SPOTLIGHT = The Go-Go’s (1 song) & Good Charlotte (1 song)

An all-female band & a band from Maryland….

#1
The Go-Go’s are an all-female band formed in 1978 & are the only all-female band to both write their own songs & play their own instruments to top the Billboard charts. Belinda Carlisle became the most-successful commercial solo artist. This song hit the airwaves 06/26/1982 as the lead single to the band’s 2nd album of the same name. That year, this song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, while notching at #23 in Canada. Since, it has been heard in various TV series (such as “The Simpsons”, “Scrubs”, “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” & “Glee”), movies (‘Jack & Jill’ & ‘A Fairly Odd Summer’) & commercials (2013 Alamo Rent-A-Car). The band’s 1st Top 10 was 1981’s “We Got The Beat”. Their only other Top 20 was 1984’s “Head Over Heels”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_iVlhcF_NA

#2
Good Charlotte formed in Waldorf MD in 1995, with each original member attending La Plata High School & gaining fame at the HFStival (Washington DC’s WHFS) in 1998 & 1999. This song, released summer 2007 as the 3rd single from their 4th album ‘Good Morning Revival’, peaked at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100. Previously successful songs include 2002’s “Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous” & 2003’s “The Anthem”.