“Rolling Stone’s” List of the 200 Best Singers Does Not Include Celine Dion???
“Rolling Stone” dropped a list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. And somehow, Celine Dion did NOT make the cut. Even though some “acquired” tastes like Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and Ozzy Osbourne did.
The Internet is treating it as a huge snub. And “Rolling Stone” hasn’t responded. But in the intro to their list, they said, quote, “Keep in mind that this is the Greatest Singers list, not the Greatest Voices List . . . In all cases, what mattered most to us was originality, influence, the depth of an artist’s catalog, and the breadth of their musical legacy.”
Like it or not, here’s the Top 25:
1. Aretha Franklin
2. Whitney Houston
3. Sam Cooke
4. Billie Holiday
5. Mariah Carey
6. Ray Charles
7. Stevie Wonder
8. Beyoncé
9. Otis Redding
10. Al Green
11. Little Richard
12. John Lennon
13. Patsy Cline
14. Freddie Mercury
15. Bob Dylan
16. Prince
17. Elvis Presley
18. Celia Cruz
19. Frank Sinatra
20. Marvin Gaye
21. Nina Simone
22. Adele
23. Smokey Robinson
24. George Jones
25. Mary J. Blige
More than a dozen country singers are on it.
177 — Patty Loveless
170 — Chris Stapleton
158 — Carrie Underwood
156 — George Strait
138 — Merle Haggard
132 — Loretta Lynn
127 — Tammy Wynette
120 — Charlie Rich
85 — Johnny Cash
79 — Emmylou Harris
27 — Dolly Parton
24 — George Jones
13 — Patsy Cline
(You can check out the complete list here.)
