1. madonna
2. Whitney houston
3. janet jackson
4. maraih carey
5. Ciara

honorable mention

Aretha franklin, Diana Ross.


Any disagreements!!!???

Patti LaBelle
Chaka Khan
Tina Turner
Phyllis Hyman
Patti Austin

saintsation said:

Yes. She is good at doing PR but not a good singer.

poeticrockstar said:

Excellent list!!!

The only disagreements I have is Ciara. And as much as I love me some Janet, her voice can be questionable at times. Ciara? Please.

poeticrockstar said:

I know about Ciara, i just saw her videos for the first time and loved it, i am just fasinated right now, but I will probably replace her with Tina or Patti, or gladys

Please , Madonna

saintsation said:

You can't possibly be serious?? I definitely agree that Whitney is one of the best singers ever, but the other 4 on your list are no where near the best. In fact, I wouldn't put Madonna, Janet or Ciara on any list of good singers.

saintsation said:

Surely you are joking...right?!? Madonna the best female singer of all time? Hell naw! She might be a good dancer and a businesswoman but she ain't the best female vocalist ever... not even close.
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saintsation said:

wait wait wait...you put Buffy the Disco Cowgirl over Nippy? :falloff:BWAAHAHA!!
In no particular order:
Whitney
Mariah
Aretha
Yma Sumac
damn..who's number 5?

of ALL time?

edith piaf
billie holiday
cass elliott
aretha franklin
annie lennox

saintsation said:

I would say depending on what your looking at ? if your talking about pure vocalist I would say

1) Whitney
2) Mariah
3) Christina
4) Arthea
5) Patti

but Madonna and Janet are very talented they can carry a tune and dance so I say their moreof entertainers. Ciara shouldn't even be mentioned
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Dewrede said:

Did you hear express yourself, good song, and that woman spit off more hits than women spit out babies in the New Orleans projects.

kisscamille said:

Hit wise they are the best other than ciara. i am just hung over her for now!

FuNkeNsteiN said:

Read previous post about Madonna. That woman spit off more hits than you know. Quit hating cause she turn Prince down in that sham movie glam slam i think!!!

DynamicSavior said:

Yma sumac who is that!!

There's no such thing as best...

But Bjork is awfully good.

Anx said:

Great list here, annie lennox and billie holliday oh i thought you menat jennifer hollidya, i am sorry!!!!

saintsation said:

http://www.yma-sumac.com/
Opera singer with an INCREDIBLE range. And having a lot of hits does not by any chance make you a good singer.

DynamicSavior said:

if we put in yma, then we gotta put in diamanda. i was holding back before, but you dragged it out of me.

Anx said:

otay! she can be the one on the list who I couldn't think to put in there. oh damn...what about Celine?

Anx said:

Omg!! I was listening to "Gloomy Sunday" by Diamanda while watching this :
http://www.youtube.com/wa...bUz8&eurl=

Chaka Khan
Whitney Houston
Aretha Franklin
Anita Baker
Patti LaBelle

saintsation said:

Unfreakingbelievable.

I apologize but i'm totally paralyzed at this point.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

theAudience said:

Maybe they should've phrased it "biggest" rather than "best".

saintsation said:

Having lots of hits has nothing to do with talent. Check the current pop charts and you'll see what I'm talking about. Secondly, I don't "hate" Madonna, and I don't even remember her turning down P's project. My girlfriend somewhat digs Madonna and I'm cool with that. I respect Madonna to some degree but all I'm saying is that her vocals are not that great.
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GangstaFam said:

Maybe then i'd only have lost control of the left side of my body.

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

ok, well when i think of the top 5 female vocalist of all time, I'm not thinking about popularity, sales, or the best entertainer. I'm thinking about pure vocal abilty. So, that being the criteria. Here R the five (in no particluar order) that cum 2 mind.

1. Whitney Houston
2. Glady's Knight
3. Billie Holiday
4. Mariah Carey
5. Aretha Franklin

Honorable Mentions: Denice (Neicy) Williams - 5 octive range, Anita Baker - beautiful medium tenor voice with a more blusey appeal, Jennifer Holiday - just powerful as all outdoors, Stephanie Mills - amazing soulful voice, U feel it when she sings, so underrated & damn near forgotten.

madonna's a good dancer/performer and a passable pop lyricist, and she has a great personality for a celebrity...but she's a rotten singer. let's face facts. if she sounds good on CD, that's a little thing called PRODUCTION.

i'm sorry...if madonna truly is as good a singer as aretha, tina, billie, annie, etc. - then i don't know what good singing is, and i'll be happy to admit it.