From the article: Top 40 Pop Songs Of All Time
What do you think are the best pop songs ever recorded? Share your favorites and tell us why you feel that way. These are the songs that you return to over and over as the best in pop music. Share Your Favorites
Radiohead?!?!
- "Nude" by radiohead has got to be in this list! What about "Secretly" by Skunk Anansie???
- —Guest Krystle
Calm down...
- I think this seriously depends on what you consider to be "pop" music. Many of the artists mentioned in the reader responses are not at all what I'd consider "pop." People are also responding with their own set of musical biases in mind rather than what would truly be considered "best" (and any number of lists can be made depending on your own definition of what it means to be "best" where music is concerned). To the silly person who said no one will remember Britney Spears in 20 years...I think that's what they were saying 15 years ago when she debuted. 15 years later she's still releasing music. Nice try though. I'll echo what someone else said though. Where the hell is "I Want It That Way"? Top single off of what remains to be one of the top selling albums of all time? Pop album, no less.
- —Guest Cindy
Eh?
- I'm afraid this is a very silly list. Not sure how you're defining "pop", but even allowing for that, there's far too much '90s and '00s dross, far too many personal preferences (who the HELL are The Impressions?) - and most importantly, where on earth is the obviously-best-song-of-all-time, Bohemian Rhapsody?
- —Guest MC Miker G
Pop or Rock?
- Funny how the top 5 of the beatles, the rolling stones and john lennon are all pure rock and roll.
- —Guest Max
Love is the 7th wave - Sting
- I love the lyrics truly inspirational. Its about the power of love to change the world for a better place. If we truly mean when we say 'I love you" and relegate hate to a bottomless pit, we can have paradise on earth.
- —Guest A T Rogie
Shakira??
- Seriously?? how can a list of pop songs not include AT LEAST one Shakira song?? Hips Don't Lie??? Underneath your Clothes?? Whenever Wherever??? Illegal? Don't Bother? Dreams for Plans? She Wolf? Gypsy? Give it Up to Me? Did It Again? and the list could go on forever!! Alsooo I'm kind of shocker there's no ABBA, Kylie Minogue, Christina Aguilera....
- —Guest Adriana
wow, total ignorance
- Since you are going for "all time" pop tune, and aparently the US market, why not the true #1 pop tune of all time? White Christmas (yes, the Bing Crosby standard). Everyone recognizes the tune, and most people can sing a few bars by memory. While this list of 40 songs certainly had some good ones (along with a few what-were-you-smoking-when-you-picked-it ones), none of these songs is as widely known. An 80 year old, a 60 year old, a 40 year old, and a 20 year old are all very likely to know the song. Black, white, or Hispanic, we all know it -- and most of us have heard the original Bing Crosby recording at least once. White Christmas, released in 1942, was the #1 selling song and no other song has ever matched it. Bing Crosby's version alone has sold roughly 50 million copies. Add in the millions more by such varied artists as Elvis, Andy Williams, Reba, Chicago, and Twisted Sister, the number passes 100 million.
- —Guest Me112233
nights in white satin
- magical like a symphony magnificient words music flute by Ray Thomas and poem
- —Guest superfishy27
Abba??
- Some of these songs are non-entities. 'Dancing queen' by Abba anybody?
- —Guest Shyam
Three Words: Be My Baby
- Be My .. Be My (Be My Little Baby!) My One And Only (Say You'll Be My Darling!)
- —Guest randomguy2342
Best Songs Of 2011 So Far
- 1 . Grenade - Bruno Mars 2 . On the floor - Jennifer Lopez ft. Pit Bull 3 . California King Bed - Rihanna 4 . Just Can't Get Enough - Black Eyed Peas 5 . S&M - Rihanna 6 . Born this way - Lady Gaga 7 . E.T. - Katy Perry ft. Kanie West 8 . What's My Name - Rihanna 9 . That Should Be Me - Justin Bieber 10 . Tonight ( I'm lovin' you ) - Enrique Iglesias ft. Ludacris 11 . Judas - Lady Gaga 12 . Yeah 3x - Chris Brown 13 . Fuckin' Perfect - Pink 14 . Till The World Ends - Britney Spears 15 . Blow - Kesha 16 . The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars 17 . Firework - Katy Perry 18 . The Time - Black Eyed Peas 19 . I need a doctor - Dr. Dre ft. Eminem & Skylar Grey 20 . Run the worlds ( Girls ) - Beyonce
- —eribert96
Huh?
- A britney song should never out rank a MJ song. Rihanna is on there, but not Prince? "Bille Jean" should be in the top ten.
- —Guest Muffy
Lynnsey
- I am shocked that I Want It That Way by the Backstreet Boys is not on here! I can guarantee you that a lot of these songs, if heard anywhere else around the world, would be unrecognizable. But IWITW was successful globally and loved by everyone no matter their age. Now *that* is what a true POP song is: great vocals, catchy hooks, and melodies so irresistible that you can't help but to sing along every time you hear it. The author of this list should be ashamed! Plus, no Thriller? *shakes head*
- —Guest Lynnsey
The Living Years
- Written by Mike and the Mechanics, this song is extremely well written, inspirational AND a huge hit.
- —koinonia7
well it depends how one defines best
- All Along The Watchtower as performed by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Evocative lyrics, fantastic production, and the guitar break that crescendoes into the last verse. Arresting.
- —Guest samhillrocks
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