1 Cher
2 Bette Mildler
3 Dolly Parton
4 Faith Hill
5 Shiana Twain
6 Madonna
7 Olivia Newton-John
8 Amber
9 Tina Turner (which she is number 3 and Dolly is 9)
10. Patty Labell
11 Diana Ross
12 Whitney Houston
13 Dionne Warick
14 Bonnie Tyler
15 Allison Krauss
16 Loretta Lynn
17 Pasty Cline
18 Dottie West
19 Samatha Fox
20 Stacy Q
21 Mama Cats From Mama's and Papa's
23 Janice Joplin
24Reba Macentire
25 TLC
26 Stockard Channing(she was in Grease which was a good movie and she was a good singer)
27 Lita Ford
28 Tiffany
29 Debbie Gibson
30 Pat Benatar
31 Joan Jett From The BlackHearts
32 Bonnie Ratt
33 Shenna Easton
34 Leeann Rhimes
35 LeeAnn Womick
36 Nora Jones
37 The Dixie Chicks
38 Mandy Moore
39 Shannon(Let The Music Play)
40 Gloria Gaynor (I will Survive)


Ther's hardly any new combers or tteny boppers singers because I really don't care for them only Mandy Moore and Amber is the 2 that I like and the rest are Country,Rock,Pop,Rand B,Ther;s more ,but this was just on top of my head.......

well.. I just did my top 200 artists last week, so I'll just cut out the top 40 women, lol.

I kept some female-fronted bands like Heart and Joan Jett And The Blackhearts that were driven by the females, but not ones like The Eurythmics or Pretenders where a female sang lead, but the male members were just as important.

(40) 91. Bananarama
(39) 90. Dannii Minogue
(38) 87. Expose
(37) 84. Destiny's Child
(36) 83. Sheryl Crow
(35) 81. Shannon
(34) 80. Aaliyah
(33) 79. Melissa Etheridge
(32) 71. Paula Abdul
(31) 67. Belinda Carlisle
(30) 66. Celine Dion
(29) 60. Gloria Estefan
(28) 59. Jody Watley
(27) 57. Whitney Houston
(26) 52. Jewel
(25) 51. Dolly Parton
(24) 50. Alanis Morissette
(23) 48. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
(22) 45. Kim Carnes
(21) 42. Sheena Easton
(20) 40. Sinead O'Connor
(19) 38. Stevie Nicks
(18) 37. Bangles
(17) 35. Barbra Streisand
(16) 30. Diana Ross
(15) 29. Pointer Sisters
(14) 26. Sade
(13) 24. Linda Ronstadt
(12) 23. Heart
(11) 17. Laura Branigan
(10) 15. Tina Turner
(9) 14. Pat Benatar
(8) 13. Bjork
(7) 12. Cyndi Lauper
(6) 9. Kylie Minogue
(5) 8. Yoko Ono
(4) 6. Donna Summer
(3) 5. Olivia Newton-John
(2) 4. Cher
(1) 1. Madonna

I would make Olivia Newton-John #1, Diana Ross #2, Aretha
Franklin #3 and The Pointer Sisters #4

Well, I really don't agree with Cher being #1, but other than that, you have a pretty good list. You too, BuffySlayer.

I think Sade is awesome, BTW. Good to see her near the top. :thumbsup:

BuffySlayer, you forgot Janet. She'd rank in between Cyndi Lauper and Kylie Minogue on your list.

1. christina aguilera
2. kelly clarkson

yay

why no Michelle Branch love?

Originally posted by ThirteenInchEscape
why no Michelle Branch love?

becuase she can't sing

My List: (it was too hard to number so in no particular order)

Aretha Franklin
Diana Ross & The Supremes
Aaliyah
Alicia Keys
Dionne Warwick
Lisa Lopes
Gladys Knight
Angie Stone
TLC
Jill Scott
Missy Elliot
Gloria Gaynor (sp?)
Gwen Stefani
Mary Wells
Brandy
Monica

thats absolutely all I can think of right now

Michelle Branch is a goddess

I'd take Michelle Branch over Vanessa Carlton. Early on, I used to always get those two mixed up, but ever since she recorded This Game of Love with Santana, I think Michelle's cool.

Originally posted by safety pin
1. christina aguilera
2. kelly clarkson

yay Kelly Clarkson should be in the top 10 and Christnia when she was good,in the top 20. Thanks for reminding me.

Originally posted by vashti1999
I'd take Michelle Branch over Vanessa Carlton. Early on, I used to always get those two mixed up, but ever since she recorded This Game of Love with Santana, I think Michelle's cool.

I like Michelle Branch too.

Originally posted by vashti1999
I'd take Michelle Branch over Vanessa Carlton. Early on, I used to always get those two mixed up, but ever since she recorded This Game of Love with Santana, I think Michelle's cool.

I lost any respect I had for Michelle Branch when I heard her sing live...Vanessa Carlton is from my area but I really can't stand her music lol

Originally posted by MissZero
I lost any respect I had for Michelle Branch when I heard her sing live

singing talent isn't the be all/end all when it come to an artist. Do you think Bob Dylan would've even gotten signed in the first place if it was just based on his singing abilities?

Give me an "average" voice who writes great music and produces, etc.. than someone who has this beautiful range and does nothing but sings what others wrote for them to sing.

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
singing talent isn't the be all/end all when it come to an artist. Do you think Bob Dylan would've even gotten signed in the first place if it was just based on his singing abilities?

Give me an "average" voice who writes great music and produces, etc.. than someone who has this beautiful range and does nothing but sings what others wrote for them to sing.

theres alot of good female artists with amazing vocal, instrumental, writing, and producing talent