Mine:

1. Martina McBride
2. Sara Evans
3. Nicolette Larson
4. Donna Summer
5. Kylie Minogue

Mariah Carey
Sade
Mary J. Blige
Shakira
Selena & Aaliyah

tarja turunen
xtina aguilera
amy lee
kelly clarkson
carrie underwood

Martina McBride
Mariah Carey
Patty Loveless
Sara Evans
Trisha Yearwood

Ann Wilson
Stevie Nicks
Pat Benetar
Carly Simon
Cher

Ann Wilson
Alanis Morissette
Sade
Stevie Nicks
Cyndi Lauper

Olivia Newton-John
Stevie Nicks
Tanya Tucker
Loretta Lynn
Tammy Wynette

Linda Ronstadt
Olivia Newton-John
LeAnn Rimes
Marie Osmond
Whitney Houston

Karen Carpenter
Sarah Brightman
Syreeta Wright
Linda Ronstadt
Olivia Newton-John

Irma Thomas
Evie Sands
Billie Holliday
Etta James
Dusty Springfield

Madonna
Donna Summer
Janet Jackson
Olivia Newton-John
Bjork

Alanis Morissette
Janet Jackson
Madonna
P!nk
Cher

Okay, my go now:

1. Suzi Quatro
2. Emma Bunton
3. Dusty Springfield
4. Kelly Osbourne
5. Amy Lee from Evanescence

1- Judy Garland
2- Naoko Yamano
3- Megumi Hayashibara
4- Patsy Cline
5- Ikkuko Inoue

hmmm... let me see

my 5 favourite female artists in terms of songs

1- kylie minogue
2-madonna
3-donna summer
4-whitney houston
5-cindi lauper

my favourite female artists in terms of vocals
1- aretha franklin
2- whitney houston
3- mariah carey
4- laura branigan
5- pat benetar

in no order:
*Carrie Underwood
*Sara Evans
*Natalie Grant
*Martina McBride
*Dawn Richardson (from Christian rock band, Fireflight)

among others...

Celine Dion
Gloria Estefan
Mariah Carey
Anita Baker
Taylor Dayne

1. Susanna Hoffs
2. Sheryl Crow
3. Jennifer Lopez
4. Carrie Underwood
5. Katy Perry

Rebecca Pidgeon
Betty Davis
Carmen Lundy
Tori Amos
Karen Blixt

Barbra Streisand
Pat Benatar
Dolly Parton
Stevie Nicks
Ann Wilson

All fascinating picks!! I truly enjoyed reading everyone's choices. :cool:

As always, I really can't just pick five that I love above the rest. Here are five that I love that come to mind right now.

1. Karen Carpenter (definite #1)
2. Dolly Parton
3. Rochelle Fleming (of First Choice)
4. Donna Summer
5. Carly Simon

^ I can't believe that you and I are the ONLY ones who named Karen Carpenter!! :eek: That's unbelievable!!

^ I can't believe that you and I are the ONLY ones who named Karen Carpenter!! :eek: That's unbelievable!!
That's what I was thinking! I'm listening to her as I type this. A track from her 1980 solo album (not released until 1996), it's a disco number called "Lovelines." So un-Carpenters, but still a nice song!

That's what I was thinking! I'm listening to her as I type this. A track from her 1980 solo album (not released until 1996), it's a disco number called "Lovelines." So un-Carpenters, but still a nice song!
That is such a cool song. :cool: I loved her solo album - I thought it was great!!

That is such a cool song. :cool: I loved her solo album - I thought it was great!!
I've only heard two tracks from it (the other is My Body Keeps Changing My Mind), but I'm gonna get to finding the others one of these days. A few weeks ago, I spent a whole night listening to non-singles from all of the 70s albums. Some really, really great songs in there! "Love is Surrender" is such a fun, bouncy song, but I hate how short it is!

I've only heard two tracks from it (the other is My Body Keeps Changing My Mind), but I'm gonna get to finding the others one of these days. A few weeks ago, I spent a whole night listening to non-singles from all of the 70s albums. Some really, really great songs in there! "Love is Surrender" is such a fun, bouncy song, but I hate how short it is!
I like it, too. "A Song For You", "Crescent Noon", and "Someday" are definitely amongst my favorite Carpenters non-singles. :cool:

I like it, too. "A Song For You", "Crescent Noon", and "Someday" are definitely amongst my favorite Carpenters non-singles. :cool:
CRESCENT NOON!!

How could I forget that one? Words can not explain that song's power...so haunting, so deep, so emotional. Karen's voice is just...it's perfect for it. The arrangement is just incredible...the whole "Somewhere, in a fairy tale forest" bit is just...there are no words to describe it. It's the perfect example of Richard's genius use of overdubbing.

Listen to it on a grey, overcast day while sitting by a window...I don't know why, but it just touches my heart in a way no other song can. Brings me to tears sometimes.

And so of course I'm listening to it now. The piano, the strings....the overdubbing...good lord, it's just a perfect song. So perfect.

CRESCENT NOON!!

How could I forget that one? Words can not explain that song's power...so haunting, so deep, so emotional. Karen's voice is just...it's perfect for it. The arrangement is just incredible...the whole "Somewhere, in a fairy tale forest" bit is just...there are no words to describe it. It's the perfect example of Richard's genius use of overdubbing.

Listen to it on a grey, overcast day while sitting by a window...I don't know why, but it just touches my heart in a way no other song can. Brings me to tears sometimes.

And so of course I'm listening to it now. The piano, the strings....the overdubbing...good lord, it's just a perfect song. So perfect.
Yes - it gives you chills, but in a good way.

Beth Hart
Carole King
Natalie Grant
Bonnie Raitt
Martina Mcbride

^ Yes, Carole King is awesome, too...she's definitely in my Top 10.

Carole is one who didn't come to my mind soon enough. I pretty much adore all of the people from the singer-songwriter movement of the early 70s. Carly, Carole, and James are like...the holy trinity of singer-songwriters to me.

Carole is one who didn't come to my mind soon enough. I pretty much adore all of the people from the singer-songwriter movement of the early 70s. Carly, Carole, and James are like...the holy trinity of singer-songwriters to me.
IMHO, Carole King just may be the most important female in the history of pop music. First she wrote timeless, classic songs with her then-husband, Gerry Goffin ("Take Good Care of My Baby", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", "One Fine Day" to name just a very few), and then she roared out of the gate as one of the most important female singer/songwriters of the 1970s. Her 1971 album Tapestry is still one of the most beloved and top sellers in pop music. :cool:

As far as female singer songwriters from the early 70's you MUST include Larua Nyro. What a body of work she left us.

1 Gwen Stefani
2 Madonna
3 Cree Summer
4 Ashley Tisdale
5 Mariah Carey

Honerable mention: Miley Cyrus (Go ahead and make fun of me)

I prefer male singers and only recently have become acquainted with the "divas". I pay more attention to pop music now than I used to.

1. Stevie Nicks
2. P!nk
3. Christina Aguilera
4. Amy Lee
5. Bette Midler

Five favourites in alphabetical order:
- Ann Wilson - Heart
- Anne Murray
- Bonnie Tyler
- Céline Dion
- Darby Mills - Headpins

Nicolette Larson
Donna Summer
Sade
Selena
Olivia Newton John

Alison Krauss
LeAnn Rimes
Tanya Tucker

God bless you and them always!!!

Holly

Connie Francis
Judy Garland
Gale Caldwell (from The New Christy Minstrels)
Doris Day
Karen Carpenter