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

1 Aretha Franklin

2 Etta James

3 Mary Wells

4 Syreeta Wright

5 Esther Phillips

6 Dinah Washington

7 Minnie Riperton

8 Deniece Williams

9 Natalie Cole

10 Chaka Khan

11 Donna Summer

12 Freda Payne

13 Stephanie Mills

14 Phyllis Hyman

15 Teena Marie

16 Whitney Houston

17 Melba Moore

18 Melisa Morgan

19 Chante Moore

20 Regina Belle