There's nothing that gets peoples' blood boiling more than ranked lists. Especially music-related lists. Not war, not famine, not Donald Trump. Lists.
The latest music list to cause a kerfuffle has been a '100 Greatest Singers of All Time' feature by popular music website Consequence of Sound.
As you'll see below, Michael Jackson comes in at #1, ahead of jazz legend Billie Holiday, Freddie Mercury, soul queen Aretha Franklin and godfather of soul, James Brown.
Other names in the Top 20 include Roy Orbison, Frank Sinatra, Marvin Gaye, Mariah Carey and Bjork.
Consequence Of Sound - 100 Greatest Singers of All-Time. Who are the most obvious omissions? pic.twitter.com/ifwE1BPkEA
— Johnnie Johnstone (@tnpcollection) December 27, 2020
Needless to say, there has been a lot of huffing and stamping as people complain about their favourites being omitted.
See some of them below...
Just to clarify. Not my list. In fact, it is undoubtedly the worst list I have ever seen.
— Johnnie Johnstone (@tnpcollection) December 28, 2020
Consequence of Sound's list of the 100 greatest singers is an absolute fucking joke. This is mainly because some of my favorite singers such as Trent Reznor, Layne Staley, Chris Cornell, Eddie Vedder, Chester Bennington, Lemmy, Scott Weiland, and Gavin Rossdale were excluded.
— Humphrey Blackwell (@dangerwolf93) December 27, 2020
ok since other mutuals have acknowledged it i can finally say it: that Consequence of Sound Greatest Singers list is trash
— theophaneia (@theofrom5to7) December 27, 2020
Michael hutchence
Eric burdon
Steve winwoodThis is a bollocks list
— Rob Watson (@whickhamrobbie) December 28, 2020
It is but highly amusing, Karen O above Dusty Springfield will have me sniggering all day ?
— Psychedelic Joinery (@mckenzieg2) December 28, 2020
George Michael, donny Hathaway, Luther vandross. I’d argue dave gahan as well
— jen725 (@jen725) December 28, 2020
The day Axl Rose is ranked a better singer than Ray Charles is the day I give up reading music polls.
— Ryan McCullough (@ryanjmac77) December 28, 2020
George Michael not even on the list! ?? Embarrassing!
— mark dollochin (@youreds10) December 28, 2020
George Michael not even on the list! ?? Embarrassing!
— mark dollochin (@youreds10) December 28, 2020
Michael Jackson higher than Frank Sinatra? Absolute bollocks.
— Tom Wiffen (@IbelieveInCoyot) December 28, 2020
Jedward
— Chrissy Boy Foreman Esq. (@CBoyForeman) December 28, 2020
