Most Popular Songs of All Time Worldwide (Updated 2025)

Name the top 100 most popular songs after 1955 according to the United World Chart as of January 1st, 2025.

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

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3 Comments

Level 83

Jan 1, 2025

Nice! I think you need at least 10 minutes though.

Level 73

Jan 2, 2025

Fixed

Level 83

Jan 7, 2025

Spotlighted! Nice!