This was the No. 1 song 3 weeks in a row on America's Top 40 in May 1982. Why do you think it was No. 1 and would it still be No.1 in 2025?

[sage2021]

https://youtu.be/3liJAxzvC5s?si=wsToMcV_wNoNqnKt

Ebony and Ivory by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder 1982.

[OlderAndWiser]

It was number one mostly because of Paul McCartney and to some extent because of Stevie Wonder. It was McCartney's first duet with another major music figure (outside of some Beatles songs,) it was heavily promoted by MTV, which was only about a year old when the song was released.

[OlderAndWiser]

Thanks for MHO!

[RingOfFire]

The amazing thing is that Stevie Wonder is still performing! McCartney may be retired... but he will probably make appearances again.

[RingOfFire]

Looks like McCartney's last concert was in Feb, 2025 and none scheduled after that.

[MrChinaski]

Just a personal opinion, but I prefer Lennon/John Whatever Gets You Through the Night.

Elton had a bet with him that if it gets to number 1 that Lennon would perform it live with him. It did. And it was both the first time anyone saw Lennon perform live, and the last time he ever performed live.

[MrChinaski]

From memory Lennon played a 2 song set at Madison Square Gardens. There is grainy footage that is no too hard to find on line.

[FunkyMonkee]

One of the reasons was because you had all of Steveie's fans buying a copy and you had all of Paul's fans buying one so, you had twice the sales, right there!

[exitseven]

I guess that this song could be called a classic. Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney are two icons of the music world. I think it would be a hit today.

[Dongie]

Because it shares the positive when the two races work together. Maybe it would.

[Pterodon]

I love Paul McCartney and Wings but I wasn’t never impressed with that song