Roberta put together some great music, and has the distinction of being the first recording artist in history to capture back-to-back Grammy Awards for Record of the Year. Here is her complete Hits List*:
1969: "Compared To What"
1970: "How Many Wings" (with Les McCann)
"Reverend Lee"
1971: "Do What You Gotta' Do"
"You've Got A Friend" (with Donny Hathaway--#29, #8 R&B, #36 Easy Listening, #82 Canada)
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (with Donny Hathaway--#71, #30 R&B)
1972: "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" (#76, #38 R&B, #15 EL)
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (#1, #4 R&B, #1 EL, #14 U.K., #1 Canada, #1 Australia)
"Where Is The Love" (with Donny Hathaway-_#5, #1 R&B, #1 EL, #29 U.K., #35 Canada, #55 Australia)
1973: "Killing Me Softly With His Song" (#1, #2 R&B, #2 EL, #6 U.K., #1 Canada, #1 Australia)
"Jesse" (#30, #19 R&B, #3 EL, #23 Canada, #36 Australia)
1974: "Feel Like Makin' Love" (#1, #1 R&B, #1 EL, #34 U.K., #1 Canada, #13 Australia)
1975: "Feelin' That Glow (#76, #25 R&B, #38 EL, #79 Canada)
1977: "25th Of Last December" (#52 R&B, #28 EL, #79 Canada)
1978: "The Closer I Get To You" (with Donny Hathaway--#2, #1 R&B, #3 EL, #42 U.K., #1 Canada)
"If Ever I See You Again" (#24, #37 R&B, #1 Adult Contemporary, #26 Canada)
"When It's Over" (#82 R&B)
1979: "You Are Everything" (#98 R&B)
1980: "You Are My Heaven" (with Donny Hathaway--#47, #8 R&B, #46 AC)
"Back Together Again" (with Donny Hathaway--#56, #8 R&B, #3 U.K.)
"Don't Make Me Wait Too Long" (#67 R&B, #44 U.K.)
"Make The World Stand Still" (with Peabo Bryson--#13 R&B)
1981: "Love Is A Waiting Game" (with Peabo Bryson--#46 R&B)
"You Stopped Loving Me" (#32 R&B)
"Lovin' You (Is Such An Easy Thang (sp) To Do)"
1982: "Making Love" (#13, #29 R&B, #7 AC, #43 Canada, #63 Australia)
"In The Name Of Love" (#80 R&B, #24 AC)
1983: "Our Love Will Stop The World" (with Eric Mercury--#65 R&B)
"Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" (With Peabo Bryson--#16, #5 R&B, #4 AC, #2 U.K., #4 Canada, #10 Australia)--underrated.
"Maybe" (with Peabo Bryson--#68 R&B)
"You're Lookin' Like Love To Me" (with Peabo Bryson--#58, #41 R&B, #5 AC)
"Heaven Above Me" (with Peabo Bryson--#84 U.K.)
1984: "I Just Came Here To Dance" (with Peabo Bryson (#15 AC)
"If I'm Still Around Tomorrow" (with Sadao Watanabe (#79 R&B, #31 AC)
1986: "We Shall Overcome"
1988: "Oasis" (#1 R&B, #13 AC)
1989: "Uh-Uh Ooh Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes)" (#37 R&B, #72 U.K.)
"Shock To My System"
1991: "Set THe Night To Music" (with Maxi Priest--#6, #45 R&B, #2 AC, #9 Canada)
1992: "You Make Me Feel Brand New" (#50 R&B)
1994: "It Might Be You"
1996: "Killing Me Softly With His Song" (remix)
1997: "The Christmas Song"
2010: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (re-release--#47 U.K.)
2011: "We Can Work It Out"
That's 15 career hits for Flack, with six reaching the Top 10 and three great #1's. On the Adult chart, she had 21 hits, with 11 going Top 10 and four #1 songs.
1969: "Compared To What"
1970: "How Many Wings" (with Les McCann)
"Reverend Lee"
1971: "Do What You Gotta' Do"
"You've Got A Friend" (with Donny Hathaway--#29, #8 R&B, #36 Easy Listening, #82 Canada)
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (with Donny Hathaway--#71, #30 R&B)
1972: "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" (#76, #38 R&B, #15 EL)
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (#1, #4 R&B, #1 EL, #14 U.K., #1 Canada, #1 Australia)
"Where Is The Love" (with Donny Hathaway-_#5, #1 R&B, #1 EL, #29 U.K., #35 Canada, #55 Australia)
1973: "Killing Me Softly With His Song" (#1, #2 R&B, #2 EL, #6 U.K., #1 Canada, #1 Australia)
"Jesse" (#30, #19 R&B, #3 EL, #23 Canada, #36 Australia)
1974: "Feel Like Makin' Love" (#1, #1 R&B, #1 EL, #34 U.K., #1 Canada, #13 Australia)
1975: "Feelin' That Glow (#76, #25 R&B, #38 EL, #79 Canada)
1977: "25th Of Last December" (#52 R&B, #28 EL, #79 Canada)
1978: "The Closer I Get To You" (with Donny Hathaway--#2, #1 R&B, #3 EL, #42 U.K., #1 Canada)
"If Ever I See You Again" (#24, #37 R&B, #1 Adult Contemporary, #26 Canada)
"When It's Over" (#82 R&B)
1979: "You Are Everything" (#98 R&B)
1980: "You Are My Heaven" (with Donny Hathaway--#47, #8 R&B, #46 AC)
"Back Together Again" (with Donny Hathaway--#56, #8 R&B, #3 U.K.)
"Don't Make Me Wait Too Long" (#67 R&B, #44 U.K.)
"Make The World Stand Still" (with Peabo Bryson--#13 R&B)
1981: "Love Is A Waiting Game" (with Peabo Bryson--#46 R&B)
"You Stopped Loving Me" (#32 R&B)
"Lovin' You (Is Such An Easy Thang (sp) To Do)"
1982: "Making Love" (#13, #29 R&B, #7 AC, #43 Canada, #63 Australia)
"In The Name Of Love" (#80 R&B, #24 AC)
1983: "Our Love Will Stop The World" (with Eric Mercury--#65 R&B)
"Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" (With Peabo Bryson--#16, #5 R&B, #4 AC, #2 U.K., #4 Canada, #10 Australia)--underrated.
"Maybe" (with Peabo Bryson--#68 R&B)
"You're Lookin' Like Love To Me" (with Peabo Bryson--#58, #41 R&B, #5 AC)
"Heaven Above Me" (with Peabo Bryson--#84 U.K.)
1984: "I Just Came Here To Dance" (with Peabo Bryson (#15 AC)
"If I'm Still Around Tomorrow" (with Sadao Watanabe (#79 R&B, #31 AC)
1986: "We Shall Overcome"
1988: "Oasis" (#1 R&B, #13 AC)
1989: "Uh-Uh Ooh Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes)" (#37 R&B, #72 U.K.)
"Shock To My System"
1991: "Set THe Night To Music" (with Maxi Priest--#6, #45 R&B, #2 AC, #9 Canada)
1992: "You Make Me Feel Brand New" (#50 R&B)
1994: "It Might Be You"
1996: "Killing Me Softly With His Song" (remix)
1997: "The Christmas Song"
2010: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (re-release--#47 U.K.)
2011: "We Can Work It Out"
That's 15 career hits for Flack, with six reaching the Top 10 and three great #1's. On the Adult chart, she had 21 hits, with 11 going Top 10 and four #1 songs.
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