Throughout its history on NBC, “The Voice” has welcomed 20 different coaches to guide the contenders. Blake Shelton had been the only coach to appear in all seasons, though he left in Spring 2023. Other mentors along the way for the Emmy-winning reality TV show have been Christina Aguilera, Camila Cabello, Chance the Rapper, Kelly Clarkson, Miley Cyrus, Dan + Shay, Ariana Grande, Cee-Lo Green, Niall Horan, Jennifer Hudson, Nick Jonas, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Adam Levine, Reba McEntire, Shakira, Gwen Stefani, Usher and Pharrell Williams.

Our updated photo gallery below ranks all of the coaches from worst to best, partially based on their championships but also considering their ability to choose artists, how they offered advice for their contenders, song choices and other abilities. Do you agree or disagree with our “The Voice” coaches ranked listings? Gallery updated February 2024. Captions by Marcus James Dixon and Denton Davidson.

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10. Usher

Seasons 4, 6

1 Win

At times it seemed like Usher would rather be anywhere but the coach’s chair, but you simply can’t deny his track record. Usher expressed in an interview that he would, at times, purposely act indifferent because he thought the reverse psychology would lure contestants to his team. It wasn’t a great tactic and it made for poor television. That being said, in his debut season he led Michelle Chamuel all the way to second place. In his second and final season (so far), he took Josh Kaufman all the way to the winner’s circle after coyly stealing him from Team Adam.

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9. Christina Aguilera

Seasons 1-3, 5, 8, 10

1 Win

Known for being one of this generation’s most gifted singers, Aguilera was the top choice for “Voice” producer Mark Burnett when he was creating this series. But it took her a while to find her groove as a coach, not always able to convince contestants to choose her over others on the panel — and sometimes failing to even get an artist to the finals. But by Season 5, a refreshed and more determined Aguilera led Jacquie Lee to a runner-up finish. And she was never more convincing than in Season 10 when she lured Alisan Porter to her team after a four-chair turn blind audition. Porter ended up winning the season, making Aguilera the first female coach in the winner’s circle. Aguilera wins the “most improved” coach award and receives extra props for being a trailblazer.

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8. Alicia Keys

Seasons 11-12, 14

1 Win

In her second season the iconic soul singer was able to lead her protégée, Chris Blue, to the winner’s circle, proving she was a quick read when it comes to coaching. Perhaps the most impressive piece of Keys’ game is her ability to win over contestants after the blind auditions. Watching her put the smackdown on her fellow coaches, especially veterans like Levine and Shelton, was a thing of beauty. She quickly learned from her freshman season mistakes, understanding the importance of song choice more than ever. Her connection to her artists runs deep; and no other coach was able to sound so genuine and sincere when praising an artist’s talent and individuality.

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7. Pharrell Williams

Seasons 7-10

1 Win

There simply isn’t a more likable coach than Williams, who is better than anyone at luring artists to his team after blind auditions. His ability to look an artist in the eyes and convince them that they are individuals who need to be celebrated for their own unique ability is unmatched. The highlight of Williams’ time on the panel was Season 8, when he coached Sawyer Fredericks to victory. The one quality Williams lacks is a competitive spirit. He has literally chosen weaker performers over stronger ones in battle or knockout rounds, knowing the other would be stolen, just to keep everyone in the competition. More than anyone, he puts the contestants first and it is endearing.

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6. Gwen Stefani

Seasons 7, 9, 12, 17, 19, 22, 24

1 Win

Gwen Stefani always felt like an odd choice to be on this series, and she’s had mixed results. Our biggest issue with Stefani is her love affair with the clothes and image of an artist. For a series called “The Voice,” it is the opposite of what the show stands for at its very core. However, during the 19th season Stefani completely redeemed herself by nurturing teenager Carter Rubin all the way to the finish line. She returned again in Season 24.

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5. Niall Horan

Seasons 23-24

2 Wins

The One Direction alum joined as a coach in Spring 2023 for the show’s 23rd season on NBC. He sat next to Blake for his final season, and they shared a hilarious son-father vibe throughougt the competition. Niall surprised on finale night with his young artist Gina Miles, who beat Blake’s pair of last artists of all time. He then won a second time in Season 24 with Huntley.

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4. John Legend

Seasons 16-22, 24-Present

1 Win

In 2019 John Legend came on strong as the latest coach, having just received the last letter in his prestigious EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony). The other judges realized Legend was a force to be reckoned with when artist after artist chose to be on his team instead of theirs. In the season finale, Legend’s pop singer Maelyn Jarmon (Season 16) claimed victory thanks in part to Blake Shelton having three of the four finalists, which split his own vote.

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3. Adam Levine

Seasons 1-16

3 Wins

No coach was more vocally and visibly competitive than Levine. He was tenacious in his quest for victory and came out on top three times with Javier Colon (Season 1), Tessanne Chin (Season 5), and Jordan Smith (Season 9). What Levine understood, perhaps more than anyone outside of Shelton, was the importance of song choice. All three of his winners had the ability to sing big, sweeping ballads and he knew these were the type of artists that could win.

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2. Kelly Clarkson

Seasons 14-21, 23

4 Wins

This original winner of “American Idol” joined “The Voice” in 2018 and quickly won three of her first four contests: Brynn Cartelli (Season 14), Chevel Shepherd (Season 15) and Jake Hoot (Season 17). When Adam Levine shockingly left the reality TV show, Clarkson became Blake Shelton’s new punching bag in terms of making fun of her at every turn. But we know it’s all for show — they’re best friends in real life. Kelly won her fourth trophy with Girl Named Tom (Season 21), the first ever group to prevail.

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1. Blake Shelton

Seasons 1-23

9 Wins

It is tough to argue with Blake topping our all-time list considering he won nine championships as a coach before saying goodbye at the end of Season 23. Some may argue he had a lock on all of the country artists, but his first win came in Season 2 with R&B singer Jermaine Paul. Up next was Cassadee Pope in Season 3, who was more of a pop singer at the time. Later, country artists reigned supreme on Team Blake with Danielle Bradbery (Season 4), Craig Wayne Boyd (Season 7) and Sundance Head (Season 11) all taking home trophies. It is also worth noting that artists on Shelton’s team had the most success on the music charts after their time on “The Voice” has ended. His final four championship victories were for Chloe Kohanski (Season 13), Todd Tilghman (Season 18), Cam Anthony (Season 20) and Bryce Leatherwood (Season 22).