Editing Wilson Phillips (section)

===1989–1991: Formation and ''Wilson Phillips''===
The Wilson sisters and Phillips grew up together in the [[Los Angeles metropolitan area|Los Angeles area]] in the 1970s and 80s. The three shared a love of music, and developed their singing and vocal harmonies. In 1989, the [[trio (music)|trio]] landed a deal with [[SBK Records]].
All three are the offspring of prominent musicians; Chynna is the daughter of [[John Phillips (musician)|John]] and [[Michelle Phillips]] of the Mamas & the Papas, and Carnie and Wendy are the daughters of Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys and [[Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford|Marilyn Rovell]] of [[the Honeys]]. Wilson Phillips released their debut album, ''[[Wilson Phillips (album)|Wilson Phillips]]'', in 1990. Their debut single, "[[Hold On (Wilson Phillips song)|Hold On]]," hit number one on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart on June 9, 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1549901/whats-the-most-common-hot-100-song-title-updated|title=What's The Most Common Hot 100 Song Title? (Updated)|publisher=billboard.com|date=21 November 2014|access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref> The single was also number one on the US [[Billboard Adult Contemporary|''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary]] and became a hit in several other countries; peaking at number two in Australia, number six in the UK, number seven in Ireland, number 10 in Sweden, and number 15 in the Netherlands, Germany, and Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tsort.info/music/vyxcp5.htm|title=Album artist Wilson Phillips|publisher=tsort.info|access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref> The single also won Wilson Phillips the [[Billboard Music Award]] for Hot 100 Single of the Year for 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bobborst.com/popculture/top-100-songs-of-the-year/?year=1990|title=Top 100 Songs of 1990 - Billboard Year End Charts|publisher=bobborst.com|access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref> The second single, "[[Release Me (Wilson Phillips song)|Release Me]]," spent two weeks at number one. Their third single, "[[Impulsive (song)|Impulsive]]," became another top ten hit, peaking at number four on the Hot 100, while fourth single "[[You're in Love (Wilson Phillips song)|You're in Love]]" hit number one in the US for one week. The fifth single, "[[The Dream Is Still Alive]]", peaked at number twelve on the Hot 100.<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=wilson phillips|chart=all}} Billboard Chart History]</ref>

In 1991, the group contributed a version of the song "[[Daniel (Elton John song)|Daniel]]" to the tribute album ''[[Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin]]''. While not released as a single, it peaked at number seven on the US Adult Contemporary chart due to strong airplay.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/wilson-phillips/chart-history/asi/|title='Daniel' peaked at number seven in the US Adult Contemporary chart|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1991/04/19/wilson-phillips-gets-third-no-1/|title=Wilson Phillips Gets Third No. 1|publisher=Orlando Sentinel|date=19 April 1991|access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref> 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|''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 (album)|Spice]]'' by the [[Spice Girls]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Billboard 1995|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xAsEAAAAMBAJ|publisher=Billboard|year=1995|page=8}}</ref>