Hall & Oates, The #70 Artist of the Rock Era, Part Two

 

 

In 1982, Hall & Oates released the album H2O, which went to #3 and has now sold over four million copies.  The lead single "Maneater" soared to #1 in the U.S. and #4 in both Canada and Australia and was nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the Grammy Awards. 

 

The single "One On One" was an Adult Contemporary smash at #4, #7 overall and #6 in Canada.

 

Hall & Oates scored another Top 10 hit with "Family Man".

The duo won an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group.  The following year, the duo released the compilation album Rock 'n Soul Part 1, which has also gone Double Platinum.  A new song recorded for the album, "Say It Isn't So", reached #2 in the United States and #4 in Canada.

 Another new track, "Adult Education", made it to #8.

 

Hall & Oates won a second straight American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group.  They recorded a remake of the Christmas standard "Jingle Bell Rock".

 

In 1984, Hall & Oates released the album Big Bam Boom.  The single "Out Of Touch" gave the duo their fifth #1 song in four years.

 

The album has sold over two million copies in the U.S. alone.  Another hit, "Method Of Modern Love", landed at #5 in the U.S. and #7 in Canada.

The duo completed their dominance of the mid-80's with their third straight American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group and they were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals (for "The Way You Do The Things You Do").

The next year, the duo released the album Live at the Apollo, recorded with Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin, formerly with the Temptations.

Hall & Oates recorded the monster charity single "We Are The World" with USA for Africa.

 

Hall recorded a successful solo album in 1986, before the duo signed with Arista Records.  In 1987, Hall & Oates signed with Arista Records and released the album Ooh Yeah!  "Everything Your Heart Desires" became the duo's final big hit at #3 in the United States and #6 in Canada.  The album has sold over one million copies.

 

The duo released the album Change of Season in 1990.  "So Close" reached #6 on the AC chart and #11 overall.

In 1997, Hall & Oates returned with Marigold Sky, their first studio album in seven years.  In 2001, they released the compilation The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates, another Platinum album.

In 2003, they released the album Do It for Love.  The following year, they released an album of mostly covers called Our Kind of Soul.

In 2003, Hall & Oates were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.  In 2009, the duo were nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for their performance of "Sara Smile" on the album Live at The Troubadour.

Hall & Oates were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 and in 2016, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


The great blue-eyed soul duo charted 35 times, with an impressive 16 reaching the Top 10 and six #1 songs.

They have sold an estimated 40 million records.  Eleven of their studio albums have gone Gold, six Platinum and two Double Platinum.