Is Martha and the Vandellas the most successful female singing
group after The Supremes ?
2007-02-23 06:04:50 · 6 answers · asked by Leon G 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
defining success as record sales/ chart topping..
I would think there might be others who were more successful
like :
Spice Girls
Destiny's Child
Runaways
Go Gos
Pointer Sisters
L7
in terms of the early girl groups:
The Chantelles and The Shirelles were also pretty successful
2007-02-23 06:15:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to Joel Whitburn's Record Research, which ranks the top artists based on a point system that takes into account number of Billboard Hot 100 chart singles and the highest chart position reached, the most successful all-female groups (1955 to 2002) are:
The Supremes (#1)
the Pointer Sisters (#2)
TLC (#3)
the McGuire Sisters (#4)
the Shirelles (#5)
Destiny's Child (#6)
Martha and the Vandellas (#7)
En Vogue (#8)
2007-02-23 15:01:37 · answer #2 · answered by murphs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
based on the number of top 40 singles the winner would be Bananarama with 25
2007-02-23 14:34:25 · answer #3 · answered by The Font 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, there are many more popular girl groups
Three Degrees
Pointer Sisters
Salt & Pepper
Sheakspeare Sister
The Shiffons
Shangri Las
Chantels
Cristals
Marvelettes
Pretenders
2007-02-23 17:50:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It really depends how you define successful, and do you mean in the USA, the UK or worldwide?
2007-02-23 14:12:49 · answer #5 · answered by Very happily married. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how about the Chiffons and the Ronnettes as well.............
2007-02-23 14:17:33 · answer #6 · answered by Charlotte J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋