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  • Adele

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  • Lady Gaga

    2 5.56%
  • Britney Spears

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  • Pink

    1 2.78%
  • Christina Aguilera

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  • Rihanna

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  • Kylie Minogue

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  • Mariah Carey

    6 16.67%
  • Katy Perry

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  • Beyonce

    1 2.78%
  • Madonna

    11 30.56%
  • Alicia Keys

    0 0%
  • Taylor Swift

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  • Kelly Clarkson

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  • Whitney Houston

    5 13.89%
  • Nicki Manaj

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  • Jennifer Lopez

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  • Mary J. Blige

    1 2.78%
  • Janet Jackson

    1 2.78%
  • Kesha

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  • Carrie Underwood

    1 2.78%
  • Pat Benatar

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  • Cardi B

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  • Meghan Trainor

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    This is a tough question. It made me think of a lot of things, including, why is it mostly men that make up the list of all the music artists that are legendary?

    I'm talking about in the pop era.

    Some of the greatest are solo acts. Lady Gaga, Pink, Christina Aguilera, and to some extent Jennifer Lopez.

    Many artists covered other people's material for most of their hits.

    In deciding for myself, since I'm a big fan of old school music, when asked this question, I usually say, and would say now, Madonna, with Janet Jackson in 2nd place. That said I would put Whitney Houston in 3rd.

    I see Katy Perry mentioned a lot but she doesn't interest me that much. I also don't like Taylor Swift, really at all.

    Pat Benatar would have to be up there, she wrote some great songs but not close to as many as Madonna.

    Anyway if you had to name one, who would it be ?

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    There's like 2 people that are not 90's-2000 era pop artists. You're missing a but then you added pop era* to the bottom. I am confused. All time or modern/pop era?

    I do not consider Adele or Alicia Keys Pop either. If so you would have to add Amy Winehouse to this list.
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    By “pop” I think he means “mainstream”.

    A lot of artists no matter what genre they start out with end up going pop (or at least have 1 pop mega hit) by default in order to reach huge success and become household name.

    I also think newer artists say 2010 and beyond have the advantage of social media and digital streaming to make them more popular than the old school artists

    I’d probably say Cher.

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    Of that list. Madonna. She has copycats. She definitely influenced a lot them.

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    Also Tina Turner, who is not on that list.


    Tina Turner....


    "According to Guinness World Records, Turner has sold more concert tickets than any other solo performer in history."

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Turner


    Too bad I was child when she was touring in her prime(in the 80s). Would still see her live.
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    wth is Meghan Trainor doing on that list?

    From that list I think it would be hard to choose the best. Adele, Whitney and Mariah as best raw singers, but there are a lot of great songs there. I'm not sure which of them composes their own music, and I don't care what sells best :-)
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    I voted for Whitney simply because of her voice. But on the other hand Madonna is a beast and has given us so much. So has Janet!

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    The fact that Madonna and Mariah have more votes than Beyonce is laughable. Both of them needed to retire like 10 years ago. Mariah just stands there, now she barely even does that. And Madonna needs to stop trying to keep up with people 30 years younger than her. I didn't even look at the other women, I knew who I was voting for.
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    Top 10 ranked by Billboard per their chart performances:

    1 madonna
    2 mariah carey
    3 janet jackson
    4 whitney houston
    5 rihanna
    6 the supremes
    7 olivia newton john
    8 aretha franklin
    9 katy perry
    10 taylor swift

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    Quote Originally Posted by ravenskyy View Post
    The fact that Madonna and Mariah have more votes than Beyonce is laughable. Both of them needed to retire like 10 years ago. Mariah just stands there, now she barely even does that. And Madonna needs to stop trying to keep up with people 3 years younger than her. I didn't even look at the other women, I knew who I was voting for.

    It's more when they were in their prime. Def not now. I wished Madonna stopped at "Ray of light". I was never a fan of Mariah, but I give her that when she was able to hit those high notes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PhatGirlDynomite!!! View Post
    I voted for Whitney simply because of her voice. But on the other hand Madonna is a beast and has given us so much. So has Janet!
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    How can you have Katy Perry and Kesha on that list, yet totally miss Ariana Grande?! She has the best voice in the industry, period. She also writes her music. She is legendary. Her high notes are better than Mariah Carey's.

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    There are too many great female artists for me to come up with just one. The artists on my list would include Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Linda Ronstadt, Donna Summer, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, and Beyonce. I like Britney Spears a lot, but she doesn't have the powerful voice some of the other female artists have.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ScarletKitten View Post
    How can you have Katy Perry and Kesha on that list, yet totally miss Ariana Grande?! She has the best voice in the industry, period. She also writes her music. She is legendary. Her high notes are better than Mariah Carey's.
    She also does amazing impressions!


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    Quote Originally Posted by ScarletKitten View Post
    How can you have Katy Perry and Kesha on that list, yet totally miss Ariana Grande?! She has the best voice in the industry, period. She also writes her music. She is legendary. Her high notes are better than Mariah Carey's.
    Have you seen this?

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    Yea Im scratching my head at Kesha and Meghan Trainor???

    Demi Lovato is another one thats extremely talented. I really hope she makes it through these dark times.

    My top 5 living performers are Madonna, Janet Jackson, Bjork, Eryka Badu and Robyn.

    I've seen them all in concert and they can really put on a show.

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    Meghan Trainor, Jlo, CardiB, Nikki Minaj.. those need to be replaced.. out.

    Let's get serious... Throw in some Sade and Anita Baker. There's more, but can't think right now.

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    Mariah. The only material of hers that she doesn't write are the covers she's done plus people forget what a trailblazer she was and how much influence she has had on popular music.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bahuba View Post
    wth is Meghan Trainor doing on that list?

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    Default Re: Who in your mind is the greatest female artist of all time? (Pop era)*

    If we're including groups, Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad of ABBA deserve mention.

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    Default Re: Who in your mind is the greatest female artist of all time? (Pop era)*

    Vocally, Whitney Houston and imo that's not up for debate.

    Performance wise and artistically, Beyonce and Madonna.

    I agree with Vyanka about Sade. And Anita.

    Lauryn Hill should be on the list for what she did for female rap, rap in general, and just being a musical genius.

    Edit: Jennifer Holliday also gets a nod, especially for her performances of "And I am telling you," but also "I am changing." She was a powerhouse
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nina_ View Post
    Vocally, Whitney Houston and imo that's not up for debate.
    If it wasn't for her drug abuse, she would probably be considered the best. Her career took a sharp nose-dive after drugs took over her life. Very sad.

    Besides being very talented, she was very generous. She gave a lot to charitable causes.

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    I would never known Diane Sawyer if it wasn’t for Her interview with Whitney (as she was spiraling out of control)

    Idk of it’s been mentioned yet but I think Aaliyah was a renowned artist. Sadly she was taken advantage of by that alleged pedophile RKelly and she died in a tragic plane crash otherwise she would have really blown up and been a household name.

    Also another female artist who crossed over to mainstream and met a similar tragic death was Selena.

    Both ladies had amazing energy that shone through during their performances and interviews etc. and they were extremely talented. If they had lived/continued making music today they both would definitely be in the “of all time” category

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