1. Pat Benatar
Patricia Mae Giraldo, known professionally as Pat Benatar, is an American rock singer and songwriter.
2. Billy Joel
William Martin Joel: "Piano Man", successful solo artist.
3. Sting
Sting is an English musician and actor; he was in the band The Police from 1977-86, gaining fame as their frontman and songwriter.
4. Elton John
Sir Elton John is a legendary British musician who has sold 300 million records worldwide over 60 years.
5. Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel is an English musician, singer, etc who rose to fame with Genesis before launching a successful solo career.
6. Paul McCartney
Sir Paul McCartney is a globally renowned singer, songwriter and musician who was part of the Beatles' iconic duo with John Lennon.
7. Rod Stewart
Sir Roderick David Stewart is an iconic British rock and pop singer-songwriter, with over 250 million records sold worldwide.
8. Joan Jett
Joan Jett is a singer, guitarist, producer and actress famously known for her work with the Runaways (featuring "Cherry Bomb") and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts.
9. Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond is a singer-songwriter, selling 130M+ records.
10. Steven Tyler
Steven Tyler is an American singer, best known as the lead singer of Aerosmith. He is famous for his trademark high screams and wide vocal range.
11. Jon Bon Jovi
Jon Bon Jovi is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor; he founded Bon Jovi (1983), with 17 albums.
12. Robert Plant
Robert Plant is the lead singer/lyricist of Led Zeppelin (1968-80), until John Bonham's death.
13. Steve Perry
Stephen Ray Perry is an American singer/songwriter, Journey's lead singer 1977-1987 & 1995-1998, co-writing hit songs.
14. Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an iconic singer-songwriter, famous for his 60 year career and revered as one of the greatest ever.
15. Bryan Adams
Canadian musician Bryan Adams has sold 75-100 million records worldwide.
16. Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades.
17. Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Jagger is a singer/songwriter and founding member of the Rolling Stones, successful with partner Keith Richards.
18. Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter and actress famous for her emotive voice and confessional lyrics.
19. Dave Grohl
David Grohl is an American musician, founder of Foo Fighters and former Nirvana drummer.
20. Billy Idol
William Michael Albert Broad, known professionally as Billy Idol, is a British singer, songwriter, and musician.
21. Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen is an American musician famous for his 21 studio albums with the E Street Band.
22. John Mellencamp
John J. Mellencamp is an American singer-songwriter famous for his heartland rock using traditional instruments.
23. John Mayer
John Mayer is an American musician born in Connectic. Left Berklee, formed Lo-Fi Masters with Clay Cook.
24. David Lee Roth
David Lee Roth, wild, energetic Van Halen vocalist from 1974-85, 1996 & 2006-2020.
25. Bono
Bono is an Irish singer, activist and philanthropist; lead vocalist of U2.
26. Bret Michaels
Bret Michaels, frontman of Poison; 50 million albums sold worldwide.
27. Axl Rose
W. Axl Rose is an American singer, songwriter and Guns N' Roses lead vocalist since 1985.
28. Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons is an Israeli-American co-founder of Kiss.
29. Courtney Love
Courtney Love is a singer, songwriter and actress of the 1990s.
30. Kim Dracula
Kim Dracula is an Australian trap metal/hardcore music artist from Hobart with popular original & metal cover songs.
31. Mitski
Mitski self-released two albums while studying music.
32. Alex Turner
Alexander David Turner is an Arctic Monkeys frontman and songwriter.
33. Dolores O'Riordan
Dolores O'Riordan was a vocalist and lyricist in the Cranberries.
34. Dave Matthews
Dave Matthews is an iconic South African singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actor, best known for his work with the Dave Matthews Band and for hits such as "Crush".
35. Oliver Tree
Oliver Tree Nickell is an American singer, producer and comedian from Santa Cruz signed to Atlantic Records in 2017.
36. Arielle
Arielle is a multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and rock artist. With her strong vocal range and powerful lyrics, she has become one of the most acclaimed names in the genre.
37. Lou Reed
Lewis Allan Reed was a singer, songwriter, musician and poet.
38. James Bay
James Michael Bay is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist famous for his chart-topping 2014 album Chaos and the Calm.
39. Anthony Kiedis
Anthony Kiedis is an RHCP band founder, vocalist and 2012 Rock & Roll HOF inductee.
40. Hayley Williams
American singer Hayley Williams is lead vocalist, songwriter of Paramore.
41. Chris Cornell
Christopher John Cornell was singer, songwriter for Soundgarden and Audioslave with solo career.
42. Jerry Garcia
Jerome Garcia was a founding member of the Grateful Dead, known for their counterculture sound in the 1960s.
43. Yungblud
Yungblud is an English singer, musician, songwriter and actor known for his EPs Yungblud (2018), The Underrated Youth (2019).
44. Tom Petty
Thomas Earl Petty was an iconic American musician, renowned for his work in bands such as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Traveling Wilburys, plus successful solo albums.
45. Matty Healy
Matthew Healy, an English singer, songwriter, and musician, is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main lyricist of the rock band The 1975. He is also recognized for his poetry and activism.
46. Brendon Urie
Brendon Urie is the lead singer/songwriter of panic! at the Disco, a widely known rock band.
47. Van McCann
Van McCann is a multi-platinum selling singer and songwriter from Wales. He is the frontman of the rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen and is widely recognized for his raw and authentic songwriting style.
48. Briston Maroney
Briston Lee Maroney is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Knoxville, Tennessee who is signed to Canvasback Music and Atlantic Records.
49. Phil Collins
Philip Collins is a famous English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor known for being the drummer of Genesis and for his number-one solo singles.
50. Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley was an iconic singer and actor who was dubbed "King of Rock and Roll" in the 20th century.
51. David Bowie
David Bowie was an influential musician and actor, praised for his innovation in the 70s.
52. Taylor Momsen
Taylor Momsen is an actress and musician in Gossip Girl, Grinch and The Pretty Reckless.
53. Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain was lead of Nirvana, whose songwriting pushed mainstream rock limits.
54. Chad Kroeger
Chad Robert Kroeger is a Canadian musician, lead singer/guitarist of Nickelback & involved in various collaborations.
55. Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin was an iconic rock star known for her powerful vocals and electric stage presence.
56. Mac DeMarco
Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer MacBriare DeMarco.
57. Liam Gallagher
William Gallagher is an English singer/songwriter, lead vocalist of Oasis and Beady Eye, with a solo career since 2017.
58. Stevie Nicks
Stephanie Lynn Nicks is an American singer, songwriter, and producer known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist.
59. Nick Cave
Nicholas Edward Cave AO is an Australian singer, songwriter, poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, composer and occasional actor.
60. Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly was a famous singer and songwriter from Texas who helped shape 1950s rock and roll music. He grew up in a musical family.
61. Dustin Bates
Dustin Bates (1986, Ohio) is a musician and avionic engineer known as one of the founders of Starset.
62. Damon Albarn
English musician known for Blur and Gorillaz.
63. Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker was an English singer known for his bluesy voice and dynamic performances.
64. Jim Morrison
James Douglas Morrison was an American singer, poet and songwriter who was the lead vocalist of the rock band the Doors.
65. Trevor Hall
Trevor Hall is a renowned American singer-songwriter and guitarist, blending folk, roots and reggae with spiritual lyrics.
66. Tina Turner
Tina Turner is an iconic singer and actress, widely known as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll". Her fame rose from success with Ike & Tina Revue and her solo career.
67. Julian Casablancas
Julian Casablancas is lead vocalist of The Strokes and released solo album in 2009.
68. Layne Staley
Layne Staley was Alice in Chains' lead singer, fame grew early 90s in Seattle's grunge movement.
69. Hozier
Hozier is an Irish folk/soul/blues musician who uses religious and literary themes.