1.
Judith Durham
Lead for the folk group The Seekers; popular in the late 60s; her voice was clear, powerful and distinctive.
300 points - added 13 years ago by Javalation - 13 comments
Comments:
I didn't remember from back in the '60s, but I heard her a few months ago and can hardly stop listening to her -- definitely up there with Celine Dion and Karen Carpenter, maybe better than either of my 'other' favorites.
Added 4 years ago by guest, 1 point
Judith Durham has a perfect voice...period. Could listen to her for hours and hours.
Added 5 years ago by guest, 2 points
She is perfect
Added 5 years ago by guest, 2 points
Once you hear Judith sing there is no going back. I have spent many evenings to just Judith on you tube.
If you have discovered Judith feel fortunate!!
Added 6 years ago by guest, 3 points
In a class of her own! Too bad many have never heard of her. Thank God for YouTube and discovering her in 2008. My absolute favorite!
Added 6 years ago by guest, 11 points
A very talented singer who could sing pop, jazz, folk & opera. Was lead singer of the Australian group The Seekers in the 60s. Listen to Climb Every Mountain, especially the last note.
Added 7 years ago by guest, 8 points
Just discovered some of her songs with the Seekers on youtube. What a beautiful voice...on key...held in pitch and strength..flawless transition from note to note...no attitude....no earthy, growling sound or the sound you get pouring freezing water on sunburned skin...just pure beautiful sound...a real pleasure..
Added 7 years ago by guest, 7 points
Absolutely the loveliest voice ever. It thrills be to hear it
Added 7 years ago by guest, 6 points
Wonderful singer. Whether jazz, gospel, folk or pop, this diminutive lady is so versitile. Distinctive vocal in The Seekers.
Added 7 years ago by guest, 6 points
Perfect pitch.
Added 7 years ago by guest, 5 points
No contemporary could have matched Judith in her youth. She was the best the 60s had to offer, bar none. Cute too.
Added 7 years ago by guest, 6 points
Unmatched clarity, range and versatility. Whatever the musical genre, she can sing it flawlessly and has for over 50 years. Greatly underrated in the United States, If you have never heard her, do yourself a favor and search you tube for a video.
Added 7 years ago by guest, 13 points
Tremendous vocal range and clarity in one of he most versatile and distinctive voices of the last half of the twentieth century. Her beautiful voice was grossly underrated in he United States.
Added 7 years ago by guest, 8 points
2.
Dionne Warwick
One off the best R&b and soulsingers
281 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
3.
Ella Fitzgerald
how has she not been included in this list?
192 points - added 14 years ago by thepaulest -
4.
Sarah Vaughan
The second lady off jazz
177 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
5.
Karen Carpenter
Amazing Vocals, pure, clear, haunting. gone too soon.
177 points - added 14 years ago by andrewh - 2 comments
Comments:
Her voice has one the greatest ranges of all time, singers of today don't come close
Added 4 years ago by guest, 0 points
Her voice affects me in a way that no other of these fine singers quite can.
Added 5 years ago by guest, 0 points
6.
Patti Austin
154 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
7.
Alison Krauss
27 grammys (most of ANY female and 3rd overall) and the voice of an angel!
115 points - added 14 years ago by guest - 2 comments
Comments:
Alison should be at or near the top of today's singer list, compares favorably with Judith Durham for best ever pure singer IMHO. Durham started in the 60s and anyone who listens to her stints with the Seekers will see what I mean
Added 12 years ago by guest, 1 point
Can sing in any genre
Added 13 years ago by guest, 0 points
8.
Sandy Denny
Lead singer for Fairport Convention and writer of "Who Knows Where The Time Goes". A beautiful voice stilled too young in 1978 by a tragic accident.
108 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
9.
Joan Baez
Her singing voice in the late 60s was a high etheral soprano, that no one could match.
107 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
10.
Linda Ronstadt
107 points - added 14 years ago by andrewh -
11.
Celine Dion
106 points - added 14 years ago by andrewh - 1 comment
Comments:
VOICE OF NATURE
Added 14 years ago by guest, 1 point
12.
Olivia Newton John
99 points - added 14 years ago by andrewh -
13.
Sarah McLachlan
Beautiful voice and she writes wonderful music. Afterglow is one of the best CDs of the past 10 years.
87 points - added 13 years ago by Javalation -
14.
Reba McIntire
87 points - added 14 years ago by andrewh -
15.
Barbra Streisand
Incrediable voice, amazing talent.
86 points - added 14 years ago by andrewh -
16.
Judy Collins
"Sweet Judy Blue Eyes" eclectic tastes in the material she recorded has made her hard to peg. In the '70s her beautiful high soprano voice even made a top 20 hit of the old hymn "Amazing Grace", done a capella.
85 points - added 13 years ago by Javalation -
17.
Enya
85 points - added 14 years ago by andrewh -
18.
Bonnie Raitt
Her distinctive voice and style combines elements of blues, rock, pop, folk and country. Nine Grammys in a four decade career.
84 points - added 13 years ago by Javalation -
19.
LeAnn Rimes
Pure
84 points - added 14 years ago by andrewh -
20.
Connie Francis
80 points - added 14 years ago by andrewh -
21.
Aretha Franklin
76 points - added 14 years ago by andrewh -
22.
Minnie Riperton
Had an incredible vocal range of five-and-a-half octaves, and displayed it in her top selling single "Loving You". Sadly died at age 31 of cancer.
75 points - added 13 years ago by Javalation -
23.
Whitney Houston
61 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
24.
Dionne Warwick
58 points - added 12 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
same as no 1?
Added 11 years ago by guest, 1 point
25.
Bette Midler
The divine Miss M, no one but!
58 points - added 14 years ago by andrewh -
26.
Kelly Clarkson
57 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
27.
Linda Eder
Great Broadway vocalist.
54 points - added 14 years ago by andrewh -
28.
Anita Baker
43 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
29.
Cass Elliot
Singer from the Mamas and Papas, plus solo work.
42 points - added 12 years ago by Gefferr -
30.
Sarah Brightman
An international star who sings a wide variety of music. A true diva.
42 points - added 13 years ago by Javalation -
31.
Rosemary Clooney
one of the first ladies of american popular song.
35 points - added 14 years ago by thepaulest -
32.
Mariah Carey
34 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
33.
Diana Ross
34 points - added 14 years ago by andrewh -
34.
Adele
33 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
35.
Carole King
Unbelivable writing talent,
28 points - added 14 years ago by andrewh -
36.
CHRISTINA AGUILERA
'THE VOICE OF THE GENERATION"
24 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
37.
Alicia Keys
24 points - added 13 years ago by Javalation -
38.
Donna Summer
24 points - added 14 years ago by andrewh - 1 comment
Comments:
She performed a track called 'If It Hurts Just A Little... which was the sample behind a late 1990s club track 'Cassius - Cassius 1999'.
Added 5 years ago by guest, 0 points
39.
Roberta Flack
20 points - added 14 years ago by andrewh -
40.
Trisha Yearwood
19 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
41.
Jennifer Hudson
True talent
18 points - added 14 years ago by andrewh -
42.
Susan Boyle
Incrediable voice, unexpected joy
18 points - added 14 years ago by andrewh -
43.
Mary Travers
A beautiful voice!
15 points - added 7 years ago by guest -
44.
Eva Cassidy
11 points - added 13 years ago by guest - 2 comments
Comments:
Beautiful voice, emotional involvement with her musical interpretation. Diverse and eclectic in her presentation. Her death at 33 on the verge of wider recognition was a tremendous loss.
Added 6 years ago by guest, 0 points
A voice you could listen to all day without tiring.
Added 12 years ago by Classical2, 2 points
45.
Jewel
10 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
46.
Rita Coolidge
A pop beauty with several hits in the late seventies and early eighties including the theme from Splash "Love Came For Me".
10 points - added 13 years ago by Javalation -
47.
Kristin Chenoweth
9 points - added 12 years ago by Gefferr -
48.
Sade
Smooth!
9 points - added 14 years ago by andrewh -
49.
Bernadette Peters
Singer of stage and screen.
8 points - added 12 years ago by Gefferr -
50.
Jo Stafford
GI Jo was also nicknamed, "America's Most Versatile Singer".
8 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
51.
Idina Menzel
Tony Winning singer.
4 points - added 12 years ago by Gefferr -
52.
Cassandra Wilson
4 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
53.
Hayley Westenra
The voice, the range, the tone!
3 points - added 12 years ago by Classical2 -
54.
Doris Day.
One of the finest singers/most expressive voices I've ever heard, with a huge number of recorded songs.
1 point - added 3 years ago by guest -
55.
Sandi Saraya
1 point - added 11 years ago by guest -
56.
Avril Lavigne
1 point - added 11 years ago by guest -
57.
Madonna
alway changing
-24 points - added 14 years ago by andrewh - 1 comment
Comments:
madonna is an entertainer, not a vocalist. i love her albums and her stage shows, but a showgirl should not be classed with these women.
Added 14 years ago by thepaulest, 0 points
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