1: Lucinda Williams
2: Patti Smith
3: Laura Nyro
4: Carole King
5: Loretta Lynn
6: Memphis Minnie
7: Joni Mitchell
8: Dorothy Fields
9: Bobbie Gentry
10: Ellie Greenwich
11: Felice Bryant
12: Dolly Parton
13: Kate Bush
14: Sandy Denny
15: Cynthia Weil
16: Billie Holiday
17: Madonna
18: Nina Simone
19: Grace Slick
20: Taylor Swift
21: Judee Sill
22: Valerie Simpson
23: Abbey Lincoln
24: Christine McVie
25: Kirsty MacColl