20 Greatest Rock Singers Of All Time
7. Chris Cornell
Rating: Soundgarden & Audioslave
He might not boast the same kind of on-stage presence as the likes of Johnson or James Brown, but in terms of sheer vocal technique and tone, Chris Cornell is rightly heralded as one of the greatest ever.
Having ruled the '90s, even as grunge threatened to mumble vocals away entirely, the former Audioslave front-man still unleashes incredible power and intensity into the mic.