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Celebrating International Women's Day

'Whitney,' the second studio album by Whitney Houston, was released on June 2, 1987.
'Whitney,' the second studio album by Whitney Houston, was released on June 2, 1987.Arista Records
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March 08, 2025

March 8 is International Women's Day, a worldwide celebration of female voices. So for Teenage Kicks, it's all women! 

From Billboard chart milestones from artists like Whitney Houston and Olivia Newton-John, to Wendy Carlos, the first transgender woman to break into Hollywood music scoring, to some deep cuts from punk pioneers like X-Ray Spex and perennial Teenage Kicks favorites, ESG. 

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