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110 Timeless Songs, From Then And Now

We all know those songs that come on and immediately every lyric pops into your head.

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110 Timeless Songs, From Then And Now
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There are some songs that, no matter what, will always be hits. Whenever they come on, you find yourself knowing every word to the song despite the fact that you haven't heard some of these songs in years. Old, new and everything in between, here is my list of 110 songs that have, and will, remain timeless:

1. "Africa" -Toto

2. "Always Be My Baby" -Mariah Carey

3. "American Pie" -Don McLean

4. "Apologize" -One Republic

5. "Baby" -Justin Bieber

6. "Beat It" -Michael Jackson

7. "Beautiful" -Christina Aguilera

8. "Billie Jean" -Michael Jackson

9. "Blowin’ In The Wind" -Bob Dylan

10. "Bohemian Rhapsody" -Queen

11. "Boom Boom Pow" -Black Eyed Peas

12. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" -Green Day

13. "Breakeven" -The Script

14. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" -Simon and Garfunkel

15. "Brown-Eyed Girl" -Van Morrison

16. "Bye Bye Bye" -*NSYNC

17. "Can’t Help Falling in Love" -Elvis Presley

18. "Carolina In My Mind" -James Taylor

19. "Chandelier" -Sia

20. "Chariots of Fire" -Vangelis

21. "Come Together" -The Beatles

22. "Crazy in Love" -Beyoncé

23. "Don’t Stop Believin’" -Journey

24. "Don’t Stop the Music" -Rihanna

25. "Drift Away" -Dobie Gray

26. "Drops of Jupiter" -Train

27. "Eye of the Tiger" -Survivor

28. "Feel This Moment" -Pitbull

29. "Fighter" -Christina Aguilera

30. "Fire and Rain" -James Taylor

31. "Firework" -Katy Perry

32. "Fix You" -Coldplay

33. "Free Fallin" -Tom Petty

34. "Gold Digger" -Kanye West

35. "Good Riddance" -Green Day

36. "He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother" -Neil Diamond/The Hollies

37. "Here Comes the Sun" -The Beatles

38. "Hey Ya!" -OutKast

39. "Hips Don’t Lie" -Shakira

40. "Hot n Cold" -Katy Perry

41. "Hotel California" -The Eagles

42. "(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction" -The Rolling Stones

43. "I Don’t Want To Be" -Gavin DeGraw

44. "I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing" -Aerosmith

45. "I Know You Want Me" -Pitbull

46. "I Lived" -One Republic

47. "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" -Whitney Huston

48. "I’m a Believer" -The Monkees

49. "If I Ain’t Got You" -Alicia Keys

50. "Ignition" -R. Kelly

51. "Imagine" -John Lennon

52. "In Da Club" -50 Cent

53. "In My Head" -Jason Derulo

54. "Iris" -Goo Goo Dolls

55. "Irreplaceable" -Beyoncé

56. "It’s All Coming Back to Me" -Celine Dion

57. "Just Give Me A Reason" -P!nk

58. "Just The Way You Are" -Bruno Mars

59. "Let It Be" -The Beatles

60. "Livin On A Prayer" -Bon Jovi

61. "Lose Yourself" -Eminem

62. "Love Story" -Taylor Swift

63. "Man in the Mirror" -Michael Jackson

64. "Mrs. Robinson" -Simon and Garfunkel

65. "On Top of the World" -Imagine Dragons

66. "Oops!...I Did it Again" -Brittney Spears

67. "Piano Man" -Billy Joel

68. "Poker Face" -Lady Gaga

69. "Proud Mary" -Tina Turner

70. "Purple Rain" -Prince

71. "Rocket Man" -Elton John

72. "Run the World (Girls)" -Beyoncé

73. "Sexy Back" -Justin Timberlake

74. "Shake It Off" -Taylor Swift

75. "Shake it Out" -Florence and the Machine

76. "She Will Be Loved" -Maroon 5

77. "Since U Been Gone" -Kelly Clarkson

78. "Some Nights" -Fun.

79. "Somebody to Love" -Queen

80. "Someone Like You" -Adele

81. "Stand by Me" -Ben E. King

82. "Starships" -Nicki Minaj

83. "Stay With Me" -Sam Smith

84. "Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)" -Kelly Clarkson

85. "Sunday Morning" -Maroon 5

86. "Sweet Caroline" -Neil Diamond

87. "Sweet Child of Mine" -Guns N Roses

88. "Take A Bow" -Rihanna

89. "Take It Easy" -Jackson Browne/The Eagles

90. "Teenage Dream" -Katy Perry

91. "The Chain" -Fleetwood Mac

92. "The Climb" -Miley Cyrus

93. "The Time" -Black Eyed Peas

94. "The Times They Are a Changing" -Bob Dylan

95. "The Weight" -The Band

96. "Thriller" -Michael Jackson

97. "Tik Tok" -Kesha

98. "Tiny Dancer" -Elton John

99. "Trap Queen" -Fetty Wap

100. "Umbrella" -Rihanna

101. "Under the Bridge" -Red Hot Chili Peppers

102. "We Will Rock You" -Queen

103. "Wild World" -Cat Stevens

104. "Wish You Were Here" -Pink Floyd

105. "With or Without You" -U2

106. "Wonderwall" -Oasis

107. "Yeah" -Usher

108. "Yesterday" -The Beatles

109. "You’ve Got a Friend" -James Taylor

110. "Your Song" -Elton John

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Of course there are many songs not on this list that can be considered "timeless." This is just a small taste ofold and new songs that, in my opinion, will forever be crowd favorite jams.

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