The Resume

(July 10, 1940-May 16, 2010)
Birth name was Ronald James Padovana
AKA Ronnie James Dio
Recorded albums with the bands ELF and Rainbow
Recorded 'Mob Rules,' 'Heaven and Hell,' 'Holy Diver' and 'The Last in Line'

Why he might be annoying:

As a youth his main interests were music and romantic fantasy literature.
Many of his songs contain fantasy or gothic references.
He often dresses like a wizard or fantasy character when performing.
Religious imagery is abundant in his songs.
He has a cult following.
He lives in a house made to look like a gothic castle.
He chose the name Dio, which means 'God' in Italian.

Why he might not be annoying:

He is one of the leading voices and most influential artists in Heavy Metal history.
He had a vision of becoming a rock star from a young age and pursued that goal until it came true.
His career has spanned over three decades.
He says that age is not important.
After all these years, he still produces albums on a regular basis and tours for his fans.

Credit: Jet

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Black Sabbath
• Black Sabbath's Lead Vocalists
• Gibson.com Top 50 Metal Songs Of All Time [March 2011] (Ranked: 31)
• Hit Parader's Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists of All Time (Ranked: 10)
• Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Albums of All Time (Ranked: 81)
• I Died in 2010 (Ranked: 67)
• I Have Stomach Cancer
• I Performed at Hear 'n Aid [1985]
• I Recorded a Concept Album
• I Sing About Rainbows
• I Sing About Rock 'n Roll
• I Sing About Sailing Away
• I Sing About Spiders
• IGN.com Top 25 Metal Albums [Performers] (Ranked: 8)
• Jet's Profiles [Series 1]
• Kerrang!'s Top 20 Albums of the Year [1983] (Ranked: 5)
• Known By a Single Name
• Look at Me, It's This Big
• Musicians You Should Fear
• My Song is Downloadable Content For Rock Band
• My Song is Featured on Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
• My Song is Featured on Rock Band 3
• My Song was Temporarily Banned After 9/11
• Pat Boone's 'In a Metal Mood' [1997]
• Profiles 3751-4000 (Ranked: 3952)
• Rolling Stone’s 200 Greatest Singers of All Time [101-200] (Ranked: 165)
• Satirized on South Park
• Spinal Tap References
• VH-1's 100 Most Metal Moments (Ranked: 3)
• VH-1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs [2006] (Ranked: 13)
• VH-1's 40 Most Awesomely Bad Metal Song Performers (Ranked: 32)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20100516)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 84 Votes: 48.81% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 92 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 502 Votes: 65.94% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 43 Votes: 44.19% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 59 Votes: 52.54% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 137 Votes: 54.01% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 146 Votes: 63.70% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 280 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 498 Votes: 53.01% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 698 Votes: 67.77% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1735 Votes: 65.71% Annoying