Complete List Of Hall & Oates Songs From A to Z

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Daryl Hall and John Oates emerged from Philadelphia’s vibrant music scene, meeting in 1967 while they were 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. Their debut album, Whole Oats, was released in 1972.

The early years of their recording career were marked by experimentation and inconsistent commercial results. Albums including Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) and War Babies (1974) earned critical recognition but did not initially produce major commercial breakthroughs. “She’s Gone,” from Abandoned Luncheonette, found new life when it was rereleased in 1976 and climbed into the Billboard Top 10. Their first major commercial success arrived with Daryl Hall & John Oates in 1975, which included “Sara Smile,” a song Hall wrote for his longtime girlfriend Sara Allen.

By the late 1970s and early 1980s, Daryl Hall and John Oates had refined a distinct sound that blended pop, rock, R&B, and soul influences. Voices (1980) produced hits including “Kiss on My List” and “You Make My Dreams,” while Private Eyes (1981) and H2O (1982) delivered chart-topping singles including “Private Eyes,” “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do),” and “Maneater.”

The peak of their commercial success came between 1981 and 1984, when they scored five of their six Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles. Big Bam Boom (1984) continued their hit streak with “Out of Touch” and “Method of Modern Love.” Their 1983 compilation Rock ‘n Soul Part 1 also introduced two new hits, “Say It Isn’t So” and “Adult Education.”

In 1985, Daryl Hall and John Oates performed at Live Aid in Philadelphia and were joined by former Temptations singers Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin. The collaboration was also documented on Live at the Apollo. By the late 1980s, changing musical trends ended their period of chart dominance, although Ooh Yeah! (1988) and Change of Season (1990) produced additional hits and the duo remained active as recording and touring artists.

Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Hall and Oates maintained a loyal following and continued to record and perform. They released Marigold Sky (1997), Do It for Love (2003), Our Kind of Soul (2004), and Home for Christmas (2006). Their later recordings also included the 2007 non-album single “Take Christmas Back” and the 2018 Train collaboration “Philly Forget Me Not.”

Their impact on pop and R&B music has been widely recognized. Daryl Hall and John Oates were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. Their catalog produced six Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles and sixteen Top 10 hits, and their mixture of Philadelphia soul, pop, rock, funk, and new wave influenced generations of artists.

Outside of their work together, both musicians pursued extensive solo careers. Hall released several solo albums and created Live from Daryl’s House, a performance series built around collaborations with guest artists. Oates published the memoir Change of Seasons in 2017 and continued exploring roots, folk, blues, and Americana music through his solo recordings.

A public business dispute that began in 2023 was privately resolved through arbitration in 2025. Both musicians subsequently continued their separate careers and indicated that they did not plan to reunite. Their final studio album as a duo remains Home for Christmas, released in 2006, while “Philly Forget Me Not” remains their most recent jointly released single.

Daryl Hall and John Oates released eighteen studio albums together, along with live albums, compilations, soundtrack recordings, and non-album singles. Although they are commonly known as Hall & Oates, their recordings were officially credited to Daryl Hall & John Oates.

Complete List Of Hall & Oates Songs From A to Z

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“70’s Scenario” – War Babies (1974)

A-E

“Abandoned Luncheonette” – Abandoned Luncheonette (1973)
“Adult Education” – Rock ‘n Soul Part 1 (1983)
“Africa” – Voices (1980)
“After the Dance” – Our Kind of Soul (2004)
“All American Girl” – Big Bam Boom (1984)
“All Our Love” – Whole Oats (1972)
“All You Want Is Heaven” – X-Static (1979)
“Alley Katz” – Along the Red Ledge (1978)
“Alone Too Long” – Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975)
“Apollo Medley” – Live at the Apollo (1985); with David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks
“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)
“Did It in a Minute” – Private Eyes (1981)
“Diddy Doo Wop (I Hear the Voices)” – Voices (1980)
“Do It for Love” – Do It for Love (2003)
“Do What You Want, Be What You Are” – Bigger Than Both of Us (1976)
“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)
“Ennui on the Mountain” – Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975)
“Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday” – Home for Christmas (2006)
“Everything Your Heart Desires” – Ooh Yeah! (1988)
“Everytime I Look at You” – Abandoned Luncheonette (1973)
“Everytime You Go Away” – Voices (1980)
“Everywhere I Look” – Change of Season (1990)

F-J

“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)
“Go Solo” – H2O (1982)
“Going Thru the Motions” – Big Bam Boom (1984)
“Goodnight and Good Morning” – 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)
“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)
“Ice” – Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975)
“Intravino” – X-Static (1979)
“Intuition” – Do It for Love (2003)
“Is It a Star” – War Babies (1974)
“It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” – Home for Christmas (2006)
“It’s a Laugh” – Along the Red Ledge (1978)
“Italian Girls” – H2O (1982)
“Jingle Bell Rock” – Home for Christmas (2006)
“Johnny Gore and the ‘C’ Eaters” – War Babies (1974)

K-O

“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)
“Love Train” – Earth Girls Are Easy soundtrack (1989)
“Make You Stay” – Do It for Love (2003)
“Man on a Mission” – Do It for Love (2003)
“Maneater” – H2O (1982)
“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)

P-T

“Philly Forget Me Not” – non-album single (2018); with Train
“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)
“Rock Steady” – Our Kind of Soul (2004)
“Rockability” – Ooh Yeah! (1988)
“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)
“Say It Isn’t So” – Rock ‘n Soul Part 1 (1983)
“Screaming Through December” – War Babies (1974)
“Serious Music” – Along the Red Ledge (1978)
“She’s Gone” – Abandoned Luncheonette (1973)
“(She) Got Me Bad” – Do It for Love (2003)
“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)
“Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid” – Big Bam Boom (1984)
“Someday We’ll Know” – Do It for Love (2003)
“Something About You” – Do It for Love (2003)
“Sometimes a Mind Changes” – Change of Season (1990)
“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)
“Take Christmas Back” – non-album single (2007)
“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)

U-Z

“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 You See Is What You Get” – Our Kind of Soul (2004)
“What’s Important to Me” – Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975)
“When Something Is Wrong with My Baby” – Live at the Apollo (1985); live recording
“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 Know) It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” – Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975)
“You Make My Dreams” – Voices (1980)
“You Must Be Good for Something” – Beauty on a Back Street (1977)
“You’ll Never Learn” – Bigger Than Both of Us (1976)
“You’re Much Too Soon” – War Babies (1974)
“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'” – Voices (1980)
“Your Imagination” – Private Eyes (1981)
“Your Imagination (Disco Mix)” – Private Eyes (1981)