'Endless Love' hits high note on top 40 duets list

If any of you are trying to cobble together a last minute mixtape for your Valentine today, Billboard’s top 40 duets of all time may give you inspiration.

The list highlights recent hits like Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' "Empire State of Mind," as well as more classic tracks like Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe." (That one comes in at No. 35, right after Jennifer Lopez and LL Cool J's "All I Have.")

Billboard chose the top 40 duets by taking a look at songs that gave each artist equal time at the mic, and they're ordered by how well they performed on the Billboard Hot 100 since the chart’s launch in August, 1958. The more weeks a song spent at No. 1, the higher its rating.

And if you think it’d be really, really awesome if people would stop reminding you of what today is, don’t fret - some of the highest ranked duets aren't about romance.

The top 10 duets of all time are:

1. "Endless Love" - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
2. "Say, Say, Say" - Paul McCartney And Michael Jackson
3. "The Boy Is Mine" - Brandy & Monica
4. "Ebony and Ivory" - Paul McCartney And Stevie Wonder
5. "Dilemma" - Nelly & Kelly Rowland
6. "I'm Real" - Jennifer Lopez & Ja Rule
7. "My Boo" - Usher And Alicia Keys
8. "Baby Boy" - Beyonce & Sean Paul
9. "Islands in the Stream" - Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton
10. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" - Elton John & Kiki Dee

For the rest of the list, head to Billboard.com.

Filed under: Music

soundoff (13 Responses)

Lane Fahning

Useful to me. jhfibfd

February 25, 2011 at 2:17 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
Posh-Kenneth

Under Pressure? Queen and Bowie anyone? If they really wanted to top off this crappy list they might as well make Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow number 11.

February 15, 2011 at 10:31 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
Honorable Mention

One you all have forgotten about was K D Lang and Melissa Etheridge. "White Window (Yeast Police)" or "Afterbirth Diner".

February 15, 2011 at 9:05 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
No Way

Or the duet by George Michael and Boy George? "Phuck City Phudge Pack" or "Lick Rump Gravy"? What about those?

February 15, 2011 at 9:03 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
Head shop

What about Shack-a-lack and Vermitta Hornsfield and their duet "Dipn My CornHole Be Stankin"? HUH...what about that one?

February 15, 2011 at 8:59 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
Carlos Palumbo

Cade a musica ""Não se vá"" com a dupla Jane e Herondi """"

February 15, 2011 at 8:48 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
april

this list is whack!! outide of a few, the list is all wrong. Where is "Scream" JJ & MJ?? "Diamonds & Pearls " Chaka & Prince, im mean the list can go on and on........

February 14, 2011 at 6:21 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
2011 Model

thanks

February 14, 2011 at 3:34 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
Maria Olsson

Valentine day I sent an audio-song sang by Jim Brickman & Jordan Hills "My Destiny"....
to my husband and friends.... Ooooo they loves it!!!!!! Endless love by Lionel & Diana Ross is one of my favourite too!
OH! its good to be SOoooooo... Romantic!

February 14, 2011 at 2:58 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
beebee

Easy Lover
Phil Collins/Phillip Bailey

I Knew You Were Waiting
Aretha Franklin/George Michael

Who the FREAK came up with this list?

JayZ and whomever? ? ? Give me a BREAK!!!!!!!!!

February 14, 2011 at 11:48 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
- lmao
  
  How the heck is "Baby Boy" up there... wow whoever created this list needs to quit life.
  
  February 14, 2011 at 3:54 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
Cheeks

Fire & Desire, Rick James & Teena Marie!

February 14, 2011 at 11:41 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
Musica

Marvin Gaye &Tammi Terrell-If This World Were Mine

February 14, 2011 at 10:51 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply

'Endless Love' hits high note on top 40 duets list

soundoff (13 Responses)

Post a comment