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of American singer
Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is a retired American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American ...
contains 80 lead and collaborative singles, four as a featured artist, eight
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and eight other charted songs. Her first credited release was 1967's " Different Drum", which also included the Stone Poneys along with Ronstadt as a featured artist. Ronstadt's first pair of solo singles were released by
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in 1969. The 1970 release "
Long, Long Time "Long, Long Time" is a song written by Gary White. The song was a hit for Linda Ronstadt, whose rendition of it was included on her 1970 album '' Silk Purse''. The song is about a lasting love for someone who never became a lover. Linda Ronstad ...
" was her first solo charting single. Her 1974 single "
You're No Good "You're No Good" is a song written by Clint Ballard Jr., first performed by Dee Dee Warwick for Jubilee Records in 1963 with production by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It has since been covered by many artists, including charting versions by ...
" topped the US
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, reached number seven in Canada and number 15 in Australia. Its B-side song "
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You) "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" is a song written and originally recorded by Hank Williams on MGM Records. It hit number two on the '' Billboard'' country singles chart in 1951. In his autobiography, George Jones printed the ...
" reached number two on the US
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list. It was followed by 1975's " When Will I Be Loved", which made the top ten on multiple charts in the United States and Canada, including topping their country surveys. It was followed by the US top five song "
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" and the US country top five song " Love Is a Rose". The 1976 single " That'll Be the Day" made the US top 20 and reached the Canadian top five. "
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" (the B-side of "Someone to Lay Down Beside Me") reached the top ten on both the US and Canadian country charts. The 1977 single " Blue Bayou" reached the top five of multiple charts including the US Hot 100, the US country chart, the US
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and the Canadian Top Songs chart. It also was her first to make the top 40 on the
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. It was followed by the US and Canadian top ten song " It's So Easy". In 1978, " Back in the U.S.A." made the US and Australian top 20, while "
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" made the US and Canadian top ten. The same year, "I Never Will Marry" (the B-side to " Tumbling Dice") made the US country top ten. In 1980, both of Ronstadt's singles made the US top ten: "
How Do I Make You "How Do I Make You" is a song composed by Billy Steinberg and recorded by Linda Ronstadt in 1980, reaching the top 10 in the United States. Writing and recording Steinberg stated that he was "a little bit influenced" by the Knack hit "My Sharona ...
" and "
Hurt So Bad "Hurt So Bad" is a song written by Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, and Bobby Hart. It is a classic 1965 Top 10 hit ballad originally recorded by Little Anthony & The Imperials. Linda Ronstadt also had a Top 10 hit with her cover version in 19 ...
". In 1982, both "Get Closer" and " I Knew You When" made the US top 40. Between 1983 and 1984, the singles "Easy for You to Say", "
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" and "
I've Got a Crush on You "I've Got a Crush on You" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It is unique among Gershwin compositions in that it was used for two different Broadway productions: ''Treasure Girl'' (1928), when it was introduced by ...
" made top ten positions on the US and Canadian adult contemporary charts. A collaborative single with James Ingram titled " Somewhere Out There" made the top ten in the US, Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. A collaboration between Ronstadt,
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and
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spawned four top ten US and Canadian country singles: " To Know Him Is to Love Him", "
Telling Me Lies "Telling Me Lies" is a song written by Linda Thompson and Betsy Cook, which was included on Thompson's 1985 ''One Clear Moment'' album (her first solo album, after divorcing husband and former collaborator Richard Thompson). A more famous record ...
", "
Those Memories of You "Those Memories of You" is a song written by Alan O'Bryant. It was first recorded by Bill & James Monroe in 1978 and later released as a single by Pam Tillis in 1986, whose version peaked at #55 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart. In ...
" and " Wildflowers". In 1989, Ronstadt and Aaron Neville collaborated on the singles "
Don't Know Much "Don't Know Much" is a song written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow. Mann was the first to record the song in 1980, gaining a minor chart hit in the US. The song was made famous when it was covered as a duet by Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Ne ...
" and " All My Life". Both topped the US and Canadian adult contemporary charts, while also reaching top ten positions in Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The 1990 singles " When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" and "Adios" made the US and Canadian adult contemporary top ten. The same year, Ronstadt was featured on Aaron Neville's charting single " Close Your Eyes". In 1992, both "Frenesi" and " Perfidia" were Ronstadt's first to reach the top ten on the US
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charts. Three more singles would also make the Latin chart. Between 1993 and 1995, the singles "The Blue Train", "Heartbeats Accelerating" and "
Oh No Not My Baby "Oh No Not My Baby" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The song's lyrics describe how friends and family repeatedly warn the singer about a partner's infidelities. The song is regarded as an American standard due to its long-time p ...
" made top 40 positions in the US and Canada. The solo release " Walk On" and the collaborative release "High Sierra" made positions on the Canadian country chart. Among Ronstadt's final single releases was 2006's "
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" (with
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) and a 2019 live promotional recording of "You're No Good".


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1980s


1990s–2000s


As a featured artist


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Other charted songs


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