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HomeFeatures100 Greatest Women: 2008 Edition

100 Greatest Women: 2008 Edition

dolly-parton

1. Dolly Parton

Loretta Lynn

2. Loretta Lynn

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3. Maybelle and Sara Carter

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4. Emmylou Harris

tammy-wynette

5. Tammy Wynette

reba-mcentire

6. Reba McEntire

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7. Patsy Cline

trisha

8. Trisha Yearwood

kitty-wells

9. Kitty Wells

wynonna

10. Wynonna (The Judds)

alison-krauss

11. Alison Krauss

dixie-chicks

12. Dixie Chicks

patty-loveless

13. Patty Loveless

Barbara Mandrell

14. Barbara Mandrell

Tanya Tucker

15. Tanya Tucker

shania-twain

16. Shania Twain

brenda-lee1

17. Brenda Lee

cindy-walker

18. Cindy Walker

dottie-west

19. Dottie West

rosanne-cash

20. Rosanne Cash

linda-ronstadt

21. Linda Ronstadt

wanda-jackson

22. Wanda Jackson

crystal-gayle

23. Crystal Gayle

Connie Smith

24. Connie Smith

Faith Hill

25. Faith Hill

Martina McBride

26. Martina McBride

kathymattea

27. Kathy Mattea

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28. Anne Murray

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29. Mary Chapin Carpenter

Lorrie Morgan

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lynn-anderson

32. Lynn Anderson

lee-ann

33. Lee Ann Womack

Jean Shepard

34. Jean Shepard

Pam Tillis

35. Pam Tillis

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36. Donna Fargo

oslin

37. K.T. Oslin

leann-rimes

38. LeAnn Rimes

june-carter-cash

39. June Carter Cash

minnie-pearl

40. Minnie Pearl

lucinda-williams

41. Lucinda Williams

patsy-montana

42. Patsy Montana

aunt molly jackson

43. Aunt Molly Jackson

Skeeter Davis

44. Skeeter Davis

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45. Cousin Emmy

Janie Fricke

46. Janie Fricke

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47. Felice Bryant

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48. Lulu Belle

ONJ

49. Olivia Newton-John

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50. Jeannie C. Riley

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51. Terri Clark

Juice Newton

52. Juice Newton

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53. Jo Dee Messina

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54. Sara Evans

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55. Jeannie Seely

Matraca Berg

56. Matraca Berg

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57. Dale Evans

Jan Howard

58. Jan Howard

Carrie Underwood

59. Carrie Underwood

kd lang

60. k.d. lang

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61. Carlene Carter

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62. Lacy J. Dalton

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63. Rhonda Vincent

Billie Jo Spears

64. Billie Jo Spears

Suzy Bogguss

65. Suzy Bogguss

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66. Paulette Carlson (Highway 101)

Bobbie Gentry

67. Bobbie Gentry

Holly Dunn

68. Holly Dunn

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69. Gail Davies

Sammi Smith

70. Sammi Smith

Norma Jean

71. Norma Jean

Nanci Griffith

72. Nanci Griffith

Melba Montgomery

73. Melba Montgomery

Shelby Lynne

74. Shelby Lynne

The Whites

75. Sharon and Cheryl White (The Whites)

SheDaisy

76. SHeDaisy

Helen Cornelius

77. Helen Cornelius

Goldie Hill

78. Goldie Hill

Margo Smith

79. Margo Smith

Jessi Colter

80. Jessi Colter

Deana Carter

81. Deana Carter

Marie Osmond

82. Marie Osmond

Bonnie Guitar

83. Bonnie Guitar

Charly McClain

84. Charly McClain

Gretchen Wilson

85. Gretchen Wilson

Forester Sisters

86. The Forester Sisters

Wilma Lee Cooper

87. Wilma Lee Cooper

Marijohn Wilkin

88. Marijohn Wilkin

Jeanne Pruett

89. Jeanne Pruett

miranda

90. Miranda Lambert

Roba Stanley

91. Roba Stanley

Gretchen Peters

92. Gretchen Peters

Sweethearts of the Rodeo

93. Sweethearts of the Rodeo

Martha_Carson

94. Martha Carson

Sylvia

95. Sylvia

Allison Moorer

96. Allison Moorer

Barbara Fairchild

97. Barbara Fairchild

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98. Jeannie Kendall (The Kendalls)

Sugar

99. Sugar (Dave & Sugar)

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100. Jennifer Nettles (Sugarland)

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