The Next Time I Fall
1986
Two singers who never planned a duet took Bobby Caldwell's song to number one, David Foster producing.
★ 1.0
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Play it Again
2014
Davidson and Gorley's tailgate story carried Bryan to the top two Country Airplay spots at once, a chart first.
★ 1.9
A Groovy Kind of Love (Phil Collins)
1988
A 1797 Clementi sonatina rondo underneath, lyrics written in about twenty minutes, and Collins taking it to number one.
★ 2.5
Hey, Soul Sister
2009
Espen Lind swapped a ukulele in for the guitar line, and Monahan's Burning Man daydream became Train's biggest hit.
★ 2.5
Bubbly
2007
American Idol turned her down twice, once with this very song, and MySpace made her a star instead.
★ 2.6
That's The Way It Is
1999
Three Swedes wrote and produced it, and Dion turned her greatest-hits lead single into a final Hot 100 top ten.
★ 2.6
Accidentally in LoveCounting Crows
Accidentally in Love
2004
Duritz dislikes writing to order, then handed Shrek 2 an Oscar-nominated rush of helpless, hurtling infatuation.
★ 2.6
Caught Up In You
1981
Jim Peterik of Survivor co-wrote it with Barnes and Carlisi, and it gave the band their first top ten.
★ 2.8
A Groovy Kind of Love (The Mindbenders)The Mindbenders
A Groovy Kind of Love (The Mindbenders)
1965
Toni Wine and Carole Bayer Sager set lyrics to a Clementi sonatina rondo; Eric Stewart sang it to number two.
★ 3.0
Give Your Heart a Break
2012
Josh Alexander played every instrument on it, and Billy Steinberg's melodic instincts date back to Like a Virgin.
★ 3.1
Diggin' on You
1995 · From CrazySexyCool
Babyface wrote and produced it at the Music Grinder, and T-Boz makes a summer crush sound effortless.
★ 3.3
Knock You Down
2009
Six names on the writing credit, three voices trading verses, and Danja's production holding a number three hit together.
★ 3.5
Heart Attack
2013
Nikki Williams co-wrote it for herself and lost it; Pia Toscano's backing vocals still sit under Lovato's.
★ 3.7
Your Love (Nicki Minaj)
2010
A leaked demo forced its own release, and an Annie Lennox sample gave Minaj eight weeks atop the rap chart.
★ 3.7
This Kiss
1998
Chapman, Lerner and Roboff built the hook; Hill cut it at Ocean Way and rode it to number seven.
★ 3.9
Is This Love (Whitesnake)Whitesnake
Is This Love (Whitesnake)
1987
Coverdale began it as a Tina Turner idea, Geffen told him to keep it, and it climbed to number two.
★ 4.0
Sea of Love (Cat Power)
2000
Voice, guitar, and a 1959 Phil Phillips hit slowed to a whisper; Juno carried it to a new audience.
★ 4.1
Summer Love
2007 · From FutureSex / LoveSounds
Cut at Thomas Crown Studios in Virginia Beach, with a prelude fused to the front of the summer single.
★ 4.1
Now That We Found Love
1991
Eighteen years after the O'Jays cut it in Philadelphia, Teddy Riley rebuilt it as hip-house for Heavy D.
★ 4.1
Somebody Like You (Keith Urban)
2002
Ganjo, EBow and a cardboard box in the credits; Billboard later named it the country song of the decade.
★ 4.1
You Didn't Have to Be So NiceThe Lovin' Spoonful
You Didn't Have to Be So Nice
1965
Tubular bells, autoharp and a muted guitar imitating pedal steel; Sebastian finished Boone's melody in half an hour.
★ 4.3
5 Years Time
2007
Laura Marling's ukulele and Charlie Fink's deadpan flopped in 2007; a 2008 re-release carried the sunshine to number seven.
★ 4.4
Feels Like the First Time
1977
One of four songs on the demo that got Foreigner signed, and Gramm sang it at his audition.
★ 4.4
If You Had My Love
1999
Five weeks at number one, Rodney Jerkins's skittering beat, and an actress rebuilt overnight as a pop star.
★ 4.5
The First Cut Is The DeepestP.P. Arnold
The First Cut Is The Deepest
1967
Thirty pounds bought the song from Cat Stevens, and an ex-Ikette in London charted it before he released his own.
★ 4.6
PrimeTime
Janelle Monae and Miguel
2013
Monae and Miguel trade verses over a slow guitar figure, an android love story dressed as a fifties slow jam.
★ 4.7
Boom Clap
2014
Charli offered it to Hilary Duff, whose team passed; a film soundtrack turned that chorus into a top-ten smash.
★ 4.7
Walking on Sunshine
1985
Kimberley Rew called it simple fun; the 1985 re-recording added horns and carried the band into the American top ten.
★ 4.8
I'm Yours
2008
A demo on a 2005 EP that fans wore out live, then spent seventy-six weeks on the Hot 100.
★ 5.0
I Believe in a Thing Called Love
2003
Justin Hawkins in full falsetto, cut at Chapel Studios, on a riff Q placed among its 101 greatest guitar tracks.
★ 5.1
Emotions
1991
Clivilles and Cole of C+C Music Factory built the disco lift; Carey's whistle register handles everything above it.
★ 5.2
Blue Sky
1972 · From Eat a Peach
Duane heard Betts's song, told him to sing it himself, and traded solos on one of his last sessions.
★ 5.3
Cowboy Take Me Away
1999 · From Fly
Martie Seidel lifted the title from a Calgon commercial, then wrote the rest about her sister's new romance.
★ 5.3
Peaceful Easy Feeling
1972 · From Eagles
Tempchin wrote it on a poster back while sleeping on a club floor; Leadon's B-bender guitar does the rest.
★ 5.4
Kiss On My List
1981
Written with Janna Allen and kept as the demo take; by Hall's account Van Halen borrowed its synth for "Jump".
★ 5.4
Can You Feel the Love Tonight
1994 · From The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Written as a comedy number for a meerkat and a warthog until John objected, and it took the Oscar.
★ 5.4
Such Great Heights (Iron & Wine)Iron & Wine
Such Great Heights (Iron & Wine)
2004
Beam slowed Gibbard's synth-pop into hushed acoustic guitar for a Sub Pop B-side, then Garden State put it everywhere.
★ 5.5
Head Over Feet
1995
Harmonica played by Morissette herself, Ballard's warm production, and a rare Jagged Little Pill song that is simply grateful.
★ 5.5
Sea of Love (Phil Phillips)
1959
A Lake Charles bellhop wrote it for a woman, and Khoury's tiny label carried the swooning triplets to number two.
★ 5.6