The Top 100 Most Recognizable Songs Of All Time - Statistics

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Ranking Artist(s) Year Win Rate % Answer % Correct
1 Queen 1975 86.16% Bohemian Rhapsody
91%
5 Michael Jackson 1983 78.42% Thriller
88%
2 Michael Jackson 1983 81.83% Billie Jean
86%
3 Rick Astley 1987 81.65% Never Gonna Give You Up
82%
6 Nirvana 1991 77.30% Smells Like Teen Spirit
78%
8 A-ha 1985 76.77% Take On Me
76%
23 Toto 1982 72.82% Africa
75%
18 ABBA 1976 74.02% Dancing Queen
74%
7 Bee Gees 1977 76.98% Stayin' Alive
70%
91 Pharrell Williams 2013 63.77% Happy
67%
47 Michael Jackson 1987 68.75% Bad
66%
12 Survivor 1982 75.53% Eye Of The Tiger
66%
19 Village People 1978 73.97% Y.M.C.A
66%
9 Michael Jackson 1983 76.27% Beat It
65%
26 PSY 2012 72.07% Gangnam Style
64%
4 Queen 1977 79.52% We Will Rock You
64%
13 Bon Jovi 1986 75.37% Livin' On A Prayer
63%
10 Queen 1977 75.80% We Are The Champions
62%
11 Journey 1981 75.65% Don't Stop Believin'
61%
30 Whitney Houston 1992 71.13% I Will Always Love You
61%
82 Carly Rae Jepsen 2011 64.59% Call Me Maybe
60%
34 Outkast 2003 70.29% Hey Ya!
59%
16 Eminem 2002 74.99% Lose Yourself
59%
31 Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars 2014 70.66% Uptown Funk
58%
37 The Weeknd 2019 69.95% Blinding Lights
57%
54 Eagles 1977 67.60% Hotel California
57%
22 Coldplay 2008 72.97% Viva La Vida
57%
55 Oasis 1995 67.54% Wonderwall
57%
46 The Beatles 1968 68.76% Hey Jude
55%
73 Lady Gaga 2008 65.60% Poker Face
55%
24 Guns N' Roses 1988 72.65% Sweet Child O' Mine
55%
21 Europe 1986 73.64% The Final Countdown
55%
76 Avicii & Aloe Blacc 2013 64.98% Wake Me Up
55%
28 Louis Armstrong 1967 71.91% What A Wonderful World
55%
32 Smash Mouth 1999 70.63% All Star
54%
35 Lynyrd Skynyrd 1974 70.21% Sweet Home Alabama
54%
70 Britney Spears 2004 66.03% Toxic
54%
25 Coolio & L.V. 1995 72.42% Gangsta's Paradise
53%
29 The White Stripes 2003 71.37% Seven Nation Army
53%
99 Aqua 1997 63.28% Barbie Girl
52%
20 George Michael 1984 73.66% Careless Whisper
52%
40 Backstreet Boys 1999 69.28% I Want It That Way
52%
72 Celine Dion 1997 65.71% My Heart Will Go On
52%
52 Adele 2012 67.80% Rolling In The Deep
51%
50 Queen & David Bowie 1981 68.16% Under Pressure
51%
79 Spice Girls 1996 64.76% Wannabe
51%
27 AC/DC 1980 71.99% Back In Black
50%
15 Michael Jackson 1988 75.23% Smooth Criminal
50%
64 Led Zeppelin 1971 66.48% Stairway To Heaven
49%
33 Eurythmics 1983 70.55% Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
49%
53 The Police 1983 67.63% Every Breath You Take
48%
74 Shakira & Wyclef Jean 2006 65.19% Hips Don't Lie
48%
43 Gotye & Kimbra 2011 68.84% Somebody That I Used To Know
48%
48 AC/DC 1979 68.68% Highway To Hell
47%
86 ABBA 1975 64.32% Mamma Mia
47%
39 AC/DC 1990 69.57% Thunderstruck
47%
14 Queen 1980 75.36% Another One Bites The Dust
45%
67 Gloria Gaynor 1978 66.37% I Will Survive
45%
51 The Killers 2003 68.04% Mr. Brightside
45%
88 Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth 2015 64.09% See You Again
45%
44 Eminem 2000 68.81% The Real Slim Shady
45%
75 Lady Gaga 2009 65.11% Bad Romance
44%
17 Queen 1979 74.92% Don't Stop Me Now
44%
41 Linkin Park 2001 68.96% In The End
44%
100 Britney Spears 2000 63.19% Oops... I Did It Again
44%
78 The Beatles 1970 64.81% Let It Be
43%
62 Neil Diamond 1969 66.63% Sweet Caroline
43%
81 Pink Floyd 1979 64.62% Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2
42%
90 Elvis Presley 1957 67.83% Jailhouse Rock
42%
38 Britney Spears 1998 69.72% ...Baby One More Time
41%
85 50 Cent 2003 64.43% In Da Club
41%
89 Rihanna & Jay Z 2007 63.94% Umbrella
41%
58 Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers 2013 67.02% Get Lucky
40%
68 Linkin Park 2003 66.30% Numb
40%
45 Aerosmith 1973 68.80% Dream On
39%
77 Tears For Fears 1985 64.97% Everybody Wants To Rule The World
39%
71 Guns N' Roses 1987 65.93% Welcome To The Jungle
39%
93 Eiffel 65 1998 63.70% Blue (Da Ba Dee)
38%
36 Los Del Rio 1995 70.20% Macarena
37%
59 Shakira & Freshlyground 2010 66.95% Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)
37%
56 MC Hammer 1990 67.45% U Can't Touch This
36%
69 Eminem 2002 66.28% Without Me
36%
84 Green Day 2004 64.49% Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
35%
63 Black Eyed Peas 2009 66.62% I Gotta Feeling
35%
42 Elton John 1983 68.88% I'm Still Standing
35%
61 Whitney Houston 1987 66.76% I Wanna Dance With Somebody
35%
98 Cyndi Lauper 1983 63.38% Girls Just Want To Have Fun
34%
92 Boney M. 1978 63.73% Rasputin
32%
49 Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg 1999 68.36% Still D.R.E.
32%
80 Beyonce & Jay Z 2003 64.74% Crazy In Love
31%
87 The Animals 1964 64.15% House Of The Rising Sun
31%
57 The Beatles 1969 67.07% Here Comes The Sun
29%
94 Haddaway 1993 63.69% What Is Love
28%
97 Queen 1984 63.44% I Want To Break Free
27%
95 The Jackson 5 1969 63.53% I Want You Back
27%
66 John Denver 1971 66.42% Take Me Home, Country Roads
27%
65 Wham! 1984 66.42% Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
27%
60 ABBA 1979 66.79% Gimme Gimme Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
26%
83 Ray Parker Jr. 1984 64.57% Ghostbusters
25%
96 Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt & Nate Dogg 2000 63.50% The Next Episode
18%
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