Top 10 Samantha Fox Songs

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Our Top 10 Samantha Fox songs list looks at the career of a pop singer who began her career as a popular pin-up girl in the United Kingdom. At a very young age, she had become one of the most famous glamour models in the UK. In the 1980s, Samantha Fox took her fame and power and turned it into a very successful pop music career. How successful you may ask, well three top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 successful is what we would answer with. Despite never being a darling of the critics, Samantha Fox enjoyed a nice run in the pop music world while also establishing herself with a massive cult following of fans. Our top 10 Samantha Fox songs list looks at some of her most successful and popular songs.

# 10 – Love House

We open up our top 10 Samantha Fox songs list with a song appropriately titled in the world of Samantha Fox called “Love House.” The song was released on the album entitled I Wanna Have Some Fun. The record company released the song as the first single from the album in the UK but held onto it for the third single release in the United States. There are some creepy characters in this video. It almost felt like they were trying to do a Michael Jackson “Thriller,” thing. The song and album were released in 1988.

# 9 – I Only Wanna Be With You

Dancing along with Samantha Fox we take a listen at number nine to the classic song entitled “I Only Wanna Be With You.” This is one that has been done many times. The song originally was released by Dusty Springfield in 1963. Annie Lennox recorded the song with her band The Tourists in 1979. And for those who were teens in the 70s, you probably remember the Bay City Rollers version in 1976. The Samantha Fox version of the song was released on the album entitled I Wanna Have Some Fun. The album was released in 1988. The cheery song “I Only Wanna Be With You,” was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number thirty one. It was a top 20 hit in the United Kingdom.

# 8 -True Devotion

In the number eight spot on our top 10 Samantha Fox songs list we present the song entitled True Devotion. For the first and only time on this list, we present a ballad as Samantha Fox was not much of a balladeer. The song was released on the album entitled Samantha Fox. The album was released in 1987. It was Samantha Fox’s second album release of her career. “True Devotion,” was composed by Lol Mason and Mark Shreeve.

# 7 – I Surrender (to the Spirit of the Night)

In the number seven position on our top 10 Samantha Fox songs list is the song entitled “I Surrender (to the Spirit of the Night).” This is a big-sounding song with heavy guitars loud drum machines dominating keyboards with octave bass parts, all the attributes of 80s pop dance music. The song “I Surrender (to the Spirit of the Night),” was released on the album entitled Samantha Fox. The song was very popular in Europe but not that big in the US where it failed to chart. “I Surrender (to the Spirit of the Night),” was composed by Jon Astrop, Karen Moline, and Mark Shreeve.

# 6 -Suzie, Don’t Leave Me with Your Boyfriend

Placing in the number six spot on our top 10 Samantha Fox songs list we showcase the song “Suzie, Don’t Leave Me with Your Boyfriend.” This was one of those deep album tracks that was never released as a single., Yet, it’s just one of those songs where you pretty much better believe that if you’re Suzie, the last person you would want to leave alone with your boyfriend is Samantha Fox. The fun track was released on the album entitled Touch Me. The album was released in 1986. The song was composed by Astrop.

# 5 – Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)

Well, the great titles just keep coming on this list. At the halfway point on our top 10 Samantha Fox songs list we introduce the pulsating song “Naughty Girls (Need Love Too).” The song was issued on the album entitled Samantha Fox. “Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)” would become a huge hit in the United States as it landed in the number three spot on the Billboard Hot 100 making it the biggest hit of her career in the US. The song also was a hit in the UK as well as in many other European countries.

# 4 – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now

At the number four spot on our top 10 Samantha Fox songs list we present the spirited song entitled “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now.” After starting out with a more rock and roll touch on her first album, Samantha Fox found more success in the dance music pop genre on her second record. This song is a perfect example of that sound and success. The song was released on the album entitled Samantha Fox. The album was released in 1987. “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now,” was a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom. It just made it into the Billboard Hot 100 where it stalled at number eighty. “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now,” was composed by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Pete Waterman.

# 3 – Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)

This was a big one and one of Samantha Fox’s first big hits. Cruising along on our top 10 Samantha Fox songs list we present the song entitled “Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me).” This all-out rocker with its anthemic qualities was released on the Touch Me album in 1986. It was the second single released from the record. It was a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom, It received a lot of airplay in the US but did not do as well on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was composed by Graham Richardson and Mike Bissell.

# 2 -I Wanna Have Some Fun

Samantha Fox released a pop gem with this one. Yes, Cyndi Lauper said it first but she was talking about all girls, Samantha Fox is just talking about herself. But would you argue with her? The fun tune “I Wanna Have Some Fun,” was released on the album entitled I Wanna Have Some Fun. The album was released in 1988. It was the first single released from the album. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number eight. More significantly for Samantha Fox, the song became her first and only Gold selling single of her career. The song “I Wanna Have Some Fun,” was composed by the group Full Force.

# 1 – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)

We close out our top 10 Samantha Fox songs list with the song entitled “Touch Me (I Want Your Body).” The song was released on her debut album in 1986. This was the song that turned heads and put her on the charts as a legitimate pop star. Bar bands covered this one, it was all over the radio, it was really a big song in the mid-1980s rock scene. It might not have stood the test of time, but it is very reflective of the time period and anyone who grew up in the 80s most definitely remembers this one.