By Johnny Cole
TINA TURNER (born Anna Mae Bullock, Nov. 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was a true music legend in every sense of the word. The recent passing of “The Queen of Rock and Roll” has left an impression on millions of fans worldwide. Tina Turner has sold over 150 million records, with some sales estimates even higher. Such an accomplishment definitely ranks her among the most successful music artists in history. Turner’s 1984 comeback with the Grammy-winning “What’s Love Got to Do with It” is one of the biggest and most treasured comebacks ever. One of many things the comeback proved was you could never count Tina out.
Tina Turner’s life has been spotlighted in several self-penned books, documentaries, a 1993 Oscar-nominated biopic, and a successful stage musical. Along with being inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (once with her ex-husband, Ike Turner, in 1991 and a second induction as a solo performer in 2021), she has received a long list of awards, honors, and accolades. Turner won multiple Grammy Awards as a solo artist and with her ex-husband. Three of her recordings, “River Deep – Mountain High,” “Proud Mary,” and “What’s Love Got to Do with It” are in the Grammy Hall of Fame. As a Grammy Lifetime Achievement recipient, she is the only woman in music history to win Grammys in the genres of pop, rock, and R&B. She has been recognized by the Hollywood Walk of Fame, The Kennedy Center Honors, World Music Awards, and a list that keeps going. In 1967, Tina Turner was also the first black artist and the first female to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
As successful as she was as a solo performer, the Ike & Tina Turner Revue is considered by many as one of the best duos of the Rock and Roll era. Despite Tina’s turbulent marriage to Ike, there is no denying his importance in music history, too. Hailed as a “great innovator” of rock and roll by his contemporaries, Ike was not only a bandleader, musician, songwriter, and record producer, but at one point founded his own record label in 1963. It was Ike who gave a young Anna Mae Bullock her stage name Tina Turner, a name inspired by “Sheena, Queen of the Jungle.” And of course, Ike’s first record “Rocket 88,” is a contender for the distinction of being the first rock and roll record. I highly recommend listening to Ike and Tina’s incredible music together and watching old clips of their performances.
Tina Turner was one of the most energetic live performers ever. Whether it was on the concert stage or starring as The Acid Queen in The Who’s Tommy or Aunty Entity in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, she had an amazing presence. I was fortunate to have seen Tina Turner in concert and for that, I am grateful. Her swagger, sensuality, powerful gravelly vocals, and unstoppable energy were second to none. Tina always gave it her all. From her early music with Ike Turner to her phenomenal solo work, she was “Simply the Best!”
Here is my list of 250 favorite songs recorded by Tina Turner (including her songs with Ike Turner):
● 2. “Proud Mary” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Workin’ Together, 1970) * a song written by John Fogerty and originally recorded by he and Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1968. Ike and Tina’s version earned them a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Group in 1972. This was their most successful U.S. hit.
● 3. “We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)” – Tina Turner (from the soundtrack album Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, 1985) * a song written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle.
● 4. “What’s Love Got to Do with It” – Tina Turner (from the album Private Dancer, 1984) * The #1 song written by Terry Britten & Graham Lyle won Grammy Awards for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
● 5. “The Best” – Tina Turner (from the album Foreign Affair, 1989) * a song written by Holly Knight and Mike Chapman; originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler in 1988.
● 6. “Private Dancer” – Tina Turner (from the album Private Dancer, 1984) * a song written by Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler.
● 7. “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Outta Season, 1969) * a song written by Otis Redding and Jerry Butler.
● 8. “I’m A Motherless Child” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Outta Season, 1969) * Although song credited to Tina Turner, it is a moving interpretation of a spiritual that dates back to the 1800s.
● 9. “Better Be Good to Me” – Tina Turner (from the album Private Dancer, 1984) * a song written by Holly Knight and Mike Chapman; Turner won a Grammy Award (Best Female Rock Vocal Performance) for this 1984 hit single.
● 10. “One of the Living” – Tina Turner (from the soundtrack album Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, 1985) * a song written by Holly Knight; Turner won a Grammy Award (Best Female Rock Vocal Performance) for this follow-up to “We Don’t Need Another Hero.”
● 11. “Let’s Stay Together” – Tina Turner (from the album Private Dancer, 1984) * a song written by Al Green, Willie Mitchel, and Al Jackson Jr.; orginally a #1 single for Al Green in 1971.
● 12. “Nutbush City Limits” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album of the same name, 1973) * a semi-autobiographical song written by Tina Turner which commemorates her rural hometown of Nutbush in Haywood County, Tennessee.
● 13. “A Fool In Love” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner, 1960) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner; this debut single by Ike & Tina became one of the first R&B recordings to successfully cross over to the pop charts and become a million-seller. It was the first national hit record for bandleader Ike Turner since the number-one R&B hit “Rocket 88” in 1951, for which he did not receive proper credit.
● 14. “I Don’t Wanna Fight” – Tina Turner (from the movie soundtrack album What’s Love Got to Do with It, 1993) * The song became Turner’s last single to chart in the top ten of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100; written by Steve DuBerry, Lulu, and Billy Lawrie.
● 15. “The Acid Queen” – Tina Turner (from the album of the same name, 1976) * a song written by The Who’s Pete Townshend; A different recording of the song is included on the soundtrack album to the 1975 film Tommy for which Turner stars as the Acid Queen. This would be Turner’s last single before her departure from the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in 1976.
● 16. “It’s Gonna Work Out Fine” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Dynamite!, 1962) * a song written by Sylvia McKinney and Rose Marie McCoy. The record is noted for being Ike and Tina’s first Grammy nominated song and their second million-selling single after “A Fool In Love.”
● 17. “A Love Like Yours (Don’t Come Knocking Every Day)“ – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album River Deep, Mountain High, 1966 UK, 1969 US) * a song written by Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland; and produced by Phil Spector. It was originally recorded by Martha and the Vandellas in 1963.
● 18. “I Don’t Wanna Lose You” – Tina Turner (from the album Foreign Affair, 1989) * a song written by Albert Hammond and Graham Lyle.
● 19. “Funkier Than a Mosquito’s Tweeter” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Workin’ Together, 1970) * a song written by Aillene Bullock (Tina Turner’s sister).
● 20. “Too Many Ties That Bind” – Tina Turner (the 1964 single was originally released on Ike Turner’s own record label, “Sonja”; and later reissued on the album Airwaves in 1978) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner, and was first single credited only to Tina Turner.
● 21. “Sweet Rhode Island Red” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Sweet Rhode Island Red, 1974) * a song written by Tina Turner and produced by Ike Turner.
● 22. “Shake a Tail Feather” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album So Fine, 1968) * a song written by Otha Hayes, Verlie Rice, and Andre Williams; originally recorded by the Five Du-Tones in 1963
● 23. “Back Where You Started” – Tina Turner (from the album Break Every Rule, 1986) * a song written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance. Turner won a Grammy Award (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female) for this rousing number.
● 24. “Goldeneye” – Tina Turner (from the James Bond soundtrack album of the same name, 1995; also appears on the album Wildest Dreams, 1996) * a song written by U2’s Bono and The Edge.
● 25. “Help Me Make It Through The Night” – Tina Turner (from the album Tina Turns the Country On, 1974) * a song written by Kris Kristofferson.
● 26. “Whole Lotta Love” – Tina Turner (from the album Acid Queen, 1975) originally written and recorded by Led Zeppelin in 1969; parts of the song’s lyrics were adapted from Willie Dixon’s “You Need Love” (a song recorded by Muddy Waters in 1962). Thanks to a 1985 law settlement, Dixon rightfully received a song writing credit.
● 27. “I Can’t Stand the Rain” – Tina Turner (from the album Private Dancer, 1984) * a song written by Ann Peebles, Don Bryant, and Bernard “Bernie” Miller.
● 28. “It’s Only Love” – Bryan Adams and Tina Turner (from Adam’s album Reckless, 1984) * The Grammy-nominated song was written by Adams and his songwriting partner Jim Vallance.
● 29. “Poor Fool (A Fool Too Long)” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Dynamite!, 1962) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 30. “I’m Gonna Do All I Can (to Do Right by My Man)” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1969) * a song written by Wayne Carson.
● 31. “Two People” – Tina Turner (from the album Break Every Rule, 1986) * a song written by Terry Britten & Graham Lyle, the team of songwriters who wrote “What’s Love Got To Do With It.”
● 32. “Be Tender with Me Baby” – Tina Turner (from the album Foreign Affair, 1989) * a song written by Albert Hammond (co-writer of numerous hits by Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, The Hollies, and more) and Holly Knight (co-writer of numerous hits by Aerosmith, Pat Benetar, Scandal ft. Patty Smyth, and more).
● 33. “The Hunter” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The Hunter, 1969) * a song co-written by the Stax Records’ house band, Booker T. and the MGs, and Carl Wells; first recorded by Albert King. Ike and Tina’s version earned them a Grammy nomination.
● 34. “I’ll Never Need More Than This” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album River Deep, Mountain High, 1966) * a song written by Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, and Ellie Greenwich. It was produced by Phil Spector and released on his label, Phillies Records, in 1967.
● 35. “Let Me Touch Your Mind” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album of the same name, 1972) * a song written by Oliver Sain.
● 36. “Feel Good” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album of the same name, 1972) * a song written by Tina Turner.
● 37. “A Change Is Gonna Come” – Tina Turner ft. Robert Cray on guitar (from the album Tina Live in Europe, 1988) * a song written and originally recorded by Sam Cooke in 1964.
● 38. “When the Heartache Is Over” – Tina Turner (from the album Twenty Four Seven, 1999) * a song written by Graham Stack and John Reid.
● 39. “With a Little Help from My Friends” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1973) * a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
● 40. “Everything Under The Sun” – Ike and Tina Turner (a rare promotional single from 1966) * a song written by Bob Crewe and Gary Knight; officially released in 1967 by The Walker Brothers and a Spectoresque version (very similar to Tina’s version) by The Ronettes in 1976.
● 41. “Root, Toot Undisputable Rock ‘n Roller” – Tina Turner (from the album Rough, 1978) * a song written by Gary Jackson.
● 42. “Don’t Leave Me This Way” – Tina Turner (from the album Twenty Four Seven, 1999) * a song written by Paul Barry, Mark Taylor, and Bryan Rawling; not to be confused with Thelma Houston’s Grammy-winning 1978 disco hit of the same name; though Tina Turner did a cover of that song, too.
● 43. “Rock and Roll Music” – Chuck Berry and Tina Turner (from the home video Live at the Roxy, 1983) * A couple years prior to Tina Turner’s comeback, Chuck Berry invited her to join him on stage at “The Roxy“ on Hollywood’s famous Sunset Strip; a song written by Chuck Berry.
● 44. “Why Must We Wait Until Tonight” – Tina Turner (from the soundtrack album What’s Love Got to Do with It, 1993) * a song written by Bryan Adams and Robert John “Mutt” Lange.
● 45. “Whatever You Want” – Tina Turner (from the album Wildest Dreams, 1996) * a song written by Arthur Baker, Taylor Dayne, and Fred Zarr.
● 46. “What You Get Is What You See” – Tina Turner (from the album Break Every Rule, 1986) * a song written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle.
● 47. “Disco Inferno” – Tina Turner (from the soundtrack album What’s Love Got to Do with It, 1993) * originally a hit single for The Trammps, thanks to the success of Saturday Night Fever; a song ritten by Leroy Green and Ron “Have Mercy” Kersey.
● 48. “Break Every Rule” – Tina Turner (from the album Break Every Rule, 1986) * a song written by Rupert Hine and Jeannette Obstoj.
● 49. “Baby, Get It On” – Ike & Tina Turner (from the album Acid Queen, 1975) * a song written by Ike Turner and despite being on a Tina Turner solo album, it’s actually a duet between Tina and Ike. It would be the last chart entry for Ike & Tina Turner before their separation.
● 50 “It’s All Over” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track) * a song originally recorded by Wilson Pickett; written by Pickett and Steve Cropper.
● 51. “Sexy Ida, Part 1” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Sweet Rhode Island Red, 1974) * a song written by Tina Turner.
● 53. “Missing You” – Tina Turner (from the album Wildest Dreams, 1996) * originally a #1 hit for John Waite in 1984. An interesting fact: when Waite’s original version of “Missing You” topped Billboard’s Hot 100 in late 1984, it ended the reign of Tina Turner’s “What’s Love Got to Do with It” at #1. A song written by John Waite, Mark Leonard, and Charles Sandford.
● 54. “On Silent Wings” – Tina Turner with Sting (from the album Wildest Dreams, 1996) * a song written by Tony Joe White and James Ralston.
● 55. “Typical Male” – Tina Turner (from the album Break Every Rule, 1986) * a song written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle.
● 56. “Whatever You Need” – Tina Turner (from the album Twenty Four Seven, 2000) * a song written by Harriet Roberts and Russel Courtenay.
● 57. “Ask Me How I Feel” – Tina Turner (from the album Foreign Affair, 1989) * a song written by Albert Hammond and Holly Knight.
● 58. “Baby, I’m a Star” – Tina Turner (from the special album All That Glitters, released exclusively from Target, the sponsor of the second American leg of Tina’s Twenty Four Seven Tour, 2000) * a song written and originally recorded by Prince.
● 59. ““I’m Ready” – Tina Turner (from the compilation album TINA!, 2008) * a song written by Guy Chambers and Train’s Pat Monahan.
● 60. “Cose della vita (Can’t Stop Thinking of You)” – Eros Ramazzotti and Tina Turner (from Eros Ramazzotti’s album Eros, 1997) * a song written by Eros Ramazzotti, Adelio Cogliati, James Ralston, and Tina Turner.
● 61. “Teach Me Again” – Tina Turner and Elisa (The song was recorded for the film All the Invisible Children, 2006) * This duet was a number one single in Italy and also charted in a few other European countries like Germany, Switzerland and Austria; written by Elisa Toffoli and Ali Soleimani Noari.
● 62. “Hot Legs” – Rod Stewart and Tina Turner (from TV’s Saturday Night Live, 1981); “Hot Legs” – Tom Jones and Tina Turner (from the Tom Jones Show, Sept. 1, 1981) * a song written by Rod Stewart and Gary Grainger (tie).
● 63. “Total Control” – Tina Turner (from the album We Are the World, 1985) * a song written by Martha Davis and Jeff Jourard and originally recorded by The Motels in 1979; since Turner’s version was added to the We Are The World album, it is only appropriate to mention her participation on the all-star single “We Are The World,” which went to #1 in 1985.
● 64. “Don’t Turn Around” – Tina Turner (from the album Break Every Rule, 1986) * a song written by Diane Warren and Albert Hammond.
● 65. “Stay Awhile” – Tina Turner (from the soundtrack album What’s Love Got to Do with It, 1993) * a song written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle.
● 66. “Steamy Windows” – Tina Turner (from the compilation album Simply the Best, 1991) * a song written by Tony Joe White (writer of “Rainy Night in Georgia”) and produced by Dan Hartman (writer of “Free Ride).
● 67. “Honky Tonk Women” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Come Together, 1970) * a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
● 68. “Rock Me Baby” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Outta Season, 1969) * a song written by B.B.King and Joe Josea.
● 69. “State of Shock/It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It) – Mick Jagger and Tina Turner (recorded live during 1985’s Live Aid at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, PA) * “State of Shock”: written by Michael Jackson and Randy Hansen; “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll”: written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
● 70. “I Idolize You” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The Soul of Ike and Tina Turner, 1961) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 71. “Good Hearted Woman” – Tina Turner (from the album Good Hearted Woman, 1979; reissued as Goes Country, 1985) * a song written by Willie Nelson.
● 72. “Too Many Tears” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The Warner Brother Years, 1988) * a song written by Johnny Cole (New York-born singer-songwriter, active in the 1960s).
● 73. “He Lives in You” – Tina Turner (from the compilation album The Lion King Collection, 2011) * a song written by Lebo M.
● 74. “I Want to Take You Higher” – Ike and Tina Turner (with The Ikettes)(from the album Come Together, 1970) * a song written by Sly Stone and originally recorded by Sly and the Family Stone in 1969.
● 75. “Please, Please, Please” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live, 1964) * a song written by James Brown and Johnny Terry, and originally recorded by James Brown. Ike and Tina performed their version of the song on The Big T.N.T Show in 1965.
● 76. “Show Some Respect” – Tina Turner (from the album Private Dancer, 1984) * a song written by Terry Britten and Sue Shifrin.
● 77. “I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Live)” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album In Person, 1969) * a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong; originally recorded by Gladys Knight & the Pips in 1967, and later by Marvin Gaye in 1968.
● 78. “You Ain’t Women Enough (To Take My Man)” – Tina Turner (from the album Good Hearted Woman, 1979; reissued as Goes Country, 1985) * a song written by Loretta Lynn.
● 79. “In Your Wildest Dreams – Tina Turner and Barry White (from the album Wildest Dreams, 1996) * a song written by Holly Knight and Mike Chapman.
● 80. “Bold Soul Sister” – Ike & Tina Turner (from the album The Hunter, 1969) * a song written by Ike and Tina Turner; this track features electric blues guitarist Albert Collins.
● 81. “If This Is Our Last Time” – Tina Turner (from the album Good Hearted Woman, 1979; reissued as Goes Country, 1985) * a song written by Dallas Frazier.
● 82. “Good Good Lovin'” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album It’s Gonna Work Out Fine, 1963) * a song written by Ike Turner.
● 83. “Get Back” – Ike and Tina Turner (from Workin’ Together, 1970) * a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
● 84. “Something Beautiful Remains” – Tina Turner (from the album Wildest Dreams, 1996) * a song written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle.
● 85. “Easy as Life” – Tina Turner ft. Angélique Kidjo (from the soundtrack album Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, 1999) * a song written by Elton John and Tim Rice.
● 86. “Bayou Song” – Tina Turner (from the album Tina Turns the Country On, 1974) * a song written by P.J. Morse.
● 87. “I’m Jealous” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner, 1961) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 88. “The Argument” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1962) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 89. “Under My Thumb” – Tina Turner (from the album Acid Queen, 1975) * a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
● 90. “Help!” – Tina Turner (from the album Private Dancer, 1984) * a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
● 91. “I Know” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The Hunter, 1969) * a song written and originally recorded by Barbara George in 1961.
● 92. “Break Through The Barrier” – Tina Turner (from the soundtrack album Days of Thunder, 1990) * songwriter undetermined.
● 93. “Addicted to Love” – Tina Turner (from the album Tina Live in Europe, 1988) * The Robert Palmer song was a regular feature of Turner’s live shows beginning in 1986.
● 94. “(I’ll Do Anything) Just to Be with You” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1965) * a song that was eventually included on the 1995 two CD Compilation The Best Of Loma Records – The Rise And Fall Of A 1960’s Soul Label; songwriter undetermined.
● 95. “Can’t Chance a Break Up” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1965) * a song written by Ike Turner.
● 96. “Save the Last Dance for Me” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album River Deep, Mountain High, 1966 UK, 1969 US) * a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman; produced by Phil Spector.
● 97. “Something Special” – Tina Turner (from the compilation album All The Best, 2004) * a song written by Albert Hammond and Graham Lyle.
● 98. “Come Together” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Come Together, 1970) * a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
● 99. “What You Don’t See (Is Better Yet)” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album ‘Nuff Said, 1971) * a song written by Ike Turner, Tina Turner, Leon Ware, and Calvin Lane.
● 100. “Lean on Me” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The Edge, 1980) * a song written and originally recorded by Bill Withers in 1972.
● 102. “Let It Be” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Workin’ Together, 1970) * a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
● 103. “Hold On, I’m Coming” – Tina Turner (from the album Twenty Four Seven “bonus track,” 1999) * a song written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter; originally a #1 R&B single for Sam & Dave in 1966.
● 104. “Black Coffee” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album, Feel Good, 1972) * a song written by Tina Turner.
● 105. “Funny How Time Slips Away” – Tina Turner (from the album Rough, 1978) * a song written by Willie Nelson.
● 106. “A Letter from Tina” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner, 1961) * a song written by Ike Turner.
● 107. “I Wish It Would Rain” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The World of Ike & Tina, 1973) * a song written by Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, and Rodger Penzabene; originally recorded by Temptations in 1967.
● 108. “Tearing Us Apart” – Eric Clapton & Tina Turner (from Clapton’s album August, 1986) * a song written by Eric Clapton and Greg Phillinganes.
● 109. “Let’s Dance” – Tina Turner and David Bowie (from the album Tina Live in Europe, 1988) * a song written and originally recorded by David Bowie.
● 110. “Stand by Your Man” – Tina Turner (from the album Good Hearted Woman, 1979; reissued as Goes Country, 1985) * a song written by Billy Sherrill and Tammy Wynette.
● 111. “You Should’a Treated Me Right” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Dynamite!, 1962) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 112. “Tonight” – David Bowie & Tina Turner (the duet originally appears as the title track to Bowie’s 1984 album) * The duet was also recorded live with Tina Turner in 1985; a song written by Bowie and Iggy Pop.
● 113. “My Babe” – Tina Turner (from the album Outta Season, 1969) * a song written by Willie Dixon; originally recorded by Little Walter on Chess Records in 1955.
● 114. “So Fine (Alternate Version)” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Good Old Times, 1991) * The original version on the 1968 album So Fine features The Ikettes performing the lead vocals with Tina doing backup; this version has Tina on lead vocals; a song written by Johnny Otis.
● 115. “Mean Old World” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Outta Season, 1969) * a song written Ike Turner.
● 116. “Open Arms” – Tina Turner (from the compilation album All The Best, 2004) * not to be confused with the Journey’s 1981 song of the same name.
● 117. “Boxtop” – Ike Turner, Carlson Oliver, and Little Ann (released as a single in 1958) * “Boxtop” is noted for being Tina Turner’s first appearance on record, though under the name “Little Ann,” two years before her debut as Tina Turner on “A Fool In Love” in 1960.
● 118. “Great Spirits” – Tina Turner (from the soundtrack album Brother Bear, 2003) * a song written by Phil Collins.
● 119. “Never Been to Spain” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Golden Empire, 1985) * a song written by Hoyt Axton.
● 120. “The Bitch Gets Back” – Tina Turner (from the album Rough, 1978) * Turner also re-recorded the Elton John and Bernie Taupin classic for the 1991 tribute album Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin.
● 121. It Ain’t Right (Lovin’ to Be Lovin’) – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Come Together, 1969) * a song written by Ike Turner.
● 122. “The Woman I’m Supposed to Be” – Tina Turner (from the album Rough, 1978) * a song written by Cliff Wade.
● 123. “Girls” – Tina Turner (from the album Break Every Rule, 1986) * a song written by David Bowie.
● 124. “Love is a Beautiful Thing” – Tina Turner (from the album Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute, 1997) * a song written by Seth Swirsky and originally recorded by Al Green.
● 125. “When I Was Young” – Tina Turner (from the album Private Dancer “bonus track,” 1984) * a song written by Eric Burdon, Victor Briggs, John Weider, and Danny McCulloch.
● 126. “It Would Be A Crime” – Tina Turner (from the compilation hits album Tina, 2008) * a song written by Guy Chambers and Train’s Pat Monahan.
● 127. “Tra La La La La” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Dynamite!, 1962) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 128. “Please Don’t Hurt Me” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1962) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 129. “Chicken Shack“ – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1965) * a song written by Ike Turner.
● 130. “Get It, Get It” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Get It-Get It, 1967) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner; a re-mixed version was also released on Her Man… His Woman in 1970.
● 131. “I’m Yours (Use Me Any Way You Wanna)” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track in 1971) * a song written by Philip Reese and Calvin Lane.
● 132. “Son of a Preacher Man” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album In Person, 1969) * a song written by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins; it was a huge hit for Dusty Springfield in 1968.
● 133. “Work On Me” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1973) * a song written by Brent Maher.
● 134. “Crazy ‘Bout You Baby” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Outta Season, 1969) * a song written by Sonny Boy Williamson II.
● 135. “What a Friend We Have in Jesus“ – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The Gospel According To Ike And Tina, 1974) * a traditional song (arranged & adapted by Ike Turner).
● 136. “Worried and Hurtin’ Inside” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1962) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 137. “In the Midnight Hour” – Tina Turner (from the album Tina Live in Europe, 1988) * a song written by Wilson Pickett and Steve Cropper.
● 138. “She Came In Through the Bathroom Window” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Feel Good, 1972) * a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
● 139. “I Wanna Jump” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1969) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 140. “Dear John” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1966) * a song written by Ike Turner.
● 141. “Love Thing” – Tina Turner (from the compilation album Simply The Best, 1991) * a song written by Holly Knight and Albert Hammond.
● 142. “Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)” – Tina Turner (from the album Music For Quality And Distinction, Vol. 1, 1982) * Turner’s cover of The Temptations’ classic appeared on a sampler album from the British Electric Foundation (B.E.F.) which used newly interpreted versions of classic songs. A song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong.
● 143. “Early One Morning” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Let Me Touch Your Mind, 1972) * a song written by Little Richard.
● 144. “Annie Had a Baby” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Let Me Touch Your Mind, 1973) * a song written by Henry Glover and Lois Mann; originally recorded by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters in 1954.
● 145. “Twenty Four Seven” – Tina Turner (from the album of the same name, 1999) * a song written by Terry Britten and Charlie Dore (she is famous for the 1980 single “Pilot of the Airwaves”).
● 146. “Too Hot to Hold“ – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Get it Together, 1970) * a song written by Ike Turner.
● 147. “It’s Take Two” – Tina Turner & Rod Stewart (from Stewart’s album Vagabond Heart, 1991) * a song written by William “Mickey” Stevenson and Henry Crosby.
● 148. “Gimme Some Lovin’/Sweet Soul Music” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album In Person, 1969) * “Gimme Some Lovin'”: written by Steve Winwood, Muff Winwood, and Spencer Davis; and “Sweet Soul Music”: written by Sam Cooke, Arthur Conley, and Otis Redding.
● 149. “Take Me to the River” – Tina Turner (from the album Break Every Rule “bonus track,” 1986) * a song written by Al Green and Mabon Lewis Hodges.
● 150. “You Can’t Blame Me” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner, 1961) * a song written by Ike Turner.
● 151. “Johnny and Mary” – Tina Turner (from the soundtrack album Summer Lovers, 1982) * a song written and originally recorded by Robert Palmer in 1980.
● 153. “Stay with Me” – Rod Stewart, Tina Turner, and Kim Carnes (from Rod Stewart’s album Absolutely Live, 1982) * a song written by Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood.
● 154. “Way of the World” – Tina Turner (from the compilation album Simply the Best, 1991) * a song written by Albert Hammond and Graham Lyle.
● 155. “634-5789″ – Tina Turner & Robert Cray (from Tina Live in Europe, 1988) * a song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper; originally released as “634-5789: Soulsville, U.S.A.” by Wilson Pickett in 1966.
● 156. “All I Can Do Is Cry“ – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The Ike & Tina Turner Show ,Vol. 2, 1967) * a song written by Berry Gordy Jr., Gwendolyn Gordy, and Roquel Davis.
● 157. “Something’s Got A Hold Of Me” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Live – The Ike & Tina Turner Show, 1965) * a song written by Etta James, Leroy Kirkland, and Pearl Woods.
● 158. “Stand by Me“ – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Live! The World of Ike & Tina, 1973) * a song written by Ben E. King and Elmo Glick.
● 159. “(Darlin’) You Know I Love You” – Tina Turner (from the soundtrack album What’s Love Got to Do With It, 1993) * a song written by B.B. King and Jules Taub.
● 160. “If You Love Me Know (Let Me Know)” – Tina Turner (from the album Tina Turns the Country On, 1974) * a song written by John Rostill.
● 161. “Shake a Hand“ – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Golden Empire, 1985) * a song written by Ike Turner.
● 162. “Ooh Poo Pah Doo” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album, Workin’ Together, 1970, though several recordings of this song were previously done by them) * a song written by Jesse Hill.
● 163. “Overnight Sensation” – Tina Turner (from the album Break Every Rule, 1986) * a song written by Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler.
● 164. “You Got What You Wanted” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Cussin’, Cryin’ & Carryin’ On, 1969) * a song written by Wayne Carson.
● 165. “Foreign Affair” – Tina Turner (from the album Foreign Affair, 1989) * a song written by Tony Joe White, who also wrote “Polk Salad Annie” and “Rainy Night in Georgia.”
● 166. “Twist and Shout” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show, 1965) * a song written by Bert Berns and Phil Medley.
● 167. “I’ll Keep You Happy” – Ike and Tina Turner (The B-side to “River Deep, Mountain Free,” 1966) * a song written by Phil Spector.
● 168. “Paradise is Here” – Tina Turner (from the album Break Every Rule, 1986) * a song written by Paul Brady.
● 169. “Living for the City” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Sweet Rhode Island Red, 1974) * a song written by Stevie Wonder.
● 170. “Soul to Soul” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the soundtrack album Soul to Soul, 1971) * recorded live at the festival for Ghana’s 14th “Independence Day” on March 6, 1971 at the Black Star Square in Accra, Ghana; a song written by Bob Burchman and Neil Seidel.
● 171. “Shame, Shame, Shame” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The Edge, 1980) * a song written by Sylvia Robinson.
● 172. “Hard Times” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The Soul of Ike & Tina, 1966) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 173. “Edith and the Kingpin” – Tina Turner (from Herbie Hancock’s Grammy-winning Album of the Year, River: The Joni Letters – an all-star tribute album featuring cover songs of music written by singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, 2007) * a song written by Joni Mitchell.
● 174. “Unity” – Tina Turner, Regula Curti & Dechen Shak-Dagsay (from the album Children Beyond, 2011); “Mother (Heavenly Home)” – Tina Turner, Regula Curti & Dechen Shak-Dagsay (from the album Love Within (Beyond), 2014)(tie)
● 175. “Tina’s Dilemma” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1962) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 176. “Fire Down Below” – Tina Turner (from the album Rough, 1978) * a song written and originally recorded by Bob Seger in 1976.
● 177. “Dust My Broom” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1966) * a blues song originally recorded as “I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom” by Robert Johnson in 1936; In 1951, Elmo James recorded the song as “Dust My Broom” and “made it the classic as we know it.” Both Johnson and James have received songwriting credit.
● 178. “Look Me in the Heart” – Tina Turner (from the album Foreign Affair, 1989) * written by the successful songwriting team of Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly (they wrote such hits as “Like a Virgin” by Madonna, “True Colors” by Cyndi Lauper, “So Emotional” by Whitney Houston, and many more huge hit singles.)
● 179. “You Don’t Love Me (Yes I Know)” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The Hunter, 1969) * a song written by Willie Cobbs.
● 180. “Soul Deep” – Tina Turner (from the album Good Hearted Woman, 1979; reissued as Goes Country, 1985) * a song written by Wayne Carson)
● 181. “We Need An Understanding” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album So Fine, 1968) * a song written by Ike Turner and Johnny Northern.
● 182. “I Want You Near Me” – Tina Turner (from the compilation album Simply The Best, 1991) * a song written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle.
● 183. “All in My Mind” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Revue Live, 1964) * a song written by Maxine Brown, Fred Johnson, and Leroy Kirkland.
● 184. “Somebody Needs You” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1965) * a live version was included on the album The Ike & Tina Turner Show, Vol. 2 in 1967; a song written by Frank Wilson.
● 185. “God Gave Me You“ – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1964) * songwriter undetermined.
● 186. “I Made A Promise Up Above” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Don’t Play Me Cheap, 1963) * a song written by Ike Turner.
● 187. “Oh Baby!” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album River Deep, Mountain High, 1966) * a song written by Kent Harris.
● 188. “Havin’ a Party” – Tina Turner (from the album Break Every Rule “bonus track,” 1986) * a song written by Sam Cooke.
● 189. “Steel Claw” – Tina Turner (from the album Private Dancer, 1984) * a song written by Paul Brady.
● 190. “I Might Have Been Queen” – Tina Turner (from the album Private Dancer, 1984) * a song written by Jeanette Obstoj, Rupert Hine, and Jamie West-Oram.
● 191. “Mojo Queen” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album It’s Gonna Work Out Fine, 1963) * a song written by Ike Turner.
● 192. “Mind in a Whirl” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1962) * a song written by Ike Turner.
● 193. “I’m Hooked” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1966) * a song written by Ike Turner.
● 194. “Land of a Thousand Dances” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Tina Live in Europe, 1988) * a song written and originally recorded by R&B singer Chris Kenner.
● 195. “The Way You Love Me“ – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Dynamite!, 1962) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 196. “Afterglow” – Tina Turner (from the album Break Every Rule, 1986) * a song written by Terry Britten & Graham Lyle.
● 197. “I Better Get Ta Steppin’” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album So Fine, 1968) * a song written by Ike Turner and Charles Harris.
● 198. “Tina’s Wish” (What’s Love Got to Do with It, 1993) * a song written by Ike and Tina Turner.
● 199. “Night Time Is the Right Time” – Tina Turner (from the album Rough, 1978) * a song written and originally recorded by Nappy Brown.
● 200. “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” – Tina Turner (from the album Tina Live, 2009) * a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
● 201. “You are My Sunshine” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show, 1965) * a song written by Charles Mitchell and Jimmie Davis.
● 202. “I’m a Lady” – Tina Turner (from the compilation album Simply the Best, 1991) * a song written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle.
● 203. “I Wish My Dream Would Come True” – Ike and Tina Turner with The Ikettes (from the album The Soul of Ike & Tina, 1965) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 204. “I Can’t Believe What You Say (for Seeing What You Do)” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1964) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 205. “Anything You Wasn’t Born With” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1966) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 206. Stagger Lee and Billy” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1965) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 207. “Raise Your Hand (U Got To)” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Golden Empire, 1985) * a song written by Ike Turner.
● 208. “Complicated Disaster” – Tina Turner (from the compilation album All The Best, 2004) * a song written by Steve Robson and Michelle Escoffery.
● 209. “Make ‘Em Wait” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album River Deep, Mountain High, 1966 UK, 1969 US) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner. The song was also released by The Ikettes in 1968.
● 210. “A Man Is a Man Is a Man” – Tina Turner (from the album Rough, 1978) * a song written by Hal David and Archie Jordan.
● 211. “Won’t You Forgive Me” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Dynamite!, 1962) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 212. “Don’t Play Me Cheap” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Don’t Play Me Cheap, 1963) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 213. “I Don’t Need” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The Soul of Ike & Tina, 1966) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 214. “1984” – Tina Turner (from the album Private Dancer, 1984) * a song written by David Bowie.
● 215. “The Game of Love” – Santana and Tina Turner (from Santana’s compilation album Ultimate Santana, 2007) * a song written by Alex Ander and Rick Nowels.
● 216. “Legs” – Tina Turner (from the album Live in ’93, 2018) * a song written by ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard, and Dusty Hill.
● 217. “Two Is A Couple” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1965) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 218. “Wake Up” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Don’t Play Me Cheap, 1963) * a song written by Ike Turner.
● 219. “Games People Play” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The World of Ike & Tina, 1973) * a song written and originally recorded by Joe South in 1968.
● 220. “Up in Heah” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1972) * a song written by Tina Turner and Leon Ware.
● 221. “If I Can’t Be First” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1963) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 222. “You Can’t Miss Nothing (That You Never Had)” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1964) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 223. “Hurt Is All You Gave Me” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The Soul of Ike & Tina, 1966) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner
● 224. “Tell Her I’m Not Home” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1965) * originally released by Chuck Jackson in 1963 as “Tell Him I’m Not Home.“ Ike & Tina flipped it to be from a female perspective; a song written by Brenda Bruno, Tony Bruno, and Sanford Bellini.
● 225. “Cussin’, Cryin’ & Carryin’ On” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album of the same name, 1969) * a song written by Wayne Carson.
● 226. “Let’s Pretend We’re Married (Live)” – Tina Turner (from the compilation album The Collected Recordings, 1994) * a song written by Prince.
● 227. “Tight Pants (High Heel Sneakers)” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Live – The Ike & Tina Turner Show, 1965) * a song written by Robert Higginbotham aka Tommy Tucker.
● 228. “Gonna Have Fun” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The Soul of Ike & Tina, 1965) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 229. “Golden Empire“ – Ike and Tina Turner (from album of the same name, 1985) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 230. “He’s the One” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1965) * a song written by Hank Ballard; originally a single from The Midnighters in 1954 under the different title “She’s The One.”
● 231. “Sleepless” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Dynamite!, 1962) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 232. “Goodbye, So Long” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The Soul of Ike & Tina, 1965) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner; a different version is available on their album Workin Together, 1971.
● 233. “Delilah’s Power” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album Delilah’s Power, 1977) * a song written by Tina Turner.
● 234. “Two to Tango” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1966) * released on Phil Spector’s label Phillies Records; a song written by Dick Manning and Al Hoffman.
● 235. “You’re a Jive Playboy” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1964) * a song written by Ike Turner.
● 236. “Finger Poppin” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1964) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 237. “Strange” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1964) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 238. “Betcha Can’t Kiss Me (Just One Time Baby)” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album So Fine, 1968) * a song written by Mack Rice.
● 239. “You’re My Baby” – Ike and Tina Turner (from the album The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner, 1961) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 240. “A Fool for a Fool” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1964) * a song written by Ike Turner.
● 241. “I’m Going Back Home” – Ike and Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1963) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 242. “Flee Flee Fla” – Ike & Tina Turner (a non-album track from 1969) * a song written and produced by Ike Turner.
● 243. “Medley: Baby (You Got What it Takes)/Nutbush City Limits/ You and I” – Tom Jones and Tina Turner (performed live at The Warner Theatre in Washington, DC “HBO Special”, 1978) * “Baby (You Got What it Takes”: written by Clyde Otis and Murray Stein; “Nutbush City Limits” written by Tina Turner; and “You and I”: songwriter undetermined.
● 244. “Viva La Money” – Tina Turner (from the album Rough, 1978) * a song written by Allen Toussaint.
● 245. “Fool for Your Love” – Tina Turner (from the album Love Explosion, 1979) * a song written by Leo Sayer and Michael Omartian.
● 246. “Sometimes When We Touch” – Tina Turner (from the album Rough, 1978) * a song written by Dan Hill and Barry Mann. It was a huge hit for Dan Hill in 1977.
● 247. “Love Explosion” – Tina Turner (from the album Love Explosion, 1979) * a song written by Lenny Macaluso and Pat Summerson.
● 248. “Music Keeps Me Dancin'” – Tina Turner (from the album Love Explosion, 1979) * a song written by Lenny Macaluso and Pat Summerson.
● 249. “Fruits of the Night” – Tina Turner (from the album Rough, 1978) * a song written by Pete Bellotte, Edo Zanki, and Vilko Zanki.
● 250. “Backstabbers” – Tina Turner (from the album Love Explosion, 1979) * a song written by Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, and John Whitehead.
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