awesome that you included Ann Wilson on this list

[@maximilianogabriel9982]

Ann Wilson is like Grace slick

[@KingWDeMoose]

@@maximilianogabriel9982 Yh they're both awesome

[@michaelsapoznik5984]

Noddy Holder from Slade was one of the elite voices and lead man of a 70s rock group you could ever get.

[@elbuchito2907]

Eric Burdon, Morrison, Jack Bruce, Joplin , Martin Bolin, Cummings?

[@cathycee3082]

Joplin for sure

[@danielepuglisi8227]

@@cathycee3082 died in 1970

[@gerardoalfonso4226]

Brad Delp of Boston not only should have been on this list, he should have been #1

[@user-zh4cu5jb1h]

Finally, somebody who knows what a good singer is. The fact that he wasn't on the list at all infuriates me.

[@ericzarbaugh9679]

Phil Mogg. Paul Rodgers.

[@ИбрагимЦароев]

Никого не хочу обидеть. Рейтинг автора контента уважаю. Фредди, безусловно заслужил приму👍🏻 Как и другие, все они - великие вокалисты. Мой рейтинг - пераые 3 места: 1. Клаус Майнэ, Скорпионс 2. Джеймс Хэтфилд, Металлика 3. Брюс Дикинсон, Айрон Майден Еще, конечно, им на пятки наступает Тони Адамс, Мановор. Конечно, все и вся, по на настроению и ситуации. Личное мнение. Не в обиду никому. Все - монстры своего амплуа!👍🏻 Аплодисменты!👏🏻

[@afatcat-92]

Freddie deserves that top 1 spot 100%

[@danielives379]

I know its ONLY a Top 10 , but Paul Rodgers needs to be No.11.. They only called him "The Voice " back in the day. 😂

[@DavidBroadley-tw7ks]

Rogers is number 1 forever will never be beat only if he dies

[@eltaquero5110]

Steven Tayler Freddie mercury Ian Gillan Robert plant Ann Wilson Roger daltrey Paul McCartney Mick jagger Ozzy Bon For me

[@andynaz5631]

I guess Linda Ronstadt was a slouch? And so were Greg Lake, John Wetton, Steve Walsh, Geddy Lee, Rick Emmitt, Jon Anderson, Annie Haslam, Grace Slick... I could go on.

[@kevinstimelsky673]

Great list but where's Paul Rodgers man?

[@johnlemons7340]

No Jim Morrison? He deserves credit for inspiring people like Iggy Pop. Also he has an amazing voice, no one can match.

[@thomascars1]

He was on the 60s list, he was only active for a year and a half in the 70’s

[@DavidBroadley-tw7ks]

Rodgers number 1

[@EuropeanHitMan]

Say it with a straight face

[@indismart998]

It's Freddie Mercury whom you are comparing him to.

[@guineacat0928]

Freddie is top 1 of 1980s

[@vitamindeeznutz4102]

Nah Dio and Bruce Dickinson sweep

[@hopeborski6268]

Damn straight!! Freddie is a legend 🤘

[@vitamindeeznutz4102]

I mean they all are

[@duffermod1]

And he was and is still the best entertainer that ever lived

[@lukreziaskards5766]

Potrei piazzare tutti i 10 posti di Queen e sarebbe ancora poco ❤

[@paulwestmoreland8498]

Many great singers from that Era, Bon will always be my favorite front man and lyricist.

[@RetroPanic]

Lou Gramm from Foreigner has to be on the list

[@gpm6449]

But more 80" than 70" ?

[@absurdcheesecake]

The top 3 is spot on.

[@Coleskatemane]

Bro im sorry but Paul isn’t even top 10

[@plue159]

@@Coleskatemanenot even top 3 LOL. Paul definitely one of the greatest singer all-time. His singing style has been duplicated by many many many pop and rock artists. Paul has proved that he could sing well in every fking genres since the Beatles then Wings and also his solo stuffs (RAM is masterpiece).

[@snide0]

@@Coleskatemanelisten to his song called Junk

[@Coleskatemane]

@@plue159 I’m a huge Wings fan. As well as the Beatles. But I really think there are better VOICES out there. Either way we have our opinions and its fun to share them. Atleast we like good music amiright? Cheers 🍻

[@javierpineiro6675]

Freddie had to stay in top 1

[@B1itzkrieg9]

WAIT, THIS IS ACTUALLY A PERFECT LIST

[@mikesimonian484]

Except they forgot about Paul Rodgers.

[@anthonybarnhill7274]

​@@mikesimonian484and Bowie

[@AntonXul]

Ronnie James Dio is missing. Biggest snub.

[@Arseverse]

​ Totally agree, he should be No 1

[@speedwagon5604]

No

[@i.am_me.5739]

#1 Freddie Mercury❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@RA_edits7]

Freddie Mercury😮‍💨🗿🕊️💔

[@aleksiLAIXO]

Не, я не против всех этих уважаемых вокалистов, но Дио куда подевался?🙈

[@reddish180]

Bowie 👑

[@dianerodriguez1650]

Steve Perry is more ballads but what a voice. And klaus Meine. Love Brad Delp

[@user-zh4cu5jb1h]

Brad was seriously talented.

[@Rextum]

Good list, but Rob Halford and Dio are missing. Whether you enjoy their singing style or not they are both technically amazing. Way more talented than certain others presented here.

[@blvcksilvnce]

I agree, however, Halford and Dio's best work came in the 1980s.

[@Syprone]

I feel like Brad Delp easily has a spot over some of these people

[@user-zh4cu5jb1h]

Absolutely. Especially Plant. He doesn't even deserve to be on this list.

[@rafaelblickymoney]

Exactly he was amazing

[@cahyongelejok-rh3of]

For me, Robert's Plan number 1

[@indismart998]

I am sorry, but nobody can beat Freddie's voice. Freddie is not just the best rock singer ever, he is regarded as one of the best singers of all time too.

[@christoskoulis1373]

Paul Rodgers owns them all

[@Sherdanakulov0407]

Greg Lake?

[@nousername4416]

the list seems very biased against prog in general

[@kurtcobainmylove2074]

who is this

[@nyiar9599]

​@@kurtcobainmylove2074singer of the two first king crimson albums and singer of emerson lake and palmer both excellent bands. If u havent heard any if these bands i recommend you a lot to listen to in the court of the crimson king. I think you would like it a lot.

[@edljnehan2811]

​@@kurtcobainmylove2074singer for The Great Emerson Lake and Palmer and yes he should be number one😊

[@edljnehan2811]

Absolutely along with Annie Haslam of Renaissance😊 they should be number one and two by a long shot😊

[@randomguyontheinternet7940]

It's so weird seeing early Freddie Mercury when he was a very typical rockstar. He really grew his wings in the 80's. So sad he passed he had so much personality and creativity.

[@shawne7228]

Honorable mention to Ronnie James dio

[@guytalbot9427]

Definitely should be there ❤

[@glickmpb]

There was NOBODY like Bon. He was a lyrical genius... God bless him!!!

[@СергейМ-т5э]

Sorry, where's CCR?

[@Salsa_Shark]

Where they belong, not in the top 10.

[@DavidBroadley-tw7ks]

John fogerty stevie Miller joe walsh

[@observer5times178]

Couldn't agree more with these choices, your spot on here 😊 🤘

[@marcocolecchia4147]

Great list!!!

[@mikesimonian484]

Except they forgot about Paul Rodgers.

[@marcocolecchia4147]

@@mikesimonian484 they also forgot Paul Stanley, David Gilmour, Brian Connolly, and many others

[@mikesimonian484]

@@marcocolecchia4147 Who is Brian Connelly,? The other two are seventies singers but I don't know about them on a greatest list.

[@marcocolecchia4147]

@@mikesimonian484 Brian Connolly was the lead singer from The Sweet

[@mikesimonian484]

@@marcocolecchia4147 Ok but again I'm not sure he belongs on a greatest singer list.

[@ВалентинМаличенко]

Меркьюри, Гиллан, Плант : однозначно на 1 место.МакКартни на 11 место. Композитор он отличный, но вокалист слабый.Джеггер на 12 место.

[@sharokrokni5317]

1,plant 2,Rodgers 3,gillan

[@WorldRenownedTurboTractor]

Paul Rodgers, Steve Perry, and Ronnie James Dio could've fit somewhere in there. But still, solid choices nonetheless. I appreciate that you included Ian Gillan, so underrated.

[@blusero67]

Rob Halford!!!!!!!!!.

[@stefanlicciardowilhelm2951]

Rob Halford ganz klar die Nummer 1 Unerreichbar!!!!!

[@ingridredfern5065]

Robert Plant and Freddie rightly at the top 🤘❤️👌

[@davidcastaneda2274]

Decent list but Ian Gillan is top 3.

[@JoseAlvarez-gr8sd]

Robert Plant the best.

[@gerdsimon5788]

Dio the very best!

[@ezrel6477]

You put half of the singers from the ‘60s list on here, and left out people like Greg Lake, Dio, Geddy Lee, and so many more

[@Rugal2363]

Freddie mercury and Robert plant are the greatest of all time 💪💪💪

[@lloydshanahan154]

I would have ranked Roger Daltrey and Bon Scott a lot higher, definitely put them higher then Robert plant and Paul McCartney. But don't think anyone would argue against Mercury at number one though.

[@filipstefanovski155]

Bon Scott is nowhere near the other three you listed

[@СергейТитов-г7й]

Плант и только он,первый и непоторимый,забыли конечно Роджерса,Ковердейла,а из женщин Джоплин.

[@BigBadBosco]

Sorry, but Daltrey is nowhere near McCartney.

[@user-zh4cu5jb1h]

Brad Delp deserved that top spot. WAY better than Mercury.

[@geraldodasilva5238]

David Byron, David Byron, David Byron, David Byron, David Byron, David Byron.

[@jessereremoana9226]

The 70s, then? The 80s, now the 80s, we enjoyed, Thank you! We had dogs ' so, that's one of my Memories, Smokey & Pinky dogs name, then the 90s & 2000. 💔#s4

[@AaronC143]

Awesome list. Freddie Mercury at #1

[@12lfme12]

Paul Rodgers, James Dewar, Rob Halford

[@standmaster_jovanjoun]

I was expecting David Gilmour, but then I thought: Fuck this, Freddie would be the first, and that's unbeatable

[@gerardoalfonso4226]

@@standmaster_jovanjoun Boston's Brad Delp should have been on here and #1

[@emmarocci695]

Si tutti bravi .....😅😅😅😅ma i piu'' grandi di tutti i tempi ....😅😅😅😅❤❤❤❤i primi due postiiiiiiii ...grazie 😅😅😅❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ristovenalainen7547]

Ronnie James Dio ?

[@arysaad6923]

Paul McCartney..??😮😅😅

[@madsn1057]

If Freddie wasn't on top I was gonna riot. Thank you 😌

[@Redditfanboy-v2s]

Great short bro

[@TheManInMeOfficial]

Thanks bro

[@PT9546]

I knew it! Freddie will always be #1!

[@HeidiVenter]

That was a excellent choice.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@EliasMatthiessen-q5x]

Honorable mention: ronnie james dio🤘

[@jaiderstivenleonherrera2553]

#1 Ronnie james dio 🗿

[@AshenSamarakoon]

He's better than 9 of this list (at least) Who TF choose Ozzy over him

[@fb1767]

McCartney was a really underrated singer during his prime (late 60s and 70s).

[@soniacapitaneanu3671]

Freddie Mercury IS the goat. R.I.P legend😢😢

[@stephen5112]

Dio and Halford should be here

[@blvcksilvnce]

Halford and Dio are known more for their work in the 80s.

[@CDL_HQGTS]

I think Paul Stanley, Ronnie James Dio, and Lou Gramm should all Definitely be on this list.

[@user-p7x4j]

1. Freddie Mercury. 2. David Byron. 3. Paul Rodgers. 4. Ian Gillan. 5. David Coverdale. 6. Ronnie James Dio. 7. Ozzy Osbourne. 8. Lou Gramm. 9. Steven Tyler. 10. I can't decide. Maybe Ann Wilson or John Lawton or Paul Stanley or Ian Anderson.

[@anton6795]

Paul McCartney had no business being on this list. I mean come on, Klaus Meine, Dio, Paul Rodgers, Steve Perry?

[@mandachevanin]

10 is wrong. I would start at least from 50 and Paul McCartney in this list for sure!

[@IgorPoulpupov]

I guess you could randomly put any of 30 singers in the #2 to #10 spots and you'd get a list as good as this one. Freddie as #1 is the only one that really counts.

[@icemaster-]

I'll bet they had a lot of fun filming this video.

[@jeanfrancois125]

Sorry. Where's Dio ? David Coverdale?

[@Serpentex947]

Ian, Gillian and Anne Wilson over Mick Jagger is a bold pic. I love it.

[@sameold5050]

They're both better vocalists than Mick.

[@biohem1667]

Jon Anderson??

[@СерафимТоманов]

Exactly.

[@mkcstudiollc5948]

Why is Mick on this list? Steven Tyler is only #6...

[@UR_Right24]

Brad Delp, Lou Gramm, Steve Walsh,

[@Michael-v5s1f]

@UR_Right24 make a list, I already like yours better. 😁👍👍

[@UR_Right24]

Mickey Thomas, Paul Rogers, Freddy Mercury, Steve Perry, Dennis DeYoung, Peter Cetera, Phil Collins, Kevin Cronin. Alot of great singers from the 70s into the 80s.

[@Michael-v5s1f]

@UR_Right24 did anybody mention Bon Scott? But you need to post your list my friend. I can agree with all your singers you mentioned. Great list.👍👍👍

[@FernandoFigueredo-d2o]

AOR ❤

[@andynaz5631]

Great add-ons.

[@andrew13yt]

In no particular order; Ronnie James Dio, David Coverdale, Ian Gillan, Glen Hughes, Brad Delph, Paul Rodgers, Greg Lake, Rob Halford, James Dewar, Steve Marriott, Rusty Day, Freddie Mercury, Bon Scott, David Bowie, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Peter Hammill, Hugh Cornwell, Jon Anderson, Ian Anderson, Roger Daltrey, Eric Burdon.

[@brankoprosic5852]

I don't know about that list. If you ask me, the best Rock singer / front man was Bon Scott, given the growth in 5 years, tone, attitude, range, lyrics, adventures, drinking, women, charisma, presence, deliver...This guy was f*in embodiment of Rock 'n' Roll.

[@mariaelenagutierrez5489]

Paúl McCartney Is my favorite AND my idol forever

[@edljnehan2811]

Well skippity do for you😅

[@nathormichel9299]

Really happy to see Paul McCartney so high in this list, he deserved it