RockOnTheNet.com
presents The Top Pop Songs
Of All Time !
We have ranked the top pop songs that have charted over the past
50+ years on The ARC Weekly Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100, and
come up with
a definitive list that will continue to expand as we add to it,
and continue to modify as new songs chart on The ARC Weekly Top
40.
"Songwriting
is the most sacred thing in my life. It's how
I process my world. For now, it's usually me
and my piano (that I rent cause I don't have
one), my lousy grammar, and some emotion that
makes me feel like I'm bursting at the seams.
And it's the best feeling in the world." - Sara
Bareilles
TIMELINE
Singer and songwriter Sara Beth
Bareilles was born December 7, 1979. Sara
self-released the LP Careful
Confessions which led to a record deal with
Epic. Sara grew up in Eureka, California and went
to college at UCLA. It was after college when
Sara began performing her music at local clubs
and created two demos (The First One and
The Summer Sessions). Sara's journey to
the top of the charts got a boost when iTunes
offered her eventual single "Love Song" as the 'free download' of the
week. The exposure helped spark interest in her
major label debut release Little
Voice.
February: Sara began recording her
first major record label release.
July 3: Sara released Little
Voice.
Sara said of the LP: "It's a collection of
songs that pretty much mean the world to me. They
chronicle my life, my relationships, my
basket-case-ness, and my utter devotion to trying
to write honest stuff down and share it. That's
where the title comes from. This record was
really about me learning to trust my own
instincts, and more importantly, recognize how
desperately I needed to learn to listen to
myself, however inexperienced and naive I may be.
It sounds cliche, but that little voice is
sometimes the only voice that's speaking the
truth. I think that's pretty f***ing cool."
September 25: Sara topped the Billboard
200 LP chart for 1 week and Digital Albums chart
for 1 week with Kaleidoscope
Heart.
The LP sold over 90,000 copies its first week of
release in the US.
Released: October 28, 2008 Live Tracks: "Bottle It
Up" - "Vegas" -
"Morningside" - "Love On The
Rocks" - "Between The Lines" -
"Bottle It Up" - "Between The
Lines" - "Fairytale" -
"August Moon" - "City" -
"Love Song" - "Many THe
Miles" - "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of
The Bay" - "Gravity"
Released: September 7, 2010 Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 1 (for 1
week) Billboard #1: Digital Albums Tracks: "Kaleidoscope
Heart" - "Uncharted" -
"Gonna Get Over You" - "Hold
My Heart" - "King Of Anything" - "Say
You're Sorry" - "The Light" -
"Basket Case" - "Let The
Rain" - "Machine Gun" -
"Not Alone" - "Breathe
Again" - "Bluebird"
Released: February 8, 2011 Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 107 Live Tracks: "Gonna Get Over
You" - "Uncharted" - "Love Song" - "Hold My
Heart" - "Let The Rain" -
"King Of Anything" - "Breathe
Again" - "Gravity"
Released: July 16, 2013. US: Gold Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 2 Grammy Nominee: Album of the Year Tracks: "Brave" - "Chasing
The Sun" - "Hercules" -
"Manhattan" - "Satellite
Call" - "Little Black Dress" -
"Cassiopeia" - "1000
Times" - "I Choose You" -
"Eden" - "Islands" -
"December"
Released: October 22, 2013 Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 66 Live Tracks: "Love On The
Rocks / Bennie And The Jets" -
"Uncharted" - "Love Song" - "(Sittin'
On) The Dock Of The Bay" -
"Manhattan" - "Let It
Rain" - "I Just Want You" -
"Come Round Soon" - "Once Upon
Another Time" - "Brave" - "King Of Anything" -
"Gravity" - "Goodbye Yellow
Brick Road"
Released: November 6, 2015 Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 10 Tracks: "What's
Inside" - "Opening Up" -
"Door Number Three" - "When He
Sees Me" - "Soft Place To
Land" - "Never Ever Getting Rid Of
Me" - "I Didn't Plan It" -
"Bad Idea" (with Jason Mraz) -
"You Matter To Me" (with Jason
Mraz) - "She Used To Be Mine" -
"Everything Changes" - "Lulu's
Pie Song"
Note: Song title and position
links lead you to the song's ARC Weekly Top 40 chart run, LP links take
you to Amazon.com for that LP's info (often
including track listings and track samples), and
single cover art takes you to Amazon.com for that CD single (if
available). Songs charting prior to 1980 have
information from Billboard magazine.
Singer and songwriter Sara Beth
Bareilles was born December 7, 1979. Sara
self-released the LP 
