Hot Traxx: The Top Ten Olivia Newton John (1948 - 2022) Songs Of All Time


Saying a tear filled farewell to our favorite muse Olivia Newton John.

From Variety:

Olivia Newton-John, the top female pop vocalist of the 1970s who starred in movies including “Grease” and “Xanadu,” died Monday. She was 73.

Chart historian Joel Whitburn ranked the warm-voiced Australia-bred singer as the No. 1 female soloist of the ‘70s. Her nine top-10 pop singles of the decade included three chart-topping 45s; the biggest of them, “You’re the One That I Want,” a duet with Travolta drawn from the smash 1978 soundtrack of the musical “Grease,” spent nearly six months on the U.S. lists.

Newton-John remained a potent commercial force into the ‘80s; she logged the biggest hit of her career, “Physical,” in 1981. Though her other major toplining musical feature “Xanadu” was a costly 1980 flop, its double-platinum soundtrack spawned three hit singles, including the No. 1 radio ubiquity “Magic.”

Originally slotted as a country vocalist, she quickly conquered the pop charts with a succession of well-scrubbed tunes. Though the hits dried up in the early ’90s, she remained a cherished performer into the new millennium, with a durable fan base sustained by the continuing popularity of “Grease” as a cable TV staple and sing-along theatrical screenings.

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Suspended In Time


10. Don't Stop Believing


9. Make A Move On Me


8. Deeper Than The Night


7. Xanadu


6. You're The One That I Want


5. Hopelessly Devoted To You
 

4. Suddenly


3. A Little More Love


2. Twist of Fate


1. Magic


Olivia truly was magic ...


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