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Rolling Stone asked artists, journalists and industry insiders to name their favorite singers of the rock era. Those ballots were recorded, weighted, tabulated and verified by Ernst and Young. #2 Ray Charles #3 Elvis Presley #4 Sam Cooke #5 John Lennon #6 Marvin Gaye #7 Bob Dylan #8 Otis Redding #9 Stevie Wonder #10 James Brown #11 Paul McCartney #12 Little Richard #13 Roy Orbison #14 Al Green #15 Robert Plant #16 Mick Jagger #17 Tina Turner #18 Freddie Mercury #19 Bob Marley #20 Smokey Robinson #21 Johnny Cash #22 Etta James #23 David Bowie #24 Van Morrison #25 Michael Jackson #26 Jackie Wilson #27 Hank Williams #28 Janis Joplin #29 Nina Simone #30 Prince #31 Howlin' Wolf #32 Bono #33 Steve Winwood #34 Whitney Houston #35 Dusty Springfield #36 Bruce Springsteen #37 Neil Young #38 Elton John #39 Jeff Buckley #40 Curtis Mayfield #41 Chuck Berry #42 Joni Mitchell #43 George Jones #44 Bobby “Blue” Bland #45 Kurt Cobain #46 Patsy Cline #47 Jim Morrison #48 Buddy Holly #49 Donny Hathaway #50 Bonnie Raitt #51 Gladys Knight #52 Brian Wilson #53 Muddy Waters #54 Luther Vandross #55 Paul Rodgers #56 Mavis Staples #57 Eric Burdon #58 Christina Aguilera #59 Rod Stewart #60 Bj√δrk #61 Roger Daltrey #62 Lou Reed #63 Dion #64 Axl Rose #65 David Ruffin #66 Thom Yorke #67 Jerry Lee Lewis #68 Wilson Pickett #69 Ronnie Spector #70 Gregg Allman #71 Toots Hibbert #72 John Fogerty #73 Dolly Parton #74 James Taylor #75 Iggy Pop #76 Steve Perry #77 Merle Haggard #78 Sly Stone #79 Mariah Carey #80 Frankie Valli #81 John Lee Hooker #82 Tom Waits #83 Patti Smith #84 arlene Love #85 Sam Moore #86 Art Garfunkel #87 Don Henley #88 Willie Nelson #89 Solomon Burke #91 Levon Helm #92 Morrissey #93 Annie Lennox #94 Karen Carpenter #95 Patti LaBelle #96 B.B. King #97 Joe Cocker #98 Stevie Nicks #99 Steven Tyler #100 Mary J. Blige | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||