They were trying to keep it Modern. Here's the list from 1999 when it was called the 100 greatest women in Rock and Roll.



100 Erykah Badu
99 Talking Heads
98 Kim Deal
97 Lucinda Williams
96 Siouxsie and the Banshees
95 Olivia Newton-John
94 Liz Phair
93 Peggy Lee
92 Natalie Cole
91 Kim Gordon
90 Ani DiFranco
89 Eartha Kitt
88 Sheila E.
87 Nico
86 Laurie Anderson
85 Petula Clark
84 Yoko Ono
83 Salt-N-Pepa
82 Grace Jones
81 Gloria Estefan
80 Big Mama Thornton
79 The Indigo Girls
78 Mahalia Jackson
77 Janet Jackson
76 The Go-Go's
75 Exene Cervenka
74 Anita Baker
73 Tammy Wynette
72 Queen Latifah
71 Tori Amos
70 ABBA
69 Sarah McLachlan
68 Hole
67 The Ronettes
66 Sade
65 Loretta Lynn
64 The Shirelles
63 Christine McVie
62 Lena Horne
61 Whitney Houston
60 Ruth Brown
59 Joan Armatrading
58 Cyndi Lauper
57 Mavis Staples
56 Martha & the Vandellas
55 PJ Harvey
54 Tracy Chapman
53 Alanis Morissette
52 Laura Nyro
51 Bette Midler
50 Sarah Vaughan
49 Melissa Etheridge
48 Dinah Washington
47 The B-52's
46 Kate Bush
45 Roberta Flack
44 Sheryl Crow
43 Cher
42 Dionne Warwick
41 Patti Labelle
40 Heart
39 Pat Benatar
38 Diana Ross
37 Donna Summer
36 Björk
35 Sinéad O'Connor
34 Dolly Parton
33 k.d. lang
32 Joan Jett
31 Barbra Streisand
30 Rickie Lee Jones
29 Karen Carpenter
28 Carly Simon
27 Joan Baez
26 Bessie Smith
25 Marianne Faithfull
24 Dusty Springfield
23 The Mamas & The Papas
22 Emmylou Harris
21 Linda Ronstadt
20 Grace Slick
19 Etta James
18 Gladys Knight
17 Chaka Khan
16 The Supremes
15 Patti Smith
14 Stevie Nicks
13 Ella Fitzgerald
12 Debbie Harry
11 Patsy Cline
10 Carole King
9 Annie Lennox
8 Madonna
7 Chrissie Hynde
6 Billie Holiday
5 Joni Mitchell
4 Bonnie Raitt
3 Janis Joplin
2 Tina Turner
1 Aretha Franklin