Here are some of my favorite female R&B artists.

1 Aretha Franklin

2 Etta James

3 Esther Phillips

4 Dinah Washington

5 Mary Wells

6 Nina Simone

7 Natalie Cole

8 Betty Wright

9 Stephanie Mills

10 Phyllis Hyman

11 Deniece Williams

12 Minnie Riperton

13 Donna Summer

14 Regina Belle

15 Shirley Brown

15 Marlena Shaw

16 Toni Braxton

17 Anita Baker

18 Carrie Lucas

19 Whitney Houston

20 Janet Jackson

21 Jennifer Hudson

22 Patti LaBelle

23 Betty Davis

24 Diana Ross

25 Kim Weston