Most Popular All-Girl Bands Top 80s Hits
From It’s Raining Men, Walk Like An Egyptian to I’m So Excited
Sep 13, 2008
While Madonna led many breakthroughs for female soloists during the eighties, all-girl bands of that era didn’t garner the same degree of enduring support from their fans.
Only 12 female musical groups or duos place on the Pop Culture Madness survey which polls for the most-requested songs from 1980 to 1989. The Pop Culture Madness database tracks fan demand for pop songs, updated with current requests to ensure an accurate snapshot of the most popular hits for each year tracked in the survey.
A handful of these female group performers turned out to be “one hit wonders”. Yet some accomplished pop music culture firsts including the number one hit It’s Raining Men from 1983 while the Bangles were the first all-woman band to write their own tunes, play their own instruments and top pop music charts. These milestones paved the way for much bigger success stories for girl pop bands like the Spice Girls starting in the mid-1980s and, more recently, the Pussycat Dolls.
Top Female Pop Music Group From 1980s
The top 75 songs from each year in the Pop Culture Madness survey were used to calculate the all-girl bands with the most requested hits during the eighties.
- Pointer Sisters … 4 hits with 1 in top 10 (average song in top 29.8)
- Bangles … 4 hits with 1 in top 10 (average in top 30)
- Go-Go’s … 3 hits none in top 10 (average in top 34.3)
- Bananarama …3 hits none in top 10 (average in top 42.7)
- Klymaxx … 2 hits none in top 10 (average in top 26.5)
- Exposé … 2 hits none in top 10 (average in top 63.5)
- Weather Girls … 1 hit with 1 in top 10 (average in top 1)
- Salt-N-Pepa … 1 hit none in top 10 (average in top 20)
- Mary Jane Girls … 1 hit none in top 10 (average in top 45)
- Indigo Girls … 1 hit none in top 10 (average in top 60)
- Ta Mara and the Seen … 1 hit none in top 10 (average in top 64)
- Sister Sledge … 1 hit with 1 in top 10 (average in top 69).
Pointer Sisters Top 80s Hits
The following list identifies the most requested songs for the Pointer Sisters from the eighties.
- I'm So Excited … Number 10 most requested hit single from 1982
- He's So Shy … Number 13 from 1980
- Slow Hand … Number 48 from 1981
- Jump For My Love … Number 48 from 1984.
Bangles Top 80s Hits
The following list identifies the most requested songs for the Bangles from the eighties.
- Walk Like An Egyptian … Number 9 most requested hit single from 1986
- Manic Monday … Number 17 from 1986
- Eternal Flame … Number 25 from 1989
- Hazy Shade of Winter … Number 69 from 1988.
Go-Go’s Top 80s Hits
The following list identifies the most requested songs for the Go-Go’s from the eighties.
- We Got The Beat … Number 14 most requested hit single from 1982
- Our Lips Are Sealed … Number 25 from 1981
- Vacation … Number 64 from 1982.
Bananarama Top 80s Hits
The following list identifies the most requested songs for Bananarama from the eighties.
- Venus … Number 26 most requested hit single from 1986
- Cruel Summer … Number 39 from 1984
- More Than Physical … Number 63 from 1986.
Highest-Placing 1980s Songs For Other Popular Female Bands
The following list identifies the most requested hits for of each of the other top 8 female pop music groups from the eighties.
- It's Raining Men (Weather Girls) … Number 1 most requested hit single from 1983
- Push It (Salt-N-Pepa) … Number 20 from 1988
- The Men All Pause (Klymaxx) … Number 23 from 1986
- Meeting In The Ladies Room (Klymaxx) … Number 30 from 1985
- In My House (Mary Jane Girls) … Number 45 from 1985
- Come Go With Me (Exposé) … Number 53 from 1987
- Closer To Fine (Indigo Girls) … Number 60 from 1989
- Everybody Dance (Ta Mara and the Seen) … Number 64 from 1986
- All American Girls (Sister Sledge) … Number 69 from 1981
- Point Of No Return (Exposé) … Number 74 from 1987.
Sources for this Article
This article presents independent calculations and insights based on Pop Music Charts song data presented by Pop Culture Madness.
