Best female lead singer?

[blueblade]

I'm sure most would say Debbie Harry or maybe Stevie Nicks.

My personal favourite would be Delores O'Riorden

[bobh]

Grace Slick

[William Treseder]

Grace Slick

For vocals, it has to be Ann Wilson, lead singer from Heart

https://youtu.be/LFxOaDeJmXk

[Tuerto]

[Tuerto]

[MOZZER2]

mainstream - Debbie harry
non main stream - emanuela Hutter

[William Treseder]

If it’s looks then it has to be Anna LaCazia from Cock Robin

https://youtu.be/hQ3FnfqUuwA

[StraightOuttaCanton]

Pauline Murray

[NYCBlue]

Pauline Murray

Good shout. But f we're going overall: front person, creativity, originality, style etc. there can only be one, and her name is Siouxsie Sioux.

[Armitage Shanks]

Susannah hoffs

[life on mars]

Patti Smith.
Janis Joplin

[Feedback]

Harriet Wheeler of the Sundays has the voice of an angel

[StraightOuttaCanton]

Good shout. But f we're going overall: front person, creativity, originality, style etc. there can only be one, and her name is Siouxsie Sioux.

Actually you’re right with all of those additional caveats, but Pauline Murray certainly improved the punk scene from an attractiveness point of view. It also helped that Penetration had some great stuff as well...was gutted when they split up

[ToTaL ITK]

Tatiana Shmaylyuk

[headlight]

Kate Pierson

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Lene Nystrøm

[Des Parrot]

Sandy Denny of course!

[Mr Soul '68]

Martha Reeves, of Martha & The Vandellas, Gladys Horton, of the Marvelettes, or Carolyn Gill of the Velvelettes. Loads of great female singers from the 60s soul era! In the rock world it has to be Janis Joplin and Grace Slick

[NYCBlue]

Kate Pierson

I love the B-52s and I love Kate Pierson. But Cindy Wilson carries the heavy load.

Kate went to the same high school as my wife.

[NYCBlue]

Actually you’re right with all of those additional caveats, but Pauline Murray certainly improved the punk scene from an attractiveness point of view. It also helped that Penetration had some great stuff as well...was gutted when they split up

A fantastic voice. And Coming up for Air is a great record. Still have it on vinyl.

[Maccy Blue]

Shirley Manson for me.

[Mr Soul '68]

Shirley Manson for me.

I prefer her son Marilyn or her uncle Charles

[Heathblue]

Difficult
Like,
Joan Armatrading
Alanis Morissette
Nico
but decided on
Suzanne Vega

Can remember buying this album on advice from an audiophile magazine

[life on mars]

No one went for the souful ones like , Amy Winehouse ,or one of our best ever sellers Sade ?

[Enoch Mort]

Lots of good singers mentioned so far. However you can hardly say, for example, that Janis Joplin was better than Sandy Denny or vice versa as they had completely different voices singing in different genres.