The Resume

(1963-1972)
Formed in Detroit
Martha Reeves
Rosalyn Ashford
Betty Kelly
Lois Reeves
Sandra Tilley
Hits include 'Dancing in the Street,' 'Nowhere to Run,' 'Heat Wave,' 'Come and Get These Memories,' 'Quicksand,' 'I'm Ready for Love'

Why they might be annoying:

They were originally called the Del-Phis and the Vels.
Martha Reeves worked as a secretary in Motown just to get a tryout.
They are named after a Detroit street and Della Reese.
Martha Reeves complained in her autobiography that they could have been more successful if Barry Gordy had given them similar attention that The Supremes got.
Most of the members have sued for back royalties.
Most of them have had very failed solo careers.

Why they might not be annoying:

'Dancing in the Street' was covered to great success many times with groups like Van Halen.
They buried the hatchet and started to preform again in the 90s.
They are members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
They ranked #56 on VH1's Top 100 Women of Rock & Roll.

Credit: Eric Hartman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Bob Mackie Models
• Diana Ross Doesn't Like Me
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Fag Hags [Women Loved by Gay Men]
• Hollywood Square Celebrities [1966-82]
• I Appeared on Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon [U-Z]
• I Performed on American Bandstand [R-Z]
• I Sing About New Orleans
• John Cougar Mellancamp's 'R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.' References
• Linda Ronstadt Covered My Song
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at Me, I'm Dancing
• Martha & the Vandelllas 'Dancing in the Street' References
• MCA's 20th Century Master Artists
• McFly's Profiles [Series 1]
• Motown Vocalists
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart [1960s] (Ranked: 1963)
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart [1960s] (Ranked: 1967)
• My Song was Temporarily Banned After 9/11
• Oops, I Recorded a Disco Song
• Profiles 7001-7250 (Ranked: 7134)
• Q Magazine's 50 Most Exciting Tunes Ever [Artists] (Ranked: 48)
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 1995)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists (Ranked: 96)
• Rolling Stone's 40 Songs That Changed the World (Ranked: 8)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 1-100 [Performers] (Ranked: 40)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 301-400 [Performers] (Ranked: 358)
• Super Bowl Half Time Entertainers (Ranked: 1998)
• Tops of the Pops [UK] Guest Performers
• UK Telegraph's 50 Songs To Make You Dance [June 27, 2008] (Ranked: 2)
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs [Performers] (Ranked: 18)
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock [July 1999] (Ranked: 56)
• VH-1's Divas and Friends (Ranked: 2011)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 323 Votes: 69.04% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 54 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 76 Votes: 48.68% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 34 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 63 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 46 Votes: 34.78% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 35 Votes: 54.29% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 33 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 52 Votes: 40.38% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 51 Votes: 50.98% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 105 Votes: 44.76% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 178 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 436 Votes: 42.66% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 263 Votes: 47.91% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 477 Votes: 48.43% Annoying