The best songs ever?

Do note that all the bottom of the barrel videos are posted by one and the same guy (with very Eastern eurodisco taste)
 
A song from what is probably one of my favourite albums ever


I could post most things by Elvis but this one has been a long time favourite, as it reminds me of being with my Nan listening to The King :)

 
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Chojin said:
Going by some of the songs posted in here, I think we need a thread title change!
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rids57 said:
^ Well said - there is so much guff posted in here it may as well be "the worst songs ever"
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Except that the songs are very good:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intuition_(Jewel_song)
Intuition reached number 1 on the Russia (2M)[17] and US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[24]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Face,_No_Name,_No_Number
No Face, No Name, No Number reached number 1 on the Moldova Airplay Chart 2000 and Romania Airplay Chart 2000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambada_(song)
Lambada is even more popular:

Year-end charts
Chart (1989) Position
Austria Ö3 Austria Top 40[68] 3
France (SNEP) 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[69] 24
Italy 1
Chart (1990) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[67] 20

Certifications
Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Canada (MC)[70] Gold 50,000
France (SNEP)[71] Platinum 1,735,000[72]
Germany (BVMI)[73] 2× Platinum 1,000,000
Japan (RIAJ) Platinum 266,000[74]
Netherlands (NVPI)[75] Platinum 60,000
Sweden (IFPI Sweden)[76] Platinum 50,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[77] Gold 25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[78] Gold 400,000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sign_(song)
The Sign:

Decade-end charts
Chart (1990–1999) Rank
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[51] 11

All-time charts
Chart Rank
US Billboard Hot 100[52] 65
New Zealand (RIANZ)[53] 387

Certifications
Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[44] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[54] Gold 25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[55] Platinum 500,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[56] Gold 400,000^
United States (RIAA)[57] Platinum 1,100,000[58]
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moi..._Lolita
Moi Lolita:

Certifications
Region Certification Certified units/Sales
France (SNEP)[4] Gold 1,282,000[23]
Netherlands (NVPI)[24] Gold 40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[25] Platinum 50,000^
 
Chojin said:
Going by some of the songs posted in here, I think we need a thread title change!
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No surprise really that you get some people who can't differentiate between something that they like and something that could be considered 'best'.

rids57 said:
..there is so much guff posted in here it may as well be "the worst songs ever"
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One man's trash...... :p

Probably a good job there is no 'worst song' thread; it would be many many pages long. :p

4K8KW10 said:
Except that the songs are very good:
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Popular does not mean best.

Remember that crazy frog song? That was popular. If there is anyone who thinks that should be in this thread, they deserve to be pointed at and laughed at Nelson style, everywhere they go.
 
Best songs ever? Slightly misleading thread title or what!

Should be renamed currently popular throwaway guff :p

I know music is very much down to individual taste, but seriously, some of the stuff listed here has no business being in a thread titled best ever songs ;)
 
Well I agree with some of those :)

I'd pick the original of sound of silence by Simon and Garfunkel though.

The cover is actually an ok song, but not a patch on the original.

A few I'd regard as worthy:

Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
Roxy Music - More Than This
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Rush - Spirit Of Radio
David Bowie - Space Odity
Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer
 
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4K8KW10 said:
Except that the songs are very good:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Face,_No_Name,_No_Number
No Face, No Name, No Number reached number 1 on the Moldova Airplay Chart 2000 and Romania Airplay Chart 2000

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Marsman said:
Popular does not mean best.

Remember that crazy frog song? That was popular. If there is anyone who thinks that should be in this thread, they deserve to be pointed at and laughed at Nelson style, everywhere they go.
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Correct, for popular I meant the platinum and gold certificates.
They are not mass popular in the same way as gangnam style or the one mentioned by you.
The crazy frog song is a children's song, yes?

These are classics:


 
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