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The Best of the Best

By Bill LambThis is the place to begin your collection of the best in pop

music. The selection here is subjective, but all of these songs are deserved

classics. Read on to explore the best pop music of all time.

40. Rihanna featuring Jay-Z - "Umbrella" (2007)

Courtesy Def Jam

Tricky Steart and The!"ream rote #$mbrella# ith Britney Spears in

mind. %er record label rejected it claiming they had enough songs for her

upcoming collection Blackout . The song then caught the attention of L.&.

Reid at 'sland "ef (am, and after he sent it to Rihanna she immediately

anted to record it. $pon release the song )uickly became the biggest hit

of Rihanna*s career reaching + around the orld. #$mbrella# remained at

the top of the chart in the $- for eeks, the longest of any song in the

decade. 't as nominated for /rammy &ards for Song and Record of the

0ear hile inning a /rammy for Best Rap1Sung 2ollaboration.

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,. te/ie !nder - "u1erstiti!n" (&72)

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Courtesy Motown

Stevie 3onder originally rote the song #Superstition# for guitarist (eff

Beck. %oever, ith insistence from management, he recorded it himself.

The song as notable as indicating Stevie 3onder*s move into personal

exploration ith a funkier sound and the use of innovative arrangements of

synthesi8ers and horns. The song as the lead single for Stevie

3onder*s Talking Book  album and hit + in the $S in early 9:;.

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,'. Aretha $ranlin - "Res1et" (&37)

Courtesy Atlantic Records

#Respect# as originally ritten and recorded by R<B legend 7tis

Redding in 9=>. %oever, it is &retha ?ranklin*s 9=: version that has

 become definitive and a signature song for her. The shostopping #R!@!S!

5!@!2!T ?ind out hat it means to me# line is unforgettable. The song

ent to + on the $S pop charts and on to /rammy &ards for Best

R<B recording and Best R<B ?emale 4ocal performance.

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,7. e5 rder - "6lue !nday" (&',)

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Courtesy Factory

#Blue Aonday# is one of the most influential dance pop records of all

time. e 7rder recorded it just to years after the group had risen out of

the ashes of the post punk band (oy "ivision hich fell apart hen lead

vocalist 'an 2urtis. The band incorporated influential elements from

seminal dance artists -rafterk, "onna Summer and Sylvester. The

 breakbeat production ork of &rthur Baker in e 0ork as also a strong

influence. The C!inch single became the biggest selling C!inch of all

time.

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,3. 8!n 9ean - "Amerian :ie" (&7&)

Courtesy United Artists

#&merican 5ie# is considered by many to be an allegorical history of rock

music up to the time of its recording. The #day the music died# from the

chorus is considered the day that Buddy %olly died in 9>9 in an airplane

crash ith Ritchie 4alens and the Big Bopper. The actual meaning of the

specific lyrics is the subject of ongoing speculation. %oever, many

 believe that such figures as the Byrds, Aick (agger, and the Beatles are

subjects mentioned in the song. #&merican 5ie# as a + pop single for

four eeks.

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,;. R.<.. - "9!sing y Religi!n" (&&)

Courtesy Warner Bros.

The biggest hit single by the band R.@.A. ent to +D on the pop singles

chart. The sound of the song is built around a mandolin hook. The song*s

title comes from a Southern collo)uial phrase meaning to lose one*s

temper. R.@.A.*s lead vocalist has said the song is about unre)uited love

and romantic expression. The accompanying video as highly acclaimed.

't on a /rammy &ard for Best Short ?orm 4ideo.

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,4. ad!nna - "Ray f 9ight" (&')

Courtesy Maerick 

Aadonna orked ith producer 3illiam 7rbit to put together this dance

classic. 't became the top song played in dance clubs for the year 99E.The accompanying video as inspired by the time lapse photography in

the film !oyanis"aatsi. #Ray of Light# as a top smash hit in both the

$- and the $S. 't as one of the first recordings here Aadonna full

embraced the techno and electronica dance music genres.

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,,. ihael Jas!n - "6illie Jean" (&',)

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Courtesy #$ic

The pulsing bass line is the introduction to #Billie (ean.# The song*s tale of

 patrimonial accusations is based on a real!life incident. Aichael (ackson*s

vocal hiccups became a trademark. Like so many classics, #Billie (ean#

almost missed the cut to be included on the T%riller  album. 't ent straight

to + and as a top smash across @urope. Aany consider #Billie (ean#

to be the most prominent and most influential song on the bestselling

album of all time T%riller .

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,2. 9ena ?!rne - "t!rmy eather" (&4,)

Courtesy Twentiet%&Century Fo'

This pop standard ritten in 9;; as first sung by @thel 3aters at the

2otton 2lub in %arlem. %oever, Lena %orne*s version of the song as

included in the 9D; movie (tormy Weat%er  and is probably the best!

knon recording of this classic. The song is built around a classic eather

metaphor used to describe emotion. This recording is included in the

/rammy &ards %all of ?ame.

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,&. ?uman 9eague - "8!n@t *!u ant e" (&'&)

Courtesy A)M Records

The electronic pop band %uman League ere skeptical about the release

of #"on*t 0ou 3ant Ae# as a single and thought it ould stall the band*s

commercial progress. To their surprise it ent to the top of the pop singles

chart in both the $S and the $-. 't has since become knon as a defining

song of e 3ave pop. The match of deadpan vocal delivery ith an

aggressive electronic hook is unforgettable.

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