thumbnail

The Top 100 Most Recognizable Songs Of All Time

According to the overall win rate of a fan-voted tournament created by boogiehead on YouTube, can you name the 100 most recognizable songs ever made?
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vulK0wDSc24
Quiz by MendoSabbath
Rate:
Last updated: November 22, 2023
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
First submittedMay 28, 2023
Times taken355
Average score53.0%
Report this quizReport
18:00
Enter answer here
0
 / 100 guessed
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
Ranking
Artist(s)
Year
Win Rate %
Answer
1
Queen
1975
86.16%
Bohemian Rhapsody
2
Michael Jackson
1983
81.83%
Billie Jean
3
Rick Astley
1987
81.65%
Never Gonna Give You Up
4
Queen
1977
79.52%
We Will Rock You
5
Michael Jackson
1983
78.42%
Thriller
6
Nirvana
1991
77.30%
Smells Like Teen Spirit
7
Bee Gees
1977
76.98%
Stayin' Alive
8
A-ha
1985
76.77%
Take On Me
9
Michael Jackson
1983
76.27%
Beat It
10
Queen
1977
75.80%
We Are The Champions
11
Journey
1981
75.65%
Don't Stop Believin'
12
Survivor
1982
75.53%
Eye Of The Tiger
13
Bon Jovi
1986
75.37%
Livin' On A Prayer
14
Queen
1980
75.36%
Another One Bites The Dust
15
Michael Jackson
1988
75.23%
Smooth Criminal
16
Eminem
2002
74.99%
Lose Yourself
17
Queen
1979
74.92%
Don't Stop Me Now
18
ABBA
1976
74.02%
Dancing Queen
19
Village People
1978
73.97%
Y.M.C.A
20
George Michael
1984
73.66%
Careless Whisper
21
Europe
1986
73.64%
The Final Countdown
22
Coldplay
2008
72.97%
Viva La Vida
23
Toto
1982
72.82%
Africa
24
Guns N' Roses
1988
72.65%
Sweet Child O' Mine
25
Coolio & L.V.
1995
72.42%
Gangsta's Paradise
26
PSY
2012
72.07%
Gangnam Style
27
AC/DC
1980
71.99%
Back In Black
28
Louis Armstrong
1967
71.91%
What A Wonderful World
29
The White Stripes
2003
71.37%
Seven Nation Army
30
Whitney Houston
1992
71.13%
I Will Always Love You
31
Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars
2014
70.66%
Uptown Funk
32
Smash Mouth
1999
70.63%
All Star
33
Eurythmics
1983
70.55%
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
34
Outkast
2003
70.29%
Hey Ya!
35
Lynyrd Skynyrd
1974
70.21%
Sweet Home Alabama
36
Los Del Rio
1995
70.20%
Macarena
37
The Weeknd
2019
69.95%
Blinding Lights
38
Britney Spears
1998
69.72%
...Baby One More Time
39
AC/DC
1990
69.57%
Thunderstruck
40
Backstreet Boys
1999
69.28%
I Want It That Way
41
Linkin Park
2001
68.96%
In The End
42
Elton John
1983
68.88%
I'm Still Standing
43
Gotye & Kimbra
2011
68.84%
Somebody That I Used To Know
44
Eminem
2000
68.81%
The Real Slim Shady
45
Aerosmith
1973
68.80%
Dream On
46
The Beatles
1968
68.76%
Hey Jude
47
Michael Jackson
1987
68.75%
Bad
48
AC/DC
1979
68.68%
Highway To Hell
49
Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg
1999
68.36%
Still D.R.E.
50
Queen & David Bowie
1981
68.16%
Under Pressure
51
The Killers
2003
68.04%
Mr. Brightside
52
Adele
2012
67.80%
Rolling In The Deep
53
The Police
1983
67.63%
Every Breath You Take
54
Eagles
1977
67.60%
Hotel California
55
Oasis
1995
67.54%
Wonderwall
56
MC Hammer
1990
67.45%
U Can't Touch This
57
The Beatles
1969
67.07%
Here Comes The Sun
58
Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers
2013
67.02%
Get Lucky
59
Shakira & Freshlyground
2010
66.95%
Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)
60
ABBA
1979
66.79%
Gimme Gimme Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
61
Whitney Houston
1987
66.76%
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
62
Neil Diamond
1969
66.63%
Sweet Caroline
63
Black Eyed Peas
2009
66.62%
I Gotta Feeling
64
Led Zeppelin
1971
66.48%
Stairway To Heaven
65
Wham!
1984
66.42%
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
66
John Denver
1971
66.42%
Take Me Home, Country Roads
67
Gloria Gaynor
1978
66.37%
I Will Survive
68
Linkin Park
2003
66.30%
Numb
69
Eminem
2002
66.28%
Without Me
70
Britney Spears
2004
66.03%
Toxic
71
Guns N' Roses
1987
65.93%
Welcome To The Jungle
72
Celine Dion
1997
65.71%
My Heart Will Go On
73
Lady Gaga
2008
65.60%
Poker Face
74
Shakira & Wyclef Jean
2006
65.19%
Hips Don't Lie
75
Lady Gaga
2009
65.11%
Bad Romance
76
Avicii & Aloe Blacc
2013
64.98%
Wake Me Up
77
Tears For Fears
1985
64.97%
Everybody Wants To Rule The World
78
The Beatles
1970
64.81%
Let It Be
79
Spice Girls
1996
64.76%
Wannabe
80
Beyonce & Jay Z
2003
64.74%
Crazy In Love
81
Pink Floyd
1979
64.62%
Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2
82
Carly Rae Jepsen
2011
64.59%
Call Me Maybe
83
Ray Parker Jr.
1984
64.57%
Ghostbusters
84
Green Day
2004
64.49%
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
85
50 Cent
2003
64.43%
In Da Club
86
ABBA
1975
64.32%
Mamma Mia
87
The Animals
1964
64.15%
House Of The Rising Sun
88
Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth
2015
64.09%
See You Again
89
Rihanna & Jay Z
2007
63.94%
Umbrella
90
Elvis Presley
1957
67.83%
Jailhouse Rock
91
Pharrell Williams
2013
63.77%
Happy
92
Boney M.
1978
63.73%
Rasputin
93
Eiffel 65
1998
63.70%
Blue (Da Ba Dee)
94
Haddaway
1993
63.69%
What Is Love
95
The Jackson 5
1969
63.53%
I Want You Back
96
Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt & Nate Dogg
2000
63.50%
The Next Episode
97
Queen
1984
63.44%
I Want To Break Free
98
Cyndi Lauper
1983
63.38%
Girls Just Want To Have Fun
99
Aqua
1997
63.28%
Barbie Girl
100
Britney Spears
2000
63.19%
Oops... I Did It Again
+2
Level 58
May 30, 2023
You definitely need to add more time.
+1
Level 23
May 30, 2023
I thought about doing that. I added an additional 6 minutes to the timer. Thanks for letting me know!
+1
Level 73
Jul 15, 2023
How on earth is Welcome to the Jungle on here instead of Paradise City?
+1
Level 54
Nov 19, 2023
Nice! Gloria Gaynor is spelled incorrectly, FYI