Madonna Named 'VH1's Greatest Woman In Music'

'VH1's Greatest Woman In Music' The likes of Beyoncé, Mariah Carey & Adele also featured in the poll... Madonna has beaten the likes of Mariah Carey and Beyoncé to top VH1's 100 Greatest Women In Music poll. The Queen of Pop also saw off some tough competition from the likes of Lady GaGa and Adele, who completed the top five. The late Whitney Houston appears in sixth place, while Janet Jackson, Christina Aguilera and Mary J. Blige also feature in the top ten. Britney Spears finished outside the top ten, charting in eleventh position, with Rihanna just making the top twenty at No.20. Katy Perry, Pink and Alicia Keys also managed to snatch a place in the poll, which is part of VH1's Greatest series and will hit TV screens every night this week from 10pm ET/PT. Madonna also hit the headlines this week after it emerged that she could be hit with a lawsuit over her new single Give Me All Your Luvin' - a collaboration with Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. - after it was compared to Brazilian artist, Joao Brasil's track L.O.V.E. Banana. VH1's 100 Greatest Women In Music - Top 20: 20. Rihanna 19. Kelly Clarkson 18. Missy Elliott 17. Katy Perry 16. Jennifer Lopez 15. Alanis Morissette 14. Alicia Keys 13. Gwen Stefani 12. TLC 11. Britney Spears 10. Pink 9. Mary J. Blige 8. Christina Aguilera 7. Janet Jackson 6. Whitney Houston 5. Adele 4. Lady GaGa 3. Beyoncé 2. Mariah Carey 1. Madonna

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