Best Love Songs

1980s love songs

The 20 greatest love songs of the 1980s, ranked

Song Lists

The Cars' 1984 ballad 'Drive' was undoubtedly their biggest hit.

The Story Of… 'Drive' by The Cars

Song Facts

Carpenters

The Carpenters' 10 greatest songs ever, ranked

Carpenters

Whitney and Kevin had a beautiful friendship

Kevin Costner's beautiful relationship with "one true love" Whitney Houston revealed

Whitney Houston

Tracy Chapman's biggest hit was 'Fast Car'

The Story of... 'Fast Car' by Tracy Chapman

Song Facts

Romantic Love Songs, Wedding Songs and more

Elton John

The Story of... 'Your Song' by Elton John

Song Facts

Lonestar - Amazed music video

The Story of... 'Amazed' by Lonestar

Song Facts

Prince Purple Rain

The Story of... 'Purple Rain' by Prince

George's cover version of a Bonnie Raitt classic was poignant because of the love he lost.

When George Michael broke hearts with his beautiful cover of a Bonnie Raitt classic

George Michael

Roberta Flack became a global sensation when she released 'Killing Me Softly With His Song'.

The Story of... 'Killing Me Softly With His Song' by Roberta Flack

Song Facts

Celine Dion's 10 greatest songs ever, ranked

Celine Dion's 10 best ever songs, ranked

Celine Dion

'Three Times A Lady' is one of the most timeless and tender ballads to achieve chart success around the world.

The Story of... 'Three Times A Lady' by The Commodores

Song Facts

Seal - Kiss from a Rose

The Story of... 'Kiss From a Rose' by Seal

Song Facts

Seal performs Kiss from a Rose

Seal performs incredible version of 'Kiss from a Rose' on The Kelly Clarkson Show

Music

Finish the lyrics to these classic love songs

QUIZ: Finish the lyrics to these classic love songs!

Quizzes

Savage Garden

The Story of... 'Truly Madly Deeply' by Savage Garden

Song Facts

Burt Bacharach wrote countless songs for exceptional talents, and sang with them too.

Burt Bacharach's 10 greatest ever duets: Adele, Barbra Streisand, Tom Jones and more

Music

One of the sweetest love songs ever written was written by one of the greatest ever songwriters.

The Story Of... '(They Long To Be) Close To You' by the Carpenters

Song Facts

Kelly Clarkson and Michael Bolton duet

Michael Bolton and Kelly Clarkson perform incredible impromptu duet of 'How Am I Supposed to Live Without You'

Music

The greatest love songs of all time

The 50 greatest love songs of all time, ranked

Song Lists

Burt Bacharach

The 12 greatest songs written by Burt Bacharach, ranked

Song Lists

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Shania Twain with her ex-husband Mutt Lange (left) and second husband Frédéric Thiébaud (right)

The complicated history of how Shania Twain swapped husbands with best friend after ex cheated on her
All the actors who have played James Bond

All 6 James Bond film actors, ranked in order of greatness

Michael J Fox and his family

Michael J Fox's wife and children: A timeline of Back to the Future star's beautiful family life
A timeline of Barry Gibb and Linda Gray's heartwarming 50-year relationship

A timeline of Barry Gibb and Linda Gray's beautiful 53-year relationship

George Michael appearing on 'Parkinson' in 1998 singing 'A Different Corner'

George Michael's stunning stripped back version of 'A Different Corner' is a lost masterpiece
Whitney and Kevin had a beautiful friendship

Kevin Costner's beautiful relationship with "one true love" Whitney Houston revealed

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Wham! amicably split in 1986, but it wouldn't be the last time George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley performed on stage together.

When George Michael invited Andrew Ridgeley to perform on stage together for the very last time

George Michael

It may've been Shania Twain's 'Queen Of Me' tour, but she came to London to reiterate her title as the one and only 'Queen Of Country Pop'.

Shania Twain review: Queen of Country Pop brings humour, heartache and all the hits to London hoedown

Shania Twain

U2's best songs

U2's 20 greatest songs, ranked

Song Lists

The cast of Cheers reunite

Cheers reunion: When Kirstie Alley was surprised by co-stars with theme tune singalong on live TV

TV & Film

Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze

Where are the cast of Dirty Dancing now?

TV & Film

You’ve Got Mail was a romantic comedy starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan from 1998.

You’ve Got Mail trivia: 10 fascinating facts about the Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan movie

TV & Film

Elvis and Gladys

Who was Elvis Presley's mother Gladys? The heartbreaking story behind her life and death

Simon Cowell 'performs' on AGT

Simon Cowell finally sang on the Got Talent stage and he was incredible

Michael Jackson's children attended the 'King of Pop's' funeral in 2009

Who are Michael Jackson's kids Paris, Prince and Michael Jr, and where are they now?

Aretha Franklin and her son Kecalf

How many children did Aretha Franklin have and where are they now?

Elton John and David Furnish are proud fathers of Zachary, 8, and Elijah, 6.

Elton John's husband and children: Inside their family life and incredible love story

Andy Gibb

Andy Gibb: Remembering the life and career of the Bee Gees' younger brother

Lady Antebellum - Need You Now

The Story of... 'Need You Now' by Lady A

Song Facts

Madness - It Must Be Love

The Story of... 'It Must Be Love' by Madness

Song Facts

All-4-One's I Swear video

The Story of... 'I Swear' by All-4-One

Song Facts

The history of Dolly Parton and Carl Dean's relationship

The history of Dolly Parton and Carl Dean’s 56-year marriage, and their secret to long-lasting love

Dolly Parton

Ed Sheeran's 'Perfect' music video

The Story of... 'Perfect' by Ed Sheeran

Song Facts

Phil Collins - Against All Odds

The Story of... 'Against All Odds' by Phil Collins

Song Facts

'Jealous Guy' sees John Lennon confessing how possessive and insecure he was about his love with Yoko Ono.

The Story of... 'Jealous Guy' by John Lennon

Song Facts

George Michael and Anselmo

The powerful moment George Michael first locked eyes with ‘future soulmate’ in audience

George Michael

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley's greatest performance was just two months before he died with 'Unchained Melody' cover

Music

Alan Rickman starred in the Texas music video 'In Demand' released in 2000

Relive Alan Rickman's sensual scenes in forgotten Texas music video 'In Demand'

Music

Footage shows Freddie Mercury singing a Hungarian folk song to Mary Austin in 1986

Queen: Freddie Mercury sings to 'soulmate' Mary Austin in touching footage from 1986 - video

Queen

Robbie Williams and Shane Warne

Robbie Williams performs emotional 'Angels' tribute at Shane Warne's memorial

Robbie Williams

'Both Sides, Now' has been covered over a 1000 times since it was first released.

The Story of... 'Both Sides Now' by Joni Mitchell

Song Facts

Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

The Story of... 'I Will Survive' by Gloria Gaynor

Song Facts

John Lennon helped launch Harry Nilsson's career when he referred to him as his "favourite American group" in reference to his sheer talent.

The Story of... 'Without You' by Harry Nilsson

Song Facts

“And I got a feeling that I belong, I got a feeling that I could be someone."

Watch this powerful, raw early performance of Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car' from 1988

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