Jessie J, Lady Gaga, PJ Harvey: The Top Women In Music Of 2011

If the charts this year are anything to go by there is bound to be a sharp rise in the amount of stay at home husbands in today's society. We've had monsters like Jessie J, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Adele utterly tearing up the charts with their feminine guile and monstrously large record sales; determining that this year was without a doubt one for the women.

This is a list of 25 of the biggest movers and shakers from the lady realm, both newcomers and oldcomers alike. Each of them have contributed to the sound of 2011 in some regard, whether it be by releases or notoriously large gigs on this years festival circuit.

Watch out for newbie Ellie Goulding and Lana Del Ray who are set to give the big dogs a run for their money next year.

Long live the female musician...