MTV's 22 Greatest Voices in Music is a countdown of the greatest singers in contemporary music, by MTV and Blender Magazine. The countdown, which was aired in March 2003, features vocalists from the different genres of music including Pop, R&B, Rock and Hip-Hop. The list was compiled by music industry critics, but fans were also given the opportunity to vote in a nation-wide poll conducted on MTV2.

The countdown was not based simply on the artist's vocal prowess, claims Tom Calderone, music and talent vice president at MTV2 and MTV. "We considered how the voice complements the music and connects with listeners. It comes down to how compelling and influential that voice is to people's lives." [http://www.classicwhitney.com/info/archive2003/mar2003.htm. The countdown, however, is by no means exhaustive, as only singers in the last 25 years were taken into consideration:

The 22 Greatest Voices in Music

1. Mariah Carey
2. Freddie Mercury
3. Whitney Houston
4. Bono
5. Christina Aguilera
6. Alanis Morissette
7. Kurt Cobain
8. Björk
9. Céline Dion
10. Tupac Shakur
11. Michael Jackson
12. Chris Cornell
13. Eminem
14. David Bowie
15. Alicia Keys
16. Steven Tyler
17. Jewel
18. Thom Yorke
19. Mary J. Blige
20. Michael Stipe
21. Sade
22. Bruce Springsteen

See also

• MTV

External links

• Video clip of the number one spot.
• MTV official website

MTV Networks | Singers

22 Melhores Vozes na Música