"It's My Party," Chaka Khan (1988)

A dance jam that sneaks up on you

Peak: #5 on the R&B chart
Streams: 169,000

When Lesley Gore recorded a song called “It’s My Party,” she sang about being brokenhearted when her fella strutted around with another guy. When Chaka Khan recorded a song called “It’s My Party,” she sang about kicking a woman’s ass for daring to speak to her man. Lesley Gore had the right to cry at her party. Chaka Khan had the right to call the shots.