THE 200 MOST ESSENTIAL GIRL GROUP SONGS.
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100 MOST ESSENTIAL

GIRL GROUP SONGS

160

Floy Joy

THE SUPREMES

Written, produced and arranged by Smokey Robinson, this 1971 hit featured lead vocals by Jean Terrell and founding member Mary Wilson. The single peaked at #16 in America and #9 in the UK.

159

Robert De Niro’s Waiting

BANANARAMA

A #3 UK chart smash in 1984, this song namechecks the legendary American actor.

158

Right Now

THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS     

A remake included on the American girl group’s 2005 debut studio album PCD. The single, blending pop, jazz and bossa nova elements, was issued 2 years later.

157

Rollercoaster

B*WITCHED

In 1998, the Irish girl group scored a #1 hit in Britain, Australia and New Zealand with this single.

156

Echoes Of Love

THE POINTER SISTERS

This was originally a 1977 single by The Doobie Brothers, covered by the Pointer siblings for the following year’s ‘Energy’ album.

155

Life Is Music

THE RITCHIE FAMILY

The title track from the disco group’s third studio album, issued in 1977.

154

The Brick Track Vs. Gitty Up

SALT- N - PEPA

Built around a sample of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)”, this 1999 hip-hop hit reached #4 in New Zealand and made the British and Australian Top 30.

153

Walking Down Your Street

THE BANGLES

Included on the group’s 1986 album ‘Different Light’, the single was released the following year and made the Top 30 in America and Britain.

152

Hush Hush

(I Will Survive)

THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS

A 2009 for the group, it is also known as “Hush Hush; Hush Hush”. The single contains lyrics from Gloria Gaynor's disco classic "I Will Survive".

151

And It Hurts

DAYEENE

This Swedish duo consists of sisters Jeanette and Diane Söderholm.

CRITERIA:

Songs by groups or duos that only include female members and released in the Rock Era (i.e. since 1955).