sorry but Adele is not a better vocalist than bey she has like a 2 octave vocal range while bey has 4. Not to mention Adele live performances can be inconsistent and pitchy sometimes while bey always delivers.
Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Kelly Clarkson are still alive.
Some are saying Adele. As far as depth and emotion yes but vocally Beyonce has more range.
So she's top 5.
Mariah and Céline are in the category of " they can't sing like they use to" not to mention both are notorious for using pre recorded tracks and lip synching in there later years was celine dion performance at the billboard awards even? and KElly Clarkson is not a better vocalist than bey
I believe so Sohyang is the only female vocalist I would potentially place above her. Adele has a great voice too, but Beyonce has much better technique imo.
so does that mean Bey is best female vocalist alive as of now 
she has like a 2 octave vocal range while bey has 4. Not to mention Adele live performances can be inconsistent and pitchy sometimes while bey always delivers.
Sohyang is the only female vocalist I would potentially place above her. Adele has a great voice too, but Beyonce has much better technique imo.