You know those songs that never get old? The ones that come on the radio and you turn the volume all the way up? They are the songs that magically appear from their hiding places when you take that scary (and at times embarrassing) risk of hitting shuffle in your entire music library? The songs that bring back the feels, or bring out the singer in all of us. We all have at least one, and it's our jam. It's the kind of song that when it comes on, it lifts your spirits and makes you extremely excited to sing along. We blast them in our cars on road trips, or even when driving around town when you pull up to a stop light and the person next to you catches you. The timeless lyrics that we thought were SO relatable, and even though we may not always admit it, still remember all of the words. Well here it is, my compiled list of some awesome throwbacks for a quick guide to losing your voice:
Classics:
1. Bohemian Rhapsody -- Queen (shout out to my Dad for showing me Queen at a young age)
2. Only the Good Die Young -- Billy Joel
3. Sweet Child of Mine -- Guns and Roses (Step Brothers car ride #neverforget)
4. THUNDERSTRUCK -- AC/DC (By far the best drinking game)
5. Dream On -- Aerosmith
6. Don't Stop Believin' -- Journey
7. Sweet Caroline -- Neil Diamond
8. Hey Jude -- The Beatles
9. Brown Eyed Girl -- Van Morrison
10. Jessie's Girl -- Rick Springfield
11. Hotel California -- The Eagles
12. Landslide -- Fleetwood Mac
13. Living on a Prayer -- Bon Jovi
14. Born In The USA -- Bruce Springsteen
15. You Got A Friend In Me -- Randy Newman
90's and Early 2000's:
1. My Own Worst Enemy -- Lit
2. No Scrubs -- TLC
3. Anything Brittany Spears
4. Drops of Jupiter -- Train
5. Wannabe -- The Spice Girls
6. It Wasn't Me -- Shaggy
7. Bye Bye Bye -- NSYNC
8. Genie in a Bottle -- Christina Aguilera
9. I'll Be There For You -- The Rembrandts
10. Tubthumping -- Chumbawamba (Bet you had NO idea what this song was called)
11. I Wanna Dance With Somebody -- Whitney Houston
12. Yeah! -- Usher
13. Ignition (Remix) -- R. Kelly
14. Mambo No. 5 -- Lou Bega
15. Miss Independent -- Kelly Clarkson
For when you're feeling a little middle school throwback action:
`1. Potential Break Up Song -- Aly and AJ
2. Rockstar -- Hannah Montana (Miley Cyrus) (Hannah MontanaPandora Station is gold)
3. Fergalicious -- Fergie
4. Yo (excuse me miss) -- Chris Brown
4. All Star -- Smash Mouth
5. Survivor -- Destiny's Child
6. SOS -- Jonas Brothers
7. Unwritten -- Natasha Bedingfield
8. Umbrella -- Rihanna
9. Thnks fr th mmrs -- Fall Out Boy
10. 1, 2 Step -- Ciara & Missy Elliot
11. Temperature -- Sean Paul
12. We Belong Together -- Mariah Carey
13. Low -- Flo Rida
14. Leave, Get Out -- JoJo
15. Pocket Full Of Sunshine -- Natasha Bedingfield
The angsty preteen phase:
1. Ocean Avenue -- Yellowcard
2. Shut Up -- Simple Plan
3. Dirty Little Secret -- All American Rejects
4. Sk8er Boi -- Avril Lavigne
5. Mr. Brightside -- The Killers
6. Fatlip -- Sum 41
7. The Anthem -- Good Charlotte
8. Holiday -- Green Day
9. Smells Like Teen Spirit -- Nirvana
10. Sugar We're Going Down -- Fall Out Boy
11. Misery Business -- Paramore
12. Fall For You -- Secondhand Serenade
13. Almost -- Bowling for Soup
14. Dear Maria, Count Me In -- All Time Low
15. Face Down -- The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Country Jams:
1. Man! I Feel Like A Woman -- Shania Twain
2. Famous -- Kelleigh Bannen
3. Break Up in a Small Town -- Sam Hunt
4. Country Girl (Shake It For Me) -- Luke Bryan
5. Friends In Low Places -- Garth Brooks
6. Toes -- Zac Brown Band
7. Margaritaville -- Jimmy Buffett
8. I Hope You Dance -- Lee Ann Womack
9. It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere -- Alan Jackson
10. The House That Built Me -- Miranda Lambert
11. Fishin' in the Dark -- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
12. Sweet Home Alabama -- Lynyrd Skynyrd (also a fantastic movie)
13. Ring Of Fire -- Johnny Cash
14. Devil Went Down To Georgia -- Charlie Daniels Band
15. Wide Open Spaces -- Dixie Chicks
The High School Years:
1. If I Were A Boy -- Beyonce
2. No Air -- Chris Brown & Jordin Sparks
3. Hips Don't Lie -- Shakira
4. Mrs. Officer -- Lil Wayne
5. Apologize -- One Republic
6. Love in This Club -- Usher
7. Party in the USA -- Miley Cyrus
8. Super Bass -- Nicki Minaj
9. Riding Solo -- Jason DeRulo
10. Our Song -- Taylor Swift
11. Bedrock -- Young Money
12. Pokerface -- Lady Gaga
13. Gold Digger -- Kanye West & Jamie Foxx
14. Promiscuous -- Nelly Furtado
15. When I Grow Up -- Pussycat Dolls
