1.
Dionne Warwick
One off the best R&b and soulsingers
194 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
2.
Ella Fitzgerald
how has she not been included in this list?
162 points - added 2 years ago by thepaulest -
3.
Judith Durham
Lead for the folk group The Seekers; popular in the late 60s; her voice was clear, powerful and distinctive.
136 points - added 1 year ago by Javalation -
4.
Sarah Vaughan
The second lady off jazz
134 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
5.
Alison Krauss
27 grammys (most of ANY female and 3rd overall) and the voice of an angel!
102 points - added 2 years ago by guest - 2 comments
Comments:
Alison should be at or near the top of today's singer list, compares favorably with Judith Durham for best ever pure singer IMHO. Durham started in the 60s and anyone who listens to her stints with the Seekers will see what I mean
Added 7 months ago by guest, 0 points
Can sing in any genre
Added 1 year ago by guest, 0 points
6.
Patti Austin
99 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
7.
Linda Ronstadt
87 points - added 3 years ago by andrewh -
8.
Celine Dion
77 points - added 3 years ago by andrewh - 1 comment
Comments:
VOICE OF NATURE
Added 2 years ago by guest, 0 points
9.
Sarah McLachlan
Beautiful voice and she writes wonderful music. Afterglow is one of the best CDs of the past 10 years.
69 points - added 2 years ago by Javalation -
10.
Judy Collins
"Sweet Judy Blue Eyes" eclectic tastes in the material she recorded has made her hard to peg. In the '70s her beautiful high soprano voice even made a top 20 hit of the old hymn "Amazing Grace", done a capella.
65 points - added 2 years ago by Javalation -
11.
Karen Carpenter
Amazing Vocals, pure, clear, haunting. gone too soon.
65 points - added 3 years ago by andrewh -
12.
Bonnie Raitt
Her distinctive voice and style combines elements of blues, rock, pop, folk and country. Nine Grammys in a four decade career.
57 points - added 2 years ago by Javalation -
13.
Aretha Franklin
54 points - added 3 years ago by andrewh -
14.
Linda Eder
Great Broadway vocalist.
54 points - added 3 years ago by andrewh -
15.
Barbra Streisand
Incrediable voice, amazing talent.
50 points - added 3 years ago by andrewh -
16.
Minnie Riperton
Had an incredible vocal range of five-and-a-half octaves, and displayed it in her top selling single "Loving You". Sadly died at age 31 of cancer.
48 points - added 2 years ago by Javalation -
17.
Sarah Brightman
An international star who sings a wide variety of music. A true diva.
48 points - added 2 years ago by Javalation -
18.
Enya
41 points - added 3 years ago by andrewh -
19.
Sandy Denny
Lead singer for Fairport Convention and writer of "Who Knows Where The Time Goes". A beautiful voice stilled too young in 1978 by a tragic accident.
40 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
20.
Joan Baez
Her singing voice in the late 60s was a high etheral soprano, that no one could match.
38 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
21.
Anita Baker
35 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
22.
Dionne Warwick
31 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
23.
Donna Summer
24 points - added 3 years ago by andrewh -
24.
LeAnn Rimes
Pure
18 points - added 3 years ago by andrewh -
25.
Diana Ross
18 points - added 3 years ago by andrewh -
26.
Reba McIntire
18 points - added 3 years ago by andrewh -
27.
Jennifer Hudson
True talent
18 points - added 3 years ago by andrewh -
28.
Carole King
Unbelivable writing talent,
17 points - added 3 years ago by andrewh -
29.
Alicia Keys
15 points - added 2 years ago by Javalation -
30.
Olivia Newton John
15 points - added 3 years ago by andrewh -
31.
Cass Elliot
Singer from the Mamas and Papas, plus solo work.
12 points - added 1 year ago by Gefferr -
32.
CHRISTINA AGUILERA
'THE VOICE OF THE GENERATION"
11 points - added 11 months ago by guest -
33.
Roberta Flack
9 points - added 3 years ago by andrewh -
34.
Sade
Smooth!
8 points - added 3 years ago by andrewh -
35.
Rita Coolidge
A pop beauty with several hits in the late seventies and early eighties including the theme from Splash "Love Came For Me".
7 points - added 1 year ago by Javalation -
36.
Susan Boyle
Incrediable voice, unexpected joy
6 points - added 3 years ago by andrewh -
37.
Jo Stafford
GI Jo was also nicknamed, "America's Most Versatile Singer".
4 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
38.
Cassandra Wilson
4 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
39.
Bette Midler
The divine Miss M, no one but!
2 points - added 3 years ago by andrewh -
40.
Sandi Saraya
1 point - added 11 days ago by guest -
41.
Idina Menzel
Tony Winning singer.
1 point - added 1 year ago by Gefferr -
42.
Rosemary Clooney
one of the first ladies of american popular song.
1 point - added 2 years ago by thepaulest -
43.
Connie Francis
1 point - added 3 years ago by andrewh -
44.
Mariah Carey
0 points - added 4 months ago by guest -
45.
Whitney Houston
0 points - added 4 months ago by guest -
46.
Kristin Chenoweth
0 points - added 1 year ago by Gefferr -
47.
Bernadette Peters
Singer of stage and screen.
0 points - added 1 year ago by Gefferr -
48.
Hayley Westenra
The voice, the range, the tone!
0 points - added 1 year ago by Classical2 -
49.
Eva Cassidy
0 points - added 1 year ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
A voice you could listen to all day without tiring.
Added 1 year ago by Classical2, 2 points
50.
Jewel
0 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
51.
Adele
-1 point - added 4 months ago by guest -
52.
Avril Lavigne
-1 point - added 4 months ago by guest -
53.
Kelly Clarkson
-1 point - added 4 months ago by guest -
54.
Trisha Yearwood
-1 point - added 1 year ago by guest -
55.
Madonna
alway changing
-50 points - added 3 years ago by andrewh - 1 comment
Comments:
madonna is an entertainer, not a vocalist. i love her albums and her stage shows, but a showgirl should not be classed with these women.
Added 2 years ago by thepaulest, 0 points
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