Strange Girls
by 
sssvnnn 
There are some good Charts on BEA with femal artists that inspired me to do a Chart with "Strange Girls"
meaning female artists besides the mainstream and without much public attention.
Most of the picks are somewhere between avantgarde, rock, folk, jazz, worldmusic.
I didn`t notice the big commercial stars (no Lady Gaga, Adele, Shakira, Sade...)
or artists in the BEA top 100 (no Kate Bush, Björk, Joni Mitchell...) or bands with female singers ( no Portishead, Sonic Youth...).
- Chart updated: 12/29/2024 22:45
- (Created: 10/30/2013 00:24).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Avantgarde folk
[First added to this chart: 10/29/2013]
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New wave
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Pop, New Wave
best song: Ängeln I Rummet.
You may also find an english version: Angel In My Room [First added to this chart: 10/29/2013]
best song: Ängeln I Rummet.
You may also find an english version: Angel In My Room [First added to this chart: 10/29/2013]
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Avantgarde, vocalise
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Performance
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Nico
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New wave
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New wave
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Folk
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Avantgarde, accordeon
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Total albums: 11. Page 1 of 2
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Strange Girls composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2010s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2020s | 3 | 3% |
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| Nico | 3 | 3% | |
| Lhasa De Sela | 3 | 3% | |
| Soap&Skin | 2 | 2% | |
| Esther Ofarim | 2 | 2% | |
| Tori Amos | 2 | 2% | |
| Rickie Lee Jones | 2 | 2% | |
| Moe Tucker | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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39 | 39% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Strange Girls chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 88th to 89thMalagasy Blues Song by Lala Njava |
| Down 1 from 89th to 90thRapsodia by Kopatchinskaja |
| Down 1 from 90th to 91stVulture Prince by Arooj Aftab |
| New entries |
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| Move With Love by Kathy Heideman |
| Leavers |
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| Ilha D'Melodia by Ceuzany |
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| Strange Girls | sssvnnn | Custom chart | 2024 | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 08/30/2022 09:45 |  Purplepash | 1,693 | 88/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2022 20:59 |  desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2022 18:18 |  zwiebel | 189 | 86/100 |
| ! | 12/15/2019 20:51 |  Boltzmann | 247 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/15/2019 19:08 | panapsal | 232 | 93/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 2% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 91.1/100, a mean average of 92.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.1.
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From panapsal 12/15/2019 19:08 | #245709
all very beautiful !!!
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Liedzeit 12/15/2019 12:47 | #245706
Liedzeit 12/15/2019 12:47 | #245706
Excellent. So many singers I do not know. There is no need to excuse to leave Lady Gaga out if you do not like her. But leaving out Kate Bush, just because she is in the Top 100 seems a bit eccentric.
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ForegroundNoise 08/19/2018 19:12 | #219861
ForegroundNoise 08/19/2018 19:12 | #219861
Yes!!! Love the sentiment behind this chart and choice of genres that are off the beaten track - real pleasure. Will definitely trawl through these - great to see on such a male-dominated website
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JulianR 01/28/2018 20:54 | #206707
JulianR 01/28/2018 20:54 | #206707
is "nico" a genre?
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bobbyb5 09/28/2017 04:34 | #198838
bobbyb5 09/28/2017 04:34 | #198838
Could use more Laurie Anderson and Nina Hagen though. They have several more good ones I would have liked to see. I got to try to find out who most of these people are, they sound fascinating
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From vancevisuals 09/27/2017 22:36 | #198833
I love Laurie Anderson but no Mr. Heartbreak Of Bright Red/Tightrope?
Like the Moe Tucker picks as well
I know she more famous than most but Grace Slick has to be on any female artist list.
interesting chart though
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From platus 09/27/2017 15:03 | #198821
Nice one, sssvnnn!
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From 
Oselju 12/11/2016 18:50 | #179890
Oselju 12/11/2016 18:50 | #179890
Zaz ???
You are not serious !
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From Oselju 02/10/2016 07:50 | #159255
Oselju 02/10/2016 07:50 | #159255
Good chart except for Zaz !
Zaz before P.J. Harvey ?? No !!!!!
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From 
reverendgreen 06/22/2015 11:34 | #144364
reverendgreen 06/22/2015 11:34 | #144364
Best collection! Girl power! Can't wait to go through some of these
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