Triple M Reveals The Greatest Singers Of All Time

11 April 2023 | 9:47 am | Mary Varvaris

Triple M punters choose singers from Kurt Cobain to Bon Scott and Stevie Nicks.

(Sources: Supplied, Facebook, Kate Shanassy & Dave Kan)

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Triple M takes its music seriously. So serious, in fact, that the radio station left deciding a list as monumental as the 300 Greatest Singers Of All Time to its dedicated listeners.

In the list below, Triple M punters choose singers from Kurt Cobain to Bon Scott and Stevie Nicks.

The most recent list from Triple M follows last year's publicly-voted Oztober 300 countdown. That countdown saw listeners participate in a month-long celebration of Australian rock music, highlighting the songs that formed our music history. View the complete list here.

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TRIPLE M’S GREATEST SINGERS OF ALL TIME LIST IN FULL

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Singer

Best Performance

Artist

Year

300

Rick Springfield

Jessie's Girl

Rick Springfield

1981

299

Eric Martin

To Be With You

Eric Martin

1992

298

Toni Childs

Don't Walk Away

Toni Childs

1988

297

Danny O'Donoghue

Break Even

Danny O'Donoghue

2008

296

Sean Kelly

Out Of Mind Out Of Sight

Sean Kelly

1985

295

Chris Barron

Two Princes

Chris Barron

1993

294

Marvin Gaye

Sexual Healing

Marvin Gaye

1982

293

David Coverdale

Here I Go Again '87 [Album Version]

David Coverdale

1987

292

Jason Mraz

I'm Yours

Jason Mraz

2008

291

Chris De Burgh

Don't Pay The Ferryman

Chris De Burgh

1983

290

Jakob Dylan

One Headlight [Radio Edit]

Jakob Dylan

1997

289

Martika

I Feel The Earth Move

Martika

1989

288

Feargal Sharkey

A Good Heart

Feargal Sharkey

1985

287

Cameron Muncey

Look What You've Done

Cameron Muncey

2003

286

Jon Anderson

Owner of a Lonely Heart [Single Version]

Jon Anderson

1983

285

Justin Timberlake

Can't Stop The Feeling

Justin Timberlake

2016

284

Linda perry

What's Up? [Radio Version]

Linda perry

1993

283

Mark Callaghan

Sounds Of Then

Mark Callaghan

1985

282

Ronnie Van Zant

Sweet Home Alabama

Ronnie Van Zant

1974

281

Peter Cox

The King Of Wishful Thinking

Peter Cox

1990

280

Dean Lewis

Be Alright

Dean Lewis

2018

279

Jimmy Marinos

What I Like About You

Jimmy Marinos

1980

278

Johnette Napolitano

Joey

Johnette Napolitano

1990

277

Marcus Mumford

Little Lion Man [Clean Version]

Maruc Mumford

2009

276

John Parr

St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)

John Parr

1985

275

Shawn Mullins

Lullaby [Single Edit]

Shawn Mullins

1999

274

Boy George

Karma Chameleon

Boy George

1983

273

Kavyen Temperley

Black Fingernails Red Wine

Kavyen Temperley

2006

272

Sophie B. Hawkins

Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover [Edit]

Sophie B. Hawkins

1992

271

Del Amitri

Kiss This Thing Goodbye

Del Amitri

1989

270

Graeme "Shirley" Strachan

Horror Movie

Graeme "Shirley" Strachan

1975

269

Bruce Hornsby

The Way It Is

Bruce Hornsby

1986

268

Kelly Clarkson

Since U Been Gone

Kelly Clarkson

2005

267

Rob Hyman

All You Zombies [Single Version]

Rob Hyman

1985

266

Edward Robertson

One Week

Edward Robertson

1998

265

Grace Knight

Heaven (Must Be There)

Grace Knight

1984

264

Mark Gable

Run To Paradise

Mark Gable

1987

263

Sonia Dada

You Don't Treat Me No Good [Album Version]

Sonia Dada

1993

262

Paul Young

Come Back and Stay

Paul Young

1983

261

Brandon Urie

High Hopes

Brandon Urie

2018

260

Darius Rucker

Let Her Cry [Radio Edit]

Darius Rucker

1994

259

Brian Canham

Funky Town [Single Version]

Brian Canham

1985

258

Peter Cetera

If You Leave Me Now

Peter Cetera

1976

257

Doc Neeson

We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

Doc Neeson

1986

256

George Sheppard

Geronimo

George Sheppard

2014

255

Kevin Cronan

Keep On Loving You

Kevin Cronan

1980

254

Shirley Manson

Only Happy When It Rains

Shirley Manson

1995

253

Ian kenny

Lanterns

Ian kenny

2013

252

Peter Wolf

Centerfold

Peter Wolf

1981

251

Tania Doko

Buses and Trains

Tania Doko

1998

250

Bob Seger

Shakedown

Bob Seger

1987

249

James Keogh

Riptide

James Keogh

2013

248

Tom Cochrane

Life is a Highway

Tom Cochrane

1991

247

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

Take On Me [Single Version]

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

1985

246

Roger Hodgson

Give A Little Bit

Roger Hodgson

1977

245

Suze DeMarchi

Painless

Suze DeMarchi

1991

244

Jack Johnson

Taylor

Jack Johnson

2004

243

George Harrison

Got My Mind Set On You

George Harrison

1987

242

Mick Jones

Should I Stay Or Should I Go

Mick Jones

1982

241

Nathan Morris

End Of The Road [Pop Edit]

Nathan Morris

1992

240

Colin Hay

Down Under

Colin Hay

1981

239

Jewel

Who Will Save Your Soul

Jewel

1996

238

Daniel Auerbach

Lonely Boy

Daniel Auerbach

2011

237

Anastacia

I'm Outta Love

Anastacia

2000

236

Eric Carmen

Make Me Lose Control

Eric Carmen

1988

235

Stevie Wright

Evie (Parts 1, 2 and 3)

Stevie Wright

1974

234

Holly Johnson

Relax

Holly Johnson

1984

233

Pete Murray

So Beautiful

Pete Murray

2004

232

Hugh Cornwell

Always The Sun

Hugh Cornwell

1986

231

Emerson Hart

If You Could Only See

Emerson Hart

1997

230

Neil Tennant

West End Girls

Neil Tennant

1984

229

Deborah Conway

It's Only The Beginning

Deborah Conway

1991

228

Bob Marley

Buffalo Soldier

Bob Marley

1983

227

Ella Hooper

Weir

Ella Hooper

1999

226

John Waite

When I See You Smile

John Waite

1989

225

John Butler

Better Than

John Butler

2006

224

Gary Cherone

More Than Words

Gary Cherone

1991

223

Melissa Etheridge

Bring Me Some Water

Melissa Etheridge

1988

222

Post Malone

Circles

Post Malone

2019

221

Glenn Shorrock

Cool Change

Glenn Shorrock

1979

220

Dave Gahan

Just Can't Get Enough

Dave Gahan

1982

219

Tom DeLonge

I Miss You

Tom DeLonge

2003

218

Julian Lennon

Now You're In Heaven

Julian Lennon

1989

217

Matthew Shafer

Follow Me [DJ Homicide Remix]

Matthew Shafer

2000

216

Robert Smith

Close To Me

The Cure

1985

215

Robin Wilson

Hey Jealousy [Edit]

Gin Blossoms

1992

214

Benjamin Orr

Drive

The Cars

1984

213

Ronan Keating

Life is a rollercoaster

Ronan Keating

2000

212

Andrew Strong

Mustang Sally

The Commitments

1991

211

Steve Earle

Copperhead Road [Single Version]

Steve Earle

1988

210

Jeff Lynne

Don't Bring Me Down

Electric Light Orchestra

1979

209

Richard Pleasance

Dancing In The Storm

Boom Crash Opera

1990

208

Craig David

Walking Away

Craig David

2000

207

Pete Townsend

You Better You Bet

The Who

1981

206

Taylor Dayne

I'll Be Your Shelter

Taylor Dayne

1990

205

Steve Kilby

Under The Milky Way

The Church

1988

204

Gary Kemp

Gold

Spandau Ballet

1983

203

Klaus Meine

Wind Of Change

Scorpions

1991

202

Wendy James

Baby I Don't Care [Single Mix]

Transvision Vamp

1989

201

Ryan Tedder

Counting Stars

One Republic

2013

200

Nik Kershaw

Wouldn't It Be Good

Nik Kershaw

1984

199

Mark Seymour

Holy Grail

Hunters & Collectors

1992

198

Bob Dylan

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

1973

197

Philip Oakey

Don't You Want Me

The Human League

1982

196

Joel Madden

Dance Floor Anthem [Album]

Good Charlotte

2007

195

Sharleen Spiteri

I Don't Want A Lover

Texas

1989

194

Maxi Priest

Close To You [Single Version]

Maxi Priest

1990

193

Joel Strummer

Rock The Casbah

The Clash

1982

192

Curt Smith

Everybody Wants To Rule The World

Tears For Fears

1985

191

Mark Lizotte

Tip Of My Tongue

Diesel

1992

190

Simon Le Bonn

Hungry Like The Wolf

Duran Duran

1982

189

Gary Moore

Still Got The Blues

Gary Moore

1990

188

Steve Harwell

I'm A Believer [Pop Radio Mix]

Smash Mouth

2001

187

Richard Page

Broken Wings [Single Version]

Mr. Mister

1986

186

Gene Simmons

I Was Made For Lovin' You [Album version]

Kiss

1979

185

Trevor Steel

Wild Wild West [Single Version]

The Escape Club

1988

184

Chad Kroeger

Far Away

Nickelback

2006

183

Greedy Smith

Live It Up

Mental as Anything

1985

182

Adam Duritz

Mr Jones 

Counting Crows

1993

181

Gary Lightbody

Chasing Cars

Snow Patrol

2006

180

Paul Carrack

When You Walk In The Room

Paul Carrack

1987

179

Mark McGrath

Every Morning

Sugar Ray

1999

178

Shane Howard

Solid Rock [Remastered]

Goanna

1982

177

Jay Kay

Love Foolosophy

Jamiroquai

2002

176

Sinead O'Connor

Nothing Compares 2 U

Sinead O'Connor

1990

175

Dave Faulkner

What's My Scene

Hoodoo Gurus

1987

174

Don McLean

American Pie

Don McLean

1972

173

Susanna Hoffs

Eternal Flame

The Bangles

1988

172

Caleb Followill

Sex On Fire

Kings Of Leon

2008

171

Suzanne Vega

Luka

Suzanne Vega

1987

170

Iggy Pop

Candy [Single Version]

Iggy Pop feat. Kate Pierson from The B-52's

1990

169

Guy McDonough

Errol

Australian Crawl

1981

168

Belinda Carlisle

Heaven Is A Place On Earth

Belinda Carlisle

1988

167

Billy Corgan

1979

Smashing Pumpkins

1996

166

Joe Camilleri

Chained To The Wheel

The Black Sorrows

1989

165

Alex Band

Wherever You Will Go

The Calling

2002

164

Billy Gibbons

Legs [Album Version]

ZZ Top

1984

163

Natalie Imbruglia

Torn

Natalie Imbruglia

1997

162

Van Morrison

Brown Eyed Girl

Van Morrison

1967

161

Bret Michaels

Every Rose Has Its Thorn [Album]

Poison

1988

160

Katy Perry

Roar

Katy Perry

2013

159

Paul Kelly

To Her Door

Paul Kelly

1987

158

Ed Roland

Shine

Collective Soul

1993

157

Bryan ferry

More Than This

Roxy Music

1982

156

Kim Wilde

You Keep Me Hangin' On

Kim Wilde

1987

155

Marc Cohn

Walking In Memphis

Marc Cohn

1991

154

Peter Garret

Power and the Passion

Midnight Oil

1982

153

Dan Reynolds

On Top Of The World

Imagine Dragons

2012

152

Michael Stipe

Everybody Hurts [Edit]

R.E.M.

1993

151

Eric Weideman

That's When I Think Of You

1927

1988

150

Deborah Harry

Heart Of Glass

Blondie

1978

149

Jerry Harrison

Rev It Up

Jerry Harrison

1988

148

Pat Monahan

Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me)

Train

2001

147

Nick Van Eeede

(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight

Cutting Crew

1986

146

Dave Gleeson

Better

The Screaming Jets

1991

145

Ali Campbell

Red Red Wine [Single Version]

UB40

1983

144

Kate Bush

Running Up That Hill (Radio Edit)

Kate Bush

1985

143

Mike Patton

Easy

Faith No More

1992

142

Billy Ocean

Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)

Billy Ocean

1984

141

Daniel Johns

Straight Lines

Silverchair

2007

140

Richard Marx

Should've Known Better

Richard Marx

1988

139

Alanis Morissette

Ironic

Alanis Morissette

1996

138

Elvis Presley

A Little Less Conversation

Elvis Presley Vs JXL

2003

137

Jon Stevens

Take Me Back

Noiseworks

1987

136

Michael Buble

Haven't Met You Yet

Michael Buble

2009

135

Bobby Kimball

Rosanna [Single Version]

Toto

1982

134

Darren hayes

To The Moon and Back [Short Edit]

Savage Garden

1997

133

Axel Rose

Sweet Child O' Mine [Remastered]

Guns N' Roses

1988

132

Huey Lewis

The Power Of Love

Huey Lewis and the News

1985

131

Nick Carter

I Want It That Way [Album Version]

Backstreet Boys

1999

130

David Lee Roth

Jump

Van Halen

1984

129

Cyndi Lauper

Time After Time

Cyndi Lauper

1983

128

Tom Petty

Learning To Fly

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

1991

127

Rowland Gift

She Drives Me Crazy

Fine Young Cannibals

1989

126

Meat Loaf

You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth [Single Mix]

Meat Loaf

1978

125

Mick Hucknall

Money's Too Tight (To Mention)

Simply Red

1985

124

Amy Lee

Bring Me To Life

Evanescence

2003

123

Lindsay Buckingham

Trouble 

Lindsay Buckingham

1981

122

Michael Bolton

How Can We Be Lovers

Michael Bolton

1990

121

Joe Elliot

Love Bites

Def Leppard

1987

120

Mike Rutherford

All I Need Is A Miracle (Album)

Mike And The Mechanics

1986

119

Seal

Kiss From A Rose [Album Edit]

Seal

1995

118

Billy Idol

White Wedding [Single Mix]

Billy Idol

1983

117

George Ezra

Shotgun

George Ezra

2018

116

Marie Fredriksson

It Must Have Been Love [Single Version]

Roxette

1990

115

Kenny Loggins

Danger Zone

Kenny Loggins

1986

114

Dave Gilmour

Money

Pink Floyd

1973

113

Bernard Sumner

Bizarre Love Triangle [Single Edit]

New Order

1986

112

Ann Wilson

All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You [Single Version]

Heart

1990

111

John Mellencamp

Hurts So Good

John Mellencamp

1982

110

Gotye

Somebody That I Used to Know

Gotye feat Kimbra

2011

109

Joe Cocker

You Can Leave Your Hat On

Joe Cocker

1986

108

Chrissie Amphlett

Pleasure And Pain

Divinyls

1985

107

Eric Clapton

Layla (Unplugged)

Eric Clapton

1992

106

Daryl Hall

Private Eyes

Hall & Oates

1981

105

Bruno Mars

Locked Out Of Heaven

Bruno Mars

2012

104

Ed Kowalczyk

Lightning Crashes [Album Version]

Live

1995

103

Mickey Thomas

We Built This City

Starship

1985

102

Olivia Newton-John

Hoplessly devoted to you

Olivia Newton-John

1978

101

Sammy Hagar

Dreams

Van Halen

1986

100

John Mayer

Your Body Is A Wonderland

John Mayer

2001

99

George Michael

Faith

George Michael

1988

98

Chrissie Hynde

I'll Stand By You

Pretenders

1994

97

John Fogerty

The Old Man Down The Road

John Fogerty

1985

96

Iva Davies

Great Southern Land

Icehouse

1982

95

Sheryl Crow

All I Wanna Do

Sheryl Crow

1994

94

Peter Gabriel

Sledgehammer (album)

Peter Gabriel

1986

93

Chris Martin

Yellow

Coldplay

2000

92

Andrew Roachford

Only to Be With You

Roachford

1994

91

David Byrne

And She Was

Talking Heads

1986

90

Stevie Nicks

Dreams

Fleetwood Mac

1977

89

Mark Knopfler

Money For Nothing [Single Version]

Dire Straits

1985

88

Harry Styles

As it Was

Harry Styles

2022

87

Robin Zander

The Flame [Single Mix]

Cheap Trick

1988

86

Lenny Kravitz

Fly Away

Lenny Kravitz

1998

85

Ric Ocasek

You Might Think

The Cars

1984

84

Steve Winwood

Valerie

Steve Winwood

1988

83

Noel Gallagher

Don't Look Back In Anger

Oasis

1996

82

Kylie Minogue

Can't Get You Out Of My Head

Kylie Minogue

2001

81

Steve Miller

Abracadabra [Single Version]

The Steve Miller Band

1982

80

Richard Ashcroft

Bitter Sweet Symphony [Radio Edit]

The Verve

1997

79

Kate Pierson

Roam [Single Version]

The B-52's

1989

78

Jim Morrison

Roadhouse Blues

The Doors

1970

77

Tracy Chapman

Fast Car

Tracy Chapman

1988

76

Jason Wade

Hanging By A Moment 

Lifehouse

2001

75

Jim Kerr

Don't You (Forget About Me)

Simple Minds

1985

74

Rod Stewart

Rhythm of My Heart

Rod Stewart

1991

73

James Reyne

Reckless (Don't Be So)

Australian Crawl

1983

72

Robert Palmer

Addicted to Love [Single]

Robert Palmer

1986

71

Shania Twain

That Don't Impress Me Much [Album Version]

Shania Twain

1997

70

Sting

Every Breath You Take

The Police

1983

69

Adam Levine

Harder To Breathe

Maroon 5

2002

68

Chris Isaak

Wicked Game

Chris Isaak

1991

67

Cher

If I Could Turn Back Time

Cher

1989

66

Robert Palnt

Stairway To Heaven

Led Zeppelin

1971

65

Stevie Wonder

Master Blaster (Jammin')

Stevie Wonder

1980

64

Sam Smith

Stay With Me

Sam Smith

2014

63

Ian Moss

Bow River

Cold Chisel

1982

62

Dolores O'Riordan

Dreams

The Cranberries

1994

61

Lionel Richie

All Night Long (All Night) [Radio Edit]

Lionel Richie

1983

60

Tina Turner

The Best

Tina Turner

1989

59

Anthony Kiedis

Dani California

Red Hot Chili Peppers

2006

58

Taylor Swift

Wildest Dreams

Taylor Swift

2015

57

Steve Perry

Don't Stop Believin'

Journey

1981

56

John Rzeznik

Iris 

Goo Goo Dolls

1998

55

Pat Benatar

All Fired Up [Single Version]

Pat Benatar

1988

54

Barry Gibb

Stayin' Alive

Bee Gees

1978

53

Lou Gramm

I Want To Know What Love Is

Foreigner

1985

52

Brandon Flowers

Somebody Told Me

The Killers

2004

51

Mike Love

Kokomo

The Beach Boys

1988

50

Gwen Steffani

Don't Speak

No Doubt

1996

49

Brian Johnson

You Shook Me All Night Long

AC/DC

1980

48

Paul Simon

You Can Call Me Al

Paul Simon

1986

47

Celine Dion

My Heart Will Go On

Celine Dion

1997

46

Bernard Fanning

(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind

Powderfinger

2003

45

Billie Joe Armstrong

Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance)

Green Day

1998

44

Irene Cara

Flashdance (What a Feeling)

Irene Cara

1983

43

Mick Jagger

Angie

The Rolling Stones

1973

42

Marc Hunter

Young Years

Dragon

1989

41

Beyonce

Halo

Beyonce

2009

40

Glenn Frey

The Heat Is On

Glenn Frey

1985

39

Eddie Vedder

Better Man

Pearl Jam

1994

38

Janet Jackson

Escapade

Janet Jackson

1989

37

Roy Orbison

You Got It

Roy Orbison

1989

36

Dave Grohl

Learn To Fly

Foo Fighters

1999

35

Annie Lennox

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) [Radio Edit]

Eurythmics

1983

34

Keith Urban

Days Go By

Keith Urban

2004

33

Jon Bon Jovi

Livin' On A Prayer

Bon Jovi

1987

32

Christina Aguilera

Beautiful

Christina Aguilera

2002

31

Neil Finn

Something So Strong

Crowded House

1987

30

Phil Collins

In the Air Tonight

Phil Collins

1981

29

Robbie Williams

Let Me Entertain You [Album Version]

Robbie Williams

1998

28

Don Henley

Hotel California [Remastered]

The Eagles

1977

27

Madonna

Like a Prayer [Single Remix]

Madonna

1989

26

Steven Tyler

I Don't Want To Miss A Thing [Rock Mix]

Aerosmith

1998

25

Jimmy Barnes

Working Class Man

Jimmy Barnes

1985

24

Pink

Raise Your Glass

Pink

2011

23

Daryl Braithwaite

The Horses

Daryl Braithwaite

1991

22

Bono

Where The Streets Have No Name

U2

1987

21

Ed Sheeran

Castle On The Hill

Ed Sheeran

2017

20

Billy Joel

Piano Man [Album Version]

Billy Joel

1976

19

Aretha Franklin

Respect

Aretha Franklin

1967

18

Kurt Cobain

About A Girl (Acoustic) [ACO] [LIV]

Nirvana

1994

17

David Bowie

Modern Love [Single Version]

David Bowie

1983

16

Rob Thomas

Smooth

Santana Feat. Rob Thomas

1999

15

Paul McCartney

Hey Jude

The Beatles

1968

14

Mariah Carey

Emotions

Mariah Carey

1991

13

Bryan Adams

Summer Of '69

Bryan Adams

1985

12

Elton John

Tiny Dancer

Elton John

1971

11

Michael Jackson

The Way You Make Me Feel [Edit]

Michael Jackson

1987

10

Bon Scott

It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)

AC/DC

1976

9

Adele

Someone Like You

Adele

2011

8

Michael Hutchence

New Sensation

INXS

1988

7

John Lennon

Imagine

John Lennon

1971

6

Prince

When Doves Cry [Single Version]

Prince

1984

5

Christine McVie

You Make Loving Fun

Fleetwood Mac

1977

4

Bruce Springsteen

Dancing In the Dark

Bruce Springsteen

1984

3

Whitney Houston

I Will Always Love You [Album]

Whitney Houston

1992

2

John Farnham

You're The Voice [Album Version]

John Farnham

1986

1

Freddie Mercury

Bohemian Rhapsody

Queen

1976