Top 5 Songs of All Time

In this article we discuss the top 5 songs of all time. If you want to read our detailed analysis of these music hits, go directly to Top 25 Songs of All Time.

We will single out these hits from the 2000s:

5. Crazy in Love

Song by: Beyonce feat. Jay-Z

Crazy in Love was released as the Dangerously in Love album’s lead single on May 18, 2003 through Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment. Both artists wrote and composed the song in collaboration with Rich Harrison and Eugene Record.

4. 99 Problems

Song by: Jay-Z

99 Problems is the third single released from The Black Album. It won The Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance in 2005. The hook, borrowed from Ice-T and Brother Marquis of 2 Live Crew – “I got 99 problems but a bitch ain’t one” – was bait for talking heads, since verses play with the other meanings of the word.

3. Hey Ya!

Song by: OutKast

Hey Ya! is a song performed by the American hip-hop group Outkast, specifically group member André 3000. It was released by LaFace Records as one of the two lead singles from their’s fifth album, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. Dré played almost all the instruments on this irresistible party jam – he said that its guitar chords, the first he ever learned, were inspired by “the Ramones, the Buzzcocks, the Smiths.” According to Acclaimed Music, it is the 18th most celebrated song in popular music history, and the best song of the 2000s.

2. Rolling in the Deep

Song by: Adele

Rolling in the Deep is the lead single and opening track on Adele’s second studio album. The song was written by Adele and Paul Epworth. It was Adele’s first number-one song in the United States, reaching the top spot on many Billboard charts, including the Billboard Hot 100 where it was number one for seven weeks. As of 2019, with sales of over 20.6 million copies worldwide, “Rolling in the Deep” is one of the best-selling digital singles of all-time. Labels: XL Recordings and Columbia Recordings.

1. One Dance

Song by: Drake

One Dance is a song from Drake’s fourth studio album Views. It features guest vocals from Nigerian afrobeats artist WizKid and British singer Kyla. The song was released for digital download on April 5, 2016 and was serviced to US urban, rhythmic, and contemporary hit radio on April 12, 2016. It  reached number one in 15 countries and it topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for 10 non-consecutive weeks.

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