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"'''Kiss on My List'''" is a [[1981 in music|1981]] song recorded by [[Hall & Oates|Daryl Hall and John Oates]]. It was written by [[Janna Allen]] and [[Daryl Hall]], and produced by Hall and Oates. It was the third [[Single (music)|single]] from their album ''[[Voices (Hall & Oates album)|Voices]]'', and became their second [[Billboard Hot 100]] number-one single in 1981 (after "[[Rich Girl (Hall & Oates song)|Rich Girl]]" in 1977). |
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While two other songs from the album had returned the duo to chart activity, it was the success of "Kiss on My List" that confirmed the start of the duo's sustained run as one of American pop's top-selling acts, a run that lasted into 1989.{{cn|date=December 2011}} |
While two other songs from the album had returned the duo to chart activity, it was the success of "Kiss on My List" that confirmed the start of the duo's sustained run as one of American pop's top-selling acts, a run that lasted into 1989.{{cn|date=December 2011}} |
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| A-side | "Kiss on My List" |
| B-side | "Africa" |
"Kiss on My List" is a 1981 song recorded by Daryl Hall and John Oates. It was written by Janna Allen and Daryl Hall, and produced by Hall and Oates. It was the third single from their album Voices, and became their second Billboard Hot 100 number-one single in 1981 (after "Rich Girl" in 1977).
While two other songs from the album had returned the duo to chart activity, it was the success of "Kiss on My List" that confirmed the start of the duo's sustained run as one of American pop's top-selling acts, a run that lasted into 1989.[citation needed]
According to Daryl Hall, Eddie Van Halen copied the synth part of this song and used it for the song "Jump" by Van Halen.[1]
In popular culture
"Kiss on My List" can be heard in the films She's Out of My League and You Again.
Cover versions
In 2010, The Bird and the Bee covered the song as well as referenced it in another song, "Heard It On The Radio", for their tribute album Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates.
Chart performance
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 16 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 7 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 33 |
| UK Singles Chart | 33 |