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Best Rock Lead Singers (Billboard)

This list features the best rock lead singers of all time according to Billboard.

RANK

SINGER

BAND

LIFESPAN

1

Mick Jagger

The Rolling Stones

1962–present

2

Stevie Nicks

Fleetwood Mac

1967–present

3

Freddie Mercury

Queen

1970–1991

4

Robert Plant

Led Zeppelin

1968–present

5

Kurt Cobain

Nirvana

1987–1994

6

David Byrne

Talking Heads

1975–present

7

Debbie Harry

Blondie

1974–present

8

George Clinton

Parliament Funkadelic

1968–present

9

Bono

U2

1976–present

10

Axl Rose

Guns N’ Roses

1985–present


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References

Billboard, 2023. Best rock singers and bands: lead vocalists. Available at: https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-rock-singers-bands-lead-vocalists/ [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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