1. Top 10 Pop Songs{ From About.com By Monique Fearon

2. OutKast - "Hey Ya!" (2003) Courtesy LaFace Records "Hey Ya" was released as one of the two lead singles, along with "The Way You Move," from OutKasts double disc set Speakerboxxx / The Love Below. Its catchy uplifting pastiche of Rock, Pop, Hip Hop and R&B was instantly celebrated as brilliant work. The song reached #1 on the pop singles chart and ended the year as a frequent mention in critics choices for the top single of the year. The video that accompanies the song references the Beatless historic appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. The songs memorable line, "Shake it like a Polaroid picture," was later used in advertising by Polaroid.10 3. Carly Simon - "YoureSo Vain" (1972) Courtesy Elektra Despite the fact that the true subject of this song is stillnot known, it is one of the most devastating portraits ofconceit ever recorded. Speculation of whom CarlySimon was thinking about include Mick Jagger, WarrenBeatty, Kris Kristofferson and James Taylor. Variousclues to the identity have come out over time.Musically, "Youre So Vain" is one of the best examplesof a confessional style of singer-songwriter pop. Thesong is Carly Simons only #1 pop single.9 4. Rod Stewart - "MaggieMay" (1971) Courtesy Mercury Records Rod Stewarts tale of a manipulative romance withan older woman is believed to be autobiographical.It became Stewarts first #1 pop single and is givencredit for launching his career as a solo star. "MaggieMay" brought a British folk-pop style and Stewartstrademark raspy vocals into the pop mainstream.Rod Stewart has said hes not sure why it becamesuch a big hit because it has no melody.8 5. Righteous Brothers -"Unchained Melody" (1965) Courtesy Philles "Unchained Melody" began its recorded life as a theme song for an obscure1955 prison film Unchained. It hit the pop charts shortly after in aninstrumental version by Les Baxter and a vocal version by Al Hibbler. Thesong was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Song from a MotionPicture. Produced Phil Spector recorded the best known version of"Unchained Melody" as a solo performance by the Righteous BrothersBobby Hatfield but it was still credited to the duo upon release. Theirversion of the song was a top five pop hit, and it returned to the charts in1990 after being included on the soundtrack to the filmGhost. "UnchainedMelody" remains one of the most romantic pop songs of all time.7 6. Beach Boys - "GoodVibrations" (1966) Courtesy Capitol Records "Good Vibrations" is the Beach Boys Brian Wilsons magnumopus. It became the bands third #1 pop single. Some considerthe song to be a mini-symphony of sorts in multiple sections.Production of the song is reported to have taken seventeeensessions and ultimately cost over $50,000, a phenomenal costat that time. The final segments of the song feature theelectronic instrument the theremin. "Good Vibrations" isconsidered to have broken entirely new ground in what couldbe done in the recording studio with splicing together a widerange of discreet recorded components to create the finalwork.6 7. Beatles - "Yesterday"(1965) Courtesy Capitol Records The Guinness Book of Records claims no song has inspired morecover versions than "Yesterday." It is a melancholy balladrecorded with simply the voice of Paul McCartney over astring quartet. It details the aftermath of a relationship gonesour. However, when something so simple is done so perfectlyit becomes a classic. The other Beatles members were at firstadamantly against including the song on a Beatles albumbecause the sound was so different from their other work.They did veto its release as a single at home in the UK. In theUS the song was a #1 hit. A 1999 BBC poll voted "Yesterday"the Best Song of the 20th Century.5 8. Judy Garland - "Over theRainbow" (1939) Courtesy Decca "Over the Rainbow" was written specifically for the movie TheWizard Of Oz by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg. Judy Garlandsinging the song was originally deleted from the movie, butinsistence from Harold Arlen and executive producer Arthur Freedlobbied to get it back in the film. The version from the Wizard ofOz remains the best known recording, but other cover versions,particularly the one by Hawaiian musician IsraelKamakawiwoole, are well known. The "Songs of the Century" listcompiled by the Recording Industry Association of America andthe National Endowment for the Arts listed "Over the Rainbow" as#1 based on its historical significance.4 9. Rolling Stones - "(I CantGet No) Satisfaction"(1965) Courtesy London Records The Rolling Stones topped the US pop singles chart for thefirst time with this song. It has all of the components of aclassic Rolling Stones hit including an arresting guitarintroduction from Keith Richards as well as classic preeningvocals from Mick Jagger. The song was recorded at the ChessStudios in Chicago. "(I Cant Get No) Satisfaction" was seen assubversive and threatening due to its sexual suggestivenessand attacks on commercialism. It was the song that turned theRolling3 10. Bruce Springsteen -"Born to Run" (1975) Courtesy Columbia Records Bruce Springsteen has stated that he wrote "Born to Run" as a last-ditch effort to become a true star. His first two albums had beencritically acclaimed but didnt sell particularly well. The song isessentially a passionate, heroic love letter to a girl named Wendy.The imagery in the song is powerful with "kids huddled on thebeach in a mist" and "highways jammed with broken heroes." Thesong, along with the rest of the album Born to Run did help makeBruce Springsteen into a star. He appeared on the coversof Time and Newsweek and the album hit #3 on the charts. Neitherof his first two albums had placed inside the top 50. The song itselfreached #23 on the pop singles chart in the US.2 11. John Lennon -"Imagine" (1971) Courtesy Apple Records John Lennon himself stated that "Imagine" is asgood as anything he wrote with the Beatles.The song remains one of the most powerful andpoignant requests in song to imagine a peacefulworld. It reached the top 10 in both the US andthe UK upon initial release.1