The First 100 FEMALE SOLOISTS AT No. 1 in THE UK: !980s. More tomorrow.

Caffè  Lattè looks back on:

 

THE FIRST 100 FEMALE SOLOISTS

AT No. 1 ON THE

UK CHARTS

While men have fared better overall on the music charts, this is a tribute to the first 100 female soloists to reach number one in Britain in their own right. Excludes collaborations. A chart was compiled from 1952 with the first female reaching #1 the following year.

1980

            FERN KINNEY Together We Are Beautiful

            KELLY MARIE Feels Like I’m In Love

            BARBRA STREISAND Woman In Love

            KELLY MARIE Feels Like I’m In Love

1981

            ANEKA Japanese Boy

1982

            NICOLE A Little Peace

            CHARLENE I’ve Never Been To Me

            IRENE CARA Fame

1983

            BONNIE TYLER Total Eclipse Of The Heart

                  

1984

            CHAKA KHAN I Feel For You

1985

            PHYLLIS NELSON Move Closer

     MADONNA Into The Groove

     JENNIFER RUSH The Power Of Love

            WHITNEY HOUSTON Saving All My Love For You

1988

            BELINDA CARLISLE Heaven Is A Place On Earth

            TIFFANY I Think We’re Alone Now

            KYLIE MINOGUE I Should Be So Lucky

      YAZZ The Only way Is Up

      ENYA Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)

        ROBIN BECK The First Time

1989

            SONIA You’ll Never Stop Me Loving You

      LISA STANSFIELD All Around The World