Lata Mangeshkar Named Among Rolling Stone's 200 Best Singers of All Time, Celine Dion Gets Snubbed

Lata Mangeshkar has been named among the 200 greatest singers of all time by Rolling Stone.

Lata Mangeshkar ranked among the 200 greatest singers of all time. ( Image Source :Getty )

New Delhi: Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar is ranked 84th among the 200 greatest singers of all time by Rolling Stone. The deceased Pakistani vocalist Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is featured on the list in addition to the Indian artist. Jungkook, the youngest member of BTS, is also listed on the list.

The South Korean singer-songwriter Lee Ji-eun, better known by her stage name IU, is also featured on the list. However, singer Celine Dion, has been left off the list.

Thank you @RollingStone for honouring India's Nightingale #LataMangeshkar ji on your list of Greatest Singers of All Time as well as the esteemed Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan sahab 🤍🙏🏼

Wish it included WAY more legends (@RFAKWorld for 1!) but I'm so happy Lata ji was recognized! https://t.co/3tk5gOSjFz pic.twitter.com/4gAWTWIteR

— Bubbles (@bubblesbublu) January 2, 2023

“The crystalline, eternally girlish voice of 'the Melody Queen' is a cornerstone of Indian pop music, with a global influence spread via Bollywood films, whose golden era she defined. Lata was the empress of playback singers, the vocal magicians who perform songs for actors to lip-sync in lavish movie musicals, recording over 7,000 such songs, by some estimates," Rolling Stone wrote while talking about Lata Mangeshkar.

The top 20 artists in the list are: 1. Aretha Franklin, 2. Whitney Houston, 3. Sam Cooke, 4. Billie Holiday, 5. Mariah Carey, 6. Ray Charles, 7. Stevie Wonder, 8. Beyonce, 9. Otis Redding, 10. Al Green, 11. Little Richard, 12. John Lennon, 13. Patsy Cline, 14. Freddie Mercury, 15. Bob Dylan, 16. Prince, 17. Elvis Presley, 18. Celia Cruz, 19. Frank Sinatra and 20. Marvin Gaye.

In February 2022, Lata Mangeshkar passed away at the age of 92. In her career, she performed a lot of songs and recorded them in more than 36 different languages. Among many others, she provided voiceover services for Meena Kumari, Jaya Bachchan, Rakhee, Sharmila Tagore, Sridevi, Kajol, and Madhuri Dixit.