10. Aretha Franklin,
She might be the “Queen of Soul”, and has shaken the R&B charts with mega his like “Respect”, but the often missed point is that Aretha Franklin started her career with gospel music. Her debut album “Songs of Faith” led her to find her initial success which only grew bigger in her case. In August 2012 she was included in the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. And, with the legendary singer she is, she had to be included in the list of the biggest gospel artists of all time also!