Hits List: Three Dog Night

Three Dog Night were one of the top acts in the world in the 60's and early 70's.  They piled up hit after hit with their unique harmonies and important lyrics.  Here is the complete Hits List of Three Dog Night:

1968:  "Nobody"
1969:  "Try a Little Tenderness" (#29, #19 Canada)
          "One" (#5, #4 Canada)--underrated
          "Easy to Be Hard" (#4, #2 Canada)
          "Eli's Coming" (#10, #4 Canada)
1970:  "Celebrate" (#15, #8 Canada)
          "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" (#1, #3 U.K., #2 Canada, #12 Germany, #14 Netherlands)
          "Out in the Country" (#15, #11 Adult, #9 Canada)
          "One Man Band" (#19, #6 Canada)

1971:  "Joy to the World" (#1, #1 Canada, #24 U.K., #1 Canada)
          "Liar" (#7, #4 Canada)
          "An Old Fashioned Love Song" (#4, #1 Adult, #2 Canada)
1972:  "Never Been to Spain" (#5, #18 Adult, #3 U.K.)
            "The Family of Man" (#12, #27 Adult, #5 Canada)
            "Black & White" (#1, #1 Adult, #1 Canada, #8 Austria)
            "Pieces of April" (#19, #6 Adult, #13 Canada)--underrated

1973:  "Shambala" (#3, #3 Adult, #4 Canada, #3 Austria)
            "Let me Serenade You" (#17, #11 Canada)
1974:  "The Show Must Go On" (#4, #2 Canada, #12 Germany, #6 Netherlands)
            "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" (#16, #18 Canada)
            "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" (#33, #25 Canada
1975:  "'Til the World Ends" (#32, #11 Adult, #26 Canada)
1976:  "Everybody Is a Masterpiece" (#44 Adult)
1983:  "It's a Jungle out There"


That's 21 career hits, with six going Top 10 and three #1's for Three Dog Night.  They had seven Adult Contemporary hits, three Top 10's and two #1's.

Five Best Songs: Donna Summer (republished from 6/16/11)

Summer was one of he premiere artists of the late 70's and early 80's.  She had one of the best voices of the Rock Era and set a rock record for the longest-held note on "Dim All the Lights".  Donna is featured in today's edition of Five Best Songs.

 

1.  "Hot Stuff"

 

2.  "Last Dance"

 

3.  "MacArthur Park"

 

4.  "Dim All the Lights"

 

5.  "Bad Girls"


Three specific songs that you should be aware of from Summer that weren't huge hits.  The first was one of her early minor hits before she became a superstar:

I Love You 


The second is "(Theme) Once Upon a Time" from her album of the same name.  There are two versions--one is an uptempo disco number but the one of note is a ballad, which some say is her own story.  It is dynamite.  Unfortunately, there are no YouTube videos with the song, but definitely one to check out on her album.


The third is another ballad, this one from the Bad Girls album:

On My Honour

Hits List: Donna Summer (republished from 11/4/11)

This woman with the amazing voice is one of the great entertainers of the Rock Era.  She obviously is also one of The Top Artists of the Rock Era*, as evidenced by the tremendous Hits List:


1972:  "If You Walkin' Alone"
1974:  "Denver Dream"
           "The Hostage" (#2 Germany, #2 Netherlands)
           "Lady of the Night" (#40 Germany, #4 Netherlands)



1975:  "Virgin Mary"
           "Love to Love You Baby" (#2, #2 R&B, #4 U.K., #2 Canada, #4 Australia, #5 Germany, #13 Netherlands)
1976:  "Could It Be Magic" (#52, #21 R&B, #40 U.K., #45 Canada, #23 Germany, #5 Netherlands)
           "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" (#80, #35 R&B, #42 Germany)
           "Wasted"
           "Spring Affair" (#58, #24 R&B, #38 Canada, #25 Netherlands)
1977:  "Winter Melody" (#43, #21 R&B, #27 U.K., #41 Canada)
           "Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)" (#20 R&B)
           "I Feel Love" (#6, #9 R&B, #1 U.K., #2 Canada, #1 Australia, #2 Germany, #1 Netherlands)
           "Shut Out" (with Paul Jabara)
           "Down Deep Inside (Theme From "The Deep)" (#5 U.K., #70 Australia, #25 Germany, #5 Netherlands)
           "I Remember Yesterday" (#14 U.K., #20 Netherlands)
           "Love's Unkind" (#3 U.K.,  #18 Germany, #28 Netherlands)
           "I Love You" (#37, #28 R&B, #10 U.K., #32 Canada, #47 Australia, #6 Netherlands)--underrated
           "Fairy Tale High"
1978:  "Rumour Has It" (#53, #21 R&B, #19 U.K., #37 Canada, #21 Germany, #20 Netherlands)
           "Back in Love Again" (#29 U.K.)
           "Last Dance" (#3, #5 R&B, #51 U.K., #3 Canada, #69 Australia, #10 Netherlands)
           "Je t'aime...moi non plus"
           "MacArthur Park" (#1, #8 R&B, #5 U.K., #1 Canada, #8 Australia, #39 Germany, #8 Netherlands)



1979:  "Heaven Knows" (with Brooklyn Dreams) (#4, #10 R&B, #34 U.K., #2 Canada, #15 Australia)
           "Hot Stuff" (#1, #3 R&B, #11 U.K., #1 Canada, #1 Australia, #5 Germany, #21 Netherlands)
           "Bad Girls" (#1, #1 R&B, #14 U.K., #1 Canada, #14 Australia, #9 Germany, #10 Netherlands)
           "Dim All the Lights" (#2, #13 R&B, #29 U.K., #3 Canada, #25 Germany, #28 Netherlands)
           "No More Tears (Enough is Enough) (with Barbra Streisand--#1, #20 R&B, #3 U.K., #1 Canada, #8 Australia, #31 Germany, #27 Netherlands)
           "Never Lose Your Sense of Humor" (with Paul Jabara)
1980:  "On the Radio" (#5, #9 R&B, #32 U.K., #4 Canada, #36 Australia, #34 Germany, #27 Netherlands)
           "Sunset People" (#46 U.K., #42 Netherlands)
           "Our Love"
           "Walk Away" (#36, #35 R&B, #36 Canada)
           "The Wanderer" (#3, #13 R&B, #48 U.K., #3 Canada, #6 Australia, #30 Netherlands)
           "Cold Love" (#33, #44 U.K., #29 Canada)
1981:  "Who Do You Think You're Foolin'" (#40, #39 Canada, #100 Australia)
1982:  "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" (#10, #4 R&B, #18 U.K., #10 Canada, #17 Australia, #12 Netherlands)
           "State of Independence" (#41, #31 R&B, #14 .K., #35 Canada, #30 Australia, #3 Netherlands)
           "I Feel Love" (remix) (#21 U.K.)
           "The Woman in Me" (#33, #30 R&B, #62 U.K., #18 Canada, #12 Netherlands)--underrated



1983:  "Protection"
           "She Works Hard for the Money" (#3, #1 R&B, #25 U.K., #2 Canada, #4 Australia, #11 Germany, #18 Netherlands)
            "Unconditional Love" (with Musical Youth) (#43, #9 R&B, #14 U.K., #28 Canada, #57 Australia)
             "People, People"
             "He's a Rebel"
             "Love Has a Mind of Its Own" (with Matthew Ward) (#70, #35 R&B, #44 Canada)
1984:  "Stop, Look and Listen" (#57 U.K.)
            "There Goes My Baby" (#21, #20 R&B, #99 U.K., #22 Canada, #52 Australia, #31 Netherlands)
             "Supernatural Love" #75, #51 R&B)
1985:  "Eyes" (#97 U.K.)
1987:  "Dinner with Gershwin" (#48, #10 R&B, #13 U.K., #39 Canada, #43 Netherlands)
            "Only the Fool Survives" (with Mickey Thomas) (#40 Canada)
1988:  "All Systems Go" (#54 U.K.)



1989:  "This Time I Know It's for Real" (#7, #3 U.K., #3 Canada, #4 Australia, #15 Germany, #6 Netherlands)
             "I Don't Wanna' Get Hurt" (#7 U.K., #25 Germany, #29 Netherlands)
             "Love's About to Change My Heart" (#85, #20 U.K., #83 Australia, #59 Netherlands)
             "When Love Takes Over You" (#72 U.K.)
             "In Another Place and Time" (#24 Australia)
1990:  "State of Independence" (new mix) (#45 U.K., #69 Netherlands
1991:  "Breakaway" (remix) (#49 U.K.)
            "When Love Cries" (#77, #18 R&B)
1992:  "Carry On" (with Giorgio Moroder) (#65 U.K.)
1993:  "La Vie en Rose"
1994:  "Melody of Love (Wanna' Be Loved)" (#21 U.K.)
            "Any Way at All"
1995:  "I Feel Love" (remix) (#8 U.K., #26 Netherlands)
1996:  "Whenever There Is Love" (with Bruce Roberts)
            "State of Independence" (new mix) (#13 U.K.)
            "Does He Love You" (with Liza Minnelli)
1999:  "I Will Go with You (Con te Partiro)" (#79, #44 U.K., #35 Canada, #59 Netherlands)
            "Love Is the Healer"
            "Last Dance" (re-release)
2000:  "The Power of One"
2004:  "You're So Beautiful"
            "Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live for Love)"
2005:  "I Got Your Love"
2006:  "Power of Love"
2008:  "I'm a Fire"
            "Stamp Your Feet" (#88 Germany)
            "It's Only Love"
            "Sand on My Feet" (#30 Canada)
2009:  "Fame (The Game)"



2010:  "To Paris with Love"

That's 33 hits with 14 going Top 10 and 5 solid #1's for Donna.  She has had 31 R&B hits with 12 Top 10 songs and three #1's.