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Best Female Voices - Ever (no particular order)
HorsesHorses by Patti Smith
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.87
Amazing piece of work. One of the best records of the 70's. Standout tracks are Gloria, Kimberly and Land
The Kick InsideThe Kick Inside by Kate Bush
Buy new: £6.08 / Used from: £3.49
Kate Bush started out on top, even though the rest of her catalogue (especially her latest, Aerial) is worth looking up too. Standout tracks are Kite, Wuthering Heights and Kick Inside
ChinaChina by Tori Amos
Buy used from: £10.00
Tori Amos is yet to release something bad, and has a lot of spectacular B-sides. This one is worth tracking down for the title track alone, but all of the B-sides are amazing
Ray of LightRay of Light by Madonna
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Madonna's finest. Standout tracks are Drowned World (Substitute For Love), Frozen and Mer Girl
Begin To HopeBegin To Hope by Regina Spektor
Buy new: £6.78 / Used from: £2.56
Regina Spektor has an incredibly cute and fragile voice, which ought to get on your nerves but it doesn't. Standout tracks are Samson, On The Radio and 20 Years of Snow
Aretha NowAretha Now by Aretha Franklin
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Goes without saying. Not many have matched Aretha on this album. Standout tracks are Think, I Say A Little Prayer and Take What I Want
Back To BlackBack To Black by Amy Winehouse
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Could as well have been her debut album. No one today even comes close to having a voice like her. Standout tracks are Tears Dry On Their Own, Rehab and Just Friends
SpiceworldSpiceworld by Spice Girls
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You can't ignore them these days, can you? Back from the days when they knew how to make pop music :) Stand out tracks are Stop, Viva Forever and Move Over
BlondieBlondie by Blondie
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £3.48
All of Blondie's albums are practically perfect, so it's not so important which one to get first - people tend to go with this one or Parallel Lines. + tracks X Offender and Rip Her To Shreds
Back to BasicsBack to Basics by Christina Aguilera
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The most important pop singer today? Standout tracks are Candyman, I Got Trouble, Hurt and Makes Me Wanna Pray
Radio EthiopiaRadio Ethiopia by Patti Smith Group
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The only artist to be represented twice :O slightly more focused than Horses, neither a good or a bad thing. + tracks Radio Ethiopia, Poppies and Pumping (My Heart)
Come Away with MeCome Away with Me by Norah Jones
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Sweet voice, very pure. Nothing groundbreaking though. Standout tracks are Come Away With Me, the Nearness of You and I've Got To See You Again
Love Angel Music BabyLove Angel Music Baby by Gwen Stefani
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Oh well, I think she's cool. Standout tracks are Cool, Hollaback Girl and The Real Thing
Different LightDifferent Light by Bangles
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Great, fun 80's all-girl band. Standout tracks are Walk Like An Egyptian, Manic Monday and Following
Pretenders [VINYL]Pretenders [VINYL] by Pretenders
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Chrissie Hynde was arguably the coolest woman of the 80's. Standout tracks are Tatooed Love Boys, Brass In Pocket and Wait