The star-studded collaboration may have become de rigueur in the Spotify era. In fact, nearly half of 2019’s 40 biggest-selling singles were duets or artists “featuring” another. But in the days of Bruno Brookes chart countdowns, the union of two different acts was a rarity rather than a regularity. Here’s a look at 20 team-ups which suggest that the 1980s was the true golden age of the pop collab.
2O UB40 & CHRISSIE HYNDE