TOP 100 FEMALE SOLO SINGERS
OF THE '50S AND '60S
- Patti Page - All My Love, The Tennessee Waltz, Mockin' Bird Hill,
I Went to Your Wedding, The Doggie in the Window, Cross Over the Bridge, Allegheny Moon, Old Cape Cod; Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte - Connie Francis - Who's Sorry Now, My Happiness, Lipstick on Your Collar, Everybody's Somebody's Fool, My Heart Has a Mind of its Own, Where the Boys Are, Don't Break the Heart That Loves You
- Brenda Lee - Sweet Nothin's, I'm Sorry, I Want to Be Wanted, Fool #1, Break it to Me Gently, All Alone Am I
- Kay Starr - Wheel of Fortune, Side By Side, Changing Partners, If You Love Me (Really Love Me), Rock and Roll Waltz
- Doris Day - A Guy is a Guy, Secret Love, If I Give My Heart to You; Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera); Everybody Loves a Lover
- Dionne Warwick - Anyone Who Had a Heart, Walk on By, I Say a Little Prayer, (Theme from) Valley of the Dolls, I'll Never Fall in Love Again
- Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You), Respect, Baby I Love You, Chain of Fools, The House That Jack Built
- Teresa Brewer - Music! Music! Music!, Till I Waltz Again With You, Ricochet, A Tear Fell, A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl
- Jo Stafford - Shrimp Boats, You Belong to Me, Jambalaya, Keep it a Secret, Make Love to Me!
- Rosemary Clooney - Come On-a My House, Half as Much, Botch-A-Me, Hey There, This Ole House
- Joni James - Why Don't You Believe Me, Have You Heard, Your Cheatin' Heart; My Love, My Love; How Important Can it Be?
- Petula Clark - Downtown, I Know a Place, My Love, This is My Song,
Don't Sleep in the Subway - Dinah Washington - I Don't Hurt Anymore, What a Diff'rence a Day Makes, Unforgettable, This Bitter Earth
- Mary Wells - The One Who Really Loves You, You Beat Me to the Punch, Two Lovers, My Guy
- Georgia Gibbs - Kiss of Fire, Seven Lonely Days, Tweedle Dee,
Dance With Me Henry (Wallflower) - Lesley Gore - It's My Party, Judy's Turn to Cry, She's a Fool,
You Don't Own Me - Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin'; How Does That Grab You, Darlin'?; Sugar Town, Love Eyes
- Sarah Vaughan - Make Yourself Comfortable, How Important Can it Be?, Whatever Lola Wants, Broken-Hearted Melody
- Dusty Springfield - I Only Want to Be With You, Wishin' and Hopin', You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, Son-Of-A Preacher Man
- Ruth Brown - Teardrops From My Eyes, 5-10-15 Hours, (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean, Oh What a Dream
- Kitty Wells - It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels, Makin' Believe, Searching (For Someone Like You), Heartbreak U.S.A.
- Etta James - The Wallflower, All I Could Do Was Cry, At Last, Tell Mama
- LaVern Baker - Tweedlee Dee, Play it Fair, Jim Dandy, I Cried a Tear
- Gale Storm - I Hear You Knocking, Teen Age Prayer, Dark Moon
- Dinah Shore - My Heart Cries For You, Sweet Violets, Chantz-Chantez
- Jaye P. Morgan - That's All I Want From You, Danger! Heartbreak Ahead, The Longest Walk
- Eydie Gorme - Mama, Teach Me to Dance; You Need Hands,
Blame it on the Bossa Nova - Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes), B-A-B-Y, I Like What You're Doing (To Me)
- Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight, I Fall to Pieces, Crazy
- Peggy Lee - Lover, Fever, Is That All There Is
- Dee Dee Sharp - Mashed Potato Time, Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes), Ride!
- Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean a Lot, In the Chapel in the Moonlight,
My Coloring Book - Annette - Tall Paul, O Dio Mio, Pineapple Princess
- Cher - All I Really Want to Do, Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down),
You Better Sit Down Kids - Barbra Streisand - People, He Touched Me, Second Hand Rose
- Linda Scott - I've Told Every Little Star, Don't Bet Money Honey,
I Don't Know Why - Connie Smith - Once a Day, Ain't Had No Lovin', The Hurtin's All Over
- Barbara Lewis - Hello Stranger, Baby I'm Yours, Make Me Your Baby
- Anita Bryant - Till There Was You, Paper Roses, In My Little Corner
of the World - Skeeter Davis - My Last Date (With You), The End of the World,
I Can't Stay Mad at You - Sue Thompson - Sad Movies (Make Me Cry), Norman, Paper Tiger
- Della Reese - And That Reminds Me, Don't You Know, Not One
Minute More - Loretta Lynn - Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind), Fist City, Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)
- Betty Everett - You're No Good, The Shoop Shoop Song,
There Comes a Time - Jackie DeShannon - What the World Needs Now is Love, Put a Little Love in Your Heart, Love Will Find a Way
- Timi Yuro - Hurt, What's a Matter Baby, Make the World Go Away
- Debbie Reynolds - Tammy, A Very Special Love, Am I That
Easy to Forget - Gogi Grant - Suddenly There's a Valley, Who Are We,
The Wayward Wind - Maxine Brown - All in My Mind, Funny, Oh No Not My Baby
- Betty Johnson - I Dreamed, Little White Lies, The Little Blue Man
- Jean Shepard - A Satisfied Mind, Beautiful Lies, Second Fiddle
(To An Old Guitar) - Shirley Ellis - The Nitty Gitty, The Name Game, The Clapping Song
- Little Eva - The Loco-Motion, Keep Your Hands Off My Baby,
Let's Turkey Trot - Vera Lynn - Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart, Yours, If You Love Me
(Really Love Me) - Eartha Kitt - C'est Si Bon, Santa Baby, Somebody Bad Stole De
Wedding Bell - Lulu - To Sir With Love, Best of Both Worlds, Morning Dew
- June Valli - Crying in the Chapel, I Understand, Apple Green
- Connie Stevens - Sixteen Reasons, Why'd You Wanna Make Me Cry,
Mr. Songwriter - Jane Morgan - Fascination, The Day the Rains Came, With Open Arms
- Nancy Wilson - (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am, I Wanna Be With You; Face it Girl, it's Over
- Esther Phillips - Release Me, And I Love Him, When a Woman
Loves a Man - Vikki Carr - It Must Be Him, The Lesson, With Pen in Hand
- Little Peggy March - I Will Follow Him, I Wish I Were a Princess;
Hello Heartache, Goodbye Love - Mindy Carson - Candy and Cake, My Foolish Heart, Wake the Town and Tell the People
- Sandy Posey - Born a Woman, Single Girl, I Take it Back
- Bobbie Gentry - Ode to Billie Joe, Fancy
- Brenda Holloway - Every Little Bit Hurts, When I'm Gone
- Eileen Rodgers - Miracle of Love, Treasure of Your Love
- Barbara Lynn - You'll Lose a Good Thing, Second Fiddle Girl
- Dottie West - Here Comes My Baby, Would You Hold it Against Me
- Baby Washington - That's How Heartaches Are Made,
Only Those in Love - Kathy Linden - Billy; Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye
- Cathy Carr - Ivory Tower, First Anniversary
- Fontella Bass - Rescue Me, Recovery
- Barbara Mason - Yes, I'm Ready; Sad, Sad Girl
- Marianne Faithfull - As Tears Go By, Summer Nights
- Shelley Fabares - Johnny Angel, Johnny Loves Me
- Wanda Jackson - Let's Have a Party, In the Middle of a Heartache
- Tammy Wynette - D-I-V-O-R-C-E, Stand By Your Man
- Mama Cass - Dream a Little Dream of Me, It's Getting Better
- Faye Adams - Shake a Hand, Hurts Me to My Heart
- Jill Corey - I Love My Baby, Love Me to Pieces
- Dodie Stevens - Pink Shoe Laces, No
- Bettye Swann - Make Me Yours, Don't Touch Me
- Jan Howard - Evil on Your Mind, Bad Seed
- Nina Simone - I Loves You, Porgy; Ain't Got No; I Got Life
- Norma Jean - Go Cat Go, I Wouldn't Buy a Used Car From Him
- Miss Toni Fisher - The Big Hurt, West of the Wall
- Damita Jo - I'll Be There, If You Go Away
- Patty Duke - Don't Just Stand There, Say Something Funny
- Bonnie Guitar - Dark Moon, Mister Fire Eyes
- Gloria Lynne - I Wish You Love, Watermelon Man
- Jody Miller - Queen of the House, Home of the Brave
- Gisele MacKenzie - Hard to Get, The Star You Wished Upon Last Night
- Betty Madigan - Joey, Dance Everyone Dance
- Ketty Lester - Love Letters, But Not For Me
- Barbara George - I Know (You Don't Love Me No More), You Talk
About Love - Joanie Sommers - One Boy, Johnny Get Angry
- Irma Thomas - Don't Mess With My Man, Wish Someone Would Care
- Diane Renay - Navy Blue, Kiss Me Sailor
Solo female vocalists in all areas of music (pop, rhythm and blues, country, jazz, folk, etc.) are included on this list. Any female lead singer or member of a group or duo is ineligible for inclusion, qualifying instead for the Top 100 Music Groups and/or Music Duos lists. Rankings are based on the popularity of each artist during the period of 1950 through 1969.
