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Greatest 'Female' R&B / Soul Vocalists |
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Criteria: - Female R&B / Soul Vocalists are rated by their ability, in their prime,
for vocal range, ability to convey emotion, power, versatility, and uniqueness.
Also, check out Greatest 'Girl Group' Songs
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Newly added names are in RED | Edited By: Sampson |
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1. Aretha Franklin
2. Dinah Washington
3. Etta James
4. Ruth Brown
5. Mavis Staples
6. Minnie Riperton
7. Big Maybelle
8. Patti LaBelle
9. Darlene Love
10. LaVern Baker
11. Whitney Houston
12. Doris Duke
13. Roberta Flack
14. Mary Wells
15. Tina Turner
16. Gladys Knight
17. Chaka Khan
18. Dionne Warwick
19. Irma Thomas
20. Florence Ballard (Supremes)
21. Patti Austin
22. Little" Esther Phillips
23. Anita Baker
24. Carla Thomas
25. Denise Lasalle
26. Melba Moore
27. Cissy Houston
28. Ronnie Spector (Ronettes)
29. Freda Payne
30. Linda Clifford
31. Dee Dee Sharp
32. Faye Adams
33. Martha Reeves
34. Jean Terrell (Supremes)
35. Nora Hendryx
36. Judy Craig (Chiffons)
37. Vesta Williams
38. Bonnie Pointer (Pointer Sisters)
39. Shirley Ellis
40. Barbara Lynn
41. Millie Jackson
42. Mary Wilson (Supremes)
43. Thelma Houston
44. Nellie Luchter
45. Big Mama Thornton
46. Ann Peebles
47. Donna Summer
48. Julia Lee
49. Toni Braxton
50. Arlene Smith (Chantels)
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51. La La Brooks (Crystals)
52. Nancy Wilson
53. Diana Ross
54. Natalie Cole
55. Mary Weiss (Shangri-Las)
56. Deniese Williams
57. June Pointer (Pointer Sisters)
58. Merry Clayton
59. Fontella Bass
60. Mabel John
61. Valerie Simpson (Ashford & Simpson)
62. Betty Everett
63. Kathy Sledge (Sister Sledge)
64. Shirley Brown
65. Ethel "Earl-Jean" McCrea (Cookies)
66. Gladys Horton (Marvelettes)
67. Shirley Alston (Shirelles)
68. Doris Troy
69. Stephanie Mills
70. Maxine Brown
71. Ester Satterfield
72. Yolanda Adams
73. Terry Ellis (En Vogue)
74. Gloria Jones
75. Varetta Dillard
76. Brenda Holloway
77. Kim Weston
78. Carolyn Gill (The Velvelettes)
79. Wanda Young (Marvelettes)
80. Mary J. Blige
81. Phyllis Hyman
82. Brenda Payton (Brenda & Tabulations)
83. Alicia Keys
84. Margie Joseph
85. Wanda Young
86. Lauryn Hill
87. Randy Crawford
88. Candi Staton
89. Sugar Pie DeSanto
90. Judy Clay
91. Martha Wash
92. Ernestine Anderson
93. Deloris Hall
94. Bettye Swann
95. Ann Cole
96. Zola Taylor (Platters)
97. Inez Foxx
98. Justine "Baby" Washington (Hearts)
99. Claudette Ortiz (City High)
100. Bertha Tillman
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101. Beyonce Knowles
102. Macy Gray
103. Queen Latifah
104. Tammi Terrell
105. Gloria Gaynor
106. Maxine Jones (En Vogue)
107. Erma Franklin
108. Oleta Adams
109. Ashanti
110. Betty Wright
111. Janet Jackson
112. Marie Adams
113. Cheryl Lynn
114. Little Eva
115. Aaliyah
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116. Linda Hopkins
117. Cindy Herron (En Vogue)
118. Mary Russell
119. Neneh Cherry
120. Anita Humes
121. Joan Armatrading
122. Loleatta Holloway
123. Carrie Lucas
124. Maxine Weldon
125. Jody Watley
126. Maxine Nightingale
127. Marilyn McCoo (The Fifth Dimension)
128. Lulu Reed
129. Shirley Goodman (Shirley & Lee)
130. Sade
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Disclaimer: There is nothing 'Official' about these lists. They are compiled by the 'editor' using the
stated criteria, and revised considering the competent suggestions of visitors to this website only.
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