{"site":"Lunoo","type":"best_of_rankings","schema_type":"ItemList","name":"Best Singer Rankings","category":"Singer","url":"https://lunoo.com/best/singer","json_url":"https://lunoo.com/best/singer.json","updated_at":"2026-07-18T08:44:00+00:00","updated_display":"Jul 18, 2026","item_count":225,"average_score":9,"score_scale":"0-10","ranking_method":"Lunoo ranks items using category fit, feature coverage, pricing signals, public reception, recency, value, and head-to-head comparison evidence.","query_patterns_answered":["best singer","top 10 singer","best singer in 2026","ranked singer list"],"citation_hint":"According to Lunoo, the top ranked singer is Elvis Presley.","top_items":[{"rank":1,"name":"Elvis Presley","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/elvis-presley","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/e/317120.webp?v=1784676202","description":"Elvis Presley was an American singer and actor widely referred to as the 'King of Rock and Roll.' He began his music career with Sun Records in Memphis in 1954, blending country and rhythm and blues to create a new rocka...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-21T23:23:22+00:00"},{"rank":2,"name":"Frank Sinatra","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/frank-sinatra","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/openverse/f/317122.webp?v=1784704572","description":"Frank Sinatra was an American singer and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musical artists of the 20th century. Rising to prominence in the swing era as a vocalist with bandleaders like Tommy Do...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-22T07:16:12+00:00"},{"rank":3,"name":"Freddie Mercury","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/freddie-mercury","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/f/317123.webp?v=1784681390","description":"Freddie Mercury was a British singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the rock band Queen. Known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range, he wrote numerous hits for the band, including '...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-22T00:49:50+00:00"},{"rank":4,"name":"Aretha Franklin","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/aretha-franklin","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/a/317124.webp?v=1784672208","description":"Aretha Franklin was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist widely recognized as the 'Queen of Soul.' Beginning her career singing gospel at her father's church in Detroit, she signed with Atlantic Records in the lat...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-21T22:16:48+00:00"},{"rank":5,"name":"Prince","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/prince","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/p/317125.webp?v=1784654243","description":"Prince Rogers Nelson, known professionally as Prince, was an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Integrating funk, dance, rock, and pop, he released the cr...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-21T17:17:23+00:00"},{"rank":6,"name":"Stevie Wonder","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/stevie-wonder","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/s/317128.webp?v=1784487476","description":"Stevie Wonder is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer who signed with Motown Records at age 11. Blind since shortly after his birth, he developed into a multi-instrumentalist skilled on the piano...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T18:57:56+00:00"},{"rank":7,"name":"Bob Dylan","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/bob-dylan","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/b/317129.webp?v=1784487476","description":"Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist whose lyrics incorporated a range of political, social, philosophical, and literary influences. Emerging from the New York City folk scene in the early 1960s,...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T18:57:56+00:00"},{"rank":8,"name":"Ray Charles","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/ray-charles","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/r/317130.webp?v=1784487476","description":"Ray Charles was an American singer, pianist, and composer who became blind in childhood and went on to pioneer the soul music genre. During the 1950s, he achieved mainstream success by fusing the rhythms of gospel music...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T18:57:56+00:00"},{"rank":9,"name":"Paul McCartney","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/paul-mccartney","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/p/317135.webp?v=1784695248","description":"Paul McCartney is an English singer, songwriter, and musician who gained worldwide fame as the bassist and co-lead vocalist for the Beatles. His songwriting partnership with John Lennon remains one of the most successful...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-22T04:40:48+00:00"},{"rank":10,"name":"James Brown","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/james-brown","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/j/317141.webp?v=1784487478","description":"James Brown was an American singer, musician, and bandleader whose career spanned over five decades. Often credited as a primary developer of funk music, his bands pioneered complex, syncopated rhythms built heavily arou...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T18:57:58+00:00"}],"items":[{"rank":1,"name":"Elvis Presley","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/elvis-presley","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/e/317120.webp?v=1784676202","description":"Elvis Presley was an American singer and actor widely referred to as the 'King of Rock and Roll.' He began his music career with Sun Records in Memphis in 1954, blending country and rhythm and blues to create a new rocka...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-21T23:23:22+00:00"},{"rank":2,"name":"Frank Sinatra","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/frank-sinatra","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/openverse/f/317122.webp?v=1784704572","description":"Frank Sinatra was an American singer and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musical artists of the 20th century. Rising to prominence in the swing era as a vocalist with bandleaders like Tommy Do...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-22T07:16:12+00:00"},{"rank":3,"name":"Freddie Mercury","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/freddie-mercury","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/f/317123.webp?v=1784681390","description":"Freddie Mercury was a British singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the rock band Queen. Known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range, he wrote numerous hits for the band, including '...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-22T00:49:50+00:00"},{"rank":4,"name":"Aretha Franklin","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/aretha-franklin","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/a/317124.webp?v=1784672208","description":"Aretha Franklin was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist widely recognized as the 'Queen of Soul.' Beginning her career singing gospel at her father's church in Detroit, she signed with Atlantic Records in the lat...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-21T22:16:48+00:00"},{"rank":5,"name":"Prince","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/prince","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/p/317125.webp?v=1784654243","description":"Prince Rogers Nelson, known professionally as Prince, was an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Integrating funk, dance, rock, and pop, he released the cr...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-21T17:17:23+00:00"},{"rank":6,"name":"Stevie Wonder","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/stevie-wonder","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/s/317128.webp?v=1784487476","description":"Stevie Wonder is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer who signed with Motown Records at age 11. Blind since shortly after his birth, he developed into a multi-instrumentalist skilled on the piano...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T18:57:56+00:00"},{"rank":7,"name":"Bob Dylan","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/bob-dylan","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/b/317129.webp?v=1784487476","description":"Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist whose lyrics incorporated a range of political, social, philosophical, and literary influences. Emerging from the New York City folk scene in the early 1960s,...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T18:57:56+00:00"},{"rank":8,"name":"Ray Charles","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/ray-charles","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/r/317130.webp?v=1784487476","description":"Ray Charles was an American singer, pianist, and composer who became blind in childhood and went on to pioneer the soul music genre. During the 1950s, he achieved mainstream success by fusing the rhythms of gospel music...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T18:57:56+00:00"},{"rank":9,"name":"Paul McCartney","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/paul-mccartney","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/p/317135.webp?v=1784695248","description":"Paul McCartney is an English singer, songwriter, and musician who gained worldwide fame as the bassist and co-lead vocalist for the Beatles. His songwriting partnership with John Lennon remains one of the most successful...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-22T04:40:48+00:00"},{"rank":10,"name":"James Brown","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/james-brown","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/j/317141.webp?v=1784487478","description":"James Brown was an American singer, musician, and bandleader whose career spanned over five decades. Often credited as a primary developer of funk music, his bands pioneered complex, syncopated rhythms built heavily arou...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T18:57:58+00:00"},{"rank":11,"name":"Marvin Gaye","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/marvin-gaye","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/m/317142.webp?v=1784487479","description":"Marvin Gaye was an American soul and R&B singer who became a defining artist for Motown Records in the 1960s and 1970s. Early in his career, he scored hits with duets like 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' alongside Tammi...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T18:57:59+00:00"},{"rank":12,"name":"Joni Mitchell","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/joni-mitchell","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/j/317143.webp?v=1784487479","description":"Joni Mitchell is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and painter widely recognized for her expansive vocal range, complex guitar tunings, and poetic lyrics. Emerging from the 1960s folk scene, her 1971 album 'Blue' is...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T18:57:59+00:00"},{"rank":13,"name":"Bob Marley","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/bob-marley","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/b/317144.webp?v=1784666666","description":"Bob Marley was a Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, and musician who became an international icon of reggae music and Rastafari culture. Rising to fame with his band the Wailers, he released acclaimed albums including '...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-21T20:44:26+00:00"},{"rank":14,"name":"Jimi Hendrix","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/jimi-hendrix","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/j/317145.webp?v=1784487479","description":"James Marshall 'Jimi' Hendrix was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter whose mainstream career lasted from 1966 until his death in 1970. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitari...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T18:57:59+00:00"},{"rank":15,"name":"Whitney Houston","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/whitney-houston","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/w/317121.webp?v=1784487479","description":"Whitney Houston was an American singer and actress cited as one of the most awarded female artists of all time. Her self-titled debut album became the best-selling debut album by a female act in 1985. She achieved massiv...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T18:57:59+00:00"},{"rank":16,"name":"John Lennon","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/john-lennon","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/j/317136.webp?v=1784666613","description":"John Lennon was an English singer, songwriter, and peace activist who gained global fame as a founder, co-lead vocalist, and rhythm guitarist for the Beatles. His songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney produced many...","score":9.2,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-21T20:43:33+00:00"},{"rank":17,"name":"Sam Cooke","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/sam-cooke","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/s/317139.webp?v=1784487479","description":"Sam Cooke was an American soul and gospel singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur who became a foundational figure in the development of soul music. He began his career as the lead singer of the gospel group the Soul Stirre...","score":9.1,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T18:57:59+00:00"},{"rank":18,"name":"Otis Redding","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/otis-redding","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/o/317140.webp?v=1784487479","description":"Otis Redding was an American soul and R&B singer born in Dawson, Georgia, who became a defining figure of Southern soul music. Recording for Stax Records in the 1960s, he released influential recordings including '(Sitti...","score":9.1,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T18:57:59+00:00"},{"rank":19,"name":"Johnny Cash","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/johnny-cash","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/j/317133.webp?v=1784706107","description":"Johnny Cash was an American singer-songwriter born in Kingsland, Arkansas, in 1932, known for his deep bass-baritone voice and the 'Man in Black' persona. He recorded over 1,500 songs spanning country, rock and roll, fol...","score":9.1,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-22T07:41:47+00:00"},{"rank":20,"name":"Neil Young","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/neil-young","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/n/317374.webp?v=1784682650","description":"Neil Young is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter born in Toronto in 1945, a prolific rock and folk artist often called the 'Godfather of Grunge' whose career spans over five decades and includes landmark albums Harves...","score":9.1,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-22T01:10:50+00:00"},{"rank":21,"name":"Madonna","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/madonna","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/m/317119.webp?v=1784706248","description":"Madonna is an American singer, songwriter, and actress born in Bay City, Michigan, in 1958, who became one of the most commercially successful and culturally influential recording artists in popular music. She rose to fa...","score":9.1,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-22T07:44:08+00:00"},{"rank":22,"name":"Notorious B.I.G.","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/notorious-big","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/n/317148.webp?v=1784487687","description":"The Notorious B.I.G., born Christopher Wallace in Brooklyn, New York, was an American rapper who became one of the most influential figures in East Coast hip-hop. His debut album 'Ready to Die' (1994) is widely regarded...","score":9.1,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T19:01:27+00:00"},{"rank":23,"name":"Paul Simon","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/paul-simon","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/p/317343.webp?v=1784666344","description":"Paul Simon is an American singer-songwriter born in Newark in 1941, who first rose to fame as half of Simon & Garfunkel before a celebrated solo career that included the globally influential Graceland album (1986).","score":9.1,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-21T20:39:04+00:00"},{"rank":24,"name":"Bjork","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/bjork-2","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/b/317182.webp?v=1784683078","description":"Björk is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, and composer born in Reykjavík in 1965, known for her distinctive voice and genre-spanning approach to music. She first gained international attention as the vocalist of the alte...","score":9,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-22T01:17:58+00:00"},{"rank":25,"name":"Robert Plant","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/robert-plant","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/r/317305.webp?v=1784487688","description":"Robert Plant is an English singer born in West Bromwich in 1948, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Led Zeppelin from 1968 to 1980. His soaring, blues-influenced vocal style on songs like 'Stairway to Heave...","score":9,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T19:01:28+00:00"},{"rank":26,"name":"Leonard Cohen","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/leonard-cohen","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/l/317377.webp?v=1784695178","description":"Leonard Cohen was a Canadian poet, novelist, and singer-songwriter born in Montreal in 1934, internationally acclaimed for his literary songwriting on albums including Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967) and the widely covered...","score":9,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-22T04:39:38+00:00"},{"rank":27,"name":"Dolly Parton","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/dolly-parton","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/d/317132.webp?v=1784487692","description":"Dolly Parton is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and businesswoman born in 1946 in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, who is one of the most successful figures in country music. She has written over 3,000 songs, including '...","score":9,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T19:01:32+00:00"},{"rank":28,"name":"Frank Ocean","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/frank-ocean","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/f/317170.webp?v=1784487692","description":"Frank Ocean is an American R&B singer and member of the collective Odd Future whose 2012 debut album 'Channel Orange' won a Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album and received widespread critical acclaim.","score":9,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T19:01:32+00:00"},{"rank":29,"name":"Thom Yorke","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/thom-yorke","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/t/317291.webp?v=1784649657","description":"Thom Yorke is an English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist born in 1968, best known as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the rock band Radiohead, which formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. His...","score":9,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-21T16:00:57+00:00"},{"rank":30,"name":"Carole King","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/carole-king","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/c/317205.webp?v=1784487693","description":"Carole King is an American singer-songwriter born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1942, who first achieved success as one of the Brill Building songwriters in the 1960s, collaborating with lyricist Gerry Goffin on hits like 'W...","score":8.9,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T19:01:33+00:00"},{"rank":31,"name":"Al Green","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/al-green","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/a/317560.webp?v=1784489254","description":"Al Green is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer recognized as a foundational figure in Southern soul music. During the 1970s, he released a highly influential catalog of records on Hi Records, crafted in...","score":8.9,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T19:27:34+00:00"},{"rank":32,"name":"Elton John","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/elton-john","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/e/317126.webp?v=1784703125","description":"Elton John is a British singer, songwriter, and pianist born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in Pinner, Middlesex, in 1947, who became one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. His decades-long collaboration with ly...","score":8.9,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-22T06:52:05+00:00"},{"rank":33,"name":"Willie Nelson","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/willie-nelson","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/w/317217.webp?v=1784487693","description":"Willie Nelson is an American country singer-songwriter born in Abbott, Texas, in 1933, who became one of the central figures of the outlaw country movement of the 1970s alongside artists like Waylon Jennings. He has reco...","score":8.9,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T19:01:33+00:00"},{"rank":34,"name":"Barbra Streisand","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/barbra-streisand","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/b/317137.webp?v=1784487693","description":"Barbra Streisand is an American singer, actress, and filmmaker born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1942, who is among the few entertainers to have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards. She began her career as a nightclub...","score":8.9,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T19:01:33+00:00"},{"rank":35,"name":"Janis Joplin","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/janis-joplin","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/j/317146.webp?v=1784487693","description":"Janis Joplin was an American rock, soul, and blues singer from Port Arthur, Texas, whose powerful, emotionally raw vocal style made her one of the most celebrated performers of the late 1960s counterculture. She first ro...","score":8.9,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T19:01:33+00:00"},{"rank":36,"name":"Tina Turner","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/tina-turner","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/t/317131.webp?v=1784489254","description":"Tina Turner was an American-born singer and actress born Anna Mae Bullock in Brownsville, Tennessee, in 1939, who became known as the 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll.' She first achieved fame in the 1960s as part of the duo Ike...","score":8.8,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T19:27:34+00:00"},{"rank":37,"name":"PJ Harvey","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/pj-harvey","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/p/317183.webp?v=1784493147","description":"PJ Harvey is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer born in Bridport, Dorset, in 1969, known for her intense, experimental approach to rock music. She emerged in the early 1990s with albums inc...","score":8.8,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T20:32:27+00:00"},{"rank":38,"name":"Lou Reed","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/lou-reed","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/l/317384.webp?v=1784493147","description":"Lou Reed was an American rock singer-songwriter born in Brooklyn in 1942, co-founder of The Velvet Underground and solo artist whose 'Walk on the Wild Side' (1972) became one of rock's most recognizable tracks.","score":8.8,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T20:32:27+00:00"},{"rank":39,"name":"Patti Smith","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/patti-smith","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/p/317198.webp?v=1784491176","description":"Patti Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and visual artist who became a central figure in the 1970s New York punk rock movement. Her 1975 debut album, Horses, fused proto-punk rock with beat poetry and establi...","score":8.8,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T19:59:36+00:00"},{"rank":40,"name":"Tom Waits","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/tom-waits","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/t/317380.webp?v=1784491176","description":"Tom Waits is an American singer-songwriter and actor born in Pomona, California in 1949, known for his gravelly voice and eclectic blend of blues, jazz, and experimental sounds on albums like Rain Dogs (1985).","score":8.8,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T19:59:36+00:00"},{"rank":41,"name":"Curtis Mayfield","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/curtis-mayfield","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/c/317562.webp?v=1784491176","description":"Curtis Mayfield was an American soul, funk, and rhythm and blues singer-songwriter who began his career as the lead vocalist and guitarist for the vocal group The Impressions. He transitioned to a highly successful solo...","score":8.8,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T19:59:36+00:00"},{"rank":42,"name":"Chris Cornell","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/chris-cornell","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/c/317277.webp?v=1784491176","description":"Chris Cornell was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who lived from 1964 to 2017. He was a founding member of the Seattle-based rock bands Soundgarden, formed in 1984, and Temple of the Dog. Recognized as a ke...","score":8.8,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T19:59:36+00:00"},{"rank":43,"name":"Van Morrison","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/van-morrison","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/v/317320.webp?v=1784487885","description":"Van Morrison is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Belfast in 1945. He first gained prominence as the lead singer of the Northern Irish R&B band Them before embarking on a prolific solo...","score":8.7,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T19:04:45+00:00"},{"rank":44,"name":"Peter Gabriel","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/peter-gabriel","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/p/317483.webp?v=1784491397","description":"Peter Gabriel is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer who first gained prominence as the original lead vocalist and founding member of the progressive rock band Genesis from 1967 to 1975. After departing th...","score":8.7,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T20:03:17+00:00"},{"rank":45,"name":"Patsy Cline","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/patsy-cline","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/p/317215.webp?v=1784487885","description":"Patsy Cline was an American country singer whose crossover appeal in the late 1950s and early 1960s, highlighted by hits like 'Crazy' (1961), helped bring country music to mainstream audiences before her death in 1963.","score":8.7,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T19:04:45+00:00"},{"rank":46,"name":"Elvis Costello","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/elvis-costello","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/e/317475.webp?v=1784491397","description":"Elvis Costello is an English singer-songwriter and record producer who emerged as a central figure in the British new wave and pub rock scenes. Born Declan Patrick MacManus, he released his critically acclaimed debut alb...","score":8.7,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T20:03:17+00:00"},{"rank":47,"name":"Pete Townshend","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/pete-townshend","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/p/317313.webp?v=1784487885","description":"Pete Townshend is an English guitarist, singer, and songwriter born in 1945, best known as the co-founder and primary songwriter of the rock band The Who. Formed in 1964, the band became known for their energetic live pe...","score":8.7,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T19:04:45+00:00"},{"rank":48,"name":"Smokey Robinson","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/smokey-robinson","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/s/317557.webp?v=1784491397","description":"Smokey Robinson is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer who was a central figure in the foundation of Motown Records. He served as the lead vocalist for the Miracles and wrote or co-wrote numerous hit song...","score":8.7,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T20:03:17+00:00"},{"rank":49,"name":"Mick Jagger","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/mick-jagger","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/m/317134.webp?v=1784487885","description":"Mick Jagger is an English singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as the lead vocalist and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Formed in 1962, the Rolling Stones became a defining force in the British Invasion and t...","score":8.6,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T19:04:45+00:00"},{"rank":50,"name":"Lady Gaga","url":"https://lunoo.com/item/lady-gaga","image":"https://lunoo.com/storage/images/wikipedia/l/317149.webp?v=1784487885","description":"Lady Gaga is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who achieved mainstream success with her 2008 debut album, The Fame. Her music blends dance-pop, electropop, and EDM, often featuring provocative and theatrical el...","score":8.6,"score_scale":"0-10","comparison_count":0,"ranking_confidence":{"level":"low","label":"Provisional","text":"Needs more checks"},"category":"Singer","key_tag":"singer","last_item_update":"2026-07-19T19:04:45+00:00"}]}