The Supremes produced twelve No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, beating everyone except Elvis, the Beatles and Mariah Carey. In one of The Supremes’ own words, they were “BLAPs — black American princesses” who broke through in a way, say, Eartha Kitt or The Marvelettes never could.

Except, as Mark Ribowsky documents, these princesses hated their queen. Diana Ross is painted as a power-mad, ruthless diva who slept her way to the top.