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‘If music be the food for love, then play on…’ is a famous quote from William Shakespeare’s play King Lear.
Music is one genre that is enjoyed by people of all ages and all races. Songs are a hot favorite that are played everywhere, be it parties, weddings, discotheques, etc. There are many songs that are quite popular even now. Listening to some of the most well-known songs of all time can make one nostalgic. Enlisting famous songs is a herculean task as there are so many of them, being created almost everyday, that it is hard to keep a count. However, here are some of the songs that are the highest grossing songs of their decade.
Famous Songs of the 80s
Given below is a list of some of the best songs of all time in the era of the 1980s. Some DJs have also created techno remixes of songs that are sure to get your feet tapping.
- Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
- Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
- Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns n Roses
- When Doves Cry – Prince
- Like a Virgin – Madonna
- How Will I Know – Whitney Houston
- With or Without You – U2
- Need You Tonight – INXS
- Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield
- Love is a Battlefield – Pap Benatar
- Tainted Love – Soft Cell
- Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison
- Janie’s Got a Gun – Aerosmith
- Nasty – Janet Jackson
- Born in the U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen
- Take My Breath Away – Berlin
- I Want to Know What Love Is – Foreigner
- Faith – George Michael
- All Night Long – Lionel Richie
- Start Me Up – The Rolling Stones
Well-known Songs of the 90s
The 90s was a period where music touched new horizons, which was filled with human emotions. There were songs from almost every genre like R&B songs, love songs, pop music and rap songs, etc. Here are some of the popular 90’s songs that are my favorite too.
- My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
- Baby One More Time – Britney Spears
- Gangsta’s Paradise – Coolio
- Cotton Eye Joe – Rednex
- Missing – Everything But Girl
- You’re Still The One – Shania Twain
- Macarena – Los Del Rio
- Black or White – Michael Jackson
- Candle in the Wind – Elton John
- Truly Madly Deeply – Savage Garden
- Ray of Light – Madonna
- Wannabe – Spice Girls
- Nothing Compares to You – Sinead O’Connor
- Everything I Do – Bryan Adams
- I’m Gonna Be – Proclaimers
- All I Wanna Do – Sheryl Crow
- Believe – Cher
- I Want It That Way – Backstreet Boys
- Livin’ la Vida Loca – Ricky Martin
- Genie in a Bottle – Christina Aguilera
Popular Songs of 2010
The year 2010 created a new revolution in the world of music and saw a flurry of releases of new well-known songs that are also on the list of 100 greatest songs of all time. Given below is a list of the world’s most famous songs of the year 2010 that have become the greatest chart busters of all time:
- Rude Boy – Rihanna
- Not Afraid – Eminem
- OMG – Usher (featuring Will. I. Am)
- Imma Be – The Black Eyed Peas
- Airplanes – B.O.B (featuring Hayley Williams)
- Love The Way You Lie – Eminem (featuring Rihanna)
- Your Love is My Drug – Kesha
- California Girls – Katy Perry (featuring Snoop Dogg)
- Need You Now – Lady Antebelium
- Telephone – Lady GaGa
- Today Was a Fairytale – Taylor Swift
- Break Your Heart – Taio Cruz (featuring Ludacris)
- Young Forever – Jay Z
- Cooler Than Me – Nick Posner
- I Made It – Kevin Rudoff (featuring Birdman, Jay Sean and Lil Wayne)
- Billionaire – Travie McCoy (featuring Bruno Mars)
- Naturally – Selena Gomez and the Scene
- I’m So Paid – Akon (featuring Lil Wayne)
- If You’re Out There – John Legend
- Lala – The Corrs
- Here I Am – Camp Rock
Some Popular Dance Numbers of 2011
The trend of pop songs is being kept alive and the music mill is grinding new songs that have been well received and enjoyed by the audience around the globe. The songs in this list are the ones that are rocking the party world with a wave of foot tapping music and popular lyrics.
- Born This Way – Lady Gaga
- Look at Me Now – Chris Brown (featuring Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne)
- Dirty Dancer – Enrique Iglesias (featuring Lil Wayne and Usher)
- On the Floor – Jennifer Lopez (featuring Pitbull)
- Just Can’t Get Enough – The Black Eyed Peas
- E.T. – Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West)
- Give Me Everything – Pitbull (featuring Ne-Yo, Nayer, Afrojack)
- All of the Lights – Kanye West (featuring Rihanna)
- Look At Me Now – Chris Brown (featuring Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne)
- S&M – Rihanna
- F—–‘ Perfect – P!nk
- Till the World Ends – Britney Spears
- Moment 4 Life – Nicki Minaj (featuring Drake)
- The Edge of Glory – Lady Gaga
- Blow – Kesha
- Hold It Against Me – Britney Spears
- Run the World (Girls) – Beyonce Knowles
- Motivation – Kelly Rowland (featuring Lil Wayne)
- Judas – Lady Gaga
- Best Love Song – T Pain (featuring Chris Brown)
- Sure Thing – Miguel
- Right There – Nicole Scherzinger (featuring 50 Cent)
- Super Bass – Nicki Minaj
- Backseat – New Boyz (featuring Dev and the Cataracs)
- Price Tag – Jessie J (featuring B.o.B)
These were some of the famous songs that topped the charts and have been voted as a ‘must listen’. Pick out your favorite songs from this list and enjoy listening to them. Cheers!
