I was nominated by substack.com/@jimfields to list off my top five artists. I fret over these things all the time! Here’s what my list looks like today, March 18th 2026:

Cher

Fleetwood Mac

Melissa Manchester

Carly Simon

Tina Turner

Honorable Mentions: Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Aimee Mann, Elton John, Whitney Houston, Madonna, Tori Amos.

Now, I nominate substack.com/@bradkyle, substack.com/@vinylroom, thetwelveinch.be, kristinwritesmuch.subst…, kristinwritesmuch.subst… to do the same.