"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury in 1979,the track is included on their 1980 album The Game,and also appears on the band's compilation album Greatest Hits in 1981. The song peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1979,becoming the group's first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US in 1980,remaining there for four consecutive weeks. It topped the Australian ARIA Charts for seven weeks. It was the band's final single release of the 1970s.
"Bette Davis Eyes" is a song written and composed by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon in 1974. It was recorded by DeShannon that year but made popular by American singer Kim Carnes in 1981 when it spent nine non-consecutive weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It won the 1981 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. The music video was directed by Australian film director Russell Mulcahy.
"Rock with You" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson,written by Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones. It was first offered to Karen Carpenter,while she was working on her first solo album,but she turned it down. It was released on November 3,1979,by Epic Records as the second single from Jackson's fifth solo studio album Off the Wall (1979). It was also the third number-one hit of the 1980s,a decade in which the pop singles chart would quickly be dominated by Jackson.
"Off the Wall" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson,from his fifth album of the same name (1979). It was written by English songwriter Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones,and released by Epic Records as the album's third single on November 17,1979,in the UK and on February 2,1980,in the U.S. The song was first offered to Karen Carpenter,while she was working on her first solo album,but she turned it down. Lyrically,the song is about getting over troubles.
"No More Lonely Nights" is a song written and performed by Paul McCartney,first released on 24 September 1984 on the album Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984).
"Dangerous" is a song by Swedish pop duo Roxette. Written by Per Gessle,the song was released as the fourth and final single from their second studio album,Look Sharp! (1988). Gessle penned it just before Roxette's first tour in 1987. Released in May 1989,it was the group's third top-10 single on the US Billboard Hot 100,reaching number two. It also entered the top 10 in Australia,Canada,and six European countries. The music video was recorded in the ruins of Borgholm Castle. In the UK and Ireland,"Dangerous" was released as a double A-side with "Listen to Your Heart".
"Miss You" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones,released on Rolling Stones Records in May 1978. It was released as the first single one month in advance of their album Some Girls. "Miss You" was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
"Endless Love" is a song written by Lionel Richie and originally recorded as a duet between Richie and singer/actress Diana Ross. It is Richie's first single after leaving Commodores. In this ballad,the singers declare their "endless love" for one another. It was covered by Luther Vandross with R&B-pop singer Mariah Carey,and also by country music singer Shania Twain. Richie's friend Kenny Rogers also recorded the song. Billboard has named the original version as the greatest song duet of all time.
"Easy" is a song by American band Commodores from their fifth studio album,Commodores,released on the Motown label. Group member Lionel Richie wrote "Easy" with the intention of it becoming another crossover hit for the group given the success of a previous single,"Just to Be Close to You",which spent two weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977.
"Magic Man" is a song by the American rock band Heart released as a single off their debut album,Dreamboat Annie. Written and composed by Ann and Nancy Wilson,the song is sung from the viewpoint of a young girl who is being seduced by an older man,much to the chagrin of her mother,who calls and begs the girl to come home. In an interview,Ann Wilson revealed that the "Magic Man" was her then boyfriend,band manager Michael Fisher,and that part of the song was an autobiographical tale of the beginnings of their relationship. The album version of "Magic Man" features an over-two-minute instrumental break which consists of a guitar solo and the usage of a Minimoog synthesizer,while the single version of the song edits out most of this break,cutting it down from 5:28 to 3:29.
"Tonight,Tonight,Tonight" is the second track on the 1986 album Invisible Touch by Genesis,released in March 1987 as the fourth single from the album. It peaked at No. 3 in the US and No. 18 in the UK. The working title was "Monkey,Zulu".
"Hello" is a song by American singer and songwriter Lionel Richie. Taken as the third single from his second solo album,Can't Slow Down (1983),the song was released in 1984 and reached number one on three Billboard music charts:the pop chart,the R&B chart,and the Adult Contemporary chart. The song also went to number one on the UK Singles Chart for six weeks.
"How Long" is the debut single by the English band Ace,from their 1974 debut album,Five-A-Side. It reached No. 3 in the US and Canadian charts,and No. 20 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Woman in Love" is a song performed by Barbra Streisand and taken from her 1980 album Guilty. The song was written by Barry and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees,who received the 1980 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. It is her fourth of four Platinum records,and is considered her greatest international hit.
"Love the One You're With" is a song by American folk rock musician Stephen Stills. It was released as the lead single from his debut self-titled studio album in November 1970. The song,inspired by a remark Stills heard from musician Billy Preston,became his biggest hit single,peaking at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1971. David Crosby and Graham Nash,Stills' fellow members of Crosby,Stills &Nash,provide background vocals on the song. Also providing the backups are Rita Coolidge,her sister Priscilla Jones,and John Sebastian. They all sing the "Do Dos" that come before the instrumental portion and the Outro. The song was also recorded by the Isley Brothers,The Meters,Bucks Fizz,Luther Vandross,Bob Seger and Richard Clapton,among others.
"Who's Crying Now" is a song by the American rock band Journey. It was written by Jonathan Cain and Steve Perry. It was released in 1981 as the first single from Escape and reached No. 4 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. The song charted at No. 46 in the UK Singles Chart,and was the band's highest charting single in the UK until "Don't Stop Believin'" incurred a resurgence in UK popularity in 2009.
"Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" is a power ballad performed by the American musician Meat Loaf. It is a track off his 1977 album Bat Out of Hell,written by Jim Steinman. It spent 23 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100,peaking at #11,and earned a million-selling Gold single from the RIAA,eventually being certified platinum. It remains his second-highest charting hit in the US,behind "I'd Do Anything for Love " (1993),and stands as one of his career signature tunes.
"Time" is a song released in 1981 as a single by the Alan Parsons Project. It was from their 1980 album The Turn of a Friendly Card. In the U.S.,the song peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. On the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart,"Time" peaked at #10. In addition,"Time" spent two weeks at #14 on Cash Box,making it the group's second most successful single. Cash Box ranked it as the 94th biggest hit of 1981. Outside the US,the song peaked at #30 in Canada.
"Suddenly" is a duet performed by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard from the soundtrack Xanadu,and is the love theme from the 1980 film of the same name. It was written and produced by John Farrar.
"Tonight She Comes" is a 1985 song by American rock band the Cars from their Greatest Hits album. It was released as a single in October 1985,reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1986. The song reached number one on the Top Rock Tracks chart,where it stayed for three weeks.
