gldnone913
Integrity and Consistency
Damn, my bad. I should have read the criteria. I thought by saying vocalists, they were solely referring to singing
Forbes' Best Black Female Vocalists of All Time
Damn, my bad. I should have read the criteria. I thought by saying vocalists, they were solely referring to singing
Road20
All Star
Marsha aint fukkin with KeKe vocally, and I like marsha
IsThatBrothaMouzone?
Veteran
They could create a "best female vocalist" list, and it would still be mostly sistas anyway.
Whitney and Aretha should be #1 and #2, but after that, it's up to preferences.
Marilyn McCoo can sing circles around 99.5% of all broads.
Gwen dikkey from Rose Royce (Car Wash, Wishing Upon a Star)
Mahalia?
Deneice Williams
Hell the sistas that sang all the songs in Hercules lmao
Whitney and Aretha should be #1 and #2, but after that, it's up to preferences.
Marilyn McCoo can sing circles around 99.5% of all broads.
Gwen dikkey from Rose Royce (Car Wash, Wishing Upon a Star)
Mahalia?
Deneice Williams
Hell the sistas that sang all the songs in Hercules lmao
This list is doing exactly what it's meant to.
Having Beyonce in the Top 5 alone will get puters puting
Having Beyonce in the Top 5 alone will get puters puting
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)
You’re actually right!
Keke Wyatt is out her mind, but she is INSANELY talented!
nightwing2016
All Star
Beyonce number 3?????? 
Jesus people have a tiny musical palette
Jesus people have a tiny musical paletteThey adding all that in the pot but I control + F Janet Jackson and she's somehow not found. fukk this list
Once i saw Rhinna at 50 I knew it was about to be a rough list. I dont think ive ever seen a list that looks like it was made by people who know absolutely nothing one second. Then the next second looks like they are very well informed
Some of these names only an informed person would include so high. But then you go down the list and see Sade at 40 while having Aaliyah,Ashanti,Alicia Keys in the 20's
if your going to include people who arent vocal giants so high,Sade should be higher in terms of uniqueness.
Then having Mary J Blige,Beyonce and Tina Turner ahead of Brandy? Not even in the top 20? Yall know her and Whitney made a movie together right
?Stick to pocket watching Forbes
Salute to the final boss of vocals
She really is the goat imo,her and Aretha 1)a and 1)b. She always did it so effortlessly.
She was so classy,looking back you can honestly see why people blamed Bobby Brown
She really is the goat imo,her and Aretha 1)a and 1)b. She always did it so effortlessly.
She was so classy,looking back you can honestly see why people blamed Bobby Brown
Beyonce number 3??????
Beyonce deserves her flowers
She's been relevant for close to 30 yrs, 30 + Grammy wins, 100 million records sold, made close to 2 billion in touring
In addition to being one of best technical singers on the list
If anyone else had her talent and stats a lot of ppl would not be questioning their placement...but it's cool to hate on her nowadays
nightwing2016
All Star
Beyonce deserves her flowers
She's been relevant for close to 30 yrs, 30 + Grammy wins, 100 million records sold, made close to 2 billion in touring
In addition to being one of best technical singers on the list
If anyone else had her talent and stats a lot of ppl would not be questioning their placement...but it's cool to hate on her nowadays
First off that doesn’t make you the best vocalist. Popularity does not inherently mean better. Elvis was more popular than Chuck Berry didn’t make him a better guitar player. Secondly, better than Sade technically? What about Billie Holiday or Minnie Riperton? Should beyonce be on the list yes but number 3 no. She isn’t top ten if you are being real about it.
The list isn't just based on talent though it's factored in
It's also based on their cultural impact, commercial success, popularity and relevance according to op
Sade????
While you may like her voice/music better, Beyonce's voice is objectively better ...She has more range, power, agility, etc
Beyonce would have no problem singing any Sade record while Sade would struggle with Love on Top or Listen
I can make the argument Bey is also a more well rounded vocalist than Billie and Minnie as well
King_Kamala61
:mjlit: Nasty Brehz :mjlit:
No Samara Joy huh?
nightwing2016
All Star
Bey is not a better singer than Sade, Billie, or Minnie. I have never heard someone argue that beyonce voice was objectively better than Sade. I would like to see that argument though.
Janet Jackson isn’t even in on the list and Beyonce has a lot of Janet in her game. The list is fundamentally flawed from the perspective as well. She isn’t a top 3 vocalist of all time just stop. If you want to say artist she is probably the number 1 female artist of all time but vocalist she isn’t top 5
