Hot 100 Turns 60! The Top 60 Female Artists of All-Time (2019)

Hot 100 Turns 60! The Top 60 Female Artists of All-Time, From Madonna to Mariah Carey & More

Here's a look at the top-performing solo female artists over the Hot 100's first 60 years.  

60. Juice Newton

59. Carole King

58. Stevie Nicks

57. Amy Grant

56. Missy Elliott

55. Faith Hill

54. Chaka Khan

53. Jody Watley

52. Avril Lavigne

51. Pat Benatar

50. Anne Murray

49. Ashanti

48. Bette Midler

47. Aaliyah

46. Natalie Cole

45. Fergie

44. Petula Clark

43. Miley Cyrus

42. Brandy

41. Carly Simon

40. Sheena Easton

39. Debbie Gibson

38. Kesha

37. Tina Turner

36. Mary J. Blige

35. Taylor Dayne

34. Roberta Flack

33. Nicki Minaj

32. Cyndi Lauper

31. Helen Reddy

31. Monica

30. Christina Aguilera

29. Jennifer Lopez

28. Adele

27. Toni Braxton

26. Britney Spears

25. Celine Dion

24. Linda Ronstadt

23. Kelly Clarkson

22. Alicia Keys

21. Paula Abdul

20. Dionne Warwick

19. Lady Gaga

18. Gloria Estefan

17. P!nk

16. Cher

15. Barbra Streisand

14. Brenda Lee

13. Beyoncé

12. Connie Francis

11. Donna Summer

10. Diana Ross

9. Katy Perry

8. Taylor Swift

7. Aretha Franklin

6. Olivia Newton-John

5. Rihanna

4. Whitney Houston

3. Janet Jackson

2. Mariah Carey

1. Madonna

Stevie Nicks at 58   

No Cardi B (yet)

misery guts wrote:Stevie Nicks at 58   

No Cardi B (yet)

I must have bad taste in music. Happy to see Juice Newton even at 60 though I've always found myself seeing the best music at the bottom. While I know Mariah is a very talented singer, I never liked her music (for the most part). Please don't hate on me for that as I do respect her. I'm just a club, emo, raver guy who sweens at a good dance song. Mariah's really early stuff was fun though that was the breaking point of everything starting to sound the same. Stevie Nicks is FAR better than #58 and would swap places with Rihanna in a world w/o streaming. Where the hell is Annie Lennox? Am I blind? Loved Madonna in the 80's but preferred Cyndi Lauper (jmho). Have nothing for Madonna since her 'blow up the White House' rant.   Give it a few years .... Billboard will update this and Cardi "Hooker" B will surely knock out Juice Newton.

PS --- I did take another look at the article as I thought I made a typo, but Billboard does indeed have #31 listed twice. Monica & Helen Reddy. A tie? I donno. Perhaps I should read the article lol. Just can't be bothered, but the link is there.

I guess this is based on Billboard sales, so Nicks' solo material is of less value than others. If it was a "Critic's Choice", she would be top 5, probably. 

Whilst I disdain these silly charts, at least Billboard bother doing them, which the OCC twerps over here don't.