Top 100 Pop Ballads
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Every decade in music has showcased exemplary ballads. While rock ballads have earned their due, pop ballads haven’t quite. So, here’s a showcase of the best pop ballads.
Ballads have been excessively popular in different music genres. While its jazz ballads of the 40s and 50s that first established the roots of balladry, the 60s paved the way for a new realm of ballads in pop and rock genres. The folk movement of the 60s led to an explosion of pop bands and rock bands. Furthermore, music experimentation in the 60s gave rise to new genres and subgenres taking poignant balladry to a new level. The sentiments expressed through ballads convey a whole range of emotions. Balladic themes differ with bands and artists.
However, songs about, love, trust, angst, breakup, feelings and emotional turmoil are exceeding popular in pop ballads.
Since the 60s pop music has been a commercially popular genre. Needless to say many singers carved a niche with their brand of pop songs right through the 60s and 70s. The 80s added fresh perspective to balladry, thanks to improvements in technology encompassed with fine production and recording techniques. While the 60s and 70s were a golden era for pop ballads, many music purists consider the 80s the decade that paved a new direction for pop ballads. Since the early 50s artists and bands have had chart success with different types of pop ballads.
Unlike rock ballads that have a power packed edgy sound, pop ballads pack a soft and mellow sound. Guitar ballads and piano ballads have become exceedingly popular in pop music since the 60s. While ballads in the pop genre have evolved significantly, since the year 2000 balladry has taken more poetic forms in musical structure. The lyrical and musical structure in ballads often mesmerizes listeners. A number of artists in the 80s and 90s have released pop ballads that have gone onto become memorable anthems associated with nostalgia. Also, music television channels showcased pop ballads and rock ballads of bands and artists in a big way in the 80s and 90s.
100 Greatest Pop Ballads
- Someone like You- Adele
- All of Me- John Legend
- Broken Strings- James Morrison featuring Nelly Futardo
- Everything Has Changed- Taylor Swift featuring Ed Sheeran
- Pledging My Love- Johnny Ace
- In My life- The Beatles
- Stay With Me- Sam Smith
- Bleeding Love- Leona Lewis
- Unchained Melody- The Righteous Brothers
- Killing Me Softly- Roberta Flack
- Marry Me- Train
- He’ll Have To Go- Jim Reeves
- When I Was Your Man- Bruno Mars
- Broken Ones- Jacquie Lee
- Endless Love- Lionel Richie and Diana Ross
- Can’t Help Falling In Love With You- Elvis Presley
- Somewhere Only We Know- Lily Allen
- With or Without You- U2
- Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head- B.J. Thomas
- Just The Way You Are- Billy Joel
- I’m Yours- Jason Mraz
- Jar of Hearts- Christina Perri
- All I Have To Do Is Dream- The Everly Brothers
- You Mean Everything To Me- Neil Sedaka
- Story of My Life- One Direction
- If You Don’t Know Me By Now- Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
- (Where Do I Begin?) Love Story- Andy Williams
- I Knew I Loved You- Savage Garden
- Since I Met You Baby- Ivory Joe Hunter
- Thinking Out Loud- Ed Sheeran
- Lean On Me- Bill Withers
- All I Have To Do Is Dream- The Everly Brothers
- Jealous Guy- John Lennon
- Cry Me A River- Julie London
- I’ll Make Love To You- Boyz 2 Men
- How Deep Is Your Love- Bee Gees
- Always On My Mind- Willie Nelson
- If- Bread
- End of the World- Skeeter Davis
- Shape of My Heart- Sting
- I’d Really Love To See You Tonight- England Dan and John Ford Coley
- Baby I Love You- The Ronettes
- Lovin’ You- Minnie Ripperton
- Apologize- OneRepublic
- To Sir With Love- Lulu
- Dream Lover- Bobby Darin
- Crying in The Rain- Everly Brothers
- Take Good Care of My Baby- Bobby Vee
- Key largo- Bertie Higgins
- From This Moment- Shania Twain
- Black & Blue- Paloma Faith
- You Make Me Feel Brand New- The Stylistics
- Julie, Do Ya Love Me- Bobby Sherman
- I Think I Love You- The Partridge Family
- Love Will Keep Us Together- Captain & Tennille
- Have I Told You Lately- Van Morrison
- Love Me or Let Me Be Lonely- The Friends of Distinction
- Biggest Part of Me- Ambrosia
- When I Need You- Leo Sayer
- Sealed With A Kiss- Brian Hyland
- Lego House- Ed Sheeran
- Adorn- Miguel
- Best of My Love- The Emotions
- Unbreak My Heart- Toni Braxton
- April Love- Pat Boone
- I Want To Be your Everything- Andy Gibb
- I Won’t Let you Go- James Morrison
- A Little More Love- Olivia Newton John
- Fields of Gold- Sting
- So Amazing- Luther Vandross
- Tonight, I Celebrate my Love- Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack
- Mack The knife- Bobby Darin
- How Long Will I Love You- Ellie Goulding
- Crazy- Patsy Cline
- Wrecking Ball- Miley Cyrus
- How Can I Tell You- Cat Stevens
- Breath of Heaven- Amy Grant
- It’s All In The Game- Tommy Edwards
- Love Me Tender- Elvis Presley
- Kiss From A Rose- Seal
- Human- Christina Perri
- Impossible- James Arthur
- Brand New Me- Alicia Keys
- We Both Know- Colbie Caillat featuring Gavin DeGraw
- The Power of Love- Jennifer Rush
- Close to You- Carpenters
- Bonfire Heart- James Blunt
- Need You Now- Lady Antebellum
- Katy Perry- Unconditionally
- My Love- Petula Clark
- Saving All My Love For You- Whitney Houston
- Love Letters In The Sand- Pat Boone
- Untouchable- Taylor Swift
- Set Fire To The Rain- Adele
- Daydream Believer- The Monkees
- Let Her Go- Passanger
- Hand On Heart- Olly Murs
- Memories are Made of This- Dean Martin
- You Are The Sunshine of My Life- Stevie Wonder
- Don’t Know Much- Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville
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