Buzzfeed's latest diva ranking is pretty solid, in that Madonna easily makes #1. The fact that it is a definitive ranking of pop divas makes her the inevitable champeen.

I would rearrange the list a bit...

#1 Madonna—Duh.

#2 Barbra Streisand—The only reason she isn't #1 is I think she was an innovator but one who worked within the old-school music world; she was a fresh, amazing talent, but didn't drive the culture as surely as Madonna.

#3 Diana Ross—She deserves to be this high on the list. Her success was long-lived and she was a trend-setter from Day One. The first Beyoncé!

#4 Aretha Franklin—Like Barbra, she is a true original, and one of the greats, vocally.

#5 Cher—A legend in every way, and a success across multiple platforms for decades.

#6 Beyoncé—There's no denying her impact, first in a group and then solo. She's absolutely the "It" girl after Britney and after Madonna, if we're drawing a straight line.

#7 Whitney Houston—Brilliant and influential vocal stylings.

#8 Mariah Carey—Hate her (sorry, this is all subjective) but one can't overlook her many, many hits and her (annoying) singing style, which has been copied by every Serious Singer to come after her.

#9 Britney Spears—The "It" girl of the '00s, she seems to have become the voice of her generation without particularly wanting to be. Will always be famous.

#10 Rihanna—Amazing success from her first efforts, lots of diversity of sound and matters to a huge swath of girls and boys. For better or worse, highly influential. Will be higher on the list as the years go by.

#11 Connie Francis—Egregiously left off the Buzzfeed list, Connie's countless pop hits were sensations, her voice effortlessly affecting.

#12 Olivia Newton-John—Hello, she should have been on that list, not Lana Del Rey (who is nothing compared to most of the other women, at least not yet, and I'm not talking about her prodigious talents). ON-J was HUGE in the '70s and early '80s—she has the #1 hit of the latter decade, and her transformation from good girl to (faux) bad girl was the blueprint almost every other famous girl has followed since.

#13 Janet Jackson—I personally think she's overrated in that she was always kinda the next person after Madonna and the other Jackson, but her combo of dancing with R&B pop definitely had a huge impact on music fans. I don't understand why, since she is so fondly remembered for her peak output, she can't get arrested nowadays. She can't mount a hit tour. It baffles me. People see her as a real icon, but don't want to bother with her. Anyone have thoughts?

#14 Taylor Swift—Gi-normous success and (bitter) girl-next-door relatability are going to keep her moving up this list steadily as time, and bad relationships, go by.

#15 Donna Summer—Disco has been dumped on forever, but it was superfun, vibrant music made by real instruments with real vocalists. Her songs defined the '70s.

#16 Céline Dion—Boring catalogue for me, but the voice is a natural wonder of the world. I watched her tape a TV special once. Ear-blowing.

#17 P!nk—Gets no respect for how famous and successful she actually is. No one ever talks about her as the potential new Madonna. Does her work, keeps her nose down and succeeds.

#18 Katy Perry—She may rankle old-timers, but Katy Perry has taken off in a big way with kids over the past few years. Her songs are going to remain on the radio for the long run. Wendy Williams recently decreed that Katy Perry has a shelf life. If only Wendy Williams did.

#19 Lady Gaga—Prematurely crowned pop's new queen, Gaga's career has stalled. Yes, she had a co-#1 album with Tony Bennett, but the real test of her longevity will come the next time she launches a pure Gaga effort. Will she rebound? She has the vocal talent in spades, but given total control of her last album, she revealed the kind of creativity lag most artists don't suffer from until they're like 15 years in. She's had massive success and would probably earn a slot on ANY reasonable observer's Top 20. The question of where illustrates the ranker's respect for the charts vs. the arts.

#20 Tina Turner—A legend whose comeback gave hope to singers 40 and older. It didn't last (at least on the charts) as long as one would've liked, but her career was rich and reeked of musical legitimacy for longer than some divas stay alive.

#21 Debbie Harry—A legit rocker who's still making money on tour as she approaches the age of 70, she's the prototype for Madonna and more influential than the media will allow.

#22 Jennifer Lopez—I find her beyond vapid, and she was utterly DOA back when she was falling off her falls a few years back. But repackaging herself as a TV powerhouse and signing up for any and every cynical musical collaboration imaginable has given her real and impressive chart relevance, even if it's hit-or-miss, into her forties.

#23 Dolly Parton—The Queen of Country, and one who slides easily into pop when she wants to.

#24 Christina Aguilera—She wanted to be Britney but was too unpleasant to captivate, even with that incredible voice. Her catalogue is erratic, but she is capable of delivering the goods. I'm just not sure she is any good at conceiving statements in the form of albums, and I think it's a persona problem.

#25 Shakira—An international sensation, she's a unique singer (putting it mildly) and an exciting performer.

#26 Adele—Blasting in strong so far, she'll continue to rise as long as she is able to keep the public's interest using just her voice—she doesn't seem game to engage in the types of shenanigans that keep other popstars fresh in people's minds.

#27 Kylie Minogue—The Australian Madonna. The Nice Madonna. The Unpretentious Madonna. However you slice it, her being comparable to Madonna hurts her on the list, but she actually forged her own path, apart from Madonna, starting probably 15 years ago. Great voice live, great fun to watch. The message is: No message. Hard to rank her from a U.S. perspective since her U.S. presence is barely a blip compared to the others on the list.

Etc.

I don't see Mary J. Blige as really fitting on the list, Amy Winehouse's and Erykah Badu's impact pales in comparison to the others', Lauryn Hill (!?!) is a joke of a one-hit wonder, Kelly Clarkson seems a stretch (just my opinion), and I'd say that Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey and Miley Cyrus are too new to really assess.

Go ahead—tear me up. (Plus: Who am I outrageously forgetting?)