This Music Week, if you’re looking for a playlist with the 10 most popular songs over every decade, we’ve just made your life easier! We bring you the ultimate playlist. With tracks from the 80s to now, it covers a plethora of genres like Romance, Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop, and so much more. In no particular order, here’s our pick of chartbusters for you!
10 Most Popular Songs – 80s:
- “Eye Of The Tiger†by Survivor. (Rock)
- “With Or Without You†by U2 (Rock)
- “Sweet Child o’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses (Hard Rock)
- “Every Breath You Take” by The Police (Soft Rock)
- “Livin’ On A Prayer†by Bon Jovi (Rock)
- “I’m That Type of Guy” by LL Cool J (Rap)
- “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun†by Cyndi Lauper (Pop)
- “Summer of 69†by Bryan Adams (Pop Rock)
- “Take On Me†by A-ha (Pop)
- “Back In Black†by AC/DC (Hard Rock)
Top 10 Songs – 90s:
- “Baby Got Back†by Sir Mix-A-Lot (Hip-Hop/Rap)
- “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing†by Aerosmith (Rock)
- “This Is How We Do It†By Montell Jordan (Hip-Hop/Rap)
- “Smells Like Teen Spirit†by Nirvana (Rock)
- “Wonderwall†by Oasis (Alternative Rock)
- “I Will Always Love You†by Whitney Houston (R&B/Soul)
- “My Name Is†by Eminem (Hip-Hop/Rap)
- “Baby One More Time†by Britney Spears (Pop)
- “Juicy†by The Notorious B.I.G. (Hip-Hop/Rap)
- “Creep†by Radiohead (Alternative Rock)
Chartbusters from the 00s:
- “Umbrella†by Rihanna feat. Jay-Z (Pop)
- “Yellow†by Coldplay (Rock)
- “It Wasn’t Me†by Shaggy (Hip-Hop/Rap)
- “Hips Don’t Lie†by Shakira (Pop)
- “Hey Ya!†by Outkast (Pop/Funk)
- “Feel Good Inc†by Gorillaz (Hip-Hop/Rap)
- “Family Affair†by Mary J. Blige (Hip-Hop/Rap)
- “Drop It Like It’s Hot†by Snoop Dogg (Hip-Hop/Rap)
- “Use Somebody†by Kings Of Leon (Alternative)
- “Mr. Brightside†by The Killers (Alternative Rock)
10 Most Popular Songs – 2010-2020
- “Uptown Funk†by Bruno Mars (Pop)
- “Shape Of You†by Ed Sheeran (Pop)
- “Imma Be†by Black Eyed Peas (Pop)
- “Rolling In The Deep†by Adele (Pop)
- “Somebody That I Used To Know†by Gotye feat. Kimbra (Alternative/Indie)
- “Thrift Shop†by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz (Hip-Hop/Rap)
- “Hotline Bling†by Drake (Hip-Hop/Rap)
- “Happy†by Pharrell Williams (Pop/Soul)
- “Can’t Feel My Face†by The Weeknd (Pop/Funk)
- “Can’t Stop The Feeling!†by Justin Timberlake(Pop)
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