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Jul 8, 2021 · 07/8/2021. From ‘Somethin’ Stupid’ to ‘Shallow’ to ‘Save Your Tears,’ Every Male/Female Duet to Hit No. 1 on the Hot 100. From Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra to The Weeknd and Ariana...
- Mashonda feat. Jadakiss – “Can’t Leave the Block Alone” Talk about the pathos of thug love: On this 2005 NYC mixtape hit, Mashonda and Jadakiss embodied the pain felt by drug dealers and the women who love them.
- Rihanna feat. Ne-Yo – “Hate That I Love You” "The best way to express an emotion like love is through storytelling," Ne-Yo said in a 2007 interview. "It makes it more, 'I can relate to this character in this song because I've been through something similar.'"
- The Human League – “Don’t You Want Me” One of the most substantial love tracks in the entirety of the new wave catalogue, its phrasing and story is so Eighties downtown New York that it's amazing Human League were British.
- Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne – “Close My Eyes Forever” Dripping with drama and dressed up with enough attitude to come off as simultaneously blustery and funereal, this duet between guitar goddess Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne was one of the hard rock era's most powerful ballads, at least as far as the pop charts were concerned.
- Verdi’s ‘La Traviata’ – ‘Un dì, felice, eterea’ In the first act of Verdi’s La Traviata, a young fellow named Alfredo attends a Parisian party thrown by Violetta, who he harbours a secret adoration for.
- Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’ – ‘Là ci darem la mano’ A charming, cheeky duet between the opera’s titular Don Giovanni and a local peasant woman, Zerlina. Don Giovanni, infamous for his romantic exploits and wandering eye, spied Zerlina as she made her way through the town on her marriage procession, having just wed her beloved Masetto.
- Puccini’s ‘La bohème’ – ‘O soave fanciulla’ Rodolfo and Mimì’s duet is the closing number of act one of Puccini’s romantic tragedy, La bohème. It’s love at first sight for the duo, who have met only minutes before.
- Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’ – ‘Pa, pa, pa’ Towards the end of Mozart’s masonic opera, a despairing Papageno finds himself in his darkest hour, fearing he has lost his beloved Papagena forever.
Nov 1, 2023 · 1 November 2023, 14:42. The greatest duets of all time. Picture: Getty. By Tom Eames. If you're looking to add some gravitas to a pop banger, then you can't go wrong by making it a duet. From '60s soul anthems to '80s power ballads, we've picked the very best duet songs of all time, for when you're searching for the ultimate karaoke playlist.
- Tom Eames
- The Carolina Tar Heels, "Peg and Awl," 1928. Included on Harry Smith's famous "Anthology of American Folk Music," this is a mournful tune about creeping industrialization, with banjo player Clarence Ashley and (I believe) guitarist Dock Walsh exchanging wavering laments.
- Blind Willie Johnson, "John the Revelator", 1930. Another "Anthology of American Folk Music" tune, Texas guitarist Blind Willie Johnson is accompanied by an anonymous female singer.
- Louis Jordan and Bing Crosby, "Your Socks Don't Match," 1944. Jordan and Crosby flirt with insouciant ease. You could see the song topic as a winking acknowledgment of the duo's integration, but the joke in that case would have to be that they actually match perfectly, finishing each other's phrases or trading jibes without either, even for a moment, removing tongue from cheek.
- Soul Stirrers, "By and By," 1950. Sam Cooke was the most famous singer to come out of the Soul Stirrers — but believe it or not his predecessor, R.H. Harris, was not his inferior.
Oct 1, 2023 · 71: Faith Hill and Tim McGraw – Let’s Make Love (2000) At the turn of the millennium, country music power couple Faith Hill and Tim McGraw paired up for their third duet, “Let’s Make Love ...
The best male and female duets enable both vocalists to shine, providing equal stage time. Read on to find out more about our top picks!
