Although this is a cinema website, since songs and music are an inseparable element of films, this list of the greatest English songs has been posted here. Unlike films, selecting the best songs of all time is more arduous and impossible as the tastes and opinions are so varied. But here like in the selection of the greatest films of all time, technicality, impact , content and survival factors have been considered, and moreover the popularity of a song, and how a song could have affected the listeners in their lives. This list unlike many other such lists have included almost the best of all English songs in any genre, such as pop, rock, jazz, blues, reggae, etc. By clicking on the songs, you could enjoy listening to them.
500 Greatest English Songs of all Time
2.Blowin’ in the wind :Bob Dylan
3.Strange fruit :Billie Holiday
4.A place in the sun : Stevie Wonder
5.Redemption song: Bob Marley & The Whalers
6.The Earth Song: Michael Jackson
7.What a wonderful World :Louis Armstrong
8.Don’t fence me in :Ella Fitzgerald
10.Pastime Paradise :Stevie Wonder
11.Get up stand up :Bob Marley & The Whalers
14.Man in The Mirror: Michael Jackson
16.Stairway to Heaven : Ked Zeppelin
18.Talkin’ bout revolution: Tracy Chapman
21. I just called to say I love you: Stevie Wonder
23.Sweet Caroline: Neil Diamond
24.We didn’t start the fire: Billie Joel
25.I shot the sheriff: Bob Marley & The Whalers
26.First we take Manhattan:Leonard Cohen
28.Like A Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan
29.For your love: Stevie Wonder
31.Sorry seems to be the hardest word: Elton John
32.Buffalo Soldier: Bob Marley & The Whalers
35.Black or White: Michael Jackson
36.The Times They Are A-Changing: Bob Dylan
37.You can’t get always what you want: The Rolling Stones
38.Everybody wants to rule the world: Tears for Fears
39. Old Time Rock & Roll: Bob Seger
40.Can’t help falling in love :Elvis Presley
41.What’s going on: Marvin Gaye
42.Tears in Heaven: Eric Clapton
43.Knockin’ on Heaven’s door : Bob Dylan
45.Comfortably numb: Pink Floyd
47.Careless whisper : George Michael
48.Don’t worry be happy :Bobby McFerrin
49.I can’t get no satisfaction: Rolling Stones
50.Suspicious Minds: Elvis Presley
52.Just my imagination : The Temptations
54.No woman, no cry: Bob Marley & The Whalers
55.Sweet dreams are made of this : Eurythmics
56.I fought the law :Roy Orbison
57.I will always love you :Whitney Huston
58.Is this love: Bob Marley & The Whalers
59.Dance me to the end of love: Leonard Cohen
60.Diamonds on the soles of her shoes :Paul Simon
62.Mr.Tambourine Man: Bob Dylan
63.New Beginning: Tracy Chapman
64.Way of the World : Tina Turner
65.Candle in the wind :Elton John
66.Killing me softly with his song :Roberta Flack
67.You are the sunshine of my life : Stevie Wonder
69.Lay all your love on me: ABBA
71.One love :Bob Marley & The Whalers
72.You can get it if you really want it: Jimmy Cliff
74.Love me tender:Elvis Presley
75.I will survive : Gloria Gaynor
76.Superstition :Stevie Wonder
78.Bilie Jean :Michael Jackson
79.Can’t take my eyes off you : Frankie Valli
81.House of the rising sun : The Animals
82.How deep is your love : Bee Gees
85.One :U2
86.Bye bye love : The Everly Brothers
88.I can see clearly now :Jimmy Cliff
90.Oh, PrettyWoman Roy Orbison
92.Waiting in vain: Bob Marley & The Whalers
93.Fortunate son: Creedence Clearwater Revival
94.The revolution will not be televised: Gil-Scott Heron
95.Fight the Power: Public Enemy
96.Brown eyed girl :van Morrison
97.Can’t buy me love : The Beatles
98.Could you be loved : Bob Marley & The Whalers
100.Hit the road Jack: Ray Charles
102.Satisfy my soul: Bob Marley & The Whalers
105.When I get low, I get high:Ella Fitzgerald
106.What’s Love got to do with it: Tina Turner
107.I love Rock ‘N Roll: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
108.Born in the USA: Bruce Springsteen
109.Russians: Sting
110.Pusherman: Curtis Mayfield
112.All you need is love: The Beatles
113.Three little birds: Bob Marley & The Whalers
114.Pride, in the name of love: U2
115.Odds Are: Barenaked Ladies
116.Unchained melody: The Righteous Brothers
118.Got my mind set on you: George Harrison
119.Another one bites the Dust: Queen
121.A hard day’s night: The Beatles
122.Against the wind: Bob Seger
123.I’m every woman :Whitney Huston
125.Jamming: Bob Marley & The Whalers
126.Across the Lines: Tracy Chapman
127.Mon Cherie amour : Stevie Wonder
128.Don’t be cruel: Elvis Presley
129.Private dancer :Tina Turner
131.Eye of the Tiger: Survivor
132.A thousand kisses deep : Leonard Cohen
133.When you’re smiling : Louis Armstrong
134.The Sound of Silence : Simon & Garfunkel
136.The nearness of you: Hoagy Carmichael
137.Sweet home Alabama : Lynryd Skynyrd
138.Part time lover :Stevie Wonder
140.Georgia on my mind :Ray Charles
141.My eyes adored you : Frankie Valli
143.You give love a bad name: Bon Jovi
144.Nothing compares 2 U :Snead O’Connor
145.Heaven is a place on earth : Belinda Carlisle
146.Vogue: Madonna
147.It’s not unusual: Tom Jones
148.Save the last dance for me : The Drifters
149.All shook up: Elvis Presley
150.Autumn leaves : Edith Piaf
151.Cecilia : Simon & Garfunkel
152.Twist in my sobriety: Tanita Tiakaram
153.Give me one reason: Tracy Chapman
154.Blue Bayuo: Linda Rondstat
155.She loves you: The Beatles
156.Someone to watch over me : Ella Fitzgerald
157.Don’t stop believin’: Journey
158.Unforgettable : Nat King Cole
159.I believe I can fly: R.Kelly
162.Constant craving : k.d.Lang
163.Hang on to your love : Sade
164.Carolina in my mind : James Taylor
165.Don’t let me be misunderstood: Santa Esmeralda
166.Every breath you take: The Police
167.Flashdance…What a feeling: Irene Cara
168.Lovers in a Dangerous Time: Barenaked Ladies
169.Heartbreak Hotel: Elvis Presley
171.The great pretender: The Platters
172.Have you ever seen the rain: Creedance Clearwater Revival
174.Behind the wall: Tracy Chapman
176.America : Simon & Garfunkel
178.In my secret life: Leonard Cohen
179.In the still of the night: The Five Satins
180.A kiss to build a dream on: Louis Armstrong
182.Only the lonely: Roy Orbison
183.For once in my Life: Stevie Wonder
187.How will I know: Whitney Huston
188.Jailhouse Rock: Elvis Presley
189.Once in a Lifetime: Talking Heads
190.Juicy: The Notorious B.I.G.
191.Lola: The Kinks
193.One way or another: The Blondie
197.Self control :Laura Branigan
198.Sittin’ on the dock of Bay: Otis Redding
199.50 ways to leave your lover: Paul Simon
200.I’d do anything for love:Meat Loaf
202.Another Day in Paradise: Phil Collins
203.Diamonds and Rust:Joan Baez
204.If I had a Million Dollars: Barenaked Ladies
205.Born to run: Bruce Springsteen
209.Smooth: Santana & Rob Thomas
210.Another brick in the wall pt. 2: Pink Floyd
211.You can call me Al: Paul Simon
212.You’re the first, the last, everything : Barry White
213.Mustang Sally: Wilson Pickett
214.Cupid: Sam Cooke
215.Under the Boardwalk: The Drifters
216.Higher Ground: Stevie Wonder
217.A Day in The Life: The Beatles
218.Me and Julio by the schoolyard: Paul Simon
219.Tutti Frutti: Little Richard
222.In the air tonight: Phil Collins
226.Mack The Knife: Bobby Darin
227.Chain of fools: Aretha Franklin
228.Closing time: Leonard Cohen
229.I wish it would rain down: Phil Collins
230.A change is gonna come: Sam Cooke
232.Don’t you want me: The Human League
233.Two out of Three Ain’t Bad: Meat Loaf
235.Last Christmas: Wham (George Michael)
237.I heard it through the grapevine:Marvin Gaye
238.Let the music play: Barry White
241.Jezebel:Sade
242.Rhythm of the night: DeBarge
244.I can’t give you anything but love: Billie Holiday & Teddy Wilson
245.I’m in the mood for love: Frances Langford
246.All the lovers in the world : Gowan
248.Take on me: a-ha
249.Wake up little Susie: The Everly Brothers
250.A whiter shade of pale: Procol Harum
251.Don’t go breaking my heart: Elton John & Kiki Dee
252.Smooth Criminal: Michael Jackson
253.You keep me hangin’ on: The Supremes
256.Hard to say I’m sorry: Chicago
257.Call me: Blondie
258.Come together: The Beatles
259.Don’t ask me why: Eurythmics
260.Downtown train: Rod Stewart
261.Endless love:Lionel Richie
262.Good times: CHIC
263.Go your own way: Fleetwood Mac
264.I’m your man:Leonard Cohen
265.The lady in red: Chris de Burgh
266.Ain’t no sunshine:Bill Whiters
267.Baby I love your way: Big Mountain
269.One more night: Phil Collins
270.Give a little bit: Supertramp
271.Life is a Highway: Tom Cochrane
272.Saturday in the park: Chicago
273.Don’t break my heart: UB40
274.I still haven’t found what I’m looking for :U2
275.I want to know what love is: Foreigner
276.Don’t let the sun go down on me: George Michael and Elton john
278.The Locomotion: Litlle Eva
279.Love is stronger than pride:Sade
281.Take my breath away: Berlin
282.All I have to is dream:The Everly Brothers
283.Time after time: Cyndi Lauper
284.Walk on the wild side:Lou Reed
285.My sweet Lord: George Harrison
286.Stop in the name of love: The Supremes
287.The end of innocence: Don Henley
288.What a feeling: Irene Cara
289.When a man loves a woman: Percy Seldge
290.Will you still love me tomorrow: The Shirelles
291.I want to hold your hand: Beatles
292.Africa: TOTO
295.Don’t stand so close to me: The Police
296.Give me one reason: Tracy Chapman
297.Listen to your heart: Roxette
298.You can’t hurry love: The Supremes
300.You’ve got a friend: Carole King
302.In my secret life: Leonard Cohen
306..Have I told you lately: Rod Stewart
307.I can’t stop loving you: Ray Charles
308.It must have been love: Roxette
309.Lambada: Kaoma
311.We don’t need another Hero: Tina Turner
312.Let’s stay together: Al Green
315.Little lies: Fleetwood Mac
316.Midnight rider: The Allman Brothers
317.Never gonna give you up: Rick Astley
318.One Headlight: The Wallflower
319.Paint it, black: Rolling Stones
321.Set fire to the rain:Adele
322.I was made for lovin’ you: KISS
323.I got you babe:Sonny & Cher
325.Fire and Rain : James Taylor
326.What have I done to deserve this : Pet Shop Boys
327.That’s what friends are for: Dionne Warwick
328.It’s too late : Carole King/James Taylor
330.Memories are made of this : Dean Martin
331.Cheek to cheek : Louis Armstrong/Ella Fitzgerald
332.I love you for sentimental reasons : Nat King Cole
333.Your Scars are Beautiful: Alessia Cara
334.Radioactive: Imagine Dragons
335.Dancing in the Dark: Bruce Springsteen
336.War:Edwin Starr
337.I’m so excited: The Pointer Sisters
338.Dance all night:Dirty Heads
340.You are always on my mind: Pet Shop Boys
341.All of you: Ella Fitzgerald
342.All about that Bass: Meghan Trainor
343.Can you forgive her?: Pet Shop Boys
344.Chapel of love: The Dixie Cups
345.California dreamin’: The Mamas & The Papas
346.Let’s call the whole thing off: Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
347.Careless love: Nat King Cole
349.Bad moon rising: Creedance Clearwater Revival
350.Blueberry Hill: Louis Armstrong
351.I don’t want to miss a thing: Aerosmith
352.Crazy little thing called Love: Queen
354.Sherry: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
357.Royals: Lorde
358.Autumn in New York : Billie Holiday
359.Endless Love: Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
360.Dream a little dream: Fabian Andre
363.The girl from Ipanema: Stan Getz
367.Counting Stars: OneRepublic
368.Say you say me: Lionel Richie
370.Wake me up before you go-go: Wham
371.Welcome to the jungle: Guns n’ Roses
372.Without you: Harry Nilsson
373.Time after Time: Cyndi Lauper
374.I can’t help myself: The Four Tops
376.How do I live: Leann Rimes
377.I gotta feeling: Black Eyed Peas
379.All night long (all night): Lionel Richie
380.Bette Davis Eyes: Kim Carnes
381.You were meant for me/foolish games: Jewel
382.(Everything I do) I do it for You: Brian Adams
383.Le Freak: Chic
385.Rolling in the deep: Adele
386.Say Say Say: Michael Jackson Paul Mccartney
387.Blurred Lines: Robin Thicke & Pharrell Williams
389.Centerfold: The J. Geils Band
390..Whoomp (there it is): Tag Team
392.Til I am myself again: Blue Rodeo
394.Gangsta’s Paradise: Coolio
396.Family Affair: Mary J Blige
397.Seven Nation Army:The White Stripes
399.Good Vibrations: The Beach Boys
402.The Message: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
403.September: Earth, Wind and Fire
404.Bridge over the troubled water: Simon and Garfunkel
406.I walk the line: Johnny Cash
407.Sweet Child O’Mine: Guns N’ Roses
408.(You make me feel like) a natural woman: Aretha Franklin
409.Good Golly, Miss Molly: Little Richard
411.We’re not gonna take it: Twisted Sister
415.We are Family: Sister Sledge, Bernard Edwards
421.Wonderful tonight:Eric Clapton
422.Right here waiting: Richard Marx
423.You oughta know: Alanis Morissette
424.I want you back: The Jackson 5
425.Everyday People: Sly and the Family Stone
427.Rosanna: TOTO
430.That’ll be the day: Buddy Holly
431.Dancing in the streets: Martha and the Vandellas
433.Don’t you worry child: Swedish House Mafia
434.Will you love me tomorrow?: Shrilles
435.Holding out for a Hero: Bonnie Tyler
437.All the Young Dudes: Mott the Hoople
439.Jump: Van Halen
440.I can’t stand the rain: Ann Peebles
441.Sexual Healing: Marvin Gaye
443.In the midnight hour: Wilson Pickett
444.River deep, mountain high: Ike and Tina Turner
445.Rage against the machine:Killing in the name
446.I wanna dance with somebody (who loves me): Whitney Huston
448.Groove is in the heart: Deee-Lite
450.Great Balls of Fire: Jerry Lee lewis
452.Heat Wave: Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
453.Coat of many colours: Dolly Parton
454.You shook me all night long: AC/DC
455.Won’t get fooled again: The Who
457.Jungleland: Bruce Springsteen
459.Papa was a Rollin’ Stone: The Temptations
460.Play that Funky Music: Wild Cherry
461.Believe: Cher
462.Conga!: Miami Sound Machine
463. Hello: Lionel Richie
465.When a man loves a woman: Michael Bolton
466.Man! I feel like a Woman: Shania Twain
467.Promised Land: Chuck Berry
468.What a fool believes: The Doobie Brothers
469.It’s too late: Carole king
470.Don’t leave me this way: Thelma Houston
471.Because the night: Patti Smith
472.Friday i’m in Love: The Cure
473.God Save the Queen: Sex Pistols
475.Hungry like the wolf: Duran Duran
477.Gloria: Them
478.Enjoy the silence: Depeche Mode
479.You can’t touch this: M.C.Hammer
480.Total eclipse of the heart: Bonnie Tyler
481.Nothing’s gonna stop us now: Starship
483.Get Lucky: Pharrell Williams feat. Daft Punk
484.Midnight train to Georgia: Gladys Knight and the Pips
485.More than a feeling: Boston
486.We are young: Fun feat.Janelle Monae
488.Hey there Delilah: Plain White T’s
490.Reach out I’ll be there:Four Tops
491.The Shoop Shoot Song (It’s in his Kiss): Betty Everett
494.How sweet it is (to be loved by you): Jr.Walker & The All Stars
495.Book of Love:The Monotones
496.Would I lie to you: Charles & Eddie
498.Girls just want to have fun: Cyndi Lauper
499.Together Forever: Rick Astley
