Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Singers Of All Time' Is Mainly Male And Full Of Holes

Keeping with its sometimes tiring tradition of putting 20th/21st century musicians into predictable categories, Rolling Stone has created a new list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. These type of lists always tend to cause arguments among music fans, but some of the holes in this list—especially where female singers are concerned—are so idiotic (No Billie Holiday or Ella Fitzgerald or even Diana Ross?) and the hierarchy so confusing (Christina Aguilera over Mariah Carey and Dolly Parton?) that you have to wonder what the people at Rolling Stone were thinking. After the jump, see where female singers fit in on Rolling Stone's list and argue amongst yourselves.

Predictably, Aretha Franklin topped the list, but she and Tina Turner are the only two women in the top 20. Below the top 20, the women are pretty evened out, however most of them seem to be rounding out the bottom fifty.

1. Aretha Franklin
17. Tina Turner
22. Etta James
28. Janis Joplin
29. Nina Simone
34. Whitney Houston
35. Dusty Springfield
42. Joni Mitchell
46. Patsy Cline
50. Bonnie Raitt
51. Gladys Knight
56. Mavis Staples
58. Christina Aguilera
60. Bjork
69. Ronnie Spector
73. Dolly Parton
79. Mariah Carey
83. Patti Smith
84. Darlene Love
93. Annie Lennox
94. Karen Carpenter
95. Patti LaBelle
98. Stevie Nicks
100. Mary J. Blige

Total: 24

Any other women you would have liked to have seen on the list? Any women you think shouldn't have been listed? Rant it out in the comments.

100 Greatest Singers Of All Time [Rolling Stone]

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