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The best Tina Turner songs

The top 3 according to 101 votes from people: The Best · River Deep, Mountain High · Private Dancer. (Updated Mar 6, 2025.)

From River Deep, Mountain High to The Best: the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll's greatest songs, as ranked by critics and fans.

the_riff · · 14 items · 101 votes · 0 comments

Top 14

  1. 1

    The Best

    1989. A cover that became her signature anthem.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 0

    11
  2. 2

    River Deep, Mountain High

    1966. Phil Spector's wall of sound.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 0

    11
  3. 3

    Private Dancer

    1984. Written by Mark Knopfler.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 1

    10
  4. 4

    Proud Mary

    1971. With Ike, starting nice and easy and ending rough.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 0

    10
  5. 5

    Better Be Good to Me

    1984. A Grammy-winning rock song.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 0

    7
  6. 6

    We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)

    1985. From Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 3

    4
  7. 7

    Typical Male

    1986. Her eighties pop.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 2

    4
  8. 8

    Steamy Windows

    1989. Sultry rock.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 2

    4
  9. 9

    Nutbush City Limits

    1973. Her hometown, with Ike.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  10. 10

    GoldenEye

    1995. The James Bond theme by Bono and The Edge.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  11. 11

    What's Love Got to Do with It

    1984. At 44, the oldest solo woman to top the Hot 100.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  12. 12

    The Acid Queen

    1975. From the film Tommy.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  13. 13

    I Don't Wanna Fight

    1993. From the film of her life.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  14. 14

    Let's Stay Together

    1983. The Al Green cover that relaunched her.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2

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