Lionel Richie is set to receive the American Music Awards Icon Award following his fresh induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. According to a press release, he is the only artist in history to be featured on the AMA degree each and every decade since the show was based. “I’m immensely grateful for a career that has taken me to places I by no means imagined that I’d cross, from arenas worldwide to studio sets to the AMA level,” Richie shared in his remark.
He has received 4 Grammys, together with Song of the Year in 1985 for "We Are the World," which he co-wrote with Michael Jackson, Album of the Year in 1984 for his diamond certified album Can't Slow Down, Producer of the Year (Non-Classical) in 1984, and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for Truly in 1982.
With the iconic singer/songwriter being venerated with any such prestigious award, we determined to revisit some of his biggest hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart which incorporates 13 height 10 hits. Here are Lionel Richie's 9 biggest songs.
9 My Love (1983)
“My Love” was released in 1983 because the 3rd and final unmarried from his self-titled debut solo album. The tune options team spirit backing vocals via legendary nation song singer Kenny Rogers, who died in 2020. It reached the highest 10 on three notable Billboard charts, peaking at No. Five at the Billboard Hot 100.
8 You Are (1982)
The 1983 hit unmarried is every other unlock off Lionel Richie’s self-titled debut album and was once penned via Richie and his then-wife, Brenda Harvey Richie. "You Are" reached the top five on 3 main Billboard music charts together with the Hot 100 the place it spent two weeks at No. 4.
7 Dancing On The Ceiling (1986)
Lionel Richie wrote “Dancing on the Ceiling” for his 1986 studio album of the similar identify, along Mike Frenchik, and Carlos Rios. The track, which was once released as the lead single for the album, was an international hit reaching the highest 5 in Sweden and Belgium as well as peaking at the peak spot on the nationwide singles chart in Norway.
“Dancing on the Ceiling” peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100; the album used to be qualified four times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1987 for selling over Four million gadgets.
6 Stuck On You (1984)
“Stuck on You” was once released from his third album, Can’t Slow Down in 1984 to chart luck. The track which marked Lionel Richie’s nation debut, peaked at No. Three at the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 24 on the country chart. Pringles used the song in a TV business all through Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, broadcast via NBC.
5 Truly (1982)
In 1982, along with his debut solo unmarried “Truly”, Lionel Richie scored his first solo No. 1 at the Hot 100, spending two weeks at top position. The gold certified tune received Lionel Richie a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
4 Hello (1984)
Over 3 many years prior to Adele’s hit song topped the charts, Lionel Richie’s song of the same name went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The well-known tune, which held the highest spot for two weeks, additionally went to primary on the UK Singles Chart for 6 weeks.
“Hello” additionally crowned the charts In New Zealand and Australia.
3 Say You, Say Me (1985)
In addition to topping the Hot 100 for 4 weeks in 1985, “Say You, Say Me” additionally scored No. 1 in New Zealand. The track additionally controlled to succeed in the highest 10 in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Richie wrote and recorded the tune for the film White Knights; on the other hand, it is not incorporated on the soundtrack album because Motown did not want Richie's first single following his hugely successful 1983 album Can't Slow Down to appear on another label. In 1986, Motown released Dancing on the Ceiling, which incorporated “Say You, Say Me”.
2 All Night Long (1983)
This is the second of Lionel Richie’s chart toppers to spend 4 weeks atop the Hot 100. It additionally went No. 1 in Australia and New Zealand, and No. 2 in the United Kingdom and Germany. The track has been qualified gold by way of the RIAA, but like lots of the songs in Richie’s catalog the track’s certifications was once remaining up to date in 1982, which is the 12 months it used to be released.
1 Endless Love with Diana Rosss (1981)
"Endless Love” was penned by Lionel Richie and recorded as a duet with pop icon Diana Ross for the film of the same name. Since its initial release, “Endless Love” has been covered by artists like Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey, Kenny Rogers, and others. At nine weeks, it is Lionel Richie’s longest charting No. 1 on Billboard and was certified platinum by the RIAA just five months after it was released in 1981.
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