Angel (Shaggy)
2001
Sting International stitched The Joker to Angel of the Morning, and Rayvon sang the hook to a number one.
★ 2.5
The Songs canon
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Every song chosen by hand, with the recording to play it.
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Catch My Breath
2012
Clarkson wrote it for the ten-year mark since Idol, and the chorus lands like someone taking stock mid-sprint.
★ 2.7
Bless the Broken Road
2005
A decade after the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band cut it first, Rascal Flatts rode it to five weeks at number one.
★ 2.9
I'll Never Love This Way Again
1979
Barry Manilow produced Warwick's Arista debut, and this Kerr and Jennings ballad won her a 1980 Grammy.
★ 3.1
What a Girl Wants
1999
Re-recorded in a new key after Genie in a Bottle, it reached number one on January 15, 2000.
★ 3.4
Every Time I Close My Eyes
1997
Babyface wrote it for Luther Vandross, who declined; Mariah Carey sang backing and Kenny G played soprano sax.
★ 3.4
Have I Told You Lately
1991 · From Vagabond Heart
Morrison wrote it as a prayer for Avalon Sunset; Stewart's reading turned it into a wedding standard.
★ 3.5
Because You Loved MeCeline Dion
Because You Loved Me
1996
Diane Warren wrote it as a tribute to her father, and Foster's arrangement held number one six weeks.
★ 3.6
Leader of the Band
1981
Fogelberg wrote it for his father Lawrence, a working bandleader who lived to hear it and talk about it.
★ 3.8
★ 4.0
Wind Beneath My Wings
1989
A 1982 song already cut by Lou Rawls and Gary Morris before Beaches made it Record of the Year.
★ 4.1
Because of You
1951
A 1940 flop revived by a film, cut with Percy Faith conducting, and ten weeks at number one.
★ 4.1
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (James Taylor)
1975 · From Gorilla
Carly Simon sings harmony behind her husband, David Sanborn takes the sax, and Holland-Dozier-Holland's Motown tune turns Californian.
★ 4.1
Just BreathePearl Jam
Just Breathe
2009 · From Backspacer
Vedder lifted the opening chord from Tuolumne, an Into the Wild instrumental, and Willie Nelson later took the song.
★ 4.2
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
All My Life
1998
JoJo Hailey wrote it thinking of his daughter, then kept it, and weddings have not let go since.
★ 4.4
Sunshine
2007
A hangover, a bike ride to Ant's house, and an optimistic beat that became Atmosphere's biggest song.
★ 4.4
Angel of Mine
1998
Eternal cut it first in Britain; Rodney Jerkins rebuilt it for Monica, who held number one four weeks.
★ 4.4
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