Rolling Stone has updated its list of the 100 Greatest Singers of 2008 with the new 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
And while the list of artists is expansive and diverse, due in part to the change in criteria, there are a few questionable decisions that have outraged fans, but according to TMZ, none are likely more electrifying than Celine Dion being dropped from the list too to have.
Known for her powerful and technically adept vocals, the Canadian singer, 54, has also amassed more than 200 million record sales worldwide and won a slew of awards and accolades during her five decades in the spotlight.
Fan backlash: Despite being known for her powerful and technically proficient voice, Celine Dion, 54, has been removed from the Rolling Stones’ new 200 Greatest Singers Of All Time, which is an update of the 2008 list of the 100 Greatest Singers ; the Canadian singer can be seen in September 2019
There don’t seem to be any major surprises in the top 10 on the RS list other than Dion being snubbed.
Many would agree that having Aretha Franklin at number one is a no-brainer, followed by Whitney Houston, Sam Cooke, Billie Holiday and Mariah Carey, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Beyonce, Otis Reeding and Al Green.
While soul and R&B artists dominated the top 10, the 11-20 was far more varied and diverse with rock and pop singers.
Rock and roll icons Little Richard and John Lennon were 11 and 12, followed by Patsy Cline, Freddie Mercury, Bob Dylan, Prince, Elvis Presley, Celia Cruz, Frank Sinatra and Marvin Gaye.
Some fans, outraged by Dion’s snub, want to point out some of the questionable names in the updated list that don’t have what most people would consider a classic voice, but that’s where the new criteria come in.
A shining star: After rising to stardom in her native Canada in the 1980s with French-language albums, Dion switched to English and became a worldwide superstar after the release of The Color Of My Love (1993); She is pictured performing in 1988
Among the names most pundits would agree don’t have a better singing voice than Celine Dion were many of the rockers on the list, such as Ozzy Osbourne (#112), Glen Danzig (#199), Kurt Cobain (#36) , Bruce Springsteen (#77), Mick Jagger (#52), John Foggerty (#118), Patti Smith (#117), Chrissie Hynde (#114), Roger Daltry (#109), , Courtney Love (#125) and Joe Strummer (#130).
Also, it’s apparent that crooners like Leonard Cohen (No. 103), Bob Dylan (No. 15), Lou Reed (No. 107), and Johnny Cash (No. 85) rely more on poise and a unique poetic style in their vocal performance and their texts.
Critics would also argue against most pop stars including Lady Gaga (#58), Taylor Swift (#102), Usher (#97), Selena (#89), The Weeknd (#110) and George Michael (#62). ).
But readers need to remember that when Rolling Stone first published its list of the 100 Greatest Singers in 2008, journalists “used an elaborate voting process that included contributions from well-known musicians” focusing on classic rock and singers from the 1960s and 1970s focused.
Compiled by the publication’s staff and key contributors, this updated version tended towards the last 100 years of popular music, while asking readers to “remember that this is the list of the greatest singers, not the list of the greatest voices “.
What seemed to matter most to RS journalists was “originality, impact, the depth of an artist’s catalog and the breadth of their musical legacy.
Making the case: Many fans and critics would argue against that rocker Ozzy Osbourne (#112) is on the RS list while Dion was left out
Arguing: Dion fans and singing pundits would also argue against the crooners like Lou Reed, Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash who made the list, as well as many of the pop stars: the late Velvet Underground star is a foursome in June 2013 see months before his death
“These are the singers who shaped history and defined our lives – from slick operators to raw shouters, from gospel to punk, from Sinatra to Selena to SZA,” the article reads.
Dion is easily one of the most accomplished and influential singers in modern history, having emerged as a teen star in her native Canada in the 1980s with a string of French-language albums.
She gained international fame by winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988.
After learning to speak English, Dion signed with Epic Records in the US and eventually released her debut English-language album, Unison (1990).
The singer from Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada, became a worldwide superstar after her third English-language album “The Color Of My Love” (1993).
In these past four decades, she has Grammys, six AMAs, seven Billboard Awards, 12 World Music Awards, 20 JUNO Awards to name a few.
She also holds a number of world records, including best-selling French-language albums in history; best-selling contemporary artist; first and only female artist to have two of her albums sell over 30 million copies worldwide; The world’s best-selling solo artist of the ’90s; and second woman in history to have sold 50 million albums in Europe, among many others.
It seems Dion herself doesn’t care that she was left out of Rolling Stone’s 200 Greatest Singers Of All Time, considering she didn’t respond publicly
Key references: With sales exceeding 200 million records worldwide, Celine Dion is one of the best-selling musicians of all time; She is performing in France in July 2017