The Songs canon

Sourced and sung.

Every song chosen by hand, with the recording to play it.
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4 songs
SortEditorial Year Title
Subject·Indecision✕clear
Pop

Hot N Cold

Katy Perry
2008

Max Martin and Dr. Luke's pop machine at full tilt, a runaway-groom video, and 39 weeks on the Hot 100.

★ 4.0
Listen to Your HeartRoxette
Pop rock · Rock

Listen to Your Heart

Roxette
1988

Cut at EMI Studios in Stockholm, Gessle's deliberate pastiche of overblown American FM rock, and it hit number one.

★ 3.5
Dubstep · Pop

Too Close

Alex Clare
2011

Diplo and Switch wrapped a breakup song in dubstep, and a Microsoft browser ad made it a worldwide hit.

★ 2.6