The 100 best rock ballads of all time according to Top Music Channel
65. When I see you smile (Bad English)
«When I See You Smile» is a song written by Diane Warren and performed by the American-British glam metal band Bad English. It was released in September 1989 as the second single taken from their self-titled debut album released in 1989. The power ballad is the band’s most successful song, reaching number one in both the United States and Canada.
♫ Sometimes I want to give up
I want to give in, I want to quit the fight
And then I see you, baby
And everything’s alright, everything’s alright ♪
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64. (I Just) Died in your arms (Cutting Crew)
«(I Just) Died in Your Arms» is a power ballad performed by English pop rock band Cutting Crew. The song was released as the lead single from their debut studio album Broadcast (1986). It was first released in the United Kingdom on July 25, 1986, and was also released in the United States on January 1, 1987.
♫ I should’ve walked away ♪
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63. Heaven (Warrant)
«Heaven» is a power ballad performed by the American glam metal band Warrant. The song was released on CBS Records in May 1989 as the second single from their debut studio album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (1989). The song was the most commercially successful single for the band, spending two weeks at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (below Milli Vanilli’s «Girl I’m Gonna Miss You»).
♫ I don’t need to be a superman
As long as you will always be my biggest fan ♪
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62. Meet me half way (Kenny Loggins)
«Meet Me Half Way» is a song by American singer Kenny Loggins written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock for the film Over the Top. It also appears as the final track on their sixth studio album Back to Avalon. It was the sixth soundtrack single from him and also his thirteenth Top 40 single, peaking at number 11, while it was more successful on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at number two.
♫ Every moment returns again in time
When I’ve got the future on my mind
Know that you’ll be the only one ♪
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61. I still haven’t found what I’m looking for (U2)
«I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For» is the second song from U2’s The Joshua Tree album and its second single, reaching #6 in the UK and #1 in the US. He was also included on the Rattle and Hum albums, in a version with an African-American church gospel choir, The Best of 1980-1990 and the U218 Singles. It is one of the group’s most popular songs and frequently played at their concerts.
♫ I have spoke with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone ♪
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