100 Greatest Music Duos
Criteria: These greatest recording duos in rock and rock-related musical styles are ranked in terms of their musical output. It does not consider "one-time only" recording duos, or those credited to one name and "featuring" the other name, only those with a track record as partners with multiple singles or a full-length album together.
(Artists who also recorded simultaneously as individual solo artists are denoted by an *.)
(Artists who also recorded simultaneously as individual solo artists are denoted by an *.)
Greatest Music Duos
#. Music Duo
("Iconic Song" year released)
("Iconic Song" year released)
1. The Everly Brothers
("Wake Up Little Susie" 1957)
2. Simon & Garfunkel
("Bridge Over Troubled Water" 1970)
3. Sam & Dave
("Hold On, I'm Comin" 1966)
4. *Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
("Ain't No Mountain High Enough" 1968)
5. Ike & Tina Turner
("It's Gonna Work Out Fine" 1960)
("Wake Up Little Susie" 1957)
2. Simon & Garfunkel
("Bridge Over Troubled Water" 1970)
3. Sam & Dave
("Hold On, I'm Comin" 1966)
4. *Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
("Ain't No Mountain High Enough" 1968)
5. Ike & Tina Turner
("It's Gonna Work Out Fine" 1960)
6. Outkast
("Player's Ball" 1994)
7. The Righteous Brothers
("You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" 1965)
8. Shirley & Lee
("Let The Good Times Roll" 1956)
9. Jan & Dean
("Surf City" 1963)
10. Eric B. & Rakim
("Follow The Leader" 1988)
11. Hall & Oates
("Maneater" 1982)
12. James & Bobby Purify
("I'm Your Puppet" 1965)
13. Steely Dan
("Do It Again" 1972)
14. Marvin & Johnny
("Tick Tock" 1954)
15. The Carpenters
("Close To You" 1970)
16. Les Paul & Mary Ford
("How High The Moon" 1951)
17. Mickey & Sylvia
("Love Is Strange" 1957)
18. Pete Johnson & Big Joe Turner
("Roll 'Em Pete" 1939)
19. Richard & Linda Thompson
("I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight" 1974)
20. The White Stripes
("Fell In Love With A Girl" 2001)
21. Don & Dewey
("Farmer John" 1958)
22. Sonny & Cher
("I Got You Babe" 1965)
23. Gene & Eunice
("Ko Ko Mo" 1954)
24. Roxette
("The Look" 1989)
25. Boogie Down Productions
("Love Gonna Getcha" 1990)
26. Ashford & Simpson
("Solid" 1984)
27. Pet Shop Boys
("West End Girls" 1986)
28. *Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
("Tramp" 1967)
29. Mobb Deep
("Shook Ones, Part Two" 1995)
30. Flo & Eddie
("Keep It Warm" 1976)
31. Eurythmics
("Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This" 1983)
32. *Jesse & Marvin
("Dream Girl" 1953)
33. Peter & Gordon
("A World Without Love" 1964)
34. *Brook Benton & Dinah Washington
("Baby You've Got What It Takes" 1959)
35. Mel & Tim
("Backfield In Motion" 1969)
36. Bob & Earl
("Harlem Shuffle" 1964)
37. The Brothers Johnson
("Strawberry Letter 23" 1977)
38. Air Supply
("The One That You Love" 1981)
39. Loggins & Messina
("Your Mama Don't Dance" 1972)
40. The Collins Kids
("Hoy Hoy" 1958)
41. EPMD
("Crossover" 1992)
42. The Sims Twins
("Soothe Me" 1963)
43. Robert & Johnny
("We Belong Together" 1957)
44. Tears For Fears
("Everybody Wants To Rule The World" 1985)
45. T-Rex
("Ride A White Swan" 1970)
46. Santo & Johnny
("Sleepwalk" 1959)
47. Kris Kross
("Jump" 1992)
48. Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford
("I Need Your Loving" 1962)
49. *Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
("Where Is The Love" 1972)
50. Johnnie & Joe
("Over The Mountain, Cross The Sea" 1957)
51. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
("Summertime" 1991)
52. Savage Garden
("Truly Madly Deeply" - 1998)
53. Yarborough & Peoples
("Don't Stop The Music" 1980)
54. BeBe & CeCe Winans
("Addictive Love" 1991)
55. *Judy Clay & William Bell
("Private Number" 1968)
56. The Teen Queens
("Eddie My Love" 1955)
57. Inez & Charlie Foxx
("Mockingbird" 1963)
58. Seals & Crofts
("Summer Breeze" 1972)
59. *Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
("It Takes Two" 1967)
60. The Blues Brothers
("Soul Man" 1978)
61. Brotherhood Creed
("Helluva" 1992)
62. *Larry Williams & Johnny Watson
("Mercy Mercy Mercy" 1967)
63. Womack & Womack
("Baby I'm Scared Of You" 1984)
64. Dick & Dee Dee
("The Mountain's High" 1961)
65. *Jerry Butler & Betty Everett
("Let It Be Me" 1964)
66. Eddie & Ernie
("Time Waits For No One" 1965)
67. Page & Plant
("Shining In The Light" 1998)
68. Maurice & Mac
("You Left The Water Running" 1968)
69. Billy & Lillie
("La Dee Dah" 1958)
70. The Knight Brothers
("Temptation Bout To Get Me" 1965)
71. Nice & Smooth
("Sometimes I Rhyme Slow" 1992)
72. Dale & Grace
("I'm Leaving It Up To You" 1963)
73. Wham!("Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" 1983)
74. Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson
("Lover's Holiday" 1968)
75. McFadden & Whitehead
("Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" 1979)
76. Ian & Sylvia
("You Were On My Mind" 1964)
77. Don & Juan
("What's Your Name" 1962)
78. The Wallace Brothers
("Lovers Prayer" 1964)
79. Evanescence
("My Immortal" 2003)
80. Tarheel Slim & Little Ann
("It's Too Late" 1959)
81. Paul & Paula
("Hey Paula" 1962)
82. *Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown
("Something You Got" 1965)
83. Skip & Flip
("Cherry Pie" 1960)
84. Rene & Angela
("Your Smile" 1986)
85. D-Train
("Something's On Your Mind" 1983)
86. Peaches & Herb
("Shake Your Groove Thing" 1979)
87. Das EFX
("They Want EFX" 1992)
88. Indigo Girls
("Closer To The Fire" 1989)
89. Nelson
("Love And Affection" 1990)
90. Bell & James
("Livin It Up - Friday Night" 1978)
91. *James Ingram & Patti Austin
("How Do You Keep The Music Playing" 1983)
92. Joe & Ann
("Gee Baby" 1960)
93. Erasure
("Chains Of Love" 1988)
94. England Dan & John Ford Coley
("I'd Really Love To See You Tonight" 1976)
95. Kid 'N Play
("Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" 1991)
96. Communards
("Don't Leave Me This Way" 1987)
97. *Etta & Harvey
("If I Can't Have You" 1960)
98. PM Dawn
("Set Adrift On A Memory Of Bliss" 1991)
99. Charlie & Ray
("I Love You Madly" 1954)
100. The Buggles
("Video Killed The Radio Star" 1981)
("Player's Ball" 1994)
7. The Righteous Brothers
("You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" 1965)
8. Shirley & Lee
("Let The Good Times Roll" 1956)
9. Jan & Dean
("Surf City" 1963)
10. Eric B. & Rakim
("Follow The Leader" 1988)
11. Hall & Oates
("Maneater" 1982)
12. James & Bobby Purify
("I'm Your Puppet" 1965)
13. Steely Dan
("Do It Again" 1972)
14. Marvin & Johnny
("Tick Tock" 1954)
15. The Carpenters
("Close To You" 1970)
16. Les Paul & Mary Ford
("How High The Moon" 1951)
17. Mickey & Sylvia
("Love Is Strange" 1957)
18. Pete Johnson & Big Joe Turner
("Roll 'Em Pete" 1939)
19. Richard & Linda Thompson
("I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight" 1974)
20. The White Stripes
("Fell In Love With A Girl" 2001)
21. Don & Dewey
("Farmer John" 1958)
22. Sonny & Cher
("I Got You Babe" 1965)
23. Gene & Eunice
("Ko Ko Mo" 1954)
24. Roxette
("The Look" 1989)
25. Boogie Down Productions
("Love Gonna Getcha" 1990)
26. Ashford & Simpson
("Solid" 1984)
27. Pet Shop Boys
("West End Girls" 1986)
28. *Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
("Tramp" 1967)
29. Mobb Deep
("Shook Ones, Part Two" 1995)
30. Flo & Eddie
("Keep It Warm" 1976)
31. Eurythmics
("Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This" 1983)
32. *Jesse & Marvin
("Dream Girl" 1953)
33. Peter & Gordon
("A World Without Love" 1964)
34. *Brook Benton & Dinah Washington
("Baby You've Got What It Takes" 1959)
35. Mel & Tim
("Backfield In Motion" 1969)
36. Bob & Earl
("Harlem Shuffle" 1964)
37. The Brothers Johnson
("Strawberry Letter 23" 1977)
38. Air Supply
("The One That You Love" 1981)
39. Loggins & Messina
("Your Mama Don't Dance" 1972)
40. The Collins Kids
("Hoy Hoy" 1958)
41. EPMD
("Crossover" 1992)
42. The Sims Twins
("Soothe Me" 1963)
43. Robert & Johnny
("We Belong Together" 1957)
44. Tears For Fears
("Everybody Wants To Rule The World" 1985)
45. T-Rex
("Ride A White Swan" 1970)
46. Santo & Johnny
("Sleepwalk" 1959)
47. Kris Kross
("Jump" 1992)
48. Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford
("I Need Your Loving" 1962)
49. *Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
("Where Is The Love" 1972)
50. Johnnie & Joe
("Over The Mountain, Cross The Sea" 1957)
51. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
("Summertime" 1991)
52. Savage Garden
("Truly Madly Deeply" - 1998)
53. Yarborough & Peoples
("Don't Stop The Music" 1980)
54. BeBe & CeCe Winans
("Addictive Love" 1991)
55. *Judy Clay & William Bell
("Private Number" 1968)
56. The Teen Queens
("Eddie My Love" 1955)
57. Inez & Charlie Foxx
("Mockingbird" 1963)
58. Seals & Crofts
("Summer Breeze" 1972)
59. *Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
("It Takes Two" 1967)
60. The Blues Brothers
("Soul Man" 1978)
61. Brotherhood Creed
("Helluva" 1992)
62. *Larry Williams & Johnny Watson
("Mercy Mercy Mercy" 1967)
63. Womack & Womack
("Baby I'm Scared Of You" 1984)
64. Dick & Dee Dee
("The Mountain's High" 1961)
65. *Jerry Butler & Betty Everett
("Let It Be Me" 1964)
66. Eddie & Ernie
("Time Waits For No One" 1965)
67. Page & Plant
("Shining In The Light" 1998)
68. Maurice & Mac
("You Left The Water Running" 1968)
69. Billy & Lillie
("La Dee Dah" 1958)
70. The Knight Brothers
("Temptation Bout To Get Me" 1965)
71. Nice & Smooth
("Sometimes I Rhyme Slow" 1992)
72. Dale & Grace
("I'm Leaving It Up To You" 1963)
73. Wham!("Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" 1983)
74. Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson
("Lover's Holiday" 1968)
75. McFadden & Whitehead
("Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" 1979)
76. Ian & Sylvia
("You Were On My Mind" 1964)
77. Don & Juan
("What's Your Name" 1962)
78. The Wallace Brothers
("Lovers Prayer" 1964)
79. Evanescence
("My Immortal" 2003)
80. Tarheel Slim & Little Ann
("It's Too Late" 1959)
81. Paul & Paula
("Hey Paula" 1962)
82. *Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown
("Something You Got" 1965)
83. Skip & Flip
("Cherry Pie" 1960)
84. Rene & Angela
("Your Smile" 1986)
85. D-Train
("Something's On Your Mind" 1983)
86. Peaches & Herb
("Shake Your Groove Thing" 1979)
87. Das EFX
("They Want EFX" 1992)
88. Indigo Girls
("Closer To The Fire" 1989)
89. Nelson
("Love And Affection" 1990)
90. Bell & James
("Livin It Up - Friday Night" 1978)
91. *James Ingram & Patti Austin
("How Do You Keep The Music Playing" 1983)
92. Joe & Ann
("Gee Baby" 1960)
93. Erasure
("Chains Of Love" 1988)
94. England Dan & John Ford Coley
("I'd Really Love To See You Tonight" 1976)
95. Kid 'N Play
("Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" 1991)
96. Communards
("Don't Leave Me This Way" 1987)
97. *Etta & Harvey
("If I Can't Have You" 1960)
98. PM Dawn
("Set Adrift On A Memory Of Bliss" 1991)
99. Charlie & Ray
("I Love You Madly" 1954)
100. The Buggles
("Video Killed The Radio Star" 1981)
101. *Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.
("You Don't Have To Be A Star" 1976)
102. Willy & Ruth
("Love Me" 1954)
103. Chad & Jeremy
("A Summer Song" 1965)
104. *Rufus & Carla
("Night Time Is The Right Time" 1964)
105. Wendy & Lisa
("Waterfall" 1987)
106. Bruce & Terry
("Custom Machine" 1964)
107. Ron-Dels
("If You Really Want Me" 1965)
108. *Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto
("In The Basement" 1965)
109. Mr. Airplane Man
("How Long" 2004)
110. *Graham Nash & David Crosby
("Immigration Man" 1972)
111. Gene & Debbie
("Playboy" 1968)
112. Soul Sisters
("I Can't Stand It" 1964)
113. Spring
("It's Like Heaven" 1973)
114. Kalin Twins
("When" 1958)
115. The Black Keys
("Tighten Up" 2010)
116. Twenty One Pilots
("Stressed Out" 2016)
118. Gang Starr
("Mass Appeal" 1994)
117. The Chemical Brothers
("Setting Sun" 1996)
119. Run The Jewels
("Legend Has It" 2016)
120. Tegan and Sara
("Closer" 2012)
("You Don't Have To Be A Star" 1976)
102. Willy & Ruth
("Love Me" 1954)
103. Chad & Jeremy
("A Summer Song" 1965)
104. *Rufus & Carla
("Night Time Is The Right Time" 1964)
105. Wendy & Lisa
("Waterfall" 1987)
106. Bruce & Terry
("Custom Machine" 1964)
107. Ron-Dels
("If You Really Want Me" 1965)
108. *Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto
("In The Basement" 1965)
109. Mr. Airplane Man
("How Long" 2004)
110. *Graham Nash & David Crosby
("Immigration Man" 1972)
111. Gene & Debbie
("Playboy" 1968)
112. Soul Sisters
("I Can't Stand It" 1964)
113. Spring
("It's Like Heaven" 1973)
114. Kalin Twins
("When" 1958)
115. The Black Keys
("Tighten Up" 2010)
116. Twenty One Pilots
("Stressed Out" 2016)
118. Gang Starr
("Mass Appeal" 1994)
117. The Chemical Brothers
("Setting Sun" 1996)
119. Run The Jewels
("Legend Has It" 2016)
120. Tegan and Sara
("Closer" 2012)
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Edited By: Sampson
Last Updated: 2023-10-05Newly added names are in Red