Fantasy
1995
Tom Tom Club's Genius of Love, flipped by Dave Hall, and Carey the first woman to debut at number one.
★ 6.3
The Songs canon
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Every song chosen by hand, with the recording to play it.
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Hello
1984
Richie thought the opening line corny until Carmichael told him to finish it; six weeks at UK number one followed.
★ 5.9
Sh-Boom
1954
Cut as a throwaway B-side to a Patti Page cover, and doo-wop crossed into the pop top ten.
★ 5.9
Daydream
1966
Sebastian was chasing the straight-eighth lilt of 'Baby Love' on tour with the Supremes; McCartney answered with 'Good Day Sunshine'.
★ 5.8
Paradise
2011 · From Mylo Xyloto
Eno took a co-writing credit and played synthesizers; it became Coldplay's second UK number one and a stadium fixture.
★ 5.6
Walking in the Rain
1964 · From Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica
Thunder and lightning cut into the mix, a Mann and Weil melody, and Ronnie daydreaming the boy she hasn't met.
★ 5.5
Dream Lover
1959
Neil Sedaka on piano, Darin's own chord discovery, and a wish for an ideal partner that topped Britain.
★ 5.4
Wakin' On A Pretty Day
2013
Guitar that unspools for nine and a half minutes, Stella Mozgawa on drums, Vile in no rush anywhere.
★ 5.1
Dreamlover
1993
Eight weeks at number one on a loop from the Emotions' Blind Alley, with Carey sounding weightless above it.
★ 4.9
Fly Away
1998
Kravitz stumbled on the riff testing an amplifier, nearly buried it as a B-side, and won a Grammy instead.
★ 4.7
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
Hey Lover
LL Cool J and Boyz II Men
1995 · From Mr. Smith
Trackmasters looped Michael Jackson's The Lady in My Life, Boyz II Men sang the hook, and LL won a Grammy.
★ 4.2
I Wish
1995
Skee-Lo wanted to be taller, a Bernard Wright loop did the rest, and the Grammys nominated it against Coolio.
★ 3.6
Pocketful of Sunshine
2008
Cut at Starstruck in Nashville with John Shanks playing most of it, sunshine offered as an escape hatch.
★ 3.0
Only In My DreamsDebbie Gibson
Only In My Dreams
1986
Gibson wrote it in 1984, Fred Zarr produced, Louie Vega mixed, and she was sixteen at its release.
★ 2.1