RockOnTheNet
presents The Top Pop Songs
Of All Time !
We have ranked the pop songs that have charted over the past 50+
years on The ARC Weekly Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100, and come up
with
a definitive list that will continue to expand as we add to it,
and continue to modify as new songs chart on The ARC Weekly Top
40.
"As soon
as we sat down together, just the four of us,
we knew we had become a band cos what came
out was
unique to us four as individuals." - Ben Lovett
TIMELINE
Mumford & Sons consists
of Marcus Mumford on vocals, guitar, drums, and
mandolin, "Country" Winston Marshall on
vocals, banjo, and dobro, Ben Lovett on vocals,
keyboards, accordion, and drums, and Ted Dwane on
vocals, string bass, and drums, and formed in
late 2007. Prior to forming a band together, the
4 friends from London were playing with various
bands. When they came together, their sound
flourished and they started touring through 2008.
Winston described their music as "... real,
and we sing and play our instruments more
passionately cos we feel like we need to. We love
honest music." A few EPs were released by
the band before their debut LP arrived.
September 28: Mumford & Son's first
single "Little Lion Man" was released
in the UK. The song became a Top 10 in Australia,
New Zealand and Belgium.
February 10: Mumford & Sons
released their debut LP Sigh
No More in the US (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The LP hit #1 in
Australia and Ireland, and the Top 10 in Belgium,
Canada, Holland, US, and the UK.
March 6: Mumford & Sons topped
the Billboard Folk Albums chart with Sigh
No More.
October 9: Mumford & Sons topped
the Billboard Alternative Songs chart for a week
with "Little Lion Man."
Released: October 5, 2009 (UK)
and February 16, 2010 (US) US: 2x Platinum Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 2 Billboard #1: Digital Albums chart,
Alternative Albums chart, Rock Albums chart,
Folk Albums chart Tracks: "Sigh No
More" - "The Cave" -
"Winter Winds" - "Roll Away
Your Stone" - "White Blank
Page" - "I Gave You All" -
"Little Lion Man" -
"Timshel" - "Thistle &
Weeds" - "Awake My Soul" -
"Dust Bowl Dance" - "After The
Storm" Deluxe
Edition also includes live versions of
"Sigh No More" - "Winter
Winds" - "Roll Away Your
Stone" - "White Blank Page" -
"I Gave You All" - "Awake My
Soul" - "Little Lion Man" -
"Thistle & Weeds" -
"Timshel" - "The Cave" -
"Dust Bowl Dance" - "Feel The
Tide"
also available on vinyl
Note: Song title and position links lead
you to the song's ARC Weekly Top 40 chart run and LP links
take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often
including track listings and sound samples).