TOP 100 GIRL GROUP HITS
OF THE '50S AND '60S
- Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes - 1954
- He's So Fine - The Chiffons - 1963
- Baby Love - The Supremes - 1964
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles - 1961
- He's a Rebel - The Crystals - 1962
- Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes - 1961
- My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels - 1963
- Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes - 1964
- Soldier Boy - The Shirelles - 1963
- Love Child - Diana Ross and the Supremes - 1968
- Chapel of Love - The Dixie Cups - 1964
- Come See About Me - The Supremes - 1964
- You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes - 1966
- Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross and the
Supremes - 1969 - Dedicated to the One I Love - The Shirelles - 1961
- A Lover's Concerto - The Toys - 1965
- Lollipop - The Chordettes - 1958
- Stop! In the Name of Love - The Supremes - 1965
- Be My Baby - The Ronettes - 1963
- Love is Here and Now You're Gone - The Supremes - 1967
- You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes - 1966
- Dancing in the Street - Martha and the Vandellas - 1964
- The Wah-Watusi - The Orlons - 1962
- Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las - 1964
- The Happening - The Supremes - 1967
- I Hear a Symphony - The Supremes - 1965
- Sally, Go 'Round the Roses - The Jaynetts - 1963
- Tonight You Belong to Me - Patience and Prudence - 1956
- Mr. Lee - The Bobbettes - 1957
- Back in My Arms Again - The Supremes - 1965
- Born to Be With You - The Chordettes - 1956
- Popsicles and Icicles - The Murmaids - 1963
- Reflections - Diana Ross and the Supremes - 1967
- South Street - The Orlons - 1963
- You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry - The Caravelles - 1963
- Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) -
The Crystals - 1963 - Don't Hang Up - The Orlons - 1962
- Heat Wave - Martha and the Vandellas - 1963
- Foolish Little Girl - The Shirelles - 1963
- Tell Him - The Exciters - 1963
- I Love How You Love Me - The Paris Sisters - 1961
- Born Too Late - The Poni-Tails - 1958
- Mama Said - The Shirelles - 1961
- Playboy - The Marvelettes - 1962
- I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know - The Davis Sisters - 1953
- Bermuda - The Bell Sisters - 1952
- Remember (Walking in the Sand) - The Shangri-Las - 1964
- My World is Empty Without You - The Supremes - 1966
- Then He Kissed Me - The Crystals - 1963
- Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby) - The Cookies - 1963
- Baby It's You - The Shirelles - 1962
- Don't Mess With Bill - The Marvelettes - 1966
- One Fine Day - The Chiffons - 1963
- (My Baby Don't Love Me) No More - The DeJohn Sisters - 1955
- Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah - Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans - 1963
- I Can Never Go Home Anymore - The Shangri-Las - 1965
- Quicksand - Martha and the Vandellas - 1963
- (Down At) Papa Joe's - The Dixiebelles - 1963
- Nowhere to Run - Martha and the Vandellas - 1965
- Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now - Patience and
Prudence - 1956 - I Wanna Love Him So Bad - The Jelly Beans - 1964
- Jimmy Mack - Martha and the Vandellas - 1966
- Maybe - The Chantels - 1958
- I'm Ready For Love - Martha and the Vandellas - 1966
- He's Sure the Boy I Love - The Crystals - 1963
- Uptown - The Crystals - 1962
- Honey Chile - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas - 1967
- 'Til - The Angels - 1961
- Never on Sunday - The Chordettes - 1961
- Sweet Talkin' Guy - The Chiffons - 1966
- Look in My Eyes - The Chantels - 1961
- Eddie My Love - The Teen Queens - 1956
- Just Between You and Me - The Chordettes - 1957
- Love is Like an Itching in My Heart - The Supremes - 1966
- Lay Down Your Arms - The Chordettes - 1956
- The Hunter Gets Captured By the Game - The Marvelettes - 1967
- Alone (Why Must I Be Alone) - The Shepherd Sisters - 1957
- Not Me - The Orlons - 1963
- In and Out of Love - Diana Ross and the Supremes - 1967
- I Sold My Heart to the Junkman - The Blue-Belles - 1962
- I'm Livin' in Shame - Diana Ross and the Supremes - 1969
- Nothing But Heartaches - The Supremes - 1965
- People Say - The Dixie Cups - 1964
- Sweet Inspiration - The Sweet Inspirations - 1968
- Chains - The Cookies - 1962
- Eddie My Love - The Chordettes - 1956
- Beechwood 4-5789 - The Marvelettes - 1962
- Zorro - The Chordettes - 1958
- My Baby Must Be a Magician - The Marvelettes - 1968
- I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) - The Ikettes - 1962
- The Boy Next Door - The Secrets - 1963
- Down the Aisle of Love - The Quin-Tones - 1958
- Everybody Loves a Lover - The Shirelles - 1963
- Southtown, U.S.A. - The Dixiebelles - 1964
- There's No Other (Like My Baby) - The Crystals - 1961
- Give Him a Great Big Kiss - The Shangri-Las - 1965
- Attack - The Toys - 1966
- Iko Iko - The Dixie Cups - 1965
- My Baby Loves Me - Martha and the Vandellas - 1966
- Walking in the Rain - The Ronettes - 1964
This list comprises the biggest hits by girl groups, which includes duos but not solo singers. Mature groups are omitted in favor of younger "girl" acts. Female lead singers with male backup are also omitted, but primarily-female acts with one male, non-lead-singer group member are included. Rankings are based on the popularity of each recording during the period of 1950 through 1969.
The Supremes outdistance all others with 18 songs on the list (including five as Diana Ross and the Supremes). The Chordettes have eight, Martha and the Vandellas also have eight (including one as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas) and The Shirelles have seven. The Marvelettes and The Crystals each show up six times, while The Orlons and The Shangri-Las have four songs apiece. The Chiffons and The Dixie Cups are each represented with three. 22 songs on the list are from 1963 (double the next closest year, 1964), which represents the peak of the girl group era.