In 2015, Dutch cognitive neuroscientist Dr Jacob Jolij analysed 126 songs identified as “feel good” by UK and Republic of Ireland respondents and concluded that Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now ranks as the happiest song ever. The research, commissioned by British electronics brand Alba, examined tempo, musical key and lyrical positivity to identify patterns in […]
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Only Love Can Hurt Like This is one of Paloma Faith’s defining songs, even though she did not write it herself. Released in May 2014 as the second single from A Perfect Contradiction, the song was written by Diane Warren, one of the most successful pop songwriters of the last four decades. The track peaked
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When Kate Bush released Wuthering Heights in January 1978, it didn’t sound like anything else on the radio. Written by Bush when she was just 18 and inspired by Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel of the same name, the song is delivered from the voice of Catherine Earnshaw’s ghost. That bold choice paid off. The single
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27 January 1984 marked the release of Time After Time, the poignant ballad co-written by Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman. This song would go on to become Lauper’s first number-one hit and one of the defining pop ballads of the 1980s. A quiet moment that became a global hit Taken from Lauper’s debut album She’s
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His Best Solo Albums of All Time Phil Collins’ solo career wasn’t a side project. It reshaped 1980s pop, blurred the line between adult contemporary and MTV-era chart dominance, and produced some of the most commercially successful albums of all time. This ranking balances cultural impact, sales, critical standing, and long-term relevance. 1. No Jacket
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Long before White Iverson, face tattoos, and sold out arenas, Post Malone was just a teenager in Texas messing around with a camera, a synth beat, and a very questionable pair of shorts. The internet now calls this era Pre Malone. His high school art project, a music video called Why Don’t You Love Me?
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Across 2026, the music world will quietly but meaningfully mark the 50th anniversary of a year that changed popular music in lasting ways. 1976 was not universally loved at the time, but its influence is impossible to ignore. It was a year of extremes. Glossy pop dominance sat alongside the early sparks of punk rebellion.
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If you were at Party in the Park on 10 November 2017, you’ll remember exactly how it felt when Liam Gallagher hit the stage at Dubai’s Media City Amphitheatre with that impossible swagger and opened with Rock ’n’ Roll Star. For thousands in the crowd it was a rare chance to see one of Britpop’s
Nearly three years after the death of Fleetwood Mac legend Christine McVie, one of the most personal chapters of her life quietly came to a close when her treasured London penthouse sold in October 2025 for £6.95 million (US$9.26 million). The sale attracted multiple bidders before a young European couple secured the property by offering
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Mariah Carey’s catalogue is stacked. Sixteen studio albums. Nineteen US No.1 singles. Three UK No.1 singles. Over 220 million records sold globally. She’s one of the most commercially successful artists of all time, but her best songs aren’t just defined by chart stats. They’re moments where voice, vulnerability and vision align. This list ranks her
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