I’m not sure all of these songs are “Huge #1 Hits!” but they certainly hit the top of the charts, some briefly. Perhaps the best selling song is Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” which found its way into Despicable Me 2 (2013) and sold like hot cakes. Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” stayed on top of the charts for weeks. Fergie’s “Big Girls Don’t Cry (Personal)” was in heavy rotation on our local Rock stations.
Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” was played constantly on our local radio stations. John Legend’s romantic “All of Me” received a lot of air play. Do you remember these #1 songs? Any favorites here? GRADE: B+
TRACK LIST:
| Bruno Mars– | Locked Out Of Heaven | ||
| Katy Perry– | Roar | ||
| Pitbull featuring Ke$ha*– | Timber | ||
| Pharrell Williams– | Happy | ||
| Meghan Trainor– | All About That Bass | ||
| MAGIC!– | Rude | ||
| Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX– | Fancy | ||
| Lorde– | Royals | ||
| Flo Rida featuring T-Pain– | Low | ||
| Lil Wayne featuring Static Major– | Lollipop | ||
| The Black Eyed Peas*– | I Gotta Feeling | ||
| Lady Gaga– | Born This Way | ||
| Kelly Clarkson– | Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) | ||
| Coldplay– | Viva La Vida | ||
| Fergie (2)– | Big Girls Don’t Cry (Personal) | ||
| P!NK featuring Nate Ruess– | Just Give Me A Reason | ||
| John Legend– | All Of Me | ||
| Mariah Carey– | Don’t Forget About Us |
I rarely know what’s popular unless I happen to read that something is, so most of these songs mean nothing to me. I really like Meghan Trainor’s album Title, so I can definitely sing along to All About That Bass. (I knew about this album because her co-writer/producer on it was from Baltimore, so it was covered in the local paper.) I like the Coldplay song. And — because I am so unhip — I like Happy by Pharrell Williams.
Jeff, I’m glad Pharrell Williams’s song makes you happy!
Nope. I don’t believe I’m the target audience for this compilation. I suspect a number of these Number 1s are really Number 2s, but don’t hold me to it — I’m just an old, out of touch crank.
Jerry, I’m sure a few of these songs were only Number One for a week.
I know all of these songs—and I like several of them (“Happy”, “All About That Bass”, “Viva La Vida”, “I Gotta Feeling”)—but they tend to make me a little sad because I think they were all hits before 2016, and, as we listened to these songs back then, we were so innocent and unaware of what the future held.
Deb, so true. Things have certainly gone downhill since 2015. And, depending on the outcome of November 5…things could get way worse!
Tramp/Drumpf is going to lose, and I suspect even his attempted cheats aren’t going to keep him out of geriatric imprisonment.
Todd, Kamala may win the Popular Vote, but the tricky Electoral College Vote remains a headache. Republican officials plan to block the Certification of the vote to try to send the Election to the Republican House of Representatives where they’ll have a coronation of Trump.
They will try…and Drumpf is doing enough to alienate those in “swing” states. We more than a little need to lose the Electoral College now and forever.
I know a couple (All About the Bass, Happy). Any favorites? Not really. My idea of “new” music is the ’80s.
And keep off my lawn!
Jeff, Diane and Carol are busy packing for their trip to NYC to see Broadway shows. We have a Family Reunion party to attend this afternoon. I’ll be dropping Diane and Carol off at the Airport tomorrow morning. Then I have date with a pizza!
I think about what Deb said re: before 2016 all the time. I remember a couple like Royals but I don’t know why. And I never know them by the titles. If I hear a few bars, I might recognize it.
Patti, I was still driving around a lot in 2015 and listening to the car radio. Today, I have Sirius/XM Radio so I’m also listening to CNBC, MSNBC, and other TV news programs instead of music.
“Royals” was a catchy song by a talented performer. Less true of many of these.
I recognize several, thanks to play on the “hits of the ’80s, ’90s. and today” stations. I like the Coldplay and Pink tracks, but nothing in the collection is exactly a favourite. I’d have to go back a few decades to find those.
Fred, I’m surprised that some of these songs hit Number One. Most are just…okay.
Most of these songs I don’t remember, didn’t listen much to radio while driving – just put in my favourite CDs.
There are relatively few perfformers from those years that I enjoy Blues Rock eg, “pop songs” are not for me!
Wolf, in the United States there are fewer “pop” music stations. Most of the AM “rock” stations have been sold to networks specializing in “talk radio.”
English songs after the eighties don’t really interest me. I have heard of some of these singers but not their songs.
Neeru, I listened to a lot of music in the 1980s as I drove my son and daughter to flute lessons and violin lessons and gymnastic classes. The car radio was always on.