This is the list of females of the year according to the Billboard year end charts since 1980 (year by year):

1980: Donna Summer
1981: Pat Benatar
1982: Olivia Newton-John
1983: Laura Branigan
1984: Cyndi Lauper
1985: Madonna
1986: Whitney Houston
1987: Whitney Houston
1988: Debbie Gibson
1989: Paula Abdul
1990: Janet Jackson
1991: Mariah Carey
1992: Mariah Carey
1993: Janet Jackson
1994: Mariah Carey
1995: Sheryl Crow
1996: Alanis Morissette
1997: LeAnn Rimes
1998: Shania Twain
1999: Britney Spears
2000: Christina Aguilera
2001: Jennifer Lopez
2002: Ashanti
2003: Christina Aguilera
2004: Alicia Keys
2005: Kelly Clarkson
2006: Rihanna
2007: Fergie
2008: Rihanna
2009: Taylor Swift
2010: Lady Gaga
2011: Adele
2012: Adele
2013: Taylor Swift

Is your fave listed? If so how many times?

Mine's got it twice: 2000, and 2003 -

Hopefully Adele can snatch another year when her third album comes out

1985: Madonna
2010: Lady Gaga

queens

This list is posted every few months or so, isn't it?

Rihanna, Adele, Taylor Swift having it twice.
Rihanna always being top 3.

Probably alone with the first week sales

Britney: 1999
Gaga: 2010

My fave doesn't need a year as the Top Female Artist. She got the whole damn DECADE as it!

Taylor (two times!) and Gaga though!

Gaga

Rihanna in 2006? Didn't Umbrella and GGGB come out in 2007?

How did Rihanna topped the list in 2006, wasn't she on AGLM era?

Rihanna

2010: Lady Gaga

Yup.

Which had 3 Top 10s and sold 1.4 million+

Nothing to laugh about

Twice for Taylor. And not on years too close to each-other. Longevity>>>>>

Yes Rihanna has 2006 and 2008
And she will take 2014 as well

I'm ready for #R8.