Vocal range
Linda Ronstadt
Soprano · Rock · Country · Pop · USA · prominent since 1967
Cited range
E3 — A#5
Octaves
2.5
Semitones
30
Voice type
Soprano
What is Linda Ronstadt’s vocal range?
Linda Ronstadt's vocal range is commonly cited as E3 to A#5 (Bb5) — about 2.5 octaves, or 30 semitones, and is usually classified as soprano.
Full-bodied chest voice with clean intonation; carries weight high before easing into head voice. That cited span is wider than 34% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Blue Bayou
Reading the numbers
- The ceiling is modest for a soprano — only 5 of the 52 sopranos here stop lower.
- 7 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 30 semitones.
- The weight of the range is above middle C: 22 semitones up there against 8 below.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 257th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 116th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs Linda Ronstadt
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Same notes, other voices
Also bottoming out on E3
39 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on A#5
43 other voices here reach the same ceiling.