![]() While Rose, Galás, and Roth each have a range of five octaves, both Galás and Roth have ranges that are just a few notes higher. (Again, for comparison, world record holder Tim Storms has a range of 10 octaves.) Surely, Rose must still rank fairly high according to VVN’s revised list, right? He’s actually slipped to number four, behind Avant-garder singer Diamanda Galás and Mr. So, now who stands atop the mountain of crooners and songbirds? That distinction goes to Mike Patton, who has a doubly impressive range of six octaves. ![]() Because of that somewhat strict criteria, a rather sizable chunk of singers were originally excluded. As it turns out, Rose may want to wait to order those new business cards.įor their purposes, VVN expanded on the original criteria established by Concert Hotels, which drew its sample from Rolling Stones’ list of the 100 Greatest Singers, the nominees for this year’s Billboard Music Awards, and those singers who’d been analyzed by The Range Place. ![]() She is able to sing both high and low notes with ease, making her a versatile vocalist. However, if you thought it a little odd that the title of “greatest living singer” went to this guy, you aren’t alone VVN Music went ahead and dug a little deeper into other singers’ ranges. Grande has a four-octave vocal range, which is quite rare for a vocalist. Amid a list of powerhouse vocalists like Adele, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, and more, one Axl Rose reigned supreme with a mighty range of five octaves. C4 is a middle C, and any number above or below an octave measures an octave. Prince had a vocal range of four octaves as well, but he was able to hit an impressive B6. Last week, we published a list of the best singers as ranked in order of their respective octave ranges. A four octave range is often found in professional singers and opera singers. For example, David Bowie can comfortably sing across four octaves.
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