Top 10 Best Singer-Songwriters of All Time

In 2016 he became the very first musician ever to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature for his poetic lyrics that shaped Western culture.

The 'Poet Laureate of Pessimism' wrote timeless spiritual masterpieces like Hallelujah and Suzanne with his deep bass voice.

A brilliant lyricist who broke down the boundaries between folk, pop and world music, both with Simon & Garfunkel and solo with Graceland.

Revolutionized acoustic music with open guitar tunings and deeply personal confessions on the masterpiece Blue.

Effortlessly switched between intimate acoustic folk on Harvest and raw, distorted guitar explosions with Crazy Horse.

Touched millions of hearts in the 1970s with warm-blooded melodies and spiritual quests in classics like Father and Son.

His fragile, whispering voice and complex acoustic guitar playing gained universal cult status after his far too early death.

Topped charts worldwide in 1988 with the socially conscious Fast Car and her characteristic warm alto voice.

The figurehead of the early-1970s singer-songwriter movement with timeless hits like Fire and Rain and You've Got a Friend.

One of America's most respected and poetic folk and country songwriters, famous for Pancho and Lefty.