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HomeFeatures100 Greatest Women: 2008 Edition

100 Greatest Women: 2008 Edition

dolly-parton

1. Dolly Parton

Loretta Lynn

2. Loretta Lynn

maybelle-and-sara-carter

3. Maybelle and Sara Carter

emmylou-harris

4. Emmylou Harris

tammy-wynette

5. Tammy Wynette

reba-mcentire

6. Reba McEntire

patsy-cline1

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

mary-chapin-carpenter

29. Mary Chapin Carpenter

Lorrie Morgan

30. Lorrie Morgan

Rose Maddox

31. Rose Maddox

lynn-anderson

32. Lynn Anderson

lee-ann

33. Lee Ann Womack

Jean Shepard

34. Jean Shepard

Pam Tillis

35. Pam Tillis

donna-fargo

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

cousin-emmy

45. Cousin Emmy

Janie Fricke

46. Janie Fricke

felice-bryant

47. Felice Bryant

Lulu Belle

48. Lulu Belle

ONJ

49. Olivia Newton-John

jeanniecriley1

50. Jeannie C. Riley

terri-clark

51. Terri Clark

Juice Newton

52. Juice Newton

jo-dee-messina

53. Jo Dee Messina

sara-evans

54. Sara Evans

Jeannie Seely

55. Jeannie Seely

Matraca Berg

56. Matraca Berg

dale-evans

57. Dale Evans

Jan Howard

58. Jan Howard

Carrie Underwood

59. Carrie Underwood

kd lang

60. k.d. lang

carlene-carter

61. Carlene Carter

lacy j dalton

62. Lacy J. Dalton

rhonda vincent

63. Rhonda Vincent

Billie Jo Spears

64. Billie Jo Spears

Suzy Bogguss

65. Suzy Bogguss

Paulette Carlson

66. Paulette Carlson (Highway 101)

Bobbie Gentry

67. Bobbie Gentry

Holly Dunn

68. Holly Dunn

Gail_Davies

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

Jeannie Kendall

98. Jeannie Kendall (The Kendalls)

Sugar

99. Sugar (Dave & Sugar)

Jennifer Nettles

100. Jennifer Nettles (Sugarland)

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