Vocal range
Johnny Mathis
Tenor · Jazz · Pop · USA · prominent since 1956
Cited range
B2 — G5
Octaves
2.7
Semitones
32
Voice type
Tenor
What is Johnny Mathis’s vocal range?
Johnny Mathis's vocal range is commonly cited as B2 to G5 — about 2.7 octaves, or 32 semitones, and is usually classified as tenor.
High, feathery tenor; vibrato stays fast and narrow even at whisper volume. That cited span is wider than 48% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
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Reading the numbers
- The bottom of this range is unusually high for a tenor: 91% of the 127 tenors here are cited lower than B2.
- 1 other voice here carries 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 32 semitones.
- 5 other voices here are cited to the same G5 ceiling.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 212th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 189th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs Johnny Mathis
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Same notes, other voices
Also bottoming out on B2
12 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on G5
5 other voices here reach the same ceiling.