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On This Day: March 6 1982 Beauty and the Beat by the Go-Gos Became the Number One Album in America

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On This Day: March 6 1982 Beauty and the Beat by the Go-Gos Became the Number One Album in America.

On this day March 6 1982 Beauty and the Beat by the Go-Gos reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart making history as the first album by an all-female band who wrote and performed their own songs to top the chart. Released in 1981 the album was a defining moment in new wave and pop rock featuring hit singles like We Got the Beat and Our Lips Are Sealed.

The album’s infectious energy and punk-inspired pop sound made the Go-Gos one of the most influential bands of the era. Beauty and the...
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