The Go-Go’s bring “Beauty and the Beat” to the National Recording Registry
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Neely Tucker
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blogs.loc.govThe Go-Go’s bring “Beauty and the Beat” to the National Recording Registryloc.govNearly half a century after its release, The Go-Go's "Beauty and the Beat" is still the only Billboard No. 1 album by an all-female rock group who wrote and performed their own material. This year, the album joins the 2026 class of the National Recording Registry. We caught up with the group to talk about their roots in L.A.'s punk music scene and how it resulted in the album that made them pop-culture icons.
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