Just don’t take my word for it! This is a list compiled by my friends and followers in a previous radio DJ incarnation. From a list of nearly 200 hundred songs a list of the 50 greatest Power Ballads of all time was compiled following a (sort of) scientific voting system; basically the video of each song was posted on Facebook with points given based on Loves, Wows, Laughs, Likes and Angry clicks.
Here’s the spotify link https://open.spotify.com/playlist/51X51dyPIeMpYNTH2lQSUX?si=JoIR_0rnRQiLPuGmoPN5yQ
And here is the countdown from 50 to 1:
50. What’s Love Gotta Do With It – Tina Turner
49. Everyday Hurts – Sad Cafe
48. Paradise By The Dashboard Light – Meatloaf
47. You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) – Meatloaf
46. Hero – Chad Kroegar (feat. Josey Scott)
45. The Air That I Breathe – The Hollies
44. Walk Of Life – Dire Straits
43. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You – Bryan Adams
42. I Want To Know What Love Is – Foreigner
41. Drive – The Cars
40. Poison – Alice Cooper
39. Nothing Compares 2 U – Sinead O’Connor
38. Total Eclipse Of The Heart – Bonnie Tyler
37. We Don’t Need Another Hero – Tina Turner
36. Still In Love With You – Thin Lizzy
35. More Than A Feeling – Boston
34. Since You’ve Been Gone – Rainbow
33. I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That) – Meatloaf
32. To Be With You – Mr.Big
31. Everlong – The Foo Fighters
30. Take It Easy – The Eagles
29. Stop – Sam Brown
28. Is This Love – Whitesnake
27. Every Rose Has A Thorn – Poison
26. In The Air Tonight – Phil Collins
25. I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing – Aerosmith
24. Thunder Road – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
23. Without You – Harry Nilsson
22. The Power Of Love – Frankie Goes To Hollywood
21. Everyday – Slade
20. Days Of Our Lives – Queen
19. Wind of Change – Scorpions
18. The Show Must Go On – Queen
17. Walking In Memphis – Marc Cohn
16. When I Need You – Leo Sayer
15. Black Velvet – Allanah Myles
14. (I Just) Died In Your Arms – Cutting Crew
13. You’re The Voice – John Farnham
12. Broken Wings – Mr.Mister
11. Who Wants To Live Forever? – Queen
10. Can’t Fight This Feeling – REO Speedwagon
9. November Rain – Guns ‘n’ Roses
8. Purple Rain – Prince
7. I’m All Out Of Love – Air Supply
6. Nothing Else Matters – Metallica
5. Nights In White Satin – The Moody Blues
4. Kayleigh – Marillion
3. Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
2. Love Walked In – Thunder
- Alone – Heart