Billy Ocean

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Leslie Sebastian Charles (born 21 January 1950), known professionally as Billy Ocean, is a Trinidadian-British singer and songwriter. Between 1976 and 1988, he had a series of hit songs in the UK and internationally. He achieved breakthrough success with the 1976 single "Love Really Hurts Without You". His second single was released under the stage name Billy Ocean, and peaked at no. 2 in the UK and no. 3 in Australia. In 1977, his single "Red Light Spells Danger" also... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Billy Ocean first charted in 1976 with Love Really Hurts Without You.The artist placed 12 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 7 of which reached the Top‑10, including 3 number‑ones.The artist scored 20 UK Top‑75 entries, including 7 Top‑10 placements, including 2 number‑ones.On US AC the artist achieved 9 Top‑10s, 3 of which peaked at number‑one.On US Dance the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s, 2 of which went to number‑one.On US RnB the artist achieved 11 Top‑10s, 4 of which peaked at number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car - #2: When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going - #3: Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) - #4: There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) - #5: Suddenly
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  Billy Ocean
Love Really Hurts Without You
1.
02/1976

Love Really Hurts Without You
Billy Ocean greentick

from Billy Ocean   
218 pts
22
US






2
UK
[Ariola 7621]
written by Billy Ocean greentick & Ben Findon
  Alex Brown
Love Really Hurts Without You
2.
04/1976

Love Really Hurts Without You
Alex Brown

2 pts






65
R&B


[Roxbury 2024]
written by Ben Findon & Les Charles greentick
  Billy Ocean
L.O.D. (Love on Delivery)
3.
07/1976

L.O.D. (Love on Delivery)
Billy Ocean greentick

from Billy Ocean   
56 pts
106
US




55
R&B
19
UK
[Ariola America 7630]
written by Billy Ocean greentick & Ben Findon
Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)
4.
11/1976

Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)
Billy Ocean greentick

from Billy Ocean   
71 pts








12
UK
written by Billy Ocean greentick, Ben Findon & Mike Myers
Red Light Spells Danger
5.
03/1977

Red Light Spells Danger
Billy Ocean greentick

from Billy Ocean   
190 pts








2
UK
written by Billy Ocean greentick & Ben Findon
6.
01/1980

Are You Ready / Stay the Night
Billy Ocean greentick

from City Limit   
19 pts




83
dance


42
UK
written by Billy Ocean greentick & Ken Gold
  Brooklyn Express
7.
08/1980

Are You Ready
Brooklyn Express

from Brooklyn Express   
2 pts




48
dance




written by Billy Ocean greentick & Ken Gold
  The Nolans
8.
12/1980

Who's Gonna Rock You
The Nolans

from Making Waves   
71 pts








12
UK
written by Billy Ocean greentick & Ken Gold
  Billy Ocean
Stay the Night / Night (Feel Like Getting Down)
9.
04/1981

Stay the Night / Night (Feel Like Getting Down)
Billy Ocean greentick

from Night (Feel Like Getting Down)   Night (Feel Like Getting Down)
21 pts




4
dance




written by Billy Ocean greentick, Ken Gold & Nigel Martinez
10.
05/1981

Night (Feel Like Getting Down)
Billy Ocean greentick

from Night (Feel Like Getting Down)   Night (Feel Like Getting Down)
19 pts
103
US




7
R&B


[Epic 02053]
written by Billy Ocean greentick & Nigel Martinez
  LaToya Jackson
Stay the Night
11.
07/1981

Stay the Night
LaToya Jackson

from My Special Love   
4 pts






31
R&B


[Polydor 2177]
written by Ken Gold & Billy Ocean greentick
  Billy Ocean
12.
09/1981

Another Day Won't Matter
Billy Ocean greentick

from Night (Feel Like Getting Down)   Night (Feel Like Getting Down)
2 pts






66
R&B


[Epic 02485]
written by Billy Ocean greentick & Ken Gold
13.
06/1982

Calypso Funkin'
Billy Ocean greentick

from Inner Feelings   
1 pts






72
R&B


[Epic 02942]
written by Billy Ocean greentick, Josie James & Nigel Martinez
European Queen (No More Love on the Run)
14.
06/1984

European Queen (No More Love on the Run)
Billy Ocean greentick

from Suddenly [European version]   
7 pts








82
UK
written by Billy Ocean greentick & Keith Diamond
Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)
15.
06/1984

#3  Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)
Billy Ocean greentick

from Suddenly   Suddenly
361 pts
1
US
7
AC
1
dance
1
R&B
6
UK
[Jive 9199]
written by Billy Ocean greentick & Keith Diamond
Loverboy
16.
11/1984

Loverboy
Billy Ocean greentick

from Suddenly   Suddenly
255 pts
2
US


1
dance
20
R&B
15
UK
[Jive 9284]
written by Keith Diamond, Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Billy Ocean greentick
Suddenly
17.
03/1985

#5  Suddenly
Billy Ocean greentick

from Suddenly   Suddenly
312 pts
4
US
1
AC


5
R&B
4
UK
[Jive 9323]
written by Billy Ocean greentick & Keith Diamond
Mystery Lady
18.
07/1985

Mystery Lady
Billy Ocean greentick

from Suddenly   Suddenly
83 pts
24
US
5
AC


10
R&B
49
UK
[Jive 9374]
written by Billy Ocean greentick, Keith Diamond & James Woodley [songwriter]
19.
11/1985

#2  When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
Billy Ocean greentick

from The Jewel of the Nile: Music from the 20th Century Fox Motion Picture Soundtrack   
409 pts
2
US
2
AC
31
dance
6
R&B
1
UK
[Jive 9432]
written by Wayne Anton Braithwaite, Barry James Eastmond, Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Billy Ocean greentick
There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
20.
04/1986

#4  There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
Billy Ocean greentick

from Love Zone   Love Zone
336 pts
1
US
1
AC


1
R&B
12
UK
[Jive 9465]
written by Billy Ocean greentick, Wayne Anton Braithwaite & Barry James Eastmond
21.
07/1986

Love Zone
Billy Ocean greentick

from Love Zone   Love Zone
143 pts
10
US
5
AC


1
R&B
49
UK
[Jive 9510]
written by Billy Ocean greentick, Wayne Anton Braithwaite & Barry James Eastmond
Bittersweet
22.
10/1986

Bittersweet
Billy Ocean greentick

from Love Zone   Love Zone
17 pts








44
UK
written by Todd Park Mohr, Billy Ocean greentick, Wayne Anton Braithwaite & Barry James Eastmond
23.
10/1986

Love Is Forever
Billy Ocean greentick

from Love Zone   Love Zone
125 pts
16
US
1
AC


10
R&B
34
UK
[Jive 9540]
written by Billy Ocean greentick, Wayne Anton Braithwaite & Barry James Eastmond
Love Really Hurts Without You
24.
11/1986

Love Really Hurts Without You
Billy Ocean greentick

7 pts








81
UK
R
written by Billy Ocean greentick & Ben Findon
  Millie Jackson
25.
01/1987

Love Is a Dangerous Game
Millie Jackson

from An Imitation of Love   
15 pts






6
R&B


[Jive 1009]
written by Billy Ocean greentick, Jolyon Skinner, Jonathan Butler & Wayne Brathwaite
26.
05/1987

An Imitation of Love
Millie Jackson

from An Imitation of Love   
2 pts






58
R&B


[Jive 1040]
written by Billy Ocean greentick, Jolyon Skinner, Jonathan Butler & Millie Jackson
  Billy Ocean
Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car
27.
02/1988

#1  Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car
Billy Ocean greentick

from Tear Down These Walls   Tear Down These Walls
425 pts
1
US
5
AC
25
dance
1
R&B
3
UK
[Jive 9678]
written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Billy Ocean greentick
Calypso Crazy
28.
05/1988

Calypso Crazy
Billy Ocean greentick

from Tear Down These Walls   Tear Down These Walls
25 pts








35
UK
written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Billy Ocean greentick
The Colour of Love
29.
05/1988

The Colour of Love
Billy Ocean greentick

from Tear Down These Walls   Tear Down These Walls
109 pts
17
US
2
AC


10
R&B
65
UK
[Jive 9707]
written by Wayne Anton Braithwaite, Barry James Eastmond, Billy Ocean greentick & Jolyon Skinner
30.
09/1988

Tear Down These Walls
Billy Ocean greentick

from Tear Down These Walls   Tear Down These Walls
5 pts






27
R&B


[Jive 9740]
written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Billy Ocean greentick & Teddy Riley
31.
10/1988

Stand and Deliver
Billy Ocean greentick

from Tear Down These Walls   Tear Down These Walls
5 pts








97
UK
written by Wayne Anton Braithwaite, Barry James Eastmond, Billy Ocean greentick & Jolyon Skinner
Licence to Chill
32.
10/1989

Licence to Chill
Billy Ocean greentick

from Greatest Hits   Greatest Hits
37 pts
32
US




33
R&B
81
UK
[Jive 1283]
written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Billy Ocean greentick
33.
01/1990

I Sleep So Much Better (In Someone Else's Bed)
Billy Ocean greentick

from Greatest Hits   Greatest Hits
2 pts






60
R&B


[Jive 1311]
written by Billy Ocean greentick, Phil Nicholas, Robert John Lange & Will Smith
Pressure
34.
02/1993

Pressure
Billy Ocean greentick

from Time to Move On   Time to Move On
14 pts








55
UK
written by Billy Ocean greentick, Steely & Clevie
Everything's So Different Without You
35.
06/1993

Everything's So Different Without You
Billy Ocean greentick

from Time to Move On   Time to Move On
4 pts


43
AC


91
R&B


[Jive 42135]
written by R. Kelly & Billy Ocean greentick
  Boyzone
36.
03/1999

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
Boyzone

from By Request   By Request
209 pts








1
UK
charity record for Comic Relief
written by Wayne Anton Braithwaite, Barry James Eastmond, Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Billy Ocean greentick
  Lady
37.
02/2001

Easy Love (Stay the Night)
Lady

from Can You Feel It   
9 pts




15
dance




written by Billy Ocean greentick, Ken Gold & Philippe Boumat
  Billy Ocean
Red Light Spells Danger
38.
03/2007

Red Light Spells Danger
Billy Ocean greentick

3 pts








135
UK
R
written by Billy Ocean greentick & Ben Findon
Love Really Hurts Without You
39.
05/2010

Love Really Hurts Without You
Billy Ocean greentick

from The Very Best of Billy Ocean   
2 pts








197
UK
R
written by Billy Ocean greentick & Ben Findon
Love Really Hurts Without You
40.
02/2012

Love Really Hurts Without You
Billy Ocean greentick

3 pts








136
UK
R
written by Billy Ocean greentick & Ben Findon
Love Really Hurts Without You
41.
03/2013

Love Really Hurts Without You
Billy Ocean greentick

2 pts








167
UK
R
written by Billy Ocean greentick & Ben Findon
Red Light Spells Danger
42.
12/2013

Red Light Spells Danger
Billy Ocean greentick

3 pts








101
UK
R
written by Billy Ocean greentick & Ben Findon

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