Top 10 Female Country Singers of All Time

Carrie Underwood

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There has been so much female talent in the country music world! Here are our top 10 favorite female country music singers!

Number 10: Trisha Yearwood

Patricia Lynn “Trisha” Yearwood was born on September 19, 1964. Yearwood rose to fame in 1991 with her debut single “She’s In Love With The Boy”, which became her first No. 1 single.

Number 9: Faith Hill

Audrey Faith “Hill” Perry was born on September 21, 1967. Hill’s first two albums, Take Me As I Am (1993) and It Matters To Me (1995), established her as a popular country music singer. 

Number 8: Shania Twain

Shania Twain was born Eilleen Regina Edwards on August 28, 1965. Twain is from Canada and is referred to as “The Queen of Country Pop”.

Number 7:  Emmylou Harris 

Emmylou Harris was born on April 2, 1947 and is an American singer and songwriter. She has released many popular albums and singles over the course of her career, and has now won 13 Grammys – as of 2014 – as well as numerous other awards.

Number 6:  Miranda Lambert

Miranda Leigh Lambert-Shelton was born on November 10, 1983 and is an American artist who gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of Nashville Star, where she finished in third place and later signed to Epic Records.

Number 5: Carrie Underwood

Carrie Marie Underwood was born on March 10, 1983 and is an American country music singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. 

Number 4:  Reba McEntire

Reba Nell McEntire was born on March 28, 1955 and is an American country music singer, songwriter and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band, on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos

Number 3: Patsy Cline

Virginia Patterson Hensley was born on September 8, 1932  and died on March 5, 1963, known professionally as Patsy Cline, was an American country singer. 

Number 2:  Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn Webb was born on April 14, 1932 and is a multiple gold album American country music singer/songwriter whose work spans more than 50 years. She has received numerous awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music.

Number 1: Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on January 19, 1946. She is an American singer, instrumentalist, actress, author, and philanthropist, and known for her work in country music. Her career began as a child performer on the radio, then recording a few singles from the age of 13.