Female Singers The Top Female Country Singers  

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List Rules Only female singers who sing in the country music genre

Some of the biggest selling and most popular singers in country music are women. With their heartfelt lyrics, strong vocal range, and magnetic personalities, these female country singers are many country music fans' favorite vocalists. While many artists on this list are established icons, like Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, and the late June Carter Cash, others are newer to the genre. Some have even crossed over, finding audiences in the pop and rock worlds, including women country singers Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill, and top selling female singer of all time Shania Twain.

Many of the legends of the country genre are ladies who helped paved the way for today's top female country singers. Country women like Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, and Lynn Anderson are responsible for early hits that made lasting impacts for other girl country singers. As some of the foremothers of country music, they are considered to be not only the some of the top singers from a lyrical and popularity standpoint, but also due to their importance in making it culturally acceptable for country music to accept females in the usually male-driven industry.

Vote for who you think should be considered the best female country artists on this Ultimate List. There are so many of the most recognizable ladies in country, so you really can't go wrong with whomever you deem to be the greatest women of country music.

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1
4,647 2,233
Dolly Parton is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Once Upon a Christmas, The Ultimate Collection, The Grass Is Blue

2
3,795 1,692
Patsy Cline is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Patsy Cline, Walkin' After Midnight, Patsy Cline Showcase

3
4,438 2,066
Shania Twain is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Come On Over, Up!, The Woman in Me

4
5,852 2,651
Carrie Underwood is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Blown Away, Carnival Ride, Some Hearts

5
3,304 1,583
Loretta Lynn is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Van Lear Rose, Coal Miner's Daughter, A Country Christmas

6
4,436 1,433
Reba McEntire is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
20th Century Masters – The Christmas Collection: The Best of Reba, 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Reba McEntire, Merry Christmas to You

7
3,272 1,620
Faith Hill is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Take Me as I Am, It Matters to Me, This Kiss

8
3,427 1,356
Martina McBride is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
White Christmas, Wild Angels, The Way That I Am

9
2,180 1,368
Tammy Wynette is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Let's Build A World Together, D-I-V-O-R-C-E, We Go Together

10
2,229 1,438
Alison Krauss is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Raising Sand, So Long So Wrong, Paper Airplane

11
3,601 1,880
Miranda Lambert is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Four the Record, Kerosene

12
1,722 1,227
June Carter Cash is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Johnny and June, June Carter and Johnny Cash: Duets, Carryin' On With Johnny Cash & June Carter

13
1,706 1,500
Emmylou Harris is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Light of the Stable, Anthology: The Warner/Reprise Years, Red Dirt Girl

14
2,000 1,298
Trisha Yearwood is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
The Sweetest Gift, Hearts in Armor, Inside Out

15
2,135 1,247
Sara Evans is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Born to Fly, Restless, The Early Years

16
1,403 1,273
Linda Ronstadt is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
A Merry Little Christmas, Heart Like a Wheel, What's New

17
1,782 1,438
LeAnn Rimes is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Unchained Melody: The Early Years, Sittin' on Top of the World, Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart

18
2,065 1,981
Dixie Chicks is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Taking the Long Way, Home, Wide Open Spaces

19
1,605 1,189
Tanya Tucker is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Delta Dawn, Strong Enough to Bend, Tanya

20
1,413 1,308
Wynonna Judd is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
A Classic Christmas, Wynonna, What the World Needs Now Is Love

21
1,521 1,259
Lee Ann Womack is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
I Hope You Dance, Something Worth Leaving Behind, The Season for Romance

22
1,160 1,082
Crystal Gayle is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
One From the Heart, A Crystal Christmas, Cage the Songbird / Nobody Wants to Be Alone

23
1,259 1,071
Anita Carter is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
HarperGranvilleGrimmJr added Folk Songs Old and New, Ring Of Fire

24
1,225 1,215
Barbara Mandrell is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Christmas at Our House, Midnight Angel, No Nonsense

25
1,198 912
Patty Loveless is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Bluegrass & White Snow: A Mountain Christmas, Mountain Soul II, Mountain Soul

26
890 829
Kitty Wells is listed (or ranked) 26 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
The Collection, God's Honky Tonk Angel: The First Queen of Country Music, 20 Greatest Hits

27
1,172 1,156
Anne Murray is listed (or ranked) 27 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Anne Murray's Christmas Album, Christmas Wishes, Best of the Season

28
1,509 1,488
Jennifer Nettles is listed (or ranked) 28 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
An Acoustic Evening with Jennifer Nettles II / Live from Eddie's Attic, An Acoustic Evening with Jennifer Nettles / Live from Eddie's Attic, That Girl

29
808 726
Olivia Newton-John is listed (or ranked) 29 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
RandolphGreer added Xanadu, Grease, The Christmas Collection

30
1,008 742
Kelly Clarkson is listed (or ranked) 30 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Breakaway, Stronger, My December

31
729 740
Brenda Lee is listed (or ranked) 31 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree, A Brenda Lee Christmas, Anthology

32
1,203 1,198
Sheryl Crow is listed (or ranked) 32 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Sheryl Crow, The Globe Sessions, Tuesday Night Music Club

33
1,144 1,062
Terri Clark is listed (or ranked) 33 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Greatest Hits, Honky Tonk Songs, Terri Clark Live: Road Rage

34
846 1,027
Mary Chapin Carpenter is listed (or ranked) 34 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Stones in the Road, A Place in the World, Shooting Straight in the Dark

35
1,056 862
Lorrie Morgan is listed (or ranked) 35 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Merry Christmas From London, Something in Red, Leave the Light On

36
1,359 1,381
Kellie Pickler is listed (or ranked) 36 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Kellie Pickler, Small Town Girl, The Woman I Am

37
766 677
Dottie West is listed (or ranked) 37 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Every Time Two Fools Collide, Country and West, Country Boy and Country Girl

38
736 692
Bonnie Raitt is listed (or ranked) 38 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Coolza added Nick of Time, Nine Lives, Fundamental

39
704 777
Lynn Anderson is listed (or ranked) 39 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
The Christmas Album, Home for the Holidays, Rose Garden

40
813 864
Pam Tillis is listed (or ranked) 40 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Just in Time for Christmas, Homeward Looking Angel, Put Yourself in My Place

41
715 828
Rosanne Cash is listed (or ranked) 41 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
King's Record Shop, Seven Year Ache, Black Cadillac

42
905 879
Jo Dee Messina is listed (or ranked) 42 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
I'm Alright, Jo Dee Messina, Delicious Surprise

43
1,048 963
Gretchen Wilson is listed (or ranked) 43 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Here for the Party, All Jacked Up, Right on Time

44
854 926
Jewel is listed (or ranked) 44 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Pieces of You, Joy: A Holiday Collection, Spirit

45
567 233
The Judds is listed (or ranked) 45 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Greatest Hits, The Judds: Wynonna & Naomi, Christmas Time With The Judds

46
477 359
Kacey Musgraves is listed (or ranked) 46 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
RustyRentfro added Same Trailer Different Park, Kacey Musgraves, Merry Go 'Round

47
723 664
Helen Carter is listed (or ranked) 47 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
henrymartinhamm added

48
623 734
Deana Carter is listed (or ranked) 48 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Did I Shave My Legs for This, I'm Just a Girl, Everything's Gonna Be Alright

49
491 500
Naomi Judd is listed (or ranked) 49 on the list The Top Female Country Singers

50
582 709
Kathy Mattea is listed (or ranked) 50 on the list The Top Female Country Singers
Time Passes By, Good News, Lonesome Standard Time