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13	Girl groups are the DistaffCounterpart of {{Boy Band}}s. Naturally, they'll be a group of attractive young girls who sing and dance in {{Stripperiffic}} outfits - usually with songs about sex. Videos will be full of {{Fanservice}} and expect at least one member to make it into a lads' mag.
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15	Unlike Boy Bands, there are no set roles for each member of the Girl Group. If there are three members, they'll usually correspond to BeautyBrainsAndBrawn or TheThreeFacesOfEve. If it's four, then likely the FourGirlEnsemble. And if it's five, of course the FiveManBand.
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17	The quintessential Girl Group was The Andrews Sisters way back in the 40s (see below) but the concept of one really exploded in the late 90s. The cause? The Music/SpiceGirls.
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19	This British quintet turned into an overnight sensation, achieving worldwide fame and cementing their status in pop culture. Any groups formed in the 90s and 2000s were following their lead. While the boy band craze died down in the early 2000s, girl groups remained around for the rest of the decade. While not as prominent as before, there are still a few.
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21	In South Korea, there are loads of girl bands active, with some of them being insanely popular. This has been going on for a while, with [[Music/GirlsGeneration Girls' Generation]] being most famous in the early 2010's. Now, it's Music/{{Blackpink}} and [[{{Music/Twice}} TWICE]] that are most popular, with Music/RedVelvet, [[{{Music/GFriend}} GFRIEND]] (though no longer a group as of 2021), MUSIC/{{Mamamoo}} and Music/APink also being quite renowned. Even unknown bands usually have loyal fans, including bands that haven't even debuted yet.
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23	Some ex-girl group singers have eclipsed their bands, such as Music/DianaRoss, Music/{{Beyonce}}, Music/{{Cheryl}} and Music/CamilaCabello.
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25	Compare IdolSinger. Sub-trope to TeenPop.
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28	!!Real examples:
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30	[[index]]
31	* The late 80s featured a new breed of girl groups who specialized in freestyle dance music. Such groups included Expose, the Cover Girls, Pajama Party, Seduction, Sweet Sensation, and Company B.
32	* Music/TwoNEOne
33	* Probably the most straightforward example in CountryMusic was 3 of Hearts, composed of 3 young-adult women who sang with a heavy pop influence. They went absolutely nowhere. The next closest would probably be [=SHeDAISY=], who had more mainstream success in the early 2000s but was still less sexually driven than most examples.
34	* Music/{{Aespa}}, a [[KoreanPopMusic K-Pop]] group with an ongoing sci-fi narrative.
35	* Music/{{AKB48}} (with a whopping 140 total members)
36	* All Saints, who had a more R&B tinge to their sound. When the group broke up, sisters Nicole and Natalie Appleton created their own short-lived project Appleton, before reforming All Saints in sporadic bursts.
37	* Music/TheAndrewsSisters, back in TheForties. The American Bombshells are their SpiritualSuccessor - a trio of singers that perform for American soldiers.
38	* The Angels, who are best known for their 1963 hit "My Boyfriend's Back".
39	* Music/AtomicKitten. A British trio who weren't exactly megastars but were reasonably successful, with three number one singles in the UK. Sort of a TokenWholesome amongst the various {{Stripperiffic}} girl groups of the day, their music leaning more towards SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel. A pre-scandal Kerry Katona was a member briefly.
40	* Music/BabyMetal is a weird example. They're a ''HeavyMetal idol group'' from Japan. Yeah, QuirkyWork indeed. They're the source of much MemeticMutation among metalheads. Their success was also instrumental in the 2010s and 2020s all-girl metal band boom in Japan.
41	* Music/{{Bananarama}} -- a British trio who got a listing in ''The Guinness Book of World Records'' as this with the most chart entries in the world.
42	* Music/{{Blackpink}} are popular all over the world, but in South East Asia especially.
43	* B*Witched, an Irish group of four (consisting of twins Edele and Keavy Lynch, Sinead O'Carrol, and half-Greek Lindsay Armau), famous for setting a world record of 4 #1 singles in a row by an Irish group (a record later broken by Westlife), and the fact that the twins were sisters of Boyzone's Shane Lynch. Some time after the group broke up, the twins launched a new career as [=MsLynch=].
44	* The Chantelles, the most famous female doo-wop group ("Maybe").
45	* Film/TheCheetahGirls, the Creator/DisneyChannel's girl group which got two of its members from the original group Music/ThreeLW. Adrienne Bailon, one of the members of the original group, 3LW, also appeared in ''Film/ElleAModernCinderellaTale'', assisting Elle Daniels to uncover the secrets of her rival band's evil plot of ruining her songs, in which they will be broken up once and for all, according to the IMDB, Seventeen, Teen and Screen Media Films websites.
46	* Cherish, a group consisting of four sisters (two of which are twins).
47	* Music/ChloeXHalle
48	* Music/{{Cimorelli}}, which started on Website/YouTube. They do covers mostly, but recently they have been branching in doing original songs. They recently released their first album in May 2016, called "Up At Night", with a little help in some parts of the album as well as a second one a year after, "Alive", making it also their first GospelMusic album. Not bad for a girl group that went indie in 2015.
49	* Music/TheClarkSisters: An American gospel group formed in the [[Main/The70s mid-70s]].
50	* Music/{{Cleopatra}} (Comin' Atcha!)
51	* The Chiffons ("He's So Fine," "One Fine Day")
52	* Danity Kane, formed by the Creator/{{MTV}} show ''Series/MakingTheBand 3''. Both their albums went straight to US no 1, a feat that at the time had only been accomplished by Eminem's rap group D12 and would later be eclipsed by {{Boy Band}}s Music/OneDirection and Music/FiveSecondsOfSummer. No girl group would even enter the top 5 in the states with its debut album for seven years.
53	* Music/DestinysChild, best known for being Beyonce's old band.
54	* Music/{{Doce}}, a group from Portugal, considered one of Europe's first ever girl bands.
55	* Dream, who preceded Danity Kane's signing to Bad Boy Records by four years. They were popular at the beginning of the millennium thanks to TRL, but only managed become a TwoHitWonder on MTV before fading into obscurity.
56	* Music/TheChicks (formerly Dixie Chicks) were the most successful girl group in Country music history and one of the most successful girl groups of all time.
57	* Music/EGirls, an idol group in Japan that comprised several smaller idol groups (Dream, Flower, and Happiness).
58	* Music/EnVogue, best known for their songs "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" and "Free Your Mind". They were contemporaries of TLC and Salt-N-Pepa, and were the major standouts of the R&B girl groups in the 1990s, especially for their harmonies.
59	* All-Girl Boy Band [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanxy_Red Fanxy Red]], originally formed in China as FCC-Acrush. One might question whether they belong here or under Boy Band. However, they don't quite satisfy the precise Five Man Band definition of Boy Bands.
60	* Music/FifthHarmony, akin to Little Mix, but on the American version of X Factor. Like the British 4-piece, this 5 member girl group was formed by producers, encountered name changes (originally [=LYLAS=] and 1432), and also love doing acoustic covers like Cimorelli above. Unlike LM, however, 5H faced the bottom 2 twice on their way to the final, and finished 3rd. Their debut album (the EP titled ''Better Together'') debuted at #6 on the Billboard charts, becoming the highest charting debut by an act from the X Factor US. Much like their TransAtlanticEquivalent SpearCounterpart, Music/OneDirection are in the UK, they're easily the most successful act produced by the US version of that show, and, like with 1D, lost a member abruptly[[note]]Music/CamilaCabello for 5H, [[Music/{{Zayn}} Zayn Malik]] for 1D[[/note]], released an album as a quartet with less success[[note]]Although 1D’s quartet album was nevertheless far more successful than 5H’s[[/note]], and then went on hiatus.
61	* Music/{{Fx}}
62	* [[{{Music/Fromis9}} fromis_9]], an 8 membered girl group from Pledis.
63	* [[{{Music/GFriend}} GFRIEND]]
64	* Girl Thing, a short-lived Simon Cowell creation specifically made to rival the Music/SpiceGirls (who had just disbanded). They were given an extensive promotional campaign ahead of their debut single "Last One Standing", which was expected to top the UK charts with ease. It ended up peaking at a respectable Number 8, but their second single "Girls on Top" flopped and led to their album being cancelled altogether. Member Michelle Barber enjoyed some success as a presenter on Nickelodeon, Jodi Albert starred in ''{{Series/Hollyoaks}}'' and later married Westlife member Kian Egan, Anika Bostelaar released a solo single before forming another group called Hello August in her native Netherlands.
65	* Music/GirlsAloud, created by a British TalentShow, are one of the most successful groups to spring from a reality show (in terms of UK chart performance), having earned 20 top 10 hits in the UK alone. They did have a few international singles, but remained big solely in the U.K.
66	* Music/GirlsGeneration was the popular Korean band in the early 2010's.
67	* Hanabie is a rare Main/DeathCore act where all the members are female. They play an unorthodox style of deathcore that blends in Main/JapanesePopMusic.
68	* Music/HelloProject's various groups like Morning Musume.
69	* Indica, a Finnish rock girl group.
70	* Music/{{ITZY}}, a five member [[KoreanPopMusic K-Pop]] group from JYP Entertainment known for its energetic, catchy music and intense choreography.
71	* Music/{{Ive}}, a six member K-pop group.
72	* Music/{{Kara}}
73	* Music/LeSserafim
74	* Music/LittleMix, winners of the 8th series of ''Series/TheXFactor'' (not to mention the first group to ''ever'' win the show). They later became the first UK Girl-group "ever" to debut in the top 5 in the US with its debut album (even higher than the Spice Girls' first week!) and second only to One Direction among all UK groups. They were the first girl group ''ever'' to be in the top 5 with its debut album since 2006. They have continued to release million selling albums without looking like splitting in over 7 years together.
75	* Music/{{LOONA}}, an originally twelve member K-Pop group (they're down to 10 members as of 2023).
76	* All members of heavy metal band Music/{{Lovebites}} are female, although they don't define themselves as a "girl band", and when original bassist Miho quit the band, auditions were open to any gender (the new bassist ended up being another woman, Fami, but men are shown auditioning in videos of the selection process).
77	* Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, another great Motown group.
78	* The Marvelettes, who scored Motown's first number one hit.
79	* Music/{{Millionaires}}, while they had some success, were largely despised for their grating voices and sound. They claim they're actually a StealthParody of "scene queens", but who knows for sure?
80	* Music/MisTeeq, a British R&B group, started out with four but one of the girls left after the first single. Their best known song "Scandalous" was used in the ''Film/Catwoman2004'' movie. Member Alesha Dixon later found success as a winner and eventual judge on ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing'', and then ''Series/BritainsGotTalent''.
81	* Music/MKids
82	* Music/MomoiroCloverZ
83	* Music/{{Negicco}}, an idol group put together for a PR stunt to promote locally grown spring onions from the Niigata prefecture.
84	* No Angels, a German girl group formed in 2000 on the country's version of ''Popstars'', preceding many of the reality show acts by a few years. They did pretty well for themselves across Europe, even representing Germany in the 2008 Eurovision contest, though that didn't go well.
85	* No Secrets - an American tandem of five who mainly got known for recording covers of classic Disney songs. After one member left, none other than a pre-stardom Music/LadyGaga was slated to replace her - but her manager backed out of the deal.
86	* Music/{{Perfume}}
87	* Music/ThePipettes, formed in 2006, went for a {{Retraux}} 1960s girl group style.
88	* Music/{{Play\|Group}}, a Swedish girl group best known for their song "Us Against the World" and being attached the everGirl line.
89	* Music/ThePuppiniSisters are big (but not slavish) fans of the Andrews.
90	* The Music/PussycatDolls, a former burlesque troupe that takes {{Stripperiffic}} to the next level. Also their reality-TV-born offshoot, Girlicious. Pussycat Dolls' lead singer, Nicole Scherzinger was originally part of another girl group, a pop group created for the show ''Popstars'' called Eden's Crush. After their disbandment, Scherzinger went solo but has yet to achieve the success she had with PCD.
91	* Music/RedVelvet
92	* Ranetki, a Russian girl group best known outside of Russia for their song "O Tebye", which was used on one of the radio stations in the game ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV''.
93	* [[Music/RonnieSpector The Ronettes]], who emerged in the early 1960s and served as a TropeCodifier in both their sound and image, are one of the most influential and celebrated [[ShortLivedBigImpact despite their short career]].
94	* Music/SaltNPepa, a Grammy-award-winning rap group that gave the world "Push It" and the controversial pop song "Let's Talk about Sex".
95	* Music/TheSaturdays, who had 10 top 10 hits without a number 1, before, with the help of a reality TV series in the US, got their first UK no 1 with "What About Us".
96	* The Shangri-Las, a 1960s US group, were best known for their "tough girl" presentation in comparison to the more wholesome images of their contemporaries. Their short but memorable career was largely built on the "AllGirlsWantBadBoys" trope, of which their best-known single, "Leader of the Pack," is a classic demonstration.
97	* Many vocal groups produced by Phil Spector, including The Ronettes and The Crystals.
98	* Music/SpiceGirls. Their shocking popularity led to several other girl groups being manufactured. Most examples from the late 90s and early 2000s were created to cash in on the craze. Each girl was given her own distinct nickname and identity -- Scary Spice (Mel B), Posh Spice (Victoria), Baby Spice (Emma), Sporty Spice (Mel C) and Ginger Spice (Geri)[[note]]Sometimes nicknamed 'Sexy Spice' due to her MsFanservice nature and changing her hair to blonde[[/note]]. Also got a movie -- ''Film/SpiceWorld''.
99	* Music/{{Stooshe}}, who had 3 UK top 20 hits in 2012-13. Originally intended to be risque, they instead went for a radio-friendly, Diana Ross-like sound for "Love Me", "Black Heart" and "Slip".
100	* Music/TheStunners
101	* The Music/{{Sugababes}}, also briefly known as Music/MutyaKeishaSiobhan ([[RevolvingDoorBand it's]] [[TheseusShipParadox complicated]]).
102	* Music/TheSupremes. They were ''the'' [[TropeCodifier breakthrough R&B act]], and helped put [[Creator/{{Motown}} Motown Records]] on the map in TheSixties. Their most famous singer, Diana Ross, went on to have a lengthy and successful solo career.
103	* Music/SweetCalifornia from Spain.
104	* Music/{{Tara}}
105	* Music/{{Tatu}}, a Russian girl duo that was sold as being lesbian lovers ([[BaitAndSwitchLesbians they weren't]]).
106	* Tiktak, a Finnish girl group popular in the early 2000s.
107	* Music/{{TLC}}, the biggest-selling girl group in America (over forty million albums -- keeping in mind that they released only six albums, including two greatest hits collections). Their second album, 1994's ''[=CrazySexyCool=]'', was the first album by a girl group to go diamond (ten million sold -- the album ultimately reached 11 million). They released their last album of original material in 2002 after one of their members, Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes, died in a car crash in Honduras.
108	* Toto Coelho, of "I Eat Cannibals" fame.
109	* Music/{{TripleS}}
110	* [[{{Music/Twice}} TWICE]] is not just popular in Korea, but also in Japan.
111	* Music/TheVeronicas, twin sisters from Australia who took their name from [[ComicBook/ArchieComics the Archie character]].
112	* [[Music/NuVirgos VIA Gra]] (also known as Nu Virgos) is a Ukrainian-Russian group created by Konstantin Meladze (songwriter and brother of a famous Russian singer), which is famous for being one of the most famous pop groups in former USSR countries and infamous for constant lineup changes. It was reformed via TalentShow in 2013.
113	* Wild Orchid, best known for being the former band of Stacy Ferguson before she joined the Music/BlackEyedPeas.
114	* Music/WonderGirls
115	* Music/{{WJSN}}
116	* Music/XscapeGroup: An R&B quartet comprised of sisters and lifelong friends formed in Main/The90s.
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120	!!Fictional ones:
121	[[AC: Anime and Manga]]
122	* Girls Dead Monster ([=GirlDeMo=] for short) from ''Anime/AngelBeats''.
123	* ''Anime/MacrossDelta'' has Walküre. This being ''Anime/{{Macross}}'', their singing is central to the plot; specifically, it's able to cure people of "[[HatePlague Var Syndrome]]". Now [[{{Defictionalization}} Defictionalized]], with Minori Suzuki and JUNNA (Freyja and the singing voice of Mikumo respectively) as its lead singers, with Kiyono Yasuno, Nozomi Nishida and Nao Touyama (Kaname, Makina and Reina respectively) also part of the group.
124	* Lilpri from ''Anime/SpellboundMagicalPrincessLilPri''. It helps that they're voiced by three of the four members of the real version of this, S/mileage.
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126	[[AC: Comic Books]]
127	* ComicBook/JosieAndThePussycats, who were later {{defictionalized}}.
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129	[[AC: Film]]
130	* ''Film/BeyondTheValleyOfTheDolls'' is the sordid story of an all-female rock trio called the Kelly Affair (later Carrie Nations) who come to Tinseltown in an attempt to make it big, only for things to go very wrong thanks to the decadence of HorribleHollywood affecting all of them and their insane producer going on a murderous rampage towards the end, resulting in one of them dying.
131	* Film/TheCheetahGirls, who were also defictionalized.
132	* An early example: the Viennese Swallows in ''Film/TheSmilingLieutenant'' (1931).
133	* ''Film/TheSapphires'', about an Australian Aboriginal girl group who embark on a tour of Vietnam to entertain the armed forces in 1968. VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory
134	* The all-girl orchestra in which the main characters hide out in ''Film/SomeLikeItHot.''
135	* In the {{Novelization}} of ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Mei and her friends write a collaborative SelfInsertFic featuring them as one of these.
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137	[[AC: Live-Action TV]]
138	* ''Series/{{Burnistoun}}'': Kelly and the Sloppy Seconds, an all-female band who sing somewhat sexually-charged songs and wear risque rocker outfits.
139	* As Empreguetes ("The Maidettes") from the Brazilian SoapOpera ''Cheias de Charme''.
140	* In probably the strangest example, [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Mike and the Bots]] play a girl group for the song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xvhn122ygc "Where Oh Werewolf"]].
141	* G3 Princess from ''Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger''.
142	* Star, Simone, and Alexandra from ''[[Series/LeeDanielsStar STAR]]''. The girls changed their group name from Big Trouble to Take 3.
143	* In the [[Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch live action]], Sabrina did this as well. She, Roxie and Morgan enter a talent show in the seventh season as 'Gal Palz' - with help from some magic lozenges. It's quite obviously not them singing when they perform.
144	** Libby formed one back in season 2 - of which the above mentioned episode is a RecycledScript - with the rest of the cheerleading squad. She named them The Libby Chessler Generation.
145	* ''Series/Girls5eva'' is about a Y2K-era group that tries to make a comeback 20 years later after their [[OneHitWonder single hit song]] gets sampled by a popular rapper.
146	* ''Series/TheOfficeUS'': [[Recap/TheOfficeUSSWE5SubtleSexuality In one of the web episodes]], Kelly and Erin form a group called Subtle Sexuality and make a video for their song "Male Prima Donna" with the help of Ryan, Andy, and Kevin.
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148	[[AC: Theater]]
149	* ''{{Theatre/Dreamgirls}}'', a musical about a girl group [[BasedOnATrueStory based on The Supremes]]. [[TheMovie Released as a film in 2006]].
150	* The GreekChorus of Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors is one of these. They are named Crystal, Chiffon and Ronette, after three genuine girl groups of the sixties.
151	* Donna and the Dynamos, Donna Sheridan's old girl group from ''Theatre/MammaMia''.
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153	[[AC: Video Games]]
154	* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' introduced [[IdolSinger KPop]] inspired K/DA (Kill/Death/Assist) featuring [[CharmPerson Ahri]], [[{{Ninja}} Akali]], [[HotAsHell Evelynn]] and [[CuteMonsterGirl Kai'Sa]]. It was defictionalized when they released their first single [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOxkGD8qRB4 POP/STARS]].
155	* The girls from the video game ''Rockin' Pretty''.
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157	[[AC: WesternAnimation]]
158	* [[Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks The Chipettes]], as a DistaffCounterpart to the Chipmunks 'Boy Band'
159	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' (is truly, truly outrageous) and rival band the Misfits (their songs are better)
160	* The title band in ''WesternAnimation/LoliRock'' is one of these.
161	* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' has The Bettys, a ShoutOut of sorts to the Veronicas.
162	* Sabrina, Chloe, Hilda and Zelda formed one called The Flavour Babes in ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeries'' with Chloe playing French Horn, Zelda on keyboard, Hilda as drummer and Sabrina as guitarist and lead vocals. None of them knew how to play instruments so they used magic to become a famous group.
163	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks'':
164	** [[EvilDiva The Dazzlings]] are the sexy {{IdolSinger}}s version.
165	** The Rainbooms count as the Rock band variant.
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168	The term "girl group" has also been used to describe rock bands that are composed entirely or mostly of women. Most of these "girl groups" resent this name, due to its connections with pop music and the inherent DoubleStandard involving rock bands composed of men rarely being called the even more detested label of BoyBand (and then only as an explicit insult).
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170	!!Examples:
171	* Afterschool Tea Time, the light rock band formed by the main character of ''Manga/KOn''.
172	* Music/TheBangles
173	* Music/BandMaid, a heavy metal/hard rock band from Japan where the member dress as [[{{Meido}} maids]]. Their music is a very accessible kind of metal, but it's still not exactly what you'd expect upon seeing them at first glance.
174	* Music/ConquerDivide is an all-female {{Metalcore}} band
175	* Destrose was an all-girl VisualKei band and pioneer in the all-girl metal band boom that became important for the bands that former members would make such as Mary's Blood, Music/{{Lovebites}}, Disqualia and Fate Gear.
176	* Music/DollSkin, an all-female punk rock band from Arizona.
177	* Music/TheDonnas
178	* Music/ExistTrace
179	* The Faders, a pop-punk trio of girls that played their own instruments but blurred the lines between rock band and girl group.
180	* Girlfriend, a pop-rock foursome from Japan (the country practically grows girl bands on a vine, with how many there are) who are notable for coming from the same performance school as Music/{{SCANDAL\|JapaneseBand}}. Girlfriend had at least 5 years together before breaking up in 2021, bassist Mina has a thriving career on [=YouTube=] doing bass tutorials and song requests.
181	* Music/{{Girlschool}}, one of the few [[NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal NWOBHM]] examples.
182	* Music/TheGoGos. Originally a punk band, they switched to a PowerPop sound once they put together their main lineup. In 1981, they became the first all-female rock band to top the Billboard album charts.
183	* Music/{{Haim}}. Three Californian sisters, whose music is somewhere between country, rock, folk and R&B, were named as sound of 2013 by the BBC, an accolade won by 50 Cent, Adele, Ellie Goulding and Jessie J in the past and by Sam Smith in the future. Their most recent album from 2020, ''Women in Music Part III'', received critical acclaim.
184	* Music/HeyViolet used to be this before Julia was replaced with Casey.
185	* The Finnish band Indica
186	* The Like
187	* Music/TheLindaLindas
188	* Music/{{Lovebites}}, a Japanese PowerMetal band.
189	* Nemophila, a Japanese metal {{Supergroup}} that formed when vocalist Mayu (a.k.a Sindy of Lipstick) had left Lipstick and got together with her high school friend Haraguchi, bassist from Holderlins as well as Tamu Murata, formerly of Soramimi and a top-tier session drummer for a side project. Tamu would then call in a favour and get guitarist Saki from Mary's Blood and ex-Destrose member. Saki in turn would get guitarist Hazuki from Disqualia and the Lisa-X Band. The group decided there was too much talent to be a one-time thing and officially declared themselves a band.
190	* Princess Princess, a Japanese band big in the late '80s - their leader and bassist Atsuko Watanabe would go on to be the vice principal of the Tokyo School of Music that Band-Maid's Akane Hirose and MISA came from.
191	* The RiotGrrrl movement in TheNineties was an offshoot of PunkRock that was defined by its staunch feminist messages and lyrics. Bands included Music/BikiniKill, Sleater-Kinney, Heavens to Betsy, Huggy Bear (a British group who actually had a mixed-gender line-up) and Bratmobile. Only Sleater-Kinney survived the scene, and they did so by drastically changing their sound around the 1997 release of ''Dig Me Out'' and arguably [[GrowingTheBeard got better because of it]].
192	* Many [[TheNineties '90s]] rock bands were mistakenly associated with riot grrrl just because they had female lead singers: Hole, Music/{{L7}}, Babes in Toyland, Music/SonicYouth, etc. In L7 and Babes in Toyland's cases, they ''were'' all-girl bands.
193	** Babes in Toyland plays with the girl group characterization in the [[http://www.mtvmusic.com/artist/babes_in_toyland/videos/361006/sweet_ music video for "Sweet '69"]]
194	* Music/TheRunaways. While there were female rock singers before them (Grace Slick, Janis Joplin, Suzi Quatro), they are one of the most well known all-female rock bands.
195	* Music/{{SCANDAL\|JapaneseBand}} , a quartet that came out from Osaka vocal and dance school Caless and started performing at Osaka Castle park in their teens. They're noted for their anime theme songs and being important to the 2000s all-female band rise in Japan.
196	* Splendora, an alt-rock band active from 1993–2002, recorded only one album and had no hits, but was cemented in 1990s pop culture with "You're Standing on My Neck", the theme to MTV's series ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}''.
197	* Music/TheStunners
198	* There are also plenty of examples of tribute bands whose members are all girls, like [[Music/LedZeppelin Lez Zeppelin]], [[Music/IronMaiden The Iron Maidens]] or [[Music/{{ACDC}} ThundHerStruck]] (whose singer does alternate between Bon Scott and Brian Johnson modes, to boot).
199	* Tiktak, another Finnish band
200	* Vivian Girls, [[GenreBusting indie noise-pop]], not unlike Music/TheRamones if you remove the Y chromosomes.
201	* Vixen, a HairMetal band.

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