Dispatches

In 2002, American cable company VH1 (Video Hits One) released a list of the “100 Greatest Love Songs of All Time”. (Those in bold are among my favorites)

1 WHITNEY HOUSTON -I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
2 ELVIS PRESLEY -LOVE ME TENDER
3 CELINE DION -MY HEART WILL GO ON
4 JOURNEY -OPEN ARMS
5 PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS -MAYBE I’M AMAZED
6 RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS -UNCHAINED MELODY
7 LIONEL RICHIE/DIANA ROSS -ENDLESS LOVE
8 ELTON JOHN -YOUR SONG
9 JACKSON 5 -I’LL BE THERE
10 AEROSMITH -I DON’T WANNA MISS A THING

11 ETTA JAMES -AT LAST
12 BEE GEES -HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE
13 SINEAD O’CONNOR -NOTHING COMPARES 2 U
14 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN -I HONESTLY LOVE YOU
15 BILLY JOEL -SHE’S GOT A WAY
16 FRANK SINATRA -FLY ME TO THE MOON
17 FAITH HILL -BREATHE
18 PETER GABRIEL -IN YOUR EYES
19 CHICAGO -IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW
20 SONNY & CHER -I GOT YOU BABE

21 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN/JOHN TRAVOLTA -YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT
22 BARBRA STREISAND/NEIL DIAMOND -YOU DON’T BRING ME FLOWERS
23 NAT KING COLE/NATALIE COLE -UNFORGETTABLE
24 ERIC CLAPTON -WONDERFUL TONIGHT
25 JOE COCKER -YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL
26 STYX -BABE
27 ROD STEWART -YOU’RE IN MY HEART
28 MARVIN GAYE -LET’S GET IT ON
29 WILLIE NELSON -ALWAYS ON MY MIND

30 CELINE DION -BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME
31 STEVIE WONDER -YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE
32 JOHN LENNON -WOMAN
33 BRYAN ADAMS -(EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU
34 REO SPEEDWAGON -KEEP ON LOVING YOU
35 CARPENTERS – SUPERSTAR
36 BARRY WHITE -YOU’RE MY FIRST, MY LAST, MY EVERYTHING
37 NO DOUBT -DON’T SPEAK
38 MADONNA -CRAZY FOR YOU
39 BON JOVI -I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU
40 SHANIA TWAIN -YOU’RE STILL THE ONE

41 KISS -BETH
42 MEATLOAF -I’D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE
43 EXTREME -MORE THAN WORDS
44 BILL MEDLEY/JENNIFER WARNES -I’VE HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE
45 TONI BRAXTON -UNBREAK MY HEART
46 AL GREEN -LET’S STAY TOGETHER
47 PRINCE -I WOULD DIE FOR U
48 SADE -BY YOUR SIDE
49 BONNIE RAITT -I CAN’T MAKE YOU LOVE ME
50 ATLANTIC STARR -ALWAYS

51 JANET JACKSON -THAT’S THE WAY LOVE GOES
52 DEF LEPPARD -LOVE BITES
53 BARRY MANILOW -MANDY
54 ALICIA KEYS -FALLIN’
55 PRETENDERS -I’LL STAND BY YOU
56 ROBERTA FLACK -THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE
57 FOREIGNER -I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
58 EMOTIONS -BEST OF MY LOVE
59 JOURNEY -FAITHFULLY
60 COMMODORES -THREE TIMES A LADY

61 HEART -ALONE
62 MR. BIG -TO BE WITH YOU
63 LEE ANN RIMES -HOW DO I LIVE
64 MODERN ENGLISH -I MELT WITH YOU
65 RICKY MARTIN/THE FREE WHORE -NOBODY WANTS TO BE LONELY
66 GOO GOO DOLLS -IRIS
67 BANGLES -ETERNAL FLAME
68 BOSTON -MORE THAN A FEELING
69 INXS -NEVER TEAR US APART
70 DAVID CASSIDY -I THINK I LOVE YOU

71 LED ZEPPELIN -WHOLE LOTTA LOVE
72 CAPTAIN & TENILLE -LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER
73 VANESSA WILLIAMS -SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST
74 CHAKA KHAN -I FEEL FOR YOU
75 PETER FRAMPTON -BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY
76 DONNA SUMMER -LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY
77 LISA LISA & CULT JAM -ALL CRIED OUT
78 EDWIN MCCAIN -I’LL BE
79 GUNS N’ ROSES -SWEET CHILD O’MINE
80 KENNY ROGERS & DOLLY PARTON -ISLANDS IN THE STREAM

81 BONNIE TYLER -TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART
82 CHRIS ISAAK -WICKED GAME
83 BOYZ II MEN -I’LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU
84 CYNDI LAUPER -TIME AFTER TIME
85 WHAM -CARELESS WHISPER
86 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -SECRET GARDEN
87 WHITESNAKE -IS THIS LOVE
88 DIDO -THANK YOU
89 CHEAP TRICK -I WANT YOU TO WANT ME
90 BRIAN MCKNIGHT -BACK AT ONE

91 ELVIS COSTELLO -ALISON
92 AIR SUPPLY -ALL OUT OF LOVE
93 PAT BENATAR -WE BELONG
94 N’SYNC -THIS I PROMISE YOU
95 ROXETTE -IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE
96 ANDY GIBB -I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING
97 CHRISTOPHER CROSS -THINK OF LAURA
98 LL COOL J -I NEED LOVE
99 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS -HERO
100 POISON -EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN