Who is the best singer of the world ?

Everyone knows it was Kermit

Assuming that this was a serious question, (no doubt I'm wrong once again), I think its a great question. To me, voices are very personal choices. Harry Chapin, for example didn't have a melodic voice at all, but he could inspire tears in Corey's Comin'. The Duet of Sarah Brightman and Andre Bochelli is beyond the pale. At the totally personal level, I love a 50 year old voice of Joanie Sommers singing 'Once' with Laurindo Alemedia. (spelling??)
I do know this the right singer, male or female takes music lovers into a different dimension.
Love the Question.

I like he answer the late Danny Gatton gave during an interview for a Washington Post article titled "The Greatest Guitar Player you've never heard of"  When asked how do you feel about being called the greatest guitar player in the world. He said "when you get to the top of the tree you find out there's a lot of leaves up there"

im sure this will lead to another thread

Danny Gatton deserves his own thread! Speaking of singers, Evan Johns was the singer in he and Danny’s combo The Good Humor Band. When I recorded with him he told me Danny was the best musician he’d ever worked with. Evan sings like George Jessel crossed with a 50’s Blues Shouter---once heard, never forgotten. Evan is also a great guitarist, though not at Danny’s level (who is?). He had three albums on the Rykodisc label in the 80’s-90’s. The album I did with him is entitled "Moontan". He played his Telecaster plugged straight into a Fender blackface Super Reverb (65 tube watts, 4-10’s) on 10. It sounded like a jet taking off!

That's kind of a silly question given the wide variety of musical styles there are.  That's why you've gotten so many silly answers.

My own favourite living singer is Wesla Whitfield.  Take a listen at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fcm7vUDfGgc

Hers is an amazing story.  Read at:

http://articles.latimes.com/1999/apr/18/news/mn-28533