One of my favorite websites http://ultimateclassicrock.com just released their ranking of the Top 30 Rock Duets of all time.
Here’s the Top 10:
1. “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (1967)
2. “Walk This Way”, Aerosmith and Run-DMC (1986)
3. “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around”, Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty (1981)
4. “Under Pressure”, Queen and David Bowie (1981)
5. “Battle of Evermore”, Led Zeppelin and Sandy Denny (1971)
6. “I Got You Babe”, Sonny & Cher (1965)
7. “Hunger Strike”, Temple of the Dog (1991) (Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell)
8. “The Sound of Silence”, Simon & Garfunkel (1964)
9. “Fairytale of New York”, The Pogues and Kristy MacColl (1987)
10. “Just the Two of Us”, Bill Withers and Grover Washington Jr. (1980)
Check out the rest of the Top 30 at https://ultimateclassicrock.com/greatest-rock-duets/
I think that Sonny and Cher and Simon & Garfunkle shouldn’t get to count as they’re already established duos. If that’s the case, then why isn’t Starship’s “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” on the list? Because this song is still a freaking jam:
What is your favorite Rock duet? Is there anything that should be on the list?