Any "greatest" list is bound to be subjective, but every woman on this list has been a crucial voice in rock and roll from its earliest days right up until now.

Rock and roll has seen some fabulous female singers through the years. One can go back to the 1950s and '60s to find voices and songs that resonate today. Names like Ronnie Spector, Martha Reeves ...

After two nominations, the "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" hitmaker ... have made so many important contributions to music and to rock n roll and a win for one of us is a win for all of us," Lauper ...

Rick Derringer, who had a No. 1 hit with The McCoys in "Hang on Sloopy" and created a rock staple in "Rock and Roll, Hootchie ...