Five of the Most Fabulous All-Female Bands In History
May 22, 2013 12:01 pm
If you’re in the mood for some tunes written, played, and performed by women, then why not give a listen to some of the best all-female bands in music history? Here are five that are sure to have your ears buzzing:
The Go-Go’s
The Go-Go’s were an all-female rock band formed in 1978. They wrote their own Billboard-topping power pop songs and played their own instruments, and their debut album Beauty and the Beat was one of the most successful debut albums of any band in history. In 2003, the album landed a spot on Rolling Stones Magazine’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list. Their songs “Our Lips Are Sealed” and “We Got the Beat” were extremely popular singles during the 80’s and remain much-loved classics today.
Salt-N-Pepa
This hip hop trio, formed in 1985, was one of the first all-female rap groups to rise to prominence. The group enjoyed moderate success in the R&B genre but really catapulted to fame with a remix of their song “Push It,” which became a platinum single. This made them the first female rap act to go platinum. They followed that with a series of hugely successful albums that sold millions of copies worldwide, with their 1988 album A Salt with a Deadly Pepa attaining gold status in the US. They carved out important ground for female artists in the rap and hip hop worlds.
The Runaways
The Runaways were an all-girl rock band that recorded and performed in the 1970’s. Their debut album, The Runaways, became popular around the United States and they toured the country playing to sold-out crowds. Their consecutive albums continued to do attract a loyal following of punk rock fans – they were considered a staple of the West Coast punk scene – and they eventually embarked on multiple world-tours. They achieved significant overseas success as well, particularly in Japan where they were one of the top five imported music acts of the time.
Indigo Girls
The Indigo Girls are a folk rock music duo who began playing and singing together as high school students and progressed from there into a group with a major fan following. Their first major-label album release, Indigo Girls, scored a high place on the Billboard charts, and they won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 1990. Their second album, Nomads Indians Saints, went gold and they continued to accumulate successes after that, including the inclusion of their hit single “Galileo” on the Top Ten Modern Rock Music Track.
Heart
Heart is a female rock band that rose to fame in the mid 1970’s for its innovative music that combined hard rock, heavy metal, and folk music. The members of the band changed over time but the consistent core members were the talented Wilson sisters, Ann and Nancy. Heart had Top 10 albums on the Billboard Charts in the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s, and the band has sold over thirty million records around the world. Heart was included in VH1’s “100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock” and is considered one of the most commercially enduring hard rock bands of all time.
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