Nesta semana, a Billboard lançou sua tradicional e polêmica lista com as melhores músicas de determinado gênero. Dessa vez, a empresa divulgou seu Top 500 com as melhores músicas pop da história, causando bastante controvérsia.
Em primeiro lugar, está I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me), clássico de Whitney Houston lançado em 1987 como parte de seu segundo álbum, Whitney. Abaixo, listamos os 100 primeiros colocados, segundo a Billboard.
Billboard e as 100 melhores músicas pop da história
100: Del Shannon, “Runaway”
99: LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock, “Party Rock Anthem”
98: The Flamingos, “I Only Have Eyes for You”
97: Mariah Carey, “All I Want for Christmas Is You”
96: Naughty by Nature, “O.P.P.”
95: The Beatles, “Yesterday”
94: Vanessa Carlton, “A Thousand Miles”
93: Fetty Wap, “Trap Queen”
92: Shania Twain, “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”
91: BLACKstreet feat. Dr. Dre, “No Diggity”
90: The Killers, “Mr. Brightside”
89: Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris, “Baby”
88: Janet Jackson, “Miss You Much”
87: Sinéad O’Connor, “Nothing Compares 2 U”
86: One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
85: Destiny’s Child, “Say My Name”
84: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, “Despacito”
83: Stevie Wonder, “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”
82: The Human League, “Don’t You Want Me”
81: Drake, “Hotline Bling”
80: Aaliyah, “Are You That Somebody?”
79: The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights”
78: Sade, “Smooth Operator”
77: Fine Young Cannibals, “She Drives Me Crazy”
76: Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk!”
75: Miley Cyrus, “Party in the U.S.A.”
74: Gladys Knight & The Pips, “Midnight Train to Georgia”
73: Amy Winehouse, “Rehab”
72: Olivia Rodrigo, “Drivers License”
71: Van Morrison, “Brown Eyed Girl”
70: Natasha Bedingfield, “Unwritten”
69: The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Mase & Diddy, “Mo Money Mo Problems”
68: Deee-Lite, “Groove Is in the Heart”
67: Paul McCartney & Wings, “Silly Love Songs”
66: Ariana Grande, “Thank U, Next”
65: The Monkees, “I’m a Believer”
64: Four Seasons, “December 1963 (Oh What a Night)”
63: Cyndi Lauper, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”
62: Ben E. King, “Stand by Me”
61: Hanson, “MMMBop”
60: Whitney Houston, “I Will Always Love You”
59: Roy Orbison and the Candy Men, “Oh, Pretty Woman”
58: 50 Cent, “In Da Club”
57: *NSYNC, “Bye Bye Bye”
56: Bell Biv DeVoe, “Poison”
55: Rick Springfield, “Jessie’s Girl”
54: Elton John, “Your Song”
53: Britney Spears, “Toxic”
52: The Mamas & The Papas, “California Dreamin'”
51: Journey, “Don’t Stop Believin'”
50: Rihanna feat. Jay-Z, “Umbrella”
49: Gotye feat. Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used to Know”
48: Oasis, “Wonderwall”
47: Blondie, “Heart of Glass”
46: Soft Cell, “Tainted Love”
45: Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg, “Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang”
44: Otis Redding, “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”
43: Donna Summer, “Last Dance”
42: Taylor Swift, “You Belong With Me”
41: The B-52s, “Love Shack”
40: Looking Glass, “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)”
39: George Michael, “Freedom ’90”
38: Katy Perry, “Teenage Dream”
37: Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”
36: Spice Girls, “Wannabe”
35: Gloria Gaynor, “I Will Survive”
34: Al Green, “Let’s Stay Together”
33: The Shirelles, “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”
32: The Bee Gees, “Stayin’ Alive”
31: Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris, “Yeah!”
30: Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”
29: The Supremes, “Where Did Our Love Go”
28: Tears for Fears, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”
27: The Isley Brothers, “Shout”
26: a-ha, “Take on Me”
25: The Beach Boys, “Good Vibrations”
24: Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
23: Jackson 5, “I Want You Back”
22: Missy Elliott, “Work It”
21: Aretha Franklin, “Respect”
20: TLC, “No Scrubs”
19: The Ronettes, “Be My Baby”
18: Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z, “Crazy in Love”
17: Fleetwood Mac, “Dreams”
16: Earth, Wind & Fire, “September”
15: Mariah Carey, “Fantasy”
14: OutKast, “Hey Ya!”
13: Nicki Minaj, “Super Bass”
12: Britney Spears, “…Baby One More Time”
11: Prince and the Revolution, “Kiss”
10: The Beatles, “I Want to Hold Your Hand”
9: 2Pac feat. Dr. Dre, “California Love”
8: Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
7: Michael Jackson, “Billie Jean”
6: Madonna, “Like a Prayer”
5: Kelly Clarkson, “Since U Been Gone”
4: Backstreet Boys, “I Want It That Way”
3: The Temptations, “My Girl”
2: ABBA, “Dancing Queen”
1: Whitney Houston, “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)”