Top 10 Best Cliff Richard Songs
Whatever you think of Sir Cliff Richard, you can't deny he is one of the most successful British solo artists ever!Vote for your favorite here. There are plenty to choose from in his 50-plus-year career. Feel free to add your favorite if it's not on the list.
Cliff's music career started back in the late 1950s with rock 'n' roll hits like "Move It" and "Summer Holiday," performed with his backing group, The Shadows. He was dubbed "The British Elvis."
He has competed in Eurovision twice, including in the 1960s with "Congratulations."
His music style shifted to a poppier sound during the 1970s, and he scored a 1979 #1 hit with "We Don't Talk Anymore," along with numerous 1980s hits like "Wired for Sound." He later went on to have two Christmas No. 1 singles in the UK and released his 100th album in November 2013.
In the 1970s, Cliff had a run of sophisticated and memorable singles, leading up to 1979's We Don't Talk Anymore, a No. 1 hit that brought out the best in his soul-lite falsetto. The trade-off was his transformation into an ageless pop icon, the so-called "Peter Pan of Pop."
There are so many of his songs that I love. Can't Keep This Feeling In should have made the list. What an awesome song! He is the greatest performer to ever grace this earth.
A 2005 Top 10 hit for Cliff, an upbeat, rocky track about him driving his dad's car when he was young without him knowing.
Great song, even greater when performed live on stage!
A major hit in the 1980s, reaching number 4 in the UK Charts. This era of his music saw him move into synth-pop. It was taken from his album of the same name.
From the film of the same name, we all know it with him on the tour bus. One of his best-known songs, a summer classic!
If this song does not lift your spirits, then you are not human! Beautiful vocals, beautiful song. Thank you, Cliff!
This is Cliff's contemporary comeback single, Devil Woman, released in 1976. It made him a chart regular again. Originally a rock 'n' roll hit years before.
My favorite from the selection given, although I would have chosen Miss You Nights as my all-time favorite.
This is my favorite song from Cliff, hands down. It's got a catchy beat and a story.
The Newcomers
Beautiful song, which sadly seems to have been mostly forgotten - other than by Cliff fans, of course. Hopefully, one day it will have its moment in the sun. I'm very pleased to see some deserved recognition in this poll.
The emotion portrayed within the vocals makes this song brilliant.
A great song unknown by the general public. Sung with great feeling.
This is a very happy song and has always been one of my favorites.
This is a great track. Youthful and energetic vocals.
I can't believe that this song is not in the top 5. This song portrays the true essence of love musically and has certainly brought out the singing potential of Cliff Richard.
Makes me remember my dreams and his kisses. Cliff's music cannot ever be beat! Having followed him for years, I love all his music!
This is an amazing piece of writing sung with conviction. The key changes give it a surreal feel, and there's bizarrely a certain sadness about it. The lyrics are terrifically on point.
Cliff is great! I've been a fan since the '50s. He has been to South Africa three times that I know of - I saw him all three times. Even now, at 75 years of age, he is still pulling in the crowds. How many singers can do that? Thanks, Cliff and his army of fans!
More pop-rock from Cliff's pop era. A major hit in the 1980s.
A classic 1960s summer hit. In the Country is a very English take on California sunshine pop. Great catchy sing-along track.
One of my favorite Cliff Richard songs. Whenever I drive to the countryside, I like to play this catchy song. I even sing it at karaoke several times.
Charlie
This song is a dreamy ballad of lost love. My favorite for many years.
Another track with The Shadows, which was also a No. 1 in the 1980s with the kids from the sitcom The Young Ones. Written by Lionel Bart, it was made popular by Cliff Richard and the Shadows (then still called The Drifters) in 1959. It has topped the UK charts twice: in its original version and a new version recorded in 1986 in aid of Comic Relief.
It's his only good number and arguably the first British rock and roll song.
This one is top on my list along with We Don't Talk Anymore, Devil Woman, and Dreamin'. A Little In Love gets my vote.
This is the most romantic song of all time and so beautifully sung by Sir Cliff.
1989 UK #3 hit, a modern-sounding pop song for the time. Produced by PWL, Stock Aitken and Waterman, who worked to produce some of Kylie's biggest hits at the time.
One of his two Christmas No.1's in the UK. A bit cheesy, but it wouldn't be Christmas without a bit of Cliff.