- Target:
- The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
- Region:
- GLOBAL
- Website:
- lindaronstadt.de
Selling in excess of one hundred million albums and setting records as one of the top-grossing concert performers for a decade, Linda Ronstadt is the most successful female rock singer of the 70’s. As a solo artist, Linda Ronstadt topped the Hit Parade in 1974 with “You’re No Good.”
The following year “When Will I Be Loved” earned her another gold record with “Heat Wave” also selling a million in 1975.
She has earned 10 Grammys, 3 American Music Awards, 2 Academy Of Country Music awards, and an Emmy. In 2008 Linda Ronstadt received the NCLR ALMA Trailblazer Award.
The National Council Of La Raza (NCLR) named Linda Ronstadt The Greatest Latino Recording Artist In Music History. Her album Canciones De Mi Padre became the best selling non english language album to date in the us history.
She had thirteen #1 albums and 15 # 1 singles in international charts.
All told, she has posted 38 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching the top 10 on 10 different occasions, No. 2 three times and the top spot once. On the Billboard top album charts, she has 36 entries, including 10 that reached the top 10 and three that hit No. 1.
She has reached the UK top 40 with five albums and three singles, including a No. 2 single in 1989.
Between 1969 and 1994 she has had 20 singles reach the Canadian top 40, including two that peaked at No. 2 and two that reached No. 1, and nine top 20 LPs, including the “Trio” album, which hit No. 4, and “Simple Dreams,” which topped the Canadian charts.
She ranked No. 1 female singles seller in 1975 and 1977.
She was named top female artist of the 70s by Cash Box magazine.
Her Songs were used in more than 20 Motion Pictures & TV-Series.
We, the undersigned, believe that Linda Ronstadt deserves to be inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame because...
... she is one of the most influential female singers of the 20th century,
... she is one the best female singers in the music history,
... she is one of the most successful female singers of the 20th century.
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The Induct Linda Ronstadt into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame petition to The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame was written by GWM and is in the category Arts & Entertainment at GoPetition.