Billie Joe Armstrong

What is Billie Joe Armstrong’s vocal range?

Billie Joe Armstrong's vocal range is commonly cited as F2 to C5 — about 2.6 octaves, or 31 semitones, and is usually classified as tenor.

Snarling nasal tenor with a put-on accent; a narrow band worked hard, almost entirely in chest. That cited span is wider than 39% of the 357 voices in this library.

Signature song

Basket Case

Reading the numbers

• ·The ceiling is modest for a tenor — only 6 of the 127 tenors here stop lower.
• ·8 other voices here carry the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
• ·No separate full-voice ceiling is cited, so the figures describe a range worked largely in full voice across its 31 semitones.
• ·One of only 7 Punk voices in this library.
• ·Ranked by bottom note, it is the 44th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 285th highest.

Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.

• Bob MarleyTenorF2–C5
• Donny HathawayTenorF2–C5
• Jimmy CliffTenorF2–C5
• Roger DaltreyTenorF2–C5
• BonoTenorD#2–C#5
• Hank WilliamsTenorA2–A4