The Belgian station ‘Radio 1’ broadcasted on may 1st the ‘Fab 50’, a list of the 50 best voices from the last 50 years. The listeners could send in their favorites and Elvis Presley made it to the #1 spot. The top 50 ended with a compilation of the following hits: Heartbreak Hotel / In The Ghetto / Suspicious Minds / Jailhouse Rock / Blue Suede Shoes / Baby Let’s Play House / Hound Dog.
The complete list:
01 - Elvis Presley
02 - Freddie Mercury
03 - Tom Waits
04 - Jacques Brel
05 - Amy Whinehouse
06 - Aretha Franklin
07 - Arno
08 - Bruce Spingsteen
09 - Johny Cash
10 - Leonard Cohen
11 - Bob Dylan
12 - Edith Piaf
13 - Jeff Buckley
14 - Kate Bush
15 - Janis Joplin
16 - Bono (U2)
17 - Anouk
18 - Roy Orbison
19 - David Bowie
20 - Billie Holiday
21 - Antony Hegarty (Antony and the Johnsons)
22 - Annie Lennox (Eurythmics)
23 - Eva De Roovere
24 - Barry White
25 - Nick Cave
26 - Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
27 - Bjork
28 - Tina Turner
29 - Dani Klein (Vaya con Dios)
30 - Sinead O'Connor
31 - Norah Jones
32 - Nina Simone
33 - Ella Fitzgerald
34 - Van Morrison
35 - Frank Sinatra
36 - Jim Morrison (The Doors)
37 - Louis Neefs
38 - Joni Mitchell
39 - Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
40 - Herman van Veen
41 - Neil Young
42 - Emmylou Harris
43 - Barbra Streisand
44 - Luke Walter Jr. (Blue Blot)
45 - Sarah Bettens (K's Choice)
46 - Art Garfunkel
47 - Ian Gillan (Deep Purple)
48 - Elvis Costello
49 - Patti Smith
50 - Chris Martin (Coldplay)