10 Greatest Musical Duos Of ALL TIME

10. Hall And Oates

It's hard not to look back on the golden era of soul music and not detect just the slightest bit of cynicism. Though acts like Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye were pumping out some of the most artistically diverse records of their time, the fact that Motown itself was known as a money machine rather than a proper label just made the whole concept feel manufactured. As Hitsville started to wane in the late '70s, we actually got a second wind from Philadelphia with two of the smoothest hitmakers of the time.

While it's easy to chalk Hall and Oates' music up to the random hits that your mom always used to jam out to, the actual melodies on most of these songs are untouchable, from the amazing sax line on Maneater to every single hook of Rich Girl. Being a mainly in house production, both Darryl Hall and John Oates each had their moment to shine on the records, from Hall's pretty boy falsetto to the grit coming out Oates' magnificent mustache.

Even though there is some weapons grade cheese in the mix, the run these two had from the late '70s onward is on par if not better than most of the stuff coming from Motown around the same time. Just shut up, drop the layers of critical analysis for a bit, and just listen to the songs.