The Best Female Singers Of All Time Ranked
Women in music include women as composers, songwriters, instrumental performers, singers, conductors, music scholars, music educators, music critics/music journalists, and in other musical professions. Also, it describes music movements (e.g., women’s music, which is music written and performed by women for women), events and genres related to women, women’s issues, and feminism. In the 2010s, while women constitute a significant proportion of popular music and classical music singers, and a significant proportion of songwriters (many of them being singer-songwriters), there are few women record producers, rock critics and rock instrumentalists. Women artists in pop, such as Bjork and Lady Gaga, have commented about sexism in the music industry. Additionally, a recent study led by Dr. Smith announced that “…over the last six years, the representation of women in the music industry has been even lower”. In classical music, although there have been a huge number of women composers from the Medieval period to the present day, women composers are significantly underrepresented in the commonly performed classical music repertoire, music history textbooks and music encyclopedias; for example, in the Concise Oxford History of Music, Clara Schumann is one of the only female composers who is mentioned. Here are all of the Best Female Singers of all time ranked.
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20. Britney Spears
“Britney Spears has started her when she was 11 years old, making her a truly special singer. The big majority of her albums have been ranked as the best in Billboard 100, and they’re also great and catchy. She’s also a good performer, haters say she lip-syncs because she can’t sing, but that’s not true. When she puts on a show, it will include heavy dancing, so how will she be able to sing? She’s such an icon, this is why she is the true Queen of Pop.”
19. Kelly Clarkson
“Kelly Clarkson is simply the most versatile, naturally gifted singer of our lifetime. Because of her American Idol past, she is not always taken seriously, and that is a shame — one only has to listen to her sing live to know this girl has it all — an uncanny sense of pitch, impeccable control, and an innate sense of the emotion of a song.”
18. Janis Joplin
“Inspirational blues rock singer, maybe with her psychedelic sound not for the masses, and she was maybe not the prettiest out there, and her sounds could sometimes come across as “screaming” but her lyrics were amazing, and she punched so much power.”
17. Avril Lavigne
“Avril is the most under-rated singer of our time. She has great range, though there are singers who have more range, but her voice is so powerful and projects such emotion and is so pure. If you listen to all of her music it becomes obvious that she uses her voice in the same way a master plays an instrument, and she does it effortlessly. She is a goddess among mortals in the world of music.”
16. Demi Lovato
“Demi has this beautiful voice that attracts A LOT OF PEOPLE. She can reach high notes effortlessly. She has a powerful voice. She inspires a lot of people and a great role model too. When I heard her Skyscraper, I was truly amazed by her voice, but when I heard her sang Skyscraper live, I was stunned because I thought those high notes were just edited or something.”
15. Pink
“Pink has a pure and natural voice whoever says that she uses machines or computers for her voice that is not true. All the computing crap refers to Britney Spears. Pink is great. Her lyrics are very interesting and entertaining. I just don’t see how is she lower then Gaga or Rihanna. She isn’t just amazing as a singer, but also as a person- I saw some of her interviews and you can see that it’s a good mother, a great friend and a creative and imaginative mind speaking!”
14. Ariana Grande
“She is kind sweet hearted and her voice is so beautiful and she sounds so amazing when she is live. She never has any voice cracks ever and she can hit the high notes on point. And plus she has the most positive attitude ever! And she cares deeply about her fans and she spreads so much positivity to everyone, even the people that don’t like her! She is still nice and sweet to the haters.”
13. Rihanna
“Robyn Rihanna Fenty is beyond amazing. She can sing like there is no tomorrow. Some may say some of her songs come across as inappropriate but with a voice like hers, so what?! Then listen go her ballads, she makes the hairs on your neck stand up edge and sends shivers down your spine, so beautiful to listen too. You can’t start commenting until you’ve experienced the overwhelming atmosphere at her concerts, its breathtaking how one woman can be such a part of peoples lives.”
12. Taylor Swift
“She may not have an amazingly wide vocal range, or impressively low and high notes. But Taylor’s voice is so sweet and unique that you can immediately recognize her after listening to her singing for just seconds. Her vocal is continuously improving, with her latest songs showcasing her vocal prowess inside her, which shows us her true inner talent. Go Taylor, you have the voice of a sweetest person in the world. Keep blowing our mind with your talent and beautiful voice!”
11. Lady Gaga
“Lady Gaga is a very talented performer! You want to know why?! She writes, produces, and actually sings all of her own music. She acts, dances, runs around doing whatever the hell Gaga does, and doesn’t lip-sync at concerts. She might not be the best female vocalist in the world but hands down she is pretty dang close to be being the most talented. She can play a multitude of instruments such as the piano, key tar, synthesizers, and most recently the guitar.”
10. Madonna
“Madonna is the most successful female artist of all time with she has sold over 300 million records worldwide and she is the most successful solo artist in the history of Billboard Hot 100 chart. She can sing every song. She’s the best.”
9. Amy Lee
“Amy Lee is just SO talented… Classically trained in music, plays the piano, has a spectacular voice, writes and composes all of her songs, is so gorgeous – both in looks and in personality! I could go on and on. Just so beyond happy the she and the band have made a come-back and a Hell of a come-back to note! ‘What You Want’ is an epic track, just like all of Evanescence’s songs, it’s enchanting because of Amy’s vocals, it rocks because of the music and so ‘loop-worthy’ (playing the one song constantly on loop for ages! )”
8. Katy Perry
“She can handle high key vocals proficiently. She is the person who has the largest number of followers on Twitter. Teenage Dream and Firework will make you see what kind of singer she is. Just listen to those two songs and I’m sure you will find and listen more other songs of her.”
7. Beyoncé
“Her vocal control and sense of melody is from another world, and she never “loose her breath” on stage. Her presence and performances are amazingly astonishing. Between the best female singers, she’s probably the best dancer. And if all this were not enough, she has a natural talent to compose superhits. I think we humans needs time to recognise all the talent she has, specially her voice, that is masked by her extraordinary beauty. Despite of her success, she always radiates humility and goodness.”
6. Adele
“Adele is an extraordinary singer with personality and class. She writes her own music with such emotion and creativity that no-one can top. Not only do her songs emotionally wreck me, but her elegant and unique voice adds to the already amazing piece of art. Adele not only can reach notes that no other vocalist can reach, but she can portray those notes in such a manner that only a few select artists can do.”
5. Aretha Franklin
“Aretha Franklin has one of the best voices popular culture has ever heard. It is unfortunate that she is so low on this list, seems to how she influenced many of those voted above her. She is such a versatile artist. Her power alone can bring a person to tears. In her prime, I do not believe I have ever heard of her hitting a note that was not “nailed,” and anyone that knows anything about Aretha knows that some of her notes are extremely difficult notes for even great singers.”
4. Christina Aguilera
“Christina is clearly an extremely talented singer that puts her all into her music. Her vocal ability is absolutely outstanding. She sings because it’s what she loves to do. Christina Aguilera is a very inspiring singer that will never lose her amazing voice. She is the best singer of the generation, and absolutely one of the best singers of all time. She sings to express herself, and she doesn’t care if that means less album sales, or less popularity. Christina, never stop singing.”
3. Celine Dion
“She is definitively the best of all the time, because she’s got a voice like the world never heard before! Her voice makes people standing up when they’re down and she can sing everything. Her voice is something very special and you’ll never find a woman who has such a great voice and so a brilliant note spectrum with so a clear sound”
2. Mariah Carey
“It’s the way she uses her range, her pinpoint accuracy, the richness of her timbre when belting, the soft, weighty low notes, her masterful vocal dynamics, her coloratura technique, her incredible usage of the whistle register and the resonance she employs within. I want to see any singer to stand up to Mariah’s caliber, because Mariah does NOT specialize in one thing. She specializes in everything.”
1. Whitney Houston
“The goddess of music, Whitney Houston. No one simply no one could replicate her amazing tone, soul, richness, and vocal ability in general. Whitney in her prime was nothing less of unstoppable. Having over 600 awards, the best selling female album of all time, the best selling female physical single of all time, the best selling gospel album of all time, the only artist with 7 consecutive number one singles, first black artist with 3 diamond albums. Just incredible”
