Vocal range
Usher
Tenor · R&B · Pop · USA · prominent since 1994
Cited range
A#2 — A5
Octaves
2.9
Semitones
35
Voice type
Tenor
What is Usher’s vocal range?
Usher's vocal range is commonly cited as A#2 (Bb2) to A5 — about 2.9 octaves, or 35 semitones, and is usually classified as tenor.
Agile pop-R&B tenor; clipped rhythmic phrasing and a light, breathy upper register. That cited span is wider than 62% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Yeah!
Reading the numbers
- The ceiling clears the conventional tenor top of C5 by 9 semitones.
- 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 35 semitones.
- 5 other voices here bottom out on the same A#2.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 206th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 160th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs Usher
Take the free 2-minute range test — your mic finds your lowest and highest notes, then this page shows exactly how your voice lines up with Usher’s.
Same notes, other voices
Also bottoming out on A#2
5 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on A5
28 other voices here reach the same ceiling.