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Wilson Phillips is an American pop music vocal group formed in Los Angeles in 1989. The group consists of sisters Carnie Wilson and Wendy Wilson, the daughters of Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, and Chynna Phillips, the daughter of John and Michelle Phillips of The Mamas & The Papas.
Their 1990 eponymous debut album sold over 10 million copies worldwide and included five major US hit singles, four of which cracked the Top 10, with three peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
The group has been nominated for five Grammy Awards including Best New Artist, Album of the Year for Wilson Phillips, and Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Hold On" at the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards, as well as Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "You're in Love" at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards. The group has also been nominated for two American Music Awards, and in 1990, won the Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year for "Hold On".
In 1991, the group contributed a version of the song "Daniel" to the tribute album . While not released as a single, it peaked at number seven on the US Adult Contemporary chart due to strong airplay. Their single "You're in Love" was released that same year, which scored as a number one (and to date, their last top ten) pop single. In 1992, Wilson Phillips also made history as Billboard declared their debut album, at that time, the best-selling album of all time by an all female act; the album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 album chart, while it had sales of 5 million copies in the US, with a total of 8 million copies sold worldwide. That achievement, however, was later surpassed with the 1996 album Spice by the Spice Girls.
Less than a year after the release of their second album, the group had gone their separate ways. In 1993, Wendy and Carnie Wilson released the Christmas album Hey Santa!, a collection of classic Christmas songs which included an original song, "Hey Santa". In 1995, Chynna Phillips released a solo album, Naked and Sacred. Also in 1995, Carnie went on to host her own short-lived syndicated television talk show titled Carnie! In 1997, Carnie and Wendy, along with their father Brian Wilson, released the album The Wilsons and the single "Monday Without You." Capitol Records released a Wilson Phillips Greatest Hits album in 2000.
On March 29, 2001, the group reunited to perform The Beach Boys' song "You're So Good to Me" at a tribute show to Brian Wilson held at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Chynna Phillips also dedicated the performance to her father John Phillips, who had died a few days earlier.
On March 20, 2012, the group appeared on QVC to promote their release Dedicated, a studio album composed of covers of songs by both The Beach Boys and The Mamas and the Papas. On April 3, 2012, the group released Dedicated, which peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard 200 chart. The trio appeared in their own reality show, Wilson Phillips: Still Holding On, which debuted on TV Guide Network in April 2012. In 2015, Wilson Phillips contributed backup vocals to the song "FourFiveSeconds" by Rihanna, Paul McCartney, and Kanye West for Rihanna's eighth studio album.
In July 2016, Wilson Phillips reunited and performed on ABC's Greatest Hits. In 2017, the group performed on the season finale of NBC's The New Celebrity Apprentice.
In 2022, Wilson Phillips competed in season eight of The Masked Singer as the "Lambs". Chynna portrayed the Lamb by the name of "Blueberry", Carnie portrayed the Lamb by the name of "Rose", and Wendy portrayed the Lamb by the name of "Lilac". They became the first group act to advance to the finale and finished as the runners-up to Amber Riley as "Harp". As an encore, they performed "Hold On". For the Seasonal Sing-A-Long Spectacular!, they performed the Christmas classic "Sleigh Ride".
In November 2022, the group released a cover version of Harry Styles’s song “Boyfriends”.
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| 1990 | "Hold On" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 6 | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5" Wilson Phillips | ||
| "Release Me" | 1 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 18 | — | 36 | ||||
| "Impulsive" | 4 | 2 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 42 | ||||
| 1991 | "You're in Love" | 1 | 1 | 108 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 32 | — | — | 29 | |||
| "The Dream Is Still Alive" | 12 | 4 | 190 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 79 | ||||
| "Daniel" | — | 7 | — | 26 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | "You Won't See Me Cry" | 20 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 61 | 46 | 11 | 18 | Shadows and Light | ||
| "Give It Up" | 30 | 12 | 206 | 16 | 11 | 54 | — | — | — | 36 | ||||
| "Flesh and Blood" | — | 17 | — | 33 | 12 | — | 51 | — | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | "Go Your Own Way" | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | California | ||
| "Already Gone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Get Together" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | "Good Vibrations" | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dedicated | ||
| 2022 | "Boyfriends" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Boyfriends | ||
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| 2010 | "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" | 22 | Christmas in Harmony |
| "Little Drummer Boy" | 13 | ||
| "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day" | 14 |
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