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.
"I was
always an entertainer. I was a ham as a
little girl and I'm a ham today." - Lady
Gaga
TIMELINE
Lady Gaga was born Joanne
Stefani Germanotta on March 20, 1986 in New York.
She began to play the piano at the age of 4,
learning by ear, and was writing for the piano by
age 13. When Lady Gaga was 17, she was accepted
for early admission into the Tisch School of the
Arts at NYU. Eccentric, flamboyant, and
theatrical, Lady Gaga rose to fame in the New
York underground music scene with outrageous on
stage antics and costumes, and with the dance
track "Beautiful Dirty Rich." Lady Gaga
began working for Interscope Records at the age
of 20 as a songwriter before releasing her own
material with her debut LP. She had previously
been signed and dropped by Def Jam when she was
19. She named herself 'Lady Gaga' in reference to
the Queen hit "Radio
Ga-Ga."
August 19: Lady Gaga released her
debut LP The
Fame
(available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The
Fame
eventually went on to top the LP charts in
Austria, Germany, Ireland, Poland, and
Switzerland.
August 23: Lady Gaga topped the
Canadian singles chart for 5 weeks with "Just Dance."
November 15: Lady Gaga topped the
Billboard Dance/Electronics Albums chart with The
Fame.
The LP would go on to jump in and out of the #1
spot on that chart well into 2011.
December 26: Lady Gaga topped the
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for 2 weeks
with "Bad Romance."
Lady Gaga topped the
UK singles chart with "Bad Romance."
The
Famewas the #4 selling LP of the year selling
over 2.2 copies during the year in the US.
Lady Gaga had the top
single of the year in the UK with "Poker Face."
Lady Gaga topped the Billboard 2009
Year-End Chart Toppers as the Top New Pop Artist,
Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist - Female,
Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Hot Mainstream Top
40 Artist, Top Hot Dance Singles Sales Artist,
Top Hot Dance Airplay Artist, Top Dance /
Electronic Album Artist, and with the Top Hot
Dance Single Sales ("Just Dance") and Top Dance / Electronic
Album (The
Fame).
June 11: Lady Gaga topped the
Billboard 200 LP chart, Digital Albums chart, and
Dance/Electronic Albums chart with Born
This Way. The LP sold over 1.1 million
copies its first week of release in the US. The
LP also topped the charts in the UK and Canada.
June 25: Lady Gaga topped the
Billboard Dance Club Play Songs chart with "Judas."
October 29: Lady Gaga topped the
Billboard Dance Club Play Songs chart with "You And I."
November: Laday Gaga launched her
'Born This Way Foundation' to support
anti-bullying programs and youth empowerment
groups. The foundation will also be run with her
mom: "My mother and I have initiated a
passion project. Together we hope to establish a
standard of bravery and kindness, as well as a
community worldwide that protects and nurtures
others in the face of bullying and
abandonment."
Born
This Way - The Remix Released: November 21, 2011 Tracks: "Born This Way" (Zedd Remix) -
"Judas" (Goldfrapp
Remix) - "The Edge Of Glory" (Foster The
People Remix) - "You And I" (Wild Beasts
Remix) - "Marry The Night" (The Weekend
& Illangelo Remix) - "Black Jesus +
Amen Fashion" (Michael Woods Remix) -
"Bloody Mary" (The Horrors Remix) -
"Scheibe" (Guena LG Club Remix) -
"Americano" (Gregori Klosman Remix
- "Electric Chapel" (Two Door
Cinema Club Remix) - "You And I" (Metronomy
Remix) - "Judas" (Hurts Remix) -
"Born This Way" (Twin Shadow
Remix) - "The Edge Of Glory" (Sultan &
Ned Shepard Remix)
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).
Lady Gaga was born Joanne
Stefani Germanotta on March 20, 1986 in New York.
She began to play the piano at the age of 4,
learning by ear, and was writing for the piano by
age 13. When Lady Gaga was 17, she was accepted
for early admission into the Tisch School of the
Arts at NYU. Eccentric, flamboyant, and
theatrical, Lady Gaga rose to fame in the New
York underground music scene with outrageous on
stage antics and costumes, and with the dance
track "Beautiful Dirty Rich." Lady Gaga
began working for Interscope Records at the age
of 20 as a songwriter before releasing her own
material with her debut LP. She had previously
been signed and dropped by Def Jam when she was
19. She named herself 'Lady Gaga' in reference to
the 
