Brian Johnson Vocal Range: Reported A2–E5
Brian Johnson’s reported vocal range is A2 to E5, about 2.6 octaves (31 semitones). That is a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog lists Brian Johnson as a tenor; this is a reported reference classification.
Review confirmed · Read sources and limitations
- Signature song
- Back in Black
Can you sing it?
Take the free 2-minute range test. Your mic finds your lowest and highest notes; then compare them with Brian Johnson’s reported reference span. Matching endpoints does not establish the same voice type or technique.
Where Brian Johnson’s reported span sits in the catalog
- Span, whole catalog
- 31 semitones wide: number 347 of 636 by reported span. The catalog median is 32.5 semitones.
- Span, tenor group
- Number 142 of 223 catalog tenors; that group's median span is 36 semitones, and this span is 5 semitones narrower than that median.
- Span, Hard Rock
- Number 34 of 38 catalog singers tagged Hard Rock (median 41.5 semitones).
- Against the textbook band
- The conventional tenor band runs C3 to C5. The reported floor sits 3 semitones below the band's bottom note, and the reported ceiling sits 4 semitones above the band's top note.
- Catalog entry
- Filed under UK, prominent from 1980, signature song listed as Back in Black.
Evidence and review
Catalog review confirmed 2026-10-24 · Dataset editor: Jason Colapietro
The span is the figure that circulates in public discussion, not a measurement: no recording or score has been checked for both endpoints. Read it as a reference for comparison, not as Brian Johnson’s limits or everyday range.
Brian Johnson’s highest note, lowest note and octaves
The catalog lists A2 to E5 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit.
How high can Brian Johnson sing?
Up to E5 in this catalog; that upper endpoint should not be read as a verified individual maximum.
What is Brian Johnson’s highest note?
E5 is the reported ceiling. The catalog record does not independently establish the upper endpoint as an individual highest note.
What is Brian Johnson’s lowest note?
A2 is the reported floor. The catalog record does not independently establish the lower endpoint as an individual physiological limit.
How many octaves can Brian Johnson sing?
About 2.6 octaves (31 semitones) in the catalog, not a reviewed measurement of the singer’s full working range.
What voice type is Brian Johnson?
The catalog lists Brian Johnson as a tenor; this is a reported reference classification.
Brian Johnson’s full entry (range, tone and technique) is in The Voice Atlas, chapter 10: The classic rock men, included with Pro.
Who else reaches these notes
- BeBe WinansTenorA2–E5
- Caleb FollowillTenorA2–E5
- Camilo SestoTenorA2–E5
- Charles AznavourTenorD3–B4
- Chris CornellTenorE2–A5
- Dennis DeYoungTenorE2–A5
Also listed from A2
65 other voices here have the same reported floor in this catalog.
Also listed up to E5
45 other voices here have the same reported ceiling in this catalog.