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Sunday, July 3, 2011

Hits List: Earth, Wind & Fire

If you could name one music group that has transcended the boundaries of race, of nationality, of music genre, that would be Earth, Wind & Fire.  Their sound had so much optimism, joy and soul--it was the sound of cool.  Here are all their hits:





1971:  "Fan the Fire"
          "Love is Life" (#93, #31 R&B)
1972:  "I Think About Lovin' You" (#44 R&B)
1973:  "Mom"
           "Evil" (#50, #25 R&B, #19 Adult Contemporary)
1974:  "Mighty Mighty" (#29, #4 R&B)
           "Kalimba Story" (#55, #6 R&B)
           "Devotion" (#33, #23 R&B)
           "Hot Dawgit" (with Ramsey Lewis) --#50, #61 R&B





1975:  "Shining Star" (#1, #1 R&B)
           "Sun Goddess" (with Ramsey Lewis) --#44, #20 R&B, #14 Dance
           "That's the Way of the World" (#12, #5 R&B)
           "Sing a Song" (#5, #1 R&B, #5 Dance)
1976:  "Can't Hide Love" (#39, #11 R&B)
           "Getaway" (#12, #1 R&B, #12 Dance)
           "Saturday Nite" (#21, #4 R&B, #12 Dance, #17 U.K.)
1977:  "On Your Face" (#26 R&B)
           "Serpentine Fire" (#13, #1 R&B)
1978:  "Fantasy" (#32, #12 R&B, #14 R&B)

           "Jupiter" (#41 U.K.)
           "Magic Mind" (#54 U.K.)
           "Got To Get You Into My Life" (#9, #1 R&B, #30 AC, #33 U.K.)
           "September" (#8, #1 R&B, #41 AC, #3 U.K.)





1979:  "Boogie Wonderland" (with the Emotions) --#6, #2 R&B, #14 Dance, #4 U.K.)
           "After the Love Has Gone" (#2, #2 R&B, #3 AC, #4 U.K.)
           "In the Stone" (#58, #23 R&B, #53 U.K.)
           "Star" (#64, #47 R&B, #16 U.K.)
           "Can't Let Go" (#46 U.K.)
1980:  "Let Me Talk" (#44, #8 R&B, #85 Dance, #29 U.K.)
           "You" (#48, #10 R&B, #30 AC)
           "Back on the Road" (#63 U.K.)
1981:  "And Love Goes On" (#59, #15 R&B, #57 Dance)
           "Let's Groove" (#3, #1 R&B, #3 Dance, #3 U.K.)
1982:  "Wanna' Be With You" (#51, #15 R&B)
           "I've Had Enough" (#29 U.K.)
1983:  "Fall in Love With Me" (#17, #4 R&B, #31 Dance, #47 U.K.)
           "Side by Side" (#76, #15 R&B)
           "Spread Your Love" (#57 R&B)
           "Magnetic" (#57, #10 R&B, #36 Dance, #92 U.K.)
1984:  "Touch" (#23 R&B, #36 AC)
            "Moonwalk" (#67 R&B)
1986:  "Boogie Wonderland" (with the Emotions--extended dance mix) --#97 U.K.
1987:  "System of Survival" (#60, #1 R&B, #1 Dance, #54 U.K.)





1988:  "Thinking of You" (#67, #3 R&B, #1 Dance, #94 U.K.)
            "Evil Roy" (#22 R&B, #38 Dance)
            "You and I" (#29 R&B)
            "Turn On (The Beat Box)" --#26 R&B
1990:  "Heritage" (#5 R&B)
           "For the Love of You" (#19 R&B)
           "Wanna' Be the Man" (#46 R&B)
1993:  "Sunday Morning" (#53, #20 R&B, #35 AC)
           "Spend the Night" (#42 R&B)
1994:  "Two Hearts" (#88 R&B)
1997:  "Revolution" (#89 R&B)
1999:  "September '99" (#25 U.K.)

2003:  "All in the Way" (with the Emotions) --#77 R&B, #25 AC
2005:  "The Way You Move" (with Kenny G.) --#12 AC
2005:  "Pure Gold" (#76 R&B, #23 AC)
           "Show Me the Way" (with Raphael Saadiq) 
2006:  "To You" (with Brian McKnight) --#71 R&B





2009:  "Get Your Hump On This Christmas" (with Cleveland Brown)

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