Rock's All-Time Best Frontmen and Women
It's the singer not the song -- here's our tribute to 31 of the most electric personalities ever to command center stage, grab the spotlight and the mic, and rock our worlds
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Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, ...
Credit: Mick Jagger: Owen Franken/Corbis; Debbie Harry: Andrew Kent/Retna; Freddie Mercury: Denis O'Regan/Corbis
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Björk
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3
Jon Bon Jovi
Credit: Neal Preston/Corbis
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4
Bono
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5
Ian Curtis
Credit: Martin O'Neill/Retna
6
Chuck D
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7
Roger Daltrey
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, Zack de la Rocha
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9
Bruce Dickinson
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10
Perry Farrell
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11
Debbie Harry
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12
Michael Hutchence
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13
Jackson 5
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14
Mick Jagger
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15
Janis Joplin
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16
Anthony Kiedis
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17
Shirley Manson
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18
Freddie Mercury
Credit: Denis O'Regan/Corbis
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19
Jim Morrison
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20
Morrissey
Credit: Martin O'Neill/Retna Ltd.
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21
Karen O
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22
Ozzy Osbourne
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24
Iggy Pop
Credit: Mick Rock/Retna
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Credit: Denis O'Regan/Corbis
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26
Axl Rose
Credit: Neal Preston/Corbis
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27
David Lee Roth
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28
Johnny Rotten
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Credit: Michael Putland/Retna Ltd.
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30
Gwen Stefani
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31
Michael Stipe
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32
Steven Tyler
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