http://www.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=68&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rssTop Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody OnlineVocal-Popen720Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:27:07 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=68&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.154&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss '50s Rock 'n' Roll Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:37 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.154 art.154 Elvis Presley art.154 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.154&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.154&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1505&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Contemporary Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:22:59 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1505 art.1505 Neil Diamond art.1505 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1505&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1505&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3321&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Contemporary Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:06 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3321 art.3321 Celine Dion art.3321 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3321&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3321&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.58015&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:15 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.58015 art.58015 Josh Groban art.58015 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.58015&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.58015&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4528&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:56 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4528 art.4528 Barbra Streisand art.4528 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4528&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4528&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss What's Up Doc aged into the auteur who gave a supporting role to her fingernails in The Prince of Tides. If the cool mod chick with the purest pipes since Ella Fitzgerald evolved into an "artiste" with a questionable perm, at least Babs has always followed her own path. She remains an American institution who has won Oscars, Grammies, and countless Emmys and has also become a subcultural icon. Streisand was championed in the 1960s as the first female sex symbol with a shnozola and is now feted by the gay community. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63133&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Easy Pop Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:56 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.63133 art.63133 Barry Manilow art.63133 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63133&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63133&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe) in 1984. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7515017&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss '60s Oldies Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:10 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7515017 art.7515017 Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons art.7515017 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7515017&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7515017&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4195&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Motown Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:38:33 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4195 art.4195 Diana Ross art.4195 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4195&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4195&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Lady Sings The Blues) and secured an Academy Award nomination. Not bad for an acting novice and singer on her own for the first time. Over the years, Diana Ross has continued to earn film roles, chart placements, and the undying respect and admiration of drag queens the world over. - Kali Holloway]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1433&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Easy Pop Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:09 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1433 art.1433 The Carpenters art.1433 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1433&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1433&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss
The Carpenter siblings' densely layered, pop-oriented demo tapes eventually caught the attention of Herb Alpert, who signed them to A&M in 1969. They released their first album that November. Originally titled Offering, it was ignored until it was repackaged as Ticket to Ride, on the strength of the moderate success of their Beatles-cover single. Close to You's title track, a Burt Bacharach tune, sold more than a million copies and went to Number One in the U.S. and several other countries. Their hits continued: "We've Only Just Begun" (Number Two, 1970), "For All We Know" (Number Three, 1971; it won an Oscar for Best Song in 1970), "Rainy Days and Mondays" (Number Two, 1971), "Superstar" (Number Two, 1971; written by Leon Russell), "It's Going to Take Some Time" (Number 12, 1972), "Hurting Each Other" (Number Two, 1972), "Goodbye to Love" (Number Seven, 1972), "Sing" (Number Three, 1973), "Yesterday Once More" (Number Two, 1973), "Top of the World" (Number One, 1973), "Won't Last a Day Without You" (Number 11, 1974), "Please Mr. Postman" (Number One, 1975), and "Only Yesterday" (Number Four, 1975).

The 1973 LP The Singles 1969–1973 was a bestseller, and the Carpenters were three-time Grammy winners. They hosted a short-lived variety series, Make Your Own Kind of Music, on NBC in 1971. At the request of President Nixon, they performed at a White House state dinner honoring West German Chancellor Willy Brandt on May 1, 1973. They toured internationally through the mid-'70s. Their 1976 tour of Japan was, at the time, the biggest-grossing concert ever in that country. From 1976 to 1980 the pair hosted five ABC television specials. Through the late '70s the Carpenters were noticeably absent from the charts, but returned to the Top 20 in 1981 with "Touch Me When We're Dancing."

On February 4, 1983, Karen Carpenter died in her parents' home of cardiac arrest, resulting from her long struggle with anorexia nervosa. Her story was presented in the highly rated made-for-television movie The Karen Carpenter Story in 1988. The posthumous LP Lovelines drew critical notice for its inclusion of four tracks Karen had recorded for an unreleased 1980 solo album. Richard's solo effort, Time, featured duets with Dionne Warwick and Dusty Springfield yet failed to chart. The followup merely features easy-listening, instrumental revisions of various Carpenters songs.

With time, the duo's saccharine image has receded somewhat, and Karen Carpenter is acknowledged by women rock musicians, including Chrissie Hynde and Madonna, as a pioneer. Sonic Youth, Sheryl Crow, Matthew Sweet, Cracker, and the Cranberries were among the fourteen acts who contributed to the 1994 Carpenters tribute album If I Were a Carpenter. Around the same time that fall, the Karen and Richard Carpenter Performing Arts Center at Cal State University opened in Long Beach, California. Karen Carpenter's eponymous solo debut, recorded in 1979 and 1980 but unreleased until 1996, continued to keep her memory alive. The somewhat mature — but hardly edgy — album found her experimenting with disco and mildly suggestive lyrics.

from The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (Simon & Schuster, 2001) ]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2090&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:12 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2090 art.2090 Sarah Brightman art.2090 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2090&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2090&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss The Phantom of the Opera in order to spotlight the talents of his (now ex) wife Sarah Brightman, who went on to record a series of very successful vocal albums. Brightman dresses like a Goth rocker and she puts a dark spin on lush material that usually falls somewhere between Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2182&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Latin Pop Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:04:59 -0700 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2182 art.2182 Julio Iglesias art.2182 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2182&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2182&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3503&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Quiet Storm Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:51 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3503 art.3503 Anita Baker art.3503 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3503&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3503&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3952&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:46 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3952 art.3952 Dionne Warwick art.3952 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3952&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3952&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Solid Gold, as Whitney Houston's aunt, and then as the mouthpiece for the Psychic Friends Network. Now these people are rediscovering her roots as a great vocalist. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.559&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:13:21 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.559 art.559 Tom Jones art.559 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.559&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.559&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61240&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:48 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61240 art.61240 Johnny Mathis art.61240 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61240&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61240&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1060&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Doo-Wop Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:33 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1060 art.1060 The Platters art.1060 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1060&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1060&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2146&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Folk Revival Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:41 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2146 art.2146 Judy Collins art.2146 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2146&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2146&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62041&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Blue-Eyed Soul Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:55 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.62041 art.62041 Dusty Springfield art.62041 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62041&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62041&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Dusty in Memphis with Aretha Franklin's production team. Instead of being a down-home gritfest, it contains her most glistening, uptown material. The perfect summation of a career. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.59158&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:16 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.59158 art.59158 Bette Midler art.59158 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.59158&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.59158&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss and Broadway. The Divine Miss M has also conquered an amazing range of styles throughout the decades; from 1940's standards ("Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy") to the hard-rocking Janis Joplin-esque style she displayed in The Rose to lush, romantic ballads ("Wind Beneath My Wings"), Midler proves she the talent to turn out hits regardless of format. - Linda Ryan]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7125&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:28 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7125 art.7125 Andy Williams art.7125 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7125&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7125&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62114&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Jazz Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:54 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.62114 art.62114 The Manhattan Transfer art.62114 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62114&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62114&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocalese (a collaboration with mentor Jon Hendricks and a host of jazz greats), 1986's Brasil, 1997's Swing, and 2000's The Spirit of St. Louis (although the sainted one they toast on this album is Louis Armstrong, not the city famous for its arch). Manhattan Transfer can even surprise on a mixed bag like 1991's The Offbeat of Avenues, on which they suddenly drop the programmed beats and dig deep into the moody Miles Davis classic "Blues for Pablo." All of Manhattan Transfer are superb vocalists in their own right, but Janis Siegel has had the greatest success as a solo artist. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2657&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Soul Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:08 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2657 art.2657 Jerry Butler art.2657 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2657&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2657&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Ice On Ice (1970) prove that he can get your feet moving just as well as get your blood pumping. Butler remains a marvelous singer but now dedicates much of his energies to political life in his home town of Chicago. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2994&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Brill Building Pop Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:09:55 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2994 art.2994 Connie Francis art.2994 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2994&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2994&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Where the Boys Are, and her most enduring hit -- a lightly R&B-ish reading of "Who's Sorry Now" -- still gets considerable airplay on oldies stations. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.32282&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Easy Pop Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:14 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.32282 art.32282 John Travolta art.32282 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.32282&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.32282&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Saturday Night Fever and the goofily surreal Grease. The former Sweathog's place in pop history would have been assured if his involvement with music stopped with movie musicals -- but it didn't. Though he may now want to forget it, John Travolta was also a late '70s pop crooner with a soft pop catalogue so saccharine that it earned him the nickname "John Revolta." While most fans will want to stick with the Grease soundtrack (which includes a string of Travolta-sung chart-topping hit singles), those with a love of questionable material or an appreciation of flared-trousered, well-coiffed cheese may want to hear such forgotten smashes as "Let Her In" and "All Strung Out on You." The character Travolta played to perfection in his comeback vehicle Pulp Fiction would surely get a kick out of that last title. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3258&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:31 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3258 art.3258 Engelbert Humperdinck art.3258 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3258&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3258&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss con gusto, paradoxically making him one of the more unaffected performers in the MOR milieu. Laugh all you want, but Humperdinck has been selling out concerts for some thirty years now and his fan club is the largest in the world, topping them all with a staggering eight million registered members. As they say, eight million fans can't be wrong. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42067&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:43:15 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.42067 art.42067 Petula Clark art.42067 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42067&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42067&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3892&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:07 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3892 art.3892 Bobby Vinton art.3892 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3892&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3892&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1883&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Contemporary Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:00:05 -0700 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1883 art.1883 Sheena Easton art.1883 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1883&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1883&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68609&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:32 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.68609 art.68609 Shirley Bassey art.68609 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68609&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68609&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1788&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Retro/Vintage Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:59 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1788 art.1788 Sha Na Na art.1788 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1788&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1788&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7702&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:33:14 -0700 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7702 art.7702 Michael Crawford art.7702 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7702&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7702&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss The Knack...And How to Get It and Hello, Dolly. Once the bloom fell off the flower-power era, he graduated to English TV, slowly beefing up his body mass over the years. By 1988, all of his geeky charm was gone and he landed the starring role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera. Crawford has been a singer since childhood, and his old-world style compares to Mandy Patinkin's; neither overtly theatrical or jazzy, he has a pure, casual tone. While housewives the world over have flocked to his recordings, we miss the hapless, loose limbed star of British New Wave cinema. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2985&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Folk Pop Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:52:05 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2985 art.2985 Laura Nyro art.2985 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2985&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2985&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Tapestry, jaded romantics had Nyro's darkly human New York Tendaberry to help ease the passage from the wide-eyed '60s to the cynical '70s. Nyro's popularity waned in the '80s, but as cancer was claiming her life in the late '90s, her work was rightly being embraced by a new generation of Adult Alternative singer-songwriters. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1236&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss '60s Oldies Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:34 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1236 art.1236 The Lettermen art.1236 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1236&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1236&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61137&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Brill Building Pop Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:40 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61137 art.61137 Lesley Gore art.61137 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61137&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61137&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68414&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:40:21 -0700 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.68414 art.68414 Roger Whittaker art.68414 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68414&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68414&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16080&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:47:21 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.16080 art.16080 Linda Eder art.16080 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16080&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16080&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Jekyll and Hyde, but she does a lot more than belt out show stoppers -- Eder can employ the kind of nuance that Babs hasn't seen in years and she's very good at dance pop. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.66177&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Contemporary Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:18 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.66177 art.66177 Clay Aiken art.66177 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.66177&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.66177&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss American Idol contestants who have managed to land deals with major labels despite the fact that they were losers on the show. Besides having nearly perfect hair and boy band looks, Aiken has a deep voice and became a chart favorite thanks to his gospel-inflected reading of "Bridge Over Troubled Water."]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6776&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Greece Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:57:04 -0700 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6776 art.6776 Nana Mouskouri art.6776 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6776&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6776&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55745&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Contemporary Fri, 29 May 2009 09:35:44 -0700 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.55745 art.55745 Sissel art.55745 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55745&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55745&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5119&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Contemporary Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:53 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5119 art.5119 Gino Vannelli art.5119 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5119&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5119&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17489&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Doo-Wop Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:02 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.17489 art.17489 The Del-Vikings art.17489 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17489&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17489&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22950934&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:58:08 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.22950934 art.22950934 Celine Dion Karaoke art.22950934 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22950934&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22950934&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4015&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Blue-Eyed Soul Thu, 3 Sep 2009 10:33:51 -0700 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4015 art.4015 Bobby Caldwell art.4015 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4015&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4015&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16975&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:06:49 -0700 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.16975 art.16975 Idina Menzel art.16975 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16975&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16975&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Rent, Menzel offers her own soulful pop-tronica songs rife with sampled beats, jazzy bass and piano melodies, and sultry, energized vocals. - Kelly Bauman]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2633&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Contemporary Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:36:43 -0700 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2633 art.2633 Jennifer Warnes art.2633 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2633&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2633&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3448&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Cabaret Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:31 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3448 art.3448 Eartha Kitt art.3448 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3448&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3448&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40223&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:14:27 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.40223 art.40223 Jack Jones art.40223 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40223&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40223&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3796&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Easy Pop Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:28:26 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3796 art.3796 Don Ho art.3796 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3796&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3796&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5109&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Cabaret Tue, 6 Oct 2009 09:54:07 -0700 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5109 art.5109 Marianne Faithfull art.5109 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5109&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5109&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Broken English in 1979 that she reemerged as an artist. Timed perfectly with the onset of Punk and New Wave, her once-wispy voice turned into a cracked, raspy moan that seems more honest and real than anything she'd done before. She has since taken on writing, singing cabaret numbers and justly living the life of an artist. - Jon Pruett]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12805&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Contemporary Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:20 -0800 Top Vocal-Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.12805 art.12805 Brenda Russell art.12805 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12805&variant=play&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12805&variant=data&rws=%2Fvocal-easy-listening%2Fvocal%2Fvocal-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss