Pop Music: Collaborations
This page is about artists with recording careers in their own right, who have made records with other such.
In other words – collaborations!
Although to be strictly accurate, not all of the artists included here could be said to have recording careers in
their own right. e.g. Nicole Kidman.
David Bowie
Under Pressure (UK No, 1, 1981): ... and David Bowie |
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Queen |
Peace on Earth – Little Drummer Boy (UK No. 3, 1982): David Bowie and |
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Bing Crosby |
Dancing in the Street (UK No. 1, 1985): David Bowie and |
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Mick Jagger |
Tom Jones
Kiss (UK No. 5, 1988) |
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Art of Noise |
Burning Down the House (No. 7, 1999) |
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The Cardigans |
Baby, It's Cold Outside (No. 17, 1999) |
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Cerys Matthews |
Mama Told Me Not To Come (No. 4, 2000) |
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Stereophonics |
Sex Bomb (No. 3, 2000 – German producer) |
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Mousse T |
You Need Love Like I Do (No. 24, 2000) |
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Heather Small |
Other
Easy Lover (No. 1, 1985): Phil Collins and (former Earth Wind & Fire vocalist) |
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Philip Bailey |
Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word (2002): Elton John featured with |
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Blue |
Sang with Hot Gossip on I Lost my Heart to a Starship Trooper (1978/9) |
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Sarah Brightman |
Dont' Cha (2005): Pussycat Dolls feat. (rapper) |
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Busta Rhymes |
Dead Ringer for Love (1981): Meat Loaf and |
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Cher |
Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (2000): Spiller featuring |
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Sophie Ellis–Bextor |
Sisters are Doin' It For Themselves (1985): Aretha Franklin and (British pop duo) |
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Eurythmics |
Jackson (1967): Nancy Sinatra and |
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Lee Hazlewood |
Somethin' Stupid (Christmas No. 1, 2001): Robbie Williams and |
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Nicole Kidman |
Spirit in the Sky (Comic Relief official charity single 2003): Gareth Gates and (comedy family) |
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The Kumars |
Relight My Fire (1993): Take That and |
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Lulu |
FourFiveSeconds (2015 – No. 1 in USA, Australia and New Zealand, No. 3 in UK): Rihanna, Kanye West, and |
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Paul McCartney |
Reached No. 1 in 1978 with John Travolta (You're the One that I Want), with 'John Travolta and Cast',
also in 1978 (Summer Nights), and in 1980 with ELO (Xanadu); also No. 15 in 1980 and No. 22 in 1995, with Cliff Richard
(Suddenly and Had to Be, respectively) |
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Olivia Newton–John |
Islands in the Stream (1983): Kenny Rogers and |
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Dolly Parton |
Co–wrote and sang on Adamski's No. 1 hit Killer (1990) – real name Henry Samuel |
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Seal |
What Have I Done to Deserve This? (No. 2, 1987): Pet Shop Boys and |
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Dusty Springfield |
Ain't Nothin' Like the Real Thing (1968), You're All I Need to Get By (1968),
Onion Song (1969): Marvin Gaye and |
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Tammi Tyrrell |
Reached No. 7 in 1983 with Joe Cocker (Up Where We Belong) and No. 6 in 1987 with Bill Medley
((I've Had) the Time of My Life) |
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Jennifer Warnes |
American Boy (2008): Estelle feat. (American rapper) |
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Kanye West |
Against All Odds (2000): Mariah Carey and |
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Westlife |
It Takes Two (1967): Marvin Gaye and |
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Kim Weston |
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