MovieGal's Top Female Vocalists (not in any order)

Chrissie Hynde
(The Pretenders)




Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, I loved to listen to music on the radio. Once MTV hit the scene, it was a big deal because you music with video. One of the first videos I remember from MTV was "Brass In Pocket" by The Pretenders. The Pretenders hit the scene in 1970's within the punk rock and new wave movement.

They had hits with "Don't Me Wrong", "Back On The Chain Gang", "Message of Love" and "Brass In Pocket".



Pat Benatar



Pat hit the scene in the late 1970's. Her voice was a unique one, she is a mezzo-soprano. Her first hit from 1980, "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", shot her to popularity. She has had countless hits, such as "Hell Is For Children", "Fire and Ice", "Shadows of The Night", "We Belong" and countless others.

Patty Smyth
(Scandal)



Patty Smyth first hit the music scene back in 1981 with her band, Scandal. They had two hits with "Goodbye To You" and "The Warrior", and After the break up of Scandal, she releases 2 solo albums and did a duet with Don Henley of "The Eagles".



Stevie Nicks
(Fleetwood Mac)



Steve was a vocalist for the band "Fleetwood Mac" along with Christine McVie. She had several vocal hits with the band like "Rhiannon", "Tusk", "Landslide" and many other songs. Stevie went on to release solo albums and did duets with other singers as well.

Annie Lennox
(Eurythmics)



Annie Lennox hit the US airwaves back in 1983, as the vocals behind the British duo, the Eurythmics. Their first break through song was "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", which has been recorded since by other artists. They had other hits with "Here Comes The Rain Again", "When Tomorrow Comes", "There Must Be an Angel" and other songs. The Eurythmics dis banned in the mid 80's but Annie continue to make solo albums and reunited in 1999 with David A Stewart to bring them into the 2000's. Annie has continued her solo career as well.



Natalie Merchant
(10,000 Maniacs)



Natalie Merchant was lead vocals for the band, 10,000 Maniacs during the 1980's. However, I did not become a fan of her's until she started her solo career in 1995. She had solo hits with "Carnival", "Wonder" and "Jealousy".

Deborah Harry
(Blondie)



Another band from the 1970's that graced the airwaves and one of the first videos on MTV was Deborah Harry and Blondie. Their were one of the early bands of punk and new wave music. Deborah Harry has a unique voice as well. In 1978, Blondie released their "Parallel Lines" album, that included "Picture This", "One Way Or Another" and "Heart of Glass". Harry and Blondie were a smash hit worldwide. They continued to release hits into the 1980's. Harry is one of the trendsetters for female vocalists.

Missy Higgins



Missy Higgins is a female vocalist from Australia. Missy hasn't ever hit the American airwaves with any #1 hits. I discovered her from the CW's "Smallville", which featured one of her songs. She has had multiple hits in her home country. Her song "Where I Stood" hit at #10 on Billboard's Hot Adult Contemporary Chart.