Olivia Newton-John: Her Top 50 Songs in Celebration of Her LIfe

Olivia Newton-John Top 50 Songs

The country/pop singer was born 9/26/1948 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. She died on 8/8/2022. Her family moved to Australia in 1953. At age 16, won talent contest to England. Granddaughter of Nobel Prize-winning German physicist Max Born. She was in the Pat & Olivia duo and group Tomorrow before going solo. She won the CMA Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1974. In movies Grease, Xanadu, and Two of a Kind. Married actor Matt Lattanzi in 1984, divorced in 1995. Opened own chain of clothing boutiques (Koala Blue) in 1984. Her daughter Chloe was born in 1986. She battled breast cancer in 1992, was diagnosed with cancer again in 2013, and a third time in 2017. Married John Easterling in 2008. She sold more than 100 million records in her career. 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. Spotify Podcast: Check out the Dave’s Music Database podcast Olivia Newton-John: Celebrating Her Life and Music based on this list. Debut: August 9, 2022, at 7pm CST. New episodes based on Dave’s Music Database lists are posted every Tuesday at 7pm CST.

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Top 50 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. DMDB Top 1%: 1. You’re the One That I Want (with John Travolta, 1978) 2. Physical (1981) 3. I Honestly Love You (1974) DMDB Top 2%: 4. Magic (1980) 5. Summer Nights (with John Travolta, 1978) DMDB Top 5%: 6. Have You Never Been Mellow (1975) 7. Hopelessly Devoted to You (1978) 8. Xanadu (with Electric Light Orchestra, 1980) 9. A Little More Love (1978) DMDB Top 10%: 10. If You Love Me, Let Me Know (1974) 11. Make a Move on Me (1981) 12. Let Me Be There (1973) 13. Please Mr. Please (1975) 14. Suddenly (with Cliff Richard, 1980) 15. Heart Attack (1982) 16. Twist of Fate (1983) 17. The Grease Megamix (with John Travolta, 1990) 18. If Not for You (1971) 19. Deeper Than the Night (1978) 20. Soul Kiss (1985) 21. Sam (1976) DMDB Top 20%: 22. Something Better to Do (1975) 23. Livin’ in Desperate Times (1983) 24. Come on Over (1976) 25. The Rumour (1988) 26. Tied Up (1982) 27. I Can’t Help It (with Andy Gibb, 1980) 28. Banks of the Ohio (1971) 29. Fly Away (with John Denver, 1975) 30. Don’t Stop Belevin’ (1976) 31. Landslide (1981) 32. Angel of the Morning (1972) Beyond the DMDB Top 20%: 33. Totally Hot (1978) 34. Take a Chance (with John Travolta, 1983) 35. O Come All Ye Faithful (with Elvis Presley, 2008) 36. Let It Shine (1975) 37. Dancin’ ‘Round and ‘Round (1978) 38. Suspended in Time (1980) 39. Toughen Up (1985) 40. The Best of Me (with David Foster, 1986) 41. Physical (with the Glee Cast, 2010) 42. It’s Not Heaven (1988) 43. What Is Life? (1972) 44. The Promise (1981) 45. Every Face Tells a Story (1976) 46. Emotional Tangle (1985) 47. Making a Good Thing Better (1977) 48. Whenever You’re Away from Me (with Gene Kelly, 1980) 49. Shaking You (1983) 50. Walk Through Fire (1988) Resources and Related Links: DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Olivia Newton-John Dave’s Music Database: “Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists” First posted 8/8/2022; last updated 8/24/2022.