Rock On The Net: Linda Ronstadt (original) (raw)

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RECENT TIMELINE

	# 5 Singles Artist of the Year (# 1 Female Artist of the Year)

Ronstadt topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 1 week with "You're No Good"from the LPHeart Like A Wheel
Billboard chart run: 37 - 29 - 21 - 6 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 8 - 18 - 26 - off
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
Year-End Chart Position: # 63

Ronstadt hit the Top 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "When Will I Be Loved."from the LPHeart Like A Wheel
Billboard chart run: 38 - 33 - 20 - 17 - 14 - 10 - 6 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 8 - 9 - 23 - off
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
Year-End Chart Position: # 27

Ronstadt hit the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Heat Wave."from the LP Prisoner In Disguise
Billboard chart run: 31 - 18 - 14 - 12 - 9 - 6 - 5 - 16 - 14 - 24 - off
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
Year-End Chart Position: # 76

# 20 Singles Artist of the Year

Ronstadt hit the Top 40 with "How Do I Make You."
from the LP Mad LoveARC chart run: 40 - 35 - 29 - 19 - 17 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 7 - 19 - 26 - 40 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #81
available for download at Amazon.mp3

Ronstadt hit the Top 10 with "How Do I Make You."

Ronstadt hit the Top 40 with "Hurt So Bad."
from the LP Mad LoveARC chart run: 29 - 18 - 14 - 11 - 9 - 7 - 6 - 16 - 22 - 27 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #77
available for download at Amazon.mp3

Ronstadt hit the Top 10 with "Hurt So Bad."

Ronstadt hit the Top 40 with "I Can't Let Go."
from the LP Mad LoveARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 28 - 26 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #185
available for download at Amazon.mp3

Ronstadt topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Hot 100 Singles Artist - Female.

Ronstadt was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist.

Ronstadt was nominated for a Grammy Awardfor Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female ("How Do I Make You").

Ronstadt hit the Top 40 with "Get Closer."
from the LPGet CloserARC chart run: 37 - 33 - 29 - 26 - 24 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #175
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

# 88 Singles Artist of the Year

Ronstadt hit the Top 40 with "I Knew You When."
from the LP Get CloserARC chart run: 39 - 38 - 37 - 34 - 32 - 30 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 174
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

Ronstadt was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female and Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female ("Get Closer").

Ronstadt hit the Top 40 with "What's New."
from the LP What's NewARC chart run: 39 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 234
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

Ronstadt was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female (What's New).

Ronstadt was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist.

Ronstadt was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female (Lush Life).

# 112 Singles Artist of the Year

Ronstadt hit ##1 for a week with "Somewhere Out There" with James Ingram from the American Tail soundtrack.

Ronstadt won a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (Trio with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris) and was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ("Somewhere Out There" with James Ingram).

# 90Singles Artist of the Year

Ronstadt hit the Top 40 with Aaron Neville with "Don't Know Much."
from the LP Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The WindARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 27 - 17 - 12 - 9 - 8 - 5 - 4 - 2 - 4 - 8 - 15 - 24 - 31 - off
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

Ronstadt hit the Top 10 with Aaron Neville with "Don't Know Much."

# 78 Singles Artist of the Year

Ronstadt won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ("Don't Know Much" with Aaron Neville) and was nominated forBest Pop Vocal Performance - Female (Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind).
Ronstadt hit the Top 40 with "All My Life" with Aaron Neville. from the LP Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The WindARC chart run: 35 - 28 - 24 - 21 - 14 - 9 - 11 - 23 - 33 - off
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

Ronstadt hit the Top 10 with "All My Life" with Aaron Neville.

Ronstadt won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ("All My Life" with Aaron Neville).

VH1: 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll included Ronstadt at #21.

Ronstadt won a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals (Trio II with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton) and was nominated for Best Country Album (Trio II).

Rolling Stone: 50 Essential 'Woman In Rock' Albums included H e art Like A Wheel (1974) at # 23.

Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time included H e art Like A Wheel (1974) at # 164 and The V e ry Best Of Linda Ronstadt (2002) at # 324.

# 223 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

Ronstadt released Adieu False Heartwith Cajun folk tradionaist Ann Savoy.

Ronstadt had to cancel some tour dates to recover from surgery.

Ronstadt was nominated for a Grammy Awardfor Best Traditional Folk Album (Adieu False Heartwith Ann Savoy).

Ronstadt could be heard on the compilation LP We All Love Ella: Celebrating The First Lady Of S o ng on the track "Miss Otis Regrets."

August 23: Ronstadt revealed she has Parkinson's disease which ended her singing career in 2009.

Ronstadt made the nomination ballot for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.

• April 8: The compilation Duets was released.
  Tracks: "Adieu False Heart" (with Ann Savoy) - "I Can't Get Over You" (with Ann Savoy) - "Walk Away Renee" (with Ann Savoy) - "The New Partner Waltz" (with Carl Jackson) - "I Never Will Marry" (with Dolly Parton) - "Pretty Bird" (with Laurie Lewis) - "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)" (with Emmylou Harris) - "Hasten Down The Wind" (with Don Henley) - "Prisoner In Disguise" (with J.D. Souther) - "I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine" (with James Taylor) - "Don't Know Much" (with Aaron Neville) - "All My Life" (with Aaron Neville) - "Somewhere Out There" (with James Ingram) - "Sisters" (with Bette Midler) - "Moonlight In Vermont"
• April 10: Ronstadt was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

• August 21: Just One Look: The Very Best Of Linda Ronstadt was released.
  available for download on iTunes and Amazon.mp3
• September 18: A live set with Emmylou Harris, Live On KSWM, was released.

• September 9: The Complete Trio Collection (with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton) was released.

• February 1: Live In Hollywood was released.

• March 14: Linda won a Grammy Award for Best Music Film (Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice).

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