Issue No. 1 · August 2026
Metal
Heavy metal, thrash, death, doom, prog and everything in between.
The Most Famous Metal Musicians in the World
Every sector list opens at its No. 1. Sector tags are broad, so the journal prints lists, not sector titles.
| Rank | Name | Score | Live |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eric Clapton  celebrityAlive | 19.0 | iFANN → |
| 2 |  Ozzy Osbourne celebrity | 17.7 | iFANN → |
| 3 |  XXXTentacion  celebrity | 17.0 | iFANN → |
| 4 |  Jon Bon Jovi celebrityAlive | 14.8 | iFANN → |
| 5 |  Alice Cooper celebrityAlive | 14.5 | iFANN → |
| 6 |  Slash celebrityAlive | 14.2 | iFANN → |
| 7 |  Robert Plant celebrityAlive | 13.7 | iFANN → |
| 8 |  James Hetfield celebrityAlive | 13.1 | iFANN → |
| 9 |  Dave Grohl celebrityAlive | 13.1 | iFANN → |
| 10 |  Steven Tyler celebrityAlive | 13.0 | iFANN → |
The Most Famous Metal Musicians in the World (Alive)
| Rank | Name | Score | Live |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Clapton celebrity | 19.0 | iFANN → |
| 2 | Jon Bon Jovi celebrity | 14.8 | iFANN → |
| 3 | Alice Cooper celebrity | 14.5 | iFANN → |
| 4 | Slash celebrity | 14.2 | iFANN → |
| 5 | Robert Plant celebrity | 13.7 | iFANN → |
| 6 | James Hetfield celebrity | 13.1 | iFANN → |
| 7 | Dave Grohl celebrity | 13.1 | iFANN → |
| 8 | Steven Tyler celebrity | 13.0 | iFANN → |
| 9 |  Lars Ulrich  celebrity | 12.2 | iFANN → |
| 10 |  Axl Rose public figure | 12.1 | iFANN → |
No. 1 in Metal, month by month
Everyone and alive, for every recorded month
- August 2026Eric ClaptonAliveEric Claptonv5.62
- July 2026XXXTentacionAliveEric Claptonv5.27