#10: “Don’t Leave Me This Way” by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes – The Communards (1986)
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes recorded “Don’t Leave Me This Way” in 1975 with Teddy Pendergrass on lead vocals. It reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the R&B chart. The Communards released their version in 1986 with a faster tempo and prominent synths. It became the best-selling single of the year in the UK, spending four weeks at No. 1.
