Probably time to update the numbers as new entries are dropping off
Many more artists added, plus corrected some typos duplicates which meant some artists got lower than they should. Unfortunately I cannot upload the spreadsheet, so here is the full list. Kate still Number 1 
, so if after the lockdown she want to come around and thank me putting this together with a rendition of anything, I’ll happily take one for the team.
| Row Labels | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kate Bush | 24 |
| 2 | Joni Mitchell | 18 |
| 3 | Eva Cassidy | 12 |
| 4 | Amy Winehouse | 11 |
| 5 | Sandy Denny | 10 |
| 6 | Tori Amos | 10 |
| 7 | Ella Fitzgerald | 9 |
| 8 | Aretha Franklin | 9 |
| 9 | Diana Krall | 8 |
| 10 | Bonnie Raitt | 8 |
| 11 | Debbie Harry (Blondie) | 8 |
| 12 | Nina Simone | 8 |
| 13 | Beth Hart | 8 |
| 14 | Janis Joplin | 8 |
| 15 | Alison Goldfrapp | 8 |
| 16 | Norah Jones | 7 |
| 17 | Karen Carpenter | 7 |
| 18 | Hannah Reid (London Grammar) | 7 |
| 19 | Cara Dillon | 6 |
| 20 | Sade Adu | 6 |
| 21 | Rickie Lee Jones | 6 |
| 22 | Suzanne Vega | 6 |
| 23 | Lucinda Williams | 6 |
| 24 | Madeleine Peyroux | 6 |
| 25 | Grace Jones | 5 |
| 26 | Beth Orton | 5 |
| 27 | Adele | 5 |
| 28 | Annie Lennox | 5 |
| 29 | Alison Krauss | 5 |
| 30 | Alanis Morissette | 5 |
| 31 | Patricia Barber | 5 |
| 32 | Shawn Colvin | 5 |
| 33 | Rumer | 5 |
| 34 | Mary Black | 5 |
| 35 | Cassandra Wilson | 5 |
| 36 | Melody Gardot | 5 |
| 37 | Natalie Merchant | 5 |
| 38 | Kate Rusby | 5 |
| 39 | Bobbie Gentry | 4 |
| 40 | Florence & The Machine | 4 |
| 41 | Dua Lipa | 4 |
| 42 | Emmylou Harris | 4 |
| 43 | Agnes Obel | 4 |
| 44 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 4 |
| 45 | PJ Harvey | 4 |
| 46 | Ese Okorodudu (Planet Vooduu) | 4 |
| 47 | Stevie Nicks | 4 |
| 48 | Billie Holiday | 4 |
| 49 | Tina Turner | 4 |
| 50 | Kandace Springs | 4 |
| 51 | Beth Gibbons | 4 |
| 52 | Carole King | 4 |
| 53 | Taylor Swift | 4 |
| 54 | Lana Del Rey | 4 |
| 55 | Cowboy Junkies | 4 |
| 56 | Laura Marling | 4 |
| 57 | Julia Fordham | 4 |
| 58 | Whitney Houston | 3 |
| 59 | Sarah Jarosz | 3 |
| 60 | Minnie Ripperton | 3 |
| 61 | Etta James | 3 |
| 62 | Thea Gilmore | 3 |
| 63 | Everything But the Girl | 3 |
| 64 | Malia | 3 |
| 65 | Amy Lee (Evanescence) | 3 |
| 66 | Dido | 3 |
| 67 | Gillian Welch | 3 |
| 68 | Sinead O’Connor | 3 |
| 69 | Heart | 3 |
| 70 | Tracey Thorn | 3 |
| 71 | Helen Watson | 3 |
| 72 | Christine & the Queens | 3 |
| 73 | Holly Cole | 3 |
| 74 | Marianne Faithfull | 3 |
| 75 | Ane Brun | 3 |
| 76 | Patti Smith | 3 |
| 77 | Jennifer Warnes | 3 |
| 78 | Dinah Washington | 3 |
| 79 | Joan Armatrading | 3 |
| 80 | Sarah Vaughan | 3 |
| 81 | Bjork | 3 |
| 82 | Skin (Skunk Anansie) | 3 |
| 83 | Julie Fowlis | 3 |
| 84 | Bat for Lashes | 3 |
| 85 | KD Lang | 3 |
| 86 | Tracy Chapman | 3 |
| 87 | Aldous Harding | 3 |
| 88 | Alison Moyet | 3 |
| 89 | Mazzy Star | 3 |
| 90 | Stacey Kent | 2 |
| 91 | Róisín Murphy | 2 |
| 92 | Weyes Blood | 2 |
| 93 | Brazilian | 2 |
| 94 | Babe Ruth | 2 |
| 95 | Kasey Chambers | 2 |
| 96 | The (Dixie) Chicks | 2 |
| 97 | Annette Peacock | 2 |
| 98 | Diamanda Galas | 2 |
| 99 | Carly Simon | 2 |
| 100 | Sara Bareilles | 2 |
| 101 | Katie Melua | 2 |
| 102 | Beth Nielsen Chapman | 2 |
| 103 | Halsey | 2 |
| 104 | Eliza Carthy | 2 |
| 105 | Kim Wilde | 2 |
| 106 | Emma Bunton | 2 |
| 107 | KT Tunstall | 2 |
| 108 | Anneke van Giersbergen | 2 |
| 109 | Aimee Mann | 2 |
| 110 | Rhiannon Giddens | 2 |
| 111 | Hayley Williams | 2 |
| 112 | First Aid Kit | 2 |
| 113 | Lesley Duncan | 2 |
| 114 | Sarah Mclachlan | 2 |
| 115 | Linda Ronstadt | 2 |
| 116 | Sheryl Crow | 2 |
| 117 | Lisa Hannigan | 2 |
| 118 | Sophie Zelmani | 2 |
| 119 | Lizz Wright | 2 |
| 120 | Susan Janet Ballion | 2 |
| 121 | Lorde | 2 |
| 122 | Tarja Turunen | 2 |
| 123 | Cate Le Bon | 2 |
| 124 | The Staves | 2 |
| 125 | Lucy Ward | 2 |
| 126 | Julia Holter | 2 |
| 127 | Fever Ray | 2 |
| 128 | Yoko Ono | 2 |
| 129 | Madonna | 2 |
| 130 | Phoebe Snow | 2 |
| 131 | Heather Nova | 2 |
| 132 | Randy Crawford | 2 |
| 133 | Mama Cass Elliott | 2 |
| 134 | Aurora Aksnes | 2 |
| 135 | Heidi Happy | 2 |
| 136 | Diana Ross | 2 |
| 137 | Christine Collister | 2 |
| 138 | Allison Moorer | 2 |
| 139 | Christine Perfect later Christine MacVie | 2 |
| 140 | Fay Hield | 2 |
| 141 | Bebel Gilberto | 2 |
| 142 | Gladys Knight | 2 |
| 143 | Claire Martin | 2 |
| 144 | Shelby Lynne | 2 |
| 145 | Heidi Talbot | 2 |
| 146 | Joan Baez | 2 |
| 147 | Morcheeba | 2 |
| 148 | Sophie Milman | 2 |
| 149 | Nancy Wilson | 2 |
| 150 | St Vincent | 2 |
| 151 | Cocteau Twins | 2 |
| 152 | Eleanor McEvoy | 2 |
| 153 | Neko Case | 2 |
| 154 | Susan Tedeschi | 2 |
| 155 | Nell Bryden | 2 |
| 156 | Tania Maria | 2 |
| 157 | Nerina Pallot | 2 |
| 158 | Barbara Streisand | 2 |
| 159 | Nightwish | 2 |
| 160 | The Cranberries | 2 |
| 161 | Courtney Marie Andrews | 2 |
| 162 | Judie Tzuke | 2 |
| 163 | Ashley Monroe | 2 |
| 164 | Anita Baker | 2 |
| 165 | Pat Benatar | 2 |
| 166 | Grace Slick | 2 |
| 167 | Denise Johnson | 2 |
| 168 | June Tabor | 2 |
| 169 | Fiona Apple | 2 |
| 170 | Youn Sun Nah | 2 |
| 171 | Patty Waters | 2 |
| 172 | Phoebe Bridgers | 2 |
| 173 | Eddi Reader | 2 |
| 174 | The Highwomen | 1 |
| 175 | Duffy | 1 |
| 176 | Morgan James | 1 |
| 177 | Forever | 1 |
| 178 | Ella Fitsgerald | 1 |
| 179 | Fotheringay or solo | 1 |
| 180 | 박혜진 Park Hye Jin | 1 |
| 181 | Frazey Ford | 1 |
| 182 | Basia | 1 |
| 183 | Freya Riding | 1 |
| 184 | Rosetta Hightower | 1 |
| 185 | Garbage | 1 |
| 186 | Angel Olsen | 1 |
| 187 | Bliss (Danish Group) | 1 |
| 188 | Ann Wilson | 1 |
| 189 | Anna Ternheim | 1 |
| 190 | Millie Jackson | 1 |
| 191 | Bonnie Bishop | 1 |
| 192 | Natasha Atlas | 1 |
| 193 | All About Eve | 1 |
| 194 | Patty Larkin | 1 |
| 195 | Grimes | 1 |
| 196 | Dusty Springfield | 1 |
| 197 | Hailey Tuck | 1 |
| 198 | Becky Hill | 1 |
| 199 | Halie Loren | 1 |
| 200 | Elly Jackson | 1 |
| 201 | Brandi Disterheft | 1 |
| 202 | Swifty | 1 |
| 203 | Alice Clark | 1 |
| 204 | The Wailin`Jennys | 1 |
| 205 | Brittany Howard (of Alabama Shakes and more recently solo) | 1 |
| 206 | Waxahatchee | 1 |
| 207 | Hazel O’Connor | 1 |
| 208 | Melanie De Biasio | 1 |
| 209 | Calabria Foti | 1 |
| 210 | Molly Johnson | 1 |
| 211 | Heather Newman | 1 |
| 212 | Nancy Sinatra | 1 |
| 213 | Candi Staton | 1 |
| 214 | Anais Mitchell | 1 |
| 215 | Annie Eve | 1 |
| 216 | Anastacia | 1 |
| 217 | Carla dal Forno | 1 |
| 218 | Petra Magoni | 1 |
| 219 | Carly Rae Jepsen | 1 |
| 220 | Red Velvet | 1 |
| 221 | Hildegard Knef | 1 |
| 222 | Roisin Murphy | 1 |
| 223 | Annie Haslam | 1 |
| 224 | Ruthie Foster | 1 |
| 225 | Holly Golightly | 1 |
| 226 | Shakespeare Sister | 1 |
| 227 | Hope | 1 |
| 228 | Sigrid | 1 |
| 229 | Hope Sandoval | 1 |
| 230 | Alela Diane | 1 |
| 231 | Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star vocalist) | 1 |
| 232 | Susan Phillips | 1 |
| 233 | Hunger | 1 |
| 234 | Ani | 1 |
| 235 | Ida Sand | 1 |
| 236 | Fairport Convention | 1 |
| 237 | Ilse de Lange | 1 |
| 238 | Tina Dico | 1 |
| 239 | Imelda May | 1 |
| 240 | Victoria Bergsman | 1 |
| 241 | Ina Müller | 1 |
| 242 | Floor Jansen | 1 |
| 243 | Inara George | 1 |
| 244 | P.P. Arnold | 1 |
| 245 | Inga Copeland | 1 |
| 246 | Melli | 1 |
| 247 | Iris Dement | 1 |
| 248 | Miranda Lambert | 1 |
| 249 | Izo Fitzroy | 1 |
| 250 | Monsoon | 1 |
| 251 | Jacintha | 1 |
| 252 | Nadine Shah | 1 |
| 253 | Jamila Woods | 1 |
| 254 | Barb Jungr | 1 |
| 255 | Jane Monheit | 1 |
| 256 | Barbara Jean English | 1 |
| 257 | Janis Ian | 1 |
| 258 | Nikki Lane | 1 |
| 259 | Carmel (McCourt) | 1 |
| 260 | Dillon | 1 |
| 261 | Jenna Mammina | 1 |
| 262 | Patti Scialfa | 1 |
| 263 | Jennifer Castle | 1 |
| 264 | Paula Cole | 1 |
| 265 | Carmen Gomes | 1 |
| 266 | Beady Belle | 1 |
| 267 | Jenny Lewis | 1 |
| 268 | Dusty | 1 |
| 269 | Jerry Burns | 1 |
| 270 | Renee Fleming | 1 |
| 271 | Jess Glynne | 1 |
| 272 | Roberta Flack | 1 |
| 273 | Jessie | 1 |
| 274 | Rosanne Cash | 1 |
| 275 | Jessie Ware | 1 |
| 276 | Elaine Elias | 1 |
| 277 | Jessy Lanza | 1 |
| 278 | Elena Tonra (Daughter / Ex:Re) | 1 |
| 279 | Jessye Norman | 1 |
| 280 | Elizabeth Corrin Maurus (Lissie) | 1 |
| 281 | Jewel | 1 |
| 282 | Elizabeth Frazer from Cocteau Twins | 1 |
| 283 | Carmen Villain | 1 |
| 284 | Shirley Bassey | 1 |
| 285 | Joan as Police Woman | 1 |
| 286 | Elles Springs | 1 |
| 287 | Carol Kidd | 1 |
| 288 | Emiliana Torrini | 1 |
| 289 | Joan Jett | 1 |
| 290 | Stars | 1 |
| 291 | Joan Osborn | 1 |
| 292 | Stone the Crows | 1 |
| 293 | Joanna Newsom | 1 |
| 294 | Susannah Hoffs | 1 |
| 295 | Ese Okorodudu (Planet Voodoo) | 1 |
| 296 | Angélique Kidjo | 1 |
| 297 | 070 Shake | 1 |
| 298 | Bic Runga | 1 |
| 299 | Amanda Parsons | 1 |
| 300 | The Secret Sisters | 1 |
| 301 | Joss Stone | 1 |
| 302 | The Sundays | 1 |
| 303 | Caroline Polachek | 1 |
| 304 | Tift Merritt | 1 |
| 305 | Judie Tzuke | 1 |
| 306 | Alexandra Savior | 1 |
| 307 | Cass Elliott | 1 |
| 308 | Ursula Rucker | 1 |
| 309 | Anohni | 1 |
| 310 | Vodka Snowballs | 1 |
| 311 | Julie Christmas | 1 |
| 312 | Fleetwood Mac | 1 |
| 313 | Cat Power( Chan Marshall (Charlyn Marie)) | 1 |
| 314 | Floor Jansen (Nightwish) | 1 |
| 315 | Julie London | 1 |
| 316 | Meshell Ndegeocello | 1 |
| 317 | Julien Baker | 1 |
| 318 | Flora Purim | 1 |
| 319 | June Carter | 1 |
| 320 | Melissa Etheridge | 1 |
| 321 | Anouk | 1 |
| 322 | Daughter and Ex-Re | 1 |
| 323 | Kacey Musgraves | 1 |
| 324 | Dawn Landes | 1 |
| 325 | Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith | 1 |
| 326 | Miss Montreal | 1 |
| 327 | Kami Thompson | 1 |
| 328 | Molly Tuttle | 1 |
| 329 | CC Coletti | 1 |
| 330 | Dawn Richard | 1 |
| 331 | Celeste | 1 |
| 332 | Mostly Autumn | 1 |
| 333 | Karine Polwart | 1 |
| 334 | Nanci Griffiths | 1 |
| 335 | Karnataka | 1 |
| 336 | Debbie Taylor | 1 |
| 337 | Celtic Woman | 1 |
| 338 | Natalie Mering (Weyes Blood) | 1 |
| 339 | Kasey Musgraves | 1 |
| 340 | Denque Fever | 1 |
| 341 | Chan Marshall (Cat Power) | 1 |
| 342 | Nelly Furtado | 1 |
| 343 | Chantal Chamberland | 1 |
| 344 | Barbra Streisand | 1 |
| 345 | Kathleen Battle | 1 |
| 346 | Nina Hagen | 1 |
| 347 | Kathleen Edwards | 1 |
| 348 | Nnenna Freelon | 1 |
| 349 | Kathryn Williams | 1 |
| 350 | O’Hooley and Tidow | 1 |
| 351 | Charlie XCX | 1 |
| 352 | Dionne Warwick | 1 |
| 353 | Katzenjammer | 1 |
| 354 | Donna Summer | 1 |
| 355 | Chelsea Wolfe | 1 |
| 356 | Doris Day | 1 |
| 357 | Kelela | 1 |
| 358 | Peggy Lee | 1 |
| 359 | Kelly Lee Owens | 1 |
| 360 | Doris Troy | 1 |
| 361 | Kim Gordon | 1 |
| 362 | Pink Martini | 1 |
| 363 | Chicken Shack | 1 |
| 364 | Poppy | 1 |
| 365 | Kosheen | 1 |
| 366 | Rebecca Pidgeon | 1 |
| 367 | China Forbes - Pink Martini | 1 |
| 368 | Regina Spektor | 1 |
| 369 | Kylie (Magic) | 1 |
| 370 | Renee Olstead | 1 |
| 371 | Lady Maisery | 1 |
| 372 | Echobelly | 1 |
| 373 | Laila Biali | 1 |
| 374 | Roberta Gambarini | 1 |
| 375 | Lana Del Ray | 1 |
| 376 | Edie Brickel | 1 |
| 377 | Chris Connor | 1 |
| 378 | Rose Cousins | 1 |
| 379 | Lapsley | 1 |
| 380 | Ruby Turner | 1 |
| 381 | Lara Fabian | 1 |
| 382 | Ruth Radelet (Chromatics) | 1 |
| 383 | Laura Fygi | 1 |
| 384 | Andreya Triana | 1 |
| 385 | Chrissie Hynde | 1 |
| 386 | Eliane Elias | 1 |
| 387 | Laura Mvula | 1 |
| 388 | Elizabeth Cook | 1 |
| 389 | Lauryn Hill | 1 |
| 390 | Sarah-Jane Morris | 1 |
| 391 | Leanne La Havas | 1 |
| 392 | Sharon Robinson | 1 |
| 393 | Les Nubians | 1 |
| 394 | Sheena Ross | 1 |
| 395 | Amber Navran - Moonchild | 1 |
| 396 | Bessie Smith | 1 |
| 397 | Lianne La Havas | 1 |
| 398 | Sia Furler | 1 |
| 399 | Asa | 1 |
| 400 | Silje Nergaard | 1 |
| 401 | Linda Thompson | 1 |
| 402 | Siuoxsie and the Banshees | 1 |
| 403 | Lisa Gerrard | 1 |
| 404 | Solange | 1 |
| 405 | Alice Russell | 1 |
| 406 | Emily Barker | 1 |
| 407 | Lisa loeb | 1 |
| 408 | Emma Swift | 1 |
| 409 | Litanies | 1 |
| 410 | Stefanie Maanaerts | 1 |
| 411 | Liz Frazer | 1 |
| 412 | Stina Nordenstam | 1 |
| 413 | Liz Phair | 1 |
| 414 | Enya | 1 |
| 415 | Amy Macdonald | 1 |
| 416 | Erin Harpe | 1 |
| 417 | Clare Maguire | 1 |
| 418 | Erykah Badu | 1 |
| 419 | Loreena McKennitt | 1 |
| 420 | Tammi Terrell | 1 |
| 421 | Lorraine McIntosh | 1 |
| 422 | Esperanza Spalding | 1 |
| 423 | Lucille | 1 |
| 424 | Bettye LaVette | 1 |
| 425 | Cleo Sol | 1 |
| 426 | The Delines | 1 |
| 427 | Lucy Kay | 1 |
| 428 | The Judds | 1 |
| 429 | B52’s | 1 |
| 430 | The Slits | 1 |
| 431 | Maddy Prior | 1 |
| 432 | The Strawbs | 1 |
| 433 | Coeur de Pirate | 1 |
| 434 | The Vooduu People | 1 |
| 435 | Connie Francis | 1 |
| 436 | Billie Eilish | 1 |
| 437 | Maggie Bell | 1 |
| 438 | Timi Yuro | 1 |
| 439 | Maggie Reilly | 1 |
| 440 | Faye Heald | 1 |
| 441 | Courtney Barnett | 1 |
| 442 | Birtha | 1 |
| 443 | Courtney Love of Hole | 1 |
| 444 | Trisha Yearwood | 1 |
| 445 | Margo Timmins | 1 |
| 446 | Veronica Swift | 1 |
| 447 | Maria Callas | 1 |
| 448 | Victory | 1 |
| 449 | Maria McKee | 1 |
| 450 | Wailin’ Jennys | 1 |
| 451 | Aldous | 1 |
| 452 | FKA twigs | 1 |
| 453 | Marla Glen | 1 |
| 454 | Wildwood Kin | 1 |
| 455 | Bangles | 1 |
| 456 | Yola | 1 |
| 457 | Cranberries | 1 |
| 458 | Zaz | 1 |
| 459 | Mary Coughlan | 1 |
| 460 | Kim and Kelley Deal (The Breeders) | 1 |
| 461 | Mary Gauthier | 1 |
| 462 | Natalie Dawn (Pomplamoose) | 1 |
| 463 | Mary Margaret O’Hara | 1 |
| 464 | UT (Nina Canal, Jacqui Ham and Sally Young) | 1 |
| 465 | Mavis Staples | 1 |
| 466 | Blackmore’s Night | 1 |
| 467 | Curved Air | 1 |
| 468 | Joanne Robertson | 1 |
| 469 | Jolie Holland | 1 |
Is it to late to add Jill Barber and Emilie-Claire Barlow? 
Definitely not too late. If people continue to add names, I’ll add them in
Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries
Kate Bush
Carly Simon
Alison Goldfrapp
First Aid Kit
Imelda May
I thought the title said currently played favourite. Mine currently are Molly Tuttle and Alison Krauss.
Wow! Great work there GadgetMan. I bet you didn’t expect quite so many names be put forward when you started this!
Looking through the list though, my OCD kicked in when I noticed a few repetitions as follows;
Barbra Streisand 158 and 344
Dusty Springfield 196 and 268
Judy Tzuke 162 and 305
(Mama) Cass Elliott 133 and 307
Hope you find this helpful (no criticism intended).
I must admit, my currents favourites change every week
Thanks Swanny, very happy indeed to have errors pointed out - I’ve corrected loads so far, but no doubt they will keep coming, especially if I dont know them
Apologies @GadgetMan. I didn’t mean to criticise, just wondering if the current bit was still part of the thread. Mine will no doubt change next week. 
absolutely none needed . Although if this thread goes on, as its looking like, then I think I have a job for life, and may come knocking on @Richard.Dane for funding 
@GadgetMan I notice that Fotheringay (rank 179) received one vote. I assume that’s meant to be Sandy Denny, which would put her equal fourth with Amy Winehouse.
Well spotted, thanks
| Kate Bush | 24 |
|---|---|
| Joni Mitchell | 18 |
| Eva Cassidy | 12 |
| Amy Winehouse | 11 |
| Sandy Denny (Fotheringay) | 11 |
| Tori Amos | 10 |
Another duplicate for you…
Floor Jansen and Floor Jansen (Nightwish) are the same person
I’ll leave you to decide how to handle
Nightwish a band that has had 3 female singers 2 of which are listed
122 Tarja Turunen
And the above mentioned Floor Jansen
Great works thanks for undertaking such a huge task
Many thanks - now corrected to
Tarja Turunen (Nightwish)
Floor Jansen (Nightwish)
However you slice it, Kate Bush is still at the top of the pile. Quality over quantity, but a large body of work to choose from. My favourite track of all time varies from time to time, but it is usually Under Ice, from Hounds of Love. Sometimes it is Graceland by Paul Simon.
I am enjoying the two latest Taylor Swift releases, but I wonder if artists will be citing her as a major influence on music thirty years from now.
A genuine master of the musical craft, I hope there is more to come.
Seen:
Sarah Joyce (Rumer)
Winehouse
Krauss
Goldfrapp
Hannah Reed (London Grammar)
Not seen:
Cassidy
Bush
Cass Elliott
Current fave Cassandra Jenkins and her new album. It’s just stunning from start to finish. Great songs, beautiful production. What more could one want. Oh it’s really cheap on Bandcamp to.
All time favourite Hope Sandavol. I melt when ever I hear her sing.
Is Flora Purim on the list? She should be.
Without looking, I’m hoping Dionne Warwick and Dusty are, too. Love em all.
@GadgetMan, looks like you have got a job for life here.
Great thread.
Favourite male vocalist/group next?