And The New Queen Of Pop Is...

Rolling Stone ranked 16 solo female artist and named one Queen of Pop. The publication looked at album and digital song sales, Hot 100 rankings, radio airplay, YouTube views, social media, concert grosses, industry awards and critics' ratings. In alphabetical order, they are: Adele, Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson, Miley Cyrus, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, P!nk, Rihanna, Robyn, Shakira, Britney Spears, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood.

The magazine focused on the very recent past: 2009 to mid-2011. See who made the top list after the jump.