Top Female Singers of the '80s

1. Mel & Kim Appleby 2. Pat Benatar 3. Laura Branigan 4. Kate Bush 5. Irene Cara 6. Belinda Carlisle 7. Kim Carnes 8. Tracy Chapman 9. Cher 10. Neneh Cherry 11. Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey & Keren Woodward (Bananarama) 12. Taylor Dayne 13. Sheena Easton 14. Gloria Estefan 15. Agnetha Fältskog (ABBA) 16. Samantha Fox 17. Marie Fredriksson (Roxette) 18. Frida (ABBA) 19. Debbie Gibson 20. Debbie Harry (Blondie) 21. Susanna Hoffs (Bangles) 22. Whitney Houston 23. Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders) 24. Janet Jackson 25. Joan Jett 26. Chaka Khan 27. Cyndi Lauper 28. Annie Lennox (Eurythmics) 29. Madonna 30. Bette Midler 31. Kylie Minogue 32. Alison Moyet 33. Nena 34. Juice Newton 35. Olivia Newton-John 36. Stevie Nicks 37. Dolly Parton 38. The Pointer Sisters 39. Diana Ross 40. Jennifer Rush 41. Sade 42. Sandra 43. Lisa Stansfield 44. Donna Summer 45. Tiffany 46. Tina Turner 47. Bonnie Tyler 48. Dionne Warwick 49. Kim Wilde 50. Ann & Nancy Wilson (Heart) The list is in alphabetical order and is based on chart performance and cultural impact. Song snippets are kept short due to copyright reasons. I had to mute the audio to 'The Tide Is High' to prevent the video from getting blocked. Check out my 'top male singers of the 80s' video:    • Top Male Singers of the '80s