Another month, another 'Q' chart

[Uncleskinny]

April's edition of Q has another top 100, this time The 100 Greatest Singers and their 1000 Greatest Songs. If they wanted to appeal to the widest fan base, hey, it worked on me. Of course Morrissey makes an appearance. Here's the rundown, followed by the Morrissey entry in detail.

100 - Jon Por Birgisson
99 - David Crosby
98 - Whitney Houston
97 - Stevie Nicks
96 - Rufus Wainwright
95 - Smokey Robinson
94 - Lauro Nyro
93 - Chris Cornell
92 - Jimmy Scott
91 - Harry Nilsson
90 - Meatloaf
89 - Richard Ashcroft
88 - Ian Curtis
87 - Axl Rose
86 - Horace Andy
85 - Don Henley
84 - Lauryn Hill
83 - Ian McCulloch
82 - Nick Cave
81 - Ray LaMontagne
80 - Nico
79 - Dionne Warwick
78 - Mary J Blige
77 - Norah Jones
76 - Paul Weller
75 - Tom Waits
74 - George Michael
73 - Dave Gahan
72 - Lou Reed
71 - Tom Jones
70 - Beth Gibbons
69 - Sly Stone
68 - Antony Hegarty
67 - Frank Black
66 - Elisabeth Fraser
65 - Neil Young
64 - Dolly Parton
63 - Iggy Pop
62 - Bruce Springsteen
61 - Prince
60 - Bryan Ferry
59 - Hank Williams
58 - Tim Buckley
57 - P J Harvey
56 - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
55 - LIttle Richard
54 - Leonard Cohen
53 - Emmylou Harris
52 - Levi Stubbs
51 - Michael Jackson
50 - Jack White
49 - Patti Smith
48 - Karen Carpenter
47 - Freddie Mercury
46 - Howlin' Wolf
45 - Elton John
44 - Joe Strummer
43 - Bon Scott
42 - Michael Stipe
41 - Al Green
40 - Jim Morrison
39 - Scott Walker
38 - Barry Gibb
37 - James Brown
36 - Joni Mitchell
35 - Bjork
34 - Stevie Wonder
33 - Rod Stewart
32 - Paul McCartney
31 - Bob Marley
30 - Morrissey
29 - Dusty Springfield
28 - David Bowie
27 - Roger Daltrey
26 - Bono
25 - Ella Fitzgerald
24 - Ray Charles
23 - Roy Orbison
22 - Van Morrison
21 - Nina Simone
20 - Carl Wlson
19 - Kate Bush
18 - Bob Dylan
17 - Janis Joplin
16 - John Lydon
15 - Sam Cooke
14 - Johnny Cash
13 - Thom Yorke
12 - Billie Holiday
11 - Liam Gallagher
10 - Jeff Buckley
9 - Mick Jagger
8 - Robert Plant
7 - Kurt Cobain
6 - Marvin Gaye
5 - John Lennon
4 - Otis Redding
3 - Frank Sinatra
2 - Aretha Franklin
1 - Elvis Presley


30 - Morrissey
Eternal indie icon - pride of Manchester

A bedroom-trained recluse with limited experience in local punk bands, Steven Patrick Morrissey finally seized his moment in the summer of 1982 when he formed The Smiths with Johnny Marr. Their five-year arc saw his voice blossom, delivering sublime pop tragedy (and comedy) with a dry, Northern timbre under-scored by twangs of Irish ancestry. Even now, the 'Pope Of Mope' continues to turn his isolation into mass adoration.

Key Songs:
1 - This Charming Man
2 - How Soon Is Now?
3 - Well I Wonder
4 - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
5 - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
6 - Suedehead
7 - Everyday Is Like Sunday
8 - Now My Heart Is Full
9 - I Have Forgiven Jesus
10 - Dear God, Please Help Me

 

[The Seeker of Good Songs]

30 - Morrissey
29 - Dusty Springfield
28 - David Bowie
27 - Roger Daltrey
26 - Bono
25 - Ella Fitzgerald
24 - Ray Charles
23 - Roy Orbison
22 - Van Morrison
21 - Nina Simone
20 - Carl Wlson
19 - Kate Bush
18 - Bob Dylan
17 - Janis Joplin
16 - John Lydon
15 - Sam Cooke
14 - Johnny Cash
13 - Thom Yorke
12 - Billie Holiday
11 - Liam Gallagher
10 - Jeff Buckley
9 - Mick Jagger
8 - Robert Plant
7 - Kurt Cobain
6 - Marvin Gaye
5 - John Lennon
4 - Otis Redding
3 - Frank Sinatra
2 - Aretha Franklin
1 - Elvis Presley

John Lydon, Roger Daltrey, Bono - better singers than Morrissey?

 

[sore_lips]

Liam Gallagher??

 

[WinkWink]

John Lydon, Roger Daltrey, Bono - better singers than Morrissey?

i think their formula for determining 'Greatest' singer includes level of popularity, as well as, good singing. Kurt Cobain? Mick Jagger? Bob Dylan? i enjoy their music but are they great singers? Not as much as Morrissey, but they were more popular.

 

[duchess_of_fork]

for bob dylan to even BE on that list...that's ridiculous. i know, you know, he knows- he can't sing. that doesn't meant he still can't be a "singer"...but NOT one on greatest singers list.
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