List of female rock singers
This is a list of female rock singers, including punk rock. For female heavy metal singers, see List of female heavy metal singers.
A
- Tori Amos
- Christina Amphlett (Divinyls)
- Brett Anderson (The Donnas)
- Maria Andersson (Sahara Hotnights)
- Signe Toly Anderson (early Jefferson Airplane)
- Agent M (Tsunami Bomb)
- Fiona Apple
- Sabrina Applicator (The Applicators)
- Joan Armatrading
- Melissa Auf der Maur (Auf der Maur)
- Emilie Autumn
- Martina Axén (Snake River Conspiracy)
- Caroline Azar (Fifth Column)
B
- Alice Bag (The Bags, Castration Squad)
- Niki Barr
- Edyta Bartosiewicz (Holloee Polloy)
- Nirmala Basnayake (controller.controller)
- Pat Benatar
- Miki Berenyi (Lush)
- Cia Berg (Whale)
- Elizabeth Berg (The Like)
- Adele Bertei (The Bloods, Contortion, Bush Tetras)
- Christina Billotte (Autoclave, Slant 6)
- Kat Bjelland (Babes in Toyland, Crunt, Katastrophy Wife)
- Björk (The Sugarcubes)
- Jody Bleyle (Team Dresch)
- Cinder Block (Tilt, Fabulous Disaster, Retching Red)
- Lula Blue (Dirtblonde)
- Beki Bondage (Vice Squad)
- Christina Booth (Magenta)
- Carla Bozulich (Ethyl Meatplow, Geraldine Fibbers)
- Michelle Branch
- Bonnie Bramlett
- Lynn Breedlove (Tribe 8)
- Bette Bright (Deaf School)
- Charmaine Brooks
- Carrie Brownstein (Excuse 17, Sleater-Kinney)
- Noelle Bucci (Vixen)
- Anna Burley (The Killjoys)
- Megan Burns (Betty Curse)
- Shauna Burns
- Kate Bush
- Bilinda Butcher (My Bloody Valentine)
- Bianca Butthole (Betty Blowtorch)
C
- Kathryn Calder (Immaculate Machine, The New Pornographers)
- Dinah Cancer (45 Grave, Dinah Cancer and the Grave Robbers)
- Brandi Carlile
- Belinda Carlisle (The Go-Go's, solo artist)
- Rachel Carns (The Need, King Cobra)
- Neko Case (The New Pornographers, Maow)
- Cassidy (Antigone Rising)
- Cat Power
- Exene Cervenka (X, Original Sinners)
- Régine Chassagne (Arcade Fire)
- Cher
- Cherry Vanilla
- Chantal Claret (Morningwood)
- Jennifer Clavin (Mika Miko)
- Chi Coltrane
- Melora Creager (Rasputina)
- Allison Crowe
- Cherie Currie (The Runaways, Radio Active)
D
- Ana da Silva (The Raincoats)
- Brody Dalle (The Distillers)
- Jane Danger (Hetrocide, Three Dollar Bill)
- Patricia Day (HorrorPops)
- Kim Deal (Pixies, The Amps, The Breeders)
- Revik Delfin (Jack Killed Jill)
- Jackie DeShannon
- Beth Ditto (The Gossip)
- Julie Doiron (Eric's Trip, Wooden Stars, Shotgun & Jaybird and solo)
- Free Dominguez (Kidneythieves)
- Patty Donahue (The Waitresses)
- Tanya Donelly (Belly)
- Ellyot Dragon (Sister George, Nightnurse)
- Annette Ducharme (Bowers-Ducharme and solo)
- Amy Dumas (The Luchagors)
- Sherri DuPree (Eisley)
- Stacy DuPree (Eisley)
E
- Tammy Ealom (Dressy Bessy)
- Aimee Echo (theSTART, Human Waste Project)
- Elf (Elf Fatima)
- Elizabeth Elmore (The Reputation, Sarge)
- Roxy Epoxy (Epoxies)
- Melissa Etheridge
- Tasha-Ray Evin (Lillix)
F
- Marianne Faithfull
- Etty Lau Farrell (Satellite Party)
- Leslie Feist (Broken Social Scene)
- Şebnem Ferah (Volvox)
- Jennifer Finch (Sugar Babydoll, The Pandoras, L7, OtherStarPeople, The Shocker)
- Rachel Flotard (Hafacat,Visqueen)
- Sharin Foo (The Raveonettes)
- Cassandra Ford (The Vincent Black Shadow)
- Fruity Frankie (Lesbians On Ecstasy)
- Eleanor Friedberger (The Fiery Furnaces)
- Justine Frischmann (Elastica)
- Dana Fuchs
- Yoshiko Fujiyama (The 5, 6, 7, 8's)
G
- Lady Galore (Lords of Acid)
- Janet Gardener (Vixen)
- Suzi Gardner (L7)
- Katie Jane Garside (Daisy Chainsaw, Queen Adreena)
- Donna Godchaux
- Brisa Gonzalez (Swan Island)
- Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth, Free Kitten)
- Nina Gordon (Veruca Salt)
- Wynne Greenwood (Tracy + the Plastics)
H
- Nina Hagen (The Nina Hagen Band)
- Emily Haines (Broken Social Scene, Metric)
- Lzzy Hale, (Halestorm)
- Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre)
- Audra Hardt
- Annie Hardy (Giant Drag)
- Sarah Harmer (The Saddletramps, Weeping Tile, solo)
- Deborah Harry (Blondie)
- Beth Hart
- PJ Harvey
- Annie Haslam
- Juliana Hatfield (Blake Babies, The Lemonheads)
- Charlotte Hatherley (Ash, solo)
- Imogen Heap (Frou Frou)
- Heinie (Bitch Alert)
- Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses, 50 Foot Wave)
- Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles)
- Debby Holiday
- Annie Holoien (The Soviettes, Awesome Snakes)
- Ella Hooper (Killing Heidi)
- Penelope Houston (The Avengers)
- Jenny Hoyston (Erase Errata)
- Laura Hubert (Leslie Spit Treeo)
- Anne-Marie Hurst (Skeletal Family, Ghost Dance, The Elements)
- Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
I
J
- Kate Jackson (singer) (Long Blondes)
- Wanda Jackson
- Wendy James (Transvision Vamp)
- Jane Jensen
- Jessicka (Jack Off Jill, Scarling.)
- Joan Jett (The Runaways, The Blackhearts, Evil Stig)
- Axella Johannesson
- Molly Johnson (Alta Moda, Infidels)
- Taborah Johnson
- Janis Joplin (Big Brother and The Holding Company, Kozmic Blues Band)
- K. JUNO
K
- Kalliopi
- Lisa Kekaula (The Bellrays)
- Rose Kemp
- Joyce Kennedy (Mother's Finest)
- Chrissi Klug (Luttenberger*Klug)
- Theo Kogan (Theo & the Skyscrapers, Lunachicks)
- Melanie Krahmer (Sirsy)
L
- Lachi
- Nomy Lamm
- Morgan Lander (Kittie)
- Liz Larin
- Cyndi Lauper
- Avril Lavigne
- Amy Lee (Evanescence)
- Rita Lee (Os Mutantes)
- Sook-Yin Lee (Bob's Your Uncle)
- Paz Lenchantin
- Annie Lennox (Eurythmics)
- Katrina Leskanich (Katrina and the Waves)
- Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley, Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins)
- Juliette Lewis (Juliette and the Licks)
- Lorraine Lewis (Femme Fatale)
- Nikkie Van Lierop (Lords of Acid)
- Lea Liitmaa (Blacky)
- Laura Litter (Fabulous Disaster)
- Lisa Lobsinger (Broken Social Scene)
- Mary Lou Lord
- Inger Lorre (The Nymphs)
- Bonnie Lou
- Sara Lov (Devics)
- Courtney Love (Hole)
- Lovefoxxx (CSS)
- Lene Lovich (The Diversions)
- Pearl Lowe (Powder)
- Lydia Lunch (Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Beirut Slump, 8-Eyed Spy, Harry Crews)
- Michelle Luttenberger (Luttenberger*Klug)
- Annabella Lwin (Bow Wow Wow)
M
- Maggie MacDonald (Republic of Safety, Kids on TV, Barcelona Pavilion)
- Lois Maffeo
- Leslie Mah (Anti-Scrunti Faction)
- Kazu Makino (Blonde Redhead)
- Lynda Mandolyn (Fabulous Disaster)
- Aimee Mann (Til Tuesday)
- Shirley Manson (Garbage, Autumn 1904, Wild Indians, Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie, Angelfish)
- Maria del Mar (National Velvet)
- Lisa Marr (Buck)
- Janis Martin
- Cristina Martinez (Boss Hog, Pussy Galore)
- Ana Matronic (Scissor Sisters)
- Satomi Matsuzaki (Deerhoof)
- Denise McCann
- Megan McCauley
- Elizabeth McGrath (Miss Derringer)
- Jennie McKeown (The Bodysnatchers, The Belle Stars)
- Nikki McKibbin
- Sarah McLeod (The Superjesus)
- Holly McNarland
- Natalie Merchant (10,000 Maniacs)
- Tift Merritt
- Riki Michele
- Amy Millan (Stars, Broken Social Scene)
- Darby Mills (Headpins)
- Rachel Minton (Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer)
- Joni Mitchell
- Alanis Morissette
- Liela Moss (The Duke Spirit)
- Alison Mosshart (Discount, The Kills)
N
- Terra Naomi
- Rachel Nagy (The Detroit Cobras)
- Bif Naked
- Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde)
- Sandra Nasic (Guano Apes)
- Nena
- Laura Nichol (Light This City)
- Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac)
- Nico
- Julie Novak
- Kasia Nosowska (Hey)
- Terri Nunn (Berlin)
- Anne Nurmi (Lacrimosa)
O
- Eva O (Christian Death)
- Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
- Grazielle Oganna (The Grazers)
- Yoko Ono (The Plastic Ono Band)
- Joan Osbourne
- Deb Ostrega (Lords of Acid)
- Dolores O'Riordan (The Cranberries, solo)
P
- Amanda Palmer (The Dresden Dolls)
- Pauley Perrette (Lo-Ball)
- Linda Perry (4 Non Blondes)
- Nina Persson (The Cardigans, Sparklehorse)
- Vicki Peterson (The Bangles)
- Kembra Pfahler (The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black)
- Liz Phair
- Phranc (Nervous Gender, Catholic Discipline)
- Paula Pierce (The Pandoras)
- Kate Pierson (The B-52's)
- Patricia Pietrafiesa (She Devils)
- Pink
- Poe
- Tamala Poljak (Longstocking)
- Carole Pope (Rough Trade)
- Louise Post (Veruca Salt)
Q
R
- Malini Ramanarayanan (Coercion)
- Amy Ray (Indigo Girls)
- Julianne Regan (All About Eve)
- Belinda-Lee Reid (Lash)
- Candia Ridley (Inkubus Sukkubus)
- Roc
- Hannah Romawac (SessiOnroad)
- Tina Root (Switchblade Symphony, Tre Lux)
- Amanda E. Rootes (Fluffy, Harlow)
- Holly Ross (Angelica)
- Serena Ryder
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- Lætitia Sadier (Stereolab)
- Saffron (Republica, Swarm)
- Emily Saliers (Indigo Girls)
- Greta Salpeter (The Hush Sound)
- Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star, Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions)
- Deborah Schwartz (The Aquanettas)
- Dorothy Wiggin Semprini (The Shaggs)
- Sarah Shannon (Velocity Girl)
- Kim Shattuck (The Muffs)
- Alison Shaw (The Cranes)
- Siouxsie Sioux (Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Creatures)
- Katie Sketch (The Organ)
- Skin (Skunk Anansie)
- Cynthia Sley (Bush Tetras)
- Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship)
- Tara Slone (Joydrop)
- Patti Smith
- Patty Smyth (Scandal)
- Donita Sparks (L7)
- Regina Spektor
- Muffin Spencer (Brassy)
- Becky Stark (Lavender Diamond)
- Linda Strawberry
- Gwen Stefani (No Doubt)
- Adrya Stembridge (Tears for the Dying, Vomit Thrower)
- Helen Storer (Thee Heavenly Music Association)
- Poly Styrene (X-Ray Spex)
T
- Janis Tanaka (Hammers of Misfortune)
- Maria Taylor (Azure Ray, Now It's Overhead)
- Texas Terri
- Mary Timony (Autoclave, Helium)
- Su Tissue (Suburban Lawns)
- Laurel Thackeray (Bolero Lava)
- Kristy Thirsk (Delerium, Rose Chronicles)
- Rachel Trachtenburg (Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players)
- Corin Tucker (Sleater-Kinney)
- KT Tunstall
- Kate Turley (The Fight)
- Tina Turner
U
V
W
- Harriet Wheeler (The Sundays)
- Judita Wignall (Halo Friendlies)
- Hayley Williams (Paramore)
- Ann Wilson (Heart)
- Cindy Wilson (The B-52's)
- Kaia Wilson (Adickdid, Team Dresch, The Butchies)
- Nancy Wilson (Heart)
- Briana Winter
- Katerina Winterova (Ecstasy of Saint Theresa)
- Allison Wolfe (Bratmobile, Partyline)
- Jen Wood (The Postal Service)
- Holly Woods (Toronto)
- Leslie Woods (Au Pairs (band), The Darlings)
Y
Z
- Pia Zadora
- Mary Lu Zahalan
- Mia Zapata (The Gits)
- Annette Zilinskas (The Bangles)
- Andrea Zollo (Pretty Girls Make Graves)