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The Ronettes placed nine songs on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], six of which became [[Top 40]] hits. Among their hit songs are "[[Be My Baby]]", which peaked at No. 2, their only contemporary top 10 hit, "[[Baby, I Love You]]", "[[(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up]]" and "[[Walking in the Rain (The Ronettes song)|Walking in the Rain]]". In 1964, the group released their only studio album, ''[[Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica]]''. That year, [[the Rolling Stones]] were their opening act when they toured the UK. The Ronettes opened for [[the Beatles]] on their [[The Beatles' 1966 US tour|1966 US tour]], becoming the only girl group to tour with them, before splitting up in 1967. In the 1970s, the group was briefly revived as '''Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes'''. Ronnie Spector's name changed to Spector when she married Phil Spector in 1968. |
The Ronettes placed nine songs on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], six of which became [[Top 40]] hits. Among their hit songs are "[[Be My Baby]]", which peaked at No. 2, their only contemporary top 10 hit, "[[Baby, I Love You]]", "[[(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up]]" and "[[Walking in the Rain (The Ronettes song)|Walking in the Rain]]". In 1964, the group released their only studio album, ''[[Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica]]''. That year, [[the Rolling Stones]] were their opening act when they toured the UK. The Ronettes opened for [[the Beatles]] on their [[The Beatles' 1966 US tour|1966 US tour]], becoming the only girl group to tour with them, before splitting up in 1967. In the 1970s, the group was briefly revived as '''Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes'''. Ronnie Spector's name changed to Spector when she married Phil Spector in 1968. |
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Their song "Be My Baby" was inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]] in 1999. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked their album ''Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica'' No. 422 on its list of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-19691231/presenting-the-fabulous-ronettes-the-ronettes-19691231|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912134007/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-19691231/presenting-the-fabulous-ronettes-the-ronettes-19691231|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 12, 2012|title=Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> The Ronettes were inducted into the [[Vocal Group Hall of Fame]] in 2004, and into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2007. The group also holds the record for the longest gap between top-ten hits in [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] history, just over 58 years. |
Their song "Be My Baby" was inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]] in 1999. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked their album ''Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica'' No. 422 on its list of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-19691231/presenting-the-fabulous-ronettes-the-ronettes-19691231|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912134007/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-19691231/presenting-the-fabulous-ronettes-the-ronettes-19691231|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 12, 2012|title=Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> The Ronettes were inducted into the [[Vocal Group Hall of Fame]] in 2004, and into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2007. The group also holds the record for the longest gap between top-ten hits in [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] history, just over 58 years.
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