The Hottest 50 Songbirds of all time Compiled by a poll of 750,000 music fans for VH1 in 2002 1 Madonna 2 Kylie Minogue 3 Celine Dion 4 Whitney Houston 5 Aretha Franklin 6 Tina Turner 7 Mariah Carey 8 Janet Jackson 9 Britney Spears 10 Kate Bush 11 Cher 12 Diana Ross 13 Stevie Nicks 14 Annie Lennox 15 Bjork 16 Debbie Harry 17 J. Lo 18 Alanis Morissette 19 Joni Mitchell 20 Sheryl Crow 21 Dido 22 Barbra Streisand 23 Shania Twain 24 Aaliyah 25 PJ Harvey 26 Courtney Love 27 Pink 28 Janis Joplin 29 Shirley Manson 30 Dusty Springfield 31 The Corrs 32 Anastasia 33 Mary J Blige 34 Tori Amos 35 Donna Summer 36 Gwen Stefani 37 Alicia Keys 38 Natalie Imbruglia 39 Cyndi Lauper 40 Karen Carpenter 41 Gabrielle 42 Tracy Chapman 43 Siouxsie Sioux 44 Spice Girls 45 Shirley Bassey 46 Destiny’s Child 47 Dolly Parton 48 Lauryn Hill 49 Sharleen Spiteri 50 Billie Holiday return to menu