"Walk This Way" is a song by the American rock band Aerosmith. Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry,the song was originally released as the second single from the album Toys in the Attic (1975). It peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1977,part of a string of successful hit singles for the band in the 1970s. In addition to being one of the songs that helped break Aerosmith into the mainstream in the 1970s,it also helped revitalize their career in the 1980s when it was covered by hip hop group Run-D.M.C. on their 1986 album Raising Hell. This cover was a touchstone for the new musical subgenre of rap rock,or the melding of rock and hip hop. It became an international hit,reaching number 4 on the Billboard charts,and won both groups a Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap Single in 1987 Soul Train Music Awards. Both versions are in the Grammy Hall of Fame.
The Proclaimers are a Scottish rock duo formed in 1983 by twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid. They came to attention with their 1987 single "Letter from America",which reached No. 3 in the United Kingdom,and the 1988 single "I'm Gonna Be ",which topped charts in Australia,Iceland and New Zealand. The duo's biggest album,Sunshine on Leith (1988) has been certified multi-Platinum in Australia and Canada,selling over 2 million copies worldwide,including around 700,000 in the United States. The Proclaimers have sold over 5 million albums worldwide.
"What a Wonderful World" is a song written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong live in 1959. It was later recorded in studio and released in 1967 as a single. In April 1968,it topped the pop chart in the United Kingdom,but performed poorly in the United States because Larry Newton,the president of ABC Records,disliked the song and refused to promote it.
"I'm Every Woman" is a song by American singer Chaka Khan,released in September 1978 by Warner Bros. as her debut solo single from her first album,Chaka (1978). It was Khan's first hit outside her recordings with the funk band Rufus. "I'm Every Woman" was produced by Arif Mardin and written by the successful songwriting team Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson. The single established Chaka's career outside the group Rufus,whom she would leave after their eighth studio album,Masterjam,was released in late 1979.
This is the singles discography of American singer Janet Jackson. Janet has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Billboard ranked her as well as the third greatest female artist of all time on Billboard Hot 100 history.
"My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" is a song by American pop/R&B group En Vogue,released in March 1992 by Eastwest Records as the lead single from their multi-platinum second album,Funky Divas (1992).
"Easy" is a song by American band Commodores from their fifth studio album,Commodores (1977),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.
"Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry" is a song by Swedish band Ace of Base,released as a single on 11 March 1996. It was the third single taken from the band's second album,The Bridge (1995). In Europe,the song peaked at number six in Hungary,number 12 in Denmark and number 17 in Finland. In the US,it reached number six on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. And in Canada,it peaked at number 53 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.
Canadian singer and songwriter Shania Twain has released six studio albums,three compilation albums,three remix albums,one box set,two live albums,45 singles,38 music videos,six promotional singles,and made six guest appearances. Twain's repertoire has sold over 34 million albums in the United States alone,placing her as the top-selling female artist in country music. Moreover,with 48 million copies shipped,she is ranked as the 26th best-selling artist overall in the US,tying with Kenny G for the spot. She is also recognized as one of the best-selling music artists in history,selling over 100 million records worldwide and thus becoming the top-selling female artist in country music ever.
"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" is a song by American dance music group C+C Music Factory,released by Columbia Records on November 18,1990 as the lead single from their debut album,Gonna Make You Sweat (1990). The song is sung by Martha Wash and rapped by Freedom Williams;it was written by Robert Clivillés,Williams,and David Cole,and produced by Clivillés and Cole. The song charted internationally and achieved great success in Austria,Canada,Germany,Sweden,and the United States,where it reached number one on the dance charts. The accompanying music video was directed by Marcus Nispel,and features singer/dancer Zelma Davis lip-syncing to Wash's vocal parts. Billboard magazine ranked "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" No.402 among the "500 Best Pop Songs of All Time" in 2023.
"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a pop song by English singer Rick Astley,released on 27 July 1987. The song is widely regarded as Astley's most popular,as well as his signature song,and it is often played at the end of his live concerts. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman,it was released by RCA Records as the first single from Astley's debut studio album,Whenever You Need Somebody (1987),with a music video directed by Simon West.
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" is a song co-written by Diane Warren and Albert Hammond and recorded by American rock band Starship for their second studio album,No Protection (1987). It is a power ballad duet featuring vocalists Grace Slick and Mickey Thomas and is the theme to the romantic-comedy film Mannequin.
"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" is a song by German dance-pop group Milli Vanilli. It was released in July 1989 as the fourth single from their debut album,All or Nothing (1988),as well as its American counterpart,Girl You Know It's True (1989). The single was a success,hitting the number one spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and being certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The song also reached number one in Austria,Belgium,Canada,the Netherlands and Switzerland,number two in Ireland,the United Kingdom and West Germany,and number three in Australia.
Sunshine on Leith is the second studio album by Scottish folk rock duo the Proclaimers,released in September 1988 through Chrysalis Records. The record spawned four singles:"I'm Gonna Be ",which topped charts in Australia,New Zealand and Iceland;"Sunshine on Leith",a ballad that has become an anthem for Scottish football club Hibernian F.C.;the No. 3 Australian hit "I'm on My Way";and the Australian-exclusive "Then I Met You". The non-single "Cap in Hand" also came to prominence in 2014 with the Scottish Independence referendum.
"I'm on My Way" is a song by Scottish folk pop duo the Proclaimers from their 1988 album Sunshine on Leith. It was released as a single in 1989 and reached number 43 in the United Kingdom and number three in Australia. The lyrics "I'm on my way from misery to happiness today" differ from "I'm on My Way",the spiritual of the same name.
"Lovely Day" is a song by American soul and R&B singer Bill Withers. Written by Withers and Skip Scarborough,it was released on December 21,1977,and appears on Withers's sixth album,Menagerie (1977). Withers holds a sustained note towards the end which,at 18 seconds,is one of the longest ever recorded on an American pop song. The song was listed at No. 402 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Best Songs of All Time" in 2021.
"I'm Gonna Get You" is a song by English electronic music group Bizarre Inc,featuring collaborative lead vocals by English singer Angie Brown. It was released in September 1992 by Vinyl Solution and Sony as the second single from the group's second studio album,Energique (1992). The song contains lyrics from "Love's Gonna Get You" by Jocelyn Brown,and a sample from "Brass Disk" by Dupree. It proved to be a hit on the UK Singles Chart in October 1992,peaking at number three and later being certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 200,000 copies,and it also reached the number-three position in the Netherlands in January 1993. The track failed to reach the top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100,but did top the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart as well as the Canadian RPM Dance/Urban chart.
American singer Whitney Houston,known as "The Voice",released 57 singles as a leading artist and 4 as a featured artist. Houston is one of the best-selling music artists of all time,with over 220 million records sold worldwide. In the United States,Houston amassed 11 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles,all of whom have been certified either gold,platinum,multi-platinum or diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America and was one of a selected group of artists to have a top ten single in the Billboard Hot 100 in four different decades. She is currently ranked in seventh place of the artists with the most number one singles in the history of the Billboard Hot 100. Prior to the introduction of digital singles,Houston sold 16.5 million physical singles in the country,the most ever by a female recording artist. In October 2012,the Official Charts Company claimed Houston was the fourth biggest-selling female singles artist of all time with a sales total of 8.5 million singles in that country.
Scottish band The Proclaimers have released eleven studio albums,six compilation albums,one extended play and twenty-five singles.
