Complete List Of Hall & Oates Songs From A to Z

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Daryl Hall and John Oates both came out of Philadelphia’s vibrant music scene, meeting in 1967 while students at Temple University. Their initial encounter came during a band competition when gunfire broke out at the venue and the two fled the building together, sparking a conversation and musical connection that eventually led to a partnership. They initially played in separate bands before forming a duo and signing with Atlantic Records, launching their debut album Whole Oats in 1972.

The early years of their recording career were marked by experimentation and inconsistent commercial results. Albums like Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) and War Babies (1974) received some critical recognition but failed to achieve major commercial breakthroughs. However, “She’s Gone” from Abandoned Luncheonette found new life when it was re-released in 1976 and climbed into the Billboard Top 10, establishing the duo’s potential for wider appeal. Their first major commercial success came with the release of Daryl Hall & John Oates in 1975, which included the hit “Sara Smile,” a song Hall had written for his longtime girlfriend.

By the late 1970s and early 1980s, Hall & Oates had refined a distinct sound that blended pop, rock, R&B, and soul influences. This period saw the release of a string of albums that defined their dominance in the charts. Voices (1980) produced several hits, including “Kiss on My List,” while Private Eyes (1981) and H2O (1982) delivered chart-topping singles like “Private Eyes,” “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do),” and “Maneater.” Their signature blend of blue-eyed soul and catchy pop hooks made them a defining sound of the decade.

The peak of their commercial success came between 1981 and 1984, when they charted five number-one singles and became the most successful duo in rock history. Big Bam Boom (1984) continued their hit streak with songs like “Out of Touch.” They also released Rock ‘n Soul Part 1, a greatest hits compilation that included two new hits, “Adult Education” and “Say It Isn’t So.” During this era, they sold out arenas, appeared on MTV, and were among the most prominent musical acts in the country.

In 1985, Hall & Oates performed at Live Aid in Philadelphia and were joined by Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin of The Temptations, highlighting their R&B roots. They later toured with Kendricks and Ruffin and released the Live at the Apollo album. However, by the late 1980s, changing musical trends led to a decline in their chart dominance. While albums like Ooh Yeah! (1988) and Change of Season (1990) produced modest hits, their peak commercial run had passed. Nonetheless, they remained active as recording and touring artists.

Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Hall & Oates maintained a loyal following and continued to record and tour regularly. They released Marigold Sky (1997) and Do It for Love (2003), along with several live albums and compilations. Hall also launched the critically acclaimed Live from Daryl’s House, a performance series featuring collaborations with contemporary artists. The project not only introduced his music to a younger audience but also reinforced the duo’s musical versatility and legacy.

Their impact on pop and R&B music has been widely recognized over the years. Hall & Oates were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. Their influence can be heard in the work of later artists who blend pop with soul and rock elements. Despite not always receiving the critical respect afforded to some of their contemporaries, their catalog of hits and chart records has endured.

Outside of music, both Hall and Oates have pursued solo projects. Hall released several solo albums and expanded his performance series into an ongoing web and television presence. Oates published a memoir, Change of Seasons, in 2017 and explored roots and Americana music in his solo recordings. Their ability to navigate both joint and independent careers has kept them relevant in different corners of the music world.

Hall & Oates have released eighteen studio albums as a duo, along with multiple live albums and compilations. Their commercial achievements include over forty charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100, six number-one hits, and more than forty million records sold.

Complete List Of Hall & Oates Songs From A to Z

70’s Scenario – War Babies – 1974
Abandoned Luncheonette – Abandoned Luncheonette – 1973
Africa – Voices – 1980
After the Dance – Our Kind of Soul – 2004
All American Girl – Big Bam Boom – 1984
All Our Love – Whole Oats – 1972
Alley Katz – Along the Red Ledge – 1978
All You Want Is Heaven – X-Static – 1979
Alone Too Long – Daryl Hall & John Oates – 1975
Art of Heartbreak – H2O – 1982
At Tension – H2O – 1982
August Day – Along the Red Ledge – 1978
Back Together Again – Bigger Than Both of Us – 1976
Bad Habits and Infections – Beauty on a Back Street – 1977
Bank on Your Love – Big Bam Boom – 1984
Beanie G and the Rose Tattoo – War Babies – 1974
Bebop/Drop – X-Static – 1979
Better Watch Your Back – War Babies – 1974
Big Kids – Voices – 1980
Bigger Than Both of Us – Beauty on a Back Street – 1977
Breath of Your Life – Do It for Love – 2003
Camellia – Daryl Hall & John Oates – 1975
Can’t Get Enough of Your Love – Our Kind of Soul – 2004
Can’t Stop the Music (He Played It Much Too Long) – War Babies – 1974
Change of Season – Change of Season – 1990
Children, Go Where I Send Thee – Home for Christmas – 2006
Christmas Must Be Tonight – Home for Christmas – 2006
Cold Dark and Yesterday – Big Bam Boom – 1984
Crazy Eyes – Bigger Than Both of Us – 1976
Crime Pays – H2O – 1982
Dance on Your Knees – Big Bam Boom – 1984
Delayed Reaction – H2O – 1982
Diddy Doo Wop (I Hear the Voices) – Voices – 1980
Did It in a Minute – Private Eyes – 1981
Do It for Love – Do It for Love – 2003
Don’t Blame It on Love – Along the Red Ledge – 1978
Don’t Change – Beauty on a Back Street – 1977
Don’t Hold Back Your Love – Change of Season – 1990
Don’t Turn Your Back on Me – Our Kind of Soul – 2004
Downtown Life – Ooh Yeah! – 1988
Do What You Want, Be What You Are – Bigger Than Both of Us – 1976
Ennui on the Mountain – Daryl Hall & John Oates – 1975
Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday – Home for Christmas – 2006
Everywhere I Look – Change of Season – 1990
Everything Your Heart Desires – Ooh Yeah! – 1988
Everytime I Look At You – Abandoned Luncheonette – 1973
Everytime You Go Away – Voices – 1980
Fading Away – Our Kind of Soul – 2004
Fall in Philadelphia – Whole Oats – 1972
Falling – Bigger Than Both of Us – 1976
Family Man – H2O – 1982
Forever for You – Do It for Love – 2003
Friday Let Me Down – Private Eyes – 1981
Georgie – Whole Oats – 1972
Getaway Car – Do It for Love – 2003
Gino (The Manager) – Daryl Hall & John Oates – 1975
Give It Up (Old Habits) – Change of Season – 1990
Going Thru the Motions – Big Bam Boom – 1984
Go Solo – H2O – 1982
Goodnight and Goodmorning – Whole Oats – 1972
Gotta Lotta Nerve (Perfect Perfect) – Voices – 1980
Grounds for Separation – Daryl Hall & John Oates – 1975
Guessing Games – H2O – 1982
Had I Known You Better Then – Abandoned Luncheonette – 1973
Halfway There – Change of Season – 1990
Hallofon – X-Static – 1979
Hard to Be in Love with You – Voices – 1980
Have I Been Away Too Long – Along the Red Ledge – 1978
Head Above Water – Private Eyes – 1981
Heartbreak Time – Do It for Love – 2003
Heavy Rain – Change of Season – 1990
Hold on to Yourself – Marigold Sky – 1997
Home for Christmas – Home for Christmas – 2006
How Does It Feel to Be Back – Voices – 1980
I Ain’t Gonna Take It This Time – Change of Season – 1990
I Can Dream About You – Our Kind of Soul – 2004
Ice – Daryl Hall & John Oates – 1975
I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do) – Private Eyes – 1981
I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do) (Extended Club Mix) – Private Eyes – 1981
I Don’t Think So – Marigold Sky – 1997
I Don’t Wanna Lose You – Along the Red Ledge – 1978
I’ll Be Around – Our Kind of Soul – 2004
I’m In Pieces – Ooh Yeah! – 1988
I’m Just a Kid (Don’t Make Me Feel Like a Man) – Abandoned Luncheonette – 1973
I’m Sorry – Whole Oats – 1972
I’m Still in Love with You – Our Kind of Soul – 2004
I’m Watching You (A Mutant Romance) – War Babies – 1974
Intravino – X-Static – 1979
Intuition – Do It for Love – 2003
Is It a Star – War Babies – 1974
Italian Girls – H2O – 1982
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear – Home for Christmas – 2006
It’s a Laugh – Along the Red Ledge – 1978
Jingle Bell Rock – Home for Christmas – 2006
Johnny Gore and the ‘C’ Eaters – War Babies – 1974
Keep on Pushin’ Love – Ooh Yeah! – 1988
Kerry – Bigger Than Both of Us – 1976
Kiss on My List – Voices – 1980
Lady Rain – Abandoned Luncheonette – 1973
Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song) – Abandoned Luncheonette – 1973
Laughing Boy – Abandoned Luncheonette – 1973
Lazyman – Whole Oats – 1972
Let Love Take Control – Our Kind of Soul – 2004
Life’s Too Short – Do It for Love – 2003
Lilly (Are You Happy) – Whole Oats – 1972
London Luck & Love – Bigger Than Both of Us – 1976
Looking for a Good Sign – Private Eyes – 1981
Love Hurts (Love Heals) – Beauty on a Back Street – 1977
Love in a Dangerous Time – Do It for Love – 2003
Love Out Loud – Marigold Sky – 1997
Love TKO – Our Kind of Soul – 2004
Make You Stay – Do It for Love – 2003
Maneater – H2O – 1982
Man on a Mission – Do It for Love – 2003
Mano a Mano – Private Eyes – 1981
Marigold Sky – Marigold Sky – 1997
Mary Had a Baby – Home for Christmas – 2006
Melody for a Memory – Along the Red Ledge – 1978
Method of Modern Love – Big Bam Boom – 1984
Miss DJ – Do It for Love – 2003
Missed Opportunity – Ooh Yeah! – 1988
Neither One of Us – Our Kind of Soul – 2004
No Brain, No Pain – X-Static – 1979
No Child Should Ever Cry on Christmas – Home for Christmas – 2006
Nothing at All – Daryl Hall & John Oates – 1975
Number One – X-Static – 1979
O Holy Night – Home for Christmas – 2006
One on One – H2O – 1982
One on One (live) – Home for Christmas – 2006
Only Love – Change of Season – 1990
Ooh Child – Our Kind of Soul – 2004
Open All Night – H2O – 1982
Out of Me, Out of You – Daryl Hall & John Oates – 1975
Out of the Blue – Marigold Sky – 1997
Out of Touch – Big Bam Boom – 1984
Overture/The First Noel – Home for Christmas – 2006
Pleasure Beach – Along the Red Ledge – 1978
Portable Radio – X-Static – 1979
Possession Obsession – Big Bam Boom – 1984
Private Eyes – Private Eyes – 1981
Promise Ain’t Enough – Marigold Sky – 1997
Realove – Ooh Yeah! – 1988
Rich Girl – Bigger Than Both of Us – 1976
Rockability – Ooh Yeah! – 1988
Rock Steady – Our Kind of Soul – 2004
Rocket to God – Ooh Yeah! – 1988
Romeo Is Bleeding – Marigold Sky – 1997
Room to Breathe – Bigger Than Both of Us – 1976
Running from Paradise – X-Static – 1979
Sara Smile – Daryl Hall & John Oates – 1975
Screaming Through December – War Babies – 1974
Serious Music – Along the Red Ledge – 1978
(She) Got Me Bad – Do It for Love – 2003
She’s Gone – Abandoned Luncheonette – 1973
So Close – Change of Season – 1990
So Close (Unplugged version) – Change of Season – 1990
Soldering – Daryl Hall & John Oates – 1975
Some Men – Private Eyes – 1981
Someday We’ll Know – Do It for Love – 2003
Sometimes a Mind Changes – Change of Season – 1990
Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid – Big Bam Boom – 1984
Something About You – Do It for Love – 2003
Soul Love – Ooh Yeah! – 1988
Soul Violins – Our Kind of Soul – 2004
Southeast City Window – Whole Oats – 1972
Standing in the Shadows of Love – Our Kind of Soul – 2004
Starting All Over Again – Change of Season – 1990
Talking All Night – Ooh Yeah! – 1988
Tell Me What You Want – Private Eyes – 1981
Thank You For… – Whole Oats – 1972
The Christmas Song – Home for Christmas – 2006
The Emptyness – Beauty on a Back Street – 1977
The Girl Who Used to Be – Beauty on a Back Street – 1977
The Last Time – Along the Red Ledge – 1978
The Sky Is Falling – Marigold Sky – 1997
The Woman Comes and Goes – X-Static – 1979
They Needed Each Other – Whole Oats – 1972
Throw the Roses Away – Marigold Sky – 1997
Time Won’t Pass Me By – Marigold Sky – 1997
Time’s Up (Alone Tonight) – X-Static – 1979
Unguarded Minute – Private Eyes – 1981
United State – Voices – 1980
Used to Be My Girl – Our Kind of Soul – 2004
Wait for Me – X-Static – 1979
Want To – Marigold Sky – 1997
War Baby Son of Zorro – War Babies – 1974
War of Words – Marigold Sky – 1997
Waterwheel – Whole Oats – 1972
What’s Important to Me – Daryl Hall & John Oates – 1975
What You See Is What You Get – Our Kind of Soul – 2004
When the Morning Comes – Abandoned Luncheonette – 1973
Who Said the World Was Fair – X-Static – 1979
Why Do Lovers Break Each Other’s Heart? – Beauty on a Back Street – 1977
Winged Bull – Beauty on a Back Street – 1977
Without You – Our Kind of Soul – 2004
You Are Everything – Our Kind of Soul – 2004
You’ll Never Learn – Bigger Than Both of Us – 1976
You Make My Dreams – Voices – 1980
You Must Be Good for Something – Beauty on a Back Street – 1977
(You Know) It Doesn’t Matter Anymore – Daryl Hall & John Oates – 1975
Your Imagination – Private Eyes – 1981
Your Imagination (Disco Mix) – Private Eyes – 1981
You’re Much Too Soon – War Babies – 1974
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – Voices – 1980