2024 Billboard Number One Hits:December 31, 2023 – January 6, 2024: All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah CareyJanuary 7 – January 13, 2024: Lovin’ On Me – Jack HarlowJanuary 14 – January 20, 2024: Seven – Jung Kook featuring LattoJanuary 21 – January 27, 2024: Yes, And? – Ariana GrandeJanuary 28 –… Read More
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Top 100 Popular Songs 1. Hot to Go! – Chappell Roan 2. Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter 3. A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey 4. Good Luck, Babe! – Chappell Roan 5. Please Please Please – Sabrina Carpenter 6. Lose Control – Teddy Swims 7. Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar 8. I Had Some Help… Read More
Almost Christmas MusicWhen we think of holiday music, visions of Santa, snow, and goodwill often come to mind. However, some of the season’s most beloved songs barely touch on Christmas—or have no connection to it. These almost Christmas songs are part of the cultural soundtrack for the holidays, sneaking their way into our celebrations thanks… Read More
Pop Culture’s Most Popular Christmas AlbumsAll-Time Best-Selling Christmas AlbumsBillboard Greatest Christmas Hits 1935-1954 (1989)White Christmas (Bing Crosby) ~ Let Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Vaughn Monroe) ~ Rudolph The Rd-Nosed Reindeer (Gene Autry) ~ The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) (Nat ‘King’ Cole) ~ All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two… Read More
Top 100 Christmas SongsChristmas Holiday Pop SongsChristmas Rock can include new takes on old classics, as well as newer original Holiday songs. Like every Pop Culture Madness Music List, we strive to list the most known and popular in this Pop/Rock Christmas Song list.1.All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey2.Santa Tell Me… Read More
Christmas Carols & Pop Hits1.Silent Night2.Jingle Bells3.The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) – Nat King Cole4.White Christmas5.Hallelujah 6.O Holy Night7.Welcome Christmas (Reprise) – How The Grinch Stole Christmas Soundtrack8.The First Noel9.O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)10.Christmas Time Is Here – Vince Guaraldi Trio11.Joy To The World12.My Favorite Things13.Winter Wonderland14.Auld Lang Syne15.Have Yourself a Merry… Read More
Halloween Party Music 1.Thriller – Michael Jackson2.Monster Mash – Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett3.I Put A Spell On You – Screaming Jay Hawkins (or Bette Midler)4.Ghost Busters – Ray Parker Jr.5.Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Claearwater Revival6.Bury a Friend – Billie Eilish7.Howlin’ for You – The Black Keys8.Haunted House – Jumpin’ Gene Simmons9.Sympathy for the Devil – The… Read More
Scary Movie Soundtracks and TV Themes/SongsScary Music From Soundtracks Movies, Classical & Television can evoke their own terrors, but your memories from the big (or small) screen are what make shivers run down your spine. Extended cuts and edits can add an even creepier vibe. What is ‘scary music’ anyway? Midnight, the Stars and You… Read More
Death Songs in Pop Music1. Die Young – Ke$ha2. People Who Died – Jim Carroll3. Goodbye Earl – Dixie Chicks4. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan5. New York Mining Disaster (1941) – Bee Gees6. Last Kiss – Frank J. Wilson (or Pearl Jam)7. Stagger Lee – Lloyd Price8. Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton9.… Read More
Top 150 Break-Up SongsBreak-Up SongsThis list could have had 200, 300, 400 songs, but we limited it to 150 (for now). Break Up Songs are timeless, if some of these songs are out of your regular listening routine, take advantage of that and get into a better, newer frame of mind.1. Ain’t No Sunshine –… Read More
Top 100 Older Cheating Songs(50s through 80s) Oldies Cheating Songs1. Your Cheating Heart – Hank Williams2. I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye3. Who’s Making Love – Johnnie Taylor4. The Other Woman – Ray Parker, Jr5. Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield6. Secret Lovers – Atlantic Starr7. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) – Rupert… Read More
1990s Summer SongsSummer Songs From the 1990sWhat is a Summer Song?1. The classic songs that describe summertime, vacations, beaches and the boardwalk. 2. The songs that were played in constant rotation on the radio, boardwalks and dance clubs that summer.Included are timeless, obvious songs like Summertime by Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince LFO and Summer… Read More
Yacht Rock Definitive PlaylistJazz has Smooth Jazz. Rock and Roll has Yacht Rock. It’s nostalgic music, if you are of the right demographic, or like to pretend you are. The phrase was started by J.D. Ryznar, who created a series of Yacht Rock videos in 2005/6. A mix of 70s and 80s ‘Adult Contemporary’ pop,… Read More
Summer Songs of the 1970sSummer Songs come in two different varieties:1. The classic songs that describe summertime, vacations, beaches and the boardwalk.2. The songs that were played in constant rotation on the radio and dance clubs. We tried to combine both the classic summer songs and songs in different genres that dominated the airwaves during… Read More
Summer Songs 2000-2009Top 200 Summer Songs of the 2000sSummer Songs come in two different varieties:1. The classic songs that describe summertime, vacations, beaches and the boardwalk.2. The songs that were played in constant rotation on the radio and dance clubs.Included are timeless, obvious songs like Summertime by New Kids On The Block and Summer Love… Read More
Each Year, One Song Becomes The Song Of The SummerThe Top 100 Summer Songs 1920- 2019:2021: Good 4 U – Olivia Rodrigo2020*: Watermelon Sugar – Harry Styles (tie)Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) Jawsh 685 x Jason Derulo (tie)*COVID-19 Summer2019: Old Town Road by Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus2018: In My Feelings –… Read More
Songs of the Summer – 1980sThe eighties brought Summer Songs to us via movies (Kokomo, Axel F, Flashdance, and Eye of The Tiger), Michael Jackson’s songs, and more ‘sunshine’, ‘hot’, and summer-ready songs. If a song’s title or primary lyrics are about Summer, that usually bumps it in nostalgia value on our Summer Music lists.This… Read More
1955’s Biggest Artists and Songs Autumn Leaves was a huge song in 1955. It was released by Roger Williams (#1 on Billboard Charts), Steve Allen, Mitch Miller, Jackie Gleason, Victor Young, and The Ray Charles Singers. Based on the 1945 French song “Les feuilles mortes” (literally “The Dead Leaves”) it had a pretty good run,… Read More
Music and Ice Cream TrucksOfficially, in North America, the summer season does not begin until June 20th or 21st which is the date of the summer solstice and the longest day of the year. However, if you are a resident of the United States, then we all know by popular vote the “unofficial” start of… Read More
Summer Songs of the 1960s1960s Summer Songs1. Miserlou – Dick Dale and the Del-Tones2. Summer in the City – Lovin’ Spoonful3. Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys4. Dancing In The Street – Martha & The Vandellas5. Under The Boardwalk – The Drifters6. (Love Is Like A) Heatwave – Martha & The Vandellas7. Wipeout – The… Read More
Summer Songs of the 1950s and Older1. Summertime Blues – Eddie Cochran, 19582. Take Me Out To The Ball Game – Billy Murray (or many others), 19083. We’re Gonna Rock Around The Clock – Bill Haley & His Comets, 19554. Summertime – Sam Cooke, 19575. Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny, 19596. Sh-Boom – Crew Cuts,… Read More
The 70’s Bubblegum Pop Hits1. ABC – Jackson Five2. Saturday Night – Bay City Rollers3. I Think I Love You – Partridge Family4. Grease – Frankie Valli5. That’s The Way (I Like It) – KC & The Sunshine Band6. Car Wash – Rose Royce7. We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions – Queen8. Summer Nights… Read More