Forbes' Best Black Female Vocalists of All Time

[MajesticLion]

Coco Jones
SZA
ebay Summer Walker
Beyonce


...all ahead of SADE.



Yunno what Shirley Bassey ain't even on this list so whatever.

 

[Jasonmask]

Rihanna and SZA being on there is absurd

Idk some girls younger than you will argue they are better than Beyonce

 

[TEH]

Where is Anita???

Not in the top 10???

 

[null]

Hear me out.

She doesn’t have the catalog as the greats, which is part of the ranking, but her voice is an instrument.

She has the voice when every time you hear her, you will complete the song. Live performances are always on point. She has range, power, voice control, and all of it is effortless.

She is crazy ass hell and needs some guidance but she’s the one. I would pay $750 for great seats at Fox Theater in Atlanta to listen to her perform. (I’m also a huge Jasmine Sullivan fan)

marsha does all that and more ...









nice sounding but not top 10.

 

[TEH]

Tina Turner is too high

Fantasia is too low she should be 20 something

 

[nairdas]

Keri hilson way too high too

 

[Justin Nitsuj]

These mothafukkas have Summer Walker on this list.

Summer fukking Walker

And then they put her over Erykah Badu and India Arie. This whole list is bullshyt.

 

[Justin Nitsuj]

These bytches forgot Angie Stone

 

[Taadow]

When I think of the type of muffucca would read Forbes, I’m imagining some business jerk in his late 40s
who is always at the airport so he only reads Forbes, when he has a layover in O’Hare.

He doesn’t really listen to music except for at the end of the week when he and the other partners stay
at the office after work to have a scotch and cigar for a little bit. And then they listen to Dave Matthews Band,
Sinatra, or Steely Dan.

That said: I expected this list to have Tracy Chapman and Michelle N’Degeloeocello on it - ahead of Tina Turner.
I did expect Sade, but not all the way down at #41. That is too wild. I guess I learned today.

 

[Vandelay]

Jay-Z definitely in Forbes pockets.

 

[Da King]

Knew Beyoncé was going to be way up

 

[tuckgod]

1. Aretha
2. Whitney
3. Ella
4. Sassy
5. Patti
6. Mahalia
7. Lalah
8. Jilly
9. Anita
10. Nina

 

[King Poetic]

Worst list of all time

 

[Hey_zeus]

I love Whitney but Aretha is number 1. Nobody has soul in their sound like the queen. Can make anything secular sound like Gospel. Whitney could never...

 

[KidJSoul]

Alicia keys being on the list at all

Rihanna being on the list at all

I like Beyonce but she's at 3

Mariah carey being as low as 8

Rage bait

This is pure rage bait