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Daryl Hall & John Oates

Daryl Hall & John Oates are the most successful duo in rock history, formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1967. Achieving their greatest fame from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, they pioneered a unique fusion of rock and roll, pop, and rhythm and blues, which they famously termed "blue-eyed soul." Driven by Daryl Hall's powerful, expressive lead vocals and John Oates's sharp songwriting and guitar skills, the duo dominated the music charts with six number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100—including "Rich Girl," "Kiss on My List," "Private Eyes," and "Maneater"—and sold an estimated 40 million records worldwide before their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.

Known For

  • I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
  • Maneater
  • Sara Smile
  • You Make My Dreams (Come True)
  • Rich Girl

Discography Highlights

  • Home for Christmas 2006
  • Our Kind of Soul 2004
  • Do It for Love 2003
  • Marigold Sky 1997
  • Change of Season 1990

Soundtrack Appearances

Bad Teacher

Bad Teacher

Movie • 2011
1 song
  • Sara Smile

    Elizabeth takes the test papers just as the administrator loses consciousness in his office.

English Teacher

English Teacher

TV Show • S2
1 song
  • In Evan and Gwen's class, the teacher institutes a no-phone zone by collecting everyone's devices into a bin. However, some students try to sneak around the rule by asking "emergencies" or claiming they have landlines at home, while others find creative ways to hide their extra phones. Meanwhile, the students are tasked with writing an in-class essay by hand.

Euphoria

Euphoria

TV Show • S2
2 songs
  • Do What You Want, Be What You Are

  • Method of Modern Love

No Hard Feelings

No Hard Feelings

Movie • 2023
1 song
Private Eyes West Coast

Private Eyes West Coast

TV Show • S1
1 song
Rivals

Rivals

TV Show • S1
1 song
RJ Decker

RJ Decker

TV Show • S2
1 song