Saturday, June 9, 2012

Hits List: Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie enjoyed many great songs with the Commodores, and he didn't miss a beat when he went solo, beginning in 1981.  In fact, he holds the Rock Era record with 13 consecutive Top 10's to begin his solo career.  Here is the complete Hits List from Richie:

1981:  "Endless Love" (with Diana Ross) (#1, #1 R&B, #1 Adult Contemporary, #7 U.K., #1 Australia, #10 Netherlands)
1982:  "Truly" (#1, #2 R&B, #1 AC, #6 U.K., #7 Australia)
1983:  "You Are" (#4, #2 R&B, #1 AC, #43 U.K., #29 Netherlands, #17 Australia)
           "My Love" (#5, #6 R&B, #1 AC, #70 U.K., #88 Australia)
           "All Night Long (All Night)" (#1, #1 R&B, #1 AC, #2 U.K., #1 Netherlands, #1 Australia)
           "Running with the Night" (#7, #6 R&B, #6 AC, #9 U.K., #8 Netherlands, #24 Australia)

1984:  "Hello" (#1, #1 R&B, #1 AC, #1 U.K., #1 Netherlands, #1 Australia)
           "Stuck on You" (#3, #8 R&B, #1 AC, #12 U.K., #18 Netherlands, #24 Australia)
           "Penny Lover" (#8, #8 R&B, #1 AC, #18 U.K., #14 Netherlands, #73 Australia)
1985:  "Say You, Say Me" (#1, #1 R&B, #1 AC, #8 U.K., #1 Netherlands, #3 Australia)

1986:  "Dancing on the Ceiling" (#2, #6 R&B, #3 AC, #7 U.K., #8 Netherlands, #2 Australia)
           "Love Will Conquer All" (#9, #2 R&B, #1 AC, #45 U.K., #24 Netherlands, #71 Australia)
           "Ballerina Girl" (#7, #5 R&B, #1 AC, #17 U.K., #39 Netherlands, #43 Australia)
1987:  "Deep River Woman" (with Alabama) (#71, #28 AC)
           "Se La" (#20, #12 R&B, #5 AC, #43 U.K., #12 Netherlands)
1992:  "Do It to Me" (#21, #1 R&B, #3 AC, #33 U.K., #12 Netherlands, #45 Australia)
           "My Destiny" (#56 R&B, #7 AC, #7 U.K., #1 Netherlands)
           "Love, Oh Love" (#52 U.K., #15 Netherlands)
1996:  "Don't Wanna' Lose You" (#39, #17 R&B, #5 AC, #17 U.K., #28 Netherlands, #53 Australia)
           "Ordinary Girl" (#76 R&B, #9 AC)
           "Still in Love" (#10 AC, #66 U.K.)
           "Climbing" (#45 Netherlands)

1998:  "Time" (#7 AC)
           "I Hear Your Voice" (#15 AC)
           "Closest Thing to Heaven" (#26 U.K., #98 Netherlands)
2000:  "Angel" (#70, #4 AC, #18 U.K., #6 Netherlands)
           "Dont' Stop the Music" (#34 U.K., #73 Netherlands
2001:  "Tender Heart" (#29 U.K.)
           "I Forgot" (#34 U.K.)
           "Cinderella" (#82 Netherlands)
           "The One" (with Juliette)
2003:  "To Love a Woman" (with Enrique Iglesias) (#19 U.K.)
2004:  "Just for You" (#92, #6 AC, #20 U.K., #47 Netherlands)
           "Long Long Way to Go" (#20 AC, #93 Netherlands)
           "I Still Believe"
2006:  "I Call It Love" (#62, #19 R&B, #9 AC, #45 U.K., #93 Netherlands)
           "What You Are" (#57 R&B)
           "Why"
2007:  "Reason to Believe"
           "All Around the World"
2008:  "Face in the Crowd" (with Trijntje Oosterhuis) (#3 Netherlands)
           "Good Morning"
2009:  "Just Go" (#11 AC, #52 U.K.)
           "I'm Not Okay"
2011:  "All Night Long 2011" (featuring Guy Sebastian)

2012:  "Endless Love (with Shania Twain) (#15 AC)
           "Say You, Say Me" (with Rasmus Seebach)


That's 20 hits for Lionel, including 13 Top 10's and five #1's.  On the AC chart, he opened his career by hitting #1 an incredible 9 of 10 times and for his career, he has charted 28 times, with a high batting average--23 going Top 10 and 11 #1's.

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