This delectable 2011 dance-pop tune paired Maroon 5’s Adam Levine with his fellow judge on The Voice, Christina Aguilera. Christina Aguilera – Moves Like Jagger (2011) The dance track, which came about during rehearsals for the award show, marked Spears’ 10th charting single and Madonna’s 50th charting single, and truly proved the power of a cross-generational partnership. Months later, when they released the duet “Me Against the Music,” it was one of the most anticipated moments in pop music history.
Pop fans around the globe were pinching themselves when Britney Spears paired up with Madonna for an iconic performance (and a kiss) at the 2003 MTV Music Awards. When it came to success, there was certainly no messing around: “A Rockin’ Good Way” went straight to No.1 on the R&B charts, and peaked at No.7 on the Billboard Hot 100.Ĭlick to load video 66: Britney Spears feat. In 1960, legendary jazz vocalist Dinah Washington and R&B star Brook Benton paired up to record The Two of Us – an album that spawned not one but two chart-topping duets, including this peppy, orchestral number. 67: Dinah Washington & Brook Benton – A Rockin’ Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love) (1960) In 1966, The Righteous Brothers (aka Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield) scored their second No.1 pop hit with “(You’re My) Soul and Inspiration” – a lushly-arranged ballad written by the legendary songwriting team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, who also penned the group’s first chart-topper, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’.” While the duo had recently parted ways with producer Phil Spector, they worked with arranger Jack Nitzsche to recreate Spector’s popular “Wall of Sound” that defined many of their previous releases. 68: The Righteous Brothers – (You’re My) Soul and Inspiration (1966) Performed by Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley, the emotive “Need You Now” achieved massive commercial and critical success – topping the Billboard Country chart for five weeks, peaking at No.2 on the Hot 100, and earning the group multiple ACM and Grammy Awards, among others. Months later, an earlier version of the song was released, featuring Juice WRLD with Post Malone.Ĭlick to load video 69: Lady A – Need You Now (2009)Ī former couple realizes how much they miss one another in this multi-platinum crossover hit from country band Lady A. The song – which appeared on the talented rapper’s record-breaking posthumous album, Legends Never Die – became a Top Ten hit in the US. “Life’s a Mess” finds the duo (who previously collaborated in 2018 on Halsey’s “Without Me”) finding gratitude for their romantic partners while looking back on the difficulties that they’ve faced in life. “You just gotta learn to live and love on,” sings the late Juice WRLD in this poignant duet with Halsey. While Hill and McGraw have continued to perform on each other’s records over the last two decades, they finally released their first collaborative LP, The Rest of Our Life, in 2017. The piano-driven ballad not only landed in the Country Top Ten, but earned the husband and wife a Grammy Award in 2001.
In 2020, MGK and YUNGBLUD joined forces again for “Acting Like That,” off the British artist’s best-selling LP, Weird! The high-energy track also produced an inspired, pandemic-era music video, in which both artists fend off a zombie apocalypse in their respective cities.ħ1: Faith Hill and Tim McGraw – Let’s Make Love (2000)Īt the turn of the millennium, country music power couple Faith Hill and Tim McGraw paired up for their third duet, “Let’s Make Love,” for Hill’s chart-topping crossover hit, Breathe. Since then, a well-documented friendship has developed between the two artists, spanning stages, studios, and plenty of bars on both sides of the Atlantic. In 2019, British alt-rocker YUNGBLUD joined American rapper and rock artist Machine Gun Kelly for “I Think I’m OKAY” (off MGK’s Hotel Diablo). Machine Gun Kelly – Acting Like That (2020) While you’re reading, listen to our playlist of the best duets here. From Motown to metal and pop to country, below are some of the best duets of all time. Whether it’s a romantic ballad, a tandem melody, or complex, counterpart harmonies, the most successful duets find both artists supporting one another – allowing both parties to excel. As Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston once sang: “It Takes Two.” Indeed, a pairing of great talents can often lead to truly memorable (and highly profitable) results.
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