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The Christian rock / pop group Superchick released their first album, Karaoke Superstars, in 2001 and they released a total of five full-length studio albums ending with the 2008's Rock What You Got with remix albums in 2003 and 2010. After the band broke up, they released a greatest hits album, Recollection, in 2013. The band released over a dozen singles from these albums, starting with "Barlow Girls". Eight of songs hit the Top 10 on at least one chart. Superchick's signature song, "Stand in the Rain", spend nine weeks at No. 1 on the R&R Christian CHR chart. Their final song was the 2013 remake of Plus One's "One Breath" under its subtitle "Five Minutes at a Time".
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- ↑ "Superchick". Christianity TodaySuperchickJanuary. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ↑ 2007 Year End Charts/Top Christian CHR songs Archived 2009-05-25 at the Wayback Machine , R&R magazine, Retrieved January 6, 2008
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