Mr. Movie Soundtrack

Movie soundtracks were ripe with hits all throughout the 1980s, producing numerous Top 10 and #1 hits for a wide variety of artists.  In 1985, no fewer than 9 different songs from soundtracks hit the top spot on the charts! (See: 1985: The Year Of The Soundtrack?)

Picture sleeve from Kenny's 1986 #2 hit "Danger Zone" from the movie Top Gun

No single artist reaped the benefits of the soundtrack more than Kenny Loggins.  Kenny racked up 4 Top 10 hits from movies throughout the 1980s, each from a different film!  Here are the songs that made Kenny into "Mr. Soundtrack" for the decade:

1. "I'm Alright", from the movie Caddyshack.  Kenny's them song, which Caddyshack's gopher danced to during the closing credits of the film, peaked at #7 in the fall of 1980.
2. "Footloose", from the film of the same name.  Kenny's biggest hit topped the charts for 3 weeks during spring of 1984.  Another Loggins song from the film, "I'm Free (Heaven Helps The Man)", made it as high as #22 later that summer.
3. "Danger Zone", from the film Top Gun.  "Danger Zone" would spend a week at #2 in the summer of 1986.
4. "Nobody's Fool", from Caddyshack II.  The movie was awful, but Kenny landed in the Top 10 again, peaking at #8 in late summer of 1988.

 In 1987, Mr. Soundtrack nearly added a fifth Top 10 movie song to his list.  "Meet Me Half Way", from the Sylvester Stallone film Over The Top, would peak at #11 in spring of 1987.

Who is Kenny's closest competitor?  The ubiquitous Phil Collins, who would top the charts with four different movie songs, albeit from only three different films:  "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)", from the film Against All Odds, "Separate Lives" (with Marilyn Martin) from the film White Nights, and "Two Hearts" and "Groovy Kind Of Love" from the film Buster.