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THE ESSENTIAL

DIVA CLASSICS

 

For the purpose of this list, we use the term “diva” with affection and not necessarily with any derogatory connotation. Here are 100 songs that helped establish the diva status of singers, with an emphasis on trailblazers that endured over many decades…

    

 

100 NEW ATTITUDE Patti LaBelle

99 DIAMONDS Rihanna

98 RUN THE WORLD (GIRLS) Beyoncé

97 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME

        LATELY Janet Jackson

96 LOVE WILL LEAD YOU BACK

       Taylor Dayne

95 PAPILLON (aka HOT BUTTERFLY)

       Chaka Khan

94 MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY Natalie Cole

93 BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED

       TO ME Gladys Knight & The Pips

92 BREATHE AGAIN Toni Braxton

91 I’M STILL WAITING Diana Ross

90 HALO Beyoncé

89 BORN THIS WAY Lady Gaga

88 GOTTA MOVE Barbra Streisand

87 SPICE UP YOUR LIFE Spice Girls

86 BLACK CAT Janet Jackson

85 YOU MUST LOVE ME Madonna

84 LOVE ON TOP Beyoncé

83 CRY ME A RIVER Barbra Streisand

82 WITHOUT YOU Mariah Carey

81 FEELING GOOD Nina Simone

 

80 YOU KNOW I’M NO GOOD

        Amy Winehouse

79 FREEWAY OF LOVE Aretha Franklin

78 I KNOW YOU, I LIVE YOU Chaka Khan

77 THIS TIME I KNOW IT’S FOR REAL

        Donna Summer

76 HERO Mariah Carey

75 REHAB Amy Winehouse

74 I HAVE NOTHING Whitney Houston

73 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE

        NIGHT Gladys Knight & The Pips

72 LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME Nina Simone

71 COME RAIN OR COME SHINE Judy Garland

 

70 TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross

69 HOW WILL I KNOW Whitney Houston

68 S&M Rihanna

67 THE WAY OF LOVE Cher

66 ALL OF MY LIFE Diana Ross

65 LIKE A PRAYER Madonna

64 INDEPENDENT WOMEN Pt. 1 Destiny’s Child

63 I FEEL FOR YOU Chaka Khan

62 HE TOUCHED ME Barbra Streisand

61 MY ALL Mariah Carey

60 IT’S ALL COMING BACK TO ME NOW

        Celine Dion

59 DON’T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA

        Miami Mix Madonna

58 THIS IS MY LIFE Shirley Bassey

57 THE MAIN EVENT / FIGHT Barbra Streisand

56 LISTEN Beyoncé

55 IT’S A MAN’S MAN’S WORLD Renée Geyer

54 WIND BENEATH MY WINGS Bette Midler

53 IF YOU GO AWAY Dusty Springfield

52 AIN’T NOBODY Chaka Khan & Rufus

51 ALL BY MYSELF Celine Dion