Saturday, October 21, 2023

Desmond Child: Top 50 Songs

Desmond Child

Top 50 Songs

Songwriter Desmond Child was born John Carles Barrett on 10/28/1953 in Gainesville, Florida. He got his start with Desmond Child & Rouge in 1975, reaching #51 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Our Love Is Insane” in 1979. The group disbanded a year later.

Child has subsequently worked with multiple artists as a songwriter and producer, including Aerosmith, Clay Aiken, Jimmy Barnes, Michael Bolton, Bon Jovi, Cher, Chicago, Kelly Clarkson, Alice Cooper, Dream Theater, Hilary Duff, Selena Gomez, Hall & Oates, Hanson, INXS, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Jonas Brothers, Kiss, Cyndi Lauper, Ricky Martin, Jesse McCartney, Meat Loaf, Billie Myers, Allanah Myles, Katy Perry, Ratt, LeAnn Rimes, Roxette, Scorpions, Shakira, Billy Squier, Joss Stone, Barbra Streisand, Bonnie Tyler, Carrie Underwood, Steve Vai, John Waite, Weezer, Robbie Williams, Winger, Trisha Yearwood, and Zedd.

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.

Awards:

Top 50 Songs Written/Co-Written by Desmond Child

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. Bon Jovi “Livin’ on a Prayer” (1986)
2. Ricky Martin “Livin’ La Vida Loca” (1999)

DMDB Top 2%:

3. Bon Jovi “You Give Love a Bad Name” (1986)

DMDB Top 5%:

4. Aerosmith “Dude Looks Like a Lady” (1987)
5. Kiss “I Was Made for Lovin’ You” (1979)
6. Sisqó “Thong Song” (2000)
7. Bon Jovi “Bad Medicine” (1988)
8. Aerosmith “What It Takes” (1989)
9. Alice Cooper “Poison” (1989)
10. Ava Max “Kings & Queens” (2020)

DMDB Top 10%:

11. Aerosmith “Angel” (1987)
12. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts “I Hate Myself for Loving You” (1988)
13. Billie Myers “Kiss the Rain” (1997)
14. Katy Perry “Waking Up in Vegas” (2008)
15. Aerosmith “Crazy” (1993)
16. Kiss “Heaven’s on Fire” (1984)
17. Ricky Martin with Christina Aguilera “Nobody Wants to Be Lonely” (2001)

DMDB Top 20%:

18. Michael Bolton “How Can We Be Lovers” (1989)
19. Bon Jovi “Keep the Faith” (1992)
20. Ricky Martin “She Bangs” (2000)

21. Ricky Martin “The Cup of Life” (1998)
22. Aerosmith “Hole in My Soul” (1997)
23. Kiss “Reason to Live” (1987)
24. Bon Jovi “Born to Be My Baby” (1988)
25. Cher “Just Like Jesse James” (1989)
26. Bon Jovi “This Ain’t a Love Song” (1995)
27. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts “Little Liar” (1988)
28. Bon Jovi “You Want to Make a Memory” (2007)
29. Cher “We All Sleep Alone” (1987)
30. Cher “Save Up All Your Tears” (1991)
31. Kiss “Hide Your Heart” (1989)

Beyond the DMDB Top 20%:

32. Bon Jovi “Misunderstood” (2002)
33. Bon Jovi “Something for the Pain” (1995)
34. Alice Cooper “House of Fire” (1989)
35. Bon Jovi “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” (1992)
36. Kiss “Let’s Put the X in Sex” (1988)
37. Clay Aiken “Invisible” (2003)
38. Ricky Martin “Shake Your Bon-Bon” (1999)
39. Bon Jovi “Real Life” (1999)
40. John Waite “These Times Are Hard for Lovers” (1987)

41. Hanson “Weird” (1997)
42. Desmond Child “Love on a Rooftop” (1991)
43. Desmond Child & Rouge “Our Love Is Insane” (1979)
44. Ratt “Lovin’ You’s a Dirty Job” (1990)
45. Desmond Child “Youre the Story of My Life” (1991)
46. Zedd with Jon Bellion “Beautiful Now” (2015)
47. Alice Cooper “Bed of Nails” (1989)
48. Bon Jovi “All About Lovin’ You” (2002)
49. INXS “Afterglow” (2005)
50. Aerosmith “F.I.N.E.” (1989)

Resources and Related Links:

DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Desmond Child
Dave’s Music Database: “Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists”

First posted 10/21/2023.

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