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Rolling Stone has been putting together various music related "Top 100 Greatest" lists for a few years now. We've seen their list of the greatest albums of all time (The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper grabbed #1), the greatest songs (Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" was tops), and the greatest guitarists (obviously, Jimi Hendrix took first).

The newest list that the famed magazine has compiled is one that caught my attention a bit more than their previous efforts. The 100 Greatest Singers of all time, which the magazine published in their most recent issue, is a list that seems to me to be a little more of an obscure topic of debate than what your typical "best of" lists deal with. Sure we all have opinions on our favorite album or song, but when it comes down to vocalists you may have to think a little bit harder. Well lucky for us, Rolling Stone's experts have done the deep thinking for us.

The unanimous number one choice for the Greatest Singer of all time is the incomparable Aretha Franklin. The queen of soul was cited by popular singer Mary J Blige as "the reason why women want to sing."

The rest of the top 10 is both a little bit satisfying and a tad controversial, just like the rest of the mag's previous top lists. Ray Charles came in at #2, rock and roll legend Elvis Presley and his smooth delivery landed him at #3 and the often time overlooked Sam Cooke is #4. Likewise the magazine probably gave a little more credit to John Lennon than they should have, giving him the #5 spot. The terrific Marvin Gay was listed at #6. While surprisingly the bard, Bob Dylan (who is known more for his songwriting prowess than his vocal ability), came in at #7. My personal favorite, the legendary Otis Redding, is listed at #8. #9 is the superlative Stevie Wonder, who also doubles as a wonderful songwriter. Rounding out the top 10 is the sex machine himself, the great, late James Brown.

I'm not going to go into detail regarding the remaining 90 vocalists featured. If you'd like to read the entire list, click here. Meanwhile feel free to share with us your choice for the best singers and vent your frustrations over why certain vocalists weren't featured (no jazz singers?). As for me I'm still wondering how you can have a Greatest Singers list without Tiny Tim. I mean seriously.