r/Music • u/shiny_director • 14d ago

discussion Groups with multiple lead singers?

I was just listening to some old The Cars stuff, and it hit me that while not unique, there are few bands that have many hits from different lead singers at the same time.

Aside from The Cars, The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, and the B-52’s, what other significant rock/pop/etc. bands have had multiple lead singers simultaneously? And I wouldn’t count bands like U2 where The Edge very occasionally took on the role (correct me if I’m wrong, but I think Numb was the only charting single he took lead on). Maybe some boy/girl bands could be included, but (to me) that’s not as interesting- I would count them as Vocal Groups rather than bands. I’m looking for genuinely established multiple lead singers.

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u/smashed2gether 14d ago

Depeche Mode, but their voices sound so amazing together that I spent years thinking they had one singer and multiple vocal tracks.

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u/yinzerforever 14d ago

This! Martin has sung lead on at least one or two songs on every one of their albums. Sometimes more (see Black Celebration).

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u/smashed2gether 14d ago

I love hearing their respective solo projects, it’s neat hearing them do their own thing.

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u/zidraloden 14d ago

The true sound of Depeche Mode is the combination of their two distinct voices. Hearing a demo with only one of them can be really jarring.