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Top 50 Voices

Elliot Eastwick counted down the Top 50 greatest singing voices of all time on Friday's Drivetime Show. The chart was compiled from votes cast by listeners to 96.2fm The Revolution. If you missed the BIG countdown here are the Top 50 singing voices in descending order together with the song Elliot played to illustrate the greatness of each voice:

50 Bob Marley, Is This Love 

49 George Michael, Careless Whisper

48 Bruce Springsteen, Dancing In The Dark

47 Luther Vandross, Never Too Much

46 Petula Clark, Downtown

45 Morrissey/Smiths, This Charming Man

44 Mama Cass, It's Getting Better

43 Noddy Holder/Slade, How Does It Feel 

42 Bobby Darin, Mack The Knife

41 Mariah Carey, Vision Of Love

40 Elton John, Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

39 Smokey Robinson, Tracks Of My Tears

38 Andy Williams, Can't Get Used To Losing You

37 Freddie Mercury/Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody

36 Etta James, At Last

35 Ray Charles, Georgia On My Mind

34 Tony Christie, Avenues And Alleyways

33 Barry White, You're The First, The Last, My Everything

32 Eva Cassidy, Over The Rainbow

31 Scott Walker/Walker Brothers, The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

30 Karen Carpenter/Carpenters, Superstar

29 Whitney Houston, I Wanna Dance With Somebody

28 Barry Manilow, I Write The Songs 

27 Rod Stewart, Sailing

26 Lionel Richie, All Night Long

25 Dionne Warwick, Do You Know The Way To San Jose

24 Michael Jackson, Rock With You

23 David Bowie, Life On Mars

22 Barbra Striesand, Evergreen (A Star Is Born)

21 Randy Crawford, Rainy Night In Georgia

20 Diana Ross, I'm Still Waiting

19 Nat King Cole, Let There Be Love

18 Billy Joel, Just The Way You Are

17 Al Green, Let's Stay Together

16 Gladys Knight, Midnight Train To Georgia

15 Donny Hathaway, Song For You

14 Frank Sinatra, Strangers In The Night 

13 Ben E King, Stand By Me

12 John Lennon/Beatles, Twist And Shout

11 Roy Orbison, Oh Pretty Woman

10 Stevie Wonder, Superstition

 9 Sam Cooke, A Change Is Gonna Come

 8 Tom Jones, Delilah

 7 Paul McCartney/Beatles, The Long And Winding Road

 6 Levi Stubbs/Four Tops, I Can't Help Myself

 5 Jackie Wilson, I Get The Sweetest Feeling

 4 Marvin Gaye, What's Goin On

 3 Dusty Springfield, Son Of A Preacher Man

 2 Elvis Presley, It's Now Or Never

 1 Aretha Franklin, I Say A Little Prayer

 

So the 'Queen of Soul' still reigns supreme according to Revolution listeners. Do you agree with the chart? Tell us what YOU think using the form below. Elliot will read out your comments over the next few days.

 

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