Chaka Khan beats Mariah Carey, Adele and Mary J. Blige to top Rolling Stones list

Chaka Khan has made no secret of her opinion of the music star

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Chaka Khan has made no secret of her opinion of the music star who ranks above her on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest singers of all time.

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On Wednesday's episode of Los Angeles magazine's podcast "The Originals," Khan, 69, had

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an unfiltered reaction to finding out that music magazines were ranking Mariah Carey, Adele and Mary J. Blige higher what.

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Khan also criticized the list for pitting artists against each other.

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The magazine ranked Khan 29th, Kylie 5th, Adele 22nd and Blige 25th.

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"I don't even know what you're talking about, so obviously the list doesn't mean much to me," she added.

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When asked about Carey's ranking, Khan replied, “It must be payola.

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When asked about Adele's ranking, Khan said, "Well, I quit.

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