Olivia Newton-John Popular Song Rankings [2026]

Twist Of FateOlivia Newton-John11rank/position

Twist Of Fate (Remastered 2021)

This is the theme song from the 1983 film Two of a Kind, in which Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta, who co-starred in Grease, reunited on screen as lovers.

Like Xanadu, the soundtrack sold well, but unfortunately the film itself failed at the box office.

Twist of Fate—released in Japan as Unmei no Itazura—reached No.

5 on the U.S.

Billboard chart and became Olivia’s final Top 10 hit in America.

Produced by David Foster, it’s quintessential ’80s pop rock driven by lush synths, and younger listeners who enjoy hits by today’s chart regulars like The Weeknd might even find it feels like the original blueprint.

The lyrics closely follow the film’s plot, and with no difficult vocabulary they’re easy to understand, making the song very approachable for beginners to Western pop.

Including Olivia’s signature high notes, the melody is probably more karaoke-friendly than her earlier country-pop and soft-rock material—upbeat, catchy, and sure to get a crowd going.

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You’re The One That I WantJohn Travolta & Olivia Newton John12rank/position

John Travolta And Olivia Newton John – You’re The One That I Want

A track written by John Farrar, who has produced many hit songs.

It’s a duet by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, performed in the 1978 film Grease in which they both starred.

It reached No.

1 on charts around the world.

Summer NightsJohn Travolta & Olivia Newton John13rank/position

Summer Nights (From “Grease”)

For those of us who can’t help but gaze into the distance and think, “Those were the days,” this song is a karaoke staple for many.

Known in Japan by the title “Omoide no Summer Nights,” “Summer Nights” is a duet by Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta, the stars of the film Grease, and it’s a very fun number used in a memorable scene.

It’s also amusing how the male and female perspectives differ just a bit.

I highly recommend singing this as a duet—ideally with a close male-female pair.

Watching the movie first will help you understand the context of the lyrics and make it easier to sing.

Don’t worry about singing perfectly; it’s guaranteed to be more exciting if each of you gets into character as the film’s protagonists!

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Grease — Love Duet (You’re the One That I Want)John Travolta & Olivia Newton John14rank/position

Grease – You’re The One That I Want [HQ+Lyrics]

A high school girl (played by Olivia Newton-John), who used to be a straight-A student, transforms into a fully sexy woman! Travolta is stunned by her, and then the two sing, “You’re the one that I want.” It’s the youth of 1950s America.

Summer NightsJohn Travolta & Olivia Newton-John15rank/position

John Travolta – Olivia Newton John – Summer Nights.mpg

“Summer Nights” is an insert song from the 1978 film Grease.

It was a duet by the co-leads John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.

The song plays in a scene where their high school friends, singing and dancing in separate groups of boys and girls around them, eagerly try to find out how far the two have gotten in their relationship.