Tina Turner: Top 50 Songs

Tina Turner Top 50 Songs

R&B/rock singer born Anna Mae Bullock on 11/26/39 in Nutbush, TN. Died 5/24/2023. Found success as half of a duo with Ike Turner, to whom she was married from 1962-78. After a few overlooked solo efforts in the ‘70s, Tina returned with the album Private Dancer in 1984 and launched one of rock’s greatest comeback stories. The 12-time Grammy winner has been called “The Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” and sold more than 200 million records worldwide. 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. Check out the DMDB podcast episode Celebrating Tina Turner, 1939-2023 based on this list.

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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. What’s Love Got to Do with It? (1984) 2. River Deep, Mountain High (with Ike, 1966) DMDB Top 5%: 3. Proud Mary (with Ike, 1971) 4. We Don’t Need Another Hero (1985) 5. The Best (1989) DMDB Top 10%: 6. Private Dancer (1984) 7. I Don’t Wanna Fight (1993) 8. Typical Male (1986) 9. It’s Only Love (with Bryan Adams, 1984) 10. Better Be Good to Me (1984) 11. Let’s Stay Together (1983) DMDB Top 20%: 12. Help! (1984) 13. Tonight (with David Bowie, 1984) 14. Come Together (with Ike, 1970) 15. Nutbush City Limits (with Ike, 1973) 16. One of the Living (1985) 17. Two People (1986) 18. What You Get Is What You See (1986) 19. Golden Eye (1995) 20. Tearing Us Apart (with Eric Clapton, 1986) 21. Steamy Windows (1989) 22. I Want to Take You Higher (with Ike, 1970) 23. It Takes Two (with Rod Stewart, 1990) 24. Ooh Poo Pah Doo (with Ike, 1964) 25. Fool in Love (with Ike, 1960) Beyond the DMDB Top 20%: 26. Show Some Respect (1984) 27. Why Must We Wait Until Tonight (1993) 28. Missing You (1996) 29. It’s Gonna Work Out Fine (with Ike, 1961) 30. Up in Heah (with Ike, 1972) 31. When the Heartache Is Over (1999) 32. Baby Get It On (with Ike, 1975) 33. Bold Soul Sister (with Ike, 1969) 34. Sexy Ida (with Ike, 1974) 35. Tra La La La La (with Ike, 1962) 36. I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (1969) 37. Come Together (1976) 38. Addicted to Love (1988) 39. I Idolize You (with Ike, 1960) 40. I Can’t Stand the Rain (1984) 41. Workin’ Together (with Ike, 1970) 42. I’m Yours (Use Me Anyway You Wanna) (with Ike, 1971) 43. Poor Fool (with Ike, 1961) 44. The Hunter (with Ike, 1969) 45. You Should’a Treated Me Right (with Ike, 1962) 46. Open Arms (2004) 47. Break Every Rule (1986) 48. Look Me in the Heart (1989) 49. I Don’t Wanna Lose You (1989) 50. I Can’t Believe What You Say for Seeing What You Do (with Ike, 1964) Resources and Related Links: DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Tina Turner Dave’s Music Database: “Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists” First posted 5/27/2023; last updated 6/14/2023.