And who could forget this fab all-girl L.A. band from the early 80s, who wrote and performed their own material? With the magnificent Belinda Carlisle on lead vocals, this group paved the way for the New Wave movement. Their debut album, Beauty and the Beat (1981), hit #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and their poppy songs were ubiquitous in the early 80s.

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