Top 20 favourite songs of all time!

[Beast_enchantment]

What are they? You can give reasons for your choices and if you're finding 20 a limit you can exceed it by 5

20. Myra - Miracles Happen
19. Gloria Estefan - Conga
18. Barry White - Walking in the rain with the one I love
17. Anne Buckley - Suil a Ruil
16. Everything But the Girl - I Miss You (Like The Deserts Miss The Rain)
15. Robin S - Show Me Love
14. Madonna - Nothing Really Matters
13. Rod Stewart - Baby Jane
12. Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson - Beauty and the Beast
11. Baby D - Let Me Be Your Fantasy
10. Dee-lite - Groove is in the Heart
9. Annie Lennox - Love Song For A Vampire
8. Clannad - Theme From Harry's Game
7. Toto - Hold The Line
6. Madonna - Get Together
5. Madonna - Holiday
4. Candi Staton - You've Got The Love
3. Barry White - Just The Way You Are
2. Clannad & Bono - In A Lifetime
1. Toto - Africa (Will always be my favourite song - reminds me of when I was a child and my family was whole and I was... happy.)

This song sums me up completely -

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[Disney's Divinity]

This is extremely hard. I've been working on a top ten list for the past year and only came up with 9. I can think of a lot of songs I like and listen to, but not a lot that I will be listening to the rest of my life and still enjoy. Anyway, here's the ones so far:

1. “Poor Unfortunate Souls” by Pat Carroll
2. “Iris” by the Goo Goo Dolls ~ I've considered having this played at my funeral.
3. “Because of You” by Kelly Clarkson
4. “Too Much” by Spice Girls
5. “Lucky” by Britney Spears
6. “9 to 5” by Dolly Parton
7. “‘Til You Love Me” by Reba McEntire
8. “This Kiss” by Faith Hill
9. “1985” by Bowling For Soup

[Flanger-Hanger]

Well it's impossible for me to choose, so instead I'll make a list of the songs I get stuck in my head the most (recently, and outside of any Disney theme park area music loop). Maybe that could give everyone a clue as too what are my favorites?

"Put On Your Sunday Clothes" Movie or Original Broadway Cast Soundtracks to "Hello, Dolly!"
"Footloose" Kenny Loggins
"I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)" Kenny Loggins
"I'm Alright" Kenny Loggins
"Mr. Night" Kenny Loggins...wow..4 songs by him...
"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" The Andrews Sisters
"Beet Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" The Andrews Sisters
"Kiss the Girl"
"Under the Sea"
"Part of Your World"
"Let's Hear it For the Boy"
"The Wells Fargo Wagon"
"Flash, Bang, Wallop!"
"If the Rain's Got to Fall"
"Half a Sixpence"
"Out There"
"Hellfire"
ALL the songs from The Happiest Millionaire

....


So. um, the soundtracks to Footloose, The Little Mermaid, Hello, Dolly!, Caddyshack, Hunchback, The Happiest Millionaire, Half a Sixpence and some Andrews Sisters songs thrown in for good measure. Anyone wanna try and make sense of this?

[PrincePhillipFan]

Mine's a mixed bag of swing, lounge, and musical songs from the 30s to the 70s, especially since I'm big into the Ultra Lounge CD series. Although I do have a few recent songs which are my faves too.

Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Ray Conniff
Wells Fargo Wagon - Ronnie Howard, Peggy Mondo, Mary Wickes, and the rest of the Music Man cast
Once Upon A Dream - Mary Costa and Billy Shirley
Begin The Beguine - Melora Hardin
Another Believer - Rufus Wainwright
Oh, Honey! - Gloria Wood
Rhapsody In Blue - George Gershwin
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) - The Tokens and Loulie Jean Norman
E-Ma-Ma - The Andrews Sisters
Intermission Riff - Stan Kenton
Mambo Italiano - Rosemary Clooney
Shrimp Boats - Jo Stafford
Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman
Mutiny In The Parlor - Helen Ward and Benny Goodman
In The Mood - Glenn Miller
American Patrol - Glenn Miller
Ascot Gavotte - the cast of My Fair Lady
Cow-Cow Boogie - Ella Mae Morse
Simba - Martin Denny
I Get A Kick Out Of You - Ray Conniff
The Poor People Of Paris - Les Baxter
I've Got My Eye On You - Melora Hardin
Grim Grinning Ghosts - Thurl Ravenscroft, Bill Lee, Loulie Jean Norma, Betty Wand, and the rest of the Haunted Mansion cast
Why Don't You Do Right? - Peggy Lee
Moon Over Burma - Dorothy Lamour
Jungle Drums - Sidney Bechet
Hawaiian War Chant - Norma Zimmer and the Enchanted Tiki Room cast
Jump, Jive, An' Wail - Louis Prima
High Society Calypso - Louis Armstrong

I'm sure there's more, but that's all I can think of right now. And Flanger-Hanger I'm so happy to see Wells Fargo Wagon made your list. It's my all-time favorite song from The Music Man.

[Flanger-Hanger]

And Flanger-Hanger I'm so happy to see Wells Fargo Wagon made your list. It's my all-time favorite song from The Music Man.

Ya, that and "Gary Indiana", "Iowa Stubborn" and "Lida Rose / Will I Tell You" because there all in the Main Street USA area music loop. I listen to that thing WAY too much.

[jeremy88]

My list of favorite songs always changes, but here's my current top 20. Make note I enjoy ALL types of music it just depends on the song itself


20. Music of the Night- The Phantom of the Opera
19. Limon y Sal- Julieta Venegas
18. Pets- Porno for Pyros
17. Building a Mystery- Sarah Mclachlan
16. Like a Prayer- Madonna
15. Two Princes- Spin Doctors
14. Shine- Collective Soul
13. Sex and Candy- Marcy Playground
12. 99 Red Balloons- Nena
11. Te Llore todo un rio- Mana
10. Open Your Heart- Madonna
9. Your So Vain- Carly Simon
8. I am a rock- Simon and Garfunkle
7. 4 Page Letter- Aaliyah
6. Just Like Heaven- The Cure
5. Policy of Truth- Depeche Mode
4. Wicked Games- Chris Isaac
3. Suteki Da Ne- Rikki (from Final Fanatasy X, beautiful Japanese Ballad)
2. Jagged Little Pill- Alanis Morrisette

*drumroll*
1. The Girl in Byakkoya- Paprika Soundtrack..Japanese Song, I've Listened to it like a million times when I first heared it.

[Just Myself]

My favorite list of songs is always changing, so here's a list that's constantly at the top of my list -

"Behind Blue Eyes"
"Baba O'Riley"
"Love, Reign O'er Me"
- The Who

"Jumpin' Jack Flash"
"She's a Rainbow"
"Ruby Tuesday"
"Gimme Shelter"
"Imagination"
- The Rolling Stones

"The Unknown Soldier"
"Light My Fire"
"Strange Days"
"People Are Strange"
"When The Music's Over"
"Riders on the Storm"
- The Doors

I'll list some others later, g2g for now....

Cheers,
JM

[blackcauldron85]

Okay...I'm not including Disney songs, because my list would be super long. My first list had 136 songs, then down to 50, then down to 33, then down to 30. I really think that this is the best that I can do!

25d. Fly- Hilary Duff
25c. Extraordinary- Mandy Moore
25b. Teardrops on My Guitar- Taylor Swift
25a. I Wanna Be With You- Mandy Moore
24. Still on Your Side- BBMak
23. Cry- Mandy Moore
22. A Whatever Life- Haylie Duff
21. Runaway Run- Hanson
20. The Longest Time- Billy Joel
19. Nowhere Man- The Beatles
18. Weird- Hanson
17. Don't Pull Your Love Out on Me Baby- Hamilton, Joe Frank, & Reynolds
16. Hooked on a Feeling- BJ Thomas
15. Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen
14. (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection- Nelson
13. Right Here Waiting- Richard Marx
12. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You- Bryan Adams
11. So Yesterday- Hilary Duff
10. Back For Good- Take That
09. If She Only Knew- 98 Degrees
08. What I Really Meant to Say- Cyndi Thomson
07. Suspicious Minds- Elvis Presley
06. Yesterday- The Beatles
05. If I Fell- The Beatles
04. I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman- Britney Spears
03. Light in Your Eyes- Blessid Union of Souls
02. More Than Words- Extreme
01. A Song to Sing- Hanson

[GoofyGoofyGoofy]

In no particular order:

1. "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End" - The Beatles
2. "Dream On" - Aerosmith
3. "Free Fallin'" - Tom Petty
4. "Little Lamb Dragonfly" - Paul McCartney & Wings
5. "(Just Like) Starting Over" - John Lennon
6. "Watching The Wheels" - John Lennon
7. "Mary Jane's Last Dance" - Tom Pettty & The Heartbreakers
8. "Beautiful Night" - Paul McCartney
9. "The Backseat of My Car" - Paul & Linda McCartney
10. "Here Today" - Paul McCartney
11. "Young Boy" - Paul McCartney
12. "American Girl" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
13. "Room at The Top" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
14. "(Remember) Walking In The Sand" - Aerosmith (cover)
15. "Learning To Fly" - Tom Petty
16. "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" - Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty
17. "Paint It Black" - The Rolling Stones
18. "Like a Rolling Stone" - Bob Dylan
19. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" - Bob Dylan
20. "Imagine" - John Lennon

[Escapay]

la la la...

Anyway, my top 20 (at the moment), in no particular order other than alphabetical.

"Baba O'Riley" - The Who
"Begin the Beguine" - Cole Porter
"Crash" - Matt Willis
"The Doctor Forever" - Murray Gold
"Falling" - Angelo Badalamenti/Julee Cruise
"Foreplay/Long Time" - Boston
"In The Mood" - Glenn Miller
"Lonesome Dove" - Basil Poledouris
"Love Shack" - The B-52's
"Magic Carpet Ride" - Steppenwolf
"Mercy" - Duffy
"Sing Sing Sing (With A Swing)" - Louis Prima/Benny Goodman
"Somebody to Love" - Jefferson Airplane
"Stardust" - Hoagy Carmichael
"Someone to Watch Over Me" - George Gershwin
"Summertime" - George Gershwin
"Tainted Love" - Soft Cell
"Twilight and Mist/The Ludlows" - James Horner
"Voodoo Child" - Rogue Traders
"When It Comes" - Tyler Hilton

albert

[Jack Skellington]

This is 5 of my all-time favs, on video.

"1234" - Feist
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"Live Forever" - Oasis
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"Here With Me" - Dido
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"Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana
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"A Sorta Fairytale" - Tori Amos
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[Widdi]

You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
Freedom 90 - George Michael
Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
Fighter - Christina Aguilera
Human Nature - Madonna
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Jeremy - Pearl Jam
Dude Looks Like A Lady - Aerosmith
Mexican Wine - Fountains of Wayne
Work It - Missy Elliott
Wonderwall - Oasis
Don't Speak - No Doubt
Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
If You're Not the One - Daniel Beddingfield
Wake Up Call - Maroon 5
If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher
I Want Love - Elton John
Scarecrow - Melissa Etheridge
Unwell - Matchbox Twenty
Bringing on the Heartbreak - Def Lepard
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Reba McEntire

[singerguy04]

In no particular order

Butterfly-Mariah Carey
Behind these hazel eyes- Kelly Clarkson
Blue Skies- Point of Grace
Seperate Ways(Worlds Apart)- Jounrey
Dreamer- Chris Brown
Part of your World- Jodi Benson, The Little Mermaid
Vision of Love- Mariah Carey
Stand Out- A Goofy Movie
Sleep- Eric Whitacre
Stronger- Kanye West
Hide and Seek- Imogen Heap
Kissed By a Rose- Seal
If You Asked Me To- Celine Dion
Bang Bang- Cher
I Have Nothing- Whitney Houston
Harder to Breath- Maroon 5
Oops... I Did It Again- Britney Spears
Still Hurting- Jason Rober Brown, The Last 5 Years
Mad World- Gary Jules
Remember When It Rained- Josh Groban

[2099net]

I find it impossible to name favourites.

These aren't technically my favourites, but here's the top 20 most played songs on my MP3
Player* I don't really select them most of the time, it's just down to my laziness of not updating some of my playlists on the device really (I'm content to only have a few playlists and add tracks to them slowly and play on random play so by mathematical probability, the older tracks get played more))

[Track - Artist - Album format]

Six Feet Under - Marion Raven – Here I Am
Teenage Life – Daz Sampson – Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Duel Duet – Cliff De Young & Cliff De Young - Shock Treatment OST
Hero - Charlotte Perrelli – Ripped from my Eurovision Song Contest 2008 DVD
Here I Am – Marion Raven – Here I Am
Wild Dances – Ruslana – 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest
My Number One – Elena Paparizou – 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest
Keep On Movin' – 5ive – Invincible
Due South [Theme '97] – Jay Samko – Due South Vol. 2 OST
Break You – Marion Raven – Here I Am
Alive – Meatloaf – Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose
End of Me – Marion Raven – Here I Am
Night in my Veins – The Pretenders – Pirate Radio
Far Away – King of Trolls – Er… I had to download this from some webpage
I'm With Stupid – Pet Shop Boys – Fundamental
In Time – Robbi Robb – Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure OST
The Eve of the War – Jeff Wayne – Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of War of the Worlds
Theme of Laura – Akira Yamaoka – Silent Hill 2 OST
Hymn to Her – The Pretenders – Pirate Radio
Walk Away – Bricklin – Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure OST

A few notes.

Yes, the Here I Am album is that good. The number of Marion Raven tracks isn't really an abnormality (but I would have expected at least one M2M track in the list too).

I've not idea how those two Bill and Ted tracks are still hanging in, I've not intentionally listened to that album for years! Still, In Time's pretty cool.

There's two tracks on Fundamental I prefer over I'm With Stupid (Integral and The Sodam and Gomorrah Show). Not sure why my player reports me playing I'm With Stupid more.

Likewise War of the Worlds, I much prefer Thunder Child, but I always play War of the Worlds in order, so the 1st track gets the most plays.

I'm surprised there's no Talking Heads, David Byrne, Mary Chapin Carpenter or Roxette in the chart to be honest.


* Once you get a song in the top 20, it's a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy because you think "I'll put on my favourites, Aaagh! Not that one! But its too late, its had another play counted on its play count.

[carolinakid]

I can't do it. But these are 20 random songs on my iPOD that I really like alot...
Rocky Top/ artist unknown
Causing A Commotion/Madonna
Those Were The Days/Mary Hopkin
Xanadu/Olivia Newton-John & ELO
Let The Music Play/Shannon
Dance(Disco Heat)/Sylvester
Respect Yourself/Staple Singers
Fascinated/Company B
Dancing Queen/ABBA
Night Fever/Bee Gees

Harper Valley PTA/Jeannie C Riley
Good Morning, Starshine/Oliver
In A World Of My Own/Kathryn Beaumont
Under The Sea/Little Mermaid ST
Happiest Girl in the Whole USA/Donna Fargo
Don't Bring Me Down/ELO
General Hospi-tale/Afternoon Delights
Searchin'(Looking for Love)Hazelll Dean
Candle on the Water/Helen Reddy
Crush on You/Jets

Jon

[Loomis]

With 5929 songs on my iPod at present, and counting, it's virtually impossible to name a Top 20 favourite songs. Especially of all time. What I've tried to do below, in no apparent order, songs that are either rocking my world at the moment or are simply in my all-time "favourites". This can literally change from day to day, week to week. I've tried to cut across genres and moods, and not duplicate a single artist, but it is still quite difficult to get down to a top 20.

I've had a look at my Happy Bastard Playlist on my iPod, and started with most played for example, but I've not restricted myself to that. I reserve the right to change this list at any time!!! This is impossible...

Song - Artist

Death to Los Campesinos! - Los Campesinos
Outtasite (Outta Mind) - Wilco
I've Just Seen a Face - The Beatles
Arse Kickin' Lady from the Northwest - Tim Rogers
Don't Want to Know if You Are Lonely - Hüsker Dü
Come Pick Me Up - Ryan Adams
Graveyard Shift - Uncle Tupelo
Search & Destroy - The Stooges
Debaser - The Pixies
Set Out Running - Neko Case
Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels) - The Arcade Fire
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
Berlin Chair - You Am I
Blue - The Jayhawks
How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
Crazy In Love - Beyonce and Jay-Z*
Sure Shot - Beastie Boys
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
Purple Rain - Prince
PDA - Interpol

*I know, I know. It's a guilt pleasure, ok?

Oh, I had to leave out Beck, Bloc Party, multiple Wilco, You Am I, Tim Rogers, John Lennon, QOTSA, countless Beatles, The National, NIN, Whiskeytown, The Replacements, Ryan Adams, Nick Cave, BRMC etc

Still a half-decent playlist. I'd buy that compilation!

Some Video Footnotes

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Death to Los Campesinos! - Los Campesinos

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Wilco - Outtasite (Outta Mind) (Live)

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I've Just Seen a Face - The Beatles

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Arse Kickin' Lady from the Northwest - Tim Rogers (Live)

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Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely - Hüsker Dü

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Come Pick Me Up - Ryan Adams (Live on Letterman)

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Graveyard Shift - Uncle Tupelo (Live TV 1989)

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Search & Destroy - The Stooges

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The Pixies - Debaser

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Set Out Running - Neko Case (Live)

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Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels) - The Arcade Fire

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Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie (Live 1973)

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Berlin Chair - You Am I

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Blue - The Jayhawks (Live at Austin City Limits)

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How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths

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Crazy In Love - Beyonce & Jay-Z (Liveish!)

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Sure Shot - Beastie Boys

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Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division

Prince and YouTube are presently not on speaking terms.

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PDA - Interpol (Live)

[Escapay]

General Hospi-tale/Artist Unknown

OMG, I haven't heard that song in awhile, totally forgot about it!

"I just can't cope, without my soap!"

"Cause good girls don't, and Annie won't, and you all know what I mean!"

"There's one thing I must confess, Sally was a man who wore a dress"

"Paging Dr. Noah Drake to ICU to treat a case of heartbreak"



Classic lyrics. Gotta love one-hit wonders like the Afternoon Delights!

Albert

[carolinakid]

I thought you might know that one Albert even though it was "before your time"! And thanks for providing the reference which I will note in my OP...I didn't have my Rhino '80s box set handy! Nobody would write a song about soaps today! Who would care?


Jon

[Escapay]

I thought you might know that one Albert even though it was "before your time"!

I remember hearing another song (a country one) that referenced a lot of soaps. The only words I remember though, is the refrain:

She had me sittin' on the edge of night, without a guiding light, tryin' to search for tomorrow. Got, caught in the secret storm, sure as the world turns, my life is just another soap...

And thanks for providing the reference which I will note in my OP...I didn't have my Rhino '80s box set handy!

No problem! Nice to know my General Hospital Trivia Book was good for something after all these years!

Nobody would write a song about soaps today!

Actually, there was a song all about "The Bold and the Beautiful" back in 2002, by an Australian band called The Drugs. I used to have the mp3 but lost it (along with the soap song above) last year. IIRC, there were lines like "each afternoon, there's nothing as suitable as tea and mickies with the bold and the beautiful"

Still, it'd be cool if a mainstream artist would write a soap-centric song.

albert

[2099net]

OK, I've worked very hard on this, and have now done my current top 25 (I couldn't narrow it down to 20). In no order

You Are The One - Shiny Toy Guns - You Are The One CD Single
How To Save A Life (New Album Version) - The Frey - How To Save A Life
Almost Unreal - Roxette - Don't Bore Us - Get to the Chorus!
Lay Down Your Arms - Belinda Carlisle - Lay Down Your Arms CD Single
Alive - Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell III: The Monster is Loose
Two Lost Angels - Franky Perez - Poor Man's Son [w/Bonus Tracks]
Hanging Upside Down - David Byrne - Uh-Oh!
Maria - Blondie - Greatest Hits
Daydream Believer - The Monkees - Here They Come: Greatest Hits
Halfway to Heaven - Tasmin Archer - Great Expectations
Sodom and Gomorrah Show - Pet Shop Boys - Fundamental [UK Version]
At The End of the Day - Marion Raven & Art Alexakis/Everclear - Here I Am
Hero - Charlotte Perrelli – Ripped from my Eurovision Song Contest 2008 DVD
He Thinks He'll Keep Her - Mary Chapin Carpenter - Come On Come On
Night In My Vains - The Pretenders - Pirate Radio: Best of...
Six Feet Under - Marion Raven - Here I Am
I'll Set You Free - The Bangles - Greatest Hits
City of Dreams - Talking Heads - True Stories
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm - Crash Test Dummies - God Shuffled His Feet
Perfect Day - BBC Children In Need/Various Artists - Perfect Day '97
Read Your Mind - Vonda Shepard - More Songs from Ally McBeal
Wild Angels - Martina McBride - Greatest Hits
Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield - Collection
The Village Green Preservation Society - Kate Rusby - Awkward Annie
Bitch - Meredith Brookes - Bitch CD Single

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