Best Female Rock

Janis Joplin was an American rock, soul, and blues singer from Port Arthur, Texas, whose powerful, emotionally raw vocal style made her one of the most celebrated performers of the late 1960s counterculture. She first rose to prominence as the lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company, with...

PJ Harvey is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer born in Bridport, Dorset, in 1969, known for her intense, experimental approach to rock music. She emerged in the early 1990s with albums including 'Dry' (1992) and 'Rid of Me' (1993), produced by Steve Albini. She became...

Tina Turner was an American-born singer and actress born Anna Mae Bullock in Brownsville, Tennessee, in 1939, who became known as the 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll.' She first achieved fame in the 1960s as part of the duo Ike & Tina Turner, with hits including 'River Deep – Mountain High.' After leaving h...

Patti Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and visual artist who became a central figure in the 1970s New York punk rock movement. Her 1975 debut album, Horses, fused proto-punk rock with beat poetry and established her reputation as the "punk poet laureate." Active since the early 1970s, h...

Linda Ronstadt is an American singer born in 1946 in Tucson, Arizona, whose career has spanned rock, country, pop, Mexican mariachi, light opera, and American songbook standards. After early success with the Stone Poneys, she became one of the best-selling artists of the 1970s through albums such as...

Annie Lennox is a Scottish singer-songwriter who gained international fame as one half of the Eurythmics, a duo she formed with Dave Stewart in 1980. The pair achieved global success with their 1983 album *Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)*, noted for its synth-pop sound and Lennox's androgynous visua...

Brandi Carlile is an American folk-rock singer-songwriter known for her powerful vocals and narrative songwriting style. Her 2018 album 'By the Way, I Forgive You' earned critical acclaim and multiple Grammy Awards, including recognition for its title track that addresses themes of reconciliation an...

Bonnie Raitt is an American blues and rock singer-guitarist known for her distinctive slide guitar playing and soulful voice. Despite releasing albums since 1971 and earning critical respect for her blues-based sound, she achieved mainstream commercial success with her 1989 album 'Nick of Time,' whi...

P!nk, born Alecia Beth Moore, is an American singer and actress known for her raspy vocal style and pop-rock sound. After making her debut in 2000 with the R&B-influenced album "Can't Take Me Home," she transitioned to a more pop-rock orientation with hits like "Get the Party Started" and "Just Like...

Carly Simon is an American singer-songwriter who emerged as a prominent figure in the 1970s singer-songwriter and pop-rock movement. She is best known for her 1972 critical and commercial smash hit "You're So Vain," a song famous for its cryptic lyrics and celebrity subject. Throughout her career, s...

Joan Jett is an American rock singer, guitarist, and producer often referred to as the "Godmother of Punk." She first gained attention as a teenager when she co-founded the all-female rock band The Runaways in 1975, serving as the group's rhythm guitarist and occasional lead vocalist. After the band...

Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer recognized for her distinctive husky voice and recordings that combine pop and rock. Her best-known songs include "It's a Heartache," "Total Eclipse of the Heart," and "Holding Out for a Hero"; Jim Steinman wrote and produced "Total Eclipse of the Heart." Her work is p...

Kim Carnes is the American vocalist best known for the 1981 single 'Bette Davis Eyes,' which spent nine weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Beehive is a 1986 musical revue that celebrates the female vocalists of the 1960s, featuring songs by artists like Aretha Franklin.