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Billboard's Top 70 Best LGBTQ+ Anthems Of All Time


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70 Mika, "Grace Kelly" (2007)

69 Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer, "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (1979)

68 Gossip, "Heavy Cross" (2009)
67 Pet Shop Boys, "Go West" (1993)
66 The Weather Girls, "It's Raining Men" (1982)
65 Kacey Musgraves, "Follow Your Arrow" (2013)
64 Kelly Clarkson, "People Like Us" (2012)
63 David Bowie, "Boys Keep Swinging" (1979)
62 Lily Allen, "F--k You" (2009)
61 Sara Bareilles, "Brave" (2013)
60 Mariah Carey, "Make It Happen" (1992)
59 ABBA, "Dancing Queen" (1976)
58 Sister Sledge, "We Are Family" (1979)
57 Queen, "I Want to Break Free" (1984)
56 Katy Perry, "Firework" (2010)
55 Melissa Etheridge, "Come to My Window" (1993)
54 CeCe Peniston, "Finally" (1992)
53 Hayley Kiyoko (feat. Kehlani), "What I Need" (2018)
52 Aretha Franklin, "A Deeper Love" (1994)
51 Kylie Minogue, "All the Lovers" (2010)
50 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch,' "The Origin of Love," (1998)
49 Bikini Kill, "Rebel Girl" (1993)
48 Troye Sivan, "Bloom" (2018)
47 'Kinky Boots,' "Raise You Up/Just Be" (2012)
46 Ethel Cain, "American Teenager" (2022)
45 Zebra Katz (feat. Njena Reddd Foxxx), "Ima Read" (2012)
44 CupcakKe, "LGBT" (2016)
43 Jobriath, "Take Me I'm Yours" (1973)
42 Christina Aguilera, "Beautiful" (2002)
41 Bronski Beat, "Smalltown Boy" (1984)
40 Cheryl Lynn, "Got to Be Real" (1978)
39 Erasure, "A Little Respect" (1988)
38 Shea Diamond, "I Am Her" (2016)
37 Carly Rae Jepsen, "Cut to the Feeling" (2017)
36 P!nk, "Raise Your Glass" (2010)
35 Saucy Santana, "Material Girl" (2020)
34 George Michael, "Freedom! '90" (1990)
33 Cher, "If I Could Turn Back Time" (1989)
32 Village People, "Y.M.C.A." (1978)
31 Dove Cameron, "Boyfriend" (2022)
30 Janelle Monáe, "Make Me Feel" (2018)
29 Le Tigre, "Keep on Livin'" (2001)
28 Anitta, "Boys Don't Cry" (2022)
27 'Rent,' "Take Me or Leave Me" (1996)
26 Frankie Goes To Hollywood, "Relax" (1984)
25 Dusty Springfield, "In Private" (1989)
24 'Frozen,' "Let It Go" (2014)
23 Judy Garland, "Over the Rainbow" (1939)
22 Indigo Girls, "Closer to Fine" (1989)
21 RuPaul, "Sissy That Walk" (2014)
20 MUNA, "I Know a Place" (2016)
19 Against Me!, "True Trans Soul Rebel" (2014)
18 Lil Nas X, "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" (2021)
17 Scissor Sisters, "Let's Have a Kiki" (2012)
16 Robyn, "Dancing on My Own" (2010)
15 Thelma Houston, "Don't Leave Me This Way" (1976)
14 Chaka Khan, "I'm Every Woman" (1978)
13 Sam Smith & Kim Petras, "Unholy" (2022)
12 k.d. lang, "Constant Craving" (1992)
11 Sylvester, "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" (1978)
10 Billie Eilish, "Lunch" (2024) :rip:
9 Clairo, "Sofia" (2019)
8 Chappell Roan, "Good Luck, Babe!" (2024) :rip:
7 Cyndi Lauper, "True Colors" (1986)
6 Madonna, "Vogue" (1990)
5 Gloria Gaynor, "I Will Survive" (1978)
4 Diana Ross, "I'm Coming Out" (1980)
3 Brandi Carlile, "The Joke" (2018)
2 Frank Ocean, "Chanel" (2017)
1 Lady Gaga, "Born This Way" (2011)
 
 
Parts of that top 10 are so unserious :ahh:
 
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all time??? LUNCH and Good Luck Babe??? Love those but those songs have barely existed in a pride month so far :ahh:

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Posted (edited)

Taylor's You Need To Queen Out snubbed 

 

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Cupcakke finally getting the recognition she deserves yes. 

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Wait so they included Firework which is not even remotely about gays and left out I kissed a girl ???

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1 hour ago, Hector said:

55 Melissa Etheridge, "Come to My Window" (1993)

Should have been a bit higher if we're being honest

 

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Smalltown Boy deserved top 10 tbh. Too bad it wasn't as big in the US compared to its success in the UK

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This is abominable

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This list is homophobic… :deadbanana2:

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BTW #1 :gaygacat9:

I know that's right :clap3:

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Cupcakke really deserves her spot. 

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Where is Tinashe - Nasty :celestial5:

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I didn't even open the link and i just knew Gaga's BTW is #1 as it should

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Mabel's I Love Your Girl was snubbed.

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No We R Who We R is a bit weird 

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How was that random Anitta song above so many classics? :rip:

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Born This Way right where it belongs. Gaga's in your face, unabashed LGBTQ album being the first song to be so openly supportive of gay rights without metaphors and using transgendered in its lyrics is a simple but history-changing pivot towards ushering in more accepting times and the dozens of anthems to follow. She was a trailblazer and still is :gaygacat9:

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It's Raining Men at #66 and Beautiful at #42 is a joke, especially considering some of the higher ranked names :deadvision:

 

BRANDI WHO-LILE #3 :ahh:

 

Heavy Cross is one of my favourite songs of all time but not once have I ever thought of it as a gay anthem :rip:

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#8. Rita Ora - Your Song :clap3:

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What an abomination of a popper-filled list.

Smalltown Boy should always be #1 on these lists, not Born to Express Your Waterfalls When Love Takes Over.

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I'm confused by the reactions to 'Lunch' and 'Goodluck, Babe!', they may be quite new; they've breaking ground for lesbian music right now. Shocked T.a.T.u wasn't here though :rip:

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Homophobic list

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I Will Survive is probably the ultimate gay anthem so the fact that is not #1 is homophobic.

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21 hours ago, DiabeticGrandpa said:

Wait so they included Firework which is not even remotely about gays and left out I kissed a girl ???

Frozen's Let It Go is there. This is probably one of the worst editorial pieces I have ever seen. :skull:

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