Best female group of all time?

OP is worse than Hitler.

Fuck you OP.

Labelle

Heart

yeah, Heart!

although their back up band has generally been men, so by that light you might let Fleetwood Mac slip in there.

For me, it’s The Supremes. When they were on the radio, or on TV (like Ed Sullivan), you always knew it was Diana Ross and The Supremes. And, wow, twelve #1 songs.

The Runaways

Not an "act," not merely a group.... they were a kickass BAND.

Can I rephrase the thread title, to "Best US female group since 1970"?

This may leave out the Supremes, and include Heart. Expose/Labelle can arguably be included.

I always liked The Shangri-Las, a kick-ass girl group from the 1960's.

Should be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame!

R8 NO you may not! The thread and the selections have already started.

Not really a fan, but The Dixie Chicks should be on the list.

I picked The Go-Gos, but I should have chosen The Supremes.

I love the Supremes, but their success really was due to the songwriters and image makers at Motown.

Destiny’s Child

OP, you really can't change after you've already posted the title and the selections.

99% of people vote before they look into the thread.

Trio Mandili, bitches!

Girls Aloud

The Maharelle Sisters from Finger Lakes, NY

No Angels

The McGuire Sisters

Sugartime!

The Wachowski sisters

Sister Sledge

The Dixie Chicks - my write-in vote.

Biggest impact--The Supremes Best songs--The Three Degrees

Girlschool 🤘🏼

The Boswell Sisters!!

Provincial OP.

Look at the view numbers. Blackpink.

No one is better than the Pointers

The Pussycat Dolls.

R2 Jesus Christ!

I want to see those boots stomp their fucking heads in!

Love these ladies !

Arguably way better than the Supremes ,who I adore .

One more then Ill quit !

Faith, Hope & Charity!

growing up, it was Girls Aloud and the Sugababes - here they are introducing the third member of their trio through vampire clubbing ritual!

growing up in the UK, that is - also All Saints (Brit/Canadian) only for the amazingly cathartic, wonderfully cliche ridden song - Never Ever

British garage girl group, honourable mention; Mis-Teeq!

No one's mentioned MARTHA REEVES AND THE VANDELLAS, come on people!

I'm only throwing out suggestions, but i think Martha and her girls are real contenders

(part of my childhood, thanks to my own good taste)

The Slits. Sleater-Kinney.

The Three Degrees

[Quote]Can I rephrase the thread title, to "Best US female group since 1970"? This may leave out the Supremes, and include Heart. Expose/Labelle can arguably be included.

You still can't exclude The Supremes, because they lasted until late 70s.

The Marvelettes had a lot of hits out in the 1960's. They had Motown's first #1 hit and first gold record, Please Mr. Postman.

Smokey Robinson wrote a lot of their hit songs.

The Three Degrees are probably the most underrated girl group from the 70s and/or 60s. They had so many great songs but they are only remembered for "When Will I See You Again" (a great song, but they have many songs on the same level or better). And all three of the main members could sing. I really like what they did with "Rain on My Parade" here.

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The Supremes influenced so many girl groups that followed

I love the Supremes--some of those songs are classics--but they didn't invent the girl group look and sound. There are wonderful groups with sophisticated harmonies and new sounds that came before. I actually think of the Supremes as the Last Great Girl Group of that era.

The Roches

They weren't the first girl group but they were the most influential and the most successful

Sorry, I was talking about the Supremes

Meanstreak!

Not a group but a duo. Love this song.

The Forester Sisters

(Seriously, I'd love to hear a dance remix of this song)

The McCarter Sisters

The Shirelles belong near the top of this list - above The Supremes and others.

The Boswell sisters came before all of them.

The Andrews sisters as well.

The Chiffons as well...

Love the Shirelles but I wouldn't rank them ahead of the Supremes

How about The Cookies or The Chantels?

And the Darlettes!

The Ronnettes with the great Ronnie Spector!

r38, when I was in high school I purchased a 3 hour 70s/80s porn compilation (I think from VCA Studios), how they fit it all one one dvd is beyond me. At the end of one scene they played Heat Wave for 30-40 seconds as a guy slowly walks down a street (porn with plots). I started grooving so much to the song and stopped jerking off to find it online. . I always smile when I hear it and think of that scene. I guess the rules for using popular songs in porn were a lot more lax in the early 80s.

If we are talking post 70s then, Beyonce Knowles & Destiny's Step Children would be my number one pick. If we include the 60s, the there is no denying that The Supremes are it. From the Diana Ross days to their sad final performances, that group had so many hits.

I know this is a cover, but it's such a bop. In Supremes fashion, they end it all with Mary singing lead and literally casting a shadow on the other two. The more things changed the more they stayed the same with that group.

The Breeders - female fronted group. Love their hit single song "Cannonball" - genius!

The Go-Go's own this title. They learned how to play their own instruments, write their own hit songs, created their own wardrobe (even using garbage bags,etc.), made their own dance moves (The Belinda anyone?) & designed their own album covers & music videos. They also had a female manager which I don't think any other group aup to that time could say.. Would they have had more #1 songs around the globe with some male management/input? Possibly but they were intent to do it their way.

The Bangles were their "little sister' who came later.

100% girl power before the Spice Girls even dreamed up the phrase (sorry Simon).

The Supremes didn't play any instruments, write their own songs & had males making most of the decisions. Successful yes but ground breaking? Hardly.

[quote]No one's mentioned MARTHA REEVES AND THE VANDELLAS, come on people!

I agree that they had great songs in the sixties. But maybe they’ve been put in the back burner due to their current condition.

Whereas Diane and Mary Can still sound decent, Martha’s soulful voice is so shot that she has to resort to using her operatic soprano training to get any notes out. And as a result, she sounds ridiculous. Imagine Heatwave performed by Maria Callas.

Plus they were always ugly as all sin, which took away from their overall look, that not even some cool dresses and dance moves could save.

The third Motown girl group, The Marvelettes, had some interesting hits, but their lead singers ended up dead or homeless. Plus it was weird seeing three girls lío synch to what was clearly a five-girl session, with a lead singer and four-part loud screeching.

I'll always turn to the Bangles over the Go-Go's - superior songs, musicianship and vocals.

When it comes to late 90s early 00s UK girl groups, the content of Girls Aloud's 5 albums surpasses anything the others have done, (Untouchable, Call The Shots, Biology, Wake Me Up, On The Metro, Swinging London Town, Graffiti My Soul, Memory Of You etc) but honourable mentions to All Saints' Black Coffee, Spice Girls' Viva Forever, Sugababes' About You Now, B*witched's Blame It On The Weatherman and Atomic Kitten's The Last Goodbye.

Go-Go's

Dixie Chicks

I love Heart, although I don't think they qualify as a "girl group" - the Wilson sisters are both amazing, but they've always had male band players with them, etc. I miss Heart music.

Carnie & Wendy are better than Ann and Nancy

R72 now THAT made me spit out my coffee laughing

R70 except they didn't write their hits, nor play half the instruments, and 1/2 the time have male musicians playing on stage with them. I like them, don't get me wrong, just some of these being called 'girl groups' is kind of a stretch.

Prince was obsessed with, and creepily stalked, Susannah Hoffs - fun side note.

Fifty years only takes us back to 1970, and that was the year Diana left the Supremes, yet they lead OPs poll. My vote is for the GoGos. Played their own instruments and drugged out and fought as good as any all-male rock band. That’s IMPACT.

The Runaways too...not huge, per se, but impactful.

"Show Me" - The Cover Girls

I loved Freestyle music back in the 80s and 90s.

Seriously, The Go-Go's should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Certainly before a few acts that are already in there.

Shirelles

The FLIRTS!

Before the Go-Gos....the Catholic Girls!!!

The Honeybees

"Overload" (Sugababes) can hang with old girl group classics like "Sally, Go 'round the Roses" (The Jaynetts) or some of the Shangri-Las songs. It's similarly intriguing and mysterious.

"Lush Life" was the b-side.

To this day, this is one of the top 5 songs ever that can make me smile and feel very good.

Vixen 🤘🏼

R77, that first album by The Cover Girls is like a freestyle album produced by Phil Spector. It still sounds good to my ears today.

Freestyle? All improvised?

"Nothing But a Heartache" - The Flirtations

The Apollas!

TLC - they were crazy, sexy and cool and the epitomy of 90s funk, edge and glamour!

Great job R 91. Glad to see TLC on the list

Yes. Thanks for all your hard work, r91.

You’re welcome r92 and r93. Somebody’s gotta do it right!

SISTER SLEDGE

Longtime DL favorite "The Faith Tones"!

Need I say more?

Salt N Pepa

Bangles (Live in 1986):

I knew the Supremes were special the first time I saw that move during "Stop! In The Name Of Love".

I knew the Supremes were special the first time I saw that move during "Stop! In The Name Of Love".

"Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)" - Mel and Kim

Philosophy of the World - The Shaggs

Us, you stupid fat whores!!!!

No, not you gays!

Get Up & Go...

...you Pretenders to the throne!

The Ross Sisters

"Meeting in the Ladies Room" - Klymaxx

Little Mix

Well hell. The Indigo Girls of course.

No way, no way!

A comedy gay wearing shoes with no socks was on Celebrity Mastermind last night, his specialist subject was Girl Groups of the 90s and 00s.

He did appallingly.

Courtney Act was on the week before and did marginally better with his specialist subject of The Spice Girls.

The questions:

1. Which All Saints song was written for the Danny Boyle movie "The Beach"?

2. When Siobhan Donaghy left the Sugababes she was replaced by which former Atomic Kitten singer?

3. Which Girls Aloud single from the album Out of Control won Best British Single in 2009?

4. Two daughters of Beach Boy Brian Wilson and the daughter of 2 members of The Mamas & The Papas released their self titled album in 1990 - what was the group called?

5. Which choreographer founded the Pussycat Dolls and developed them into a recording group?

6. Which American male singer shared vocals on Eternal/s 1997 single I Wanna Be The Only One?

7. A girl group representing the UK in 1998 in Jerusalem at Eurovision finished joint 11th. What was their name?

8. Which Spanish group made up of sisters released their debut album Hijas del Tomate in 2002, the same year as their number 1 single?

9. Célena Cherry and Naima Belkhiati were two original members of The Honeyz. Who was the 3rd original member who was replaced by Mariama Goodman?

r111, you know a song and video are iconic when SNL does a skit 35 years after the song was released.

The Klymaxx album "Meeting in the Ladies Room" was released in 1984. This episode of SNL aired in 2019.

1. Pure Shores 2. Heidi Range 3. The Promise 4. Wilson Phillips 5. Robin Antin 6. BeBe Winans 7. Ew, Eurovision 8. Las Ketchup 9. Heavenli

Heavinly DENTON! I initially thought "Newton" but decided not to type that out.

*Heavenli

R117 you get EIGHT POINTS, 4 more than the gay not wearing socks scored. He thought B*witched were the daughters of Brian Wilson and John and Michelle Phillips, that Bananarama represented the UK at Eurovision in Jerusalem

[quote] He thought B*witched were the daughters of Brian Wilson and John and Michelle Phillips

How is able to find food being this stupid?

I fight like me da, Brian Wilson?

And here's some more than I just made up

1. What was the name of the UK number one single from 2000 recorded by a Mel C of the Spice Girls and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez of TLC?

2. The Saturdays featured 2 members who previously performed together in which UK group?

3. Which UK group was formed of 3 sisters Yonah, Zainam, and Cleo Higgins?

4. In 1992 Bananarama released their first single as a duo following the departure of barely functioning alcoholic Jacqui O' Sullivan.,The song was later covered by Steps. What was the name of the single?

5. Strictly Come Dancing winner Alesha Dixon was a member of which British girl group?

6. SWV's debut hit Right Here featured a sample from which Michael Jackson song?

7. Which Australian girl group had a top 10 hit in Australia in 2004 with a dance cover of Summer Rain, originally recorded by Belinda Carlisle?

8. Which former Precious member joined Atomic Kitten as Kerry Katona's replacement in 2001?

9. In 1990 Wilson Phillips and En Vogue released their first singles, 2 different songs with the same title. What was the song title?

10. Edele and Keavy of B*witched are the sisters of which Boyzone member?

6 = Human Nature

7 = Slinkee Minx

9 = Hold On

1. Never Be the Same Again 2. S Club Juniors 3. Cleopatra ("Comin' Atcha!") 4. Last Thing on My Mind 5. Mis-Teeq 6. Human Nature 7. Australian?! Fuck. Bardot. 8. Dame Jenny Frost 9. Hold on 10. Shane Lynch

Australia had a fun girl group made up of former Idol winners.

Their biggest hit was a cover of the old Donna Summer song:

R126 - you got 8/10

Questions 4 and 8 were wrong.

Also This Time It's For Real is NOT an old song. Just because it was released 31 year ago doesn't meant it's old. Because I bought it on vinyl and that would make me old. So let's say it's a classic Donna Summer song.

This was released a month before Abba Gold. If they'd waited a couple of month's it might have been appreciated more for the pastiche it is and done better than it deserved to.

[Quote] Questions 4 and 8 were wrong.

Jenny Frost didn't replace Kerry Katona in ATOMIC KITTEN? Who did? Fake Heavenli?

More trivia:

Two different groups in OP's poll sang this song.

It went #1 in US, #2 in UK. Name the song.

Bananarama sang the Supremes' "Nathan Jones" but I don't think it was that big a hit... Atomic Kitten aren't in the poll, so it's not the Bangles' "Eternal Flame."

I'll go with "Jump" by Pointer Sisters and later, Girls Aloud.

[quote] I'll go with "Jump" by Pointer Sisters and later, Girls Aloud.

Correct!

One more trivia question:

Prince hit US #1 with Kiss on April 19,1986 . The #2 song was from a popular girl group. They did not write the song. What was it?

[quote]Jenny Frost didn't replace Kerry Katona in ATOMIC KITTEN? Who did? Fake Heavenli?

Sorry, you got the Jenny Frost question right, you got 4 (Bananarama's first single as a duo) and 7 (Australian Belinda cover) wrong.

I'm not good with numbers

From R124, this was all over 1993 pop/R&B radio:

Who sang it better?

Eternal's "Angel of Mine", a #4 UK hit:

or Monica, a #1 US hit:

1. En Vogue's 1996 hit Don't Let Go (Love) was recorded for which heist movie soundtrack?

2. What was the name of the South African male voice choir who featured on B*Witched's hit I Shall Be There?

3. Salt'n'Pepa member Deidre Roper was better known under what stage name?

4. In 2000 the Spice Girls released their first album without Geri Halliwell, What was it called?

5. What surname do Eternal singers Easther and Vernie share with the sisters in a Jane Austen novel?

6. The Bangles' 2003 single Something That You Said was co-written with which former member of the Go-Go's?

7. Which American group performed backing vocals on former Coronation Street actor Matthew Marsden's cover of the Hall & Oates song She's Gone?

8. Which UK supermarket chain did Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle sign an exclusive deal with to distribute her debut solo album Insatiable?

9. What was the name of the Irish girl group who recorded U2's All I Want Is You in 2002.

10. Eastenders actress Rita Simons was a member of Group Girls@Play, a group created by Mike Stock and Matt Aitken. Which Stock Aitken Waterman cover did they release as their debut single?

Thanks for posting these, R139!

1. Set it off 3. Spinderella 4. Forever 9. Corrs

More trivia:

Which group from OP's poll covered 2 different Prince songs? Name them.

What group from OP's poll had the biggest Prince hit?

[quote]1. Set it off 3. Spinderella 4. Forever 9. Corrs

Right,right, right, WRONG

Jim Corr stopped The Corrs from being a girl group.

Like someone said earlier,

The Supremes were pretty much over when 1970 came around so the real winners in the OP's poll

is The Go-Go's.

OP, you accidentally left Eden’s Crush off your poll, seriously compromising the results.

[quote]The Supremes were pretty much over when 1970 came around so the real winners in the OP's pol lis The Go-Go's.

R143 is correct. I should not have included the Supremes, so don't vote for them unless you believe their post-1970 songs were influential. My poll question was:

[quote] Which group has had the biggest impact, and best songs, over the last 50 years?

21. What was the name of the American trio comprising of triplets Diana, Sylvia, and Vicky Villegas, who had a US hit in 1991 with You Don't Have To Go Home Tonight?

22. Which member of Girls Aloud did Lily Allen label as "the ugly one" in a 2007 interview?

23. Which Sugababes ballad, written by Diane Warren, featured on the Love Actually soundtrack in 2003?

24. Frankee Connolly and Britt Love were members of which pop duo created by producers Xenomania?

25. Following the death of Mel Appleby in 1990, her sister Kim released her first solo single later that year. What was it called?

26. Which member of All Saints had a supporting role alongside Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra in the movie Bend It Like Beckham?

27. Which Mis-teeq member appeared on the 2009 series of I'm A Celebrity, finishing 6th?

28. What was the name of the boyband created alongside Girls Aloud on the reality tv show Popstars: The Rivals?

29. Destiny's Child had a top ten hit in 2001 with a song written by Robin and Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees and originally recorded by Samantha Sang. What was its name?

30. In 2000 Sophie Ellis Bextor and Spiller entered the charts at #1 with Groovejet, following a chart war with Truesteppers featuring Dane Bowers and Victoria Beckham. What was the name of the song that entered the chart at #2?

R139 - #10, Respectable, originally by Mel & Kim. A shameless cash grab by Stock and Aitken.

I did a search to see who gets cited as the best girl group, even beyond 50 years:

"With a whopping 20 top-10 hits, and 12 number one hits, The Supremes are Billboard's top girl group of all time. At their peak, The Supremes rivaled The Beatles, and they were undoubtedly Motown's most commercially successful group. Florence Ballard, Diana Ross, and Mary Wilson sang in a style that bridged the worlds of pop and soul, creating their own genre of music. While success wasn't instantaneous for the group, from 1964 onwards, they had a string of hits, including “Where Did Our Love Go?,” “Stop! In the Name of Love,” “Come See About Me,” and “You Keep Me Hanging On.” In 1970, Diana Ross left the group, and in 1977 the group disbanded for good. The success of Diana Ross and The Supremes has been credited with paving the way for future African-American musicians to find their own commercial success. Meaning, that if the Supremes hadn't existed, music today wouldn't be the same.

[quote] 21. What was the name of the American trio comprising of triplets Diana, Sylvia, and Vicky Villegas, who had a US hit in 1991 with You Don't Have To Go Home Tonight?

Thanks for posting these R146! Can anyone guess 22-30?

#21 was a great pop song.

22. Nicola 23. Too Lost In You 24. Mini Viva?

26. Shaznay 27. Sabrina 28. One True Voice? 29. Emotion 30. "Out of Your Mind"

[quote] One more trivia question: Prince hit US #1 with Kiss on April 19,1986 . The #2 song was from a popular girl group. They did not write the song. What was it?

This was the answer: