Top Ten Female Punk Musicians
One of the most underrated guitarist in punk (including males). This chick can play. My personal favorite female guitarists ever.
Hardcore punks first female vocalist. Sadly, she passed this year (2018) on April 5th. R.I.P.
Maybe the first female punk vocalist from Southern California. Very inspirational.
Legendary punk musician with an iconic voice.
Possibly the most recognizable punk rock frontwoman. Fun,wild and dark. Unfortunately she committed suicide on April 6, 1998. R.I.P.
The best female bassist on this list. Replaced Chuck Dukowski in 1983. Bassist for the Slip It In, Loose Nut, The Process of Wedding Out, Live 84, Family Man (spoken word album), and In My Head albums.
Singer/songwriter for San Francisco punk band Avengers.
One of if not the first female punk rockers to bring women's rights and feminism to punk.
Personally not a fan of her or her band but I gotta give credit where it's due. She was a primary figure, and probably the most popular, associated with the whole riot grrrl scene.
Mia Katherine Zapata (August 25, 1965 – July 7, 1993) was the lead singer for the Seattle punk band The Gits. After gaining praise in the nascent grunge rock scene, Zapata was murdered in 1993 during the recording of The Gits second album. The crime went unsolved for a decade before her killer, Jesus Mezquia, was tried, convicted and sentenced to 37 years in prison.
Pretty good guitarist. Another primary figure in the riot grrrl scene.
Original member of The Germs. An OG female hardcore punk musician.
Pretty good punk drummer.
Gotta love the Smut
Fun Guitarist.
Also played in The Pandoras and in 2013 replaced Kim Deal and played with The Pixies. R.I.P.
Fun and talented.
Catharina Hagen, better known by her stage name Nina Hagen, is a German singer-songwriter and actress born on March 11, 1955 in former East Berlin. ...read more.