Mariah should be #1 and Beyonce #2 ROBBERY! Who cares bout this stupid list anyways? not meee

Wait, so Kesha ranked higher than Destiny’s Child?!? And Fergie ranked higher than Cher?!? And Rihanna ranked higher than CELINE DION?! This entire list is bullshit. I’m dismissing this.

Glad to see my queen made top 10, but even I can admit that she is ranked too high. This list is fucked.

Wait what type of fuckery is this? Madonna must have shelled out a pretty peeny for this honor!

05.Adele, 04. Lady Gaga, 03. Beyoncé, 02. Mariah Carey
all placed higher than WHITNEY HOUSTON the woman that birthed all these H*ES?

Wait, Carrie Underwood is over SHINA TWAIN who birthered that H*E?

Wait, Jill Scott is .63 but Ke$ha is .57? I’m done with this lying list right here!

not surprised madonna is number one, but it makes sense. but some of the numbers are smh stupid, placing before major acts like whitney, tlc, celine smh

What river of bullsh*t did Vh1 pull this list from?!

I’m absolutely not fond of this list. You cannot put current singers ahead of the legends! Madonna and Mariah are the only people that I can say are in their correct places but everyone else, no.

PURE FOOLISHNESS!

I’m not just saying this because of her death, But Whitney should have been number 1. Everyone that came out after her were inspired by her. And I love Bey, Gaga, and Adele but they are place waaaay to high on that list. They should NOT be above Janet….. An ICON

Madonna should not be number 1

Madonna fan or not, Mariah fan or not, and that goes for Celine and Whitney as well, and I’m echoing what some have said already, the top two slots are the most consistent with their respective artist’s commercial success. Madonna and Mariah, like it or not, have dominated billboard with their hits for decades, with both females breaking records set by The Beatles and Elvis. And Guiness recognizes both for major milestones set by these two women. As for the rest of the list … Come on! Lady Gaga was placed before Whitney Houston. At least with the top two a factual debate can be had as to who should get the top slot.

Tep 20 should be
1. Madonna
2. Mariah Carey
3. Whitney Houston
4. Janet Jackson
5. Celine Dion
6. Britney Spears
7. Christina Aguilera
8. Beyonce
9. Alicia Keys
10. Pink
11. Avril Lavigne
12. Jennifer Lopez
13. Kelly Clarkson
14. Taylor Swift
15. Carrie Underwood
16. Lady Gaga
17. Rihanna
18. Katy Perry
19. Aaliyah
20. Brandy

why is Ciara not on this list? not sayin top 10 but comeon vh1! and rihanna or beyonce are NOT better than Aaliyah. Aaliya (RIP) is better than them two combined together. lady gaga and nivki minaj are just attention hos and are embarassments to music. list should be:
Whitney houston
madonna
mariah carey
aaliyah
adele
jennifer hudson

This list is dumb. Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Miley Cyrus shouldn’t have made the list. They sure dont act like women neither. Atleast Miley Cyrus has better lyrics than Nicki Minaj, i’ll give her that.

@Jane really? Don’t you EVER talk about Mariah like that.

Vh1 knows nothing about music, I think I will stick to the rolling stones those people know what music is. Not like this dumbass list.

that is wrong becuz ciara should be on the list vhi dont know what they doing at all

@ Bee 5 years is a long time when it comes to music. Within that time Whitney released her two best selling albums and set a record for the month consecutive number one hits which has yet to be broken, even by Mariah.Because Whitney was so successful as a crossover Powerhouse Pop diva with a big voice (it used to be that Pop star and Big soulful voice didn’t mix) Mariah and Celine were able to even get a deal in an industry that at the time only wanted simple pop voices or rock stars. Even Mariah herself credited Whitney as an influence. Think about it this wayN Beyonce came on the scene with Destiny’s Child in like 1998 and Beyonce went solo in 2003 but a couple years later Rihanna came. Clearly, you and everyone would acknowledge that Rihanna was very much influenced by Beyonce because in a few years Beyonce accomplished a lot for bringing R&B/Hip Hop singers to the mainstream with a more glamorous less street image. Mariah and Celine and Christina no matter how you cut were cut from the same Pop Princess with the beauty and Big voice that Whitney first molded. They just happened to be the few that really put their OWN twist on it and carved out their own success and name for themselves unlike the other emulators who were less original or Unique. Mariah should definitely be in the top five though and Celine in the top ten or fifeteen atleast. ( Also, Whitney sold close to as many records as Ceine and Mariah with HALF the catologue meaning that Whitney technically sells more per album among the three. Her bodyguard album is the HIGHEST selling album by a female of ALL Time.)

Beyonce should’ve been #1 have you seen her live? Thats just it LIVE! What female can perform in heels, dance their a$$ off, sing like no other, and last a whole show where the audience never gets bored? You gotta admit her drive and will power puts her at the top and wtf brittney? she can’t sing live to save her life! Mariah yes Rihanna heck no!

I like Adele – she is talented – but she just hasn’t done enough or been around long enough to earn #5 on this list.

I honestly think Adele is too high she is top 30 but I think the highest she could get would be 20 rihanna Nicky Katy gags and miley shouldn’t be on the list Whitney should be higher and why would you consider the pass where is Ella Etta or Billy dolly Patton and demi should be higher not much but at least 90 shes way better than rihanna and who in his Joe is Ingrid m serious flaws and when a 12 yr old can spot them that’s even worse

How can you have a list of the 100 greatest that starts in 1990? Is that when music started? This list is a joke.

time for a history lesson kiddos can anyone tell me the 1st BLACK women to have there music video played on MTV…………. JANET (f***in) JACKSON with nasty from the control album in 1986….. and you mean to tell me VH1 a company owned by MTV cant put her in the top 5 O_o!!!! GTFOH pure phuckery

I can’t believe everyone has noticed the biggest error…..WHERE THE HELL IS BARBARA STREISAND!?!?!

At least someone should ve put Selena ….cmon

this list is bull shit period. whitney mariah celine aretha patti tina etc not mixed with christina beyonce etc not that they are not great but they can not come near to those legends this list is fucked up I don’t care who disagrees

Where’s Kate Bush? She’s got more talent than probably 98 of the women on the list.

this list is bullshit first of all Katy Perry Taylor Swift Rihanna… cant perform live Kesha and Minaj can perform live but their songs are crap where the heck is the greatest woman in the history Aretha Franklin she should be number one and Mariah two Whitney 3 Celine 4 and Aaliyah 5

hmmm, people out here dismissing taylor swift as crap are the real confused. taylor’s music is much meaningful than whores like rihanna and gaga(and many others in this list). and as much as i’d like barbara streisand to be in the list, i gotta say, the top-2 is kinda ok, considering from every angle!!! whitney comes

This list is absolute shit we all know who should be ranked highest in my opinion Amy Winehouse should be much higher on this list if we are debating pure talent and voice.

i think miley cyrus is the best in the world

Surprised that Kim Deal and Gordon are ranked, but they probably as blue should have ranked higher considering the fact they’re part of two of the greatest and most influential bands of all time. Where the he’ll is Cat Power and the bass player from the Talking Heads, and why the fuck is Miley Cirus in the lists, what has she
contributed to music..

whether you like her or not, rihanna definitely deserves top 20. 11 number ones and she’s only been out since 2005. sure, no no. 1 albums, but the latter four have sold well. VH1, however, has failed. Here’s how the top 20 should have been:
1. Madonna
2. Mariah Carey
3. Whitney Houston
4. Janet Jackson
5. Britney Spears
6. Celine Dion
7. Beyonce
8. Mary J. Blige
9. P!nk
10. Alicia Keys
11. Christina Aguilera
12. Rihanna
13. Lady Gaga
14. Jennifer Lopez
15. Shakira
16. Gwen Stefani
17. Missy Elliot
18. Alanis Morissette
19. Katy Perry
20. Kelly Clarkson

WTF? AALIYAH SHOULD BE IN THE TOP 20 AND NOT GWEN STEFANI MISSY ELLIOT, WHITNEY, CHRISTINA, MARY AND PINK SHOULD BE HIGHER THAN ADELE AND GAGA

LET me guess preteens and retarded adults voted miley cyprus to be ahead of SWV , MONICA AND ASHANTI WHAT A JOKE ?

my top 20 list would be 20 celine dion 19 rihanna 18 kelly clarkson 17 aaliyah 16 cher 15 jlo 14 missy elliot 13 alicia keyes 12 britney spears 11 tlc 10 pink 9 janet jackson 8 brandy 7 monica 6 christina aguilera 5 mary j blige 4 beyonce 3 whitney houston 2 madonna 1 mariah carey

We have to see that music is voice, mi top 10 wolud be
1. Mariah Carey
2.Whitney Houston
3.Mary J Blige
4.Janet Jackson
5.Christina Aguilera
6.Beyonce
7.Alicia Keys
8.Pink
9.Cher
10.Britney Spears

I stumbled on this list by accident, but its ridiculousness, together with the vast majority of comments, has caused me to laugh out loud. I am bemused that anyone believes Madonna or Mariah Carey, the human Cabbage Patch Doll, can be compared to artists such as Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Dusty Springfield, Judith Durham, Sandy Denny, Elkie Brookes or Jennifer Warnes to name a few truly great singers off the top of my head. The previous poster points out that Alison Krauss (spelling her name correctly helps) has won more Grammys than any other woman on the list but, though she is a wonderful singer and well worthy of inclusion of any list of this nature, I am not sure that the number of awards that someone has won is a helpful criterion. The list is simply too restricted in its range whereas it should encourage people to listen to different genres of music. Still, thanks for making me laugh – Madonna! That’s a good one!

Umm, no Grace Slick, Ann Wilson, Stevie Nicks, Chrissie Hynde? Scary. At least Natalie Merchant and Sarah McLachlan made the list.