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Most Popular Songs of All Time Worldwide (Updated 2026)

Name the top 100 most popular songs after 1955 according to the United World Chart as of January 1st, 2026.
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Artist (Version)
Answer
1.
Lady GaGa, Bruno Mars
Die With A Smile
2.
Elton John
Candle In The Wind 1997
3.
The Weeknd
Blinding Lights
4.
Mariah Carey
All I Want For Christmas Is You
5.
Harry Styles
As It Was
6.
Ed Sheeran
Shape Of You
7.
Billie Eilish
Birds Of A Feather
8.
Rosé, Bruno Mars
APT.
9.
Tones And I
Dance Monkey
10.
Benson Boone
Beautiful Things
11.
Kid Laroi, Justin Bieber
Stay
12.
Whitney Houston
I Will Always Love You
13.
Miley Cyrus
Flowers
14.
Sabrina Carpenter
Espresso
15.
Bryan Adams
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You
16.
Pharrell Williams
Happy
17.
USA For Africa
We Are The World
18.
Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars
Uptown Funk!
19.
Beatles
I Want To Hold Your Hand
20.
Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Justin Bieber
Despacito
21.
The Weeknd
Save Your Tears
22.
Los Del Rio
Macarena
23.
Wham!
Last Christmas
24.
Beatles
Hey Jude
25.
Ed Sheeran
Perfect
26.
Celion Dion
My Heart Will Go On
27.
Lil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus
Old Town Road
28.
Billie Eilish
Bad Guy
29.
Teddy Swims
Lose Control
30.
Black Eyed Peas
I Gotta Feeling
31.
Coolio, L.V.
Gangsta's Paradise
32.
Robin Thicke, Pharell Williams, T.I.
Blurred Lines
33.
Taylor Swift
Cruel Summer
34.
Lewis Capaldi
Someone You Loved
35.
Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello
Señorita
36.
John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John
You're The One That I Want
37.
Adele
Rolling In The Deep
38.
Irene Cara
Flashdance...What A Feeling
39.
Puff Daddy, Faith Evans, 112
I'll Be Missing You
40.
Village People
Y.M.C.A
41.
Pink Floyd
Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)
42.
Glass Animals
Heat Waves
43.
Stevie Wonder
I Just Called To Say I Love You
44.
Snap
Rhythm Is A Dancer
45.
Carly Rae Jepsen
Call Me Maybe
46.
Gotye, Kimbra
Somebody That I Used To Know
47.
Avicii
Wake Me Up!
48.
George Harrison
My Sweet Lord
49.
Ed Sheeran
Bad Habits
50.
Barbra Streisand
Woman In Love
51.
Bee Gees
Stayin' Alive
52.
Adele
Hello
53.
Dua Lipa
Levitating
54.
Doris Day
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
55.
Elvis Presley
It's Now Or Never
56.
Mungo Jerry
In The Summertime
57.
LMFAO, Lauren Bennett, GoonRock
Party Rock Anthem
58.
Timbaland, OneRepublic
Apologize
59.
Frank Sinatra
Strangers In The Night
60.
All-4-One
I Swear
61.
Dua Lipa
Don't Start Now
62.
Toni Braxton
Un-Break My Heart
63.
Boney M.
Rivers of Babylon
64.
Maroon 5, Christina Aguilera
Moves Like Jagger
65.
Terry Jacks
Seasons In The Sun
66.
Rema
Calm Down
67.
Cher
Believe
68.
Kim Carnes
Bette Davis Eyes
69.
Bon Jovi
Always
70.
Camila Cabello, Young Thug
Havana
71.
Culture Club
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
72.
Leona Lewis
Bleeding Love
73.
Michael Jackson
Billie Jean
74.
Shaboozey
A Bar Song (Tipsy)
75.
Culture Club
Karma Chameleon
76.
Spice Girls
Wannabe
77.
BTS
Dynamite
78.
Mary Hopkins
Those Were The Days
79.
Ace Of Bass
The Sign
80.
UB40
(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You
81.
Scott McKenzie
San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers)
82.
George McRae
Rock Your Baby
83.
Survivor
Eye Of The Tiger
84.
Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder
Ebony And Ivory
85.
Sinead O'Connor
Nothing Compares 2 U
86.
Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody
87.
Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber
I Don't Care
88.
Maroon 5, Cardi B
Girls Like You
89.
Meatloaf
I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
90.
Shakira, Wyclef Jean
Hips Don't Lie
91.
Alex Warren
Ordinary
92.
Daft Punk, Pharell Williams
Get Lucky
93.
Justin Timberlake
Can't Stop The Feeling!
94.
Michael Jackson
Black Or White
95.
The Archies
Sugar Sugar
96.
Elton John, Dua Lipa (PNAU Remix)
Cold Heart
97.
Blondie
Heart Of Glass
98.
Bee Gees
Night Fever
99.
Lady GaGa
Poker Face
100.
Ed Sheeran
Thinking Out Loud
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2 Comments
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Level 78
Jan 1, 2026
Just to let you know you have Tones and I / Dance Monkey the wrong way around. Dance Monkey is the song, Tones and I is the artist.
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Level 74
Jan 1, 2026
Fixed!

Thanks for telling me.