Greatest singers by vocal range

[insane]

List of the vocalists with the largest range, limited to those with 4 octaves or more.

6 octaves, 1/2 note
Mike Patton (Eb1 to E7)
5 octaves, 5-1/2 notes
Corey Taylor (Eb1 to C7)
5 octaves, 4-1/2 notes
Diamanda Galás (F2 to C#8)
5 octaves, 3 notes
David Lee Roth (E1 to A6)
5 octaves, 2-1/2 notes
Axl Rose (F1 to Bb6)
5 octaves, 2 notes
Rody Walker (G1 to B6)
5 octaves, 1 note
Nina Hagen (G#1 to Bb6)
5 octaves, 1/2 notes
Ville Valo (C1 to C#6)
4 octaves, 6-1/2 notes
Roger Waters (B1 to Bb6)
Mariah Carey (G#2 to G7)
4 octaves, 5-1/2 notes
Kyo (F#1 to E6)
Devin Townsend (C2 to Bb6)
4 octaves, 5 notes
Paul McCartney (A1 to F6)
4 octaves, 4 notes
Dan Swano (D1 to A5)
Jonathan Davis (A1 to E6)
Prince (E2 to B6)
4 octaves, 3 notes
Tim Foust (Eb1 to G#5)
4 octaves, 2-1/2 notes
Jon Bon Jovi (E2 to G#6)
Chino Moreno (F#2 to B6)
4 octaves, 2 notes
King Diamond (A1 to C6)
Peter Steele (Eb1 to F#5)
Minnie Ripperton (Eb3 to F#7)
4 octaves, 1-1/2 notes
Billy Gibbons (G1 to Bb5)
Ken Tamplin (G1 to Bb5)
4 octaves, 1 note
Elvis Presley (G1 to A5)
Anthony Keidis (G1 to A5)
Warrel Dane (G#1 to Bb5)
Jim Gillette (C2 to D6)
Burton Cummings (C2 to D6)
Steven Tyler (D2 to E6)
Serj Tankian (D2 to E6)
Vita (D2 to E6)
Doug Pinnick (E2 to F6)
4 octaves, 1/2 note
David Bowie (G1 to G#5)
Peter Gabriel (G1 to G#5)
Phil Anselmo (A1 to Bb5)
David Draiman (Bb1 to B5)
Rob Halford (C2 to C#6)
Marvin Gaye (D2 to Eb6)
James Brown (Eb2 to E6)
Christina Aguilera (C3 to C#7)
4 octaves
Maynard James Keenan (G1 to G5)
Geoff Tate (A1 to A5)
Captain Beefheart (A1 to A5)
Jon Oliva (A1 to A5)
Nils Frykdahl (A1 to A5)
Tom Araya (C#2 to C#6)
Kai Hansen (C#2 to C#6)
Ian Gillan (D2 to D6)
Glenn Hughes (D2 to D6)
Daniel Heiman (Eb2 to Eb6)
Freddie Mercury (F2 to F6)
3 octaves, 6-1/2 notes
Jorn Lande (Bb1 to A5)
Trent Reznor (C#2 to C6)
3 octaves, 6 notes
Rob Zombie (A1 to G5)
Jack Black (A1 to G5)
Daniel Gildenlow (B1 to A5)
John Lennon (C2 to B5)
Eric Adams (C2 to B5)
Tommy Karevik (PelleK) (D2 to C6)
Nils K. Rue (D2 to C6)
Elton John (E2 to D6)
Robert Smith (E2 to D6)
Jeff Buckley (F2 to E6)
Luis Miguel (G2 to F6) (note: still being analyzed)
3 octaves, 5-1/2 notes
Russell Allen (G#1 to F5)
Nick Cave (B1 to G#5)
Bobby McFerrin (B1 to G#5)
Tony Kakko (B1 to G#5)
Quorthon (B1 to G#5)
Tiny Tim (Eb2 to C6)
Robert Plant (E2 to C#6)
3 octaves, 5 notes
Barry White (F#1 to Eb5)
Roy Khan (Bb1 to F#5)
Roger Daltrey (B1 to G5)
Lou Gramm (B1 to G5)
Chris Isaak (B1 to G5)
Billy Joel (C2 to A5)
David Coverdale (C2 to A5)
Brendon Urie (C#2 to Bb5)
Stevie Wonder (E2 to C6)
Tobias Sammet (E2 to C6)
Rance Allen (F2 to D6)
Siouxsie Sioux (A2 to F6)
Tina Turner (B2 to G6)
3 octaves, 4-1/2 notes
Sean Peck (G1 to Eb5)
Tom Waits (Bb1 to F5)
Tay Zonday (Bb1 to F5)
Marilyn Manson (B1 to F#5)
Burton C. Bell (B1 to F#5)
Bono (C2 to G#5)
Eddie Vedder (C2 to G#5)
Gene Simmons (C2 to G#5)
Andi Deris (C2 to G#5)
Jari Maenpaa (C2 to G#5)
David Gilmour (C#2 to A5)
Hansi Kursch (C#2 to A5)
Morten Harket (C2 to G#5)
James LaBrie (D2 to Bb5)
Matt Barlow (D2 to Bb5)
Ted Neeley (D2 to Bb5)
Bruce Springsteen (Eb2 to B5)
Ronnie James Dio (Eb2 to B5)
Tim "Ripper" Owens (Eb2 to B5)
Miljenko Matijevic (Eb2 to B5)
Brad Delp (F#2 to D6)
Philip Bailey (G2 to Eb6)
Karen O (B2 to F#6)
Claire Boucher (Grimes) (D3 to Bb6)
Annette Olzon (D3 to Bb6)
3 octaves, 4 notes
Mikael Akerfeldt (G1 to D5)
Damon Albarn (B1 to F5)
M. Shadows (C#2 to G#5)
Chris Cornell (D2 to A5)
Brian Johnson (D2 to A5)
Richard Page (D2 to A5)
Layne Staley (Eb2 to Bb5)
Tony Harnell (Eb2 to Bb5)
Bruce Dickinson (E2 to B5)
Paul Stanley (E2 to B5)
Geddy Lee (E2 to B5)
Marc Bolan (E2 to B5)
Graham Bonnett (F2 to C6)
Mark Boals (F2 to C6)
Michael Mills (F2 to C6)
Michael Jackson (F#2 to C#6)
Sammy Hagar (F#2 to C#6)
Sarah Vaughan (G2 to D6)
Cedric Bixler-Zavala (G2 to D6)
Beyonce (A2 to E6)
Kate Bush (B2 to F6)
Cyndi Lauper (Eb3 to Bb6)
3 octaves, 3-1/2 notes
J.D. Summer (G0 to C#4)
Jon Schaffer (F#1 to C5)
Greg Puciato (C2 to F#5)
Tom Jones (C#2 to G5)
Scott Weiland (C#2 to G5)
Fabio Laine (Eb2 to A5)
Jim Morrison (E2 to Bb5)
Adam Lambert (E2 to Bb5)
Stu Block (E2 to Bb5)
Billy Corgan (F#2 to C6)
Myles Kennedy (F#2 to C6)
Jimmy Gnecco (F#2 to C6)
Klaus Nomi (G2 to C#6)
PJ Harvey (A2 to Eb6)
3 octaves, 3 notes
Josh Homme (Bb1 to Eb5)
Brandon Boyd (B1 to E5)
Iggy Pop (B1 to E5)
James Hetfield (C2 to F5)
Julian Casablancas (C#2 to F#5)
Joe Elliott (D2 to G5)
Zak Stevens (D2 to G5)
Nils Patrik Johansson (Eb2 to G#5)
Mick Jagger (E2 to A5)
Nina Simone (E2 to A5)
George Michael (E2 to A5)
Pharrell Williams (E2 to A5)
Michael Kiske (E2 to A5)
Tommy Giles Rogers (E2 to A5)
Tim Buckley (F2 to B5)
Brian May (F2 to B5)
Tori Amos (G2 to C6)
Corey Glover (G2 to C6)
Justin Hawkins (B2 to E6)
Miley Cyrus (B2 to E6)
Marcela Bovio (G#3 to F#5)
3 octaves, 2-1/2 notes
Bob Dylan (C#2 to F5)
Kurt Cobain (C#2 to F5)
Buddy Holly (D2 to F#5)
Chris Martin (Eb2 to G5)
Paul Rodgers (E2 to G#5)
Chad Kroeger (E2 to G#5)
Robin Thicke (F2 to Bb5)
Justin Timberlake (F#2 to B5)
Jared Leto (G#2 to C6)
Norah Jones (A2 to C#6)
Chang Yu-Sheng (Bb2 to D6)
Kelly Clarkson (Eb3 to G6)
3 octaves, 2 notes
Ivan Rebroff (F1 to A5)
Ringo Starr (C2 to E5)
Steve Vai (C2 to E5)
Todd Smith (C2 to E5)
Lou Reed (D2 to F5)
Eminem (D2 to F5)
Thom Yorke (E2 to G5)
Adam Levine (E2 to G5)
Huey Lewis (F2 to A5)
Mika (F2 to A5)
Aretha Franklin (G2 to B5)
Annie Lennox (G2 to B5)
Matt Bellamy (G2 to B5)
James Rivera (G2 to B5)
Michael Bolton (A2 to C6)
Jackie Wilson (A2 to C6)
Alanis Morissette (B2 to D6)
Grace Slick (B2 to D6)
Floor Jansen (D3 to F6)
Cher (D3 to F6)
Annie Haslam (E3 to G6)
3 octaves, 1-1/2 notes
Ozzy Osbourne (Eb2 to F5)
Fred First (Eb2 to F5)
Darroh Sudderth (Eb2 to F5)
Simon LeBon (E2 to F#5)
Barry Gibb (F2 to G#5)
Patrick Stump (F2 to G#5)
Happy Rhodes (F2 to G#5)
Sebastian Bach (F#2 to A5)
Lisa Gerrard (F#2 to A5)
Steve Perry (F#2 to A5)
Matt Tuck (F#2 to A5)
Joey Belladonna (G2 to Bb5)
Ella Fitzgerald (G#2 to B5)
Michael Sweet (Bb2 to C#6)
Rihanna (B2 to C#6)
Tarja Turunen (F3 to G#6)
3 octaves, 1 note
Till Lindemann (G1 to A4)
Leonard Cohen (G1 to A4)
Dave Gahan (B1 to C5)
Glenn Danzig (C2 to D5)
Dave Grohl (D2 to E5)
Neil Young (E2 to F5)
Claudio Sanchez (E2 to F5)
Brian Wilson (F2 to G5)
Phil Collins (F2 to G5)
Joacim Cans (F#2 to G#5) (still being analyzed)
David Byron (G2 to A5)
Jon Anderson (G2 to A5)
John Arch (G2 to A5)
Alessandro Conti (G2 to A5)
Ray Charles (G#2 to Bb5)
Bob Marley (A2 to B5)
Steve Winwood (A2 to B5)
Ann Wilson (C3 to D6)
3 octaves, 1/2 note
Jeremy Enigk (F2 to F#5) (still being analyzed)
Marc Storace (G2 to G#5) (still being analyzed)
Spencer Sotelo (G#2 to A5)
Justin Bieber (A2 to Bb5)
Lady Gaga (Bb2 to B5)
Beth Gibbons (C#3 to D6)
Lana Del Rey (C3 to C#6)
Amy Lee (Eb3 to E6)
3 octaves
Christopher Lee (Bb1 to Bb4)
Billy Idol (C2 to C5)
Michael Hutchence (C#2 to C#5)
Brian Molko (D2 to D5)
Paul Simon (Eb2 to Eb5)
Roy Orbison (E2 to E5)
Howard Jones (Killswitch Engage) (E2 to E5)
Chris Jericho (G2 to G5)
Chester Bennington (G#2 to G#5)
Lorde (G#2 to G#5)
Chris Barretto (G#2 to G#5)
Janis Joplin (B2 to B5)
Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (B2 to B5)
2 octaves, 6-1/2 notes
Dave Mustaine (E2 to Eb5)
Taylor Hawkins (F#2 to F5)
Hyde. (F#2 to F5)
Sting (G2 to F#5)
John Fogerty (G2 to F#5)
Billy Joe Armstrong (A2 to G#5)
Gwen Stefani (Eb3 to D6)
Rod Stewart (C#3 to C6)
Sinead O'Connor (A2 to G#5)
Bruno Mars (Bb2 to A5)
2 octaves, 6 notes
Brent Smith (E2 to D5)
Steven Wilson (E2 to D5)
Chris Corner (F2 to E5)
Robin Gibb (G2 to F5)
John Garcia (G2 to F5)
Julee Cruise (A2 to G5)
John Lydon (A2 to G5) (analysis in progress)
Adrian Belew (A2 to G5) (analysis in progress)
Mike Pinder (A2 to G5) (analysis in progress)
Daniel Tompkins (A2 to G5) (analysis in progress)
Billy Ocean (Bb2 to G#5)
Joe Cocker (B2 to A5)
Adele (C3 to B5)
Dolly Parton (E3 to D6)
Bjork (E3 to D6)
2 octaves, 5-1/2 notes
Johnny Cash (B1 to G#4)
Little Richard (F2 to Eb5)
Nate Ruess (G#2 to F5)
Z.P. Theart (Bb2 to G5)
Andrew Stockdale (B2 to G#5)
Vince Neil (C3 to Bb5)
2 octaves, 5 notes
Michael Stipe (D2 to B4)
David Ruffin (E2 to C5)
Van Morrison (E2 to C5)
Chuck Berry (E2 to C5)
Mick Hucknall (F#2 to Eb5)
Art Garfunkel (G2 to E5)
Chris Jericho (G2 to E5)
John Lodge (A2 to F5)
Alicia Keys (Bb2 to F#5)
Hayley Williams (Bb2 to F#5)
Anneke van Giersbergen (C3 to A5)
Joanna Newsom (C3 to A5)
2 octaves, 4-1/2 notes
Raine Maida (D2 to Bb4)
Adam Young (G2 to Eb5)
Damian Wilson (B2 to F#5)
Joni Mitchell (C#3 to A5)
Dusty Springfield (D3 to Bb5)
Katy Perry (D3 to Bb5)
2 octaves, 4 notes
Gerard Way (G2 to D5)
Drake Bell (A2 to E5)
Jonny Craig (A2 to E5)
Otis Redding (B2 to F5)
Stevie Nicks (B2 to F5)
Smokey Robinson (C3 to G5)
Kellin Quinn (C3 to G5)
Whitney Houston (C#3 to G#5)
2 octaves, 3-1/2 notes
Frank Sinatra (D2 to G#4)
Neil Diamond (D2 to G#4)
Josh Groban (F#2 to C5)
Meat Loaf (A2 to Eb5)
Ray William Johnson (C3 to F#5)
2 octaves, 3 notes
Justin Hayward (G2 to C5)
Zack de la Rocha (A2 to D5)
Jesse Leach (A2 to D5) (analysis in progress)
Brian Aubert (B2 to E5)
2 octaves, 2-1/2 notes
Jerry Lee Lewis (G#2 to C5)
Ricky Martin (Bb2 to D5)
Luciano Pavarotti (C#3 to F5)
2 octaves, 2 notes
Jeff Magnum (G2 to B4) (analysis in progress)
Sam Cooke (A2 to C5)
Karen Carpenter (D3 to F5)
Loreena McKennitt (E3 to G5)
2 octaves, 1-1/2 notes
Taylor Swift (E3 to F#5)
2 octaves, 1/2 note
Bill Kaulitz (C3 to C#5) (analysis in progress)
2 octaves
Skin (Deborah Dyer) (B3 to B5)
1 octave, 3 notes
Avi Kaplan (A2 to D4) (analysis in progress)

[juggalogigolo]

Ok?

[dirtymonkey22]

Its from a conversation we had yesterday and I guess he looked into it

[OddBallFreak]

Suprised Elvis prestly is pretty high on the list. Im not an avid fan, but any song of his i can think of is him singing in the same tone

[insane]

I think its cool to think where your favorite singers stack up you know? Like who would think Elvis had a higher ranger than Freddie Mercury?

[juggalogigolo]

im not that big of an elvis fan, but i dont remember ever hearing anything he sang that had that big of a range. especially compared to freddie mercury