Singers and where their songs sit in your voice

Lower notes

Songs that sit low, mostly below middle C.

• Country

  Johnny Cash

  Mostly F#2 to D4. “I Walk the Line” and “Ring of Fire”.

• Country

  Randy Travis

  Mostly G#2 to C#4. “Three Wooden Crosses” and “Diggin' Up Bones”.

• Country

  Waylon Jennings

  Mostly A#2 to C4. “Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” and “Amanda”.

• Jazz / standards

  Dean Martin

  Mostly A2 to D4. “That's Amore” and “Everybody Loves Somebody”.

• Jazz / standards

  Bing Crosby

  Mostly C3 to D4. “White Christmas” and “Swinging on a Star”.

• Musical theatre / film

  Gene Kelly

  Mostly C3 to D4. “Singin' in the Rain” and “I Got Rhythm”.

• Rock and roll

  Elvis Presley

  Mostly D3 to C#4. “Can't Help Falling in Love” and “Love Me Tender”.

• Jazz / standards

  Frank Sinatra

  Mostly A2 to F#4. “My Way” and “Fly Me to the Moon”.

• Rock

  Eddie Vedder

  Mostly C3 to E4. “Better Man” and “Just Breathe”.

• Soul / R&B

  Ray Charles

  Mostly C3 to E4. “Georgia on My Mind” and “Hit the Road Jack”.

• Pop

  Billy Joel

  Mostly A#2 to G4. “Piano Man” and “Just the Way You Are”.

• Rock

  David Bowie

  Mostly B2 to F#4. “Space Oddity” and “Heroes”.

• Rock

  Freddie Mercury

  Mostly A#2 to G#4. “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Don't Stop Me Now”.

• Rock

  Jim Morrison

  Mostly D3 to E4. “Light My Fire” and “Riders on the Storm”.

• Pop

  Shawn Mendes

  Mostly A#2 to G#4. “Stitches” and “Treat You Better”.

• Pop

  Ed Sheeran

  Mostly B2 to G#4. “Perfect” and “Shape of You”.

• Pop

  Michael Jackson

  Mostly C3 to G4. “Billie Jean” and “Beat It”.

Middle notes

Songs that sit around middle C.

• Soul / R&B

  Barry White

  Mostly D3 to F#4. “You're the First, the Last, My Everything” and “Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe”.

• Pop

  Justin Bieber

  Mostly D3 to G#4. “Sorry” and “Peaches”.

• Folk / singer-songwriter

  Leonard Cohen

  Mostly E3 to F#4. “Hallelujah” and “Suzanne”.

• Rock

  Paul McCartney

  Mostly D#3 to G4. “Yesterday” and “Let It Be”.

• Rock

  Chris Martin

  Mostly D#3 to G#4. “Yellow” and “Fix You”.

• Pop

  Lana Del Rey

  Mostly D3 to A4. “Video Games” and “Summertime Sadness”.

• Pop

  Karen Carpenter

  Mostly E3 to G#4. “(They Long to Be) Close to You” and “Superstar”.

• Pop

  Harry Styles

  Mostly E3 to A4. “Watermelon Sugar” and “As It Was”.

• Soul / R&B

  Sade

  Mostly F3 to G#4. “No Ordinary Love” and “By Your Side”.

• Soul / R&B

  Amy Winehouse

  Mostly G3 to G4. “Rehab” and “Back to Black”.

• Rock

  Jon Bon Jovi

  Mostly F3 to A4. “It's My Life” and “Wanted Dead or Alive”.

• Soul / R&B

  Nina Simone

  Mostly E3 to A#4. “Feeling Good” and “My Baby Just Cares for Me”.

• Rock

  Stevie Nicks

  Mostly F3 to A4. “Dreams” and “Landslide”.

• Soul / R&B

  Stevie Wonder

  Mostly D#3 to B4. “Superstition” and “I Just Called to Say I Love You”.

• Pop

  Elton John

  Mostly F3 to A#4. “Your Song” and “Tiny Dancer”.

• Pop

  The Weeknd

  Mostly F3 to A#4. “Blinding Lights” and “Save Your Tears”.

• Pop

  Lorde

  Mostly F3 to B4. “Royals” and “Team”.

• Pop

  Tom Jones

  Mostly G3 to A4. “It's Not Unusual” and “Delilah”.

• Pop

  Sam Smith

  Mostly F3 to C5. “Too Good at Goodbyes” and “I'm Not the Only One”.

• Pop

  Bruno Mars

  Mostly F#3 to C5. “Just the Way You Are” and “When I Was Your Man”.

• Folk / singer-songwriter

  Carole King

  Mostly F#3 to C5. “It's Too Late” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”.

• Jazz / pop

  Norah Jones

  Mostly F#3 to C5. “Come Away with Me” and “Sunrise”.

Higher notes

Songs that sit higher, mostly above middle C.

• Pop

  Adam Levine

  Mostly A3 to A#4. “She Will Be Loved” and “This Love”.

• Pop

  Sara Bareilles

  Mostly F3 to D5. “Love Song” and “Brave”.

• Pop

  Adele

  Mostly F3 to D#5. “Someone Like You” and “Rolling in the Deep”.

• Musical theatre / film

  Idina Menzel

  Mostly F3 to D#5. “Let It Go” and “Defying Gravity”.

• Pop

  Lady Gaga

  Mostly G3 to C#5. “Shallow” and “Poker Face”.

• Pop

  Mariah Carey

  Mostly E3 to E5. “Hero” and “Always Be My Baby”.

• Pop

  Taylor Swift

  Mostly G3 to C#5. “Shake It Off” and “Love Story”.

• Pop

  Ariana Grande

  Mostly G#3 to C#5. “thank u, next” and “7 rings”.

• Pop

  Dua Lipa

  Mostly G#3 to C#5. “Levitating” and “New Rules”.

• Soul / R&B

  Etta James

  Mostly F#3 to D#5. “At Last” and “I'd Rather Go Blind”.

• Folk / singer-songwriter

  Joni Mitchell

  Mostly F#3 to D#5. “Big Yellow Taxi” and “Both Sides, Now”.

• Pop

  Kate Bush

  Mostly A3 to C5. “Running Up That Hill” and “This Woman's Work”.

• Musical theatre / film

  Barbra Streisand

  Mostly G#3 to D5. “People” and “The Way We Were”.

• Soul / R&B

  Beyoncé

  Mostly G#3 to D5. “Crazy in Love” and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”.

• Pop

  Cher

  Mostly G3 to D#5. “If I Could Turn Back Time” and “Strong Enough”.

• Musical theatre / film

  Judy Garland

  Mostly A3 to C#5. “Over the Rainbow” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”.

• Country

  Patsy Cline

  Mostly A3 to C#5. “Crazy” and “I Fall to Pieces”.

• Pop

  Annie Lennox

  Mostly G3 to E5. “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” and “Why”.

• Pop

  Kelly Clarkson

  Mostly G3 to E5. “Since U Been Gone” and “Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)”.

• Rock / soul

  Tina Turner

  Mostly A#3 to D5. “What's Love Got to Do with It” and “The Best”.

• Pop

  Whitney Houston

  Mostly G#3 to E5. “I Will Always Love You” and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”.

• Pop

  Christina Aguilera

  Mostly A3 to E5. “Beautiful” and “Genie in a Bottle”.

• Country

  Dolly Parton

  Mostly A3 to E5. “Jolene” and “9 to 5”.

• Soul / R&B

  Aretha Franklin

  Mostly A#3 to F5. “Respect” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”.