Best Singer in the World | List of Worlds Top Vocalist

Best Singer in the World | World's Top Vocalist - A Complete List and Ranking

Singing is the name for a special way of using human voice in music, when singing, the sound is produced by vocals. Almost anyone who can speak can sing, because singing is in many respects only one form of continuous speech. Breathing technique is very important in singing. Singing their voice and body must be practiced almost as well as athletes because the voice actually produces a tiny body with muscles. Vocal music singers can perform solo (without accompaniment) or accompanied by instrumentalist musicians. They are often heard in great vocal compositions, such as choirs.

Anyone can sing, but singing with melodiously is an art. Continuous practice brings success in this art. There are some singers whose voice has magic. People who hear their voices become crazy. We have brought such a list of singers, who have made the people out of control with their magical voice. We have tried to include famous singers around the world in this list, maybe some of the good singers do not add this list, by recommending the names of those singers you can help to increase this list.

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1. Dimash Kudaibergen

Dimash Kudaibergen

Kazakhstan FlagKazakhstanDimash Kudaibergen was born on May 24, 1994 in Aktöbe, western Kazakhstan. His parents Qanat Aytbayev and Svetlana Aytbayeva are both singers by profession. Kudaibergen grew up with his grandparents and also adopted his grandfather's first name as a surname. In his early childhood went to music school where he learned to play the piano and dombra. In his teens he won several singing competitions at home and abroad.

2. Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury

United Kingdom FlagUnited KingdomFreddie Mercury, born Farrokh Bulsara, was a British rock musician. He became known as the singer and 'front man' of the group Queen and went on to become one of the most popular rock and pop singers of all time. He was known for his extravagant stage persona and his explosive performances. He is also known as the man with one-vocal range of four octaves, which is extraordinary for a male singing voice.

3. Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston

United States FlagUnited StatesWhitney Houston was a daughter of Cissy Houston (backing singer for Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, among others) and John Houston and a niece of the singer Dionne Warwick. Houston came into contact with music at an early age. Together with her mother, she toured various nightclubs as a teenager and developed her singing voice. As a fourteen-year-old girl, in 1977 she was the lead vocalist in the song Life's a Party by the Michael Zager Band. Frontman Zager arranged a record deal for the singer, but her mother thought that Houston should finish school first before she could throw herself into possible success. In 1978, Houston was one of the backing singers on Chaka Khans I'm Every Woman, which Houston would record in its own version in the 1990s for the soundtrack of the movie The Bodyguard.

4. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Pakistan FlagPakistanNusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a son of Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, who taught him the basics of Qawwali. His first public appearance was at his father's funeral. Nusrat was 16 years old at the time. A year later, he formed the group Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan & Party with his uncle, among others. When his uncle died in 1971, Fateh Ali Khan became the sole leader of the family group.

5. Umm Kulthum

Umm Kulthum

6. Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

United States FlagUnited StatesAretha Louise Franklin was an American gospel, soul and R&B singer. She is number one on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest singers of all time. On January 3, 1987, she became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1999, she received the highest US art award, the National Medal of Arts. On January 20, 2009, Franklin sang My Country, 'Tis of Thee during Barack Obama's inauguration as the 44th President of the United States. In 2010, Franklin was named the best singer(s) of all time by the American music magazine Rolling Stone. In 2012, she was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

7. Khaled

Khaled

8. Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

United States FlagUnited StatesElvis Aaron Presley was an American singer and actor. Often referred to as The King of Rock and Roll or The King for short, he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the twentieth century. Presley is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the second half of the twentieth century. Commercially successful in many genres including pop, blues and gospel, he is one of the best-selling solo artists in music industry history with estimated sales of about 600 million records around the world. He was nominated fourteen times for a Grammy Award until 1978 and received three, all three for his gospel recordings. At the age of 36, he was awarded the Bing Crosby Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Presley is the only artist inducted into six musical Halls of Fame, namely the Rock and Roll, Rockabilly, Country, Blues, Gospel and, since 2015, in the R&B Music Hall of Fame.

9. Björk

Björk

10. Sezen Aksu

Sezen Aksu

Turkey FlagTurkeySezen Aksu was born Fatma Sezen Yıldırım in Sarayköy, 20 kilometers west of Denizli. Her family moved to Bergama when she was three years old. Aksu's parents discouraged her from singing, wanting their daughter to have a steady profession as a doctor or an engineer. Her music features heavily orchestrated parts and dramatic vocals as well as sweet sweet listening songs. Since her debut in 1975, she has sold more than 40 million albums. As an inspiration and lyricist, she is the woman behind the scenes of stars such as Sertab Erener and Tarkan. She has collaborated with many artists in Turkey, including Sertab Erener, Aşkın Nur Yengi, Levent Yüksel, Hande Yener and Tarkan. She also made the CD Düğün ve Cenaze with Goran Bregović in 1997.

11. Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

12. Youssou N'Dour

Youssou N'Dour

13. Alim Qasimov

Alim Qasimov

14. Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle

15. Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

16. Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

17. Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

18. Carlos Gardel

Carlos Gardel

19. Celia Cruz

Celia Cruz

20. Chavela Vargas

Chavela Vargas

21. Fairuz

Fairuz

22. Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

23. Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey

24. Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba

25. Teresa Teng

Teresa Teng

Taiwan FlagTaiwanTeresa Teng was a Chinese singer from Taiwan. She was known for her renditions of classical Chinese poems set to modern music and her romantic ballads. Teng sang in it Standard Mandarin, Standard Cantonese, Minnanyu, Japanese, Indonesian and English. She was extremely popular in China, including in karaoke bars. A well-known expression was therefore: "Deng Xiaoping rules China by day, Deng Lijun rules China by night." Teng's music has often been performed by pop stars. For example, Faye Wong dedicated a complete album of Teng songs to her and David Tao provided her classic The Moon Represents My Heart with a modern R&B sauce.

26. Ahmad Zahir

Ahmad Zahir

27. Katie Melua

Katie Melua

United Kingdom FlagUnited KingdomKatie Melua grew up in Kutaisi (Georgia) and later in Batumi, located on the Georgian coast. At the age of eight she moved with her parents to Belfast, Northern Ireland and later to London (England). This is because of the profession of her father, heart specialist. In London, Katie Melua went to the BRIT School for the Performing Arts & Technology. This school supported by the music industry is known as a supplier of famous artists. In 2003 Katie Melua was discovered during a showcase by Mike Batt (also a singer and lyricist, but also arranger and producer) who was looking for a singer with a talent for jazz and blues. Her first album "Call Off The Search" was released in 2003. It contains two songs of her own. Her second album "Piece by Piece" was released on September 26, 2005.

28. Cher

Cher

29. Ebi

Ebi

30. Elis Regina

Elis Regina

31. Eminem

Eminem

32. Enrique Iglesias

Enrique Iglesias

33. Enya

Enya

34. Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton

35. Falco

Falco

36. Farid al-Atrash

Farid al-Atrash

37. Googoosh

Googoosh

38. Hayedeh

Hayedeh

39. Herbert Grönemeyer

Herbert Grönemeyer

40. Jacques Brel

Jacques Brel

41. James Brown

James Brown

42. John Lennon

John Lennon

43. Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell

44. José José

José José

45. João Gilberto

João Gilberto

46. Juan Gabriel

Juan Gabriel

47. Julio Iglesias

Julio Iglesias

48. Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain

49. Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar

50. Laura Pausini

Laura Pausini

51. Lea Salonga

Lea Salonga

52. Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

53. Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti

54. Madonna

Madonna

55. Mahasti

Mahasti

56. Mercedes Sosa

Mercedes Sosa

57. Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus

58. Mina

Mina

59. Mohammed Abdel Wahab

Mohammed Abdel Wahab

60. Mohammed Wardi

Mohammed Wardi

61. Nancy Ajram

Nancy Ajram

62. Nazem al-Ghazali

Nazem al-Ghazali

63. Neil Young

Neil Young

64. Nive Nielsen

Nive Nielsen

Greenland FlagGreenlandNive Nielsen is a Greenlandic singer-songwriter and actress. She performs with her band The Deer Children as Nive. As an actress, she appeared in the television series "The Terror" in appearance.

65. Ofra Haza

Ofra Haza

66. Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne

67. Papa Wemba

Papa Wemba

68. Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

69. Prince

Prince

70. Ray Charles

Ray Charles

71. Regine Velasquez

Regine Velasquez

72. Salim Rashid Suri

Salim Rashid Suri

Oman FlagOmanSalem Rashed Al-Souri was a vocalist and oud player. Because of his connection to the art of sound, he was called the Voice of the Gulf. The singer and vocalist Salem Rashed al-Suri was born between 1910 and 1912 and died in Tire, Oman, but spent most of his life in India, Bahrain and Kuwait. Although he began in the field of singing, a color of lyric poetry known in the region of Tire was accompanied by singing with a monotonous karmic pipe, but he was famous for his distinctive style in the art of sound. Sound is one of the traditional musical colors that originated in the city and is mainly sung by musicians in Bahrain and Kuwait and has been popular throughout the region. The image has contributed significantly to its development.

73. Selena

Selena

74. Shakira

Shakira

75. Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor

76. Stevie Nicks

Stevie Nicks

77. Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

78. Talal Maddah

Talal Maddah

79. Tereza Kesovija

Tereza Kesovija

80. Tina Turner

Tina Turner

81. Toše Proeski

Toše Proeski

North Macedonia FlagNorth MacedoniaIn 1998 he had a hit "Pušti me". In 2003 he won Beovizija with Cija si. He would go to the Eurovision Song Contest with this song for Serbia and Montenegro, but the country was only admitted in 2004. A year later, Toše Proeski was allowed to attend the Eurovision Song Contest for his native Macedonia. He reached the final with the song Life. In 2004 he became Goodwillambassadur for Unicef and recorded the Unicef hymn "This world". His album "Po tebe" was in the album top in Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina for a few months. He has collaborated with Antonija Šola and Tony Cetinski, among others. In the morning of October 16, 2007, Proeski died at the age of 26 in a car accident on the A3 highway in Croatia. His manager and the driver survived the accident. In 2019, the national football stadium in Skopje was named after him.

82. Vicente Fernández

Vicente Fernández

83. Viktor Tsoi

Viktor Tsoi

84. Vladimir Vysotsky

Vladimir Vysotsky

85. W. D. Amaradeva

W. D. Amaradeva

86. k.d. lang

k.d. lang

87. Édith Piaf

Édith Piaf

88. Đorđe Balašević

Đorđe Balašević

89. Abdel Halim Hafez

Abdel Halim Hafez

90. Celine Dion

Celine Dion

91. Karel Gott

Karel Gott

Czech Republic FlagCzech RepublicKarel Gott (born July 14, 1939 in Pilsen), called "golden voice from Prague", is a Czech singer and composer. The pop singer, who also sings in German, also works as a visual artist and actor.

92. Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

93. Namjilyn Norovbanzad

Namjilyn Norovbanzad

94. Andrea Bocelli

Andrea Bocelli

95. Antonis Diamantidis

Antonis Diamantidis

Greece FlagGreeceAntónis Diamantídis was a singer, born in 1893 in Istanbul. His career began in the early 1910s. He sang rebetiko, smyrneïko, laïko and other popular songs. He was born in Istanbul of a Turkish father and a Greek mother. He died in Athens in 1945.

96. Axl Rose

Axl Rose

97. Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour

98. Dariush Eghbali

Dariush Eghbali

99. Elton John

Elton John

100. Nick Cave

Nick Cave

101. Adriano Celentano

Adriano Celentano

102. Ahmed Chawki

Ahmed Chawki

103. Ali Farka Touré

Ali Farka Touré

104. Alla Pugacheva

Alla Pugacheva

105. Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse

106. Antônio Carlos Jobim

Antônio Carlos Jobim

107. Arik Einstein

Arik Einstein

108. Asmahan

Asmahan

109. Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

110. Benny Moré

Benny Moré

111. Beyoncé

Beyoncé

112. Bob Marley

Bob Marley

113. Britney Spears

Britney Spears

114. Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen

115. Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams

116. Czesław Niemen

Czesław Niemen

117. Kishore Kumar

Kishore Kumar

118. Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga

119. Shreya Ghoshal

Shreya Ghoshal

120. Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift

121. Ahmed Fakroun

Ahmed Fakroun

122. Ailee

Ailee

123. Alejandro Fernández

Alejandro Fernández

124. Amr Diab

Amr Diab

125. Anirudh Ravichander

Anirudh Ravichander

126. Anouk

Anouk

127. Bruce Cockburn

Bruce Cockburn

128. Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars

129. Caetano Veloso

Caetano Veloso

130. Chang Yu-sheng

Chang Yu-sheng

131. Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera

132. Diana Ross

Diana Ross

133. Dieter Bohlen

Dieter Bohlen

134. Domenico Modugno

Domenico Modugno

135. Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran

136. Emilíana Torrini

Emilíana Torrini

137. George Harrison

George Harrison

138. George Michael

George Michael

139. Gustavo Cerati

Gustavo Cerati

140. Hikaru Utada

Hikaru Utada

141. Joci Pápai

Joci Pápai

142. Zubeen Garg

Zubeen Garg

143. Karen Carpenter

Karen Carpenter

144. Kishor Kumar

Kishor Kumar

145. Lara Fabian

Lara Fabian

146. Luis Miguel

Luis Miguel

147. Luzmila Carpio

Luzmila Carpio

148. Mahendra Kapoor

Mahendra Kapoor

149. Mohammad Rafi

Mohammad Rafi

150. Mohammed Rafi

Mohammed Rafi

151. Morrissey

Morrissey

152. Mukesh

Mukesh

153. Nena

Nena

154. Noor Jehan

Noor Jehan

155. Paul Anka

Paul Anka

156. Peter Tosh

Peter Tosh

157. Phil Collins

Phil Collins

158. R. D. Burman

R. D. Burman

159. Rihanna

Rihanna

160. Roger Daltrey

Roger Daltrey

161. Safura Alizadeh

Safura Alizadeh

162. Sarantuya

Sarantuya

163. Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez

164. Siti Nurhaliza

Siti Nurhaliza

165. Tarkan

Tarkan

166. Zemfira

Zemfira

167. A-Lin

A-Lin

168. A-Mei

A-Mei

169. A. R. Rahman

A. R. Rahman

170. Abdallah Lee

Abdallah Lee

171. Abdel Aziz El Mubarak

Abdel Aziz El Mubarak

172. Abhijeet Bhattacharya

Abhijeet Bhattacharya

173. Abida Parveen

Abida Parveen

174. Abraham Afewerki

Abraham Afewerki

175. Adam Levine

Adam Levine

176. Adelina Ismajli

Adelina Ismajli

177. Admiral T

Admiral T

178. Adnan Sami

Adnan Sami

179. Afgansyah Reza

Afgansyah Reza

180. Agnes Monica

Agnes Monica

181. Agnes Obel

Agnes Obel

182. Agnetha Fältskog

Agnetha Fältskog

183. Ahlam

Ahlam

184. Alan Dawa Dolma

Alan Dawa Dolma

185. Alanis Morissette

Alanis Morissette

186. Alban Skënderaj

Alban Skënderaj

187. Alexandra Stan

Alexandra Stan

188. Ali Bahar

Ali Bahar

189. Ali Kiba

Ali Kiba

190. Ali Zafar

Ali Zafar

191. Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys

192. Alisha Chinai

Alisha Chinai

193. Alison Hinds

Alison Hinds

194. Alka Yagnik

Alka Yagnik

195. Alma Čardžić

Alma Čardžić

196. Almas Kishkenbayev

Almas Kishkenbayev

197. Alsou

Alsou

198. Amarkhuu Borkhuu

Amarkhuu Borkhuu

199. Amit Kumar

Amit Kumar

200. Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan

201. Ana Moura

Ana Moura

202. Andra

Andra

203. Andrea Echeverri

Andrea Echeverri

204. Andreas Vollenweider

Andreas Vollenweider

205. Andrew Kishore

Andrew Kishore

206. Andy Lau

Andy Lau

207. Angelica Agurbash

Angelica Agurbash

208. Anggun

Anggun

209. Angham

Angham

210. Angu Motzfeldt

Angu Motzfeldt

211. Angélique Kidjo

Angélique Kidjo

212. Ani Choying Drolma

Ani Choying Drolma

213. Ani Lorak

Ani Lorak

214. Anita Mui

Anita Mui

215. Anja Steinlechner

Anja Steinlechner

216. Anju Panta

Anju Panta

217. Ankit Tiwari

Ankit Tiwari

218. Anna Carina

Anna Carina

219. Anna Oxa

Anna Oxa

220. Anne Murray

Anne Murray

221. Anni-Frid Lyngstad

Anni-Frid Lyngstad

222. Annie Khalid

Annie Khalid

223. Anselmo Ralph

Anselmo Ralph

224. Antonia Iacobescu

Antonia Iacobescu

225. Antonis Remos

Antonis Remos

226. Anuar Zain

Anuar Zain

227. Anupam Roy

Anupam Roy

228. Anuradha Paudwal

Anuradha Paudwal

229. Anushka Manchanda

Anushka Manchanda

230. Arijit Singh

Arijit Singh

231. Armaan Malik

Armaan Malik

232. Armenchik

Armenchik

233. Arnel Pineda

Arnel Pineda

234. Arsenium

Arsenium

235. Arwa

Arwa

236. Aryana Sayeed

Aryana Sayeed

237. Asha Bhonsle

Asha Bhonsle

238. Asif Akbar

Asif Akbar

239. Asma Lamnawar

Asma Lamnawar

240. Assala Nasri

Assala Nasri

241. Aster Aweke

Aster Aweke

242. Atif Aslam

Atif Aslam

243. Atiye

Atiye

244. Aurora

Aurora

245. Avicii

Avicii

246. Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne

247. Aygün Kazımova

Aygün Kazımova

248. Ayub Bachchu

Ayub Bachchu

249. Ayumi Hamasaki

Ayumi Hamasaki

250. Azam Khan

Azam Khan

251. Azis

Azis

252. Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

253. Babbu Maan

Babbu Maan

254. Badshah

Badshah

255. Bae Suzy

Bae Suzy

256. Baekhyun

Baekhyun

257. Bappa Mazumder

Bappa Mazumder

258. Batyrkhan Shukenov

Batyrkhan Shukenov

259. Bebe Cool

Bebe Cool

260. Bhimsen Joshi

Bhimsen Joshi

261. Bilal Saeed

Bilal Saeed

262. Björn Ulvaeus

Björn Ulvaeus

263. BoA

BoA

264. Bonga

Bonga

265. Boudewijn de Groot

Boudewijn de Groot

266. Brettina

Brettina

267. Brooke Fraser

Brooke Fraser

268. Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana

269. Carlos Vives

Carlos Vives

270. Carly Rae Jepsen

Carly Rae Jepsen

271. Caro Emerald

Caro Emerald

272. Carolina Márquez

Carolina Márquez

273. Ceca

Ceca

274. Celso Duarte

Celso Duarte

275. Cesária Évora

Cesária Évora

276. Chameleone

Chameleone

277. Chamsia Sagaf

Chamsia Sagaf

278. Charlotte Dipanda

Charlotte Dipanda

279. Charly García

Charly García

280. Cheb Mami

Cheb Mami

281. Cheikha Rimitti

Cheikha Rimitti

282. Chico Buarque

Chico Buarque

283. Chinawut Indracusin

Chinawut Indracusin

284. Chisu

Chisu

285. Chris Brown

Chris Brown

286. Christina Stürmer

Christina Stürmer

287. Clara Franco

Clara Franco

288. Clarence Wijewardena

Clarence Wijewardena

289. Clem Tholet

Clem Tholet

290. Coco Lee

Coco Lee

291. Collie Buddz

Collie Buddz

292. Corina

Corina

293. Cui Jian

Cui Jian

294. DJ BoBo

DJ BoBo

295. Daddy Yankee

Daddy Yankee

296. Dafina Zeqiri

Dafina Zeqiri

297. Dallas Green

Dallas Green

298. Damaru

Damaru

299. Damodar Raao

Damodar Raao

300. Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn