If you’re anything like me, you love music. By “love” I mean you wholeheartedly believe that music is the best thing that this world has to offer. Because music is your entire life, it is only natural that you talk about it 24/7. Your daily word vomit on music is usually followed by the question “what’s your favorite song?”
The answer is most likely preceded by a long pause, a slight panic, and no response. Instead of choosing just one song, you usually compile a list of songs that will hype you up no matter what the occasion. By “hype you up” I mean these songs will make you rise from the grave just so you can sing along.
By “sing along” I mean belt every lyric dramatically. If you have any taste in music, these are just a few songs that should definitely be on that list (in no specific order):
1. "Mr. Brightside" — The Killers
2. "Sugar, We’re Going Down" — Fall Out Boy
3. "Bohemian Rhapsody" — Queen
4. "September" — Earth Wind & Fire
5. "Something" — The Beatles
6. "Island In The Sun" — Weezer
7. "I Miss You" — Blink 182
8. "Mix Tape" — Brand New
9. "Misery Business" — Paramore
10. "Gold Digger" — Kayne West ft. Jamie Foxx
11. "Crazy in Love" — Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z
12. "God Only Knows" — The Beach Boys
13. "Man in the Mirror" — Michael Jackson
14. "Bennie And The Jets" — Elton John
15. "Sunday Morning" — Maroon 5
16. "No Such Thing" — John Mayer
17. "You Make My Dreams" — Hall & Oates
18. "Girls" — The 1975
19. "Yellow" — Coldplay
20. "Higher And Higher" — Jackie Wilson
21. "Hotel California" — The Eagles
22. "Superstition" — Stevie Wonder
23. "Mr. Blue Sky" — Electric Light Orchestra
24. "Landslide" — Fleetwood Mac
25. "Iris" — Goo Goo Dolls
26. "Truckin’" — Grateful Dead
27. "Virtual Insanity" — Jamiroquai
28. "Valerie" — Amy Winehouse
29. "Don’t Know Why" — Norah Jones
30. "White Blank Page" — Mumford & Sons
31. "Father and Daughter" — Paul Simon
32. "Follow Me" — Uncle Kracker
33. "Tubthumping" — Chumbawamba
34. "Wish You Were Here" — Pink Floyd
35. "Come On Eileen" — Dexys Midnight Runners
36. "Take On Me" — a-ha
37. "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" — Panic! At The Disco
38. "Use Somebody" — Kings of Leon
39. "The Boxer" — Simon and Garfunkel
40. "Wonderwall" — Oasis
41. "Put Your Records On" — Corinne Bailey Rae
42. "Ocean Avenue" — Yellowcard
43. "I’m A Believer" — The Monkees
44. "Don’t Want To Miss A Thing" — Aerosmith
45. "Drops of Jupiter" — Train
46. "Lose Yourself" — Eminem
47. "Super Rich Kids" — Frank Ocean
48. "Hallelujah" — Leonard Cohen
49. "Skinny Love" — Bon Iver
50. "Somebody to Love" — Queen
51. "Torn" — Natalie Imbruglia
52. "American Boy" — Estelle ft. Kanye West
53. "Jolene" — Dolly Parton
54. "All I Ask" — Adele
55. "Bittersweet Symphony" — The Verve
56. "Kiss Me" — Sixpence the Richer
57. "Geek In The Pink" — Jason Mraz
58. "A Punk" — Vampire Weekend
59. "Jackie & Wilson" — Hozier
60. "Monster" — Kayne West ft. Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, & Bon Iver
61. "Africa" — Toto
62. "Where Is The Love" — Black Eyed Peas
63. "The Space Between" — Dave Matthews Band
64. "Want You Back" — Jackson 5
65. "Absolutely" — Nine Days
66. "Santeria" — Sublime
67. "Maybe I’m Amazed" — Paul McCartney
68. "American Pie" — Don McLean
69. "Time to Pretend" — MGMT
70. "Just the Girl" — Click Five
71. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" — Nirvana
72. "Drunk" — Ed Sheeran
73. "Can’t Help Falling In Love" — Elvis Presley
75. "Dear Maria, Count Me In" — All Time Low
76. "Piano Man" — Billy Joel
77. "White Rabbit" — Jefferson Airplane
78. "Dancing Queen" — ABBA
79. "Dog Days Are Over" — Florence + The Machine
80. "Free Fallin’" — Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
81. "Better Together" — Jack Johnson
82. "Heaven" — Los Lonely Boys
83. "Don’t Speak" — No Doubt
84. "The Joker" — Steve Miller Band
85. "Stairway to Heaven" — Led Zeppelin
86. "Roxanne" — The Police
87. "Changes" — David Bowie
89. "Hungry Heart" — Bruce Springsteen
90. "If I Ain’t Got You" — Alicia Keys
91. "Royals" — Lorde
92. "Killing Me Softly" — The Fugees
93. "Let It Be" — The Beatles
94. "Carry On Wayward Son" — Kansas
95. "Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High" — Arctic Monkeys
96. "Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door" — Bob Dylan
97. "Build Me Up Buttercup" — The Foundations
98. "Thuderstruck" — AC/DC
99. "Don’t Stop Believing" — Journey
100. "Dancing In the Moonlight" — King Harvest
There are too many great songs, so this list was pretty difficult to narrow down. These are definitely the songs you should know inside and out and love with all of your being.
