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  2. Laura Branigan - Wikipedia

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    laurabraniganonline.com. Signature. Laura Ann Branigan (July 3, 1952 [ nb 1 ] – August 26, 2004) was an American singer. Her signature song, the platinum-certified 1982 single " Gloria ", stayed on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 36 weeks, then a record for a female artist, peaking at No. 2. It also reached number one in Australia and Canada.

  3. List of best-selling albums by women - Wikipedia

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    Whitney Houston has six albums on the list (1985–2000). Janet Jackson has three albums on the list (1986–1993). Enya has three albums on the list (1988–2000). Shania Twain has three albums on the list (1995–2002). Britney Spears has three albums on the list (1999–2001). 21 by Adele is the best-selling album by a female artist in the ...

  4. List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1970s

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    The Bee Geesscored the most number-one hits (9 songs) and had the longest cumulative run atop the BillboardHot 100 chart (27 weeks) during the 1970s. Rod Stewartremained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 17 weeks during the 1970s. Elton Johnamassed the second-most number-one hits on the Hot 100 chart during the 1970s (6 songs).

  5. Running boom of the 1970s - Wikipedia

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    The running boom of the 1970s occurred in high- and middle-income countries. It was particularly pronounced in the United States and occurred in other countries including the United Kingdom and other European countries, Australia and New Zealand. [1][2] The boom was primarily a 'jogging' movement in which running was generally limited to ...

  6. List of best-selling girl groups - Wikipedia

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    Appearance. The Spice Girls (here in 2008) are the best-selling girl group in history. [ 1 ][ 2 ] A girl group is a popular music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together. Girl groups have been popular at least since the heyday of the Boswell Sisters beginning in the 1930s, but the term "girl group" also denotes the ...

  7. List of all-female bands - Wikipedia

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    Yoshi, Toki, Sawa, Rin, Marina. The All Girl Summer Fun Band(United States) (1998- ) Kim Baxter, Ari Douangpanya, Kathy Foster, Jen Sbragil. Aly & AJ(United States) (2004–) Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka. American Girls(United States) Brie Howard, Teresa James, Hillary Shepard, Debbie Tressler, Miiko Watanabe.

  8. Women in music - Wikipedia

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    Kassia, one of the earliest known female composers. Women in Music perform many roles and make a wide range of contributions. Women shape music movements, genres and trends as composers, songwriters, instrumental performers, singers, conductors, and music educators. Women's music, created by and for women can explore women's rights and feminism.

  9. List of world records in athletics - Wikipedia

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    The world best time for a "football 40" is 4.17 by Deion Sanders, while the extrapolated best for an Olympic-level athlete (including reacting to a starting gun) is 4.24 by Maurice Greeneat the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. [249][250]Under conventional football timing on a turf field in 2017, Christian Colemanreportedly ran a 4.12.