Chaka Khan blasts Mariah, Adele, and Mary J. Blige’s rankings in Rolling Stone list

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At the start of this year Rolling Stone ran a list of The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. Like all good list-making, it contained some undeniable truths (Aretha Franklin topped the poll) and some provocative decisions to get the people going.

Celine Dion fans, for example, were so outraged by her not making the list in any capacity that they protested outside the publication's offices.

In addition to Dion's fans, the list has also riled Chaka Khan, who landed at No.29 on the final list, sandwiched between Hank Williams and Mahalia Jackson.

Khan was asked about her position in a new interview with The Originals podcast and her response was refreshingly undiplomatic, taking shots at her peers, some of the younger artists who were placed higher than her, and those involved in compiling the list. “I didn’t even know what the hell you were talking about, so obviously this don’t mean a great deal to me,” she told host Andrew Goldman. “These people don’t quantify or validate me in any way.” Read Next: Chaka Khan, sampled on Kanye West’s “Through The Wire,” calls the song “stupid” Once she started hearing names and numbers, however, Khan's interest was piqued.