Billboard has been saluting the greatest girl groups and their music all this week, capping it off with the ten biggest of all-time.
While many would insist that Destiny's Child must top the list, they are, in fact, only number 3. Of course, those who know the history of popular music and the charts over the last sixty years would realize that the biggest girl group could be none other than the Supremes.
Over the course of six years, the group had nineteen top ten hits including twelve that went to number 1. By comparison, second place TLC had nine top ten hits with four number 1's and third place Destiny's Child had ten top ten's and four number 1's.
Ranking was done using a reverse point system (number 1 = 100, number 100 = 1) adjusted for changes in the chart methodology from different eras. Totals of all Hot 100 records were then added together for each artist.
Billboard's top ten girl groups:
Supremes (and Diana Ross & the Supremes)
TLC
Destiny's Child
Pointer Sisters
Bangles
Shirelles
Wilson Phillips
Expose
En Vogue
Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
Among the other charts published this week was the top girl group records based on chart performance:
Best of My Love - Emotions
Independent Woman, Part 1 - Destiny's Child
Walk Like an Egyptian - Bangles
Creep - TLC
Waterfalls - TLC
Hold On - Wilson Phillips
Love Child - Diana Ross and the Supremes
No Scrubs - TLC
Where My Girls At? - 702
He's So Fine - Chiffons
The full top 40 can be seen at Billboard's site.
