As ranked by Slacker Radio’s EQ (Engagement Quotient) data analysis, which gives each song a score based on millions of hearting, skipping, banning, and song sharing stats.
100. ‘Sugar’ by Maroon 5
99. ‘E.T.’ by Katy Perry
98. ‘Sure Be Cool If You Did’ by Blake Shelton
97. ‘Starships’ by Nicki Minaj
96. ‘Set Fire To the Rain’ by Adele
95. ‘Counting Stars’ by OneRepublic
94. ‘Gangnam Style’ by Psy
93. ‘Grenade’ by Bruno Mars
92. ‘Wild One’ by Flo Rida
91. ‘Cups’ by Anna Kendrick
90. ‘Pumped Up Kicks’ by Foster the People
89. ‘I Want You To Know’ by Zedd
88. ‘I Like It’ by Enrique Iglesias f/Pitbull
87. ‘We Can’t Stop’ by Miley Cyrus
86. ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ by One Direction
85. ‘Timber’ by Pitbull
84. ‘Shower’ by Beck G
83. ‘Summertime Sadness’ by Lana Del Rey
82. ‘Bottoms Up’ by Brantley Gilbert
81. ‘Safe and Sound’ by Capital Cities
80. ‘The Monster’ by Eminem
79. ‘Break Free’ by Ariana Grande
78. ‘Party Rock Anthem’ by LMFAO
77. ‘Mirrors’ by Justin Timberlake
76. ‘Style’ by Taylor Swift
75. ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ by The Black Eyed Peas
74. ‘Bang Bang’ by Ariana Grande, Jessie J, Nicki Minaj
73. ‘Just the Way You Are’ by Bruno Mars
72. ‘Glad You Came’ by The Wanted
71. ‘Someone Like You’ by Adelle
70. ‘This is How We Roll’ by Florida Georgia Line
69. ‘Chandelier’ by Sia
68. ‘Diamonds’ by Rihanna
67. ‘Bad Romance’ by Lady Gaga
66. ‘Want To Want Me’ by Jason Derülo
65. ‘Airplanes’ by B.o.B.
64. ‘Rather Be’ by Clean Bandit
63. ‘Summer’ by Calvin Harris
62. ‘Boom Clap’ by Charli XCX
61. ‘Dynamite’ by Taio Cruz
60. ‘Jealous’ by Nick Jonas
59. ‘Shut Up & Dance’ by Walk the Moon
58. ‘Hold On, We’re Going Home’ by Drake
57. ‘California Girls’ by Katy Perry
56. ‘Habits (Stay High)’ by Tove Lo
55. ‘Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)’ by Kelli Clarkson
54. ‘Love Like Crazy’ by Lee Brice
53. ‘Heroes (We Could Be)’ by Alesso
52. ‘Turn Down for What’ by Lil Jon
51. ‘Lights’ by Ellie Goulding
50. ‘Drunk in Love’ by Beyonce
49. ‘Fuck You’ by Cee Lo Green
48. ‘Centuries’ by Fall Out Boy
47. ‘Happy (From “Despicable Me 2”)’ by Pharrell Williams
46. ‘Don’t You Worry Child’ by Swedish House Mafia
45. ‘Dark Horse’ by Katy Perry
44. ‘Super Bass’ by Nicki Minaj
43. ‘Lips Are Movin’ by Meghan Trainor
42. ‘Love The Way You Lie’ by Eminem
41. ‘Crash My Party’ by Luke Bryan
40. ‘Ho Hey’ by The Lumineers
39. ‘Blank Space’ by Taylor Swift
38. ‘Me and My Broken Heart’ by Rixton
37. ‘Payphone’ by Maroon 5
36. ‘Whistle’ by Flo Rida
35. ‘Hey, Soul Sister’ by Train
34. ‘Locked Out of Heaven’ by Bruno Mars
33. ‘Love Me Like You Do’ by Ellie Goulding
32. ‘Round Here’ by Florida Georgia Line
31. ‘F***in’ Perfect’ by Pink
30. ‘I’m Not the Only One’ by Sam Smith
29. ‘Wrecking Ball’ by Miley Cyrus
28. ‘All About That Bass’ by Meghan Trainor
27. ‘We Are Young’ by fun.
26. ‘OMG’ by Usher
25. ‘We Found Love’ by Rihanna
24. ‘Wake Me Up’ by Avicii
23. ‘Am I Wrong’ by Nico & Vinz
22. ‘Get Lucky’ by Daft Punk
21. ‘Give Me Everything’ by Pitbull
20. ‘Call Me Maybe’ by Carly Rae Jepsen
19. ‘Rude’ by Magic!
18. ‘Need You Now’ by Lady Antebelleum
17. ‘Earned It’ by The Weeknd
16. ‘Roar’ by Katy Perry
15. ‘Shake It Off’ by Taylor Swift
14. ‘Thinking Out Loud’ by Ed Sheeran
13. ‘Fancy’ by Iggy Azalea
12. ‘Radioactive’ by Imagine Dragons
11. ‘Moves Like Jagger’ by Maroon 5
10. ‘See You Again’ by Wiz Khalifa
9. ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ by Gotye
8. ‘Firework’ by Katy Perry
7. ‘Stay With Me’ by Sam Smith
6. ‘Royals’ by Lorde
5. ‘Problem’ by Ariana Grande
4. ‘Blurred Lines’ by Robin Thicke
3. ‘Rolling In The Deep’ by Adele
2. ‘Tik Tok’ by Kesha
1. ‘Uptown Funk’ by Mark Ronson
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I doubt there’s a consensus on what makes a song “important”. For example, I think Steven Wilson’s “Hand. Cannot. Erase.” is an important song because it’s a deep, inspiring song about relationships with a 9/4 time signature.
My relationships with 9/4 never work out.
Nice to see Steven Wilson name checked – definitely an artist deserving wider recognition
What a horrible, horrible decade musically.
Add it to the 1990’s and you’ve got shite stew.
Here ! Here !
El yuck-o
Haha. Killers, black keys, kings of leon. Decade of southern rock revival.
Alabama shakes, Minus killers – west my bizzle
Why is Psy not in the top 20. He broke a lot of barriers.
Define important.
I cannot but see that this list is flawed. It does not take into account probably one of the most genius composers of our present time. TK as in Toru Kitajima from Japan. He creates wonderfully original songs in comparison to other music like Acoustic by Ling Tosite Sigure, Red Temptation by Ling Tosite Sigure, Beautiful Circus by Ling Tosite Sigure, and many other songs. Then he even has his own solo act under TK from Ling Tosite Sigure. There he has other amazing songs like Fantastic Magic, Unravel, Spiral Parade, Abnormal Trick, Phase to Phrase, Dramatic Slow Motion, and many others. He even has a very unique singing voice that is incredibly versatile.
Basically all I see is a flaw with this list since most music taken into consideration is that produced in the West. List should be titled only in English speaking countries or something like that.
I love Ling Tosite Sigure too. It’s a very underrated band, Japan have so many bands that I love.
P.S. Math rock is very underrated genre that I recommend.
By important, you mean throwaway top 40 pop product, yes?
I believe these are based on airplay only. Royal sucks and most of these songs will be forgotten or have already been forgotten. None of today’s “artists” have the staying power like the artists from the 50’s, 60’s and early 70’s do.
lol
what’s funny?
“important” on a digital medium means how many times a song is left on repeat, or spammed… or in this case… buttoned…… not seeked and payed for. “we’ve got to find a way……………
how can you measure appreciation on the internet? just because you “like” a song doesnt mean that you feel it is relevant to society. It only means, at the least, that at that very moment you stumbled upon that song, you were in a receptive attitude for how the song made you feel. maybe that’s what lol meant. Im not saying that the top 10 songs aren’t good songs (which they are). But in an era of changing music streaming platforms and growing internet peer networking doodangles, it is a bit unfair to compare a song digitally today with last week.