Led Zeppelin’s vocalist Robert Plant has been chosen as the greatest metal singer of all times by the Hit Parader magazine.
The second position in the “Heavy Metal’s All-Time Top 100 Vocalists” list is taken by Rob Halford from Judas Priest, while Steven Tyler from Aerosmith is in the third spot.
“Assembling our list certainly presented a daunting task, considering the breadth and scope of the metal empire during its 35-year reign as rock’s most powerful and enduring force”, write the editors. We tried our best not to turn this into some sort of popularity contest.”
Most names included in the list are neither metal singers nor performers in a metal band. They are Queen’s Freddie Mercury, the Who’s Roger Daltrey, Mick Jagger from the Rolling Stones, Ann Wilson from Heart, Kurt Cobain from Nirvana, Rod Stewart, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, Ray Davies from the Kinks, Joan Jett, Steve Marriott from the Small Faces and Humble Pie, and Steve Perry from Journey.
The Hit Parader Top 10 Singers:
1) Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin
2) Rob Halford from Judas Priest
3) Steven Tyler from Aerosmith
4) Chris Cornell from Audioslave and Soundgarden
5) Bon Scott from AC/DC
6) Freddie Mercury from Queen
7) Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden
8) Ozzy Osbourne from Black Sabbath
9) Paul Rodgers from Free, Bad Company, and the Firm
10) Ronnie James Dio from Rainbow and Black Sabbath