Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST), Robert Plant (LED ZEPPELIN) and Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) are among the singers who appear on Hit Parader magazine's (cover) list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" (published in the November 2006 issue).

Commented the editors of the magazine: "Assembling our list certainly presented a daunting task considering the breadth and scope of the metal empire during its 35-year reign as rock's most powerful and enduring force. We tried our best not to turn this into some sort of popularity contest where only the most famous (or infamous) frontmen in metal lore were recognized. Sure, the likes of Plant, Halford and Tyler are here, but so are such oft-overlooked notables Mogg, Owens and Sandoval."

The complete list — which includes such headbangin' names as Rod Stewart, Ann Wilson and David Bowie — is as follows:

01. Robert Plant
02. Rob Halford
03. Steven Tyler
04. Chris Cornell
05. Bon Scott
06. Freddie Mercury
07. Bruce Dickinson
08. Ozzy Osbourne
09. Paul Rodgers
10. Ronnie James Dio
11. Axl Rose
12. Sammy Hagar
13. Geddy Lee
14. Geoff Tate
15. Mick Jagger
16. Jonathan Davis
17. Roger Daltrey
18. Paul Stanley
19. David Lee Roth
20. Kurt Cobain
21. Maynard James Keenan
22. Klaus Meine
23. Eddie Vedder
24. James Hetfield
25. Trent Reznor
26. Serj Tankian
27. Layne Staley
28. Steve Perry
29. Gene Simmons
30. Joe Elliott
31. Jon Bon Jovi
32. Alice Cooper
33. Vince Neil
34. Steve Marriott
35. Lajon Witherspoon
36. Sebastian Bach
37. Philip Anselmo
38. Zack De La Rocha
39. Brian Johnson
40. Bret Michaels
41. Udo Dirkschneider
42. David Draiman
43. Ian Gillian
44. Marilyn Manson
45. Jeff Keith
46. Chester Bennington
47. Sully Erna
48. Lemmy Kilmister
49. Aaron Lewis
50. Brett Scallions
51. Chino Moreno
52. Rob Zombie
53. Anthony Kiedis
54. David Coverdale
55. Gary Cherone
56. Andrew Wood
57. Scott Weiland
58. Tom Araya
59. Phil Lynnot
60. Rod Stewart
61. Scooter Ward
62. Ray Davies
63. Sonny Sandoval
64. David Bowie
65. Joan Jett
66. Josey Scott
67. Perry Farrell
68. Scott Stapp
69. Amy Lee
70. Don Dokken
71. Fred Durst
72. Mike Shinoda
73. Pepper Keenan
74. Dez Fafara
75. Gavin Rossdale
76. Blackie Lawless
77. Dave Wyndorf
78. Ann Wilson
79. Jimi Hendrix
80. Ville Valo
81. Peter Steele
82. Dave Williams
83. Dee Snider
84. Joe Lynn Turner
85. King Diamond
86. Corey Taylor
87. Jamey Jasta
88. Justin Hawkins
89. Dave Mustaine
90. Ian Astbury
91. Stephen Pearcy
92. Phil Mogg
93. Biff Byford
94. Cristina Scabbia
95. Dani Filth
96. Wes Scantlin
97. Tim "Ripper" Owens
98. Joshua Todd
99. Kevin Dubrow
100. Ray Gillen


What a fucking joke. These people know dick about music in general.

Oh, no. They know everything. Rod Stewart is fucking metal. And Jonathan Davis is WAY better than Ray Gillen.

and apparently Gavin Rosedale is more metal than King Diamond.

and fred durst is better than tim ripper owens apparently.

Pfffft... horribly retarded list.

Chris Cornell DEFINITELY deserves to be above Bruce Bruce. Fucken idiots..

1. Bruce Dickinson
2. KING Diamond

I don't understand why I didn't make the cut. Clearly they know nothing about metal.

that might just be the stupidest fucking thing i've ever seen

Zack De La Faggot gets 38 but Peter Steele gets 81. right.

Yeti said:

Frankly I'm suprised they even acknowledged the fact that Peter Steele even exists.

bon jovi.. are you fucking kidding me... yeah that's insulting to music..

here's my list of people on that list who aren't metal:

03. Steven Tyler
04. Chris Cornell(great voice, not really "metal")
09. Paul Rodgers
11. Axl Rose
12. Sammy Hagar
13. Geddy Lee
15. Mick Jagger
16. Jonathan Davis
17. Roger Daltrey(great voice, not really "metal")
18. Paul Stanley
19. David Lee Roth
20. Kurt Cobain
21. Maynard James Keenan(great voice, not really "metal")
23. Eddie Vedder
25. Trent Reznor
26. Serj Tankian
29. Gene Simmons
31. Jon Bon Jovi
34. Steve Marriott
35. Lajon Witherspoon(great voice, not really "metal")
38. Zack De La Rocha
42. David Draiman
44. Marilyn Manson
45. Jeff Keith
46. Chester Bennington
47. Sully Erna
49. Aaron Lewis
50. Brett Scallions
51. Chino Moreno
53. Anthony Kiedis
54. David Coverdale
55. Gary Cherone
56. Andrew Wood
57. Scott Weiland
59. Phil Lynnot
60. Rod Stewart
61. Scooter Ward
62. Ray Davies
63. Sonny Sandoval
64. David Bowie
65. Joan Jett
66. Josey Scott
67. Perry Farrell
68. Scott Stapp
69. Amy Lee
71. Fred Durst
72. Mike Shinoda
73. Pepper Keenan
74. Dez Fafara
75. Gavin Rossdale
77. Dave Wyndorf
80. Ville Valo
82. Dave Williams
88. Justin Hawkins
94. Cristina Scabbia(great voice, not really "metal")
96. Wes Scantlin
98. Joshua Todd(WHAT?!)

I was very fuckin lenient, too

FuckIsMySignature said:

touche. he does kind of get passed over.

explain how Pepper Keenan is not metal.

Let's not forget that Rolling Stone DEFINES what metal is...Josh Martin told me so.

my bad, i overlooked one

i always mistake him for the singer of the butthole surfers for some reason

Many of these are not heavy metal vocalists. The list is bunk and discredited.

Amy Lee? Bon Jovi? Fairy wigga core.

Eddie Veder and Scott Stapp are heavy metal vocalists? Since when?

There are perhaps 10-30 vocalists on the list that qualify.

ah...otherwise....agreed.

johnathan davis above roger daltrey.....jesus
fred durst above jimi hendrix...........wow
there is to much to say

ann wilson is more metal than most of that list

the fact that lemmy, who should be top 5, is 48th, 2 spots behind chester bigglesworth makes me want to kill people.

you losers are all pretty upset over a Hit Parader article

scott stapp IS metal

What did you expect from Hit Parader magazine? Most of their readers are teenage mallrats anyway, they're not going to question anything.
"Yes! Sully Erna made the list, I just knew he was metal! Who the hell is King Diamond?"

Ryan_M said:

that's usually my sentiment when these lists come out.

Chester Bigglesworth. hahaha

oh, how i wish i had photoshop on this computer

sacreligion said:


it's pretty obvious they dont know what the fuck they are talking about period... but to prove it..
I have seen an interveiw with tool, where they said.. " people referring to us as metal makes us want to take a shower"
if the band itself does not consider themsleves metal, how the fuck can they be on that list

the fact that they thought to put the dudes from creed, jane's addiction, monster magnet, puddle of mudd, and buckcherry just really makes my skin crawl

dude come on, "Crazy Bitch" is a fucking brutal song.

a lyrical genius, josh todd surely is

my sister's band opened for him when he did his solo thing at the lucky dog and more people watched them...haha

i think they did it as a general public knowledge deal...
for instance would the regular top 40 listener know who corpsegrinder is?
probably not
but do they know who amy lee and fred durst and mike shinoda( isn't he the rapper in linkin park?) are
yes

that list is horrible

yeah but they called buckcherry metal

it should be "rock vocalists"

exactly!

Yeti said:

hahahhahaha

I am ashamed to ever have read one magazine from this Hit Parader.

This is just as bad as when VH1 tries to do documentaries on heavy metal and fails horribly.

Nice, dude. They fucking put Ray Gillen on there!

Badlands ruled.

Ah, Jon told me this was Rolling Stone...I didn't know Hit Parader was still around. That's unfortunate.