RockOnTheNet.com
presents The Top Pop Songs
Of All Time !
We have ranked the top 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.
"My mom
was my first music teacher. I suppose the
first sign that I was 'musical' came when I
figured out "It's A Small World" on
the piano when I was 2 years old." - Vanessa
Carlton
TIMELINE
Vanessa Carlton was born August 16,
1980, and raised in Pennsylvania. Her youth was
filled with music and musical creation -
composing her first piano piece by age 8. Vanessa
pursued the dream of ballet when in her early
teens, she attended the School of American Ballet
in New York. By her later teens, Vanessa was
growing tired of ballet and was more focused on
the piano and singing. Vanessa finished dance
school, but continued with her singing at various
New York locales while also waitressing. Rolling
Stone profiled Vanessa as one of "10
Artists To Watch" describing her as "a
more pop-oriented Fiona
Apple, Minus the stormy
psychodrama."
April 30: Vanessa released her
debut LP - Be
Not Nobody. She told VH1 where the title came
from: "Be
Not Nobody is where I am at in my life right
now. I know I'm only 21 but I had to go through a
lot at that dance school. I lost a lot of who I
was. I fell apart and it was really hard. You
feel completely alone, like no one cares. Writing
this record let me recapture who I am. It is
summed up in the title Be
Not Nobody. You need to feel comfortable in
your skin and do whatever you need to do for
yourself, to heal or to grow."
June 1: Vanessa topped the
Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart for 5 weeks
with "A Thousand Miles."
May 6: Vanessa could be heard on
the soundtrack for American
Dreams
with her cover of "Wishin' And Hopin'."
Vanessa also appeared on an episode of the NBC TV
show portraying Dusty Springfield.
Released: November 9, 2004 Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 33 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B- Tracks: "White Houses" - "Who's To
Say" - "Annie" - "San
Francisco" - "Afterglow" -
"Private Radio" - "Half A Week
Before The Winter" - "C'est La
Vie" - "Papa" - "She
Floats" - "The Wreckage"
Released: October 9, 2007 Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 44 Entertainment
Weekly: B Tracks: "Nolita
Fairytale" - "Hands On Me" -
"Spring Street" - "My
Best" - "Come Undone" -
"The One" - "Heroes &
Thieves" - "This Time" -
"Fools Like Me" - "Home"
- "More Than This"
Released: July 26, 2011 Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 62 Entertainment
Weekly: B+ Tracks: "Carousel"
- "I Don't Want To Be A Bride" -
"London" - "Fairweather
Friend" - "Hear The Bells" -
"Dear California" - "Tall
Tales For Spring" - "Get Good"
- "Marching Line" - "In The
End"
Released: October 23, 2015 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Take It
Easy" - "Willows" -
"House Of Seven Swords" -
"Operator" - "Blue Pool"
- "Nothing Where Something Used To
Be" - "Matter Of Time" -
"Unlock The Lock" -
"River" - "Ascension"
Released: March 27, 2020 Tracks: "I Can't Stay
The Same" - "Companion Star" -
"I Know You Don't Mean It" -
"Die, Dinosaur" - "Love Is An
Art" - "Future Pain" -
"Back To Life" -
"Patience" - "The Only Way To
Love" - "Salesman" -
"Miner's Canary"
Note: Song title and position
links lead you to the song's ARC Weekly Top 40 chart run, LP links take
you to Amazon.com for that LP's info (often
including track listings and track samples), and
single cover art takes you to Amazon.com for that CD single (if
available). Songs charting prior to 1980 have
information from Billboard magazine.