A heartwarming classic from The Lion King that will still bring tears to your eyes when you're old and gray. However, it was released and went to #1, significantly broadening the image of Madonna as a pop singer who could do more than uptempo dance songs. His version hit the pop top 10 and topped the adult contemporary chart.Â. His brother Liam Gallagher is the lead vocalist on the song. Kate Winslet. stands out for its unabashedly romantic approach. Warner Bros. Records / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain, Top 10 Burt Bacharach and Hal David Songs, Rupert Holmes - "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" (1979), Loggins and Messina - "Danny's Song" (1971), Rihanna - "What's My Name?" It spent five weeks at #2 on the U.S. pop chart. It included the memorable "Never Ending Song of Love," which became a pop hit. It became a #1 pop smash for the pop act Tony Orlando and Dawn. For her performance, she earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal. The course of love never did run smooth. George Harrison said that James Brown's recording was his personal favorite. Ellie Goulding took the song to #2 on the U.K. pop singles chart with a cover version in 2010.  The song, recorded for the soundtrack to the movie "Armageddon" and written by Diane Warren, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Thankfully, artists have converted their feelings into a romantic paeans since the beginning of time. "I'll Be" has become a popular wedding song. Breathless, irrepressible, memorable: "1 Thing" has chops. Singer-songwriter Minnie Riperton went all the way to #1 on the pop singles chart in 1975 with "Lovin' You." However, songwriter David Paich says it is based on multiple girls that he knew. Delilah already had a boyfriend, but Tom Higgenson wrote a song about her anyway, and the heartfelt ballad eventually climbed all the way to #1. Joe Cocker's slowed down recording became a top 5 pop hit and is now revered as one of the most moving love songs of all time. Receiving widespread praise for the energetic performance and arrangement featuring horns and rapping from Jay-Z, the song went to #1. It was not recorded for more than 20 years. Flute player James Galway had a major British pop hit with his version of "Annie's Song.". This is the only song written by George Harrison to be released as the A-side of a single by the Beatles. Although originally co-written and recorded by Neil Sedaka, the song "Love Will Keep Us Together" has come to be most closely associated with the relationship between husband and wife pop duo the Captain & Tennille. It also hit the top 10 on the country chart. The love song of commitment "I'll Be There" became the Jackson 5's fourth consecutive #1 hit in 1970. The song was named to the National Recording Registry in 2010 by the Library of Congress. Apr 30, 2020 Larry Busacca/PW18 Getty Images. The Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell recording of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" became their signature hit and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. "Saved the Best for Last" was turned down by a number of other singers before Vanessa Williams recorded it for her album "The Comfort Zone." The line is so good Beyoncé borrowed it for "Hold Up" almost two decades later. The song peaked at #8 on the pop singles chart and took home two Grammy Awards. By Tatayana Allen February 13, 2021. "The Letter" was written by Wayne Carson after his father Shorty Thompson suggested the line, "Give me a ticket for an aeroplane." Love in the '90s looked like Sophie B. Hawkins in sleeveless flannel and ripped-up jeans, wailing that she wished she was your lover (and your mother as well, which is a bit confusing). I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin' not to think about you. It was the first song from a Disney movie to hit #1 on pop charts. Peter Frampton first released a recording of "Baby, I Love Your Way" on his 1975 solo album "Frampton." The song "The Best" was first recorded by singer Bonnie Tyler on her 1988 album "Hide Your Heart." It became the first #1 hit single on his label A&M. It became his first top 10 pop hit and a major breakthrough. Did this song really come out in 2016? Joel "JoJo" Hailey wrote the song initially with his daughter as inspiration. He wrote the song while vacationing on the island of Maui in Hawaii.