You agree Farnham is Aussie's best

John Farnham has been voted Australia's best singer in a survey of his peers and by News Limited's online readers. Picture: Joe Sabljak Source: News Limited

READERS have agreed that John Farnham is Australia's finest voice - just.

John  Farnham blitzed a poll of Australian singers voting for their favourite Australian singers.

News Limited readers agreed Farnham should have the No. 1 spot on the list of the greatest Aussie singers of all time, but only just. Late yesterday he was polling only two per cent more votes than Tina Arena.

Tina Arena. Source: Supplied

The original poll had Arena at No.3, and late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott at No.2.

The readers' Top 10 was similar to the Top 10 voted by singers with a few differences.

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Scott dropped to No.6, Neil and Tim Finn went from No.10 on the singers' list to No.4 on the readers' list, with the Bee Gees bulleting from No.12 to No.5.

Singers Tim and Neil Finn. Source: Supplied

Paul Kelly and Vanessa Amorosi both went Top 10 on the readers' poll, replacing singers' favorites Renee Geyer, Sia Furler and Guy Sebastian.

Singer and songwriter Paul Kelly is a favourite of Australians. Source: Herald Sun

Readers also showed a lot of love for Cold Chisel's Ian Moss voting him No.13 as opposed to No.25 on the original list.

Farnham was thrilled with the result and the show of love from his peers.

"Just to be in the company of the people on that list will do me ... I'm blown away,'' Farnham said.

The poll was conducted by asking 100 Australian singers and musicians to choose their ten favourite Australian singers of all time.

Those polled included Jimmy Barnes, Delta Goodrem, Kasey Chambers, Don Walker, Phil Jamieson, Anthony Callea, Russell Morris, Brian Mannix, Bob Evans, Stephen Cummings, Iva Davies, Brian Cadd, Greedy Smith, Suze DeMarchi, Jessica Mauboy, Connie Mitchell, Troy Cassar-Daley, Tina Arena, Guy Sebastian, Missy Higgins, Zoe Badwi, Seth Sentry, Julian Hamilton, Angie Hart, Kate Ceberano, Ross Wilson, Dave Graney, Bertie Blackman, Ella Hooper, Tania Doko, Paul Dempsey, David Campbell, Shannon Noll, Jack Vidgen, Lee Kernaghan and Megan Washington.

Kylie Minogue's absence from the Top 50 caused a stir on social media.

News Limited can reveal Minogue made No.52 on the list, narrowly missing the Top 50 alongside the likes of Peter Allen and Dame Joan Sutherland.

X Factor winner Samantha Jade was one of the singers who voted for Minogue, noting "I think she is a true star always classy.''

Singer Darren Hayes tweeted he was "very touched'' to make No.28 in the Top 50.

"Thanks to my fellow artists who included me in Top 50 greatest Australian voices list! What fine company!''

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