The 100 Most Famous Songs of All Time

Ranked by Wikipedia link data — the closer to #1, the more famous.

The Internationale takes the number one slot, ahead of God Save the King, The Star-Spangled Banner, Deutschlandlied and Hatikvah — the most famous songs ever recorded, ranked by Wikipedia link data rather than chart weeks. Every entry here is a song the whole world can hum. Scroll the hundred, then test how many titles you could surface from memory alone.

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  1. The Internationale
  2. God Save the King
  3. The Star-Spangled Banner"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States.
  4. Deutschlandlied
  5. Hatikvah
  6. March of the Volunteers
  7. Jana Gana Mana
  8. Advance Australia Fair
  9. Poland Is Not Yet Lost
  10. Il Canto degli Italiani
  11. Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht
  12. Amar Sonar Bangla
  13. My Belarusy
  14. Bella ciao
  15. El gran Carlemany
  16. Symphony No. 9
  17. Indonesia Raya
  18. Bohemian Rhapsody"Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, A…
  19. Swan Lake
  20. Katyusha
  21. Symphony No. 5
  22. Für Elise
  23. Magnificat
  24. Ons Heemecht
  25. Tiến Quân Ca
  26. Auld Lang Syne
  27. Despacito
  28. The Four Seasons
  29. Billie Jean
  30. Happy Birthday to You
  31. Oben am jungen Rhein
  32. Turandot
  33. Putin khuylo!
  34. We Are the Champions
  35. Imagine
  36. Requiem
  37. National Anthem of the Republic of China
  38. Horst-Wessel-Lied
  39. 'O Sole Mio
  40. Amazing Grace
  41. Bad Romance
  42. Smells Like Teen Spirit
  43. Yesterday
  44. Jingle Bells
  45. Hava Nagila
  46. Stairway to Heaven
  47. We Will Rock You
  48. Hymne monégasque
  49. The Rite of Spring
  50. Carmina Burana
  51. Waterloo
  52. The Well-Tempered Clavier
  53. 1812 Overture
  54. Salve Regina
  55. Bésame Mucho
  56. The Blue Danube
  57. Allahu Akbar
  58. Poker Face
  59. Symphony No. 3
  60. Euphoria
  61. Boléro
  62. Adeste Fideles
  63. Hotel California
  64. Paparazzi
  65. Alejandro
  66. I Wanna Go
  67. The House of the Rising Sun
  68. Hey Jude
  69. Piano Sonata No. 14
  70. Last Christmas
  71. Let It Go
  72. Judas
  73. Just Dance
  74. LoveGame
  75. Radio Ga Ga
  76. All I Want for Christmas Is You
  77. Gloomy Sunday
  78. Hard Rock Hallelujah
  79. Rise Like a Phoenix
  80. Like a Rolling Stone
  81. Rule, Britannia!
  82. Only Teardrops
  83. The Show Must Go On
  84. Eine kleine Nachtmusik
  85. My Heart Will Go On
  86. Over the Rainbow
  87. Let It Be
  88. Goldberg Variations
  89. Symphonie fantastique
  90. Waltzing Matilda
  91. Caminemos pisando las sendas de nuestra inmensa felicidad
  92. Farewell of Slavianka
  93. Never Gonna Give You Up
  94. Nashid as-Salaam as-Sultani
  95. Somebody to Love
  96. Frère Jacques
  97. O Tannenbaum
  98. Wind of Change
  99. National anthem of Yemen"United Republic", also known by its incipit "Repeat, O World, My Song", is the national anthem of Yemen.
  100. Strawberry Fields Forever"Strawberry Fields Forever" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney.

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