Top 10 Songs Where the Singer Sounds Like Another Singer

Cover songs count but it's even better if the song is original.
This list doesn't imply that sounding like another singer is something bad. If there are people who look-alike, no surprise there are people who sound-alike. It's due to similar genes, DNA, and this results in songs with striking vocal similarities.

The Top Ten

1 Dead Ringer - Marc Martel

In every Queen song that Marc Martel sings, he sounds like Freddie Mercury. His voice is a doppelganger of Freddie's voice. His voice, mixed with Freddie's and Rami Malek's voices, was used in the movie, Bohemian Rhapsody. Not complaining - I think he's great.
Roger Taylor and Brian May of Queen chose Marc Martel to be lead singer of their official tribute band, Queen Extravaganza from thousands of other hopefuls (so I've read) which Marc did for several years. Now he has his own Queen tribute band and it's very popular.

Original song of 2014. Marc Martel sounds pretty much like Freddie Mercury (and kinda looks alike, too). Marc Martel/Freddie Mercury is the most striking voice similarity I've ever heard. Martin_Canine said it best: "It's hard not to make that comparison when the voice sounds as close as one being can sound to another."
(if interested, check out the list Best Songs on Marc Martel's Impersonator)

Now I understand why he's called the 'World's Greatest Freddie Mercury Impersonator'. His voice is a dead ringer of Freddie Mercury's!

I had a feeling this one would be here. And quite rightly so. It's also a good song.

2 Raven Wing - Iced Earth

Original song of 2017. Stu Block sounds so much like Matt Barlow. Stu Block replaced Matt Barlow when the latter quit the band and I would say that was one of the best singer replacements ever. I can't believe the singer isn't Matt Barlow!

3 Boys of Summer - Don Henley

I always, until I found out about a year ago, thought that this was Bryan Adams singing. The vocal resemblance is striking.

I would confuse them, too! Wow! Thanks for this great addition, Britgirl!

4 Nailed to the Wheel - Edguy

Original song of 2001. Tobias Sammet sounds like Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden.

I even made a list - Top 10 Edguy Songs that Could Be on Iron Maiden Albums

5 Mother - Danzig

Original song of 1988. To me Glenn Danzig has always sounded very much like Jim Morrison of the Doors. Danzig voice is just a bit more powerful and darker.

6 Pandemic - Accept

Original song of 2010. To me Mark Tornillo sounds like Brian Johnson of AC/DC

7 Back Round - Wolfmother

Original song of 2009. Andrew Stockdale reminds me so much of Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, esp. his higher register with that "orgasmic" effect

8 Stormbringer - Jorn

Deep Purple cover. The song was originally sung by David Coverdale and not by Ian Gillan. Jorn Lande sounds like David Coverdale! (Whitesnake, ex- Deep Purple).
I know very well Coverdale discography, this song and his voice but I would confuse Jorn with David.

9 Sad but True - Nickelback

Metallica live cover. One of the biggest surprises - Chad sounded like James Hetfield and I never heard any other singer to sound so close to Hetfield. This comes from a massive Metallica fan and Hetfield fan.
The live video is available on YT so check it out and be convinced. You can close your eyes while listening for a bigger effect. I played this cover to some Metallica fans - everyone said the band was Metallica.

I'm not a Nickelback fan (though I don't hate them as much as some of the sheeple do), but that was a solid cover. I just wish they had performed the whole thing. But yeah, Chad's voice sounds great when you put it in the right context.

10 What If Eminem Did Jingle Bells? - Bob Rivers

Don't miss this one. It's VERY FUNNY!
"Give a new meaning to 'ho, ho, ho'
Shake that ass girl, bump your booty in the snow"

The Contenders

11 Don't Talk to Strangers - Blind Guardian

Dio cover. Hansi Kürsch does sound like Dio!
The similarity of the voices is natural in that both are high baritones, they have absolutely the same vocal range, both have very ringing and expressive voices, with organic vibrancy. Voices like spring water. Love them both.

12 Straitjacket - Marc Martel

Marc Martel tries NOT to sound like Freddie Mercury but his voice just sounds like that at times

13 Praying - Kesha

Perhaps the title was misunderstood to simply that she sounds different. ( She does not sound like she usually does in this song)

And she sounds like whom? Can somebody tell us? (somebody added her without any explanation)

I don't hear a resemblance to another singer...

14 Remedy - Seether

Shaun Morgan kind of sounds like Kurt Cobain.

I also hear a hint of Chad Krueger

15 Soda Pop - Britney Spears

Britney Spears uses her voice very differently on here then usual. She has more timbre on here, and I think at some parts she sounds close to Christina Aguilera.

@Martin - Yes! At times she does sound like Christina!

16 With Arms Wide Open - Creed

Scott Stapp sounds sort of similar to Eddie Vedder.

17 Jingle Hells Bells - Bob Rivers

Bob Rivers successfully impersonated singer Bon Scott of ACDC (play the sample)
The song is a Xmas parody, with the title referring to ACDC song Hells Bells

Yes! I've heard this! That was a surprisingly good imitation of Bon Scott.

He really sounds like Bon Scott.

18 Our Loved Ones - Volbeat