Showing posts with label Physical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Physical. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

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.

Awards:

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)

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First posted 8/8/2022; last updated 8/24/2022.
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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Billboard Hot 100: The Top 300+ Songs, 1958-2021

Billboard Hot 100:

Top 300+ Songs, 1958-2021

In 2008, Billboard published a list of the top 100 songs of all-time in celebration of the Hot 100 chart’s 50th anniversary. For the chart’s 60th anniversary, they updated the list to a top 600. They updated the top 100 list again in 2021 with a new song at #1. Because the newest list only updated the top 100, there are certainly recent songs which would make this list beyond the top 100 that have not been included.

See other chart-based lists here and specific Billboard lists here.

1. The Weeknd “Blinding Lights” (2019)
2. Chubby Checker “The Twist” (1960)
3. Santana with Rob Thomas “Smooth” (1999)
4. Bobby Darin “Mack the Knife” (1959)
5. Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” (2014)
6. LeAnn Rimes “How Do I Live” (1997)
7. LMFAO with Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem” (2011)
8. Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” (2009)
9. Los Del Rio “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” (1995)
10. Ed Sheeran “Shape of You” (2017)

11. Olivia Newton-John “Physical” (1981)
12. Debby Boone “You Light Up My Life” (1977)
13. The Beatles “Hey Jude” (1968)
14. The Chainsmokers with Halsey “Closer” (2016)
15. Mariah Carey “We Belong Together” (2005)
16. Toni Braxton “Un-Break My Heart” (1996)
17. Usher wth Lil’ Jon & Ludacris “Yeah!” (2004)
18. Kim Carnes “Bette Davis Eyes” (1981)
19. Post Malone “Circles” (2019)
20. Lionel Richie & Diana Ross “Endless Love” (1981)

21. Rod Stewart “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)” (1976)
22. Jewel “You Were Meant for Me”/ “Foolish Games” (1997)
23. Bryan Adams “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” (1991)
24. Boyz II Men “I’ll Make Love to You” (1994)
25. Percy Faith “Theme from ‘A Summer Place’” (1960)
26. Chic “Le Freak” (1978)
27. Bee Gees “How Deep Is Your Love” (1977)
28. Survivor “Eye of the Tiger” (1982)
29. Rihanna & Calvin Harris “We Found Love” (2011)
30. Maroon 5 with Cardi B “Girls Like You” (2017)

31. Flo Rida & T-Pain “Low” (2007)
32. Dua Lipa with DaBaby “Levitating” (2020)
33. Andy Gibb “I Just Want to Be Your Everything” (1977)
34. Next “Too Close” (1998)
35. The Police “Every Breath You Take” (1983)
36. Gotye with Kimbra “Somebody That I Used to Know” (2011)
37. Luis Fonsi with Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber “Despacito” (2017)
38. Irene Cara “Flashdance...What a Feelin’” (1983)
39. Adele “Rolling in the Deep” (2010)
40. Bobby Lewis “Tossin’ and Turnin’” (1961)

41. Lil Nas X with Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road” (2018)
42. Johnny Horton “The Battle of New Orleans” (1959)
43. Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men “One Sweet Day” (1995)
44. Savage Garden “Truly, Madly, Deeply” (1997)
45. Paul McCartney & Wings “Silly Love Songs” (1976)
46. Marvin Gaye “Let’s Get It On” (1973)
47. Bee Gees “Night Fever” (1978)
48. Queen “Another One Bites the Dust” (1980)
49. 24K Goldn with Iann Dior “Mood” (2020)
50. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson “Say, Say, Say” (1983)

51. Nickelback “How You Remind Me” (2001)
52. Tony Orlando & Dawn “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” (1973)
53. Tommy Edwards “It’s All in the Game” (1951)
54. The Beatles “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (1963)
55. Andy Gibb “Shadow Dancing” (1978)
56. Carly Rae Jepsen “Call Me Maybe” (2011)
57. Robin Thicke with T.I. & Pharrell Williams “Blurred Lines” (2013)
58. Elton John “Candle in the Wind 1997 (Goodbye England’s Rose)” (1997)
59. Alicia Keys “No One” (2007)
60. Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” (1992)

61. Boyz II Men “End of the Road” (1992)
62. Ed Sheeran with Beyoncé “Perfect” (2017)
63. Black Eyed Peas “Boom Boom Pow” (2009)
64. Blondie “Call Me” (1980)
65. Mario “Let Me Love You” (2004)
66. Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive’ (1977)
67. Kenny Rogers “Lady” (1980)
68. Ke$ha “Tik Tok” (2009)
69. The Monkees “I’m a Believer” (1966)
70. Kanye West with Jamie Foxx “Gold Digger” (2005)

71. One Republic with Timbaland “Apologize” (2007)
72. Ace of Base “The Sign” (1993)
73. J. Geils Band “Centerfold” (1981)
74. Meghan Trainor “All About That Bass” (2014)
75. Post Malone with Swae Lee “Sunflower” (2018)
76. John Lennon “Just Like Starting Over” (1980)
77. Lorde “Royals” (2013)
78. Brandy & Monica “The Boy Is Mine” (1998)
79. Stevie B “Because I Love You (The Postman Song)” (1990)
80. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts “I Love Rock and Roll” (1981)

81. The 5th Dimension “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” (1969)
82. Tag Team “Whoomp! There It Is” (1993)
83. Drake “God’s Plan” (2018)
84. Maroon 5 with Christina Aguilera “Moves Like Jagger” (2011)
85. Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder “Ebony and Ivory” (1982)
86. Paula Abdul “Rush Rush” (1991)
87. Dionne & Friends “That's What Friends Are For” (1985)
88. Pharrell Williams “Happy” (2013)
89. Diana Ross “Upside Down” (1980)
90. The Archies “Sugar, Sugar” (1969)

91. Bruno Mars “Just the Way You Are (Amazing)” (2010)
92. Nelly with Kelly Rowland “Dilemma” (2002)
93. Marvin Gaye “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” (1968)
94. Shania Twain “You’re Still the One” (1998)
95. Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” (1983)
96. Donna Summer “Hot Stuff” (1979)
97. Post Malone with 21 Savage “Rockstar” (2017)
98. Coolio with L.V. “Gangsta’s Paradise” (1995)
99. Steve Miller Band “Abracadabra” (1982)
100. Carly Simon “You’re So Vain” (1972)

101. Wild Cherry “Play That Funky Music” (1976)
102. Lionel Richie “Say You Say Me” (1985)
103. The Knack “My Sharona” (1979)
104. Lionel Richie “All Night Long (All Night)” (1983)
105. Sinéad O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U” (1990)
106. All-4-One “I Swear” (1994)
107. Mary J. Blige “Family Affair” (2001)
108. Foreigner “Waiting for a Girl Like You” (1981)
109. Elvis Presley “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” (1960)
110. Roberta Flack “Killing Me Softly with His Song” (1973)

111. Wiz Khalifa with Charlie Puth “See You Again” (2015)
112. John Mellencamp “Hurts So Good” (1982)
113. Puff Daddy with Faith Evans & 112 “I’ll Be Missing You” (1997)
114. Katy Perry with Juicy J “Dark Horse” (2013)
115. B.J. Thomas “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head” (1969)
116. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with Wanz “Thrift Shop” (2012)
117. Phil Collins “Another Day in Paradise” (1989)
118. Maroon 5 “One More Night” (2012)
119. The Emotions “Best of My Love” (1977)
120. fun. with Janelle Monae “We Are Young” (2012)

121. Bruno Mars “That’s What I Like” (2016)
122. Usher “U Make Me Wanna…” (1997)
123. Fergie “Big Girls Don’t Cry (Personal)” (2007)
124. Barbra Streisand “The Way We Were” (1973)
125. Real McCoy “Another Night” (1993)
126. Elvis Presley “It’s Now or Never” (1960)
127. Captain & Tennille “Do That to Me One More Time” (1979)
128. Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band “A Fifth of Beethoven” (1976)
129. Madonna “Like a Virgin” (1984)
130. Santana with the Product G & B “Maria Maria” (2000)

131. Prince “When Doves Cry” (1984)
132. Gloria Gaynor “I Will Survive” (1978)
133. Ray Charles “I Can’t Stop Loving You” (1962)
134. Usher “U Got It Bad” (2001)
135. T.I. “Whatever You Like” (2008)
136. Jay Sean & Lil Wayne “Down” (2009)
137. Leona Lewis “Bleeding Love” (2007)
138. Three Dog Night “Joy to the World’ (1971)
139. Destiny’s Child “Independent Women” (2000)
140. Ashanti with Ja Rule “Foolish” (2002)

141. Daryl Hall & John Oates “Maneater” (1982)
142. Paul McCartney & Wings “My Love” (1973)
143. The Weeknd “The Hills” (2015)
144. The Tony Rich Project “Nobody Knows” (1996)
145. Gilbert O’Sullivan “Alone Again (Naturally)” (1972)
146. John Legend “All of Me” (2013)
147. Taylor Swift “Shake It Off” (2014)
148. Roberta Flack “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” (1969)

149. Drake “One Dance” (2016)
150. Imagine Dragons “Radioactive” (2012)

151. LMFAO “Sexy and I Know It” (2011)
152. Adele “Someone Like You” (2011)
153. OutKast “Hey Ya!” (2003)
154. Pink Floyd “Another Brick in the Wall Part II” (1979)
155. Usher “Burn” (2004)
156. OutKast “The Way You Move” (2003)
157. George Michael “Faith” (1987)
158. Soulja Boy Tell’em “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” (2007)
159. Celine Dion “Because You Loved Me” (1996)
160. 50 Cent “In Da Club” (2002)

161. Frankie Avalon “Venus” (1959)
162. One Republic “Counting Stars” (2013)
163. Queen “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” (1979)
164. Glen Campbell “Rhinestone Cowboy” (1975)
165. Faith Hill “Breathe” (1999)
166. Brenda Lee “I’m Sorry” (1960)
167. Beyoncé “Irreplaceable” (2006)
168. Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse of the Heart” (1983)
169. George Michael “Careless Whisper” (1984) 170. Exile “Kiss You All Over” (1978)

171. Lifehouse “Hanging by a Moment” (2000)
172. The Bangles “Walk Like an Egyptian” (1986)
173. Katy Perry with Kanye West “E.T.” (2010)
174. Domenico Modugno “Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blue)” (1958)
175. The Teddy Bears “To Know Him Is to Love Him” (1958)
176. Eminem “Lose Yourself” (2002)
177. The Jackson 5 “I’ll Be There” (1970)
178. Alicia Keys “Fallin’” (2001)
179. TLC “Creep” (1994)
180. Barbra Streisand “Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)” (1976)

181. Paul Mauriat “Love Is Blue” (1967)
182. Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots “Disco Duck” (1976)
183. Jennifer Lopez with Ja Rule “I’m Real” (2001)
184. Ciara with Petey Pablo “Goodies” (2004)
185. Louis Armstrong “Hello, Dolly!” (1964)
186. The Human League “Don’t You Want Me?” (1981)
187. Rod Stewart “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?” (1978)
188. TLC “Waterfalls” (1994)
189. Rod Stewart “Maggie May” (1971)
190. The Four Seasons “Big Girls Don’t Cry” (1962)

191. Nelly “Hot in Herre” (2002)
192. Barry Manilow “I Write the Songs” (1975)
193. Rick Springfield “Jessie’s Girl” (1981)
194. C + C Music Factory “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” (1990)
195. A Taste of Honey “Boogie Oogie Oogie” (1978)
196. Barbra Streisand “Woman in Love” (1980)
197. Fetty Wap “Trap Queen” (2015)
198. Chris Brown with Juelz Santana “Run It!” (2005)
199. Elton John “Philadelphia Freedom” (1975)
200. Justin Bieber “Love Yourself” (2015)

201. Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs “Sugar Shack” (1963)
202. The Rolling Stones “Honky Tonk Women (1969)
203. Lady Gaga with Colby O’Donis “Just Dance” (2008)
204. Madonna “Vogue” (1990)
205. The Kingston Trio “Tom Dooley” (1958)
206. Mariah Carey “Love Takes Time” (1990)
207. Usher with Alicia Keys “Mo Boo” (2004)
208. Eddie Kendricks “Keep on Truckin’” (1973)
209. T.I. with Rihanna “Live Your Life” (2008)
210. Otis Redding “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” (1968)

211. Beyoncé with Sean Paul “Baby Boy” (2003)
212. Katy Perry “Firework” (2010)
213. Lil Wayne with Static Major “Lollipop” (2008)
214. Elton John “Crocodile Rock” (1972)
215. Roxette “It Must Have Been Love” (1990)
216. Mariah Carey “Vision of Love” (1990)
217. Don McLean “American Pie” (1971)
218. The Platters “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” (1958)
219. Donna Summer “Bad Girls” (1979)
220. Chicago “Hard to Say I’m Sorry” (1982)

221. Jimmy Dean “Big Bad John” (1961)
222. Jim Reeves “He’ll Have to Go” (1959)
223. Janet Jackson “Miss You Much” (1989)
224. Pitbull with Ne-Yo, Afrojack, & Nayer “Give Me Everything” (2011)
225. KC & the Sunshine Band “Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake Your Booty” (1976)
226. Men at Work “Down Under” (1981)
227. Terry Jackson “Seasons in the Sun” (1974)
228. U.S.A. for Africa “We Are the World” (1985)
229. Lulu “To Sir with Love” (1967)
230. Lady Antebellum “Need You Now” (2009)

231. Bruno Mars “Locked Out of Heaven” (2012)
232. The Everly Brothers “Cathy’s Clown” (1960)
233. John Cougar Mellencamp “Jack and Diane” (1982)
234. Van Halen “Jump” (1984)
235. Wilson Phillips “Hold On” (1990)
236. Simon & Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1970)
237. Tony Orlando & Dawn “Knock Three Times” (1970)
238. The Fleetwoods “Mr. Blue” (1959)
239. Color Me Badd “I Wanna Sex You Up” (1991)
240. Eminem with Rihanna “Love the Way You Lie” (2010)

241. Timmy T “One More Try” (1991)
242. Paul Anka “Lonely Boy” (1959)
243. Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud” (2014)
244. Boyz II Men “On Bended Knee” (1994)
245. Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton “Islands in the Stream” (1983)
246. Justin Bieber “Sorry” (2015)
247. Bobby Goldsboro “Honey” (1968)
248. Paul McCartney & Wings “Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)” (1980)
249. John Denver “I’m Sorry” (1975)
250. Toni Braxton “You’re Makin’ Me High” / “Let It Flow” (1996)

251. Joey Dee & the Starliters “Peppermint Twist” (1962)
252. Katy Perry with Snoop Dogg “California Gurls” (2010)
253. Christopher Cross “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” (1981)
254. Elton John & Kiki Dee “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” (1976)
255. The Manhattans “Kiss and Say Goodbye” (1976)
256. Beyoncé with Jay-Z “Crazy in Love” (2003)
257. Carole King “It’s Too Late” / “I Feel the Earth Move” (1971)
258. Mr. Mister “Broken Wings” (1985)
259. Bette Midler “From a Distance” (1990)
260. Taio Cruz “Dynamite” (2010)

261. Heart “Alone” (1987)
262. The Carpenters “They Long to Be Close to You” (1970)
263. Bobby Vinton “Roses Are Red My Love” (1962)
264. REO Speedwagon “Can’t Fight This Feeling” (1984)
265. Gwen Stefani “Hollaback Girl” (2005)
266. Captain & Tennille “Love Will Keep Us Together” (1975)
267. Lloyd Price “Stagger Lee” (1958)
268. Poison “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” (1988)
269. Ray Stevens “The Streak” (1974)
270. Mariah Carey “Fantasy” (1995)

271. Whitney Houston “I Wanna Dance with Somebody Who Loves Me” (1987)
272. Daryl Hall & John Oates “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)” (1981)
273. Johnnie Taylor “Disco Lady” (1976)
274. Elton John “Bennie and the Jets” (1973)
275. Lady Gaga “Poker Face” (2008)
276. Ohio Players “Love Rollercoaster” (1976)
277. Bon Jovi “Livin’ on a Prayer” (1986)
278. Johnny Preston “Running Bear” (1959)
279. Dire Straits “Money for Nothing” (1985)
280. Chicago “If You Leave Me Now” (1976)

281. The Partridge Family “I Think I Love You” (1970)
282. EMF “Unbelievable” (1990)
283. The Rascals “People Got to Be Free” (1968)
284. Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald “On My Own” (1986)
285. Surface “The First Time” (1991)
286. Train “Hey Soul Sister” (2009)
287. Michael Jackson “Beat It” (1983)
288. Andy Gibb “Love Is Thicker Than Water” (1977)
289. Madonna “Crazy for You” (1985)
290. Bert Kaempfert Orchestra “Wonderland by Night” (1960)

291. Madonna “Take a Bow” (1994)
292. The Supremes “Love Child” (1968)
293. Puff Daddy & Mase “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down” (1997)
294. 3 Doors Down “Kryptonite” (2000)
295. The Beatles “She Loves You” (1963)
296. Tina Turner “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” (1984)
297. Adele “Hello” (2015)
298. Elvis Presley “Stuck on You” (1960)
299. The Browns “The Three Bells” (1959)
300. Jim Croce “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” (1973)

301. Eagles “One of These Nights” (1975)
302. Michael Jackson “Rock with You” (1979)
303. Extreme “More Than Words” (1991)
304. Gladys Knight & the Pips “Midnight Train to Georgia” (1973)
305. Zager & Evans “In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)” (1969)
306. Sly & the Family Stone “Everyday People” (1968)
307. Janet Jackson “Escapade” (1989)

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Tuesday, June 9, 1992

Olivia Newton-John, A Retrospective: 1971-1992

Olivia Newton-John

A Retrospective: 1971-1992

Overview:

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.

On the Web:

Lists:

Awards:

The Studio Albums:

Hover over an album cover to see its title and year of release. Click on the album to go to its dedicated DMDB page.

Compilations:


Under each album snapshot, songs featured on the anthologies are noted. If the song charted, the date of the song’s release or first chart appearance and its chart peaks are noted in parentheses. Click for codes to singles charts.

If Not for You

Rating:

4.110 out of 5.00
(average of 4 ratings)

Released: November 1, 1971

Peak: 158 US, 14 AU

Sales (in millions): --

Tracks:

  1. Me and Bobby McGee
  2. If
  3. Banks of the Ohio (10/16/71, 94 US, 34 AC, 6 UK, 66 CN, 1 AU) BB-E, BB-AU, GD
  4. In a Station
  5. Love Song
  6. Help Me Make It Through the Night
  7. If Not for You (3/20/71, 25 US, 23 CB, 24 HR, 1 AC, 7 UK, 3 CN, 7 AU, 5 DF) G1, BB-E, BB-AU, GD
  8. Where Are You Going to My Love
  9. Lullaby
  10. If I Gotta Leave
  11. No Regrets

Total Running Time: 35:54

Olivia

Rating:

3.977 out of 5.00
(average of 3 ratings)

Released: August 11, 1972

Peak: --

Sales (in millions): --

Tracks:

  1. Angel of the Morning
  2. Just a Little Too Much (1972 single)
  3. If We Only Have Love
  4. Winterwood
  5. My Old Man’s Got a Gun
  6. Changes (8/72, --) L1, G1
  7. I’m a Small and Lonely Light
  8. Why Don’t You Write Me
  9. Mary Skeffington IL
  10. Behind That Locked Door
  11. What Is Life (3/4/72, 34 AC, 16 UK, 34 DF) BB-E
  12. Everything I Own
  13. Living in Harmony
  14. I Will Touch You

Total Running Time: 40:38

Let Me Be There (aka “Music Makes My Day”)

Rating:

3.440 out of 5.00
(average of 8 ratings)

Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

Released: November 1973

Peak: 54 US, 37 UK, 39 CN

Sales (in millions): 0.5 US

Tracks:

  1. Take Me Home, Country Roads (1/73, 15 UK, 36 DF) BB-E
  2. Armoureuse
  3. Brotherly Love
  4. Heartbreaker
  5. Rosewater
  6. You Ain’t Got the Right IL
  7. Feeling Best
  8. Being on the Losing End
  9. Let Me Be There (8/25/73, 6 US, 4 CB, 6 HR, 7 RR, 3 AC, 7 CW, 2 CN, 11 AU, 9 DF) G1, BB-AU, MV, GD
  10. Music Makes My Day
  11. Leaving
  12. If We Try

Total Running Time: 42:09

Long Live Love

Rating:

3.750 out of 5.00
(average of 4 ratings)

Released: June 24, 1974

Peak: -- US, 40 UK, -- CN, 19 AU

Sales (in millions): --

Tracks:

  1. Free the People IL
  2. Angel Eyes
  3. Country Girl IL
  4. Someday
  5. God Only Knows IL
  6. Loving You Ain’t Easy
  7. Home Ain’t Home Anymore IL
  8. Have Love, Will Travel
  9. I Honestly Love You (8/3/74, 12 US, 12 CB, 12 HR, 16 RR, 1 3 AC, 6 CW, 22 UK, 11 CN, 14 AU, 1 DF) IL, G1, BB-US, BB-E, BB-AU, MV, GD
  10. Hands Across the Sea
  11. The River’s Too Wide IL
  12. Long Live Love (3/31/74, 11 UK, 11 AU) DF

Total Running Time: 36:46

If You Love Me Let Me Know

Rating:

3.517 out of 5.00
(average of 9 ratings)

Notes:

This album was a compilation of material from 1972’s Olivia (2 cuts), 1973’s Let Me Be There (1 cut), and 1974’s Long Live Love (6 cuts) + the single “If You Love Me Let Me Know.”

Released: May 28, 1974

Peak: 11 US, 18 CW, -- UK, 11 CN, -- AU

Sales (in millions): 0.5 US

Tracks:

  1. If You Love Me Let Me Know (4/6/74, 5 US, 6 CB, 5 HR, 7 RR, 2 AC, 2 CW, 56 UK, 3 CN, 2 AU, 9 DF) G1, BB-US, BB-AU, MV
  2. Mary Skeffington
  3. Country Girl
  4. I Honestly Love You (8/3/74, 12 US, 12 CB, 12 HR, 16 RR, 1 3 AC, 6 CW, 22 UK, 11 CN, 14 AU, 1 DF) IL, G1, BB-US, BB-E, BB-AU, MV, GD
  5. Free the People
  6. The River’s Too Wide
  7. Home Ain’t Home Anymore
  8. God Only Knows
  9. Changes
  10. You Ain’t Got the Right

Total Running Time: 31:08

Have You Never Been Mellow

Rating:

3.018 out of 5.00
(average of 9 ratings)

Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

Released: February 12, 1975

Peak: 11 US, 11 CW, 37 UK, 3 CN, 13 AU

Sales (in millions): 0.5 US

Tracks:

  1. Have You Never Been Mellow (1/21/75, 11 US, 11 CB, 11 HR, 15 RR, 11 AC, 3 CW, 13 CN, 10 AU, 9 DF) G1, BB-US, BB-E, BB-AUF, MV, GD
  2. Loving Arms
  3. Lifestream
  4. Goodbye Again
  5. Water Under the Bridge
  6. I Never Did Sing You a Love Song
  7. It’s So Easy
  8. The Air That I Breathe
  9. Follow Me
  10. And in the Morning
  11. Please Mr. Please (5/30/75, 3 US, 11 CB, 5 HR, 6 RR, 13 AC, 5 CW, 11 CN, 35 AU, 9 DF) G1, BB-US, MV, GD

Total Running Time: 39:29

Clearly Love

Rating:

2.478 out of 5.00
(average of 7 ratings)

Released: September 30, 1975

Peak: 12 US, -- UK, 39 CN, 56 AU

Sales (in millions): 0.5 US

Tracks:

  1. Something Better to Do (9/20/75, 13 US, 15 CB, 30 HR, 28 RR, 13 AC, 19 CW, 26 CN, 60 AU, 22 DF) G1, GD
  2. Lovers
  3. Slow Down Jackson
  4. He’s My Rock
  5. Sail into Tomorrow
  6. Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying
  7. Clearly Love
  8. Let It Shine (12/6/75, 30 US, 12 AC, 5 CW, 17 CN) G1, GD
  9. Summertime Blues
  10. Just a Lot of Folk (The Marshmallow Song)
  11. He Ain’t Heavy…He’s My Brother

Total Running Time: 31:13

Come on Over

Rating:

3.755 out of 5.00
(average of 4 ratings)

Released: February 29, 1976

Peak: 13 US, 49 UK, 30 CN, 29 AU

Sales (in millions): 0.5 US

Tracks:

  1. Jolene (8/5/76, 29 AU, 33 DF)
  2. Pony Ride
  3. Come on Over (3/13/76, 23 US, 30 CB, 30 HR, 30 RR, 11 AC, 5 CW, 22 CN, 55 AU) G1, MV, GD
  4. It’ll Be Me
  5. Greensleeves
  6. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
  7. Don’t Throw It All Away
  8. Who Are You Now?
  9. Smile for Me
  10. Small Talk and Pride
  11. Wrap Me in Your Arms
  12. The Long and Winding Road

Total Running Time: 41:10

Don’t Stop Believin’

Rating:

2.458 out of 5.00
(average of 7 ratings)

Released: October 30, 1976

Peak: 33 US, -- UK, 56 CN, 88 AU

Sales (in millions): 0.5 US

Tracks:

  1. Don’t Stop Believin’ (8/7/76, 33 US, 11 AC, 37 CN, 93 AU, 34 DF) G1, BB-AU, MV, GD
  2. A Thousand Conversations
  3. Compassionate Man
  4. New-Born Babe
  5. Hey Mr. Dreammaker
  6. Every Face Tells a Story (10/30/76, 55 US, 6 AC, 58 CN) GD
  7. Sam (1/29/77, 20 US, 12 AC, 40 CW, 6 UK, 24 CN, 56 AU, 10 DF) G1, BB-US, BB-E, BB-AU, MV, GD
  8. Love You Hold the Key
  9. I’ll Bet You a Kangaroo
  10. The Last Time You Loved

Total Running Time: 34:19

Making a Good Thing Better

Rating:

3.363 out of 5.00
(average of 4 ratings)

Released: November 3, 1977

Peak: 33 US, 60 UK, 33 CN, 71 AU

Sales (in millions): --

Tracks:

  1. Making a Good Thing Better (6/18/77, 87 US, 20 AC) GD
  2. Slow Dancing
  3. Ring of Fire
  4. Coolin’ Down
  5. Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina (1977 single)
  6. Sad Songs
  7. You Won’t See My Cry
  8. So Easy to Begin
  9. I Think I’ll Say Goodbye
  10. Don’t Ask a Friend
  11. If Love Is Real

Total Running Time: 42:22

Greatest Hits

Rating:

4.207 out of 5.00
(average of 10 ratings)

Notes:

All 12 cuts on this compilation had been previously released. For songs appearing on previously mentioned albums, see those album listings for chart peaks and appearances on other compilations

Charted: November 12, 1977

Covers: 1971-1977

Peak: 13 US, 19 UK, 11 CN, 18 AU, 6 DF

Sales (in millions): 2.0 US, 0.3 UK

Tracks:

  1. If Not for You (3/20/71)
  2. Changes (8/72, --)
  3. Let Me Be There (8/25/73)
  4. If You Love Me Let Me Know (4/6/74)
  5. I Honestly Love You (8/3/74)
  6. Have You Never Been Mellow (1/21/75)
  7. Please Mr. Please (5/30/75)
  8. Something Better to Do (9/20/75)
  9. Let It Shine (12/6/75)
  10. Come on Over (3/13/76)
  11. Don’t Stop Believin’ (8/7/76)
  12. Sam (1/29/77)

Grease (soundtrack)

Rating:

4.337 out of 5.00
(average of 22 ratings)

Notes:

See the DMDB page for Grease here.

Released: April 14, 1978

Peak: 112 US, 113 UK, 1u CN, 114 AU, 16 DF

Sales (in millions): 14.0 US, 2.37 UK, 40.4 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks (just those featuring Olivia Newton-John):

  1. You’re the One That I Want (with John Travolta) (4/1/78, 11 US, 3 CB, 11 HR, 3 RR, 23 AC, 19 UK, 2 CN, 19 AU, 2 DF) G2, BB-US, BB-E, MV, GD
  2. Hopelessly Devoted to You (7/8/78, 3 US, 4 HR, 3 RR, 7 AC, 20 CW, 2 UK, 11 CN, 2 AU, 4 DF) G2, BB-US, BB-E, BB-AU, MV, GD
  3. Summer Nights (with John Travolta and Cast) (8/5/78, 5 US, 3 CB, 4 HR, 10 RR, 21 AC, 17 UK, 4 CN, 6 AU, 3 DF) BB-US, BB-E, MV, GD
  4. Look at Me, I’m Sandra Dee
  5. We Go Together (with John Travolta)

Totally Hot

Rating:

3.697 out of 5.00
(average of 11 ratings)

Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

Released: November 21, 1978

Peak: 7 US, 30 UK, 5 CN, 7 AU, 14 DF

Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, 0.1 UK, 1.25 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. Please Don’t Keep Me Waiting
  2. Dancin’ ‘Round and ‘Round (7/28/79, 82 US, 25 AC, 29 CW, 37 DF) GD
  3. Talk to Me
  4. Deeper Than the Night (4/14/79, 11 US, 19 CB, 17 HR, 14 RR, 4 AC, 87 CW, 64 UK, 18 CN, 74 AU, 11 DF) BB-US, MV, GD
  5. Borrowed Time
  6. A Little More Love (11/25/78, 3 US, 4 CB, 4 HR, 3 RR, 4 AC, 94 CW, 4 UK, 2 CN, 9 AU, 8 DF) G2, BB-US, BB-E, BB-AU, MV, GD
  7. Never Enough
  8. Totally Hot (7/28/79, 52 US, 92 CN, 20 DF) GD
  9. Boats Against the Current
  10. Gimme Some Lovin’

Total Running Time: 39:19

Xanadu (soundtrack)

Rating:

3.765 out of 5.00
(average of 17 ratings)

Notes:

See the DMDB page for Xanadu here.

Released: June 27, 1980

Peak: 4 US, 2 UK, 2 CN, 16 AU, 18 DF

Sales (in millions): 2.0 US, 0.1 UK, 3.07 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks (just those featuring Olivia Newton-John):

  1. Magic (5/23/80, 14 US, 13 CB, 13 HR, 12 RR, 15 AC, 32 UK, 12 CN, 4 AU, 1 DF) G2, BB-US, BB-E, BB-AU, MV, GD
  2. Xanadu (with Electric Light Orchestra) (6/6/80, 8 US, 9 CB, 4 HR, 2 RR, 2 AC, 11 UK, 6 CN, 2 AU, 2 DF) G2, BB-E, BB-AU, MV, GD
  3. Suddenly (with Cliff Richard) (10/10/80, 20 US, 19 CB, 19 HR, 12 RR, 4 AC, 15 UK, 6 CN, 37 AU, 6 DF) G2, BB-E, MV, GD
  4. Dancin’ (with the Tubes)
  5. Suspended in Time
  6. Whenever You’re Away from Me (with Gene Kelly)

Physical

Rating:

3.954 out of 5.00
(average of 12 ratings)

Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

Released: October 13, 1981

Peak: 6 US, 11 UK, 3 CN, 3 AU, 15 DF

Sales (in millions): 2.0 US, 0.1 UK, 2.86 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. Landslide (1/16/82, 52 US, 18 UK, 8 DF) GD
  2. Stranger’s Touch
  3. Make a Move on Me (2/12/82, 5 US, 5 CB, 4 HR, 11 RR, 6 AC, 43 UK, 4 CN, 8 AU, 4 DF) G2, BB-AU, MV, GD
  4. Falling
  5. Love Make Me Strong
  6. Physical (9/28/81, 110 US, 18 CB, 19 HR, 2 RR, 29 AC, 28 RB, 7 UK, 16 CN, 15 AU, 1 DF) G2, BB-US, BB-E, BB-AU, MV, GD
  7. Silvery Rain
  8. Carried Away
  9. Recovery
  10. The Promise (The Dolphin Song) (9/28/81, 6 DF)

Total Running Time: 38:23

Olivia’s Greatest Hits Vol. 2

Rating:

4.408 out of 5.00
(average of 11 ratings)

Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

Notes:

This compilation featured two new songs (“Heart Attack” and “Tied Up”) along with eight previously released songs. For songs appearing on previously mentioned albums, see those album listings for chart peaks and appearances on other compilations.

Released: September 3, 1982

Covers: 1978-1982

Peak: 16 US, 8 UK, 6 CN, 12 AU, 17 DF

Sales (in millions): 2.0 US, 0.3 UK

Tracks:

  1. Heart Attack (9/4/82, 3 US, 2 CB, 5 RR, 46 UK, 2 CN, 22 AU, 1 DF) G2, MV, GD
  2. Magic (5/23/80)
  3. Physical (9/28/81)
  4. Hopelessly Devoted to You (7/8/78)
  5. Make a Move on Me (2/12/82)
  6. A Little More Love (11/25/78)
  7. You’re the One That I Want (with John Travolta) (4/1/78)
  8. Tied Up (1/15/83, 38 US, 43 CN, 54 AU, 9 DF) G2, GD
  9. Suddenly (with Cliff Richard) (10/10/80)
  10. Xanadu (with Electric Light Orchestra) (6/6/80)

Total Running Time: 35:54

Two of a Kind (soundtrack)

Rating:

3.037 out of 5.00
(average of 8 ratings)

Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

Charted: December 3, 1983

Peak: 26 US, -- UK, 32 CN, 35 AU, 16 DF

Sales (in millions): 1.0 US

Tracks (just those featuring Olivia Newton-John):

  1. Twist of Fate (10/21/83, 5 US, 5 CB, 4 RR, 57 UK, 4 CN, 4 AU, 1 DF) BB-US, BB-AU, MV, GD
  2. Take a Chance (with John Travolta) (11/5/83, 3 AC, 6 DF)
  3. Livin’ in Desperate Times (2/11/84, 31 US, 29 CB, 27 RR, 13 CN, 81 AU, 3 DF) GD
  4. Shaking You

Soul Kiss

Rating:

2.810 out of 5.00
(average of 12 ratings)

Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

Released: October 25, 1985

Peak: 29 US, 66 UK, 34 CN, 11 AU, 14 DF

Sales (in millions): 0.5 US

Tracks:

  1. Toughen Up (1/25/86, 69 AU, 10 DF)
  2. Soul Kiss (9/25/85, 20 US, 20 CB, 24 RR, 100 UK, 25 CN, 20 AU, 1 DF) BB-AU, GD
  3. Queen of the Publication
  4. Emotional Tangle
  5. Culture Shock
  6. Moth to a Flame
  7. Overnight Observation
  8. You Were Great, How Was I? (with Carl Wilson)
  9. Driving Music
  10. The Right Moment

Total Running Time: 39:39

The Rumour

Rating:

3.113 out of 5.00
(average of 11 ratings)

Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

Released: August 2, 1988

Peak: 67 US, -- UK, 94 CN, 30 AU, 16 DF

Sales (in millions): --

Tracks:

  1. The Rumour (4/88, 62 US, 33 AC, 85 UK, 50 CN, 35 AU, 10 DF) BB-E, GD
  2. Love and Let Live
  3. Can’t We Talk It Over in Bed (1988 single, 17 DF) GD
  4. Let’s Talk About Tomorrow
  5. It’s Not Heaven
  6. Get Out
  7. Big and Strong
  8. Car Games
  9. Walk Through Fire
  10. Tutta La Vita

Total Running Time: 40:42

Warm and Tender

Rating:

2.948 out of 5.00
(average of 11 ratings)

Released: September 9, 1989

Peak: 124 US, -- UK, -- CN, 109 AU, 12 DF

Sales (in millions): --

Tracks:

  1. Jenny Rebecca
  2. Rocking
  3. Way You Look Tonight
  4. Lullaby My Lovely
  5. You’ll Never Walk Alone
  6. Sleep My Princess
  7. The Flower That Shattered the Stone
  8. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
  9. Warm and Tender (promo single, 37 DF) BB-E
  10. Rock-A-Bye Baby
  11. Over the Rainbow
  12. Twelfth of Never
  13. All the Pretty Little Horses
  14. When You Wish Upon a Star
  15. Brahm’s Lullaby / Reach Out for Me (1/6/90, 32 AC, 35 DF) GD

Total Running Time: 41:27

Back to Basics

Rating:

3.683 out of 5.00
(average of 10 ratings)

Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

Notes:

This career-spanning retrospective featured four new songs (“Deeper Than a River,” “Not Gonna Be the One,” I Want to Be Wanted,” and “I Need Love”). There were three separate editions – the American edition (BB-US), the European/Japanese edition (BB-EBB-AU). For songs appearing on previously mentioned albums, see those album listings for chart peaks and appearances on other compilations.

Released: June 9, 1992

Peak: 121 US, 12 UK, -- CN, 15 AU, 11 DF

Sales (in millions): 0.5 US

Tracks: *

  1. If Not for You (3/20/71) BB-E, BB-AU
  2. Banks of the Ohio (10/16/71) BB-E, BB-AU
  3. What Is Life (3/4/72) BB-E
  4. Take Me Home, Country Roads (1/73) BB-E
  5. Let Me Be There (8/25/73) BB-AU
  6. If You Love Me Let Me Know (4/6/74) BB-US, BB-AU
  7. I Honestly Love You (8/3/74) BB-US, BB-E, BB-AU
  8. Have You Never Been Mellow (1/21/75) BB-US, BB-E, BB-AU
  9. Please Mr. Please (5/30/75) BB-US
  10. Don’t Stop Believin’ (8/7/76) BB-AU
  11. Sam (1/29/77) BB-US, BB-E, BB-AU
  12. You’re the One That I Want (with John Travolta) (4/1/78) BB-US, BB-E
  13. Hopelessly Devoted to You (7/8/78) BB-US, BB-E, BB-AU
  14. Summer Nights (with John Travolta and Cast) (8/5/78) BB-US, BB-E
  15. A Little More Love (11/25/78) BB-US, BB-E, BB-AU
  16. Deeper Than the Night (4/14/79) BB-US
  17. Magic (5/23/80) BB-US, BB-E, BB-AU
  18. Xanadu (with Electric Light Orchestra) (6/6/80) BB-E, BB-AU
  19. Suddenly (with Cliff Richard) (10/10/80) BB-E
  20. Physical (9/28/81) BB-US, BB-E, BB-AU
  21. Make a Move on Me (2/12/82) BB-AU,
  22. Twist of Fate (10/21/83) BB-US, BB-AU
  23. Soul Kiss (9/25/85) BB-AU
  24. The Rumour (4/88) BB-E
  25. Warm and Tender (1988 promo single) BB-E
  26. The Grease Megamix (with John Travolta) (12/22/90, 25 US, 12 RR, 23 A40, 3 UK, 50 CN, 15 AU) BB-AU, MV, GD
  27. I Need Love (7/11/92, 96 US, 75 UK) BB-US, BB-E, BB-AU
  28. Deeper Than a River (8/22/92, 20 AC, 40 DF) BB-US, BB-E, BB-AU, GD
  29. Not Gonna Be the One BB-US, BB-E, BB-AU
  30. I Want to Be Wanted BB-US, BB-E, BB-AU
* Tracks from American, European/Japanese, and Australian editions are all listed above in chronological order.

Magic: The Very Best Of

Rating:

3.964 out of 5.00
(average of 9 ratings)

Notes:

This compilation is the best bet for fans wanting a capsule of Olivia’s career in one disc.

Released: November 9, 2001

Covers: 1973-1990

Peak: 150 US, -- UK, -- CN, -- AU, -- DF

Sales (in millions): 0.17 US

Tracks:

  1. Let Me Be There
  2. If You Love Me Let Me Know
  3. I Honestly Love You
  4. Please Mr. Please
  5. Come on Over
  6. Don’t Stop Believin’
  7. Sam
  8. You’re the One That I Want (with John Travolta)
  9. Hopelessly Devoted to You
  10. Summer Nights (with John Travolta & Cast)
  11. A Little More Love
  12. Deeper Than the Night
  13. Magic
  14. Xanadu (with Electric Light Orchestra)
  15. Suddenly (with Cliff Richard)
  16. Physical
  17. Make a Move on Me
  18. Heart Attack
  19. Twist of Fate
  20. The Grease Megamix (with John Travolta)

Gold

Rating:

4.572 out of 5.00
(average of 5 ratings)

Notes:

This two-disc retrospective includes “Fool Country,” a B-side from the Xanadu era that had never been released on an album. It also has “The Best of Me,” a 1986 duet with David Foster, and a 1998 re-recording of “I Honestly Love You” with Babyface. For songs appearing on previously mentioned albums, see those album listings for chart peaks and appearances on other compilations.

Released: June 14, 2005

Covers: 1971-1998

Peak: -- US, -- UK, -- CN, 71 AU, -- DF

Sales (in millions): --

Tracks, Disc 1: (1) If Not for You (2) Banks of the Ohio (3) Let Me Be There (4) If You Love Me Let Me Know (5) I Honestly Love You (6) Have You Never Been Mellow (7) Please Mr. Please (8) Something Better to Do (9) Let It Shine (10) Come on Over (11) Don’t Stop Believin’ (12) Every Face Tells a Story (13) Sam (14) Making a Good Thing Better (15) Hopelessly Devoted to You (16) Summer Nights (with John Travolta & Cast) (17) You’re the One That I Want (with John Travolta) (18) A Little More Love (19) Deeper Than the Night (20) Dancin’ ‘Round and ‘Round (21) Totally Hot (22) Fool Country

Tracks, Disc 2: (1) Xanadu (with Electric Light Orchestra) (2) Magic (3) Suddenly (with Cliff Richard) (4) Physical (5) Make a Move on Me (6) Landslide (7) Heart Attack (8) Tied Up (9) Twist of Fate (10) Livin’ in Desperate Times (11) Soul Kiss (12) The Best of Me (with David Foster) (13) Can’t We Talk It Over in Bed (14) The Rumour (15) Reach Out for Me (16) Deeper Than a River (17) Grease Megamix (18) I Honestly Love You (with Babyface)

Total Running Time: 145:23

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First posted 8/9/2022; last updated 8/11/2022.

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