2010s (So far)

#10. Moves Like Jagger (Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera)

#9. All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor)

#8. Royals (Lorde)

#7. Blurred Lines (Robin Thicke, T.I. & Pharrell)

#6. Call Me Maybe (Carly Rae Jepsen)

#5. Rolling In the Deep (Adele)

#4. Somebody that I Used to Know (Gotye & Kimbra)

#3. We Found Love (Rihanna & Calvin Harris)

#2. Party Rock Anthem (LMFAO)

#1. Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars)

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2000s

#10. Apologize (Timbaland & OneRepublic)

#9. Gold Digger (Kanye West & Jamie Foxx)

#8. Let Me Love You (Mario)

#7. Boom Boom Pow (Black Eyed Peas)

#6. No One (Alicia Keys)

#5. I Gotta Feeling (Black Eyed Peas)

#4. How You Remind Me (Nickelback)

#3. Low (Flo Rida & T-Pain)

#2. Yeah (Usher, Lil Jon & Ludacris)

#1. We Belong Together (Mariah Carey)

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1990s

#10. How Do I Live (LeAnn Rimes)

#9. I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy, Faith Evans & 112)

#8. The Boy Is Mine (Brandy & Monica)

#7. End of the Road (Boyz II Men)

#6. I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston)

#5. Candle In the Wind (Elton John)

#4. I'll Make Love to You (Boyz II Men)

#3. Un-Break My Heart (Toni Braxton)

#2. Macarena (Los Del Rio)

#1. One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men)

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1980s

#10. Lady (Kenny Rogers)

#9. Call Me (Blondie)

#8. Say Say Say (Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson)

#7. Another One Bites the Dust (Queen)

#6. Flashdance... What a Feeling (Irene Cara)

#5. Every Breath You Take (The Police)

#4. Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)

#3. Endless Love (Diana Ross & Lionel Richie)

#2. Bette Davis Eyes (Kim Carnes)

#1. Physical (Olivia Newton-John)

Suprisingly so, the 2010s top 10 contains actually some pretty good songs. In my opinion, the top 10 of the 2000s is the worst.

What do you think?

Shawy89 said:

2010s (So far)

#10. Moves Like Jagger (Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera)

#9. All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor)

#8. Royals (Lorde)

#7. Blurred Lines (Robin Thicke, T.I. & Pharrell)

#6. Call Me Maybe (Carly Rae Jepsen)

#5. Rolling In the Deep (Adele)

#4. Somebody that I Used to Know (Gotye & Kimbra)

#3. We Found Love (Rihanna & Calvin Harris)

#2. Party Rock Anthem (LMFAO)

#1. Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars)

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2000s

#10. Apologize (Timbaland & OneRepublic)

#9. Gold Digger (Kanye West & Jamie Foxx)

#8. Let Me Love You (Mario)

#7. Boom Boom Pow (Black Eyed Peas)

#6. No One (Alicia Keys)

#5. I Gotta Feeling (Black Eyed Peas)

#4. How You Remind Me (Nickelback)

#3. Low (Flo Rida & T-Pain)

#2. Yeah (Usher, Lil Jon & Ludacris)

#1. We Belong Together (Mariah Carey)

____________

1990s

#10. How Do I Live (LeAnn Rimes)

#9. I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy, Faith Evans & 112)

#8. The Boy Is Mine (Brandy & Monica)

#7. End of the Road (Boyz II Men)

#6. I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston)

#5. Candle In the Wind (Elton John)

#4. I'll Make Love to You (Boyz II Men)

#3. Un-Break My Heart (Toni Braxton)

#2. Macarena (Los Del Rio)

#1. One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men)

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1980s

#10. Lady (Kenny Rogers)

#9. Call Me (Blondie)

#8. Say Say Say (Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson)

#7. Another One Bites the Dust (Queen)

#6. Flashdance... What a Feeling (Irene Cara)

#5. Every Breath You Take (The Police)

#4. Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)

#3. Endless Love (Diana Ross & Lionel Richie)

#2. Bette Davis Eyes (Kim Carnes)

#1. Physical (Olivia Newton-John)

Suprisingly so, the 2010s top 10 contains actually some pretty good songs. In my opinion, the top 10 of the 2000s is the worst.

What do you think?

Those are great songs to me. Mariah has the most successful singles in tow decades, amazing.

214 said:

Those are great songs to me. Mariah has the most successful singles in tow decades, amazing.

And the Police made the top 10 in two decades, too! (#9 of the 1990s, ahem.)

scratchtasia said:

214 said:

Those are great songs to me. Mariah has the most successful singles in tow decades, amazing.

And the Police made the top 10 in two decades, too! (#9 of the 1990s, ahem.)

with the same song

The 80s top ten are all from 1980-1983? Interesting.

That 80's list is a joke. NO MJ songs? Chile Bye.

mjscarousal said:

That 80's list is a joke. NO MJ songs? Chile Bye.

"Say Say Say"

mjscarousal said:

That 80's list is a joke. NO MJ songs? Chile Bye.

Billboard has a weird way to track "popularity". I mean, for me, for you, for any music enthousiast, there's no doubt that Billie Jean is the #1 song of the 80s in terms of popularity cause that song is still being played TILL THIS DAY in all parts of the globe. But somehow Billboard has a different formula...

Shawy89 said:

Billboard has a weird way to track "popularity". I mean, for me, for you, for any music enthousiast, there's no doubt that Billie Jean is the #1 song of the 80s in terms of popularity cause that song is still being played TILL THIS DAY in all parts of the globe. But somehow Billboard has a different formula...

Say Say Say was #1 longer than Billie Jean. I think it's the longest lasting #1 solo song for both Paul & Mike, around 6 or 7 weeks. A lot of songs only stay #1 one week. CCR never had a #1, but had several songs reach #2.

Physical > We Belong Together > One Sweet Day > Upchuck Butt

Shawy89 said:

scratchtasia said:

And the Police made the top 10 in two decades, too! (#9 of the 1990s, ahem.)

with the same song

That's true, i didn't notice that. But Mariah at number one in two consecutive decades.

Billie Jean and WDC should be there and Like A Prayer.

Shawy89 said:

mjscarousal said:

That 80's list is a joke. NO MJ songs? Chile Bye.

Billboard has a weird way to track "popularity". I mean, for me, for you, for any music enthousiast, there's no doubt that Billie Jean is the #1 song of the 80s in terms of popularity cause that song is still being played TILL THIS DAY in all parts of the globe. But somehow Billboard has a different formula...

Billboard is full of crap.

sexton said:

mjscarousal said:

That 80's list is a joke. NO MJ songs? Chile Bye.

"Say Say Say"

That is a Paul McCartney song not a MJ song. MJ is featured on the song BUT its understandable since MJ slays and out sings Paul, you think its a MJ song.

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214 said:

Billie Jean and WDC should be there and Like A Prayer.

If other songs were bigger hits, then no they shouldn't be. If something sells more than something else or was on the Top 10 longer, that is not an opinion, it's a fact. It does not matter if one song is more known than another nowadays, it was not a bigger hit when it was originally released. Like Isn't She Lovely by Stevie Wonder. It's a well known song, but was never released as a single at the time, so it couldn't chart in Billboard. No one could buy it as a 45, they could only buy the album it came from. With Thriller, it had 7 singles that reached the Top 10 on the Hot 100, but 2 or 3 of them did not make the Top 10 on the R&B chart like Human Nature. So for a R&B list Human Nature would not be considered a big hit.

MickyDolenz said:

214 said:

Billie Jean and WDC should be there and Like A Prayer.

If other songs were bigger hits, then no they shouldn't be. If something sells more than something else or was on the Top 10 longer, that is not an opinion, it's a fact. It does not matter if one song is more known than another nowadays, it was not a bigger hit when it was originally released. Like Isn't She Lovely by Stevie Wonder. It's a well known song, but was never released as a single at the time, so it couldn't chart in Billboard. No one could buy it as a 45, they could only buy the album it came from. With Thriller, it had 7 singles that reached the Top 10 on the Hot 100, but 2 or 3 of them did not make the Top 10 on the R&B chart like Human Nature. So for a R&B list Human Nature would not be considered a big hit.

Billie Jean is more iconic than Say Say Say. It DOES matter especially when you talk about defining songs from each decade. It culturally defines the 80s. When people think of the 80s, they think about MJ, Billie Jean, Beat It, etc NOT Say Say Say.

mjscarousal said:

That is a Paul McCartney song not a MJ song.

It's a duet and both are credited, so it counts for both of them the same way The Girl Is Mine is counted as a hit for Paul. Somebody's Watching Me is not considered a hit for Mike because he is not officially credited with Rockwell.

MickyDolenz said:

214 said:

Billie Jean and WDC should be there and Like A Prayer.

If other songs were bigger hits, then no they shouldn't be. If something sells more than something else or was on the Top 10 longer, that is not an opinion, it's a fact. It does not matter if one song is more known than another nowadays, it was not a bigger hit when it was originally released. Like Isn't She Lovely by Stevie Wonder. It's a well known song, but was never released as a single at the time, so it couldn't chart in Billboard. No one could buy it as a 45, they could only buy the album it came from. With Thriller, it had 7 singles that reached the Top 10 on the Hot 100, but 2 or 3 of them did not make the Top 10 on the R&B chart like Human Nature. So for a R&B list Human Nature would not be considered a big hit.

I know i understand that.

MickyDolenz said:

mjscarousal said:

That is a Paul McCartney song not a MJ song.

It's a duet and both are credited, so it counts for both of them the same way The Girl Is Mine is counted as a hit for Paul. Somebody's Watching Me is not considered a hit for Mike because he is not officially credited with Rockwell.

Its Paul song. The song was on Paul's album and Michael is a feature. Just like the Girl is Mine is MJ's song and Paul was featured on the song. NO ONE does not call The Girl Is Mine a Paul Mcartney song. Like I said, this list is crap. The fact that no MJ songs are listed for the 80's decade is a joke.

mjscarousal said:

Billie Jean is more iconic than Say Say Say. It DOES matter especially when you talk about defining songs from each decade. It culturally defines the 80s. When people think of the 80s, they think about MJ, Billie Jean, Beat It, etc NOT Say Say Say.

That does not make Billie Jean a bigger hit. It clearly says "Top 10 songs of the 1980s". It does not say what 1980s songs are more known today or which are "iconic". If Say Say Say was 7 weeks at #1 and Billie Jean was #1 for one week, 7 is more than 1. That is the entire point of Billboard, to track what sells the most and/or gets the most airplay for a week. With today, if Wonder Woman is the movie made the most money at the box office for a certain week, then that is so. You can't say that because you like another movie better, then that one is a bigger hit.

MickyDolenz said:

mjscarousal said:

That is a Paul McCartney song not a MJ song.

It's a duet and both are credited, so it counts for both of them the same way The Girl Is Mine is counted as a hit for Paul. Somebody's Watching Me is not considered a hit for Mike because he is not officially credited with Rockwell.

Michael Jackson even co-wrote it with McCartney so to say it isn't a Michael Jackson song doesn't make any sense.

MickyDolenz said:

mjscarousal said:

Billie Jean is more iconic than Say Say Say. It DOES matter especially when you talk about defining songs from each decade. It culturally defines the 80s. When people think of the 80s, they think about MJ, Billie Jean, Beat It, etc NOT Say Say Say.

That does not make Billie Jean a bigger hit. It clearly says "Top 10 songs of the 1980s". It does not say what 1980s songs are more known today or which are "iconic". If Say Say Say was 7 weeks at #1 and Billie Jean was #1 for one week, 7 is more than 1. That is the entire point of Billboard, to track what sells the most and/or gets the most airplay for a week. With today, if Wonder Woman is the movie made the most money at the box office for a certain week, then that is so. You can't say that because you like another movie better, then that one is a bigger hit.

I just looked it up and Billie Jean was 7 weeks at number one and Say Say Say was 6 weeks. I knew that number was inaccurate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Records_and_achievements_of_Michael_Jackson

This actually says it was number one for 9 weeks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Jean

sexton said:

MickyDolenz said:

It's a duet and both are credited, so it counts for both of them the same way The Girl Is Mine is counted as a hit for Paul. Somebody's Watching Me is not considered a hit for Mike because he is not officially credited with Rockwell.

Michael Jackson even co-wrote it with McCartney so to say it isn't a Michael Jackson song doesn't make any sense.

I said it was on Paul's album and although Michael co wrote and it was a duet it is technically recognized as Paul's song. There are better songs that could have been recognized for Michael in the 80s that were bigger hits and more Iconic that are not listed.

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mjscarousal said:

Its Paul song. The song was on Paul's album and Michael is a feature. Just like the Girl is Mine is MJ's song and Paul was featured on the song. NO ONE does not call The Girl Is Mine a Paul Mcartney song.

A duet is not a feature. A feature is like Lil' Wayne, Snoop Dogg, or Nicki Minaj rapping in the middle of someone else's song and Charlie Wilson or Daryl Hall singing a hook on a rap song. Somebody's Watching Me or Eaten Alive would be considered "features" since Mike is just doing a hook or background vocals. Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' is not a "feature", it's a duet with Jermaine.

MickyDolenz said:

mjscarousal said:

Its Paul song. The song was on Paul's album and Michael is a feature. Just like the Girl is Mine is MJ's song and Paul was featured on the song. NO ONE does not call The Girl Is Mine a Paul Mcartney song.

A duet is not a feature. A feature is like Lil' Wayne, Snoop Dogg, or Nicki Minaj rapping in the middle of someone else's song and Charlie Wilson or Daryl Hall singing a hook on a rap song. Somebody's Watching Me or Eaten Alive would be considered "features" since Mike is just doing a hook or background vocals. Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' is not a "feature", it's a duet with Jermaine.

OK. My point is that the song is technically recognized as Paul's song. Every documentary and every time people talk about this song in pop culture, its reference as a song from Paul's album, that just my point. Now, I love the song. However, I don't think that song is a Top 10 80's song and Michael definitly could have been listed by his self for songs he wrote that were bigger hits. Billie Jean was a bigger hit so it should have been listed over Say Say Say.

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