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Thread started 05/14/11 11:14pm

badujunkie

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your top 10 or 20 female artists of all time

Super curious what everyones list looks like. Definitively. I go first.
1. Erykah badu
2. Janet
2. Madonna
4. Tina turner
5. Tori amos
6. Sade
7. Annie lennox / eurythmics
8. Brandy
9. Whitney houston
10. Gloria estefan
11. Fiona apple
12. Sheryl crow
13. Courtney love / hole
14. Jill scott
15. Shirley manson / garbage
16. Monica
17. Aaliyah
18. Missy elliott
19. Joan osborne
20. Teena marie

*Did not include TLC because it is technically a group with no one front woman who also had a solo career - they along with ATCQ, EWF are my favorite 'group' period.
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Reply #1 posted 05/15/11 5:42am

1sotrue

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In no particular order

1. Aretha Franklin
2. Barbara Streisand
3. Diana Ross
4. Mariah Carey
5. Whitney Houston
6. Pat Benatar
7. Annie Lennox
8. Carly Simon
9. Madonna
10. Cher
11. Donna Summer
12. Olivia Newton John
13. Alicia Keys
14. Debbie Harry
15. Sade
16. Deniece Williams
17. Ann Wilson
18. Stevie Nicks
19. Cheryl Lynn
20. Mary J. Blige
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Reply #2 posted 05/15/11 6:14am

TotalAlisa

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1sotrue said:

In no particular order 1. Aretha Franklin 2. Barbara Streisand 3. Diana Ross 4. Mariah Carey 5. Whitney Houston 6. Pat Benatar 7. Annie Lennox 8. Carly Simon 9. Madonna 10. Cher 11. Donna Summer 12. Olivia Newton John 13. Alicia Keys 14. Debbie Harry 15. Sade 16. Deniece Williams 17. Ann Wilson 18. Stevie Nicks 19. Cheryl Lynn 20. Mary J. Blige

No Michael Jackson????

i see him in your avatar

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Reply #3 posted 05/15/11 6:22am

TD3

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My top four singers are interchangeable when it come to ranking; depending whom I'm listening to either one of these ladies could be number ONE. lol Even so, my rankings in this order and yeah number 20 has an appendage (a).

  1. Sarah Vaughan
  2. Billie Holiday
  3. Dinah Washington
  4. Ella Fitzgerald
  5. Aretha Franklin
  6. Gladys Knight
  7. Mahalia Jackson
  8. Shirley Caesar
  9. Etta Jones
  10. Phyllis Hyman
  11. Ernestine Anderson
  12. Nina Simone
  13. Yolanda Adams
  14. Etta James
  15. Cheryl Lynn
  16. Rosemary Clooney
  17. Yvette Marie Stevens (Chaka Khan)
  18. Minnie Ripperton
  19. Ruth Brown
  20. Stephanie Mills 20 (a) Patti LaBelle

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Reply #4 posted 05/15/11 7:38am

1sotrue

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TotalAlisa said:

1sotrue said:

In no particular order 1. Aretha Franklin 2. Barbara Streisand 3. Diana Ross 4. Mariah Carey 5. Whitney Houston 6. Pat Benatar 7. Annie Lennox 8. Carly Simon 9. Madonna 10. Cher 11. Donna Summer 12. Olivia Newton John 13. Alicia Keys 14. Debbie Harry 15. Sade 16. Deniece Williams 17. Ann Wilson 18. Stevie Nicks 19. Cheryl Lynn 20. Mary J. Blige

No Michael Jackson????

i see him in your avatar

This thread is about your top female artists of all time Why would I put Michael's name on the list?

I hope you werent trying to be funny.

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Reply #5 posted 05/15/11 7:39am

Serious

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TotalAlisa said:



1sotrue said:


In no particular order 1. Aretha Franklin 2. Barbara Streisand 3. Diana Ross 4. Mariah Carey 5. Whitney Houston 6. Pat Benatar 7. Annie Lennox 8. Carly Simon 9. Madonna 10. Cher 11. Donna Summer 12. Olivia Newton John 13. Alicia Keys 14. Debbie Harry 15. Sade 16. Deniece Williams 17. Ann Wilson 18. Stevie Nicks 19. Cheryl Lynn 20. Mary J. Blige

No Michael Jackson????



i see him in your avatar




It's FEMALE artists.
With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A....
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Reply #6 posted 05/15/11 7:40am

Serious

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1sotrue said:



TotalAlisa said:




1sotrue said:


In no particular order 1. Aretha Franklin 2. Barbara Streisand 3. Diana Ross 4. Mariah Carey 5. Whitney Houston 6. Pat Benatar 7. Annie Lennox 8. Carly Simon 9. Madonna 10. Cher 11. Donna Summer 12. Olivia Newton John 13. Alicia Keys 14. Debbie Harry 15. Sade 16. Deniece Williams 17. Ann Wilson 18. Stevie Nicks 19. Cheryl Lynn 20. Mary J. Blige

No Michael Jackson????



i see him in your avatar



This thread is about your top female artists of all time Why would I put Michael's name on the list?



I hope you werent trying to be funny.



Oops you were quicker than I was lol.
With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A....
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Reply #7 posted 05/15/11 8:08am

JoeTyler

Alphabetical order (top20)

Bjork

Kate Bush

Cher

Kim Deal (Pixies)

Marianne Faithful

Aretha Franklin

Ella Fritzgerald

Debbie Harry

Billie Holiday

Janet Jackson

Annie Lennox

Madonna

Kylie Minogue

Roisin Murphy

Diana Ross

Sade Adu

Nina Simone

Barbara Streisand

Tina Turner

Shania Twain

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Reply #8 posted 05/15/11 8:13am

MattyJam

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Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Kate Bush

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

I'm also quite fond of Tori Amos as well.

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Reply #9 posted 05/15/11 8:15am

JoeTyler

MattyJam said:

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Kate Bush

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

I'm also quite fond of Tori Amos as well.

you're taking the piss...

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Reply #10 posted 05/15/11 8:16am

MattyJam

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JoeTyler said:

MattyJam said:

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Kate Bush

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos

I'm also quite fond of Tori Amos as well.

you're taking the piss...

What can I say? I love that ginger bitch!

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Reply #11 posted 05/15/11 8:42am

TotalAlisa

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1sotrue said:

TotalAlisa said:

No Michael Jackson????

i see him in your avatar

This thread is about your top female artists of all time Why would I put Michael's name on the list?

I hope you werent trying to be funny.

oopsi I ignored the female part lol

why would you have madonna and not janet jackson. when janet is somewhat similar to her brother artistically.

whatever rolleyes

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Reply #12 posted 05/15/11 8:45am

sextonseven

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My favorite female recording artists or bands fronted by women:

1. Siouxsie And The Banshees

Tori Amos

Goldfrapp

Mors Syphilitica

Dum Dum Girls

Janet Jackson

Aterciopelados

Lush

Cranes

Curve

Wendy & Lisa

Saint Etienne

Sing-Sing

Nikka Costa

Rasputina

Faith and the Muse

Ladytron

PJ Harvey

Betty Davis

Book of Love

I have all their albums.

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Reply #13 posted 05/15/11 8:47am

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TotalAlisa said:

1sotrue said:

This thread is about your top female artists of all time Why would I put Michael's name on the list?

I hope you werent trying to be funny.

oopsi I ignored the female part lol

why would you have madonna and not janet jackson. when janet is somewhat similar to her brother artistically.

whatever rolleyes

why are you upset about somebody else's list lol

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Reply #14 posted 05/15/11 8:59am

sextonseven

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InsatiableCream said:

TotalAlisa said:

oopsi I ignored the female part lol

why would you have madonna and not janet jackson. when janet is somewhat similar to her brother artistically.

whatever rolleyes

why are you upset about somebody else's list lol

lol

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Reply #15 posted 05/15/11 9:04am

kitbradley

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These are in order:

1. CHAKA KHAN (ALWAYS AND FOREVER!!!!!)

2. Mariah Carey

3. Phyllis Hyman

4. Aretha Franklin

5. Vesta Williams

6. Diana Ross

7. Tina Turner

8. Deniece Williams

9. Nancy Wilson

10. Regina Belle

"It's not nice to fuck with K.B.! All you haters will see!" - Kitbradley
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Reply #16 posted 05/15/11 9:12am

MickyDolenz

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No special order:

Minnie Riperton

Corinne Drewery {Swing Out Sister}

N'Dea Davenport {Brand New Heavies}

En Vogue

Chante Moore

Basia

Sade

Aretha Franklin

Deniece Williams

The Emotions

Madonna

Gloria Estefan

Andrews Sisters

Gladys Knight & The Pips

Shanice Wilson

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

Janet Jackson

Dolly Parton

Teena Marie

Lisa Stansfield

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #17 posted 05/15/11 9:26am

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In No Particular Order (Except For The #1 Spot):

  1. DONNA SUMMER
  2. Pat Benatar
  3. Barbra Streisand
  4. Whitney Houston
  5. Mariah Carey
  6. Olivia Newton-John
  7. Tina Turner
  8. Sade Adu
  9. Mahalia Jackson
  10. Shirley Bassey
  11. Reba McEntire
  12. Karen Carpenter
  13. Stevie Nicks
  14. Madonna
  15. Teena Marie
  16. Janet Jackson
  17. Christina Aguilera
  18. Diana Ross
  19. Adele
  20. Ruth, June, and Anita Pointer
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Reply #18 posted 05/15/11 9:45am

TotalAlisa

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sextonseven said:

InsatiableCream said:

why are you upset about somebody else's list lol

lol

lol I don't know, i guess cause the person was an MJ fan, and also I had to divert the attention from that stupid comment I made about MJ being on their list.... lol

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Reply #19 posted 05/15/11 10:22am

InsatiableCrea
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In no particular order:

Tina Turner

Bjork

Cher

Madonna

Judy Garland

Lauryn Hll

Janet Jackson

Norah Jones

Lady Gaga

Shakira

Kristin Chenoweth

Adele

Róisín Murphy

Liza Minnelli

Barbra Streisand

Shania Twain

Shelia E

Whitney Houston

TLC

Eurythmics

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Reply #20 posted 05/15/11 11:09am

HarlemKnightt

in no particular order:

1. Brandy

2. Beyonce

3. Jazmine Sullivan

4. Anita Baker

5. Phyllis Hyman

6. India.Arie

7. Janelle Monae

8. Solange

9. Lady Gaga

10. Janet Jackson

11. Adele

12. Roisin Murphy

13. Christina Aguilera

14. Joss Stone

15. Aretha Franklin

16.Jill Scott

17. Missy Elliott

18. Lil Kim

19. Kelis

20. Robyn

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Reply #21 posted 05/15/11 11:18am

NewJillSwing94

1. Janet Jackson

2. Whitney Houston

3. Anita Baker

4. Diana Ross

5. Terry and Dawn from En Vogue

6. Mary J. Blige

7. Coko from SWV

8. Toni Braxton

9. Aaliyah

10. Karyn White

11. Sade

12. Cherrelle

13. Aretha Franklin

14. Vanessa Williams

15. Erykah Badu

16. Shanice

17. Regina Belle

18. Brandy

19. Stephanie Mills

20. Michel'le

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Reply #22 posted 05/15/11 11:34am

1sotrue

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TotalAlisa said:

1sotrue said:

This thread is about your top female artists of all time Why would I put Michael's name on the list?

I hope you werent trying to be funny.

oopsi I ignored the female part lol

why would you have madonna and not janet jackson. when janet is somewhat similar to her brother artistically.

whatever rolleyes

Janet definitely deserves a spot on my list I totally forgot to include her. Then again there's alot of artists I shouldve included on my list past and present.

I figured you didnt know it was a list for female artists only of course I would include Michael there's no way I could ever forget him.

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Reply #23 posted 05/15/11 12:24pm

vainandy

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Donna Summer

Martha Wash

Teena Marie

The Mary Jane Girls

Vanity 6

Apollonia 6

Sheila E.

Madame X

Tina Turner

Cher

Madonna

Pat Benatar

Betty Davis

Millie Jackson

Denise LaSalle

Trinere

Andy is a four letter word.
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Reply #24 posted 05/15/11 1:01pm

lowkey

janet

chaka

mary j

regina belle

whitney

stephanie mills

brandy

teena marie

jill scott

chrisette michelle

angela bofill

sade

toni braxton

phylis hymon

diana ross

eryka badu

karen white

tlc

envoque

salt & pepa

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Reply #25 posted 05/15/11 1:05pm

HarlemKnightt

I'm happy to see Brandy on a couple lists.

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Reply #26 posted 05/15/11 1:09pm

trueiopian

HarlemKnightt said:

I'm happy to see Brandy on a couple lists.

lol

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Reply #27 posted 05/15/11 1:58pm

Alej

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  • Mariah Carey
  • Christina Aguilera
  • Dixie Chicks/Court Yard Hounds
  • Lady Gaga
  • Joss Stone
  • Fiona Apple
  • Jill Scott
  • India.Arie
  • Alicia Keys
  • Carrie Underwood
  • Madonna
  • Corinne Bailey Rae
  • Ledisi
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Reply #28 posted 05/15/11 2:01pm

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Alej said:

  • Mariah Carey
  • Christina Aguilera
  • Dixie Chicks/Court Yard Hounds
  • Lady Gaga
  • Joss Stone
  • Fiona Apple
  • Jill Scott
  • India.Arie
  • Alicia Keys
  • Carrie Underwood
  • Madonna
  • Corinne Bailey Rae
  • Ledisi

I totally forgot Fiona Apple eek disbelief

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Reply #29 posted 05/15/11 2:09pm

Timmy84

In no order:

  • Mary Wells
  • Diana Ross
  • Joan Jett
  • Debbie Harry
  • Madonna
  • Janet
  • Janis Joplin
  • Mary J. Blige
  • Betty Davis
  • Laura Nyro
  • Phyllis Hyman
  • Tina Turner
  • Etta James
  • Aretha Franklin
  • Gladys Knight
  • Chaka Khan
  • Cyndi Lauper
  • Patti LaBelle
  • Ann & Nancy Wilson (Heart)

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