Bananarama Venus, Love In The First Degree, Nathan Jones (1988) Top Pop

Bananarama are an English pop group from London formed in 1980 by friends Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward. Their success on both pop and dance charts saw them listed in the Guinness World Records for achieving the world s highest number of chart entries by an allfemale group. Between 1982 and 2009, they had 30 singles reach the Top 50 of the UK Singles Chart. The group s UK top 10 hits include It Ain t What You (1982), Really Saying Something (1982), Shy Boy (1982), Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (1983), Cruel Summer (1983), Robert De Niro s (1984), Love in the First Degree (1987), I Want You Back in 1988 and Help in 1989. In 1986, they had a U. S. number one with another of their UK top 10 hits, a cover of Venus. In total, they had 11 singles reach the U. S. Billboard Hot 100 (19831988), including the top 10 hits Cruel Summer