Our reader polls have become real events, and this one was no exception. Thousands of votes came in from SoulTrackers who displayed love for the women who have provided so many memorable musical moments over the years.
Here are the results of our big reader poll of the Greatest Female Soul Singers of All-Time. If you want to see the results of our other polls, just click here.
| 1 |  | Whitney Houston | |
| 2 |  | Aretha Franklin | |
| 3 |  | Gladys Knight | |
| 4 |  | Chaka Khan | |
| 5 |  | Phyllis Hyman | |
| 6 |  | Patti LaBelle | |
| 7 |  | Teena Marie | |
| 8 |  | Anita Baker | |
| 9 |  | Minnie Riperton | |
| 10 |  | Stephanie Mills |
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| 11 | Roberta Flack |
| 12 | Etta James |
| 13 | Jill Scott |
| 14 | Nancy Wilson |
| 15 | Dionne Warwick |
| 16 | Natalie Cole |
| 17 | Diana Ross |
| 18 | Tina Turner |
| 19 | Sade |
| 20 | Deniece Williams |
| 21 | Regina Belle |
| 22 | Toni Braxton |
| 23 | Randy Crawford |
| 24 | Lalah Hathaway |
| 25 | Ella Fitzgerald |
| 26 | Rachelle Ferrell |
| 27 | Jennifer Holliday |
| 28 | Mavis Staples |
| 29 | Nina Simone |
| 30 | Patti Austin |
| 31 | Billie Holiday |
| 32 | Mary J Blige |
| 33 | Tammi Terrell |
| 34 | Mariah Carey |
| 35 | Yolanda Adams |
| 36 | Ledisi |
| 37 | Angela Bofill |
| 38 | Donna Summer |
| 39 | Vesta Williams |
| 40 | Sarah Vaughan |
| 41 | Candi Staton |
| 42 | Valerie Simpson |
| 43 | Miki Howard |
| 44 | Angela Winbush |
| 45 | Dinah Washington |
| 46 | Betty Wright |
| 47 | Millie Jackson |
| 48 | Melba Moore |
| 49 | Oleta Adams |
| 50 | Erykah Badu |
| 51 | Jennifer Hudson |
| 52 | Maysa |
| 53 | Chante Moore |
| 54 | Cheryl Lynn |
| 55 | Fantasia |
| 56 | Lisa Fischer |
| 57 | Jean Carne |
| 58 | Mary Wells |
| 59 | Evelyn Champagne King |
| 60 | Angie Stone |
| 61 | Dianne Reeves |
| 62 | Shirley Murdock |
| 63 | Vanessa Williams |
| 64 | Lauryn Hill |
| 65 | CeCe Winans |
| 66 | Patrice Rushen |
| 67 | India Arie |
| 68 | Ann Nesby |
| 69 | Faith Evans |
| 70 | Martha Wash |
| 71 | Tamia |
| 72 | Thelma Houston |
| 73 | Karyn White |
| 74 | Lisa Stansfield |
| 75 | Martha Reeves |
| 76 | Meli’sa Morgan |
| 77 | Janet Jackson |
| 78 | Alicia Keys |
| 79 | Karen Clark Sheard |
| 80 | Gloria Gaynor |
| 81 | Phoebe Snow |
| 82 | Brenda Russell |
| 83 | Dusty Springfield |
| 84 | Heather Headley |
| 85 | Syleena Johnson |
| 86 | Esther Phillips |
| 87 | Tramaine Hawkins |
| 88 | Kim Burrell |
| 89 | Vanessa Bell Armstrong |
| 90 | Deborah Cox |
| 91 | Chrisette Michele |
| 92 | Jody Watley |
| 93 | Monica |
| 94 | Joss Stone |
| 95 | Leela James |
| 96 | Darlene Love |
| 97 | Marilyn McCoo |
| 98 | Shanice |
| 99 | Marlena Shaw |
| 100-T | Amy Winehouse |
| 100-T | Freda Payne |
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