Top 25 Songs of the 1900's

This list will be a composition of the some of greatest songs of the 1900's. No specific genre is involved with this list, it is only based on sales.

1. Candle in the Wind, Elton John (1997)
2. Do They Know it's Christmas, Band Aid (1984) 
3. Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen (1975)
4. Mull of Kintyre, Wings (1977)
5. Rivers of Babylon, Boney M (1978)
6. You're the One That I Want, John Travolta (1978)
7. Relax, Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1983)
8. She Loves You, The Beatles (1963)
9. One, U2 (1992)
10. Love is All Around, Wet Wet Wet (1994)
11. I Just Called to Say I Love You, Stevie Wonder (1984)
12. I Want To Hold Your Hand, The Beatles (1984)
13. Barbie Girl, Aqua (1997)
14. Marys Boy Child, Boney M (1997)
15. Believe, Cher (1998)
16. Perfect Day, Various Artists (1997)
17. Life on Mars?, David Bowie (1971)
18. Let it Be, The Beatles (1970)
19. Tangled up in Blue, Bob Dylan (1975)
20. Unchained Melody, Alex North and Hy Zarett (1955)
21. Lola, Ray Davies (1970)
22. Redemption Song, Bob Marley (1979)
23. Saint James Infirmary, Traditional Blues (1928)
24. Somewhere over the Rainbow, Harold Arlan & E.Y. Yarburg (1939)
25. I've got you Under my Skin, Cole Porter (1956)

You're the One That I Want, John Travolta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oKPYe53h78

Relax, Frankie Goes to Hollywood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLGbXHc-Ce0

I Want To Hold Your Hand, The Beatles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46_yYR6tGOI

Lola, Ray Davies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4uLG_bGsLU

2010's

This decade is not quite over yet but in this post I will talk about everything that has happened so far in it. To start off, a couple new genres of music made their first appearance in this decade such as electronic music, indie rock, EDM, and synthpop. EDM and electronic music are basically the same thing just one hypes up the listener a little more. Dubstep and other rave like genres all fall under the category of EDM which includes certain artists such as Skrillex. The pop groups are just as booming as ever with the most famous artists releasing  albums left and right such as Drake, Justin Bieber, Adele, Taylor Swift, and Kanye West. There are many new rappers trying to push their way into the top charts of the rapping community and it has developed some great groups in the process.

Here are some top 10's of the 2010's:

1. Drake
2. Kanye West
3. Katy Perry
4. Adele
5. Beyonce
6. Taylor Swift
7. Nicki Minaj
8. Kendrick Lemar
9. Imagine Dragons 
10. Justin Bieber

Drake

Songs so far:

• Hotline Bling, Drake (2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxpDa-c-4Mc
• Radioactive, Imagine Dragons (2012); https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxpDa-c-4Mc
• Someone Like You, Adele (2011): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLQl3WQQoQ0

2000's

the 00's were one of the less prominent music decades of all time but that does not mean it wasn't still great. It was filled with all different genres of music such as country, rock, punk, metal, screamo, pop, hip-hop and countless others. My personal favorite is a band known as "The Black Keys" who are a popular blues-rock kind of group and are still continuing to make their music. Not many people realize all the rock groups that are still left in this generation and they are tremendously underrated. The 2000's are filled with great artists however such as Nickelback, Kelly Clarkson, Eminem, and Fall Out Boy and they all vary in different styles of work. You may connect with Eminems feelings on a deeper level than a regular song but you will always be able to sing your heart out along with a Kelly Clarkson song. Here is another top 10 band list:

1. Green Day
2. The Black Keys
3. The Strokes
4. Muse
5. The White Stripes 
6. Paramore
7. Coldplay
8. U2
9. Foo Fighters
10. My Chemical Romance

"The Black Keys" from left to right: Patrick Carney, Dan Auerbach 

Decent Songs: 

• I Got Mine, The Black Keys (2008): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2cB5Vkyuv4
• Hysteria, Muse (2003): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dm_5qWWDV8
• The Scientist, Coldplay (2002): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB-RcX5DS5A

1990's

If you were a fan of music made in the 90's then you were a fan of grunge. There was no way around it, grunge was becoming the most popular form of music in the decade quickly and dominantly. The other genres still around were pop, hip-hop, rock and even reggae. Lots of followers of the famous bands that made their debut in this time were teenagers who, like other generations, just wanted to piss off their parents. Whether you're rocking out to an emotional, meaningful Kurt Cobain song or a forceful, head banger of a jam by Rage Against the Machine you couldn't get away from the beauty of the 90's. Here is another top 10 list of what I believe are to be the best bands of the decade:

1. Nirvana 
2. Green Day
3. Pearl Jam
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers
5. Foo Fighters
6. Soundgarden
7. Radiohead
8. Stone Temple Pilots
9. Weezer
10. The Offspring

The band "Nirvana": From left to right: Dave Grohl, Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic

Songs you will most likely enjoy:

• Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana (1991): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg
• Good Riddance, Green Day (1997): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnQ8N1KacJc
• Under The Bridge, Red Hot Chili Peppers (1991): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnQ8N1KacJc 

1980's

The decade of dance, the 1980's. Many new forms of music have surfaced causing an outbreak of new dance moves and people feelin' good about a Saturday night. Disco may have fallen out of the spotlight in the earlier years of this decade but rock lived on and pop and R&B blew up. 

There are many great artists of this decade and these are some of the top ten: 

1. Bon Jovi
2. Motley Crue
3. Poison
4. Metallica
5. Guns n' Roses
6. Queen
7. AC/DC
8. Van Halen
9. Def Leppard
10. Duran Duran

Michael Jackson

Def Leppard, Pour Some Sugar on Me (1987): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ4xwmZ6zi4

Bon Jovi, Livin' on a prayer (1986): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDK9QqIzhwk

Joan Jett, I Love Rock and Roll (1981): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL5spALs-eA

1970's

The 1970 decade was a time of death and wonder. After the tragic deaths of rock legends Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison the music world was shocked forever and the first two years of the decade took some of the greatest of all time. 

Guitarist/Vocalist Jimi Hendrix and lead singer of 'The Doors' Jim Morrison 

Getting off the sad topics, the 70's were also a new era of a handful of different genres the world has never seen. Hard Rock, Arena Rock, Heavy Metal, Country, Southern, New Wave, Power Pop, Punk Rock, Blues Rock, Soft Rock, R&B, and Urban all decided to make their way into the spot light. The top 10 artists on most peoples lists would most likely be (Not in Order) 

1. The Rolling Stones

2. The Who

3. Pink Floyd

4. John Lennon

5. The Eagles

6. Queen 

7. Led Zepplin

8. Stevie Wonder

9. Aerosmith

10. Lynard Skynard

A couple songs that turned the decade into what it is:

• The Eagles 1976 "Hotel California" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpAkMk0phOs
• Queen 1975 "Bohemian Rhapsody" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ
• Pink FLoyd 1973 "Eclipse" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy8iUI_ayuo

1960's

(From Left to Right) John Lennon, Ringo Starr,
Paul McCartney, George Harrison 

The 60's was an amazing decade in music history and had many of the most famous bands the world will ever know. These bands were the platform to all music composers to this day. The groups such as The Monkeys, Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Yardbirds and the all-time chart topper The Beetles were the larger of bands.
This generation of sound was the threshold for parents worrying about what was wrong with their child because of the noise they listened to. The parental generation grew up with the smooth, relaxing jazz or classical music and now their children are exposed to the drugged up anthems of, what we know as, Rock&Roll.

The illegality of what the artists of the 60's did was monumental and that is just one of the reasons that the generation fell in love with them. It was a change of pace and people were becoming absolutely obsessed with it. The 60's was known as the psychedelic age to some and the years of the hippies. One of the biggest names in music "The Grateful Dead" had one of the largest followings in history and they called themselves "Dead-Heads".
Whether the bands came out with a love song that had every girl in the audience sobbing or a tripped out slow jam that had everyone trying the infamous Mr. Brownstone the 60's were one of the most influential, record breaking eras in the history of music.