10 All-female hit collaborations
With Rihanna and Britney Spears sharing space atop the Billboard Hot 100 with "S&M", and with Spears having released a remix of "Till the World Ends" featuring Ke$ha (the song's co-writer) and Nicki Minaj, all-female collaborations are enjoying a rare spotlight.
As reported in Chart Beat Thursday, "S&M" marks just the fourth Hot 100 No. 1 by solo women singing together, following Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and P!nk's "Lady Marmalade" (2001); Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine" (1998); and, Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer's "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (1979).
Still, numerous all-female pairings have scaled Billboard charts in recent years. Here is a look at 10, ranging from pop, rock and dance to country, Latin and R&B/hip-hop.
Britney Spears featuring Madonna: "Me Against the Music"
Before her current high-profile remix, this first single from Spears' album "In the Zone" spent two weeks atop Dance/Club Play Songs in 2003-04.
Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey: "When You Believe"
Houston has sent two other songs with female singers in addition to this 1999 No. 15 Hot 100 hit even higher: "Count on Me", with CeCe Winans (No. 8, 1996), and "Heartbreak Hotel", featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price (No. 2, 1999).
Mariah Carey featuring Nicki Minaj: "Up Out My Face"
Like Houston, Carey has also enjoyed hits with more than one female vocal partner. Similarly, following this No. 39-peaking track on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Minaj has charted collaborations with Keyshia Cole and Rihanna. (excerpt from Billboard's Chart Beat)
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