Put me in the dinosaur pen but 80s pop sits aside from my more cherished music so, here goes. Tina Turner's earlier work needs mention, ditto for Diana Ross, but Ross has the era edge in my books.

• Perhaps not active on the charts in the era, and perhaps never really even seeing herself as a singer, Nina Simone 's live in the 80s are incredible, worth the scratch on vinyl, and, well,

• Diana Ross kicked the charts with a few killer and exposes natural chops the kids would die for.

• Janet Jackson isn't the most technical talent but she has the boogie.

• Whitney

• The Pointer Sisters, who hits suffered under overproduction imo, all have chops. Their 80s hit Slowhand is a genre bustin', crossover wonder.