The Very Best from Women in the 21st Century

Just the other day, NPR released the top 200 hits brought to us by women and we think you’re going to love the list. It’s quite long, obviously, but the top 10 are more than enough to entertain us. All genres are included on this top 200 with the likes of Kesha, St. Vincent, Florence & the Machine, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and M.I.A. among the many women included.

The top song and artist on the list was “Paper Planes” from M.I.A., which was definitely a surprise considering the rest of the list. We figured “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” would be a great number one, but instead, it landed at number three. Between those two hits were “Maps” from Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Take a look below for the entire top 10, and click here for the entire top 200.

1. M.I.A. – Paper Planes
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Maps
3. Beyonce – Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
4. Amy Winehouse – Back to Black
5. Alabama Shakes – Hold On
6. Lorde – Royals
7. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – 100 Days, 100 Nights
8. Alicia Keys – Fallin
9. Brandi Carlile – The Story
10. Peaches – F*** the Pain Away

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