10 Greatest Female Singers In Rock History

10. Ann Wilson - Heart

If you were to take the archetype of what constituted a good rock singer, you would most likely be describing someone like Robert Plant. With the long hair and the absolutely booming voice, the golden god behind Zeppelin was the blueprint that most rock bands still like to reference time and time again. And as the rock landscape spread out a little more, Ann Wilson had enough vocal power to give even Plant a run for his money.

Keep in mind though that this isn't a one to one comparison of Robert Plant's vocal range. On most of Heart's greatest material, Ann has a lot more bellow in her voice, even when she's going for broke on songs like Barracuda and Magic Man. She does wear that Zeppelin influence on her sleeve though, having a similar mystical connection with the music that you would have seen out of songs like Stairway from Zeppelin's catalog.

Even when some fans were calling the band sell outs for their more mainstream success in the '80s, Ann's pipes never failed her, bringing a huge amount of power to songs like Alone and These Dreams from the MTV era of the band. If anything, this serves as a strange way of bridging the gap between both sides of the band's career. After all, we weren't going to see Zeppelin make their way into the '80s for too long, so hearing a female counterpart was just what we needed.