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William Endfield Steinberg (February 26, 1950 – February 16, 2026) was an American songwriter. He achieved his greatest success in the 1980s with songwriting partner Tom Kelly, together they wrote or co-wrote the No. 1 hits "Like a Virgin" by Madonna (1984), "True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper (1986), "Alone" (covered by Heart in 1987), "So Emotional" by Whitney Houston (1987) and "Eternal Flame" (co-written with Susanna Hoffs and recorded by the Bangles in 1989). Steinberg and Kelly also wrote or... [more on Wikipedia]
As a songwriter, Billy Steinberg first charted in 1980 with How Do I Make You .The artist placed 33 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 11 of which reached the Top‑10, including 5 number‑ones.The artist scored 46 UK Top‑75 entries, including 19 Top‑10 placements, including 5 number‑ones.On US AC the artist achieved 7 Top‑10s, 1 of which went to number‑one.On US Dance the artist achieved 13 Top‑10s, 10 of which went to number‑one.On US Rock the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.On US Alternative the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s.On US RnB the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.
Top songs: #1: Eternal Flame - #2: Like a Virgin - #3: Alone - #4: So Emotional - #5: Too Little Too Late
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[Sire 29210]
written by Billy Steinberg
&
Tom Kelly 4.
[parody of Like a Virgin by Madonna]
[Rock 'n' Roll 04937]
written by Billy Steinberg
, Tom Kelly &
Weird Al Yankovic 5.
11/1985
[Chrysalis 42927]
written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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[Portrait 06247]
written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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[Capitol 44002]
written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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10/1987
produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9642]
written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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[Capitol 44116]
written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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08/1988
[Arista 9725]
written by Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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10/1988
[Columbia 08090]
written by
Susanna Hoffs , Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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[Columbia 68533]
written by Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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03/1989
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05/1989
[Epic 34-68759]
written by Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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08/1989
[Epic 34-68945]
written by
Cyndi Lauper , Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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12/1989
written by Cyndi Lauper, Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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[Capitol 44510 (cassette)]
written by Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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09/1990
[Hollywood 64939]
written by Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg
&
Martika 19.
[Columbia 38-73529]
written by Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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02/1991
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05/1991
written by Cyndi Lauper, Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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07/1991
[Reprise 19205]
written by Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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08/1991
[Atlantic 87633]
written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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written by Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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R written by Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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04/1994
[Sire 18163]
written by Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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10/1994 977 The Pretenders
from
Last of the Independents
written by Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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written by Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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09/1995
R [Sire 18160]
written by Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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11/1995
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03/1996
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10/1996
featuring
Maria Nayler [Arista 13247]
written by Billy Steinberg
, Rick Nowels & Marie Claire d'Ubaldo
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written by Billy Steinberg
, Rick Nowels & Chynna Phillips
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07/1998
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07/1998
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09/1998
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10/1998
produced by Babyface
[Atlantic LP Cut]
written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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written by Billy Steinberg
, Rick Nowels & Maria Vidal
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04/1999
[Tommy Boy 381]
written by
Amber , Rick Nowels & Billy Steinberg
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06/1999
written by Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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07/1999
written by Rick Nowels, Andrew Roachford & Billy Steinberg
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12/1999
written by Billy Steinberg
, Marie Claire d'Ubaldo & Rick Nowels
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09/2000
written by Amber McCremers, Billy Steinberg
& Rick Nowels
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11/2000
written by Marie Claire d'Ubaldo, Rick Nowels & Billy Steinberg
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12/2000
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written by Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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09/2001
written by Billy Steinberg
, Marie Claire d'Ubaldo, Rick Nowels &
James Joyce 52.
R written by Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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06/2002
written by Billy Steinberg
, Jimmy Harry & Marie-Claire Cremers
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08/2002
charted as Sleep / Tears from Heaven / Tears from the Moon in UK charts
written by Billy Steinberg
, Rick Nowels & Marie Claire d'Ubaldo
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11/2002
[BNA]
written by Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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12/2002
featuring
Sinéad O'Connor charted as Sleep / Tears from Heaven / Tears from the Moon in UK charts
written by Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg
&
Kyoko Baertsoen
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[Epic 79931]
written by Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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03/2003
written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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04/2003
written by Billy Steinberg
, Tom Kelly & Susanna Hoffs
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08/2003
written by Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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written by Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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12/2006
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written by Christina Amphlett, Tom Kelly, Mark McEntee & Billy Steinberg
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02/2007
[RCA]
written by Josh Alexander, Billy Steinberg
& Ruth-Anne Cunningham
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05/2007
from the Idol Gives Back 2007 charity show [digital single]
[Fremantle]
written by Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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11/2007
[album cut]
written by Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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11/2007
written by Billy Steinberg
& Josh Alexander
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R written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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R written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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10/2009
featuring Kristin Chenoweth &
Matthew Morrison [Fox]
written by Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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12/2009
featuring Cory Monteith
[20th Century Fox TV]
written by Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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12/2009 True Colors The Glee Cast
from
Glee: The Music, Volume 2
featuring Jenna Ushkowitz & New Directions
[20th Century Fox TV]
written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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R written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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05/2010
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R written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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03/2011
[Interscope Digital]
written by Josh Alexander,
Toby Gad & Billy Steinberg
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07/2011
from The Voice (US), season 1 [Universal Republic]
written by Billy Steinberg
, Josh Alexander &
Laura Pergolizzi 80.
12/2011
R written by Josh Alexander, Toby Gad & Billy Steinberg
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02/2012
R written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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02/2012
R: Whitney Houston's death written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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04/2012
[Hollywood]
written by Josh Alexander & Billy Steinberg
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04/2012
R written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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05/2012
featuring Lea Michele & Naya Rivera
written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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06/2012
written by Billy Steinberg
& Tom Kelly
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10/2012
featuring Dean Geyer &
Lea Michele written by Josh Alexander & Billy Steinberg
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[Ume Digital]
written by
Mike Chapman ,
Nicky Chinn , Billy Steinberg
, Tom Kelly,
Eddie Schwartz ,
E. Dean ,
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen ,
Tor Erik Hermansen ,
Sandy Vee ,
Herbie Azor ,
Babyface ,
Mick Jones [Foreigner] ,
Chauncey Black ,
Teddy Riley ,
William Stewart &
various 90.
05/2013
from The Voice (US), season 4 written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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[Villa 40/DreamWorks LP Cut]
written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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12/2016
from The Voice (US), season 11 written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
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