The vocals may not be the most obviously musical part of a track, but it’s the bit we all remember and sing along to. It has enabled ‘one-man bands’ to play to rooms of thousands of people with only a guitar in their hand or a piano at their fingertips and is what gave Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury and Aretha Franklin their status as some of the greatest musical communicators in history.
Here, we have chosen 10 songs with exquisite vocals by exquisite vocalists, that are perfect to test your system – whether it’s for their brooding baritone or their dynamic pyrotechnics.