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They harmonized, they empowered, and they conquered the charts. Join us as we count down our picks for the greatest songs ever delivered by all-female groups! Which track would make your ultimate girl-group playlist? Let us know in the comments below!
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00:00Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the greatest hits ever delivered by all-female
00:06groups.
00:06I know, I know, I know, I know, I want to, I want to.
00:1120. Work From Home, Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign.
00:25Punching the Clock has rarely sounded this suggestive.
00:28As the lead single from 727, the Ty Dolla $ign collaboration coasts on a relaxed groove built for every wink
00:36in the premise.
00:37The job site double entendres point somewhere far less professional, while that compact hook makes the invitation impossible to miss.
00:51Audiences answered in a big way.
00:53The track climbed to number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Fifth Harmony's first top 5 hit.
01:00Director X's video carries the gag into a construction site, turning hardhats and choreography into one cheeky visual.
01:1419. Lady Marmalade, LaBelle
01:26New Orleans funk, French flirtation, and Patti LaBelle's powerhouse lead gave the track its irresistible strut.
01:33Bob Crew and Kenny Nolan wrote the song, while Alan Toussaint and Vicky Wickham's production gave it that smooth, rhythmic
01:40drive.
01:40The famously provocative refrain pushed its sensuality front and center.
01:45Even LaBelle later admitted she hadn't understood what she was singing.
01:55By early 1975, the single had reached number 1 on both Billboard's pop and R&B charts.
02:02Decades later, the Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry, cementing that outrageous swagger for posterity.
02:19Lady Marmalade brought the glamour, and our livestream keeps the party going.
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02:4218. Hold On, Wilson Phillips
02:53Wilson Phillips wrapped a message of perseverance in the kind of gleaming pop hook that refuses to budge.
03:00Chyna Phillips drew the lyric from her own process of getting sober,
03:03translating the one-day-at-a-time idea into a reassuring message.
03:08Glenn Ballard supplied the musical framework and became a key collaborator,
03:12while the trio's close harmonies gave everything its polished lift.
03:23Chosen as the lead single from their self-titled debut studio album,
03:27it knocked Madonna's Vogue from the Billboard Hot 100 Summit.
03:31The trio later revived it on screen in 2011's Bridesmaids.
03:35Don't you know, things you change, things will go your way,
03:39if you hold on for one more day.
03:4417. My Lovin', You're Never Gonna Get It
03:47En Vogue
03:48Getting turned down sounds almost glamorous in this group's hands.
03:52No, you're never gonna get it.
03:54Ow!
03:55Never, never gonna get it.
03:56No, not this time.
03:57No, you're never gonna get it.
03:59My Lovin'.
04:04My Lovin'.
04:10The same album later sent Free Your Mind into the Top 10,
04:10In Vogue's harmonies stay front and center,
04:13especially in the surprise breakdown added after the mix to spotlight their voices.
04:17Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
04:18Never gonna get it, never gonna get it,
04:21never gonna get it, never gonna get it,
04:23never gonna get it, never gonna get it.
04:24Released as Funky Diva's lead single,
04:27it climbed to number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
04:29The same album later sent Free Your Mind into the Top 10,
04:34underscoring the group's impressive stylistic range.
04:37That's all you can read me,
04:39just have to learn how to see me, I say.
04:42Free your mind, and the rest will follow.
04:46No. 16. Black Magic, Little Mix
04:49A Sugary Spell was exactly the career reset Little Mix needed.
04:53Take a sip on my sacred potion,
04:56I'll make you fall in love.
04:58Leading their third album, Get Weird,
05:00Black Magic leaned into the bright, 80s-tinged pop
05:03and a deliberately silly love potion fantasy,
05:06giving the group room to sound exuberant rather than serious.
05:10The school-themed video doubled down on that playful throwback mood
05:13with makeover movie energy and magical teen comedy chaos.
05:17I get the rest of the day
05:19Wanna know what it is, make the boys want more
05:21Now you're there to me
05:23In Britain, it became their third number one
05:26and reigned for three weeks.
05:28Proof that frothy pop can carry real staying power.
05:32Across the Atlantic, it also cracked the Billboard Hot 100,
05:35peaking at No. 67.
05:37No. 15. Will You Love Me Tomorrow, The Shirelles
06:02A love song became far more unsettling
06:05once Tomorrow entered the conversation.
06:07Written by Carole King and Jerry Goffin,
06:10The Shirelles Recording asks whether intimacy will survive
06:13beyond a single night,
06:15balancing tenderness with real uncertainty.
06:17Will my heart be broken
06:22When the night meets the morning sun
06:30Shirley Owens' lead keeps that question suspended
06:34between hope and doubt,
06:35while Luther Dixon's lush arrangement
06:37broadened strings and King herself handled percussion.
06:40Released in 1960, the single reached number one
06:44on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1961.
06:48No girl group had ever occupied that position before,
06:51making the breakthrough truly historic.
06:53So tell me now, and I won't ask again
07:01Will you still love me tomorrow?
07:07No. 14. We Got the Beat, The Go-Go's
07:11To be fine, I'm walking down the street
07:13Gonna lie across and I'm free
07:16Charlotte Caffey found inspiration for this hit
07:19during a late-night Twilight Zone marathon.
07:22The Go-Go's first released an early version
07:24as a UK single through Stiff Records in 1980.
07:28The song then appeared on their 1981 debut album
07:31Beauty and the Beat.
07:32That album had already been introduced
07:34by the June 1981 US single
07:37Our Lips Are Sealed,
07:38which Jane Weedlin co-wrote
07:39with the special's Terry Hall.
07:41Doesn't matter anyway
07:48We Got the Beat followed as a US single
07:51in January 1982
07:52and climbed to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
07:56That punchy blend of punk energy and pop melody
07:59neatly captures the band's move from L.A. punk
08:01toward melodic new wave.
08:03We Got the Beat, We Got the Beat, We Got the Beat, We Got the Beat, Yeah, We Got It!
08:10No. 13. Do-do-do-do-do, Blackpink
08:20The moment that chorus hits,
08:22Restraint leaves the room.
08:24Teddy Park's production mixes trap-style drums
08:27with jagged electronic textures,
08:29letting the quartet's individual personalities
08:31cut through all that impact.
08:40The 2018 single quickly helped push Blackpink
08:44onto a far wider international stage,
08:46while its video became the first by a K-pop group
08:49to pass 1 billion YouTube views.
08:52Their global scale only kept growing.
08:54Blackpink headlined Coachella in 2023,
08:57wrapped a 33-show 16-city deadline world tour by 2026,
09:01and became the first official artist channel
09:04to reach 100 million YouTube subscribers.
09:1412. Be My Baby, The Ronettes
09:30Hal Blaine's opening drum pattern
09:32announces the record before Ronnie Spector sings a note.
09:36Phil Spector co-wrote the song with Jeff Berry and Ellie Greenwich,
09:39then built its 1963 recording at Hollywood's Gold Star Studios
09:43in his multi-layered wall-of-sound style.
09:56Session players, who later became known as The Wrecking Crew,
09:59supplied the backing,
10:00while Ronnie delivered a commanding lead vocal
10:03that made the romantic plea feel anything but timid.
10:06Released in August 1963,
10:08the single climbed to number two
10:10on the Billboard Hot 100 that October.
10:13Its afterlife is just as formidable.
10:15The Library of Congress added it
10:17to the National Recording Registry in 2006,
10:20and Brian Wilson called it
10:21the greatest record ever produced.
10:3711. We Are Family, Sister Sledge
10:46A propulsive bassline and one gloriously direct declaration
10:51turned four real-life sisters into the voice of collective joy.
10:55Chic founders Niall Rogers and Bernard Edwards
10:58wrote and produced the 1979 track
11:00after Atlantic paired them with Sister Sledge.
11:03Just let me stay for the record
11:07We're giving love in a family doll
11:10At 20, Kathy Sledge completed her lead
11:13on the eight-and-a-half-minute recording
11:15in a single take,
11:16giving the polished groove its exuberant center.
11:19On June 1, 1979,
11:21the Pittsburgh Pirates adopted the song
11:23as their official theme song
11:25while it sat at number four on Billboard.
11:27We are family
11:29Sing it to me
11:31I got all my sisters and me
11:33Two weeks later,
11:35it had climbed to number two
11:36and the team eventually won the World Series.
11:39In March 2017,
11:41the Library of Congress announced
11:42We Are Family
11:43as part of its 2016
11:45National Recording Registry class.
11:47We Are Family
11:51Get up, everybody
11:52and sing
11:54Number 10
11:55It's Raining Men
11:56The Weather Girls
11:58Got a best father of nature
12:01She's a miracle woman to us
12:04The powerful vocals of Martha Walsh
12:06and Azora Armstead
12:07created this piece of pop gold.
12:10Since its 1982 release,
12:12it sold over six million copies worldwide.
12:25A club favorite,
12:26the intense buildup towards the chorus
12:28and flawless vocals
12:30have made this catchy tune
12:31a popular party favorite.
12:33The band even changed their name
12:35to The Weather Girls
12:36to suit the song
12:37and it totally worked a treat.
12:39After three decades,
12:40the song even re-entered the UK chart's
12:42top 40 in 2014.
12:44This song can rain down on us
12:46all day long
12:47and we wouldn't get sick of it.
12:49It's raining men
12:51Hallelujah
12:52It's raining men
12:55Amen
12:55Number 9
12:57Never Ever
12:58All Saints
12:59A few questions that I need to know
13:02How you could ever hurt me so
13:05Released as the second single
13:07from their self-titled debut album,
13:09All Saints ticked all the boxes
13:11with this memorable 90s hit.
13:13The song topped the charts
13:14in Australia, New Zealand,
13:16and the UK,
13:17also making the top 10
13:18in another nine countries.
13:20Never ever had
13:21I had to find
13:23I had to dig away
13:25to find my own piece of mine
13:27The lyrics question a couple's actions
13:29in a relationship
13:30after it has broken up.
13:32The classic spoken opening
13:33combines with the girl's
13:35flawless vocals
13:36to produce a powerful love ballad.
13:38It deservedly won
13:39the 1998 Brit Award
13:40for Best British Single and Video.
13:43Ooh, you can write it in a letter bank
13:46Cause I really need to know
13:49All Saints' 1998 cover
13:51of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
13:53Under the Bridge
13:54released as a double A side
13:55with their cover of Lady Marmalade
13:57and 2000's Black Coffee.
13:59Also count among
14:00their five UK chart-toppers.
14:098. Walk Like an Egyptian
14:11The Bangles
14:19Whilst on a ferry,
14:21songwriter Liam Stenberg
14:22pinned this song
14:23upon noticing people
14:24holding out their arms
14:25and trying to keep their balance.
14:27Walking like Egyptians.
14:29The Bangles converted it
14:30into a chart-topping success
14:32as the track made its way
14:33into radio airwaves
14:35around the world.
14:44The American rock-pop band
14:45continued their domination
14:47of the genre in the 80s
14:48with this killer song.
14:50With each verse sung
14:51by a different member
14:52of the band,
14:52And it's a powerful sound which features strong drum work and catchy lyrics.
15:047. I'm So Excited, The Pointer Sisters
15:08The signature song for this powerful trio is one that you've probably sung with passion at least once.
15:21The tune features a powerful use of piano, energetic drums, and the upbeat vocals of the Pointer Sisters.
15:33The song charted in several countries, and rightly so.
15:37It's almost impossible not to dance to this catchy track.
15:40The song's cult status is undying, having been featured in several movies and TV,
15:45with many awesome covers being performed over the years.
15:48It's both inspirational and motivational, getting you excited about whatever awesome things are coming your way.
16:026. Say My Name, Destiny's Child
16:13This is a song for ladies everywhere, offering empowerment and strength when they are suspicious of a cheating man.
16:19It makes use of a catchy change of pace, combined with an urban flavor and colorful music video.
16:32It became one of Destiny's Child's signature hits, charting around the world, notably going straight to number one in Australia
16:39and the U.S.
16:40It also won the 2001 Grammy for best R&B track.
16:44It's a soulful song with attitude that we'll be singing for years to come.
16:56The group didn't stop there.
16:58Survivor turned Resilience into another signature anthem, and earned Destiny's Child another Grammy.
17:04Independent Women Part 1 from the Charlie's Angels soundtrack spent 11 weeks at number one,
17:09and Bootylicious became another chart-topping hit.
17:12I don't think you're ready for this jetty. I don't think you're ready for this jetty. I don't think you're
17:17ready for this.
17:17I'm not ready to do food, and it's just for your baby.
17:205. Don'tcha
17:22The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes
17:25Sometimes it takes a while to get noticed in the music industry, but with the Pussycat Dolls, it only took
17:31their debut single, Don'tcha?
17:33And I know you want it. I know you want it. It's easy to see. It's easy to see.
17:40This R&B-inspired hit topped the charts in 15 countries, and is among the best-selling singles of all
17:47time.
17:47Led by the talented Nicole Scherzinger, the lyrics are straightforward sexual with a double dose of fun.
17:53The girls taunt men to question their girlfriends and go after a Pussycat Doll instead.
17:58Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me? Don't you? Don't you, baby?
18:06The song was an automatic must for all Pussycat Doll concerts, and we can't blame them.
18:12It's just so damn catchy and a definite crowd-pleaser.
18:15Buttons featuring Snoop Dogg kept the group's sultry pop streak going, and reached number 3 in 2006.
18:21I'm telling you to loosen up my buttons, babe, but you keep frottin' up, say what you gon' do to
18:29me.
18:29Number 4. What a Man, Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue.
18:33I know that ain't nobody perfect, I give props to those who deserve it, and believe me, y'all, it's
18:38worth it.
18:39Released as the second single from the 1993 album Very Necessary, What a Man was, and still is to this
18:46day,
18:46one of the best music collaborations of the 90s. It fuses the rapping talents of Salt-N-Pepa
18:52and perfect vocals of En Vogue for a match made in heaven.
19:02Among other well-known Salt-N-Pepa hits such as Push It and Let's Talk About Sex,
19:07the success of What a Man sees it have high radio airplay even today.
19:11Named at number 23 on VH1's countdown of the 100 Greatest Songs of the 1990s,
19:17this song won several awards and has a beat that's sure to keep you dancing.
19:30Number 3. Waterfalls, TLC
19:41In 1995, TLC released Waterfalls, a soulful ballad touching on rough issues dominating the 90s.
19:49The unmissable hip-hop vibe and on-point vocals are combined with one of the most memorable female raps in
19:55history,
19:56courtesy of the late Lisa Lopez.
19:57Dreams are hopeless, aspirations, and hopes are coming true. Believe in yourself, the rest is up to me, yeah.
20:03Go, go, chase in waterfalls.
20:07This track made the top 10 in several countries,
20:10with its lyrics providing commentary on the consequences of chasing unrealistic dreams.
20:15Waterfalls will forever be treasured in the hearts of many,
20:18whether or not you are a devoted TLC fan.
20:30A few years later, No Scrubs became one of TLC's defining anthems, winning Grammys in 2000.
20:37And Creep, the lead single from Crazy Sexy Cool,
20:40became TLC's first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
20:532. Stop in the Name of Love, The Supremes
21:05Alongside Baby Love, Stop in the Name of Love added to the tally of The Supremes' 12 number one hits
21:11over their illustrious career. The live performance features legendary choreography,
21:16which sees the women having their left arm on one hip,
21:19with the other arm outstretched to make a stop sign with their hands.
21:23Stop in the Name of Love, Before you break my heart.
21:31The track received one of the highest honors in music,
21:34getting inducted into the prestigious Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.
21:38Led by Diana Ross, this sophisticated song is a soulful Motown hit
21:43that undoubtedly deserves its high ranking for its creativity, power, and lasting legacy.
21:58Also noteworthy, You Can't Hurry Love, written by Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, and Eddie Holland,
22:04became The Supremes' 7th number one hit in 1966.
22:18Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
22:23Best of My Love, The Emotions, a Grammy-winning R&B Vocal Showcase,
22:35Point of No Return, Exposé. The original mix ruled Billboard's Hot Dance Club play chart.
22:51Ugly Heart, G.R.L. Australia took this hit to No. 2.
23:02Push the Button, Sugar Babes. This bop dominated the UK singles chart for three weeks straight.
23:08If you're ready for me, boy, you better push the button and let me know.
23:15Please, Mr. Postman, The Marvelettes.
23:18This track gave Motown its first number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
23:22Please, Mr. Postman, look and see.
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24:10This song is iconic, catchy, and fun.
24:14Its upbeat style mixes rap, singing, and a hip-hop flavor to create one of the most recognizable songs of
24:21all time.
24:22If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends.
24:26Make it last forever.
24:28The lyrics empower women to value their friendships over men.
24:32With an unforgettable music video to match, this song went to No. 1 around the world.
24:36The girls also performed it at the 2012 Olympics, a prestigious musical honor in itself.
24:42What we want, what we really, really want, is for this song to never go away.
24:53Want more?
24:54Say You'll Be There shifted into polished R&B and debuted at No. 1 in the UK in 1996.
25:00And Spice Up Your Life paired energetic, Latin-infused pop with a sound reportedly inspired by Bollywood films.
25:15Which track would make your ultimate girl group playlist?
25:18Sound off in the comments!