The Top 40 Female Artists of All Time : 10 to 1

It's 2020 we are making a bigger deal out of how wet the nether regions are rather than the quaity of music being made. Granted the people doing this must have never heard of Lil Kim. This also gives me the chance to take  break from the lists of androgynous guys and  makes this one.The top 40 hottest female artists, might come one day  I am bored at some point but right now we are just focusing on the music. After all if you are writing good songs that stick in my head I do not care what you look like. You are not going to see artists here that I feel are covered by those who do what they do better or are such originators in their genre why listen to imitators. Not only does this list give commonly under rated artists their proper place, but I dig into as expected from me both harder and darker artists not mentioned in the same breath as pop artists. Speaking of that is covered by a handful of ladies as more would be redundant. There is one big one here in particular that takes care of everything . Only one rapper, and they are unique , and this is about their impact on music as a whole so iconoclasts not strippers with prodiucers or entertainers alone. Since this the Abysmal Hymns list there will of course be a darker slant and singer's with any gospel leanings that are blasphemous are obviously disqualified. So here we go...







10-Bjork

We have already cover a vast array of artists she has influenced going back to her days in the sugar cubes . One of the most unique creative forces making music.


 




9-Tori Amos

While sh takes a great deal of influence from the artists in our number one spot , so much that when I played the number one artist for my ex wife she could never listen to Tori again. Despite that she is an incredible musician and song writers

 




8-Tracy Chapman


She is more than a fast car. She has incredible depth to her song writing a roch voice. She not only deserves this place on the list , but eliminates the need for many other artists who try to do similar.


 





7-Madonna


If We are going to have any pop singer on this list it has to be here. She has done more than this from her campy performance on the Dick Tracy soundtrack to Evita. At her peak she had a great voice as well




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6-Sade


The smoothest voice in jazz, she add so many level of other styles to it while being true to what she does. Live it is obvious she hold back in the studio



 




5-Joni Mitchell

I can't have Tracy Chapman or any female singer even influenced by folk with her on this list. Her phrashing is fucking unreal. She weaves her melodies like a jazz player.

 


4-Siouxsie

I would say she is the best goth singer of all time, but the next two artists on this list have been embraced by that community, she is however the best of the more punk influenced artists and almost any female fronted goth band these days tries to replicate what she does.


 





3- Lisa Gerrard Dead Can Dance

The most powerful voice I have ever heard live, she would very well be number , but the two top spots edged her out more for their song wirting ability.


 




2-Cocteau Twins


Um she has her own language and just uses her voice as an instrument...this is how a fairy would if fused with the vocal chords of an angel.


 


1-Kate Bush


 I am not sure what is in question here ? SHe came out in 1978 and the world never had a chance to catch up. She is untouchable.


 

The Top 40 Female Artists of All Time : 20 - 11

It's 2020 we are making a bigger deal out of how wet the nether regions are rather than the quaity of music being made. Granted the people doing this must have never heard of Lil Kim. This also gives me the chance to take  break from the lists of androgynous guys and  makes this one.The top 40 hottest female artists, might come one day  I am bored at some point but right now we are just focusing on the music. After all if you are writing good songs that stick in my head I do not care what you look like. You are not going to see artists here that I feel are covered by those who do what they do better or are such originators in their genre why listen to imitators. Not only does this list give commonly under rated artists their proper place, but I dig into as expected from me both harder and darker artists not mentioned in the same breath as pop artists. Speaking of that is covered by a handful of ladies as more would be redundant. There is one big one here in particular that takes care of everything . Only one rapper, and they are unique , and this is about their impact on music as a whole so iconoclasts not strippers with prodiucers or entertainers alone. Since this the Abysmal Hymns list there will of course be a darker slant and singer's with any gospel leanings that are blasphemous are obviously disqualified. So here we go...




20- Beth Gibbons - Portishead




This is a case of where an artists greatness is truly revealed in the number of artists they went on to influeced. While I love Beth's haunting passion, it is the impact she has that earns her place here.






19-Miny- Parsonz-Royal Thunder

Parsonz does what Lizzy Hae does better. With has more of a Joplin like grit and one of the best female rock voices going today .


 




18-Zola Jesus


She stands alone when it comes to modern dark pop. AHer sound has evolved yet her music remains distinct. I only wish she would put out a new album sooner than later.


 



17-Anneke van Giersbergen- the Gathering


Before female sirens adding a romantic touch to things became more common place in metal Anneke was waeaving a spell without even trying to be a witch like many of today's singers do. Having her on this list elimantes the need to include singers who followed in her steps such as Nightwish or Delain


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16-Emma Ruth Rundle


This singer songwriter fronted the prog band Marriages before embarking on her darker solo venture. There is a great deal of depth to her voice, but it's her knack as a song writer that solidifies her place here





15 -Sinead O Connor



This singer become known for controversy and ecentric nature , in truth she has an amazing versitile voice and while I like the Cranberries , if Sinead is on the list then I have that base covered already and she does it better.



 



14- Chelsea Wolfe



If this was a list of todays female rock singers then she would top the list , this is more encompassing and the top ten has women who influenced her.


 

13- Taylor Swift 


She has grown past pop country and past pop stardom with her newst album really cementing her as not only some one to be taken seriously , but worthy of her place on this list.



 


12-Pj Harvey


Not punk enough to fall into the whole riot grrrl trend, too angry to fit neatly into the singer song writer thing. She has enough grunge to her sound and a dynamic enough voice to fil the gap where other people might gravitate to Patti Smith.



 

11-Jarboe - Swans


Yes she has done solo stuf, she has worked with Neurosis and other bands however her work with the Swans alone is enough to put her here. Granted the Swans are one of my top 10 bands of all times, so I might be dias but she provided the light to Gira's darkness , even Chelsea Wolfe counts her as an infuence so that why she is here and Chelsea is down where she is.

the Top 40 Female Artists of All Time : 30 to 21

In 2020 we are making a bigger deal out of how wet the nether regions are rather than the quaity of music being made. Granted the people doing this must have never heard of Lil Kim. This also gives me the chance to take  break from the lists of androgynous guys and  makes this one.The top 40 hottest female artists, might come one day  I am bored at some point but right now we are just focusing on the music. After all if you are writing good songs that stick in my head I do not care what you look like. You are not going to see artists here that I feel are covered by those who do what they do better or are such originators in their genre why listen to imitators. Not only does this list give commonly under rated artists their proper place, but I dig into as expected from me both harder and darker artists not mentioned in the same breath as pop artists. Speaking of that is covered by a handful of ladies as more would be redundant. There is one big one here in particular that takes care of everything . Only one rapper, and they are unique , and this is about their impact on music as a whole so iconoclasts not strippers with prodiucers or entertainers alone. Since this the Abysmal Hymns list there will of course be a darker slant and singer's with any gospel leanings that are blasphemous are obviously disqualified. So here we go...





30- Beth Cameron - Forget Cassettes

A wonderful lyricist, great guitar player and possessing a very dynamically emotive voice that is as vulberable as it angry. While the band only has three albums. Two of those are phenominal .





29-Toni Halliday -Curve


Her purring alto is sex set to music. But she is not limited to that . She can go into a more sing song rap like voice when her band takes a turn toward the more industrial side of 90s alt rock.



 




28-Emile Wandelmer Gold



Not just a sweet voice. She is a capable guitar who channels powerful sonic layers. Vocally she has a melancholy sense to her melodies . Stotic rather than being overly emotive.







27- Lauren Mayberry - Chrvches



She is not only the singer but the drummer of her band. Her voice is sugary pop like while cating a gray shade of melancholy over her smart lyrics. She has a tremndous sense of melody. Much smarter pop than Billie Ellish.





 


26- Fever Ray

Like a darker version of Bjork she is not content with making pop music though very capable of it. Most noted for writing would would later be the "Vikings" theme song. She bends world music and electronica through her own filter of weird.


 




 25- Imogen Heap


She was way ahead of her time when it comes to quirky pop. The new Charli xcx album certainly draws heavy influence from her. Her sense of harmony is unrea and melodies are uncanny.


 




24 Laura Pleasants -Kylesa


She has a powerfu roar that mellowed into a more surreal post punk delivery, though her strength lies in her guitar playing . From a crushing chug to more intricate space rock , she has a range as a guitarist.

 







23- Marissa Nadler


Her ethereal take on dark country inflected folk , doesn't just work off a sound she has created but her ability to write even more haunting, he also has a somewhat secret metal past.





 



22-Melora Creager -Rasptutina



She has the market cornered on victorian chamber music. Sure Black Tape For a Blue Girl uses cellos, Melora, just does it with more bals when needed and has a knack for writing more hooky songs with a touch of 90s angst.


 



21- Lana Del Rey


She took a retro pop sound and married to modern songs with more grace than Amy Winehouse. She has proved her self to be a more consisten song writer than Winehouse who devolved into a one hit wonder

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the Top 40 Female Artists of All Time : 40 to 31

In 2020 we are making a bigger deal out of how wet the nether regions are rather than the quaity of music being made. Granted the people doing this must have never heard of Lil Kim. This also gives me the chance to take  break from the lists of androgynous guys and  makes this one.The top 40 hottest female artists, might come one day  I am bored at some point but right now we are just focusing on the music. After all if you are writing good songs that stick in my head I do not care what you look like. You are not going to see artists here that I feel are covered by those who do what they do better or are such originators in their genre why listen to imitators. Not only does this list give commonly under rated artists their proper place, but I dig into as expected from me both harder and darker artists not mentioned in the same breath as pop artists. Speaking of that is covered by a handful of ladies as more would be redundant. There is one big one here in particular that takes care of everything . Only one rapper, and they are unique , and this is about their impact on music as a whole so iconoclasts not strippers with prodiucers or entertainers alone. Since this the Abysmal Hymns list there will of course be a darker slant and singer's with any gospel leanings that are blasphemous are obviously disqualified. So here we go...



40-Dawn Crosby -Fear of God


She fronted a metal harder than those that came before her like Warlock or the Great Kat actually using harsh vocals before Arch Enemy was a thing. The pain she emoted was very real as Dawn took her own life.


 

39-Bleached

 Poppy punk with out being pop punk. Their sound has evolved as they matured as song writers. Hopefully their next abum finds them getting at least the indie folowing they deserve.

 

38. St. Vincent 

 She can mimic the wack guitar sounds from Bowie's Scary Monsters album and bend them into her own unconvetional take on rock from mars.


 


37-Julie Christmas


From bands she has fronted to her collaborations with the ikes of Cult of Luna Christmas, continues to do her oewn thing and take hard rock in unconventional new directions.




36- Kayrn Crisis


Another distinct voice in metal. She edged out Dawn Crosby as she has gone to to more prolific body of work and expanded her range.  From Crisis to the Gospel of Witches she marries the unsettling to the beautiful.



35- Ash Costello


A wonderful blend of a pop sense of melody and rock power. Not ony with her band but her gothy side project Haxans which might have sounded like a Katy Perry Halloween album but was catchy as hell.

 


34- Diamanda Galas

If I was going to sum up Galas in one sentence it would be ...the gospel of the goth Yoko Ono. There is no need for any other female bringer of weirdmess who cam after her.




33- Lydia Ainsworth


Here is an artist who will hopefully get here due one day. Her album "Darling of the Afterglow" was a masterpiece and she does more with indie pop sound than almost any one , along with a rich voice.

 


32-Yolandi Visser -Die Antwoord

Yolandi is the only rapper on here, though I was tempted to also include Snow tha Product, Yolandi beat her out because she has a more original style to her flow. With hip hop it's easy to conform to an expected sound and she gives that the middle finger.

 

31- Farida Lemochi -the Devils Blood

The whole vest metal scene sprang up for a minute a decade ago with female singers. Farida was head and shoulders above most in that scene with a voice that held power and sould.