official Billboard's Top 500 Best Pop Songs Of All Time (Staff List)

[Hector]

 

https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-pop-songs-all-time-hits/jackie-wilson-your-love-keeps-lifting-me-higher-and-higher/

 

Their list just began today from #'s 500-301! Notable or pop girl entries so far:

 

500 Los Del Rio & Bayside Boys - Macarena (Remix)

499 New Kids On The Block - You Got It (The Right Stuff)

498 Alexander O'Neal & Cherrelle - Saturday Love

497 Toni Basil - Mickey

495 Demi Lovato - Give Your Heart A Break

492 Irene Cara - Flashdance... What A Feeling

491 Lil' Kim - Crush On You

490 Berlin - Take My Breath Away

489 Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone

488 Ella Mai - Boo'd Up

486 Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang

484 Real McCoy - Another Night

482 Ciara - Goodies

479 Debbie Gibson - Only In My Dreams

477 Biz Markie - Just A Friend

476 Nina Sky - Move Ya Body

475 Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy

474 Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

471 En Vogue - My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)

469 Usher - You Make Me Wanna...

468 Luther Vandross - Never Too Much

466 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love

464 Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart

463 Cassie - Me & U

462 Rob Base - It Takes Two

461 Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - The Girl From Ipanema

458 The Angels - My Boyfriend's Back

457 Olivia Newton-John - Physical

456 Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous

454 Dawn Penn - You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)

453 New Radicals - You Get What You Give

451 Clean Bandit f/ Jess Glynne - Rather Be

448 Laura Branigan - Gloria

447 CeCe Peniston - Finally

446 Modern English - I Melt With You

444 Sister Sledge - We Are Family

443 Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

442 House Of Pain - Jump Around

441 Janet Jackson - All For You

440 Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

439 Toni Braxton - You're Makin' Me High

437 Maroon 5 - This Love

436 Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out

435 The 5th Dimension - Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In

434 Walk The Moon - Shut Up & Dance

432 Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way

430 Dionne Warwick - I Say A Little Prayer

429 LEN - Steal My Sunshine

428 Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

427 Jordin Sparks - No Air

425 Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

424 Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free

423 t.A.T.u. - All The Things She Said

422 Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You

421 The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling

420 Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary

419 Bonnie Raitt - Something To Talk About

418 Lana Del Rey Vs. Cedric Gervais - Summertime Sadness

417 Shannon - Let The Music Play

414 Bananarama - Cruel Summer

411 Labelle - Lady Marmalade

410 The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman

409 Donna Summer - Bad Girls

408 Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever

406 LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out

405 Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do

404 Odyssey - Native New Yorker

403 Martha & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street

402 C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)

400 Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth

399 Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour

398 Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff

396 Pitbull, Ne-Yo, Afrojack, Nayer - Give Me Everything

395 Chaka Khan - I Feel For You

393 Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual

391 Chic - Le Freak

390 Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream

389 Lisa Loeb - Stay (I Missed You)

388 Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire

387 Cardi B, Bad Bunny, J. Balvin - I Like It

386 Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time

384 Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love

381 Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats

380 BTS - Dynamite

379 New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle

378 Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine

376 Selena - Dreaming Of You

374 Salt-n-Pepa - Push It

373 A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away)

372 Notorous B.I.G. - Big Poppa

371 Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love

370 Adina Howard - Freak Like Me

369 P!nk - Raise Your Glass

368 Rihanna - Work

366 The Partridge Family - I Think I Love You

365 Blink 182 - All The Small Things

364 Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

363 Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds

362 Prince & The Revolution - Raspberry Beret

361 Paula Abdul - Straight Up

359 James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good)

356 Etta James - At Last

355 Gnarls Barkley - Crazy 

353 Lesley Gore - It's My Party

352 Calvin Harris f/ Frank Ocean - Slide

349 R.E.M. - Losing My Religion

348 Fergie - Glamorous

347 Kris Kross - Jump

345 B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

344 Avicii - Levels

343 Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You

342 Fatboy Slim - Praise You

341 Sean Paul - Get Busy

340 Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)

339 Smash Mouth - All Star

338 Taio Cruz - Dynamite

337 Captain & Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together

336 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force - I Wonder If I Take You Home

335 Megan Thee Stallion f/ Beyonce - Savage Remix

334 Emotions - Best Of My Love

333 Natalie Imbruglia - Torn

332 Carl Carlton - Everlasting Love

331 Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe

328 Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

327 Sir Mix-a-Lot - Baby Got Back

326 Divinyls - I Touch Myself

325 Lady A - Need You Now

324 KC & The Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes

323 Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You

322 Eve f/ Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind

321 Katy Perry - Hot N Cold

320 Eminem - My Name Is

319 10cc - I'm Not In Love

318 Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack

317 Go-Go's - Out Lips Are Sealed

316 Natalie Cole - This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)

315 Jennifer Lopez - Jenny From The Block

314 J. Geils Band - Centerfold

313 Jimmy Eat World - The Middle

312 Wilson Phillips - Hold On

309 Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl

308 Seal - Kiss From A Rose

307 Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine

306 Jay-Z - Big Pimpin'

305 Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer

304 The Drifters - Under The Boardwalk

303 Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft

302 Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah

301 Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher

UPDATE - #'s 300-101:

 

300 Annie Lennox - Walking On Broken Glass

298 Kool & The Gang - Celebration

297 Lipps Inc - Funkytown

296 Commodores - Brick House

295 Adele - Someone Like You

294 Paramore - Still Into You

293 Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People

291 La Roux - Bulletproof

289 Ghosttown DJ's - My Boo

288 Beatles - Hey Jude

287 The Police - Every Breath You Take

286 Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It

285 John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane

284 Blue Swede - Hooked On A Feeling

283 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World

282 Shakira - Hips Don't Lie

281 Lizzo - Truth Hurts

280 Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love

279 Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On

278 Freda Payne - Band Of Gold

277 Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night)

276 fun. f/ Janelle Monae - We Are Young

275 Tracy Chapman - Fast Car

273 Shaggy - It Wasn't Me

272 Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence

271 Enrique Iglesias - Bailando

270 Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson

269 Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

268 Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again

267 TLC - Waterfalls

266 Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me

264 America - Sister Golden Hair

263 Mary J. Blige - Real Love

262 DMX - Party Up

261 Dua Lipa - Levitating

260 Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love

259 JoJo - Leave (Get Out)

258 Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited

257 Turtles - Happy Together

256 Frank Ocean - Thinkin' Bout You

255 Disclosure f/ Sam Smith - Latch

254 Crystals - Then He Kissed Me

253 Lauryn Hill - Doo *** (That Thing)

252 Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup

251 David Bowie - Modern Love

250 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want

249 Chubby Checker - The Twist

248 Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack

245 Rolling Stones - Miss You

244 Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up

243 The Chicks - Goodbye Earl

242 The Cardigans - Lovefool

241 Daddy Yankee - Gasolina  

240 David Guetta f/ Sia - Titanium

239 Salt-n-Pepa - Shoop

238 Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance

237 PSY - Gangnam Style

236 Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On

235 Beck - Loser

234 Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark

233 Temptations - Just My Imagination

232 Hall & Oates - You Make My Dreams

231 The Cure - Just Like Heaven

229 Whitney Houston - How Will I Know

228 Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle

227 Petula Clark - Downtown

226 Charli XCX - Boom Clap

225 Avril Lavigne - Sk8er Boi

224 Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe In Magic

223 Ace Of Base - The Sign

222 SZA - Kill Bill

220 Aqua - Barbie Girl

219 Carole King - It's Too Late

217 Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi

216 Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes

215 ELO - Don't Bring Me Down

214 Chainsmokers f/ Halsey - Closer

213 Zombies - She's Not There

212 Guns N Roses - Sweet Child O Mine

211 Cascada - Everytime We Touch

210 Ginuwine - Pony

209 Michael Jackson - Beat It

208 Bangles - Manic Monday

207 Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head

206 Santana f/ Rob Thomas - Smooth

205 Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is

204 Estelle - American Boy

203 Phil Bailey f/ Phil Collins - Easy Lover

202 Bad Bunny - Titi Me Pregunto 

201 The Knack - My Sharona

200 Van Halen - Jump

199 Mariah Carey - We Belong Together

198 ? & The Mysterians - 96 Tears

197 Post Malone - Circles

196 Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf

195 Nelly - Hot In Herre

194 Boston - More Than A Feeling

193 Barry Manilow - Copacabana

192 No Doubt - Just A Girl

191 Dolly Parton - 9 To 5

190 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Tears Of A Clown

189 Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls

188 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson & Clover

186 Madonna - Vogue

185 Boyz II Men - I'll Make Love To You

184 Elton John - Bennie & The Jets

183 Juvenile - Back That Azz Up

182 Sam Cooke - Wonderful World

180 Ricky Martin - Livin' La Voda Loca

179 Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine

178 Steve Lacy - Bad Habit

177 Daft Punk - One More Time

176 Sia - Chandelier

175 Run DMC - It's Tricky

174 Jackson 5 - ABC

173 Doja Cat - Say So

172 Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen

171 Carpenters - Close To You

170 Robin S - Show Me Love

169 Kingsmen - Louie Louie

168 N'SYNC - Tearin' Up My Heart

167 Beyonce - Love On Top

166 Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise

165 Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now

164 Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer

163 Icona Pop f/ Charli XCX - I Love It

162 Kinks - You Really Got Me

161 Taylor Swift - Blank Space

160 Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It

159 Cher - Believe

157 Blondie - Call Me

156 Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball

155 Archies - Sugar, Sugar

154 Martha & The Vandellas - Heat Wave

153 Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On

152 Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind

151 Frankie Valli - Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You

150 Eminem - Lose Yourself

149 Kesha - Tik Tok

148 Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself

147 Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes

146 Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer

145 Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know

144 Coldplay - Viva La Vida

143 Cardi B - Bodak Yellow

142 Ritchie Valens - La Bamba

141 Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

140 Carly Simon - You're So Vain

139 Billie Eilish - bad guy

138 Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Life

137 Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love

136 Fugees - Killing Me Softly

135 Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

134 The Miracles - Tracks Of My Tears

133 Justin Timberlake - SexyBack

132 Lil Nas X f/ Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road (Remix)

131 Don McLean - American Pie

130 Beach Boys - God Only Knows

129 Dionne Warwick - Walk On By

128 Madonna - Borderline

127 Prince - Little Black Corvette

126 Snoop Dogg - Gin & Juice

125 Lady Gaga - Born This Way

124 M.I.A. - Paper Planes

123 Daft Punk f/ Pharrell - Get Lucky

122 Harry Styles - As It Was

121 Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart

120 Tom Petty - Free Fallin'

119 Rolling Stones - Satisfaction

118 Jay-Z f/ Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind

117 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline

116 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

115 Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine

114 INXS - Need You Tonight

113 Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til You Get Enough

112 The Cars - Just What I Needed

111 Lorde - Royals

110 Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

109 Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

108 Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love

107 Rihanna f/ Calvin Harris - We Found Love

106 Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville

105 Toto - Africa

104 George Michael - Faith

103 Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling

102 Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

101 Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight

 

UPDATE, #'s 100-1:

 

100 Del Shannon - Runaway

99 LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem

98 Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You

97 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You 

96 Naughty By Nature - OPP

95 Beatles - Yesterday

94 Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles

93 Fetty Wap - Trap Queen 

92 Shania Twain - Man!... I Feel Like A Woman

91 Blackstreet - No Diggity

90 Killers - Mr. Brightside

89 Justin Bieber - Baby

88 Janet Jackson - Miss You Much

87 Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

86 One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful

85 Destiny's Child - Say My Name

84 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - Despacito

83 Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine To My Life

82 Human League - Don't You Want Me

81 Drake - Hotline Bling 

80 Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody?

79 Weeknd - Blinding Lights

78 Sade - Smooth Operator

77 Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy

76 Mark Ronson f/ Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

75 Miley Cyrus - Party In The USA

74 Gladys Knight & Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia

73 Amy Winehouse - Rehab

72 Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license

71 Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl

70 Natasha Bedingfield- Unwritten 

69 Notorious BIG - Mo Money Mo Problems

68 Dee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart

67 Wings - Silly Love Songs

66 Ariana Grande - thank u, next

65 Monkees - I'm A Believer

64 Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh What A Night)

63 Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun

62 Ben E. King - Stand By Me

61 Hanson - Mmmbop

60 Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

59 Roy Orbison - Oh Pretty Woman

58 50 Cent - In Da Club

57 N'SYNC - Bye Bye Bye

56 Bell Biv DeVoe - Poison 

55 Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl

54 Elton John - Your Song

53 Britney Spears - Toxic

52 Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin'

51 Journey - Don't Stop Believin'

50 Rihanna - Umbrella

49 Gotye f/ Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know

48 Oasis - Womderwall

47 Blondie - Heart Of Glass

46 Soft Cell - Tainted Love

45 Dr Dre - Nuthin' But A G Thang

44 Otis Redding - Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay

43 Donna Summer - Last Dance

42 Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me

41 B-52's - Love Shack

40 Looking Glass - Brandy

39 George Michael - Freedom 90

38 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

37 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough

36 Spice Girls - Wannabe

35 Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive 

34 Al Green - Let's Stay Together

33 Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow

32 Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive

31 Usher - Yeah!

30 Adele - Rolling In The Deep

29 Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go?

28 Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World

27 Isley Brothers - Shout

26 a-ha - Take On Me

25 Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

24 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

23 Jackson 5 - I Want You Back

22 Missy Elliott - Work It

21 Aretha Franklin - Respect

20 TLC - No Scrubs

19 Ronettes - Be My Baby

18 Beyoncé- Crazy In Love

17 Fleetwood Mac - Dreams

16 Earth,  Wind, And Fire- September

15 Mariah Carey - Fantasy

14 Outkast - Hey Ya!

13 Nicki Minaj - Super Bass

12 Britney Spears - ... Baby One More Time 

11 Prince & The Revolution - Kiss

10 Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand

09 2Pac f/Dr Dre - California Love

08 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe

07 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

06 Madonna - Like A Prayer

05 Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone

04 Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way

03 Temptations - My Girl

02 ABBA - Dancing Queen

01 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

Edited October 19, 2023 by Hector

[FolkLover1989]

That's a decent list so far

 

for anyone wondering Bey, Rih, and Tay have 1 entry each. Gaga and Katy have no entry so far. 

(Gaga will probably have 1 with Bad Romance at least later on, Katy idk) 

[istan4badgalriri]

368 Rihanna - Work  

[Hector]

Just now, FolkLover1989 said:

That's a decent list so far

 

for anyone wondering Bey, Rih, and Tay have 1 entry each. Gaga and Katy have no entry so far. 

(Gaga will probably have 1 with Bad Romance at least later on, Katy idk) 

Katy's at #321 with Hot N Cold. 

[John Slayne]

Proud Mary should be higher. top 100 at least

[Selegend]

excited for this to be top 100. after all it was their staff #1 song of 2017. 

[Armani?]

The BTS sneak 

[Miracle Whip]

495 Demi Lovato - Give Your Heart A Break

464 Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart

451 Clean Bandit f/ Jess Glynne - Rather Be
418 Lana Del Rey Vs. Cedric Gervais - Summertime Sadness

380 BTS - Dynamite

369 P!nk - Raise Your Glass

328 Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
 

 

 

[Album Leak]

Just now, Miracle Whip said:

495 Demi Lovato - Give Your Heart A Break

464 Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart

451 Clean Bandit f/ Jess Glynne - Rather Be
418 Lana Del Rey Vs. Cedric Gervais - Summertime Sadness

380 BTS - Dynamite

369 P!nk - Raise Your Glass

328 Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
 

 

 

Rather Be is amazing and timeless 

[theoghon]

finally a list with legit UTILITY from a publication, CANNOT wait to dig in and find some gems 

Now imma NEED them to have the Spotify playlist ready to go cause...

[RideOrDie]

418 Lana Del Rey Vs. Cedric Gervais - Summertime Sadness

 

you really can't make this **** up

 

[Sunset]

The way I knew Raise Your Glass would make it 

[vale9001]

the modern classic critics favourite Anti Hero on the list 

[theoghon]

New FLAGSHIP list alert , PERCHED for 500 pop albums next  

[vale9001]

What's the point to make a specific "pop songs" list and then rap (eminem, jay z and many others) and rock songs  are on it?. If with pop they means "popular music" in general and not as genre it's not different from most all time lists.

Edited October 17, 2023 by vale9001

[Brikenbur]

“Anti-Hero” above CLASSICS like “Dancing in the Street,” “Proud Mary,” “If I Ain’t Got You,” “Bette Davis Eyes,” “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling,” “You Get What You Give,” plus others, should tell you everything you need to know about this ranking 

Edited October 17, 2023 by Brikenbur

[Schhh]

Teenage Dream in Top 10 pls!

[GoodGuyGoneGhetto]

Umbrella better be in the top 20. 
 

Crazy in Love too. 
 

That’s all I care about. 

[Hurem]

Anti-Hero over It Must Have Been Love

[ninasayers]

Some of the songs on this list are a mess but 

1 hour ago, Hector said:

447 CeCe Peniston - Finally

 

 

1 hour ago, Hector said:

368 Rihanna - Work

 

[okgo]

463 Cassie - Me & U

 

should be much higher

 

[Redporus]

What a generic list so far

[Avenger]

While I’m not a fan of rankings (never understood the point of it and how one actually does it), I know all the songs from the list (shocking for me), the list is shaping up to be better then Rolling Stones kinda list for me.

[Katamari]

King Taoi Cruz dynamite being above Bts

 

bts being included tho

[Katamari]

The positions in these rankings really don’t matter until you reach the top 20 so just being included is good enough