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Classic songs by foreign (non-Japanese) all-female bands. Recommended popular tracks.

I love girl bands!

But there are so many overseas girl bands that it’s hard to keep track of them all…

For you, I’ve put together a comprehensive list of women’s bands from the Western music scene.

From cool to cute, from nostalgic to new—this is packed with recommendations.

Classic hits by Western girl bands. Recommended popular songs (1–10)

I Need You To Love MeBarlowGirl

BarlowGirl – I Need You to Love Me (Official Music Video HD) Lyrics,Subtitulado
I Need You To Love MeBarlowGirl

BarlowGirl is a Christian pop-rock band made up of three sisters: Alyssa, Becca, and Lauren Barlow.

This song, which sings about God’s love, received the most airplay on Christian Hit Radio in 2006 following its single release.

MidnightStonefield

Stonefield – Midnight (Official Video)
MidnightStonefield

Stonefield is an Australian psychedelic rock band formed in 2006, consisting of four sisters.

This track is included on their second album, As Above, So Below, released in 2016.

Closer to FineIndigo Girls

Indigo Girls – “Closer to Fine” (XPoNential Music Festival 2015)
Closer to FineIndigo Girls

A track by the American folk-rock duo Indigo Girls.

It was inspired by Emily Saliers’s pastoral time spent with her family in Vermont.

The track appears on their self-titled album, released in 1989, which won a Grammy Award.

Classic songs by Western girls’ bands: recommended popular tracks (11–20)

JokeChastity Belt

Chastity Belt – “Joke” [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
JokeChastity Belt

Chastity Belt is an American indie rock pop band formed in 2010.

This track is included on their second album, Time to Go Home, released in 2015.

The album has been praised as “a uniquely blended work of beauty and absurdity.”

I Want You To Want MeKSM

KSM – I Want You To Want Me (Official Music Video)
I Want You To Want MeKSM

KSM was a Los Angeles rock band active from 2006 to 2010.

This track is a cover of a song originally released by Cheap Trick in 1977, and it is included on their 2009 album “Read Between the Lines.”

I Didn’t Know I Loved You (‘Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)Rock Goddess

Rock Goddess I Didn’t Know I Loved You (‘Till I Saw You Rock’n’Roll)
I Didn't Know I Loved You ('Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)Rock Goddess

Rock Goddess is a heavy metal band formed in South London in 1977.

This track is included on the American edition of their second album, Hell Hath No Fury, released in 1983, and when it was released as a single in 1984, it reached No.

57 on the UK charts.

WaterfallEx Hex

Ex Hex – Waterfall (Official Music Video)
WaterfallEx Hex

Ex Hex is a rock band formed in Washington, D.C.

in 2013.

This track is included on their debut album, Rips, released in 2014.

The album was selected by the UK music magazine NME as one of the Top 10 Albums of 2014.