Artist · chart history
Ike & Tina Turner
Band East St. Louis United States Active 1960–1976 US rock & soul duo
Ike & Tina Turner formed in 1960 in East St. Louis, United States and was active until 1976. Ike & Tina Turner has 22 chart appearances on 15 radio countdowns from 7 stations on RockLists, spanning 1987–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Proud Mary”, which appears on 12 lists with a best position of #18. The station that charted Ike & Tina Turner most often is WYEP (Pittsburgh, PA), with 5 appearances.
Ike & Tina Turner were a husband-and-wife act, and from 1960 to 1976 their Ike & Tina Turner Revue was a live force of nature, with the Kings of Rhythm cooking behind them and the Ikettes on backing vocals. Early R&B hits like "A Fool In Love", "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" and "I Idolize You" set the template: tight, driving arrangements and Tina's voice, raw and ferocious, tearing into every line.
"River Deep - Mountain High" in 1966 was a towering wall of a record, and the UK tour with the Rolling Stones that followed boosted their popularity across Europe. From there they turned rock songs inside out, reworking "Come Together", "Honky Tonk Woman" and "Proud Mary" as sweaty soul workouts. "Proud Mary" is the knockout: it smolders and then explodes, and it won them a Grammy. "Nutbush City Limits" followed, a gritty, funk-rock stomp that earned the first Golden European Record Award in 1974.
Their marriage was tumultuous, and the duo broke up in 1976 and later divorced, with Tina going on to a hugely acclaimed solo career and Ike returning to the blues. They sold more than 10 million records together and entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Ike & Tina Turner on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proud Mary | 12 | #18 | – | – | |
| 2 | River Deep - Mountain High | 5 | #64 | – | – | |
| 3 | Nutbush City Limits | 3 | #40 | – | – | |
| 4 | Mind in a Whirl | 1 | #1085 | – | – | |
| 5 | Sexy Ida (Part 1) | 1 | #609 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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