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class="">Florence LaRue</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Florence_LaRue.jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="Florence LaRue"><img alt="Florence LaRue" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Florence_LaRue.jpeg/220px-Florence_LaRue.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="249" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Florence_LaRue.jpeg/330px-Florence_LaRue.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Florence_LaRue.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="395" data-file-height="447" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Florence LaRue</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1942-02-04</span>) </span>February 4, 1942<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 83)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">Pop music</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Singer, actress</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1966–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data">Soul City, Imperial, Bell Records, Arista, ABC Records, Motown</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Florence LaRue</b> (born February 4, 1942)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American singer and actress, best known as an 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Dimension</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florence_LaRue&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Work with the 5th Dimension"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FlorenceLaRue.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/FlorenceLaRue.jpg/150px-FlorenceLaRue.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/FlorenceLaRue.jpg/225px-FlorenceLaRue.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/FlorenceLaRue.jpg/300px-FlorenceLaRue.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1199" data-file-height="1798" /></a><figcaption>LaRue performing at Eastern Michigan University in 1970.</figcaption></figure> <style 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LaRue nearly always sang female lead on one song per album, with McCoo taking the lead on one song as well; otherwise she sang the alto voice parts along with McCoo's soprano, being featured prominently on <i><a href="/wiki/Stoned_Soul_Picnic_(The_5th_Dimension_album)" title="Stoned Soul Picnic (The 5th Dimension album)">Stoned Soul Picnic</a></i>, or shared the lead with McCoo on songs including "<a href="/wiki/Blowing_Away" title="Blowing Away">Blowing Away</a>", "Puppet Man", "<a href="/wiki/Save_the_Country" title="Save the Country">Save the Country</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Sweet_Blindness" title="Sweet Blindness">Sweet Blindness</a>". After McCoo's departure, LaRue was lead singer on hit songs including "<a href="/wiki/Love_Hangover" title="Love Hangover">Love Hangover</a>" (1976). As a member of the 5th Dimension, LaRue received six <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Record of the Year">Grammy Award for Record of the Year</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Up,_Up_and_Away_(song)" title="Up, Up and Away (song)">Up, Up and Away</a>" (1968) and "<a href="/wiki/Aquarius/Let_the_Sunshine_In" title="Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In">Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In</a>" (1969).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Acting_and_theater_career">Acting and theater career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florence_LaRue&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Acting and theater career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>LaRue appeared in the <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> movie of the week <i>Happy</i> with <a href="/wiki/Dom_DeLuise" title="Dom DeLuise">Dom DeLuise</a>. She also performed in the national tour of <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway's</a> <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Award">Tony Award</a> winning musical <i><a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Misbehavin%27_(musical)" title="Ain't Misbehavin' (musical)">Ain't Misbehavin</a></i>, and starred in the Toronto and Calgary productions of <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mo%27_Magic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mo' Magic (page does not exist)">Mo' Magic</a></i>. </p><p>LaRue co-hosted the Arthritis Telethon with <a href="/wiki/Jane_Wyman" title="Jane Wyman">Jane Wyman</a>, judged two segments of <i><a href="/wiki/Puttin%27_on_the_Hits" title="Puttin' on the Hits">Puttin' on the Hits</a></i>, appeared as a celebrity guest on <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Search" title="Star Search">Star Search</a></i>, and has been a special guest on numerous television shows, including several appearances on <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Dale_Evans_Show&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Dale Evans Show (page does not exist)">The Dale Evans Show</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Today_(NBC_program)" class="mw-redirect" title="Today (NBC program)">The Today Show</a></i>, The Carol Lawrence Show, and numerous other Christian and secular programs.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Singing_career">Singing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florence_LaRue&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Singing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Florence_LaRue_and_the_5th_Dimension_2018.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Florence_LaRue_and_the_5th_Dimension_2018.JPG/220px-Florence_LaRue_and_the_5th_Dimension_2018.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Florence_LaRue_and_the_5th_Dimension_2018.JPG/330px-Florence_LaRue_and_the_5th_Dimension_2018.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Florence_LaRue_and_the_5th_Dimension_2018.JPG/440px-Florence_LaRue_and_the_5th_Dimension_2018.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>LaRue singing in a lead in a 2018 performance by Florence LaRue and the 5th Dimension in Manalapan, New Jersey</figcaption></figure> <p>In April 2014, the group toured as "Florence LaRue & The Fifth Dimension" led by LaRue with Willie Williams, Leonard Tucker, Patrice Morris, and Floyd Smith.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2016, LaRue and the group performed in <a href="/wiki/The_Villages,_Florida" title="The Villages, Florida">The Villages, Florida</a>, just days after the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_nightclub_shooting" class="mw-redirect" title="Orlando nightclub shooting">Orlando nightclub shooting</a>. LaRue shared her thoughts on the events saying, "We will not be terrorized. We know what’s happening in the world, but this is a song about good health, love, peace and happiness. We still believe in those things today," she stated before performing one of the band's hit singles, "<a href="/wiki/Aquarius/Let_the_Sunshine_In" title="Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In">Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florence_LaRue&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFRose2023" class="citation web cs1">Rose, Mike (February 4, 2023). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-4-2023-includes-celebrities-alice-cooper-natalie-imbruglia.html">"Today's famous birthdays list for February 4, 2023 includes celebrities Alice Cooper, Natalie Imbruglia"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Cleveland.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland.com">Cleveland.com</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="Sweet Blindness">Sweet Blindness</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/California_Soul" title="California Soul">California Soul</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Aquarius/Let_the_Sunshine_In" title="Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In">Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Workin%27_On_a_Groovy_Thing_(song)" title="Workin' On a Groovy Thing (song)">Workin' On a Groovy Thing</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wedding_Bell_Blues" title="Wedding Bell Blues">Wedding Bell Blues</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Blowing_Away" title="Blowing Away">Blowing Away</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Change_Is_Gonna_Come" title="A Change Is Gonna Come">A Change Is Gonna Come</a>/<a href="/wiki/People_Got_to_Be_Free" title="People Got to Be Free">People Got to Be Free</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Girls%27_Song" title="The Girls' Song">The Girls' Song</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Puppet_Man_(song)" title="Puppet Man (song)">Puppet Man</a>"</li> <li>"<a 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You (song)">If I Could Reach You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Living_Together,_Growing_Together" title="Living Together, Growing Together">Living Together, Growing Together</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Everything%27s_Been_Changed" title="Everything's Been Changed">Everything's Been Changed</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ashes_to_Ashes_(The_5th_Dimension_song)" title="Ashes to Ashes (The 5th Dimension song)">Ashes to Ashes</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/No_Love_in_the_Room" title="No Love in the Room">No Love in the Room</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Hangover" title="Love Hangover">Love Hangover</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Friends_of_Distinction" title="The Friends of Distinction">The Friends of Distinction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Gordon" title="Marc Gordon">Marc Gordon</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Solid_Gold_(TV_series)" title="Solid Gold (TV series)">Solid Gold</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year79" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#cedff2;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Nel_blu,_dipinto_di_blu_(song)" title="Nel blu, dipinto di blu (song)">Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Domenico_Modugno" title="Domenico Modugno">Domenico Modugno</a> (1958)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mack_the_Knife" title="Mack the Knife">Mack the Knife</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Darin" title="Bobby Darin">Bobby Darin</a> (1959)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Theme_from_A_Summer_Place" title="Theme from A Summer Place">Theme from <i>A Summer Place</i></a>" – <a href="/wiki/Percy_Faith" title="Percy Faith">Percy Faith</a> (1960)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Moon_River" title="Moon River">Moon River</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a> (1961)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Left_My_Heart_in_San_Francisco" title="I Left My Heart in San Francisco">I Left My Heart in San Francisco</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Tony_Bennett" title="Tony Bennett">Tony Bennett</a> (1962)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Days_of_Wine_and_Roses_(song)" title="Days of Wine and Roses (song)">Days of Wine and Roses</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a> (1963)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Girl_from_Ipanema" title="The Girl from Ipanema">The Girl from Ipanema</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Astrud_Gilberto" title="Astrud Gilberto">Astrud Gilberto</a> & <a href="/wiki/Stan_Getz" title="Stan Getz">Stan Getz</a> (1964)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Taste_of_Honey_(song)" title="A Taste of Honey (song)">A Taste of Honey</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Herb_Alpert" title="Herb Alpert">Herb Alpert</a> & the Tijuana Brass (1965)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Strangers_in_the_Night" title="Strangers in the Night">Strangers in the Night</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" title="Frank Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a> (1966)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Up,_Up_and_Away_(song)" title="Up, Up and Away (song)">Up, Up and Away</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_5th_Dimension" title="The 5th Dimension">The 5th Dimension</a> (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mrs._Robinson" title="Mrs. Robinson">Mrs. Robinson</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Simon_%26_Garfunkel" title="Simon & Garfunkel">Simon & Garfunkel</a> (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Aquarius/Let_the_Sunshine_In" title="Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In">Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_5th_Dimension" title="The 5th Dimension">The 5th Dimension</a> (1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Bridge_over_Troubled_Water_(song)" title="Bridge over Troubled Water (song)">Bridge over Troubled Water</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Simon_%26_Garfunkel" title="Simon & Garfunkel">Simon & Garfunkel</a> (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Too_Late_(Carole_King_song)" title="It's Too Late (Carole King song)">It's Too Late</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Carole_King" title="Carole King">Carole King</a> (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_First_Time_Ever_I_Saw_Your_Face" title="The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face">The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Roberta_Flack" title="Roberta Flack">Roberta Flack</a> (1972)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Killing_Me_Softly_with_His_Song" title="Killing Me Softly with His Song">Killing Me Softly with His Song</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Roberta_Flack" title="Roberta Flack">Roberta Flack</a> (1973)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Honestly_Love_You" title="I Honestly Love You">I Honestly Love You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Olivia_Newton-John" title="Olivia Newton-John">Olivia Newton-John</a> (1974)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Will_Keep_Us_Together" title="Love Will Keep Us Together">Love Will Keep Us Together</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Captain_%26_Tennille" title="Captain & Tennille">Captain & Tennille</a> (1975)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Masquerade" title="This Masquerade">This Masquerade</a>" – <a href="/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson">George Benson</a> (1976)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hotel_California" title="Hotel California">Hotel California</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eagles_(band)" title="Eagles (band)">Eagles</a> (1977)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Just_the_Way_You_Are_(Billy_Joel_song)" title="Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel song)">Just the Way You Are</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Joel" title="Billy Joel">Billy Joel</a> (1978)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_a_Fool_Believes" title="What a Fool Believes">What a Fool Believes</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Doobie_Brothers" title="The Doobie Brothers">The Doobie Brothers</a> (1979)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Sailing_(Christopher_Cross_song)" title="Sailing (Christopher Cross song)">Sailing</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Cross" title="Christopher Cross">Christopher Cross</a> (1980)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bette_Davis_Eyes" title="Bette Davis Eyes">Bette Davis Eyes</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kim_Carnes" title="Kim Carnes">Kim Carnes</a> (1981)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rosanna_(song)" title="Rosanna (song)">Rosanna</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Toto_(band)" title="Toto (band)">Toto</a> (1982)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Beat_It" title="Beat It">Beat It</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> (1983)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What%27s_Love_Got_to_Do_with_It_(song)" title="What's Love Got to Do with It (song)">What's Love Got to Do with It</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Tina_Turner" title="Tina Turner">Tina Turner</a> (1984)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_World" title="We Are the World">We Are the World</a>" – <a href="/wiki/USA_for_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="USA for Africa">USA for Africa</a> (1985)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Higher_Love" title="Higher Love">Higher Love</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Winwood" title="Steve Winwood">Steve Winwood</a> (1986)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Graceland_(song)" title="Graceland (song)">Graceland</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Simon" title="Paul Simon">Paul Simon</a> (1987)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Worry,_Be_Happy" title="Don't Worry, Be Happy">Don't Worry, Be Happy</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_McFerrin" title="Bobby McFerrin">Bobby McFerrin</a> (1988)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wind_Beneath_My_Wings" title="Wind Beneath My Wings">Wind Beneath My Wings</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bette_Midler" title="Bette Midler">Bette Midler</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Another_Day_in_Paradise" title="Another Day in Paradise">Another Day in Paradise</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a> (1990)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Unforgettable_(Nat_King_Cole_song)" title="Unforgettable (Nat King Cole song)">Unforgettable</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Natalie_Cole" title="Natalie Cole">Natalie Cole</a> with <a href="/wiki/Nat_King_Cole" title="Nat King Cole">Nat King Cole</a> (1991)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tears_in_Heaven" title="Tears in Heaven">Tears in Heaven</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eric_Clapton" title="Eric Clapton">Eric Clapton</a> (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Will_Always_Love_You" title="I Will Always Love You">I Will Always Love You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> (1993)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_I_Wanna_Do_(Sheryl_Crow_song)" title="All I Wanna Do (Sheryl Crow song)">All I Wanna Do</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Sheryl_Crow" title="Sheryl Crow">Sheryl Crow</a> (1994)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Kiss_from_a_Rose" title="Kiss from a Rose">Kiss from a Rose</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Seal_(musician)" title="Seal (musician)">Seal</a> (1995)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Change_the_World" title="Change the World">Change the World</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eric_Clapton" title="Eric Clapton">Eric Clapton</a> (1996)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sunny_Came_Home" title="Sunny Came Home">Sunny Came Home</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Colvin" title="Shawn Colvin">Shawn Colvin</a> (1997)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Heart_Will_Go_On" title="My Heart Will Go On">My Heart Will Go On</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Celine_Dion" title="Celine Dion">Celine Dion</a> (1998)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Smooth_(Santana_song)" title="Smooth (Santana song)">Smooth</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Santana_(band)" title="Santana (band)">Santana</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Rob_Thomas_(musician)" title="Rob Thomas (musician)">Rob Thomas</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Beautiful_Day" title="Beautiful Day">Beautiful Day</a>" – <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a> (2000)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Walk_On_(U2_song)" title="Walk On (U2 song)">Walk On</a>" – <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a> (2001)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Know_Why" title="Don't Know Why">Don't Know Why</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Norah_Jones" title="Norah Jones">Norah Jones</a> (2002)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Clocks_(song)" title="Clocks (song)">Clocks</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a> (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_We_Go_Again_(Ray_Charles_song)" title="Here We Go Again (Ray Charles song)">Here We Go Again</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Ray_Charles" title="Ray Charles">Ray Charles</a> & <a href="/wiki/Norah_Jones" title="Norah Jones">Norah Jones</a> (2004)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Boulevard_of_Broken_Dreams_(Green_Day_song)" title="Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day song)">Boulevard of Broken Dreams</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Green_Day" title="Green Day">Green Day</a> (2005)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Not_Ready_to_Make_Nice" title="Not Ready to Make Nice">Not Ready to Make Nice</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Chicks" title="The Chicks">Dixie Chicks</a> (2006)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rehab_(Amy_Winehouse_song)" title="Rehab (Amy Winehouse song)">Rehab</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Amy_Winehouse" title="Amy Winehouse">Amy Winehouse</a> (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Please_Read_the_Letter" title="Please Read the Letter">Please Read the Letter</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alison_Krauss" title="Alison Krauss">Alison Krauss</a> & <a href="/wiki/Robert_Plant" title="Robert Plant">Robert Plant</a> (2008)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Use_Somebody" title="Use Somebody">Use Somebody</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kings_of_Leon" title="Kings of Leon">Kings of Leon</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Need_You_Now_(Lady_Antebellum_song)" title="Need You Now (Lady Antebellum song)">Need You Now</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lady_A" title="Lady A">Lady Antebellum</a> (2010)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rolling_in_the_Deep" title="Rolling in the Deep">Rolling in the Deep</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> (2011)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Somebody_That_I_Used_to_Know" title="Somebody That I Used to Know">Somebody That I Used to Know</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Gotye" title="Gotye">Gotye</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kimbra" title="Kimbra">Kimbra</a> (2012)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_Lucky_(Daft_Punk_song)" title="Get Lucky (Daft Punk song)">Get Lucky</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Daft_Punk" title="Daft Punk">Daft Punk</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a> & <a href="/wiki/Nile_Rodgers" title="Nile Rodgers">Nile Rodgers</a> (2013)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stay_with_Me_(Sam_Smith_song)" title="Stay with Me (Sam Smith song)">Stay with Me</a>" (<a href="/wiki/Rodney_Jerkins" title="Rodney Jerkins">Darkchild</a> version) – <a href="/wiki/Sam_Smith" title="Sam Smith">Sam Smith</a> (2014)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Uptown_Funk" title="Uptown Funk">Uptown Funk</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ronson" title="Mark Ronson">Mark Ronson</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a> (2015)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hello_(Adele_song)" title="Hello (Adele song)">Hello</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/24K_Magic_(song)" title="24K Magic (song)">24K Magic</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a> (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Is_America_(song)" title="This Is America (song)">This Is America</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Donald_Glover" title="Donald Glover">Childish Gambino</a> (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bad_Guy_(Billie_Eilish_song)" title="Bad Guy (Billie Eilish song)">Bad Guy</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Billie_Eilish" title="Billie Eilish">Billie Eilish</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Everything_I_Wanted" title="Everything I Wanted">Everything I Wanted</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Billie_Eilish" title="Billie Eilish">Billie Eilish</a> (2020)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Leave_the_Door_Open" title="Leave the Door Open">Leave the Door Open</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Silk_Sonic" 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