Paul Carrack - Happy 70th birthday! His Top 30 Songs

Paul Carrack Top 30 Songs

The pop/rock singer and keyboardist Paul Carrack was born April 22, 1951 in Sheffield, England. Fronted the band Ace, offered guest vocals for Squeeze, and worked with Mike + the Mechanics. Also worked as a solo singer. For a complete list of this act’s DMDB honors, check out the DMDB Music Maker Encyclopedia entry. Click here to see other acts’ best-of lists.

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Top 30 Songs Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by song’s appearances on best-of lists, appearances on compilations and live albums by the featured act, and songs’ chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards. This list includes songs by Ace, Squeeze, and Mike + the Mechanics which featured Carrack on lead vocals. Unless otherwise noted, songs are by Paul Carrack as a solo artist. Songs which hit #1 on the following charts are noted: Billboard Hot 100 (US), Cashbox (CB), Billboard adult contemporary chart (AC), Billboard album rock track chart (AR), Canadian pop chart (CN), and Australian pop chart (AU). DMDB Top 5%: 1. The Living Years (Mike + the Mechanics, 1988) #1 US, CB, AC, CN, AU 2. Tempted (Squeeze, 1981) 3. How Long (Ace, 1974) #1 CB DMDB Top 10%: 4. Silent Running (Mike + the Mechanics, 1985) #1 AR 5. Don’t Shed a Tear (1987) DMDB Top 20%: 6. I Need You (1982) 7. One Good Reason (1987) 8. I Live by the Groove (1989) 9. Everybody Gets a Second Chance (Mike + the Mechanics, 1991) 10. Over My Shoulder (Mike + the Mechanics, 1995) Beyond the DMDB Top 20%: 11. When You Walk in the Room (1987) 12. Button Off My Shirt (1987) 13. Rock and Roll Runaway (Ace, 1974) 14. Now That You’re Gone (Mike + the Mechanics, 1999) 15. Nobody Knows (Mike + the Mechanics, 1988) 16. Loving You Tonight (Squeeze, 1993) 17. Whenever I Stop (Mike + the Mechanics, 1999) 18. Romance (Paul Carrack with Terri Nunn, 1989) 19. Another Cup of Coffee (Mike + the Mechanics, 1995) 20. Eyes of Blue (1996) 21. Lesson in Love (1982) 22. Revolution (Mike + the Mechanics, 1989) 23. Battlefield (1989) 24. For Once in Our Lives (1997) 25. A Time and a Place (Mike + the Mechanics, 1991) 26. Love Will Keep Us Alive (1997) 27. Do Me Lover (Carlene Carter with Paul Carrack, 1981) 28. Beggar on a Beach of Gold (Mike + the Mechanics, 1995) 29. A Call to Arms (Mike + the Mechanics, 1985) 30. Oh How Happy (Carlene Carter with Paul Carrack, 1981) Resources and Related Links: DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Paul Carrack DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Mike + the Mechanics DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Squeeze Dave’s Music Database: “Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists” First posted 12/23/2019; updated 6/5/2022.