Baritone vocal range and famous baritone singers
A baritone's conventional range runs from about A2 to A4. Below are reported catalog ranges for 122 singers labeled baritones: the most common male speaking-range voice, sitting between bass and tenor.
The baritone voice at a glance
The baritone sits between bass and tenor, conventionally A2 to A4, and it is the range most men speak in. Its transition comes around B3 to E4, a little below a tenor's, so the middle of the voice carries the sound.
A tenor works higher, with its transition arriving later and more of its repertoire sitting at the top.
What a baritone is
Most men speak in baritone territory, which makes it the default category and the one most conversational singing sits in. The characteristic sound comes from the middle of the range rather than either extreme, and the shift into head voice arrives lower than a tenor's.
Rock and pop are written largely for tenors, so baritones spend a lot of time either transposing or pushing the top of the range harder than it wants to go.
What the baritones here show
- Largest reported catalog span: Mike Patton at D#1–D#7 (6.0 octaves); narrowest is Maluma at D3–F4.
- Both listed endpoints belong to the same profile: Mike Patton has the category’s listed floor at D#1 and its ceiling at D#7, 72 semitones apart.
- Prominence spans 1925 to 2025, and the median catalog span is 31 semitones against A2–A4 for the conventional baritone band.
Voice categories are guides borrowed from choral and operatic practice. Most profiles' figures are commonly cited spans from the catalog, not recordings checked note by note; a few have reviewed or disputed sources. Open a profile for what its sources support.
Every baritone on one axis
full voice, up to the cited ceiling above it: falsetto · head · whistle no full-voice ceiling cited
Singers Alan Jackson through Dan Reynolds
- Alan JacksonE2–B4E2–B42.6 oct
- Alejandro FernándezF#2–C5F#2–C52.5 oct
- Alex WarrenG2–A4G2–A42.2 oct
- Andy BiersackD2–F5D2–F53.3 oct
- Anthony KiedisF2–E5F2–E52.9 oct
- Bad BunnyF2–G4F2–G42.2 oct
- Bill WithersF2–A4F2–A42.3 oct
- Bing CrosbyF2–F4F2–F42.0 oct
- Blake SheltonD2–C#5D2–C#52.9 oct
- Bobby DarinG2–E5G2–E52.8 oct
- Bobby McFerrinE2–E6E2–E64.0 oct
- Bruce SpringsteenF2–C5F2–C52.6 oct
- Burna BoyF2–C5F2–C52.6 oct
- Carín LeónF#2–A#4F#2–A#42.3 oct
- Chad KroegerA1–E5A1–E53.6 oct
- Chris StapletonF2–B4F2–B42.5 oct
- Christian NodalA2–G4A2–G41.8 oct
- Cody JohnsonF#2–G#4F#2–G#42.2 oct
- Corey TaylorE2–A5E2–A53.4 oct
- Damiano DavidA2–B4A2–B42.2 oct
- Dan ReynoldsG2–G#5G2–G#53.1 oct
Singers Dave Gahan through George Strait
- Dave GahanF2–G4F2–G42.2 oct
- David BowieE2–A5E2–A53.4 oct
- David CoverdaleF2–A5F2–A53.3 oct
- David DraimanA#1–G#5A#1–G#53.8 oct
- David KushnerF2–G4F2–G42.2 oct
- David Lee RothE1–D6E1–D64.8 oct
- Dean MartinF2–G4F2–G42.2 oct
- Dermot KennedyE2–C6E2–C63.7 oct
- Dmitri HvorostovskyG2–A4G2–A42.2 oct
- DrakeD2–C5D2–C52.8 oct
- Eddie VedderD2–E5D2–E53.2 oct
- Elvis PresleyG2–C#5G2–C#52.5 oct
- Fela KutiF2–A4F2–A42.3 oct
- Frank SinatraG2–A4G2–A42.2 oct
- Freddie MercuryF2–F6F2–F64.0 oct
- Fujii KazeG2–D5G2–D52.6 oct
- Garth BrooksG2–A4G2–A42.2 oct
- George EzraG2–B5G2–B53.3 oct
- George JonesB1–B4B1–B43.0 oct
- George MichaelE2–A5E2–A53.4 oct
- George StraitA2–E4A2–E41.6 oct
Singers Giveon through Joe Elliott
- GiveonF#2–F#4F#2–F#42.0 oct
- Glenn DanzigC#2–D#5C#2–D#53.2 oct
- Glenn HughesD2–D6D2–D64.0 oct
- Gregory PorterF2–G4F2–G42.2 oct
- Harry Connick Jr.E2–A#4E2–A#42.5 oct
- Harry StylesE2–F5E2–F53.1 oct
- HozierE2–E5E2–E53.0 oct
- Hugh JackmanA2–B4A2–B42.2 oct
- Ian CurtisG2–E4G2–E41.8 oct
- Jacky CheungE3–C5E3–C51.7 oct
- Jacob CollierD2–D6D2–D64.0 oct
- James ArthurA#2–A5A#2–A52.9 oct
- James BrownF2–C5F2–C52.6 oct
- James HetfieldE2–C5E2–C52.7 oct
- James TaylorF2–A4F2–A42.3 oct
- Jay ChouA2–B4A2–B42.2 oct
- Jelly RollG2–G4G2–G42.0 oct
- Jim MorrisonE2–A#4E2–A#42.5 oct
- Joe CockerG2–A#4G2–A#42.3 oct
- Joe ElliottD2–G#5D2–G#53.5 oct
Singers Jonathan Davis through Merle Haggard
- Jonathan DavisA1–F#5A1–F#53.8 oct
- Josh GrobanG2–A4G2–A42.2 oct
- Juice WRLDG2–C5G2–C52.4 oct
- Julian CasablancasC2–F#5C2–F#53.5 oct
- Julio IglesiasB2–G4B2–G41.7 oct
- Kane BrownE2–F4E2–F42.1 oct
- Kenny RogersD2–D5D2–D53.0 oct
- Kenshi YonezuF2–D5F2–D52.8 oct
- Kid CudiA1–F5A1–F53.7 oct
- Kurt CobainF2–E5F2–E52.9 oct
- Layne StaleyE2–G5E2–G53.3 oct
- Lewis CapaldiF2–E5F2–E52.9 oct
- Liam PayneC#2–A#5C#2–A#53.8 oct
- Louis ArmstrongF2–G4F2–G42.2 oct
- Luke CombsA2–A4A2–A42.0 oct
- M. ShadowsD2–A5D2–A53.6 oct
- Mac MillerC#2–E4C#2–E42.3 oct
- MalumaD3–F4D3–F41.3 oct
- Marvin SappD#2–F5D#2–F53.2 oct
- Merle HaggardF2–E4F2–E41.9 oct
Singers Michael Bublé through Rick Astley
- Michael BubléG2–A4G2–A42.2 oct
- Michael HutchenceB1–F#5B1–F#53.6 oct
- Michael McDonaldG#2–A5G#2–A53.1 oct
- Mike PattonD#1–D#7D#1–D#76.0 oct
- Morgan WallenA2–G4A2–G41.8 oct
- MorrisseyF#2–B4F#2–B42.4 oct
- Nat King ColeF2–G4F2–G42.2 oct
- Neil DiamondD2–G#4D2–G#42.5 oct
- Nick CaveD2–G5D2–G53.4 oct
- Noah SebastianA2–D5A2–D52.4 oct
- Orville PeckE2–F#5E2–F#53.2 oct
- Otis ReddingF2–C5F2–C52.6 oct
- Paul RodgersE2–G#5E2–G#53.3 oct
- Peter GabrielF#2–A4F#2–A42.3 oct
- Peter ToshF2–G4F2–G42.2 oct
- Post MaloneE2–E5E2–E53.0 oct
- Rag'n'Bone ManG2–B5G2–B53.3 oct
- Randy TravisF2–E4F2–E41.9 oct
- Rauw AlejandroG2–C5G2–C52.4 oct
- Rick AstleyF2–D5F2–D52.8 oct
Singers Scott Hoying through Zach Bryan
- Scott HoyingF2–A#5F2–A#53.4 oct
- Scott StappD2–D5D2–D53.0 oct
- Scott WeilandE2–C#5E2–C#52.8 oct
- Serj TankianF2–C6F2–C63.6 oct
- SombrA2–F#4A2–F#41.8 oct
- Stephen SanchezC#3–F#5C#3–F#52.4 oct
- StromaeG2–G4G2–G42.0 oct
- Sturgill SimpsonD#2–C#6D#2–C#63.8 oct
- Teddy PendergrassE2–A#4E2–A#42.5 oct
- Teddy SwimsE2–A5E2–A53.4 oct
- Tim McGrawF2–B4F2–B42.5 oct
- Tobias ForgeD2–G#5D2–G#53.5 oct
- Tom JonesG2–A#4G2–A#42.3 oct
- Tom PettyC2–A#5C2–A#53.8 oct
- Tony BennettA2–A4A2–A42.0 oct
- Tyler, the CreatorB1–B5B1–B54.0 oct
- VD2–D5D2–D53.0 oct
- Ville ValoF#1–B5F#1–B54.4 oct
- XXXTentacionC3–F5C3–F52.4 oct
- Zach BryanG2–F#4G2–F#41.9 oct
How high and how low baritones sing
How high can a baritone sing?
The conventional baritone band tops out around A4. Among 122 catalog profiles labeled baritones, the highest listed endpoint is D#7 for Mike Patton; it is not a verified individual maximum.
How low can a baritone sing?
Conventionally the baritone band bottoms out around A2. The lowest listed endpoint in this catalog category is D#1 for Mike Patton; check the profile before treating it as a verified performance.