Top 5 Songs from Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Kevin, August 18th, 2025

We don’t need another hero - but we do need Tina Turner songs!

With her hair teased high and her distinctive raspy voice, Tina Turner shook the charts, stole Grammys, and sold millions, all while breaking the racial and gender barrier in rock music.

The musical, based on her life and ever-evolving career, proves why Tina remains simply the best and how she became the queen of rock and roll, and one of the best-selling artists of all time!

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5. Don't Turn Around

This track might not be the first one you belt in the shower, but in Tina's world, even a B-side can flip the script. Originally released as the B-side to "Typical Male" in 1986, it later turned around when Aswad took it to UK No. 1 in 1988. In the musical, it's a reminder that even Tina's hidden' songs carry enough firepower to fill an arena.

4. Let's Stay Together

When Tina covered Al Green's classic, she didn't just stay together - she came back together. Her version became her first solo UK Top 10 hit, cementing her as a global force all over again. The silky vocals and sultry energy make this a golden groove that stuck like glue (and yes, it went Platinum too).

3. River Deep - Mountain High

Phil Spector thought he was making his masterpiece with this one, but the world didn't quite catch on at first. Still, Tina sang it like she was trying to move mountains - and eventually, she did. Now, it's a Grammy Hall of Fame inductee and a deep cut that climbed high into the pantheon of rock 'n' roll. On stage, it's as transcendent as the title suggests.

2. Proud Mary

Big wheels keep on turnin - and so did Tina's career with this Ike & Tina classic. Their version hit No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, snagged a Grammy for Best R&B Group Performance, and became the go-to example of how Tina could take a song, strip it down, rev it up, and set it ablaze. It's the musical's unstoppable dance-til-you-drop number - proof that nobody rolls on the river like Tina, and one that will be played at parties until the end of time.

1. (Simply) The Best

Do we even need to explain? This 1989 smash became more than a hit - it is an ode to love everywhere, for yourself and others and from the minute the beat kicks in, you could be convinced you're in a roaring arena.

Tina took Bonnie Tyler's original, amped it up with key changes and sax solos, and turned it into a global Top-5 anthem. It's the crown jewel of the musical and the mic-drop moment - because when Tina sang The Best, she wasn't just singing a song - she was singing her truth.

Bonus: What's Love Got to Do With It

You didn't think we'd leave this out, did you? Tina's first and only solo U.S. Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, reigning for three weeks in 1984, won her three Grammys (including Song of the Year). It's the track that turned her from comeback queen to immortal icon.

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