100 MOST ESSENTIAL WOMEN IN ROCK / POP MUSIC. 
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Caffé Latté presents: The  100 MOST ESSENTIAL WOMEN in POP/ROCK MUSIC The history of rock music is dominated by males: Elvis, The Beatles, The Stones and countless other men. This countdown tells the rest of the story, highlighting the 100 female acts –soloists and groups- that have had a major influence on the evolution of rock & pop music.

- 80 - CHRISTINA AGUILERA Amerian performer that has evolved from a Disney teen star into one of the leading contemporary voices in pop. O✚ - 79 - EN VOGUE American R&B/ New Jack Swing group that paved the way for Destiny’s Child and TLC. O✚ - 78 - KYLIE MINOGUE Australian recording artist whose pop career has dominated charts around the world for 4 decades. O✚ - 77 - TORI AMOS Influential American pianist / singer/ songwriter. O✚ - 76 - BRITNEY SPEARS As an American teen idol, she shook up the pop scene in the 1990s with her global hits that included “…Baby One More Time” and “Oops!... I Did It Again”. O✚ - 75 - TRACY CHAPMAN American singer / songwriter whose self-titled debut album in 1988 revived folk music for the pop mainstream. O✚ - 74 - RIHANNA Discovered in her native Barbados, she has evolved into one of today’s most successful chart acts, thanks to popular and innovative singles such as “Pon De Replay”, “SOS” and “Umbrella”. O✚ - 73 - TAYLOR SWIFT After starting as a country act, this American singer/ songwriter has utilized groundbreaking marketing techniques to expand and satiate her fan base. Few acts embrace technology as effectively as this worldwide phenomenom. O✚ - 72 - PATTI LABELLE After enjoying the #1 hit “Lady Marmalade” as part of Labelle, this American R&B vocalist has carved out an enduring solo career. O✚ - 71 - JANIS IAN It is rare for new singer / songwriters to emerge with songs as powerful as this American’s “Society’s Child” and “At Seventeen”. O✚

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