top 5 female artists

[vacancy3]

who are your all time faves?....heres mine

• madonna
• pat benatar
• reba
• lita ford
• joan jett

[Shadowplay]

1. Aaliyah
2. Diana Ross
3. Madonna
4. Patti Smith
5. Judy Garland

Honorable Mention:
6. Kylie Minogue
7. Stevie Nicks
8. Robyn

[Davenavarrolover]

1 Whitney Houston
2 Janet Jackson
3 Toni Braxton
4 Beyonce
5 Madonna

[BrianPGH]

1. Stevie Nicks
2. Madonna
3. Tina Turner
4. Ann Wilson
5. Pat Benatar

Honorable mentions:
Bonnie Tyler
Cher
Cyndi Lauper

[EvilTwinTwo]

thanks goodness you said "faves" and not BEST because most of these women don't deserve the title "artist" or can sing for that matter.

[Rubber Rat]

thanks goodness you said "faves" and not BEST because most of these women don't deserve the title "artist" or can sing for that matter.

Quit being grumpy and list your "faves".

[Rubber Rat]

My 5 All-time Faves:

1. Joan Jett
2. Aimee Mann
3. Shirley Manson
4. Debbie Harry
5. Chrissie Hynde

[EvilTwinTwo]

Quit being grumpy and list your "faves".

Ok, just because you're so handsome. This list is ever evolving though.

Billie Holiday
Cassandra Wilson
Donna Summer
Dusty Springfield
Nina Simone

[Rubber Rat]

Ok, just because you're so handsome. This list is ever evolving though.

Billie Holiday
Cassandra Wilson
Donna Summer
Dusty Springfield
Nina Simone

Thank you.....and excellent choices.

[braex27]

In order -

Alison Krauss
Sarah McLachlan
Missy Higgins
Aimee Mann
Sia

[Ekim23]

- Christina Aguilera
- Aretha Franklin
- Billie Holiday
- Adele
- Rihanna

[ezwriter]

1. Aretha Franklin
2. Joni Mitchell
3. Simone (Brazilian singer)
4. Gladys Knight
5. Teena Marie

[Drugstore Cowboy]

Fiona Apple
Amanda Palmer
Shirley Manson
Siouxsie Soux
Annie Lennox

[knobby]

Diana Ross
Adele
Donna Summer
Natalie Cole
Dionne Warwick

[Drugstore Cowboy]

oh my god, i forgot to mention Bjork. i feel like such a sinner.

[ShyTwink]

1. Cher & Tina Turner (tied)
2. Celine Dion
3. Bette Midler
4. Cyndi Lauper
5. Katy Perry

[BreakTheIce]

I love all 3 of these women equally:

- Kylie Minogue
- Janet Jackson
- Kelly Clarkson

For the last 2, I'd pick any of these 5 depending on my mood

- Avril Lavigne
- Adele
- Celine Dion
- Rihanna
- Katy Perry

[Art1eJ]

1 Kylie Minogue...
2 P!nk
3 Christina Aguilera
4 Wynter Gordon
5 Ricki-Lee
Other i listen to are geri halliwell,mel c,dannii minogue,Nicole Scherzinger,Mariah Carey,Kelly Clarkson & Jlo...so some of the top 5 can change.....

[80KGold]

First: WHITNEY! (I love her!)



These are more of my favorites, but in no particular order: Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Sade, Tina Turner...

[hotb0d]

Ella Fitzgerald
Barbara Streisand
Dusty Springfield
Cher
Adele

[sammyyummy]

Based on massive cross cultural, multi genre (music to fashion etc), success and lasting influence, Id say (in no order):

Aretha Franklin
Madonna
Barbra Streisand
Janis Joplin
Billie Holiday - Ella Fitzgerald

[matt1980111]

1-Mariah
2-Whitney
3-Christina
4-Leona Lewis
5-Celine/Beyonce/Adele/Carrie Underwood/Anita Baker/Gladys Knight/Patti LaBelle (depends on my mood)

[jdbadboy]

Annie Lennox
Grace Jones
Madonna
Marianne Faithful
Diamanda Galas

[miketlow]

Aretha
Ella
Chaka
Oleta Adams
Sade

I do love a lot of female singers outside of those five...The female singing voice just does it for me!

[Zenith]

Based upon "the whole package", and not just the singing:
1. Kylie Minogue
2. Goldfrapp (Alison Goldfrapp)
3. Whitney Houston
4. Britney Spears
5. Madonna

Based upon singing alone, or best singing voices:
1. Whitney Houston
2. Mariah Carey
3. Leona Lewis
4. Beyonce
5. Tina Turner

[AngolaZee]

Are you all crazy Here's my Top 10

1. Aretha Franklin (musical genius, can improvise anything just watch her sing MC's Touch My Body)
2. Whitney Houston (before her vocal chords were done in by drugs)
3. Patti Labelle (crazy vocal range, best female live performer)
4. Celine Dion
5. Chaka Khan (crazy vocal range, great improvisation)
6. Mariah Carey
7. Christina Aguilera
8. Adele
9. Beverly Knight
10. Dolly Parton (Most beautiful voice I will ever hear)

[KrisHawkXXX]

1.Karen Carpenter
2.Madonna
3.Cher
4.Sarah Brightman
5.Olivia Newton-John

had to mention these..

6.Donna Summer
7.Pat Benatar
8.Stevie Nicks
9.Mariah Carey
10.Kim Carnes.

[BreakTheIce]

Based upon singing alone, or best singing voices:
1. Whitney Houston
2. Mariah Carey
3. Leona Lewis
4. Beyonce
5. Tina Turner

No Celine?!!

Gifs are needed! Now!!

[ma932588]

1.Karen Carpenter
2.Madonna
3.Cher
4.Sarah Brightman
5.Olivia Newton-John

had to mention these..

6.Donna Summer
7.Pat Benatar
8.Stevie Nicks
9.Mariah Carey
10.Kim Carnes.

Thank you for being the first to write in Karen Carpenter!

[BreakTheIce]

Thank you

This for you,

[jmadaf]

Natalie Cole, Linda Ronstadt, Chaka Kahn, Toni Braxton, and Tina Turner, there are many more I love their voice, but these five anytime I hear them I can't resist listening.

[gayguy21]

Katy Perry
Beyonce
Ke$ha
Kelly Clarkson
Rihanna

[eastofeden]

TOP FIVE...
Chaka Khan
Diana Ross
Randy Crawford
Joni Mitchell
Stevie Nicks
Linda Ronstadt (sorry...had to do six)

Honorable Mention:

Sade
Carole King
Tina Turner
Gwen Stefani
Nina Simone
Ella Fitzgerald

[billie]

Aretha Franklin
Diana Rose
Janet Jackson
Madonna
Lady Gaga

[justdra]

I always equate this questions to "if I was stranded on an island and only had this person to listen to day in and out"

1) Anita Baker (always on any list of mine, music wise)
2) Janet (Ms Jackson if ya nasty)
3) Mary J Blige
4) Aretha
5) Nina Simone

[TheAverageJoe]

I love how this thread exposes ages lol.

I'll do an overall and then a few more Top 5.

Overall (These are women that excite me. They are power houses in my eyes.)

#1 Lauryn Hill
#2 Whitney Houston
#3 Tina Turner
#4 Beyonce
#5 Janet Jackson

Honorable Mentions
Lady Gaga (She's a true artist and performer IMO)
Brandy
Aaliyah

[FanofFiction]

For me personally:

Madonna

Cher

Celine

Reba

Whitney Houston

[Yeehaw]

Alanis Morissette
Christina Aguilera
Mariah Carey
Kylie Minogue
Sarah McLachlan