The Best of the Best

By Bill LambThis is the place to begin your collection of the best in pop
music. The selection here is subjective, but all of these songs are
deserved classics. Read on to explore the best pop music of all time.
40. Rihanna featuring ay!" ! #$mbrella# %&00'(
Courtesy Def Jam
Tric)y *te+art and The!,ream +rote #$mbrella# +ith Britney
*pears in mind. -er record label rejected it claiming they had enough
songs for her upcoming collection Blackout. The song then caught the
attention of L... Reid at /sland ,ef am, and after he sent it
to Rihanna she immediately +anted to record it. $pon release the
song 0uic)ly became the biggest hit of Rihanna1s career reaching 23
around the +orld. #$mbrella# remained at the top of the chart in the
$4 for 30 +ee)s, the longest of any song in the decade. /t +as
nominated for 5rammy .+ards for *ong and Record of the 6ear
+hile +inning a 5rammy for Best Rap7*ung 8ollaboration.
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BC. *tevie 9onder ! #*uperstition# %3C'&(
Courtesy Motown
*tevie 9onder originally +rote the song #*uperstition# for guitarist
eff Bec). -o+ever, +ith insistence from management, he recorded it
himself. The song +as notable as indicating *tevie 9onder1s move into
personal exploration +ith a fun)ier sound and the use of innovative
arrangements of synthesiDers and horns. The song +as the lead single
for *tevie 9onder1s Talking Book album and hit 23 in the $* in early
3C'B.
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B?. .retha =ran)lin ! #Respect# %3CE'(
Courtesy Atlantic Records
#Respect# +as originally +ritten and recorded by RFB legend <tis
Redding in 3CEG. -o+ever, it is .retha =ran)lin1s 3CE' version that
has become definitive and a signature song for her. The sho+stopping
#R!H!*!;!H!8!T =ind out +hat it means to me# line is unforgettable.
The song +ent to 23 on the $* pop charts and +on t+o 5rammy
.+ards for Best RFB recording and Best RFB =emale :ocal
performance.
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B'. Ie+ <rder ! #Blue Jonday# %3C?B(
Courtesy Factory
#Blue Jonday# is one of the most influential dance pop records of all
time. Ie+ <rder recorded it just t+o years after the group had risen
out of the ashes of the post pun) band oy ,ivision +hich fell apart
+hen lead vocalist /an 8urtis. The band incorporated influential
elements from seminal dance artists 4raft+er), ,onna *ummer and
*ylvester. The brea)beat production +or) of .rthur Ba)er in Ie+
6or) +as also a strong influence. The 3&!inch single became the
biggest selling 3&!inch of all time.
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BE. ,on JcLean ! #.merican ;ie# %3C'3(
Courtesy United Artists
#.merican ;ie# is considered by many to be an allegorical history of
roc) music up to the time of its recording. The #day the music died#
from the chorus is considered the day that Buddy -olly died in 3CGC
in an airplane crash +ith Ritchie :alens and the Big Bopper. The
actual meaning of the specific lyrics is the subject of ongoing
speculation. -o+ever, many believe that such figures as the Byrds,
Jic) agger, and the Beatles are subjects mentioned in the song.
#.merican ;ie# +as a 23 pop single for four +ee)s.
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BG. R.H.J. ! #Losing Jy Religion# %3CC3(
Courtesy Warner Bros.
The biggest hit single by the band R.H.J. +ent to 24 on the pop
singles chart. The sound of the song is built around a mandolin hoo).
The song1s title comes from a *outhern collo0uial phrase meaning to
lose one1s temper. R.H.J.1s lead vocalist has said the song is about
unre0uited love and romantic expression. The accompanying video
+as highly acclaimed. /t +on a 5rammy .+ard for Best *hort =orm
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B4. Jadonna ! #Ray <f Light# %3CC?(
Courtesy Maerick
Jadonna +or)ed +ith producer 9illiam <rbit to put together this
dance classic. /t became the top song played in dance clubs for the
year 3CC?. The accompanying video +as inspired by the time lapse
photography in the film !oyanis"aatsi. #Ray of Light# +as a top 30
smash hit in both the $4 and the $*. /t +as one of the first recordings
+here Jadonna full embraced the techno and electronica dance music
genres.
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BB. Jichael ac)son ! #Billie ean# %3C?B(
Courtesy #$ic
The pulsing bass line is the introduction to #Billie ean.# The song1s
tale of patrimonial accusations is based on a real!life incident. Jichael
ac)son1s vocal hiccups became a trademar). Li)e so many classics,
#Billie ean# almost missed the cut to be included on
the T%riller album. /t +ent straight to 23 and +as a top 30 smash
across Hurope. Jany consider #Billie ean# to be the most prominent
and most influential song on the bestselling album of all time T%riller.
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B&. Lena -orne ! #*tormy 9eather# %3C4B(
Courtesy Twentiet%&Century Fo'
This pop standard +ritten in 3CBB +as first sung by Hthel 9aters at
the 8otton 8lub in -arlem. -o+ever, Lena -orne1s version of the
song +as included in the 3C4B movie (tormy Weat%er and is probably
the best!)no+n recording of this classic. The song is built around a
classic +eather metaphor used to describe emotion. This recording is
included in the 5rammy .+ards -all of =ame.
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B3. -uman League ! #,on1t 6ou 9ant Je# %3C?3(
Courtesy A)M Records
The electronic pop band -uman League +ere s)eptical about the
release of #,on1t 6ou 9ant Je# as a single and thought it +ould stall
the band1s commercial progress. To their surprise it +ent to the top of
the pop singles chart in both the $* and the $4. /t has since become
)no+n as a defining song of Ie+ 9ave pop. The match of deadpan
vocal delivery +ith an aggressive electronic hoo) is unforgettable.
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