What makes a good duet

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Ranking is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot since the chart launched in August Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. Text by Keith Caulfield, M. To ensure equitable representation of the biggest hits from the past 52 years, earlier time frames were each weighted to account for the difference between turnover rates from those decades and the turnover rates that have occurred since the advent of Nielsen Music data.

I'm Your Angel R. Released in , the single reached No. There's clearly no chemistry between Mellencamp and Ndegeocello in the video, but the two sure have a jammin' ol' time on the track.

This version of the song, originally by Van Morrison, spent two weeks at No. In addition to wooing couples across the globe, the hit grew to become an easy going love ballad for the hippie generation. Lo and LL Cool J talking about a couple that's on the verge of calling it quits.

Still, while the tune is about splitsville, Jenny from the block and Mr. Let's dance! It is a truly glorious moment to listen to the singers bust out of their slumps -- and apparently all of America thought so as well, as the song stayed at No.

But after having a ball recording McCartney's "Say Say Say" together in , Jackson and his Beatle friend gave it another go with the cheesy, soft-rock duet. After all, every sassy diva needs her gay BFF. But regardless of the head-scratching over its duo of performers, "I Knew You Were Waiting For Me " spent two weeks atop the Hot chart in as well as 17 weeks total. After a popular performance on the soap opera "Days Of Our Lives" -- on which Loring starred as lounge singer Liz Chandler -- the song spent two weeks at No.

For those hoping to move out of the dreaded "friends zone," Anderson and Loring have some encouragement that it's actually possible: "We don't have to be one or the other. The song not only stayed at No. What we wouldn't give for smokey-voiced Joe Cocker to serenade us with nonsense tales of eagles crying, all while being whisked away from our awful factory jobs!

But later that year, the track gained new exposure through its use on ABC soap opera "General Hospital. The pair soared to no. The pair's romantic and musical bond paid off -- the Grammy-winning track went to No.

That was not only the case with this song, but it was never intended to be a duet to begin with. Diamond released his version months before Streisand's. Columbia then released the song with both superstars.

A certain magic can happen when you sing doubled up, but the duplicity can sometimes cause a rendition to go south if not well prepared. First, if you know your style and key , find the appropriate song to match this article can help. If this is not the case, change the key of the song to adapt it to your singing instead of risking a missed note when belting out the high notes.

More risky, perhaps to go at it alone, but if you do decide to take on a duet, try dividing the roles: one of the two can harmonize or one can accentuate the ends for example You have to imagine the duo as a race where you would be tied to the other: if one falls, the other does too. Do not forget that you and your partner are singing in front of an audience. If there is no physical or visual contact between you both, the audience can sense it. But don't let your complicity take precedence over the show.

If you sing with your best friend and spend your time laughing together for example, the public will quickly feel excluded. The breakout hit of , "Despacito" lead the pack with almost 5 billion views on YouTube. The song had a second life with the rendition from Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey in