Top Female Country Singer / Songwriters

List of the top female country singers who sang and wrote the majority of their hit songs.
The Top Ten
1 Nanci Griffith

Nancy is a wonderful singer songwriter. Her songs touch your heart; the tunes stay in your mind and make you smile or cry...whichever her intent. She will always be number one in my songbook!

For me Nanci is and always will be number one.

I have loved Nanci's Words & Music for a long, long time. She will always be number one in my book..

L Nanci is a national treasure and a truly great poet, songwriter, and singer.

2 Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. Swift is best known for writing personal songs and has won 13 Grammy Awards... read more

She wrote very great songs on Speak Now album

3 Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music.
4 Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn was an American country music singer-songwriter with multiple gold albums in a career spanning over 62 years.
5 Donna Fargo
6 Jennifer Jennings
7 Miranda Lambert Miranda Leigh Lambert is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is best known as a solo artist, and is a member of the Pistol Annies.
8 Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005. Her debut album, Some Hearts, was released in 2005.
9 Tammy Wynette
10 Kelsea Ballerini Kelsea Nicole Ballerini is an American country music singer and songwriter. She released her first album The First Time in 2015.
The Contenders
11 Shania Twain Shania Twain is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and among the best-selling music artists of all time.
12 June Carter Cash
13 Patsy Cline Patsy Cline was born Virginia Patterson Hensley on September 8, 1932, in Winchester, Virginia. She became a professional country singer in the 1950s, and became one of the most important artists in American music history. Patsy died on March 5, 1963, in a plane crash in Camden, Tennessee. She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1973.
14 Kitty Wells
15 Anne Marie
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