Taylor and Gaga being even included on that list is absolute joke, not mentioning them being above so many legends like Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf, Debbie Harry or PJ Harvey. Embarrassing.
Adele being above Amy is just.... what were they thinking?
The woman born Madonna Louise Ciccone is the biggest selling female artist ever, with 300 million records sold worldwide. From her beginnings as a rock drummer in The Breakfast Club in the late Seventies, through chart stardom with songs such as Into the Groove and Like a Prayer in the Eighties, up to her experimentation with dance and hip hop since the millennium, Madonna has tried most contemporary pop styles, mastering many. A current sold out world tour shows the ground-breaking 57-year-old is as popular as ever.
wow, i love that Adele gets this Acclaim from them ofc! but tbh, me myself as basically a "stan" wouldn't rank her that high in this department, maybe top 30
weird that Fiona apple aint there and that Emmylou harris ain't higher! and wtf @ Taylor Swift ?
i however agree with alot of the list and Joni Mitchell as #1
i seriously think that First aid kit (as one entry) should be included here too! yeah they´re not English/american but known and successful enough to be elligible!
Yas at Amy in the top ten, should be higher than Adele though. Don't @ me Daydreamers, you know I'm a fan of both!
Kate Bush, my hometown fave.
i agree, but both should be a bit lower imo, too bad this list resulted in a "adele above Amy, what!?!" discussion, when it's really the overall rankings that should be discussed if you know what i mean?
10: AMY WINEHOUSE London-born singer Amy Winehouse’s second album, 2006's Back to Black, which mixed R&B, jazz, soul and pop, has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, and helped her win a Brit Award and five Grammys. Her sultry vocals, personal lyrics and distinctive beehive hairdo made the 27-year-old former theatre school student one of the world’s most popular, and recognisable, singer-songwriters.