The best heavy metal singers of all time

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Thisdayinmetal.com released its list of the top 50 metal singers of all time. You don’t have to be a fan of this music genre to recognize some of the names.

50. Chris Jericho

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(Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for WarnerMedia Company)

45. Kip Winger

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(Photo by Kellie Warren/Getty Images)

44. Stephen Pearcy

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(Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

43. Gene Simmons

41. Tom Keifer

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(Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Pollstar)

40. Paul Stanley

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39. Kevin Dubrow

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35. Sammy Hagar

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(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Los Santos: Santo Puro Mezquila)

31. John Bush

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30. Joe Elliott

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26. David Lee Roth

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(Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV/ViacomCBS)

24. Todd La Torre

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(Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images)

22. Alice Cooper

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20. Vince Neil

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19. Dee Snider

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17. David Coverdale

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(Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Live Nation)

15. Dave Mustaine

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14. Corey Taylor

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13. Axl Rose

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12. Lemmy Kilmister

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7. Brian Johnson

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4. Ozzy Osbourne

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2. Rob Halford

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1. Ronnie James Dio

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