Did you know that The Supremes achieved more #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 than any other female group?
These iconic women climbed to the top of the tally on 12 occasions. Overall, The Supremes are ranked 5th among all artists and are tied with Madonna.
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LMAO Rihanna will beat this record in no time, supremes who??
Question Trent, is the singles with or without diana ross or you don’t know?
obviously rihbaby is nothing but a 12 year old cunt, simples!! The supremes SHITT all ove Rihoe’s dusty crab infested wig, go learn that your fave is nothing but a manufactured piece of shit. There you go
@Rihbaby- Trent said more number ones for a female GROUP…and Mariah has the females #1′s on lock!!!!!
@MzGoodBadGirl- The singles are WITH Diana Ross…some were billed as The Supremes and some were billed as Diana Ross and The Supremes.
Only TWO were billed as Diana Ross & The Supremes.
In 1967, 3 years after they scored their first #1 single (they had 10 by Summer of 1967), Florence Ballard, founder and soprano of the group was fired and replaced by Cindy Birdsong (who is in this picture to the right…she was formerly a Bluebelle).
Also in 1967, HDH (who had written the majority of the group’s hits) left Motown after royalty disputes…so with fan-favourite Florence out of the group and creative masterminds Holland-Dozier-Holland gone, from 1967-1970 the group (now billed Diana Ross & The Supremes – just after Flo’s now-legendary dismissal), the group struggled, only managing two #1 hits, despite gaining 10 from 1964-1967.
It’s also interesting to note that in 1970, when Diana left and brilliant new lead singer Jean Terrell stepped in, the group’s debut single “Up The Ladder To The Roof” was a massive top ten hit and actually did far better than Ross’ debut single “Reach Out (And Touch Somebody’s Hand)” which only peaked at #20.
The group scored a second top 10 smash with the new lineup of Jean Terrell, Cindy Birdsong and original member Mary Wilson with critically-acclaimed “Stoned Love” the following year.