100 Greatest Female Rock Vocalists: Modern and Classic

Lefty · **Posted:** Fri Oct 08, 2010 8:26 am

Editor: Al
Last Updated: 20th June 2005

1. Janis Joplin
2. Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane)
3. Ann Wilson (Heart)
4. Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac)
5. Tina Turner
6. Pat Benatar
7. Debbie Harry (Blondie)
8. Annie Lennox (Eurythmics)
9. Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth)
10. Joni Mitchell
11. Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
12. Patti Smith
13. Melissa Etheridge
14. Bjork
15. Nico (Velevet Underground)
16. Alanis Morrisette
17. P. J. Harvey
18. Kate Bush
19. Tarja Turunen (Nightwish)
20. Ani Difranco
21. Delores O'Riordan (Cranberries)
22. Shirley Manson (Garbage)
23. Patty Smyth (Scandal)
24. Rickie Lee Jones
25. Sandy Denny
26. Martha Davis (Motels)
27. Fiona Apple
28. Meredith Brooks
29. Christina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)
30. Tanya Donelly (Belly)
31. Liz Phair
32. Terri Nunn (Berlin)
33. Alannah Myles
34. Sheryl Crow
35. Exene Cervanka (X)
36. Suzi Quatro
37. Suzanne Vega
38. Debora Iyall (Romeo Void)
39. Kim Deal
40. Kat Bjelland (Babes In Toyland)
41. Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac)
42. Lita Ford
43. Joan Jett (Blackhearts)
44. Siouxsie Sioux (Siouxsie & the Banshees)
45. Skin (Skunk Anansie)
46. Brody Armstrong (The Distillers)
47. Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
48. Gilly Smyth (Gong)
49. Kate Pierson (B52's)
50. Jann Arden
51. Gwen Stefani (No Doubt)
52. Mary Margaret O'Hara
53. Lana Lane
54. Alison Moyet (Yaz)
55. Nina Gordon (Veruca Salt, Solo)
56. Maggie Bell
57. Annie Haslam(Renaissance)
58. Corinne Drewery (Swing Out Sister)
59. Beth Gibbons (Portishead)
60. Nina Hagen
61. Susanna Hoffs (Bangles)
62. Mia Zappata (Gits)
63. Nancy Wilson (Heart)
64. Melanie
65. Shawn Colvin
66. Doro Pesch (Warlock)
67. Jane Siberry
68. Nanci Griffith
69. Patty Griffin
70. Amanda Marshall
71. Joss Stone
72. Rita Coolidge
73. Linda Perry(4 Non Blondes)
74. Sas Jordan
75. Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star)
76. Carrie Akre (Hammerbox)
77. Kristen Hersh (Throwing Muses)
78. Harriet Wheeler (The Sundays)
79. Lee Aaron
80. Sarah Shannon (Velocity Girl)
81. Amy Lee (Evanescence)
82. Signe Anderson (Jefferson Airplane, '65-'66)
83. Holly McNarland
84. Dorothy Moskowitz (United States Of America)
85. Jonnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde)
86. Katrina Chester (Luxx)
87. Judy Henske
88. Annette Peacock
89. Maria Azevedo (Battery)
90. Patti Santos (It's A Beautiful Day)
91. Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab)
92. Paula Cole
93. Jennifer Herrema (Royal Trux)
94. Margo Timmins (Cowboy Junkies)
95. Kim Richey
96. Jennifer Warnes
97. Candice Night (Blackmore's Night)
98. Courtney Love (Hole)
99. Maria Mckee (Lone Justice, solo)
100. Avril Lavigne
101. Marianne Faithful
102. Heather Findlay (Mostly Autumn)
103. Dale Krantz (Rossington-Collins Band)
104. Kim Wilde
105. Wendy O. Williams (Plasmatics)
106. Joan Osborne
107. Christina Amphlett (Divinyls)
108. Tara MacLean
109. Carla Bonoff
110. Dominique Durand (Ivy)
111. Jane Jarboe (Swans)
112. Darby Mills (Headpins)
113. Leslie Rankine (Silverfish)
114. Amy Ray (Indigo Girls)
115. Emily Saliers (Indigo Girls)
116. Lynda Stipe (Hetch Hetchy)
117. Jennifer Rush
118. Pamela Moore
119. Dale Bozzio (Missing Persons)
120. Clare Torry (Pink Floyd-DSOTM)
121. Bif Naked
122. Georgia Hubley (Yo La Tengo)
123. Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation)
124. Kelly Hogan (Jody Grind)
125. Sandi Saraya (Saraya)
126. Justine Frischmann (Elastica)
127. Tracey Thorn (Everything But The Girl)
128. Isabel Monteiro (Drugstore)
129. Kirsty Hawkshaw
130. Alison Mosshart (AKA VV of The Kills)
131. Tobey Torres (Snake River Conspiracy)
132. Monique Powell (Save Ferris)
133. Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance)
134. Teena Marie
135. Wendy Waldman
136. Anneli Marian Drecker (Bel Canto)
137. Tairrie B (My Ruin)
138. Mimi Goese (Hugo Largo)
139. Kim Shattuck (The Muffs)
140. Charlotte Martin
141. Louise Post (Veruca Salt)
142. Thalia Zedek (Live Skull)
143. Charlotte Hatherley (Ash)
144. Bonnie Bramlett
145. Melanie Campbell (Burning Brides)
146. Beth Orton
147. Angela Gossgow (Arch Enemy)
148. Dot Allison
149. Jenny Haan (Babe Ruth)
150. Kathleen Hanna (Le Tigre/Bikini Kill)
151. Ida No (Glass Candy & Shattered Theatre)
152. Nina C. Alice (Skew Siskin)
153. Ella Hooper (Killing Heidi)
154. D'Arcy Wretzky
155. Lucia Cafarelli (KMFDM)
156. Sandra Nasic (Guano Apes)
157. Sheila Nicholls
158. Corin Tucker (Sleater-Kinney)
159. Nellie Mckay
160. Suzi Gardner (L7)

BayPineapple · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:30 pm **Posts:** 373

Where is Aretha Franklin???

Sherick · **Posted:** Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:02 am

Yeah seriously. Especially when she's present on the old Greatest and Tech lists.
We were in the process of considering maybe redoing this list.

sweetandsour · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:24 pm **Posts:** 13

I'd like to submit Kelly Clarkson for consideration on this list. While she's not what some would consider a traditional female "rock" vocalist in the same vein as Pat Benatar or even Melissa Etheridge she's certainly more of a rock vocalist than Gwen Stefani or Avril Lavigne (IMO).

for your review and opinion... some rock performances by Kelly:

Cryin

7 nation army by the white stripes

that I would be good/use somebody

why

Lies by the Black Keys

n8ivefan · **Joined:** Sat Oct 16, 2010 4:06 pm **Posts:** 6

I agree with Aretha Franklin needing to be up there. My question is on Tina Turner being #5. I know she is already high on the list but her decades of influence and collaborations far exceed others above her IMO. She just retired in 2009 and was still filling arenas around the world.
Here is just a few and they span 40 years.
Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, Elton John and Mark Knopfler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXYEcDg7 ... re=related
Tina and Beyonce
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoVrUx1s ... re=related
Tina and Mick Jagger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaKl2ec4 ... re=related
Tina, Cher, Kate Smith
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtV3lx4e ... re=related
30years later Tina and Cher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLs1Z_i1 ... re=related
Tina and Tom Jones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwPYOQ8i ... re=related
Tina and Barry White
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQx6fkr9U1Y
Tina and Sting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oXXJ32MzMg
Tina and Rod Stewart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhy788um ... re=related
Tina and David Bowie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfjVipUT ... re=related

Just thought I'd ask.
:tiphat:

Timi · **Posted:** Wed Nov 03, 2010 3:28 pm

Damn, the woman has seen much of this world, probably amazing to experience new generations of musicians! :cool:

Oh, and one more for your list: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZf_lo0Ux_8

n8ivefan · **Joined:** Sat Oct 16, 2010 4:06 pm **Posts:** 6

Sorry I couldn't open that link. Who was it with? One of these perhaps? I have always thought of her as a phenomenal singer able to rock it with the best of them.
Tina and Bryan Adams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6igcfvq2BQ
Tina and Eros Ramazzotti
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCBC-iOpmL4
just for kicks Tina and Ann Margret
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4-VJTQZ ... re=related
Tina doing Whole Lotta Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvX6Efr59KQ
Ike and Tina
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkyE1JtkU_k
Tina and Marvin Gaye(1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcn18GVO ... re=related
and this is how a 70 year old rocks it out! :biggrin:

(2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbg6LBoWQyA

Jestercide · **Posted:** Thu Nov 04, 2010 2:58 am

a lot of these performances are extremely lack luster.... But i absolutely agree with Tina being in a high spot. Probably not no. 1 But top 3.

Its highly likely the editor didn't include soul singers which explains the omission of Aretha.

Timi · **Posted:** Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:43 am

It was her with Eros, they rock together! :cool:

Sir · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:19 am **Posts:** 1062

Not a bit harsh on Jett and McVie? :handball:

Cruz · **Posted:** Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:33 pm

Hayley Williams' (Paramore) voice is awesome and she's damn sexy.

She sounds (and looks) awesome in this video. Some really accurate, fast runs and awesome tone on her belting:
Hayley Williams - Bad Romance

Curiosity · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:25 pm **Posts:** 1399

Prolly the most annoying voice ever though.

beyonddeities · **Posted:** Sat Nov 06, 2010 5:13 am

her voice remind me of an alarm siren

Timi · **Posted:** Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:08 am

And I think she has fabulous voice (AND LOOKS! :wink:

)

Curiosity · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:25 pm **Posts:** 1399

Eh, she's decent looking I guess. A chick with great looks and voice would be Shania Twain.

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