Issue No. 2 · September 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 | 20.1 | iFANN → |
| 2 |  Ozzy Osbourne celebrity | 19.1 | iFANN → |
| 3 |  XXXTentacion  celebrity | 18.9 | iFANN → |
| 4 |  Alice Cooper celebrityAlive | 14.8 | iFANN → |
| 5 |  Jon Bon Jovi celebrityAlive | 14.5 | iFANN → |
| 6 |  Slash celebrityAlive | 14.1 | iFANN → |
| 7 |  Robert Plant celebrityAlive | 13.4 | iFANN → |
| 8 |  Dave Grohl celebrityAlive | 13.1 | iFANN → |
| 9 |  Steven Tyler celebrityAlive | 13.0 | iFANN → |
| 10 |  James Hetfield celebrityAlive | 12.7 | iFANN → |
The Most Famous Metal Musicians in the World (Alive)
| Rank | Name | Score | Live |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Clapton celebrity | 20.1 | iFANN → |
| 2 | Alice Cooper celebrity | 14.8 | iFANN → |
| 3 | Jon Bon Jovi celebrity | 14.5 | iFANN → |
| 4 | Slash celebrity | 14.1 | iFANN → |
| 5 | Robert Plant celebrity | 13.4 | iFANN → |
| 6 | Dave Grohl celebrity | 13.1 | iFANN → |
| 7 | Steven Tyler celebrity | 13.0 | iFANN → |
| 8 | James Hetfield celebrity | 12.7 | iFANN → |
| 9 |  John Frusciante celebrity | 12.4 | iFANN → |
| 10 |  Brian Johnson celebrity | 12.4 | iFANN → |
No. 1 in Metal, month by month
Everyone and alive, for every recorded month
- September 2026Eric ClaptonAliveEric Claptonv5.70
- August 2026Eric ClaptonAliveEric Claptonv5.62
- July 2026XXXTentacionAliveEric Claptonv5.27