Who is the best female pop star of all time?

Mariah Carey ain't my choice for best female singer but I do love this one song of hers.

She has some great songs like this.


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Since someone already said Kate Bush

I'll have to say Bjork

Other old school chicks who can belt it out live - Cyndi Lauper, Taylor Dayne

Many people on GLP don't know who she is. You don't even need to listen to one of her songs. Just know this.

She has twenty world records for her music career.

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Taylor Swift

Pop star?

It's probably still that brat Avril Lavigne.

She's managed to dodge all that plagues most teeny bopper pop stars and been successfully at it for over twenty years.

Her last album 'Head Above Water' was seriously underrated.

Hopefully one day she remembers what made her debut hit singles so good. Or she might as well do a head first dive into a dumpster with the rest of the long forgotten trash talkers.

Happy now?

Pop stars... Hehehe

She wins...hands down ( not exactly a pop star...more like someone with actual talent)

I would think none this century.

Before the turn of the century, people had loads.

Taeyeon..the best ever ! She has the voice of an angel and of a woman who has been divorced seven times.

Natalie merchant, hands down.

Yma Sumac

Bjork and Kate Bush definitely.

Stevie nicks

Diana Ross! Great work ethic, nice looking , great songs and very fashionable! Known world wide! Great entertainer!

Madonna. Her music videos were the breakthroughs and second to none in the music industry. Watch the "Bedtime Stories" video.

Lauryn Hill. And I'm racist. Which shows how good she was.

taylor swift: talent and soul in a smart and very tidy package

Well duh... Marie Osmond!

Lol

Jewel Kilcher. Her talent dwarfs the others.

Amy Winehouse
Debbie Harry
Joan Baez

I'd agree. Though I'd have to throw Debbie Gibson in there as well. She wrote, produced and performed big hits as a teenaged girl.

Sure, she didn't have staying power but she was very talented and didn't have to whore herself out for success.

Alison Moyet.

Nobody has said Annie Lennox?

KAREN WAS THE BEST CONTEMPORY FEMALE SINGER IN THE 20TH CENTURY PERIOD. I would not consider her a POP star but a very serious performer.

Incidentally, Karens Black counterpart was Minnie Ripperton RIP ( she was great).



Patrice Rushen was also very good (u probably never heard of)



The above singers WERE NOT AUTO-TUNED like today

Too many good singers mentioned already (m.carey) to be able to choose. Paula Abdul is also a contender.

barabra, madonda, whitney - all tied for first, for different reasons

barabra - timeless
madonna - total pop appeal
whitney - raw heartfelt talent

my absolute personal fav, but no, not of all time

Madonna and Shania Twain.

Yeah… she is one of the best!!!



Just love her!