Popular Western female singer-songwriters
We’ve put together a collection of recommended songs by female singer-songwriters in Western music who captivate the world with their beautiful voices.
Enjoy their playlists—both beautiful and cool—and be sure to pay attention to the lyrics as you listen.
- Top Female Singer-Songwriters and Popular Songs of the 2000s [2026]
- Top 2026 Rankings: Heart-wrenching Songs and Popular Tracks by Western Female Singer-Songwriters
- Still Shining! Recommended Female Singers of 1980s Western Music
- Recommended Western music for women in their 50s: world classics and popular songs
- [Western Music] Upbeat and cute songs by female artists
- [2026] Recommended Breakout Artists: A Roundup of Era-Defining Singers and Groups
- Top 1980s Female Singer-Songwriters: Popular Songs Ranking [2026]
- For lovers of husky voices: Female singers in Western music
- Western songs that women like. World classics and popular hits.
- Ranking of Popular Songs by Female Singer-Songwriters of the 1990s [2026]
- [2026] Female-vocal Western music bands. Featuring many rock and metal bands too!
- Female Western music artists who are good singers
- Great English-language songs recommended for women: world classics and popular hits
Popular Western female singer-songwriters (81–90)
Girls Like GirlsHayley Kiyoko
Hayley Kiyoko is a Japanese American singer-songwriter.
This song carries a deep message within an upbeat melody, singing that just as boys can like girls, girls can like girls too—and that it’s nothing new.
Suddenly I SeeKT Tunstall
This song is by Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall and is also well known for being featured in the film The Devil Wears Prada and the TV drama Ugly Betty.
With its refreshing guitar sound, it’s a happy, uplifting track that puts you in a positive mood.
TiK ToKKe$ha
Ke$ha is an American singer-songwriter.
This song is an upbeat, feel-good party track, and it’s said to have been written after Ke$ha woke up the day after a party surrounded by beautiful women and thought, “P.
Diddy must experience this all the time.” It’s a great song to play when you want to lift your spirits.
Touch My BodyMariah Carey
A track released in 2008 by Mariah Carey.
It reached the Top 10 on charts around the world.
The music video was directed by Brett Ratner.
It was sampled in DJ Earworm’s 2008 track “Viva La Pop.”
Fight SongRachel Platten
Rachel Platten is an American singer-songwriter who shot to fame with the massive success of this song.
It is said she wrote it based on her own past struggles, when she feared she might have no hope of succeeding in the music industry.
With its uplifting lyrics and Rachel’s powerful vocals, the song is an inspiring one.