RECORD RESEARCH REPORT
March 10, 2023
And the award goes to ...
Oscar-Winning Charttoppers
Hit #1 on Billboard’s “Hot 100” Chart
1955* – Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing … Four Aces
1969 – Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head … B.J. Thomas
1971 – Theme From Shaft … Isaac Hayes
1972 – The Morning After … Maureen McGovern
1973 – The Way We Were … Barbra Streisand
1976 – Evergreen … Barbra Streisand
1977 – You Light Up My Life … Debby Boone
1981 – Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) … Christopher Cross
1982 – Up Where We Belong … Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
1983 – Flashdance…What A Feeling … Irene Cara
1984 – I Just Called To Say I Love You … Stevie Wonder
1985 – Say You, Say Me … Lionel Richie
1986 – Take My Breath Away … Berlin
1987 – (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life … Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
1992 – A Whole New World (Aladdin’s Theme) … Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle
1997 – My Heart Will Go On … Celine Dion
2002 – Lose Yourself … Eminem
2018 – Shallow … Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
* #1 on all 4 pop charts prior to debut of “Hot 100” in 1958