top 100 most recognizable songs of all-time (2022 version)

Top 100 Most Recognizable Songs of All-Time

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[Nunya]

This is wild how many songs are in our brain storage, but I still can’t walk into a room and remember why I’m in there

[brandonayong]

Tre transition from Whitney singing "I wanna dance with somebody" To George Michael's "I'm never gonna dance again" was subtle genius

[MaybeHarvey]

1:20 song in Shrek 1
7:23 song in Shrek 1
7:47 song in Shrek 2
7:59 song in Shrek Halloween special 1
2:43 song in Shrek 1 karaoke party
6:26 song in Shrek 1 karaoke party
10:42 song in Shrek 1 karaoke party
9:32 song in Shrek 2 Far Far Away Idol

[khuziwesithole]

Michael Jackson featured 5 times on this list and all I can say is I'm truly proud of him. Also, I think We Will Rock You should have at least been in the top 5. *Boom Boom Clap* is all you need to get the whole room singing it

[mikedavis]

10:54 So many people have been rickrolled that it made it to #7 in the list.

[lord_riman]

There are only 7 songs on this list that i don’t recognize, and i was born after most of these bands. It’s amazing the timelessness of music and the power it has on us

[meganpecunia]

This sounds like me switching through the radio, not being able to decide which station to stop on. So many good choices.

[hantbill]

I'm surprised Gangsta's Paradise didn't even make it into the honourable mentions

[LillaVargR]

0:03 Mr. Brightside The Killers
0:07 Happy Pharrell Williams
0:13 Hotel California Eagles
0:19 Toxic Britney Spears
0:25 Shake It of Taylor Swift
0:31 Dream On Aerosmith
0:37 Wake me up before you GO-GO WHAM!
0:43 Baby Justin Bieber
0:49 Enter Sandman Metallica
0:55 In The End Linkin Park
1:02 OOPS!… I did it again Britney Spears
1:08 YEAH! Usher, Lil John and Ludacris
1:17 Old Town Road LIL NAS X and Billy Ray Cyrus
1:21 ALL STAR Smash Mouth
1:27 The Real Slim Shady Eminem
1:34 Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers
1:40 Gold Digger Kanye West and Jamie Foxx
1:47 I Don’t Want To Miss a Thing Aerosmith
1:53 WAKA WAKA (This Is Time For Africa) Shakira
1:59 Poker Face Lady Gaga
2:05 Africa Toto
2:12 TIK TOK Kesha
2:18 Whan Doves Cry Prince and The Revolution
2:25 Viva La Vida Coldplay
2:31 See You Again Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth
2:37 Smoth Criminal Michael Jackson
2:43 Like a Virgin Madonna
2:49 Dreams Fleetwood Mac
2:55 Firework Katy Perry
3:01 Hello Adele
3:07 I Got You (I Feel Good) James Brown
3:13 Seven Nation Army The White Stripes
3:19 My Name Is Eminem
3:25 Hips Don’t Lie Shakira and Wyclef Jean
3:33 Vouge Madonna
3:39 Zombie The Cranberries
3:45 Time After Time Cyndi Lauper
3:52 Ice Ice Baby Vanilla Ice
3:58 Let’s Get It On Marvin Gaye
4:04 Somebody That I Used To Know Gotye and Kimbra
4:10 Call me Blondie
4:16 Purple Rain Prince and The Revolution
4:24 Wlcome To The Jungle Guns N’ Roses
4:30 House Of The Rising Sun The Animals
4:36 We Re The Champions Queen
4:44 Le Freak Chic
4:50 Back In Black AC/DC
4:56 Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
5:02 Umbrella Rhianna and Jay-Z
5:08 I Want You Back Jackson 5
5:16 Shape Of You Ed Sheeran
5:20 Despacito Luis Finso and Daddy Yankee
5:28 The Sound Of Silence Simon and Garfunkel
5:34 Wonderwall Oasis
5:40 Still D.R.E Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg
5:46 Gagnam Style PSY
5:54 September Earth Wind and Fire
6:02 Macarena Los Del Rio
6:08 Take On Me A-HA
6:14 California Love 2Pac Dr. Dre
6:20 Hound Dog Elvis Presley
6:26 Y.M.C.A Village People
6:32 Uptown Funk! Bruno Mars
6:40 I Wanna Dance With Somebody Whitney Huston
6:46 Careless Whisper George Michael
6:52 Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd
6:58 Let It Be The Beatles
7:04 U Can’t Touch This Mc Hammer
7:10 Imagiene John Lennon
7:16 Good Vibrations The Beach Boys
7:22 I’m a Beliver The Monkees
7:30 I Want It That Way Backstreet Boys
7:36 Another Brick In The Wall. Part II Pink Floyd
7:42 I Gotta Feeling Black Eued Peas
7:48 Livin’ La Vida Loca Ricky Martin
7:54 Call Me Maybe Carly Rae Jepsen
8:00 Thriller Michael Jackson
8:06 Every Breath You Take The Police
8:12 Bad Romance Lady Gaga
8:18 Here Comes The Sun The Beatles
8:26 We Will Rock You Queen
8:32 Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley
8:40 HAY YA! Outkast
8:46 In Da Club 50 Cent
8:52 Rolling In The Deep Adele
8:58 Wannabe Spice Girls
9:04 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction The Rolling Stones
9:10 Dancing Queen ABBA
9:18 Crazy In Love Beyoncè and Jay-Z
9:26 Sweet Child O’ Mine Guns N’ Roses
9:32 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
9:38 Eye Of The Tiger Survivor
9:44 Beat It Michael Jackson
9:50 Another One Bites The Dust Queen
9:56 What a Wonderfull World Louis Armstrong
10:02 My Heart Will Go On Celine Dion
10:10 Respect Athena Franklin
10:16 Stairway To Heaven Led Zeppelin
10:22 I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles
10:28 Don’t Stop Believin’
10:36 Lose Yourself Eminem
10:42 Stayin’ Alive Bee Gees
10:48 …Baby One More Time Britney Spears
10:54 Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley
11:00 Livin’ On a Prayer Bon Jovi
11:08 I Will Always Love You Whitney Huston
11:14 Hey Jude The Beatles
11:20 Smells Like a Teen Spirit Nirvana
11:26 Billie Jean Michael Jackson
11:32 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen

This took me a little over two hours to make cause i was stupid enough to make it on a tavlet. All the edits are cause i had to put every song in one at a time and please tell me if I got something wrong or if a missed something.

Thanks for all the likes guys. Who would have thought my most liked comment would be a comment about time stamps.

Thanks for the heart.

[Kingjimbo]

Absolutely epic. Thank you for putting this together.

[zhoshevese]

You did a great job with this video. Those songs were just next level

[kjgaming]

I always thought of Beat It as MJ's biggest hit. That was the one I always heard when I was younger, and everyone I knew also knew it. It wasn't until I was a teenager that I heard Billie Jean and recognized it as MJ.

[mohammedgabr]

Now it's clear.. MJ, Queen & the beatles were really phenomenal

[AndresAU]

Wonderful list! I actually got excited when it got to the Top 10, and was very satisfied with the number 1!

[drkevingeiger]

Thank you for posting this. GREAT JOB!

[rubatubestv]

Freddie Mercury, more than a rockstar. Bohemian Rhapsody, more than a song. Queen, more than a band.

[ALEEEX_]

i put this on full volume and my mom just started singing all of them 😂😂

[karthickraghuvaran]

Tears of joy! Thank you for this. God bless you’ll…

[amandareicha]

Unchained Melody-Righteous Brothers

Holding out for a Hero-Bonnie Tylor

Footloose- Kenny Loggins

I Will Survive- Gloria Gaynor

Walk like an Egyptian- The Bangles

[Amiga_User]

All these songs are absolutely fantastic and timeless, but NIRVANA's Smells Like Teen Spirit still gave me the most goosebumps...