The top 10 greatest female artists of all time

The top 10 greatest female artists of all time

Did your favourite female artist make the cut? Check it out…

Whitney Houston The Bodyguard
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This August, South Africa came together to celebrate the wonderful women in our country during the national Women's Month.

As the month of celebrating women is almost at an end, there is no better time than now to share the greatest female artists of all time.

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American music and entertainment publication Billboard recently released its Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Women Artists list.

Based on this list, here are the top 10 greatest women artists of all time:

10. Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift  music video screenshot
Taylor Swift music video screenshot / YouTube screenshot
9. Katy Perry
Katy Perry wearing a black dress with floral prints
Katy Perry/ Instagram (@katyperry via celebrity makeup artist Michael Anthony)
8. Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
AFP
7. Olivia Newton-John
OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN SANDY GREASE
Olivia Newton-John in her iconic role as Sandy in the iconic music, Grease/YouTube
6. The Supremes
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X/ Screenshot
5. Rihanna
Fenty Beauty By Rihanna YouTube screenshot
Fenty Beauty By Rihanna YouTube screenshot
4. Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston/ YouTube
3. Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Twitter
2. Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey wearing a green dress
Music icon Mariah Carey/ Instagram (@mariahcarey)
1. Madonna
Madonna Madame X / instagram
Madonna Madame X / instagram

More here:

Based on this list, here are the top 50 greatest female artists of all time:

  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
  11. Diana Ross
  12. Donna Summer
  13. Carpenters
  14. Connie Francis
  15. Beyoncé
  16. Brenda Lee
  17. Barbra Streisand
  18. Cher
  19. P!nk
  20. Gloria Estefan
  21. Gladys Knight And The Pips
  22. Lady Gaga
  23. TLC
  24. Dionne Warwick
  25. Heart
  26. Paula Abdul
  27. Alicia Keys
  28. Kelly Clarkson
  29. Linda Ronstadt
  30. Destiny's Child
  31. Celine Dion
  32. The Pointer Sisters
  33. Captain & Tennille
  34. Britney Spears
  35. Toni Braxton
  36. Jennifer Lopez
  37. Christina Aguilera
  38. Adele
  39. Monica
  40. Helen Reddy
  41. Cyndi Lauper
  42. Roberta Flack
  43. Taylor Dayne
  44. Nicki Minaj
  45. Mary J. Blige
  46. Tina Turner
  47. Debbie Gibson
  48. Sheena Easton
  49. Kesha
  50. Carly Simon

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