The top women artists solo EVER

Phil.K

[Jakarta ex-pat]

OK. So which female artists NOT associated with duo, group etc would make your top 10. Here's mine..in no particular order

[Jakarta ex-pat]

Kate Bush..Innovative, fun, and beautiful.

Shania Twain..Up isn't just a movie.

Bjork..ok, she was in the sugacubes, but did anyone listen then?

KD Lang..So what she's a Canadian lesbian.

PJ Harvey..Never heard of her..tough!

Alicia keys..Enough said.

Donna Summer..so to annoy everyone, here comes..

Barbara Streisand...One of the most underrated albums = WET

Edith Piaf...Oui?

Alanis Morissette

[Tijeras_Slim]

Sophie Milman

[avacado]

Emmylou Harris!

[Constitution Day]

Neko Case!

[US Navy Vet]

KT Oslin

[illiac]

Celine Dion

[cyborg]

Lady Gaga
Josephine Baker
Edith Piaf
Sarah Vaughan
Loreen McKennitt

[proudpapa]

Sade

[BornToBeAmerican]

Amy Grant

......Bjork, now I used to listen to her years ago

[catman67]

Janis Joplin

[SnakeDoctor]

Dude — Alanis Morissette is intolerable. Bjork is almost as bad.

I don’t listen to that many female singers, now that I think of it — and most of them are rock singers (i.e. in a group). I’m with you on Shania Twain. I’d add Carrie Underwood. I like Avril Lavigne pretty well.

SnakeDoc

[Jakarta ex-pat]

Sarah and Loreen are good calls. Too early to decide on Lady though

[Sir Gawain]

As far as vocals go, Karen Carpenter could out-sing anyone. I defy someone to find a better vocalist.

[mmichaels1970]

Ethel Merman, Shirley Temple, Judy Garland...

[Publius Valerius]

I assume this is limited to pop or rock? Otherwise, no top solo women list could be complete without Patsy Cline.

In fact, even if it’s limited to pop and rock, Patsy Cline still probably deserves to be on the list. Too much influence.

[DuncanWaring]

Patsy Cline.

[Jakarta ex-pat]

100 percent agree, but i did ask no duos!
Keep smiling,
Philip

[DuncanWaring]

19 seconds.

[CodeToad]

Melissa Etheridge

[choirboy]

Nana Mouskouri
Sissel Kyrkjebo

[VicVega]

Kate Bush, good for you.

You have some good ones.

I would have Stevie Nicks on list, Chrissie Hynde and Natalie Merchant.

[WilDave]

Bonnie Raitt
Ella Fitzgerald
Nancy Wilson

[stuartcr]

Delores O’Riordan
Natalie merchant
Janis Joplin
Margo Timmins

[rdax]

Tal Wilkenfeld

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Say what you will about her but Amy Winehouse has an incredible voice.

And Bonnie Raitt should be on that list too.

[mpackard]

There it is...Nancy Wilson. Hard pressed to top that one!

[mnehring]

Solo makes it challenging because so many of my favorites are only with a group. (several of these are both with a group and have solo projects).

Mariah Carey
Alecia Beth Moore (Pink)
Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin (Enya)
Sarah McLaughlin
Lita Ford
Floor Jansen
Tarja Turunen
Amanda Somerville

[detective]

I agree with you on Edith Piaf but I think each of the following are far better than your other choices:

Lena Horne
Judy Garland
Patsy Cline
Lorretta Lynn
Janis Joplin
Judy Collins
Alison Krause
Linda Ronstadt
Lucinda Williams

[earlJam]

Does Boy George count?

[TankerKC]

Janis Ian

[Notary Sojac]

Iris DeMent

Allison Krauss

Eleni Mandell

Adrienne Young

and additional votes for Neko Case, Lucinda Williams, Kate Bush

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

Wanda Jackson

Ella Fitzgerald

Connie Boswell

Juliana Hatfield

Sharon Marie (obscure Brian Wilson production - check out "Thinking About My Baby" for one GREAT set of pipes!)

[Tucsonican]

Ella Fitzgerald - Hands down the best!
Aretha Franklin
Ann Murray
Joan Baez (hate the politics/love the music)
Karen Carpenter
Joni Mitchell
Carla Thomas

[Skip Ripley]

Aimee Mann...if we can forget Bjork was in the Sugarcubes, we can forget that Aimee fronted ‘Til Tuesday

[TankerKC]

...Natalie Merchant.

Though she did start with 10,000 Maniacs...she has had a great solo career.

I want to add Etta James to the list...

[hampdenkid]

Diana Ross
Kate Smith

[astyanax]

Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Holiday, Etta James, Koko Taylor...
I like old school.

[TheThirdRuffian]

Patsy Cline.

(For voice reasons.)

[Jakarta ex-pat]

I would so much like to have added Tara!

[Carpe Cerevisi]

As far as vocals go, Karen Carpenter could out-sing anyone. I defy someone to find a better vocalist.

Allison Krauss

[Biblical Calvinist]

Jane Olivor, particularily her 1977 release “Chasing Rainbows”..one of the top 5 (unknown) albums of the entire ‘70’s, in my opinion. Jane Olivor has one of the most beautiful voices on earth. (she has been described as an American Edith Piaf.) Her control and phrasing is breathtaking.

I still listen to this album at least twice each month..yes, sometimes more often. Even after some 33 years; “Chasing Rainbows” is still one of the finest albums that I’ve ever heard. It’s still in print too! Check out Amazon..

[McBuff]

Eva Cassidy

[Jakarta ex-pat]

I knew I shouldn’t have added Bjork :-)

[Birdsbane]

Maureen McGovern

[tacticalogic]

As far as vocals go, Karen Carpenter could out-sing anyone. I defy someone to find a better vocalist.

Cass Elliot

[VicVega]

Anyone add Sade?

Great “get the babe in the mood” music. LOL.

[JimVT]

Sarah Vaughn....the Divine
Peggy Lee.......Manana
Diane Krall.....Ms Coooool
Eartha Kitt.....exuded SEEEEX
Doris Day.......when she was with the Big Bands
Eydie Gorme.....when she was on her Latin Kick (Sabor a mi)
Barbara Cook....great in musicals
Nancy Wilson....met her once in Puerto Rico..que bella
Yma Sumac......not well known but what a set of pipes
Rosey Clooney..she could do anything... remember “commana my housa?

I’d put Streisand in for talent but any “artist” with God-given talents who thinks we care about their political
views is off my list.

[Jakarta ex-pat]

I have never heard of her, BUT I will try to find some of her music..THX

[BlueLancer]

I’ll add my vote for Karen Carpenter ... like hot silky chocolate over cold vanilla ice-cream ...

[wtc911]

You left out Dinah Washington....