document_title: Little Shop of Horrors (film)

question_text: who voiced the plant in little shop of horrors

text: Little Shop of Horrors (film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: In the early 1960s, a three-girl "Greek chorus"—Crystal, Ronnette, and Chiffon—introduce the movie, warning the audience that some horror is coming their way ("Prologue: Little Shop of Horrors"). Seymour Krelborn (Rick Moranis) and his colleague, Audrey (Ellen Greene), work at Mushnik's Flower Shop in a run-down, rough neighborhood in New York City referred to as "Skid Row". They lament that they cannot escape the neighborhood ("Skid Row (Downtown)"). Struggling from a lack of customers, Mr. Mushnik (Vincent Gardenia) decides to close the store, but Audrey suggests he may have more success by displaying an unusual plant that Seymour owns. Immediately attracting a customer, Seymour explains he bought the plant, which he dubbed "Audrey II", from a Chinese flower shop during a solar eclipse ("Da-Doo"). Attracting business to Mushnik's shop, the plant soon starts dying, worrying Seymour. Accidentally pricking his finger, he then discovers Audrey II needs human blood to thrive ("Grow for Me").

text: Seymour takes Audrey II and is interviewed on the radio, and Audrey misses the broadcast due to being "hand-cuffed a little" by her sadistic, mean-spirited boyfriend Orin Scrivello (Steve Martin). The three girls suggest Audrey dump Orin and get another man to protect her, like Seymour, but Audrey states she doesn't deserve a nice guy. Despite this, Audrey has feelings for Seymour and secretly dreams of running off with him to the suburbs ("Somewhere That's Green"). Audrey II continues to grow rapidly and Seymour becomes a local celebrity ("Some Fun Now"). Seymour soon attempts to ask Audrey out, but she turns him down because she has a date with her boyfriend, revealed to be a dentist ("Dentist!"). After Seymour closes up shop, Audrey II begins to talk to Seymour, demanding more blood than Seymour can give. The plant proposes that Seymour murder someone in exchange for fame and fortune: Seymour initially refuses, but agrees after witnessing Orin beating Audrey ("Feed Me (Get It)").

text: After Orin finishes with his masochistic patient, Arthur Denton (Bill Murray), who requested "a long, slow, root canal", Seymour books an appointment with Orin and arms himself with a revolver; however, he cannot bring himself to use it. Orin, who abuses nitrous oxide, puts on a type of venturi mask to receive a constant flow of the gas. Accidentally breaking an intake valve and unable to remove the mask, Orin begs Seymour for help removing it, but Seymour does nothing. When Orin asks Seymour what he ever did to him, Seymour coldly replies "Nothing, it's what you did to her." Orin dies from asphyxiation and Seymour drags his body back to Audrey II. While dismembering the body to feed to the plant, Seymour is unknowingly witnessed by Mushnik, who flees in fear.

text: After feeding Orin's parts to Audrey II, which has grown to enormous size, Seymour discovers the police investigating Orin's disappearance. Audrey, feeling guilty about wishing Orin would disappear, is comforted by Seymour and the two admit their feelings for each other ("Suddenly, Seymour"). That night, Mushnik confronts Seymour about what he saw and holds Seymour at gunpoint, threatening to report him to the police. Mushnik then changes his mind, saying that since Seymour was "like a son" to him, he'll allow Seymour to leave town, blackmailing him into giving the plant to Mushnik. With no choice, Seymour steadily backs him towards the plant, which swallows Mushnik whole ("Suppertime").

text: Despite widespread success, Seymour worries about Audrey II's growth and unbridled appetite ("The Meek Shall Inherit"). Offered money and a contract for a botany TV show, Seymour plans to escape Skid Row with Audrey using the money, leaving the plant to starve. After Audrey accepts Seymour's marriage proposal, Audrey II catches Seymour leaving and demands another meal: Seymour agrees, but insists on meat from a butcher. While Seymour is gone, the plant telephones Audrey, coaxes her into the shop, and then tries to eat her, in the process revealing to her that he also ate Orin and Mr. Mushnik. Seymour, returning in time to save Audrey, escapes the store with her. Explaining that he fed the plant to become successful and win Audrey's heart, Seymour discovers she has always loved him. Approached by an executive named Patrick Martin (Jim Belushi) from a botanical company, Seymour is offered a contract to breed Audrey II and sell the saplings worldwide. Horrified by the idea, Seymour drives Martin away and realizes he must destroy Audrey II for the sake of humanity.

text: Returning to the shop, Seymour learns that Audrey II is actually an alien from outer space ("Mean Green Mother from Outer Space"). Audrey II traps Seymour and destroys the shop, but Seymour grabs an exposed electrical cable and electrocutes Audrey II. Leaving the destroyed shop, Seymour safely reunites with Audrey. The two wed and move to the suburbs: as they arrive at their new home, which is the one seen in Audrey's daydreams, a smiling Audrey II bud can be seen among the flowers in their front yard.

text: Original ending[edit]

text: During production, director Oz shot a 23-minute ending based on the off-Broadway musical's ending. However, after audiences at the preview screenings did not react positively to it, the ending had to be rewritten and re-shot for the theatrical release with a "happier ending."[3]

text: In the original ending, when Audrey is attacked by the plant, Seymour pulls her from its jaws but is too late to save her, as she is mortally wounded. As she is dying she tells him what the plant said about Orin and Mushnik, and then Seymour confesses that he fed them to the plant. Audrey requests that Seymour feed her to the plant too so that it will live and Seymour can earn the success he deserves ("Somewhere That's Green (Reprise)"). After fulfilling her dying wish, he attempts suicide by jumping off the roof of a building, only to be stopped by Patrick Martin. Martin offers to reproduce and sell Audrey IIs and has already grown a smaller Audrey II from one of the cuttings that he harvested earlier. He also warns Seymour that his consent is not necessary as plants are considered to be in the public domain. Realizing Audrey II is planning global domination, Seymour climbs down from the roof with the resolution to destroy the plant. Returning to the shop, he confronts and tries to kill Audrey II, who tears down the shop, fishes him from the rubble and eats him alive. The plant then spits out Seymour's glasses and laughs victoriously ("Mean Green Mother from Outer Space)".

text: The three chorus girls appear in front of a large American flag and tell how although Audrey II buds became a worldwide consumer craze, the buds grew into an army of monstrous plants who begin to take over the Earth.[4] Giant Audrey II plants are shown destroying cities, toppling buildings, as well as eating people. The United States Army attempts to fight the buds as they ascend the Statue of Liberty and Audrey II eventually bursts through the movie screen and presumably eats the viewers ("Finale (Don't Feed The Plants)").

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Rick Moranis as Seymour Krelborn, a nerdy florist who loves "strange and interesting" plants. He is nice and well-intentioned, but is easily influenced: the plant, Audrey II, tricks him into feeding it humans.
Ellen Greene as Audrey, a kind, shy, friendly, and awkward coworker who is the object of Seymour's affections, but who is dating the sadistic Orin Scrivello.
Vincent Gardenia as Mr. Mushnik, the grumpy, stingy owner of Mushnik's Flower Shop.
Steve Martin as Orin Scrivello, DDS, a sadistic, nitrous oxide-addicted dentist and Audrey's violent, abusive boyfriend.
Levi Stubbs as the voice of Audrey II, an evil and boisterous flytrap-like extraterrestrial plant with plans to take over the planet.
Tichina Arnold, Michelle Weeks, and Tisha Campbell as Crystal, Ronette, and Chiffon, the three mysterious girls who act as a Greek chorus and often provide back-up to the songs throughout the film.
Jim Belushi as Patrick Martin, a Licensing and Marketing executive from World Botanical Enterprises who offers Seymour a proposal to sell Audrey IIs worldwide. Belushi appears in the theatrical release after re-shoots, as actor Paul Dooley (who played Martin in the original ending) was unavailable to reprise his scenes for the re-shoots.
John Candy as Wink Wilkinson, the DJ for WSKID who puts on a radio show about "weird stuff" called "Wink Wilkinson's Weird World".
Christopher Guest as The First Customer, the first customer to enter the flower shop and notice Audrey II.
Bill Murray as Arthur Denton, a hyperactive masochist who visits Orin the dentist for "a long, slow root canal."
Miriam Margolyes as a Dental Nurse, Orin's cynical nurse/secretary who Orin frequently appears to enjoy hurting.
Stanley Jones as the Narrator, whose voice is heard reading the opening words.
Mak Wilson, Danny John-Jules, Danny Cunningham, Gary Palmer, and Paul Swaby as the doo-wop backup singers.
Jim Henson's daughter Heather Henson cameos as one of Orin's patients.
Vincent Wong as the Chinese Florist
Kerry Shale as Life magazine assistant
Audrey II was operated by John Alexander, Anthony Asbury, Don Austen, David Barclay, Michael Barclay, James Barton, Michael Bayliss, Marcus Clarke, Sue Dacre, Graham Fletcher, Brian Henson, Terry Lee, Christopher Leith, Toby Philpott, Mike Quinn, Paul Springer, William Todd-Jones, Ian Tregonnian, Robert Tygner, and Mak Wilson.

text: Musical numbers[edit]

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"Prologue: Little Shop of Horrors"– Chiffon, Ronette, Crystal
"Skid Row (Downtown)"– Seymour, Audrey, Mushnik, Chiffon, Ronette, Crystal, Company
"Da-Doo"– Seymour, Chiffon, Ronette, Crystal
"Grow for Me"– Seymour, Chiffon, Ronette, Crystal (off-screen)
"Somewhere That's Green"– Audrey
"Some Fun Now"– Chiffon, Ronette, Crystal
"Dentist!"– Orin, Chiffon, Ronette, Crystal
"Feed Me (Git It)"– Audrey II, Seymour
"Suddenly, Seymour"– Seymour, Audrey, Chiffon, Ronette, Crystal
"Suppertime"– Audrey II, Chiffon, Ronette, Crystal
"The Meek Shall Inherit"– Chiffon, Ronette, Crystal, Company
"Suppertime (Reprise)"– Audrey II, Audrey, Chiffon, Ronette and Crystal (off screen)
"Suddenly, Seymour (Reprise)"– Audrey, Seymour
"Mean Green Mother from Outer Space"– Audrey II, the Pods
"Little Shop of Horrors medley" (end credits)– Company

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text:
"Somewhere That's Green (Reprise)"– Audrey, Seymour
"Mean Green Mother from Outer Space"– Audrey II, the Pods
"Finale (Don't Feed the Plants)"– Chiffon, Ronette, Crystal, Company

text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: David Geffen was one of the original producers of the off-Broadway show and he began planning to produce a feature film adaptation. Originally Steven Spielberg was to executive produce the film and Martin Scorsese was to direct, Scorsese wanting to shoot the film in 3D even, but production was stalled when a lawsuit was filed by the original film's screenwriter and actor, Charles B. Griffith.[5][citation needed] John Landis was also attached to the project for a time.[6]

text: Geffen then offered the film to Frank Oz, who was finishing work on The Muppets Take Manhattan around the same time. Oz initially rejected it, but he later had an idea that got him into the cinematic aspect of the project, which he did not figure out before. Oz spent a month and a half to restructure the script which he felt was stage-bound. Geffen and Ashman liked what he had written and decided to go with what he did. Oz was also studying the Off-Broadway show and how it was thematically constructed, all in order to reconstruct it for a feature film.[3]

text: The film differs only slightly from the stage play. The title song is expanded to include an additional verse to allow for more opening credits.[citation needed] The song "Ya Never Know" was re-written into a calypso-style song called "Some Fun Now", although some of the lyrics were retained.[citation needed]  Four other songs ("Closed for Renovation", "Mushnik and Son", "Now (It's Just the Gas)", as well as "Call Back in the Morning") were cut from the original production score. An original song written by Ashman and Menken, "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space", was created for the film.

text: Casting[edit]

text: Greene was not the first choice for the role of Audrey. The studio wanted Cyndi Lauper, who turned it down. Barbra Streisand was also rumored to have been offered the part. Since Greene was the original off-Broadway Audrey, the role was given to her. "She's amazing," Oz said. "I couldn't imagine any other Audrey, really. She nailed that part for years off-Broadway."[3] The character of the masochistic dental patient, Arthur Denton, played in the original film by Jack Nicholson under the name "Wilbur Force", and cut from the stage version, was added back to the story and played by Bill Murray, who improvised all of his dialogue. It supposedly took Steve Martin six weeks to film all his scenes as Orin. He contributed ideas such as socking the nurse in the face (originally he was to knock her out using his gas mask) and ripping off the doll head.

text: Filming[edit]

text: All the scenes were filmed at Pinewood Studios in England, making use of every sound stage there, including the 007 Stage. Oz and his crew did not want to shoot on location as it would tamper with the fantastical mood of the film. Part of the giant 007 stage was used to film the 'Suddenly Seymour' number. But because of its size, the stage was impractical to heat properly and thus caused breath condensation to appear from the actor's lips. This was countered by having Ellen Greene and Rick Moranis put ice cubes in their mouths. This would be the first time Moranis and Martin starred in a film together, and they would later appear together in three more films: Parenthood, My Blue Heaven and L.A. Story.

text: As mentioned, additional sequences and songs from the original off-Broadway show were dropped or re-written in order for the feature version to be paced well. The notable change was for the "Meek Shall Inherit" sequence. As originally filmed, it detailed through a dream sequence Seymour's rising success and the need to keep the plant fed and impress Audrey. In the final cut, the dream sequence and much of the song is cut out. Oz said, "I cut that because I felt it just didn't work and that was before the first preview in San Jose. It was the right choice, it didn't really add value to the entire cut."[3] The full version of the song was included on the film's soundtrack album, as were the songs from the original ending. The sequence was deemed to be lost until in 2012 when it was rediscovered on a VHS workprint that contained alternate and extended takes and sequences.[7]

text: Operating the plant[edit]

text: The film's version of Audrey II was an extremely elaborate creation, using puppets designed by Lyle Conway.

text: While developing the mouth of the plant for the dialogue scenes and musical numbers, Oz, Conway and his crew were struggling to figure out how to make the plant move convincingly. "We kept trying and trying and it didn't work."[8] The solution presented itself while reviewing test footage of the puppet. When the film was run backwards or forward at a faster than normal speed, the footage looked much more convincing and lifelike.  They realized they could film the puppet at a slower speed, making it appear to move faster when played back at normal speed. "By slowing it down it looked it was talking real fast. We then went 'holy cow, look at that. We can do it.'"[8] The frame rate for filming the plant was slowed to 12 or 16 frames per second, depending on the scene, and frequent screen cuts were used to minimize the amount of screen time the puppet spent with human actors, and when interaction was totally necessary, the actors (usually Moranis) would pantomime and lip sync in slow motion.[8] The film was then sped up to the normal 24 frames per second and voices were reinserted in post-production. Levi Stubbs' recordings were run through a harmonizer when slowed down so that they were coherent for Moranis or Ellen Greene.

text: There are no blue screens or opticals involved in any of Audrey II's scenes, with the exception of the reshot ending where the plant is electrocuted, designed by Visual Effects supervisor Bran Ferren, and in some shots during the rampage in the original ending. The plant was made in six different stages of growth and there were three different versions of Mushnik's shop, making it possible for two units to work with different sized plants at the same time. Each of the talking plants had to be cleaned, re-painted and patched up at the end of each shooting day, which would take up to three hours depending on the size.  The "Suppertime" number uses two different sizes of Audrey II. When the plant is singing all alone in the shop, it is actually a smaller size: the same size as when it sang "Feed Me", but now standing on a scaled down set to make it look larger. The full size one that is seen to interact with Seymour and Mushnik was not provided with lip movement, but was built to swallow Mushnik's (mechanical) legs. During Audrey II's final stage of growth, 60 technicians were necessary to operate the one-ton puppet.[9]

text: The finale[edit]

text: Oz and Ashman wanted to retain the ending of the musical where Seymour and Audrey die and the plant succeeds and takes over the city of New York, but Geffen was actually against it. "He said you can't do that," Oz recounts. "But again he knew what Howard and I wanted to do, so he supported us."[3] A special effects team skilled in working with miniatures, and Special Visual Effects team, went to great lengths to create the finale. The model department was supervised by Richard Conway, known for his model work on Flash Gordon and Brazil. "It was all model stuff, that was the brilliant thing. He created the bridge, the buildings, several Audrey IIs and created all of it, all on tabletop. It's all old-fashioned, tabletop animation"[3] [although no stop motion animation was used in the film or in the ending]. The Visual Effects work was supervised by Bran Ferren (Altered States).

text: Reportedly the entire planned climax cost about $5 million to produce, and included elaborate special and visual effects.[citation needed] Oz said in an interview, "this was, I think, the most expensive film Warner Bros. had done at the time."[3] As the film was nearing completion, the excited studio set up a test screening in San Jose. Oz said, "For every musical number, there was applause, they loved it, it was just fantastic...  until Rick and Ellen died, and then the theatre became a refrigerator, an ice box. It was awful and the cards were just awful. You have to have a 55 percent "recommend" to really be released and we got a 13. It was a complete disaster." Oz insisted on setting another test screening in L.A. to see if they would get a different reaction. Geffen agreed to this, but they received the same negative reaction as before.[3] Oz later recounted, "I learned a lesson: in a stage play, you kill the leads and they come out for a bow—in a movie, they don't come out for a bow, they're dead. They're gone and so the audience lost the people they loved, as opposed to the theater audience where they knew the two people who played Audrey and Seymour were still alive. They loved those people, and they hated us for it."[10]

text: Oz and Ashman scrapped Audrey and Seymour's grim deaths and the finale rampage, and Ashman rewrote a happier ending, with Jim Belushi replacing Paul Dooley (who was unavailable for the re-shoot) as Patrick Martin. The musical number "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space" was left mostly intact from the original cut, with new shots of Audrey observing from a window added in. A brief sequence from the "Mean Green Mother" number was also removed in which Seymour fires his revolver at Audrey II, only to discover that the bullets ricochet harmlessly off of the plant. In the happy ending, Audrey II is destroyed and Seymour, Audrey, and humanity survive. This happy ending is made somewhat ambiguous, however, with a final shot of a smiling Audrey II bud in Seymour and Audrey's front yard. Tisha Campbell was unavailable for the final appearance of the chorus girls in the yard and was replaced with a lookalike seen only from the waist down.[8]

text: "We had to do it," Oz recounted. "[and do it] in such a manner that the audience would enjoy the movie. It was very dissatisfying for both of us that we couldn't do what we wanted. So creatively, no, it didn't satisfy us and being true to the story. But we also understood the realities that they couldn't release the movie if we had that ending."[3] "We had to take [the workprint] apart, and we never made a dupe of [the original ending]." At the time, the only copies of it that were made to be viewed were VHS workprint tapes given to few crew members.[11] The scene in which Seymour proposes to Audrey originally contained the reprise of "Suddenly, Seymour". This scene was re-shot and the reprise was placed later in the new ending.[8] In the final theatrical cut, the only miniatures that are retained are the New York City streets passing behind Steve Martin's motorcycle ride at the beginning of "Dentist!"[8] "When we did re-shoot the ending, the crowd reaction went over 50 percent in our favor. Before it was a point where they hated it so much, Warner probably wouldn't even release the movie," Oz said.[11]

text: Release[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: Little Shop of Horrors, after a delay needed to complete the revised ending, was released on December 19, 1986 and was anticipated to do strong business over the 1986 holiday season.[12] The film grossed $39 million at the box office,[13] which, from the viewpoint of the studio, was considered an underperformer. However, it became a smash hit upon its home video release in 1987 on VHS and Beta.

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: Rotten Tomatoes retrospectively collected reviews to give it a score of 90% based on reviews from 48 critics, the general consensus states: "Remixing Roger Corman's B-movie by way of the Off-Broadway musical, Little Shop of Horrors offers camp, horror and catchy tunes in equal measure—plus some inspired cameos by the likes of Steve Martin and Bill Murray."[14] On Metacritic, which uses an average of critics' reviews, the film has an 81% rating based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim" (14 positive reviews, 1 mixed, and no negative).[15] Richard Corliss of Time magazine said, "You can try not liking this adaptation of the Off-Broadway musical hit -- it has no polish and a pushy way with a gag -- but the movie sneaks up on you, about as subtly as Audrey II."[16]

text: In The New York Times, Janet Maslin called it "a full-blown movie musical, and quite a winning one".[17] Roger Ebert said in his review: "All of the wonders of Little Shop of Horrors are accomplished with an offhand, casual charm. This is the kind of movie that cults are made of, and after Little Shop finishes its first run, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see it develop as one of those movies that fans want to include in their lives".[18] Oz's friend and Muppet colleague Jim Henson praised the film and said "the lip sync on the plant in that film is just absolutely amazing".[11]

text: Accolades[edit]

text: The film was also nominated for two Academy Awards, one for Best Visual Effects (Lyle Conway, Bran Ferren, Martin Gutteridge), the other for Best Original Song (Alan Menken, Howard Ashman) for Audrey II's new number, "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space". "Mean Green" was the first Oscar-nominated song to contain profanity in the lyrics and thus had to be slightly censored for the show. It's also the first of only two songs sung by a villain to be nominated, the other being "Blame Canada" from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (which also featured profanity). "Mean Green" lost to "Take My Breath Away" from Top Gun. It was also nominated for Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical (losing to Hannah and Her Sisters) and Best Original Score (Miles Goodman) during the 44th Golden Globe Awards. The Score went to Ennio Morricone for The Mission.

text: Home media[edit]

text: Little Shop of Horrors was the first DVD to be recalled for content.[4] In 1998, Warner Bros. released a special edition DVD that contained approximately 23 minutes of unfinished footage from Oz's original ending, although it was in black and white and was missing some sound, visual and special effects.[citation needed] Producer and rights owner David Geffen was not aware of this release until it made it to the stores. Geffen said, "They put out a black-and-white, un-scored, un-dubbed video copy of the original ending that looked like shit." As a result, the studio removed it from shelves in a matter of days and replaced it with a second edition that did not contain the extra material. Geffen wanted to theatrically re-release the film with the original ending intact.[19] Geffen also claimed to have a color copy of the original ending, while the studio had lower quality, black and white duplicates as their own color print was destroyed in a studio fire years earlier. But Geffen had not known, until after the DVD was pulled, that the studio did not know there was a colored copy of the original ending in existence.[3]

text: In November 2011, Oz held a Q&A session at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens during a Henson-themed exhibit. During the talk, he announced that the film would be released as a new special edition with the original ending restored.[20] Warner Bros. reconstructed and restored the ending in an alternate edit, with re-discovered color negatives of the sequence and the help of production notes from Oz and others on the film's creative team. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 9, 2012 with features returning from the original DVD.[21] It was initially subtitled as "The Intended Cut",[22] but changed to "The Director's Cut" once Oz began to support the release. The new edit was screened at the 50th New York Film Festival in the "Masterwork" line-up on September 29, 2012, alongside titles such as Laurence Olivier's Richard III and Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate.[23] Oz worried that the audience would react negatively at the 2012 screening; however, "the audience accepted Audrey and Seymour's deaths with applause and roared in glee during the plant rampage," says Oz.


document_title: The Ranch (TV series)

question_text: how many episodes are in part 4 of the ranch

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text: The Ranch (TV series)

text: Cast[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Ashton Kutcher as Colt Bennett, a former high school and college football star who returns to his hometown after a fifteen-year absence for a tryout, but ultimately helps his father and older brother on their family ranch. Colt is frequently the butt of jokes from his father and brother, particularly when it comes to his ranching skills (or lack thereof) and his disappointing pro football career. He is a heavy drinker and has a penchant for not using common sense, but he seems to have a heart of gold and tries to do right by others. Based on his various T-shirts and dialogue throughout the first season, it's implied that Colt has played for the Barcelona Dragons, San Jose SaberCats, Spokane Shock, Orlando Predators, Nebraska Danger, Iowa Barnstormers, Green Bay Blizzard, Minnesota Axemen and Philadelphia Soul. Dialogue also states that he was a member of teams in Canada, notably the fictional Saskatoon Cold ("Like the Miami Heat... only cold") and Alaska, as well as that he was in the practice squad of the Buffalo Bills. He also states in the first episode he was the back up of the back up of the back up for Florida State and won the championship in 1999.
Danny Masterson as Jameson “Rooster” Bennett, Colt's older brother. He has lived and worked on the ranch since Colt left to follow his football career, at times showing a bitter attitude for the burden of responsibility this caused him. Despite living in Colt's shadow he is far more competent on the ranch as well as a more level headed thinker. He has however been just as irresponsible as Colt, drinking too much and sleeping around. (seasons 1 - 3)
Debra Winger as Margaret "Maggie" Bennett, owner of Maggie's, and Colt and Rooster's mother. Maggie is divorced from Beau and lives in a trailer behind the bar she owns. Much more lighthearted and caring than Beau, her company and advice is often sought out by the boys on how to deal with problems, especially those concerning their father. Maggie is something of a hippie and is an avid marijuana smoker.
Elisha Cuthbert as Abigail "Abby" Phillips, a Garrison High School history teacher and Colt's high school and current girlfriend. Abby was in a five-year relationship with Kenny and was briefly engaged to him, but ultimately she broke it off and hooked back up with Colt. (recurring, season 1; main cast, season 2 - present)
Sam Elliott as Beau Bennett, Maggie's ex-husband, and Colt and Rooster's father. A Vietnam War veteran, he has worked the ranch since returning from the war and taking it over after his father died. Beau is a conservative republican. Beau is difficult to get along with, perpetually annoyed with everyone and everything. He has an estrange relationship with Rooster and Colt. He detests many modern amenities and is easily angered by his sons' antics. Beau appears to be a Republican with a special affinity for Ronald Reagan but at times seems to despise all politicians regardless of affiliation.

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text: Recurring[edit]

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Barry Corbin as Dale Rivers, a hearing-impaired veterinarian and close friend of Beau's
Grady Lee Richmond as Hank, a regular Maggie's patron
Bret Harrison as Kenneth "Kenny" Ballard, a Courtyard by Marriott manager and Abby's ex-fiancé
Megyn Price as Mary Roth, a Cracker Barrel waitress and Rooster's older girlfriend
Kelli Goss as Heather Roth, Mary's younger daughter and Colt's ex-girlfriend, was pregnant with their child.
Molly McCook as Darlene Roth, Mary's older daughter
Kathy Baker as Joanne, a Cracker Barrel waitress, Mary's friend, and potential new love interest for Beau
Ethan Suplee as "Beer Pong Billy" Tompkins, a police officer and high school friend of Colt and Rooster's
Aimee Teegarden as Nikki, Heather's friend and Billy's fiancée
Chasty Ballesteros as Tanya Showers, a sexy weather reporter and Kenny's current girlfriend
Laura Vallejo as Maria, a Maggie's waitress
Sharon Lawrence as Brenda Sanders, a widowed hairdresser who befriended Beau when he and Maggie separated
Maggie Lawson as Jen the engineer, who wants to build a pipeline underneath the Bennett Ranch and Rooster love interest.

text: Special Guests[edit]

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Jon Cryer as Bill Jensen, a loan officer and former high school football referee
Wilmer Valderrama as Umberto, a former Iron River ranch hand, former employee of Neumann's Hill at the My Little Pony Ranch. He is Rooster and Colt's friend. Currently deported.
Martin Mull as Jerry, Maggie's sometimes acid-tripping attorney
John Amos as Ed Bishop, a longtime family friend of the Bennetts and a Neumann's Hill employee
Thomas F. Wilson as Coach Fitzgerald, the Garrison High School head football coach
Debra Jo Rupp as Janice Phillips, Abby's mother (Season 2)
Jim Beaver as Chuck Phillips, Abby's father, who like Janice is disdainful of Abby's relationship with Colt (Season 2)
Conchata Ferrell as Shirley (Season 2)
Lou Diamond Phillips as Clint, a traveling musician attracted to Maggie (Season 2)
Kurtwood Smith as Sam Peterson, neighbor of the Iron River Ranch (Season 2)

text: Cameos[edit]

text:
Joe Firstman
Pearl Charles
Kurt Neumann
Bukka Allen
Sam Hawksley
Thomas Rhett

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Series overview[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally released

1
20
10
April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)

10
October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)

2
20
10
June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)

10
December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)

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text: Season 1 (2016)[edit]

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No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original release date

Part 1

1
1
"Back Where I Come From"
David Trainer
Don Reo & Jim Patterson
April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)

When Colt Bennett returns home from Canada to try out for a semipro Denver team, he learns that his family's ranch has fallen on hard times.

2
2
"Some People Change"
David Trainer
Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson
Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Max Searle
April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)

Colt runs into an ex at Maggie's bar and reminisces with Rooster over a bottle of whiskey. Getting back in Beau's good graces is a losing battle.

3
3
"The Boys of Fall"
David Trainer
Story by : Steve Tompkins & Nathan Chetty
Teleplay by : Jim Patterson & Jamie Rhonheimer
April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)

When his inflated ego lands him in hot water, Colt realizes he's not the big man on campus anymore. Beau's doctor makes him trade in steak for salad.

4
4
"Got a Little Crazy"
David Trainer
Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson
Teleplay by : Steve Tompkins & Nikki Schiefelbein
April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)

Colt smooths things over with Abby. When Maggie drags Beau to the Marriott for a romantic evening, the guys have some fun back at the house.

5
5
"American Kids"
David Trainer
Story by : Matt Ross & Max Searle
Teleplay by : Don Reo & Jeff Lowell
April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)

Rooster and Colt's long-simmering rivalry comes to a head on the first day of hunting season. But their bickering has an upside for Beau and Maggie.

6
6
"Better as a Memory"
David Trainer
Story by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Jeff Lowell
Teleplay by : Don Reo & Nathan Chetty
April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)

Abby gets a taste of her own medicine after a hazy night of drinking. Beau warms to the idea of mending fences with Maggie.

7
7
"I Can't Go There"
David Trainer
Story by : Matt Ross & Max Searle
Teleplay by : Jim Patterson & Nathan Chetty
April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)

Colt figures out what he wants from Heather. A sick calf gives Beau an excuse to avoid dealing with his feelings -- and creates some unexpected bonds.

8
8
"Til It's Gone"
David Trainer
Story by : Steve Tompkins & Steve Leff
Teleplay by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Matt Ross
April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)

The ranch's dwindling finances drive a wedge between Beau and the boys, and Colt goes behind his father's back to ask Maggie for help.

9
9
"There Goes My Life"
David Trainer
Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson
Teleplay by : Max Searle & Nathan Chetty
April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)

Heather sets up Rooster with her sister, but Colt's afraid he'll ruin a good thing. Maggie and Beau air their dirty laundry at marriage counseling.

10
10
"Down the Road"
David Trainer
Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson & Nathan Chetty
Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Max Searle
April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)

Colt and Rooster worry when Beau has a change of heart about the calves. But that's just the beginning of the surprises that await the Bennett clan.

Part 2

11
1
"Gone as a Girl Can Get"
David Trainer
Story by : Steve Tompkins & Jeff Lowell
Teleplay by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson
October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)

An angry Beau clears Maggie's things out of the house. Colt tries to sort out his feelings for Abby and Heather.

12
2
"Living and Living Well"
David Trainer
Story by : Matt Ross & Max Searle
Teleplay by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Nathan Chetty
October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)

Colt struggles to keep his relationship with Abby under wraps. The boys make a big purchase and try to sell Beau on a business opportunity.

13
3
"Sittin' on the Fence"
David Trainer
Story by : Don Reo & Jeff Lowell
Teleplay by : Jim Patterson & Steve Tompkins
October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)

Beau's depressed over Maggie, so Mary tries to fix him up with a friend. Colt wonders when Abby's going to follow through on her promise.

14
4
"Let's Fall to Pieces Together"
David Trainer
Story by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Nikki Schiefelbein
Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Steve Leff
October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)

While Rooster tries to broker peace between Beau and Maggie, Colt apologizes to Heather -- but his timing couldn't be worse.

15
5
"I Know She Still Loves Me"
David Trainer
Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson
Teleplay by : Jeff Lowell & Max Searle
October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)

Beau and Maggie come to a decision about their relationship, but they don't see eye to eye on the ranch. The boys take Kenny out drinking.

16
6
"Easy Come, Easy Go"
David Trainer
Story by : Matt Ross & Max Searle
Teleplay by : Don Reo & Nathan Chetty
October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)

Rooster and Colt try to prove themselves to Beau, but he doesn't have much faith in them. Colt gets jealous when he sees Abby and Kenny together.

17
7
"I've Come to Expect It from You"
David Trainer
Story by : Jim Patterson & Jamie Rhonheimer
Teleplay by : Steve Tompkins & Jeff Lowell
October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)

Colt plans a special date with Abby. Rooster vents his frustrations to Maggie, while Joanne gives Beau some sage advice.

18
8
"The Cowboy Rides Away"
David Trainer
Story by : Nikki Schiefelbein & Nathan Chetty
Teleplay by : Jim Patterson & Steve Leff
October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)

Beau tries to make amends with the boys, but it may be too little, too late. A job offer drives a wedge between Rooster and Colt.

19
9
"Leavin's Been Comin' (For a Long, Long Time)"
David Trainer
Story by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Steve Tompkins
Teleplay by : Don Reo & Jeff Lowell
October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)

Maggie stands up for Rooster when Beau kicks him out of the house. Meanwhile, Colt is torn between his brother and his father.

20
10
"Merry Christmas (Wherever You Are)"
David Trainer
Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson
Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Max Searle
October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)

Colt realizes what he wants for his future, Beau and Maggie find some closure, and the gang celebrates Christmas at the bar.

text: Season 2 (2017)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original release date

Part 3

21
1
"My Next Thirty Years"
David Trainer
Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson
Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Max Searle
June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)

After Heather drops a bombshell, a visit from Abby's parents is the last thing Colt needs -- and they all end up at church together on Christmas Eve.

22
2
"Things Change"
David Trainer
Story by : Steve Tompkins & Jeff Lowell
Teleplay by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Nathan Chetty
June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)

Heather makes a decision about the pregnancy. Mary reads Rooster the riot act for keeping it a secret, and Colt struggles with how to tell Abby.

23
3
"Take Me Away from Here"
David Trainer
Story by : Jim Patterson & Nathan Chetty
Teleplay by : Max Searle & Steve Leff
June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)

After a heart-to-heart with Maggie, Colt steps up and supports Heather. Meanwhile, the tension between Rooster and Beau takes a toll on Maggie.

24
4
"She'll Have You Back"
David Trainer
Story by : Don Reo & Steve Leff
Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Nikki Schiefelbein
June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)

Abby agrees to give Colt a chance, but her father isn't as forgiving. Beau and Rooster go to a cattle auction. Maggie thinks about selling the bar.

25
5
"My Best Friend"
David Trainer
Story by : Ashton Kutcher & Carla Filisha
Teleplay by : Steve Tompkins & Jamie Rhonheimer
June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)

The guys wind up in hot water after an ice fishing trip. Beau takes Brenda out to dinner, but Maggie's not far from his mind.

26
6
"Find Out Who Your Friends Are"
David Trainer
Story by : Don Reo & Jeff Lowell
Teleplay by : Max Williger
June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)

Emotions run high when Abby and Heather fight, leaving Colt caught in the middle. Rooster faces the consequences of blowing off work.

27
7
"One of Those Nights"
David Trainer
Story by : Matt Ross & Max Searle
Teleplay by : Jim Patterson & Jason Zumwalt
June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)

During a snowstorm, Colt and Abby head out of town, Beau and Joanne get cozy at the ranch, and Maggie meets a charming stranger.

28
8
"I Didn't Ask and She Didn't Say"
David Trainer
Story by : Steve Tompkins & Nikki Schiefelbein
Teleplay by : Bryce VanKooten & William Vallery
June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)

Colt gets possessive when Heather starts dating a teacher. Abby gives Beau relationship advice. Maggie has a business proposition for Rooster.

29
9
"Last Dollar (Fly Away)"
David Trainer
Story by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Nikki Schiefelbein
Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Max Searle
June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)

As Heather's medical bills roll in, Colt realizes how expensive it is having a baby. A surprise visitor at the bar sweeps Maggie off her feet.

30
10
"Can't Really Be Gone"
David Trainer
Story by : Jim Patterson & Jeff Lowell
Teleplay by : Don Reo & Nathan Chetty
June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)

Colt's new responsibilities keep him away from Abby. After a memorable night, Maggie ponders what she wants for her future.

Part 4

31
1
"Learning to Live Again"
David Trainer
Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson
Teleplay by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Nathan Chetty
December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)

Colt wants to buy Sam Peterson's ranch -- with or without his family's blessing. Colt and Heather have a heart-to-heart about their loss.

32
2
"Wrapped Up in You"
David Trainer
Story by : Matt Ross & Max Searle
Teleplay by : Steve Tompkins & Jeff Lowell
December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)

Wondering if he's ready to marry Abby, Colt seeks romantic advice from an unlikely source: Beau. Rooster hires a flaky new waitress.

33
3
"Rodeo and Juliet"
David Trainer
Story by : Don Reo & Max Searle
Teleplay by : Carla Filisha & Steve Leff
December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)

Beau ponders a lucrative business offer. Rooster runs afoul of the liquor board. Colt tries to make peace with Abby's Dad.

34
4
"Much Too Young (To Feel this Old)"
David Trainer
Story by : Jim Patterson & Matt Ross
Teleplay by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Nathan Chetty
December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)

Colt and Abby start planning their wedding, but they don't see eye to eye. Joanne confesses she still has feelings for Beau.

35
5
"More Than a Memory"
David Trainer
Story by : Steve Tompkins & Steve Leff
Teleplay by : Jim Patterson & Jeff Lowell
December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)

Abby moves in with Colt and Beau when she learns she's losing her job. Rooster and Jen the engineer bond over getting dumped.

36
6
"When You Come Back to Me Again"
David Trainer
Story by : Bryce VanKooten & William Vallery
Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Max Searle
December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)

Back in town, Maggie frets about how Rooster's been running the bar. Abby considers a career change.

37
7
"Do What You Gotta Do"
David Trainer
Jamie Rhonheimer & Nathan Chetty
December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)

A job opportunity in Denver threatens to drive a wedge between Colt and Abby. Maggie pushes back about the pipeline.

38
8
"Big Money"
David Trainer
Story by : Matt Ross & Nathan Chetty
Teleplay by : Jeff Lowell & Nikki Schiefelbein
December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)

Maggie takes a stand that lands her in hot water. Colt and Rooster come up with a plan to buy the Peterson ranch, but they need Beau's buy-in.

39
9
"Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)"
David Trainer
Story by : Steve Tompkins & Max Searle
Teleplay by : Jamie Rhonheimer & Nathan Chetty
December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)

Beau shrugs off the doctor's orders and resists the family's efforts to help him. Meanwhile, Colt lashes out at Maggie.

40
10
"If Tomorrow Never Comes"
David Trainer
Story by : Don Reo & Jim Patterson
Teleplay by : Matt Ross & Max Searle
December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)

Beau leaves the boys hanging about the Peterson ranch. Rooster takes Jen on a date. Colt and Abby fight about their future.

text: Reception[edit]

text: The Ranch has been met with mixed reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the series an approval rating of 56% based on 32 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A formulaic set-up and predictable plotting are elevated by The Ranch's surprising sensitivity and strong performances."[14] Metacritic gave the series a score of 56 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[15]

tag: p

text: Writing for Slate in a positive review, television critic Willa Paskin wrote of the show, "The Ranch is a red-state sitcom, though it takes place in the swing state of Colorado, and is good enough to be watched by people of any political affiliation" and "The goodness sneaks up on you."[16] Los Angeles Times wrote: "[Elliott and Winger's] scenes together, as restrained as they are, are the show's most emotionally resonant. You will want to check them out."[17]


document_title: List of best-selling girl groups

question_text: who is the biggest selling girl group of all time

text: List of best-selling girl groups

text: Best-selling girl groups worldwide

text: Some of this section's listed sources may not be reliable. Please help this article by looking for better, more reliable sources. Unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted. (August 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

text: The top 10 best-selling girl groups worldwide of all time are:

text:
Group
Nationality
Number of sales
Musical genre(s)
Studio albums
Number of members
Time together

1. Spice Girls
 United Kingdom
85 million[1][2]
Pop
3
5 → 4 → 5
1994–2000, 2007–2008 (8 years)

2. The Andrews Sisters
 United States
75 million[3]

Traditional pop
Swing music

12
3
1925–1952, 1954–1967 (38 years)

3.TLC
 United States
70 million[4][1]

R&B
Hip-hop

5
3 → 2
1991– (25 years)

4. Destiny's Child
 United States
60 million[5][1]

R&B

5
4 → 3
1997–2006 (9 years)

5. Pussycat Dolls
 United States
54 million[6]

Pop
R&B

2
6 → 5
2003–2010 (7 years)

6. S.H.E
 Taiwan
53.9 million[1]
Mandopop
11
3
2001– (16 years)

7. AKB48
 Japan
45.2 million[1]
J-pop
8
Rotational
2005– (11 years)

8. Bananarama
 United Kingdom
40 million[7]
Pop
10
3 → 2
1979– (37 years)

9. Morning Musume
 Japan
22 million[1]
J-Pop
5
4
1996– (21 years)</small

10. Speed
 Japan
20 million[1]
J-pop
4
4
1996– 2001 (4 years)

text: Best-selling girl group singles

text: Worldwide

text: It is extremely difficult to obtain worldwide sales figures for singles due to the lack of verifiable sales reporting in many countries. The best-selling single of all time by a female group is thought to be the 1996 hit "Wannabe" by British group Spice Girls, with estimated sales of 8 million copies worldwide.[8]

text: Other best-selling singles worldwide by girl groups include "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" by Las Ketchup (7 million[9]), and "Don't Cha" by the Pussycat Dolls (6 million).[10]

text: Australia

text: Singles certified platinum or more by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Only includes certifications since 1989, when ARIA took over compiling the Australian charts. From November 2014 onwards paid-for audio streams were included in the Australian singles chart and counted towards sales and certifications.

text: Certifications based on sales only

text:
Released
Single
Group
Certification

2012
"I Love It"[11]
Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX
5× Platinum

2002
"The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)"[12]
Las Ketchup
3× Platinum

2012
"Wings"[11]
Little Mix

1996
"Wannabe"[13]
Spice Girls
2× Platinum

1997
"Never Ever"[14]
All Saints

2000
"Say My Name"[15]
Destiny's Child

"Poison"[15]
Bardot

"Independent Women"[16]
Destiny's Child

2001
"Whole Again"[16]
Atomic Kitten

2005
"Don't Cha"[17]
The Pussycat Dolls

2013
"Change Your Life"[11]
Little Mix

text: Certifications based on sales + on-demand digital streaming

text:
Released
Single
Group
Certification

2016
"Work from Home"[18]
Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign
5× Platinum

2014
"Ugly Heart"[19]
G.R.L.
4× Platinum

2014
"You Ruin Me"[19]
The Veronicas
3× Platinum

2015
"Worth It"[18]
Fifth Harmony featuring Kid Ink
2× Platinum

"Black Magic"[18]
Little Mix

2016
"Secret Love Song"[18]
Little Mix featuring Jason Derulo

"Hair"[20]
Little Mix featuring Sean Paul

"Shout Out To My Ex"[21]
Little Mix

2014
"If You Love Someone"[22]
The Veronicas
Platinum

2016
"In My Blood"[18]
The Veronicas

text: France

text: The biggest-selling single in France by a girl group is believed to be "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" by Spanish girl group Las Ketchup, with estimated sales of 1,750,000.[23]

text: Singles certified diamond (750,000 sales) based on sales only

text:
Released
Single
Group

1996
"Wannabe"[24]
Spice Girls

2001
"Toutes les femmes de ta vie"[25]
L5

2002
"The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)"[26]
Las Ketchup

text: Singles certified gold (250,000 sales) based on sales only

text:
Released
Single
Group

1996
"Say You'll Be There"[24]
Spice Girls

"2 Become 1"[24]

1997
"I Wanna Be the Only One"[27]
Eternal featuring BeBe Winans

"Who Do You Think You Are"[24]
Spice Girls

"Spice Up Your Life"[24]

"Too Much"[24]

1998
"Stop"[24]

"Viva Forever"[24]

1999
"No Scrubs"[28]
TLC

2000
"Pure Shores"[29]
All Saints

text:
Released
Single
Group
Certification[30]
Sales + streaming
(Based on certifications)

2016
"Work from Home"
Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign
Diamond
250,000

text: Germany

text: Certifications based on sales only

text:
Released
Single
Group
Certification[31]
Sales
(Based on
certifications)

2002
"The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)"
Las Ketchup
2× Platinum
1,000,000

2001
"Whole Again"
Atomic Kitten
Platinum
500,000

"Daylight in Your Eyes"
No Angels

2006
"Shame"
Monrose
3× Gold
450,000

1977
"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"
Baccara
Gold
250,000

1996
"Waterfalls"
TLC

"Wannabe"
Spice Girls

1997
"Who Do You Think You Are"/"Mama"
Spice Girls

1998
"Viva Forever"

text:
Released
Single
Group
Certification[31]
Sales + streaming
(Based on certifications)

2016
"Work from Home"
Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign
Platinum
400,000

text:
Note: Certification levels in Germany have changed several times over the years – the certification level for a gold single was 250,000 until the end of 2002, 150,000 between 2003 and mid-2014, and 200,000 from mid-2014 onwards. These different levels are reflected in the table above.
From January 2014 onwards, paid-for audio streams were included in the German singles chart and counted towards sales and certifications.[32]

text: Japan

text:
Released
Single
Group
Detailed Sales
Total Sales

Physical
Downloads
Ringtones

2010
"Heavy Rotation"
AKB48
880,761[33]
1,500,000[34]
750,000[35]
3,130,761

2011
"Flying Get"
AKB48
1,625,849[36]
1,000,000[37]

2,625,849

2011
"Everyday, Katyusha"
AKB48
1,608,299[38]
1,000,000[37]

2,608,299

2009
"Mister"
KARA
144,856[33]
1,250,000[39][40]
1,000,000[41]
2,394,856

2013
"Koi Suru Fortune Cookie"
AKB48
1,533,955[42]
750,000[43]

2,283,955

2012
"Manatsu no Sounds Good"
AKB48
1,822,220[44]
250,000[37]

2,072,220

2013
"Sayonara Crawl"
AKB48
1,955,800[45]
100,000[37]

2,055,800

2010
"Beginner"
AKB48
1,039,352[46]
1,000,000[37]

2,039,352

2011
"Kaze wa Fuiteiru"
AKB48
1,457,113[47]
500,000[37]

1,957,113

2010
"Gee"
Girls' Generation
206,346[48]
1,250,000[37][49]
500,000[34]
1,956,346

text: New Zealand

text: Certifications according to Recorded Music NZ. Since November 2014 certifications for singles have included streaming, and therefore cannot be compared to certifications from before this date.

text: Certifications based on sales only

text:
Released
Single
Group
Certification

2001
"Whole Again"[50]
Atomic Kitten
2× Platinum

2002
"The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)"[51]
Las Ketchup

1995
"Waterfalls"[52]
TLC
Platinum

1996
"Wannabe"[53]
Spice Girls

"Say You'll Be There"[54]

1997
"I Wanna Be the Only One"[55]
Eternal featuring BeBe Winans

"Spice Up Your Life"[56]
Spice Girls

1998
"Viva Forever"[57]

"Rollercoaster"[58]
B*witched

"Goodbye"[58]
Spice Girls

text:
Released
Single
Group
Certification

2016
"Work from Home"[59]
Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign
2× Platinum

2016
"Secret Love Song"[60]
Little Mix featuring Jason Derulo
Platinum

text: South Korea

text:
Released
Single
Group
Sales

2009
"Gee"
Girls' Generation
5,000,000+[citation needed]

2011
"Roly-Poly"
T-ara
4,826,000+[61]

2008
"Nobody"
Wonder Girls
4,549,000[citation needed]

2009
"I Don't Care"
2NE1
4,500,000[62]

2009
"Hot Issue"
4Minute
4,304,000[citation needed]

2011
"Be My Baby"
Wonder Girls
4,168,000+[63]

2009
"Bo Peep Bo Peep"
T-ara
4,084,112[citation needed]

2011
"So Cool"
SISTAR
4,007,555+[64]

2009
"Because of You"
After School
4,000,000+ [65]

2011
"Don't Say Goodbye"
Davichi
3,928,000[66]

2012
"Lovey-Dovey"
T-ara
3,759,000[67]

2011
"Cry Cry"
T-ara
3,756,000[68]

2011
"The Boys"
Girls' Generation
3,623,000[69]

2011
"Good Bye Baby"
Miss A
3,589,000[70]

text: Sweden

text: There were few certifications awarded in Sweden before 1996, so singles before this date are not represented in this list. There have been three different certification levels since 1996: from 1996 to June 2003 the gold/platinum levels for singles were 15,000/30,000, from July 2003 to September 2010 the levels were 10,000/20,000, and from October 2010 onwards, when streaming was included in the certification levels, the levels have been 20,000/40,000. The tables below reflect these changes in certification levels.

text: Certifications based on sales only

text:
Released
Single
Group
Certification[71]
Sales
(Based on
certifications)

2002
"The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)"[72]
Las Ketchup
4× Platinum
120,000

1998
"Spice Up Your Life"[73]
Spice Girls
Platinum
30,000

1999
"Unpretty"[74]
TLC

2001
"Need to Know (Eenie Meenie Miny Moe)"[75]
Excellence

2002
"All the Things She Said"[76]
t.A.T.u.

"Never Let It Go"[76]
Afro-dite

2005
"Push the Button"[77]
Sugababes
20,000

text:
Released
Single
Group
Certification[71]
Sales + streaming
(Based on certifications)

2016
"Work from Home"
Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign
4× Platinum
160,000

2015
'Emergency"
Icona Pop
2× Platinum
80,000

2012
"I Love It"
Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX
Platinum
40,000

2014
"Sledgehammer"
Fifth Harmony

2015
"Worth It"
Fifth Harmony featuring Kid Ink

text: Switzerland

text:
Released
Single
Group
Sales

2002
"All The Things She Said"
t.A.T.u [78]
40,000

1996
"Wannabe"
Spice Girls [79]
25,000

1998
"Viva Forever"
Spice Girls [79]
25,000

2001
"Never Ever"
All Saints [80]
25,000

2001
"Whole Again"
Atomic Kitten [81]
20,000

2004
"Lose My Breath"
Destiny's Child [82]
20,000

2005
"Don't Cha"
Pussycat Dolls [83]
20,000

text: United Kingdom

text: Since July 2014, certifications have included paid-for audio streams so they cannot be compared to sales-only certifications before this date.

text: Physical and digital sales only (before July 2014)

text:
Released
Single
Group
Sales

1996
"Wannabe"
Spice Girls
1,380,000[84]

1997
"Never Ever"
All Saints
1,350,000[85]

1996
"2 Become 1"
Spice Girls
1,140,000[86]

2001
"Whole Again"
Atomic Kitten
1,010,000[87]

1996
"Say You'll Be There"
Spice Girls
961,000[88]

1998
"C'est la Vie"
B*Witched
925,000[89]

1998
"Goodbye"
Spice Girls
884,000[90]

1997
"Spice Up Your Life"
850,434[citation needed]

2000
"Pure Shores"
All Saints
815,000[87]

1997
"Mama"/"Who Do You Think You Are"
Spice Girls
732,000[91]

text: Physical and digital sales + on-demand digital streaming (after July 2014)

text:
Released
Single
Group
Units

2016
"Work from Home"
Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign
1,050,000[92]

2015
"Black Magic"
Little Mix
980,000[92]

2012
"Wings"
600,000[93]

2016
"Secret Love Song"
Little Mix featuring Jason Derulo

"Shout Out to My Ex"
Little Mix

2017
"Touch"

text: United States

text: Sales figures of records in the US were not tracked accurately until May 1991, when Nielsen SoundScan started recording sales of singles and albums electronically at point of sale, rather than relying on figures provided to them by record store staff.[94] As a result there are no reliable sales figures available before this date, and therefore it is not possible to rank the best-selling singles by girl groups in the US in sales order.

text: Since 2013 certifications have included legal on-demand digital streams – separate figures for the pure sales component of singles released after 2013 are not available so they cannot be compared to sales-only certifications before this date.

text: Certifications based on sales only

text: RIAA sales certifications began in the US in 1958 – there are very few records with certifications before this date. Until 1988 a million-seller received a gold certification (and a two million-seller received a platinum certification). From 1989 onwards the levels were revised so that a million-seller received a platinum certification instead, with multi-platinum awards for multiple million sales.[95][96] However, these pre- and post-1989 certification levels are not currently reflected in the RIAA database.

text: The following singles have been certified by RIAA as selling one million copies or more in the US.

text:
Released
Single
Group
Sales (where known)

1961
"Please Mr. Postman"[97]
The Marvelettes

1964
"Dancing in the Street"[98][99]
Martha and the Vandellas

"Baby Love"[100][101]
The Supremes

1965
"Stop! In the Name of Love"[100][101]

"Don't Mess with Bill"[97]
The Marvelettes

1969
"Someday We'll Be Together"[101][102]
Diana Ross and the Supremes

1974
"When Will I See You Again"[103][104]
The Three Degrees
2,000,000[105]

1975
"Lady Marmalade"[106][107]
Labelle

"Fly, Robin, Fly"[108][109]
Silver Convention

1976
"Get Up and Boogie"[108][109]

1977
"Best of My Love"[110][111]
The Emotions
1,800,000[112]

"Angel in Your Arms"[113]
Hot

1979
"You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else"[114]
The Jones Girls

"We Are Family"[115][116]
Sister Sledge

"Fire"[117][118]
The Pointer Sisters

1980
"Sukiyaki"[119]
A Taste of Honey

"He's So Shy"[117]
The Pointer Sisters

1981
"Slow Hand"[117][118]

1982
"We Got the Beat"[120]
The Go-Go's

1986
"Walk Like an Egyptian"[121][122]
The Bangles

1987
"Push It"[123][124]
Salt-n-Pepa

1989
"Expression"[123][124]

1990
"Hold On"[111][125]
En Vogue

1992
"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg"[126][127]
TLC

"Baby-Baby-Baby"[126][127]

1993
"Weak"[128][129]
SWV

"Just Kickin' It"[130][131]
Xscape

"Whatta Man"[123][124]
Salt-n-Pepa with En Vogue

1994
"Stroke You Up"[132][133]
Changing Faces

1995
"Creep"[126][127]
TLC
1,400,000[134][135]

"Waterfalls"[126][127]
1,200,000[135]

1996
"Wannabe"[136][137]
Spice Girls
2,910,000[138]

1997
"Don't Let Go (Love)"[111][125]
En Vogue
1,300,000[139][140]

"G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T."[132][141]
Changing Faces
1,200,000[140]

1998
"No, No, No"[142][143]
Destiny's Child
1,300,000[144]

"Lately"[145][146]
Divine
1,100,000[144]

2004
"Soldier"[142]
Destiny's Child

2005
"Don't Cha"[147]
The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes

"Stickwitu"[147]
The Pussycat Dolls

2006
"Buttons"[147]
The Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg

"Cater 2 U"[142]
Destiny's Child

2008
"Damaged"[148]
Danity Kane

"I Hate This Part"[147]
The Pussycat Dolls

text: In addition, the following singles have been stated as selling one million copies or more in the US – however, they have not been certified by the RIAA.

text:
Released
Single
Group

1954
"Mr. Sandman"[149]
The Chordettes

1958
"Lollipop"[149]

1961
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow"[150]
The Shirelles

1962
"Soldier Boy"[150]

"He's a Rebel"[151]
The Crystals

1963
"He's So Fine"[152]
The Chiffons

"Da Doo Ron Ron"[151]
The Crystals

"My Boyfriend's Back"[153]
The Angels

"Be My Baby"[154]
The Ronettes

1964
"Chapel of Love"[146]
The Dixie Cups

"Where Did Our Love Go"[100]
The Supremes

"Come See About Me"[100]

"Leader of the Pack"[155]
The Shangri-Las

1965
"Back in My Arms Again"[100]
The Supremes

"I Hear a Symphony"[100]

"A Lover's Concerto"[156]
The Toys

1966
"You Can't Hurry Love"[100]
The Supremes

"You Keep Me Hangin' On"[100]

1967
"Love Is Here and Now You're Gone"[100]

"The Happening"[100]

"Reflections"[102]
Diana Ross and the Supremes

1968
"Love Child"[102]

1971
"Stoned Love"[102]
The Supremes

text:
Released
Single
Group
Certification

2012
"I Love It"
Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX
4× Platinum[157]

2014
"Boss"
Fifth Harmony
Platinum[158]

"Sledgehammer"

2015
"Worth It"
Fifth Harmony featuring Kid Ink
3× Platinum[158]

2016
"Work from Home"
Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign
5× Platinum[158]

"All in My Head (Flex)"
Fifth Harmony featuring Fetty Wap
Platinum[158]

text: Best-selling girl group albums

text: Worldwide

text:
Released
Album
Artist
Sales

1996
Spice
Spice Girls
31 million[159][160]

1994
CrazySexyCool
TLC
23 million[161]

1997
Spiceworld
Spice Girls
20 million[162]

1999
The Writing's on the Wall
Destiny's Child
15 million[163]

1999
FanMail
TLC
14 million[161]

2001
Survivor
Destiny's Child
12 million[163]

1990
Wilson Phillips
Wilson Phillips
11 million[164]

2005
PCD
Pussycat Dolls
9 million[165]

1993
Very Necessary
Salt-n-Pepa
7 million [166]

2004
Destiny Fulfilled
Destiny's Child
7 million[citation needed]

text: Australia

text: Albums certified platinum or more by ARIA.[167] Only includes certifications since 1997.

text:
Released
Album
Group
Certification

1996
Spice
Spice Girls
6× Platinum

1997
Spiceworld

2005
The Secret Life of...
The Veronicas
4× Platinum

1999
The Writing's on the Wall
Destiny's Child
3× Platinum

2005
PCD
The Pussycat Dolls

1998
B*Witched
B*Witched
2× Platinum

All Saints
All Saints

2000
Bardot
Bardot

2006
Young Divas
Young Divas

2007
Hook Me Up
The Veronicas

text: Canada

text: Certifications according to Music Canada.

text:
Released
Album
Group
Certification

1996
Spice[168]
Spice Girls
Diamond

1997
Spiceworld[168]

1994
CrazySexyCool[169]
TLC
8× Platinum

1990
Wilson Phillips[170]
Wilson Phillips
7× Platinum

1999
The Writing's on the Wall[171]
Destiny's Child
5× Platinum

1983
Break Out[172]
Pointer Sisters
4× Platinum

1993
Very Necessary[173]
Salt-n-Pepa

1999
FanMail[169]
TLC

2001
Survivor[171]
Destiny's Child

1997
All Saints[174]
All Saints
3× Platinum

text: Europe

text: Albums certified platinum or more for more than one million sales in Europe, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.

text: Note: the IFPI Europe Platinum Award was only created in 1996, therefore there are few albums on this list from before that date. No awards are publicly available after 2014.

text:
Released
Album
Group
Certification

1996
Spice[175]
Spice Girls
8× Platinum

1997
Spiceworld[176]
5× Platinum

All Saints[176]
All Saints
2× Platinum

1999
The Writing's on the Wall[177]
Destiny's Child

2001
Survivor[177]

2005
PCD[178]
The Pussycat Dolls

1994
CrazySexyCool[179]
TLC
Platinum

1996
Tic Tac Toe[175]
Tic Tac Toe

1997
Klappe die 2te[175]

Greatest Hits[176]
Eternal

text: Germany

text: Certifications according to the IFPI.[180]

text:
Released
Album
Artist
Certification
Sales
(Based on
certifications)

2001
Elle'ments
No Angels
7× Gold
1,050,000

1996
Spice
Spice Girls
3× Gold
750,000

2002
Now ... Us!
No Angels
2× Platinum
600,000

1997
Spiceworld
Spice Girls
Platinum
500,000

2006
Temptation
Monrose
2× Platinum
400,000

2004
Destiny Fulfilled
Destiny's Child
Platinum
200,000

2001
Survivor
Platinum
300,000

1999
The Writing's on the Wall
Gold
250,000

2005
PCD
Pussycat Dolls
Platinum
200,000

2001
Right Now
Atomic Kitten
Gold
150,000

text: Japan

text: Sales according to Oricon and Platinum certifications according to the RIAJ.

text:
Released
Album
Group
Sales
Certification

1998
Moment
Speed
2,319,000[181]
Million[182]

2001
Best! Morning Musume 1
Morning Musume
2,260,000[181]
Million[183]

1998
Rise
Speed
2,048,000[181]
Million[182]

2002
200 km/h in the Wrong Lane
t.A.T.u.
2,000,000[184]
Million[182]

1997
Starting Over
Speed
1,926,000[181]
Million[185]

2012
1830m
AKB48
1,051,000[186]
Million[187]

2014
Tsugi no Ashiato
1,001,000[188]
Million[189]

2011
Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation
871,497[190][191]
Million[187]

2000
3rd: Love Paradise
Morning Musume
863,300[192]
Million[193]

2011
Koko ni Ita Koto
AKB48
829,645[190]
Million[194]

text: Netherlands

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text: Certifications according to the NVPI.[195]

text:
Released
Album
Group
Certification
Sales
(Based on
certifications)

1996
Spice
Spice Girls
3× Platinum
300,000

1999
The Writing's on the Wall
Destiny's Child
2× Platinum
200,000

2009
MaMaSé!
K3
4× Platinum
200,000

2001
Survivor
Destiny's Child
2× Platinum
160,000

1978
With Luv'
Luv'
Platinum
100,000

1979
Lots Of Luv'

1978
Energy
Pointer Sisters

1997
Spiceworld
Spice Girls

1999
FanMail
TLC

1979
True Luv'
Luv'
Gold
50,000

text: South Korea

text: Sales according to Gaon Chart and the Recording Industry Association of Korea.

text:
Released
Album
Group
Sales

1968
My Dear
The Pearl Sisters
1,000,000+[196]

1999
Love
S.E.S.
760,475[197]

1998
Sea & Eugene & Shoo
S.E.S.
651,330[198]

1997
I'm Your Girl
S.E.S.
650,000[199]

2000
A Letter from Greenland
S.E.S.
626,565+[200]

1999
White
Fin.K.L
593,816[201]

2011
The Boys
Girls' Generation
464,513[202]

2002
Special Album
Baby V.O.X.
440,000[citation needed]

2000
Now
Fin.K.L
435,518[203]

2010
Oh!
Girls' Generation
418,162[204]

text: Switzerland

text: Certifications according to the IFPI.[205]

text:
Album
Group
Sales
(Based on
certifications)
Certification
Year

Spice
Spice Girls
100,000
2× Platinum
1996

Spiceworld
1997

Forever
50,000
Platinum
2000

All Saints
All Saints
1997

Elle'ments
No Angels
40,000
2001

Survivor
Destiny's Child

Temptation
Monrose
30,000
2006

The Writing's on the Wall
Destiny's Child
25,000
Gold
1999

FanMail
TLC

Now ... Us!
No Angels
20,000
2002

text: United Kingdom

text: Albums certified triple platinum or more by the BPI.[93]

text:
Released
Album
Artist
Certification

1996
Spice
Spice Girls
10× Platinum

1997
Spiceworld
5× Platinum

All Saints
All Saints

1993
Always & Forever
Eternal
4× Platinum

2005
PCD
Pussycat Dolls

2006
The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits
Girls Aloud

1997
Greatest Hits
Eternal
3× Platinum

1988
Greatest Hits Collection
Bananarama

1999
The Writing's on the Wall
Destiny's Child

2001
Survivor

2001
Angels With Dirty Faces
Sugababes

text: United States

text: Albums certified platinum or more by the RIAA. The sales figures shown for the quadruple and triple platinum albums are sales recorded by Nielsen SoundScan plus known sales from BMG's Music Club.[206] These do not represent the total sales of the album in the US as they exclude unknown sales figures from Columbia House and other music clubs.

text:
Released
Album
Group
Certification
Known sales

1994
CrazySexyCool[126]
TLC
11× Platinum
11,200,000[207]

1999
The Writing's on the Wall[142]
Destiny's Child
8× Platinum
8,400,000[207]

1996
Spice[136]
Spice Girls
7× Platinum
7,500,000[208]

1999
FanMail[126]
TLC
6× Platinum
4,700,000[207]

1990
Wilson Phillips[209]
Wilson Phillips
5× Platinum

1993
Very Necessary[210]
Salt-n-Pepa
4,400,000[207]

2001
Survivor[142]
Destiny's Child
4× Platinum
4,739,000[206][211]

2001
Spiceworld[136]
Spice Girls
4,100,000[212]

1992
Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip[126]
TLC
2,500,000[213]

1983
Break Out[214]
The Pointer Sisters
3× Platinum