Top 10 Songs by Popular Rock Artists (Revision Version)

[ManPerson]

I'd have Believer at #1 since it's clearly their most lastingly popular song (based on YouTube and Spotify, anyway), while being a big hit at the time is well. I think it's established that acclaim is pretty much irrelevant when it comes to ranking Imagine Dragons songs.

[ManPerson]

I figure Bodak Yellow should be ahead of I Like It since I like it takes popularity, Bodak Yellow takes acclaim and, I'd argue, influence since it's probably the song most responsible for the boom of female rappers in the late 2010s.

[pauldrach]

Done. Please review Lil Baby to check whether you feel TBP's rank is now appropriate.

[ManPerson]

I'd have it over Yes Indeed as well.

[Fido]

Late reply, but on the James Brown, Stones, Dylan, basically all the canonized artists I'm reticent to change as I trust Bruce's and Brian's lists for those decades and they've basically been discussed at nauseam. I don't think Cold Sweat should drop for example as it's SO influential on funk and I don't see Paint It Black that high (it's too high already on their top ten). Dylan and Stevie look good though.

The Stones list as they are on the Greatest Songs list actually looks good to me:

1. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
2. Brown Sugar
3. Jumpin' Jack Flash
4. Sympathy for the Devil
5. Gimme Shelter
6. Honky Tonk Women
7. Paint It Black
8. Start Me Up
9. You Can't Always Get What You Want
10. Miss You

Remember when we were all for consistency between lists (maybe too much)? Those were some good times.

[ManPerson]

Nvm

[ManPerson]

I still think Paint It, Black should be higher, #1 hit, their most popular song today, highly acclaimed (more than, say, Honky Tonk Women) and cited as influential on psychedelic rock.

[Fido]

Yeah, I guess it should be ahead of Honky Tonk Women. I wouldn't overrate its popularity because of its high Spotify plays though.

[ManPerson]

It's also, clearly, their most viewed song on YouTube, and (for whatever it's worth) their most Shazamed song as well, indicating it gets played in public quite a bit as well. According to this list (which seems fairly comprehensive), Paint It, Black is the band's best selling song as well. https://chartmasters.org/top-songs/

This would all seem to clearly point to Paint It, Black being their most popular song these days.

[Zach]

I never considered the Shazam angle, but that's pretty useful info.

[ManPerson]

Bruce Springsteen
1. Born to Run
2. Born in the U.S.A.
3. Thunder Road
4. Dancing in the Dark
5. I'm On Fire
6. Streets of Philadelphia
7. Hungry Heart
8. The River
9. Glory Days
10. Atlantic City

R.E.M.
1. Losing My Religion
2. Everybody Hurts
3. It's the End of the World As We Know It
4. Radio Free Europe
5. The One I Love
6. Shiny Happy People
7. Man On the Moon
8. Nightswimming
9. Drive
10. What's the Frequency, Kenneth?

Rihanna
1. Umbrella
2. We Found Love
3. Work
4. Diamonds
5. Only Girl (In the World)
6. Needed Me
7. Love On the Brain
8. SOS
9. Pon de Replay
10. Don't Stop the Music

George Michael / Wham!
1. Careless Whisper
2. Faith
3. Last Christmas
4. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
5. Freedom! '90
6. Father Figure
7. Jesus to a Child
8. Fastlove
9. Everything She Wants
10. I Want Your Sex

Depeche Mode
1. Enjoy the Silence
2. Personal Jesus
3. Just Can't Get Enough
4. Never Let Me Down Again
5. People Are People
6. Policy of Truth
7. Everything Counts
8. Precious
9. It's No Good
10. Strangelove

The Police
1. Every Breath You Take
2. Roxanne
3. Message in a Bottle
4. Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
5. Don't Stand So Close To Me
6. Walking On the Moon
7. Can't Stand Losing You
8. So Lonely
9. King of Pain
10. Wrapped Around Your Finger

[Fido]

Why the high placement for I'm on Fire?

[ManPerson]

How is I'm On Fire's placement high? Top 10 single, certified 2x platinum by the RIAA, one of his more acclaimed songs, and one of his most streamed songs (both on Spotify and Youtube). Also, one of his most shazamed songs if you consider that relevant.
According to this it's one of his best selling songs as well:
https://chartmasters.org/cspc-bruce-spr ... -analysis/

I could maybe see it below Streets of Philadelphia but not any lower than that.

[Fido]

Just curious, as it's not on the current list. It's also his most covered song, I actually heard two other versions (by White Buffalo and Cassandra Violet) before I heard the original.

[ManPerson]

Fair enough.

[ManPerson]

Hall & Oates
1. You Make My Dreams (Come True)
2. I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
3. Maneater
4. She's Gone
5. Rich Girl
6. Out of Touch
7. Sara Smile
8. Private Eyes
9. Kiss On My List
10. Say It Isn't So

[Sherick]

I can't see why George Michael and Wham are combined. Those are incontrovertibly two separate musical entities.

[Tim]

Not sure about it, think it's fair to say they were dominated by George Michael creatively with him being a chief songwriter of the duo.