Top 10 Best Australian Singers of All Time

1. Nick Cave

   

   Nicholas Edward Cave, born on September 22, 1957, is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer, and occasional actor. He is best known as the frontman of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

   Cave's work is noted for its emotional intensity, diverse influences, and lyrical... read more

   Nick Cave's music goes much further than your average artist. He varies the genres of his music superbly and always releases excellent songs. Overall, I think he is the best Australian singer ever, period.

   Has anyone seen him in concert? No one else in this chart has something to communicate like he does!

   Not only one of the best Australian musicians of all time, but probably one of the best musicians of all time, period.

2. John Farnham

   

   John Peter Farnham, Jr., formerly billed as Johnny Farnham until 1980, is an English-born Australian pop singer. He became a national icon in Australia with his 1986 album Whispering Jack, featuring the hit You're the Voice, which remains one of the country's biggest singles.... read more

   John Farnham is a national treasure, a true vocalist's vocalist. His vocal range is respected. I would definitely put John Farnham next to Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant when it comes to vocal diversity in rock and pop music.

   He earned the nickname "The Voice" for a reason! I'm a massive fan of his voice.

3. Bon Scott

   

   Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott was a Scottish-born Australian rock musician, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980. He was born in Forfar, Scotland, and lived in Kirriemuir for five years before moving to Melbourne, Australia, in 1952 at... read more

4. Barry Gibb

   

   Barry Alan Crompton Gibb is a British singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to international fame as a co-founder of the Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful and influential groups in music history. Known for his distinctive falsetto voice, Gibb has been inducted into the Rock... read more

   Barry Gibb's recording career started in Brisbane, Australia. The Bee Gees' first hits and their first number one, Spicks & Specks, were in Australia.

5. Jimmy Barnes

   

   James Dixon Swan, better known as Jimmy Barnes, is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer-songwriter.

   He gained prominence as the lead vocalist of the band Cold Chisel and went on to enjoy a successful solo career. Barnes is one of the best-selling Australian music artists of all time, with over... read more

6. Darren Hayes

   

7. Michael Hutchence

   

   Michael Kelland John Hutchence (22 January 1960 to 22 November 1997) was an Australian musician and actor. He was a founding member, lead singer, and lyricist of the rock band INXS from 1977 until his death in 1997.

   He also appeared in several films, including Dogs in Space (1986), and received... read more

   Michael Hutchence should be much higher on this list, probably even number one. No other singer from Australia had as versatile and solid a voice as he did. He was also a great songwriter. INXS should certainly have stayed broken up after he died.

8. Andrew Stockdale

   

   Andrew James Stockdale is an Australian rock musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and lead guitarist of the rock band Wolfmother. He is the only constant member of the band, which formed in 2000. In 2007, he and his bandmates won Songwriter of the Year at the APRA Awards.

   One of Australia's finest voices!

9. Doc Neeson

10. Kylie Minogue

    

    Kylie Ann Minogue is an Australian-British singer and actress. She first gained recognition starring in the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Charlene Robinson. Minogue later transitioned to music and became a pop icon, known for hits like Can't Get You Out of My Head and Spinning Around.... read more

    Undoubtedly the greatest and most successful Australian artist of all time. A beautiful singer with an amazing voice and an incredibly versatile discography.

    Kylie may not have the vocal range of many other great singers, but she has evolved gracefully and musically over time.

    A pop goddess! She has so many iconic songs. So underrated today.

The Newcomers
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    Judith Durham

    

    She literally paved the way for all these singers and helped make their music possible. She was the lead singer of The Seekers, which became the first Australian music act to gain global success.

    She was also the best folk and jazz artist there. She should be #1. Please upvote her.

    R.I.P. to Australia's first lady and original queen of pop (1943-2022).

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    Joan Sutherland

    

    Joan Sutherland (November 7, 1926 - October 10, 2010) was an Australian operatic dramatic coloratura soprano. She was known for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s to the 1980s. She was the first Australian to win a Grammy Award, receiving it in 1962,... read more

The Contenders

13. Chrissy Amphlett

14. Natalie Imbruglia

    

    Natalie Jane Imbruglia is an Australian singer-songwriter, model, and actress. She first gained fame on the Australian soap opera Neighbours before launching a music career. Her debut album Left of the Middle (1997) included the hit single Torn, which became an international success.

    Natalie is the best Australian singer in my country, in my opinion. I love her so much! 50/10.

15. Billy Thorpe

    

16. Colin Hay

    

    Acoustic "Overkill" is so, so great.

17. Delta Goodrem

    

    Delta Lea Goodrem is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Sydney, New South Wales, she enrolled in dancing, acting, singing, and piano classes at a young age. She rose to fame with her debut album Innocent Eyes, which was a commercial success in Australia.

    I am extremely surprised that she wasn't already on this list. She is actually a goddess trapped in the body of a woman. Her voice kills.

    Delta Goodrem is a fantastic artist in Australia! She needs to be third! 10/10.

    She is so underrated. She is amazing!

18. Dave Faulkner

19. Olivia Newton-John

    

    Dame Olivia Newton-John was a British-Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner who amassed five number-one and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles, along with two number-one Billboard 200 solo albums. She died of breast cancer on August 8, 2022, in Santa... read more

    Olivia is fine with me! Keep up the good work! 8/10.

    She was the most versatile Australian singer of all time and had 100 million records sold, the most by an Australian artist. R.I.P. (1948-2022).

20. Guy Sebastian

    

    Guy Theodore Sebastian is a Malaysian-Australian singer and songwriter. He was the first winner of Australian Idol in 2003 and served as a judge on The X Factor Australia from 2010 to 2012, and again in 2015 and 2016. He has represented Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest and released multiple platinum-selling... read more

21. Tina Arena

    

    Tina Arena is Australia's national treasure! She has the best voice that has ever come out of Australia. And she's also France's national treasure, so to speak! She has sung in four languages! It doesn't get any better than that!

22. Kate Miller

    

    Love Kate so much. She is a total inspiration, and her musical style is just perfect.

    Best singer in the world! Her vocals are amazing. She does not make generic music. So glad she'll be at Eurovision! Love ya, Kate!

    Kate Miller-Heidke is probably the best Australian female singer, easily.

23. Angry Anderson

24. Sia

    

    Sia Kate Isobelle Furler (born December 18, 1975), referred to mononymously as Sia, is an Australian singer and songwriter. She released her debut album in 1997 but mainly gained mainstream attention in the 2010s.

    Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz... read more

    Come on, who doesn't know or recognize her tone? She has made her mark in the music industry. She should be number one, a priority.

    Why hasn't anyone mentioned her name yet?!

25. Paul Kelly

    He tells stories in a way no one else can.

26. Keith Urban

    

    Keith Lionel Urban, born on October 26, 1967, in Whangārei, New Zealand, is a New Zealand-born Australian-American country singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He released his self-titled debut album in Australia in 1991, which produced four singles. In 1992, he relocated to the United States to further... read more

27. Jessica Mauboy

    

    Jessica Hilda Mauboy is an Australian R&B and pop singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame as the runner-up on the fourth season of Australian Idol in 2006. She has since released multiple charting albums and became the first Indigenous Australian artist to achieve a number-one solo album on... read more