Bands with female singers that hit #1

[Bluemargay]

Have any bands with female singers ever hit #1 on these charts. The only one I can think of that would is Evanescence

[SyrupBoy]

Hole, Garbage, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Cranberries, Belly, The Sugarcubes, 10,000 Maniacs, Concrete Blonde...who else did I miss?

[Chato]

The Pretenders topped BB's Mainstream Rock chart twice back in '86 (Don't Get Me Wrong, My Baby). Their highest peaking alternative chart entry would be Night In My Veins which hit #2 in 1994.
The Breeders almost did it with Canonball.
There are probably some more.

[blahhhh]

Lisa Loeb, Tori Amos, sarah mclachlan, Veruka Salt?

Did any of those qualify?

[oscillations.]

Garbage holds the record for a female-fronted band with the most singles to chart on this format - 11 singles total, 5 Top 10s, including a #1.

Vow #26
Queer #12
Only Happy When It Rains #16
Stupid Girl #2
#1 Crush #1 (4 weeks)
Push It #5
I Think I'm Paranoid #6
Special #11
When I Grow Up #23
Why Do You Love Me #8
Bleed Like Me #26

[Daniel Shywaoub]

I think Elastica's "Connection" made it, didn't it? But I'd have to say Veruca Salt didn't. Texas might've made the Top 5, but Dubstar only made the Top 20, I believe. I don't know why I remember this so specifically, but Artificial Joy Club got to #11. In another era, Shiny Toy Guns and Morningwood would have probably hit #1.

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

DANIEL SHYWAOUB! Welcome back, buddy!!

[banet2001]

No Doubt came close with Don't Speak and Ex-Girlfriend hitting number two on the Billboard Modern Rock chart.

[Crushcrushchris]

If I remember correctly, Evanescence didn't hit #1 on Active or Alternative...although they'd come close with Going Under and Bring Me to Life.

[busyboy]

#1 on Billboard Modern Rock

10,000 Maniacs "These Are The Days"
Tori Amos "God"
Belly "Feed The Tree"
Tracy Bonham "Mother Mother"
Kate Bush "Love And Anger"
Chumbawamba "Tubthumping" (does this qualify?)
Evanescence "Bring Me To Life"
Hole "Celebrity Skin"
Alanis Morissette: "You Oughta Know", "Hand In My Pocket" and "Ironic"
Sinead O'Connor: "Nothing Compares 2 U" and "The Emperor's New Clothes"
Sugarcubes "Hit"
Siouxsie & The Banshees: "Peak-A-Boo" and "Kiss Them For Me"

#1 on Billboard Mainstream Rock

Pat Benatar "Love Is A Battlefield"
Eurythmics "Missionary Man"
Pretenders: "Don't Get Me Wrong" and "My Baby"

[(Artie Ziff)]

With a little more research, I'll add these to the Billboard Modern list above.

Channel Z (The B-52's) THREE WEEKS
Love Shack (The B-52's) FOUR WEEKS
Good Stuff (The B-52's) FOUR WEEKS
Here's Where The Story Ends (The Sundays) ONE WEEK

And since you added solo females for some reason, then I will add:

Blood Makes Noise (Suzanne Vega) ONE WEEK

[busyboy]

LOL, I added solo females because they charted much more than nowadays on Modern Rock, and because I tend to include side info all the time when I do a bit of research...

BTW, I couldn't find "Here's Where The Story Ends" on Billboard's archive! ???

A complete list (at least I hope):

#1 on Modern Rock

10,000 MANIACS, THESE ARE DAYS
TORI AMOS, GOD
THE B-52'S, LOVE SHACK
THE B-52'S, GOOD STUFF
THE B-52'S, CHANNEL Z
BELLY, FEED THE TREE
TRACY BONHAM, MOTHER MOTHER
KATE BUSH, LOVE AND ANGER
CHUMBAWAMBA, TUBTHUMPING
CONCRETE BLONDE, JOEY
THE CRANBERRIES, ZOMBIE
THE CRANBERRIES, SALVATION
EVANESCENCE, BRING ME TO LIFE
GARBAGE, #1 CRUSH
THE JULIANA HATFIELD 3, MY SISTER
HOLE, CELEBRITY SKIN
ALANIS MORISSETTE, YOU OUGHTA KNOW
ALANIS MORISSETTE, HAND IN MY POCKET
ALANIS MORISSETTE, IRONIC
SINEAD O'CONNOR, NOTHING COMPARES 2 U
SINEAD O'CONNOR, THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES
SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES, PEEK-A-BOO
SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES, KISS THEM FOR ME
THE SUGARCUBES, HIT
THE SUNDAYS, HERE'S WHERE THE STORY ENDS
SUZANNE VEGA, BLOOD MAKES NOISE

#2 on Modern Rock

BJÖRK, HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
THE BREEDERS, CANNONBALL
NENEH CHERRY, TROUT
COCTEAU TWINS, CAROLYN'S FINGERS
CONCRETE BLONDE, GHOST OF A TEXAS LADIES' MAN
DIVINYLS, I TOUCH MYSELF
ELASTICA, CONNECTION
GARBAGE, STUPID GIRL
DEBBIE HARRY, I WANT THAT MAN
PJ HARVEY, DOWN BY THE WATER
THE HEART THROBS, DREAMTIME
NO DOUBT, DON'T SPEAK
NO DOUBT, EX-GIRLFRIEND
PRETENDERS, NIGHT IN MY VEINS
SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES, THE KILLING JAR
THE SUGARCUBES, REGINA
THE SUNDAYS, LOVE

#3 on Modern Rock

10,000 MANIACS, TROUBLE ME
ENYA, CARIBBEAN BLUE
MAZZY STAR, FADE INTO YOU
SARAH MCLACHLAN, BUILDING A MYSTERY
PARAMORE, MISERY BUSINESS
THE PRIMITIVES, CRASH
SUNSCREEM, LOVE U MORE

[oscillations.]

I thought No Doubt's "Don't Speak" also charted at #2 on MR?

[busyboy]

^ Yup, and "Ex-Girlfriend" was a #2 hit as well. Added.

[oscillations.]

I never realized SATB charted so well at the format. You'd think with that record they'd give Siouxsie's solo material a better chance.

[(Artie Ziff)]

The Gods Are Crazy, that's a pretty accurate list. But Here's Where The Story Ends (The Sundays) spent one week on top of the Modern chart for the May 26, 1990 issue. It followed Forgotten Years (Midnight Oil) and was replaced by Policy Of Truth (Depeche Mode).

Since you expanded the list to top threes for Modern Rock, I would also include for your consideration . . . .

#1 : Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm (Crash Test Dummies) because of Reid's background vocals
#1 : Return To Innocence (Enigma) featuring Angel as the female vocalist

Maybe?
#1 Regret (New Order), their biggest single, had a female keyboardist. I'm not sure if she contributed to the singing of the song.


#2 : Look Who's Dancing (Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers) which has Sharon and Cedella on vocals

#3 : Shiny Happy People (R.E.M.) has The B-52's's Kate Pierson on backing vocals.

[busyboy]

^ I checked the Billboard charts again, and that single is nowhere to be found. The chart you pointed out is missing the #1 spot, and neither the BB archive nor the All Music Guide chart listings report it. It's pretty weird. I've added it regardless, thanks. :)

I'm trying to expand the list with all the bands with female members in the lineup, I'll post it later.

[busyboy]

Bands with female members or collaborations with female artists.

#1 on Modern Rock

CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN, PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN
CRASH TEST DUMMIES, MMM MMM MMM MMM
NEW ORDER, REGRET
SMASHING PUMPKINS, 1979
TALKING HEADS, SEX AND VIOLINS
THE WHITE STRIPES, ICKY THUMP
THE WHITE STRIPES, SEVEN NATION ARMY

#2 on Modern Rock

ENIGMA F/ ANGEL, RETURN TO INNOCENCE
ZIGGY MARLEY & THE MELODY MAKERS, LOOK WHO'S DANCING
R.E.M. F/ PATTI SMITH, E-BOW THE LETTER
SMASHING PUMPKINS, BULLET WITH BUTTERFLY WINGS
SMASHING PUMPKINS, TARANTULA
SMASHING PUMPKINS, STAND INSIDE YOUR LOVE
SMASHING PUMPKINS, THIRTY-THREE

#3 on Modern Rock

MOBY F/ GWEN STEFANI, SOUTH SIDE
NEW ORDER, FINE TIME
PIXIES, HERE COMES YOUR MAN
R.E.M. F/ KATE PIERSON, SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE
SMASHING PUMPKINS, AVA ADORE
SMASHING PUMPKINS, PERFECT
SMASHING PUMPKINS, LANDSLIDE

[realnewlight]

How many charting songs have No Doubt had?

[oscillations.]

8, I think

Just A Girl #10
Spiderwebs #5
Don't Speak #2
Excuse Me. Mr #17
New #7
Ex-Girlfriend #2
Simple Kind of Life #14
It's My Life #36


Whatever their new sound is, it will probably chart on interest alone, as long as it's even remotely "alternative".

I think the 90s were the peak period for females charting on this format. The golden years. :'(

Didn't Mazzy Star's "Fade Into You" go to #1 or #2?

[realnewlight]

^Thanks!

Did WYWF chart? I think EW could possibly chart.

[My Life Is A Stereo]

Mazzy Star peaked at #3 on Modern Rock according to Joel Whitburn's Rock Tracks book, also according to the book, The Sundays did spend a week at #1. I hate that i have an edition that only goes to 1995 though.

[oscillations.]

WYWF didn't chart. EW could, I agree.