RockOnTheNet
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.
Daft Punk consists of
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter
and hail from France. The duo met while in their
teens and began recording demos before joining a
group named 'Darlin'. When the group broke, the
duo became 'Daft Punk' and worked on their love
of house music and experimental technologies
incorporated into their music. Daft Punk's
appearance in robot masks developed first from
shyness and then to represent the merging of
humans and machines.
March 25: Daft Punk released Homework(available for
download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The LP hit the Top 10 in
Belgium, France, New Zealand, and the UK.
May 17: Daft Punk topped the
Billboard Dance Music Club Play chart for 1 week
with "Da Funk."
August 16: Daft Punk topped the
Billboard Dance Music Club Play chart for 1 week
with "Around The World."
March 13: Daft Punk released Discovery(available for
download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The LP topped the charts
in Switzerland, and hit the Top 10 in Australia,
Austria, Canada, France, Italy, New Zealand,
Norway, Sweden, and the UK.
November 6: Daft Punk released Alive
1997(available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The live LP was recorded
on November 8, 1997 in England.
January 27: Daft Punk released Daft
Club(available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The LP was a collection
of remixes from previous tracks released.
March 20: Daft Punk topped the
Billboard Dance Music Club Play chart for 1 week
with "Face To Face."
March 15: Daft Punk released Human
After All(available for download at
iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The LP hit the Top 10 in
Belgium, France, Italy, and Switzerland.
April 2: Daft Punk topped the
Billboard Dance/Electronics Album chart for 1
week with Human
After All.
December 4: Daft Punk released Alive
2007(available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The LP was recorded June
14, 2007 in Paris. The LP topped the charts in
the France, and hit the Top 10 in Belgium.
December 22: Daft Punk topped the
Billboard Dance/Electronics Album chart for 2
weeks with Alive
2007.
December 7: Daft Punk released music
for the soundtrack to Tron (available for download at
iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The LP hit the Top 10 in
Germany, Mexico, and the US.
December 25: Daft Punk topped the
Billboard Dance/Electronics Album chart for with
the Tron soundtrack.
January 1: Daft Punk topped the
Billboard Digital Albums chart for 3 weeks with
the Tron soundtrack.
May 26: Daft Punk topped the UK
LP chart with Random
Access Memories. The LP also topped the charts in
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland,
France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico,
New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Spain,
and Switzerland, and hit the Top 10 in Japan,
Poland, South Korea, and Sweden.
June 1: Daft Punk topped the
Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart and
Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart with help from Pharrell with "Get Lucky."
June 6: Daft Punk appeared on the
cover of Rolling Stone.
June 8: Daft Punk topped the
Billboard 200 LP chart, Digital Albums chart, and
Dance/Electronic Album chart with Random
Access Memories. The LP sold over 339,000 copies
its first week of release in the US.
June 8: Daft Punk topped the
Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs chart and
Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart with help
from Pharrell with "Get Lucky."
Released: December 4, 2007 Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 169 Billboard # 1: Dance/Electronic
Albums Grammy Winner: Best Electronic/Dance Album Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: A- Live Tracks: "Robot Rock / Oh
Yeah" - "Touch It /
Technologic" - "Television Rules
The Nation / Crescendolls" - "Too
Long / Steam Machine" - "Around The
World / Harder, Better, Faster,
Stronger" - "Burnin' / Too
Long" - "One More Time / Aerodynamic" -
"Aerodynamic Beats / Forget About The
World" - "The Prime Time Of Your
Life / The Brainwasher / Rollin' &
Scratchin' / Alive" - "Da Funk /
Daftendirekt" - "Superheroes /
Human After All / Rock 'N Roll"
Released: December 7, 2010 US: Gold Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 4 Billboard # 1: Dance/Electronic
Albums, Digital Albums Grammy Nominee: Best Score Soundtrack
For Visual Media Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Overture"
- "The Grid" - "The Son Of
Flynn" - "Recognizer" -
"Armory" - "Arena" -
"Rinzler" - "The Game Has
Changed" - "Outlands" -
"Adagio For Tron" -
"Nocturne" - "End Of
Line" - "Derezzed" -
"Fall" - "Solar Sailer" -
"Rectifier" - "Disc Wars"
- "C.L.U." - "Arrival" -
"Flynn Lives" - "Tron Legacy
(End Titles)" - "Finale"
(also available on vinyl)
Released: April 5, 2011 Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 16 Billboard # 1: Dance/Electronic
Albums Tracks: "Derezzed"
(Remixed by The Glitch Mob) -
"Fall" (Remixed by M83 Vs. Big
Black Delta) - "The Grid" (Remixed
by The Crystal Method) - "Adagio For
Tron" (Remixed by Teddybears) -
"The Son Of Flynn" (Remixed by
Ki:Theory) - "C.L.U." (Remixed by
Paul Oakenfold) - "The Son Of
Flynn" (Remixed by Moby) - "End Of
Line" (Remixed by Boys Noize) -
"Rinzler" (Remixed by Kaskade) -
"Encom Part 2" (Remixed by Com
Truise) - "End Of Line" (Remixed by
Photek) - "Arena" (Remixed by The
Japanese Popstars) - "Derezzed"
(Remixed by Avicii) - "Solar
Sailer" (Remixed by Pretty Lights) -
"Tron Legacy (End Titles)" (Remixed
by Sander Kleinenberg)
Released: May 21, 2013 US: 2x Platinum Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 1 Billboard # 1: Dance/Electronic
Albums, Digital Albums Grammy Winner: Album of the Year, Best Electronic / Dance Album Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: A Tracks: "Give Life Back
To Music" - "The Game Of Love"
- "Giorgio By Moroder" -
"Within" - "Instant
Crush" (featuring Julian Casablancas) -
"Lose Yourself To Dance" (featuring
Pharrell) - "Touch" (featuring Paul
Williams) - "Get Lucky" (featuring
Pharrell) - "Beyond" -
"Motherboard" - "Fragments Of
Time" (featuring Todd Edwards) -
"Doin' It Right" (featurng Panda
Bear) - "Contact"
(also available on vinyl)
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.
Daft Punk consists of
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter
and hail from France. The duo met while in their
teens and began recording demos before joining a
group named 'Darlin'. When the group broke, the
duo became 'Daft Punk' and worked on their love
of house music and experimental technologies
incorporated into their music. Daft Punk's
appearance in robot masks developed first from
shyness and then to represent the merging of
humans and machines. 
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