I haven't read most of the posts here - too lazy! But from what I read, I saw a lot of names that I have liked over the years. I recently watched a video where the speaker said that if he was trying to introduce aliens to the concept of Rock, he'd play AC/DC and maybe VanHalen for them. Coincidentally, those two are right up there on my play list.
I too remember being in love with Karen Carpenter's voice. I just never liked her fall-behind-and-catch-up style of singing the lyrics. Similarly I liked Whitney Houston's voice but couldn't stand her overdone warbling.