The top 10 greatest female artists of all time
Updated | By Breakfast with Martin Bester
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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](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/Taylor_Swift_Fortnight_music_video_.original.png)
9. Katy Perry
![Katy Perry wearing a black dress with floral prints](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/Katy_Perry_wearing_a_floral_sparkle_dress.original.png)
8. Aretha Franklin
![Aretha Franklin](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/aretha-franklin-afp.original.png)
7. Olivia Newton-John
![OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN SANDY GREASE](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/OLIVIA_NEWTON_JOHN.original.png)
6. The Supremes
![THE_SUPREMES_TWITTER_X](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/THE_SUPREMES_TWITTER_X.original.png)
5. Rihanna
![Fenty Beauty By Rihanna YouTube screenshot](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/Rihanna__YouTube_screenshot_.original.png)
4. Whitney Houston
![Whitney Houston](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/whitney_houston.original.jpg)
3. Janet Jackson
![Janet Jackson](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/Screenshot_2022-05-17_at_15.11.52.original.png)
2. Mariah Carey
![Mariah Carey wearing a green dress](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/Mariah_Carey_wears_a_light_green_sparkle_dress_.original.png)
1. Madonna
![Madonna Madame X / instagram](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/Screenshot_2019-06-26_at_07.14.31.original.png)
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Based on this list, here are the top 50 greatest female artists of all time:
- Madonna
- Mariah Carey
- Janet Jackson
- Whitney Houston
- Rihanna
- The Supremes
- Olivia Newton-John
- Aretha Franklin
- Katy Perry
- Taylor Swift
- Diana Ross
- Donna Summer
- Carpenters
- Connie Francis
- Beyoncé
- Brenda Lee
- Barbra Streisand
- Cher
- P!nk
- Gloria Estefan
- Gladys Knight And The Pips
- Lady Gaga
- TLC
- Dionne Warwick
- Heart
- Paula Abdul
- Alicia Keys
- Kelly Clarkson
- Linda Ronstadt
- Destiny's Child
- Celine Dion
- The Pointer Sisters
- Captain & Tennille
- Britney Spears
- Toni Braxton
- Jennifer Lopez
- Christina Aguilera
- Adele
- Monica
- Helen Reddy
- Cyndi Lauper
- Roberta Flack
- Taylor Dayne
- Nicki Minaj
- Mary J. Blige
- Tina Turner
- Debbie Gibson
- Sheena Easton
- Kesha
- Carly Simon
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