25. Maria Brink of In This Moment - Her band's musical output may be of dubious quality, but at least they have a captivating, unique frontwoman

24. Juliette Lewis – Originally the actress turned rock star wasn't going to make the list, but then we saw this photo...

23. Leslie Feist - The much lauded, acclaimed Canadian-American has the looks to match the talent

22. Alison Mosshart of The Kills - Jamie Hince is the envy of many men. Not only is he dating supermodel Kate Moss but he's also got a damn foxy bandmate in Alison Mosshart.

21. Nicole Atkins – The singer-songwriter of Nicole Atkins & The Sea fame positively oozes sex appeal.

20. V.V. Brown – The singer has had us mesmerised ever since she appeared in tips for 2009 features at the start of the year.

19. Little Boots – Another newbie, the petite singer has the alluring aesthetics to match her ace tunes.

18. Melissa Auf De Maur – Although she still looks reasonably hot here, the former Hole and Smashing Pumpkins star is at her sexiest with guitar in hand.

17. PJ Harvey – With her quirky looks, Polly Jean is sexiness defined.

16. Mia Clarke of Electrelane – More cute, than overtly sexy, yet mighty fine none the less.

15. M.I.A. - If you're not convinced about M.I.A's sex appeal go and see her live.

14. Katie White of The Ting Tings – Many a teenager's fantasy personified, this singer has famously been approached by lads' mags to do scantily clad photo shoots. Gracefully she politely declined.

13. Hayley Williams of Paramore – Emo kids will no doubt be outraged that Hayley Williams isn't number one on our list. While she's undoubtedly cute, we wouldn't place her that highly.

12. Ladyhawke - The Kiwi truly dazzles with her retro 1980s looks.

11/10. Alejandra and Claudia Deheza of School of Seven Bells – We couldn't separate (or indeed differentiate) these gorgeous identical twins. So we took the easy route and included both of them.

9. Emily Haines – The Metric singer came into the Gigwise office last year to take part in our Webchat Wednesday. We can verify that she's as hot up close in the flesh as on stage.

8. Gwen Stefani – Included on our list by virtue of No Doubt reforming, a style icon and with faultless looks, Stefani has it all.

7. Sharin Foo of The Raveonettes - With her archetypal Scandinavian features, Sharin shines

6. Jenny Lewis - The Rilo Kiley singer and sometime solo artist is without doubt the cutest female indie star on the list.

5. Natasha Khan – Ms Bat For Lashes herself on the other hand is truly drop dead gorgeous. Excuse the clichéd phrase, but it's very apt.

4. Annie - Not to be confused with the ginger haired orphan or the Pakistani singer of the same name, Norwegian singer Annie is simply stunning.

3. Ginger Reyes of The Smashing Pumpkins – Some of the Pumpkins' live shows have been dire in recent years, yet this does little to overshadow the sheer radiance of their new bassist Ginger Reyes.

2. Chan Marshall - Ms Cat Power is simply beauty personified. Top tunes too.

1. Juanita Stein of Howling Bells - It's divided members of the Gigwise office, but just pipping Cat Power to the top spot is the mighty fine, gorgeous Juanita Stein.