The Pointer Sisters, “Automatic” (1984)Įlectro proved the Pointer Sisters’ calling, singing made-to-order soul over brittle drum machines and swooping disco synths that weren’t pretending to be anything else. The sentiment and delivery were enduring enough for a 2012 SNL sketch to adapt the song’s forthcoming refrain to advise a more misleading approach (“ Tell him… that… you’re really into hockey… tell him that you’re not grossed out when he says the word ‘panties’“). “Tell Him” was certainly the right song to give to a group called The Exciters, each string stab and rushed chorus exhortation sounding like the product of a frenzied mind and rbeat-skipping heart. chart-topping smash quickly proved a perennial, as fellow European girl group Play covered it just a couple years later, even bringing out the track’s passion a little more. The British trio brought a Spice Girls-gone-disco vibe with their four initial singles, and after slowing things down a notch with “Follow Me,” Atomic Kitten introduced their first quasi-ballad with the captivating “Whole Again” - showing a different side of the usually-upbeat group. They were also subtle enough to fly under the radar of most censors, who were tricked by the absurdly effervescent bubblegum melodies into thinking the lyrics were equally pure. If you couldn’t tell from the Irish jig breakdown toward the end of their debut single, B*Witched hailed from the Emerald Isle - but the lyrics to their lone crossover hit, which slyly nod to adolescent sexual experimentation, are universal. Their sassy lyrics, backed by a synth-pop beat, help mend any broken heart, right down to its final declaration of independence: “And that’s the story/ Now you know how I feel/ That’s all I gotta say.” - TAYLOR WEATHERBY Gurlz’s only release as a group - dished one heck of a catchy moving-on anthem. ANDREW UNTERBERGERīefore Cee Lo Green made the song title famous with a much more bitter message to an ex, these one-single wonders - “Forget You” was L.A.X. Plus, if there’s a better summation of the classic girl-group ethos than “Wanna be impulsive, reckless, and lose myself in your kiss,” we haven’t heard it in the years since. 4, ho hum - “Impulsive” was nevertheless a gem, marrying Belinda Carlisle’s wistfulness with Tina Turner’s blunt pop force for one of the most undeniable radio singles of its era. The only one of second-gen supergroup Wilson Phillips’ first four singles not to go to No.
The song’s gentle, heavenly guitar picking is augmented by restrained backing harmonies and austere strings, and the whole composition could seem oppressively wholesome - if not for the aching sexual longing Priscilla Paris injects into the words “squeeze me, tease me, please me” just before the song fades out. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961 with “I Love How You Love Me,” produced by a pre-Wall of Sound Phil Spector. The real-life sibling trio The Paris Sisters hit No.
The Paris Sisters, “I Love How You Love Me” (1961) (Find a Spotify playlist of the whole list at the very bottom.)ġ00. Now that that’s out of the way, it’s time to get together with your best friends, put on your finest matching outfits, and check out our 100 favorite girl group songs: the leaders of the pack, now and forever. So you won’t see artists like The Go-Go’s or HAIM on this list - just like you wouldn’t see The Cars or Vampire Weekend on our list of boy bands. Our list takes us through the many forms the girl group has taken over the last 60+ years - from Spector to Motown to disco to freestyle to R&B to Girl Power to TRL to K-pop to X Factor - but always keeps the emphasis on the sparkling, life-affirming and truly timeless music.īefore we get counting down, though, a word about how we defined the term “girl group.” For a group to be included here, it had to be all-female, it had to have at least three members, and it had to be primarily vocal in nature: In other words, no groups that present mostly as bands, with the emphasis just as much on their instruments as their singing. (For a list of the biggest girl group hits of all-time as determined by their Billboard Hot 100 chart success, click here.) To honor that legacy, Billboard will be doing a week’s worth of girl group coverage, starting with our list of the 100 greatest girl group songs of all-time - or at least of the rock era, with a quick shout-out to absent predecessors like the Andrews Sisters and The Chordettes - as decided by Billboard’s editorial staff. 'Desvelado' de Eslabón Armado debuta en el top 10 de la lista Billboard 200
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