Voice type
Famous baritones
Cited ranges on one keyboard — the most common male speaking-range voice, sitting between bass and tenor.
Median span
2.6 oct
Conventional band
A2–A4
Share of library
19%
of the library
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
- Widest cited span: Mike Patton at D#1–D#7 (6.0 octaves); narrowest is Maluma at D3–F4.
- Both extremes belong to the same singer: Mike Patton holds the category’s floor at D#1 and its ceiling at D#7, 72 semitones apart.
- Prominence spans 1925 to 2025, and the median cited span is 31 semitones against A2–A4 for the conventional baritone band.
Voice categories are guides borrowed from choral and operatic practice, not boxes. Plenty of these singers are filed differently by different sources, and a category says more about where a voice is comfortable than about the notes it can reach.
Every baritone on one axis
low → high
Singers Alan Jackson through David Coverdale
- Alan JacksonE2–B4E2–B42.6 oct
- Alejandro FernándezF#2–C5F#2–C52.5 oct
- Alex WarrenA2–F#4A2–F#41.8 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
- Dave GahanF2–G4F2–G42.2 oct
- David BowieE2–A5E2–A53.4 oct
- David CoverdaleF2–A5F2–A53.3 oct
Singers David Draiman through Harry Styles
- David DraimanA#1–G#5A#1–G#53.8 oct
- David KushnerF3–G5F3–G52.2 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
- 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
Singers Hozier through Kurt Cobain
- 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
- 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
Singers Layne Staley through Peter Gabriel
- 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
- 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
Singers Peter Tosh through Ville Valo
- 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
- 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
Singers XXXTentacion through Zach Bryan
How high — and how low — baritones sing
How high can a baritone sing?
The conventional baritone band tops out around A4, but recorded baritones are cited well past it: the highest note among the 122 baritones indexed here is D#7, cited for Mike Patton.
How low can a baritone sing?
Conventionally the baritone band bottoms out around A2. The lowest cited note among the baritones here is D#1, cited for Mike Patton.
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