Oscar Nominated Number One Singers

Frank Sinatra one an Oscar for his performance in From Here to Eternity.

There are great movie stars and there are great recording stars but only a select few have been both. We here at ThreeMovieBuffs take a certain pride in making "Greatest Movie" lists. While there are many subjective ways to make a list like that, we thought it would be interesting to base one on something a bit more specific. Therefore everyone on this new list has earned their spot by having had both a number one album (excluding soundtracks) or single on Billboard's top pop music charts AND getting an Oscar nomination for their acting. A mere twelve mortals have accomplished this amazing showbiz feat, and only we rank them...

1. Frank Sinatra: Unsurpassed in terms of body of work, commercial success and iconic stature. Won the 1953 Supporting Actor Oscar for playing the doomed Maggio in From Here to Eternity.

2. Barbra Streisand: The female equivalent of Sinatra. Won the Best Actress Oscar for her movie debut as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl (1968).

3. Judy Garland: She set the stage for Streisand but was an even greater stage performer with a truly electrifying presence. She was robbed of the Oscar for A Star is Born (1954).

4. Bing Crosby: He was to Sinatra what Garland was to Streisand. At the peak of his popularity during WWII he was the most well-known entertainer in the world. Won the Best Actor Oscar for Going My Way (1944).

5. Doris Day: She started out as a popular big band singer with several hit songs in the 40's then went on to become the biggest female box-office star of the 20th Century.

6. Cher: More than anyone else on the list she has kept her music and movie careers separate from each other. Won the 1987 Best Actress Oscar for Moonstruck.

7. Diana Ross: This legendary singer's movie career failed to live up to its promising start. Nonetheless she remains a supreme talent.

8. John Travolta: A major movie star, he owes his number one single to the immense popularity of the movie Grease.

9. Will Smith: The most commercially and critically successful movie star/recording star since Streisand.

10. Bette Midler: She had a great run during the 80's but her ultimate stature as a movie star remains to be seen. She still sells records.

11. Debbie Reynolds: Like Bette Midler she was popular during her day. Singin in the Rain assures her immortality but nobody buys her records anymore.

12. Bobby Darin: A great singer whose reputation has grown in recent years. Like Diana Ross he showed talent as an actor but never fullfilled his potential.