Top 10 English Songs
It is believed that Music feeds the soul because it calms a person's soul and relaxes their mind. Music has been a great source for conveying feelings and sentiment. Studies show that Music also benefits well-being by boosting memory, building task tolerance, lessening anxiety and depression, bringing happiness, and making work more effective.
The major music genres in the world are: classical, county, electronic dance music (EDM), hip-hop, indie rock, jazz, K-pop, metal, oldies, pop, rap, rhythm & blues (R&B), Rock, and Techno. Among all these, Pop music has been one of the popular ones since it was introduced.
Music is the best method to pass the time while travelling, sitting alone or have free time. Music connects to a person soul, the environment and residence. So below is the list of the top 10 popular English songs you may download on your device and enjoy.
1. Despacito
Despacito is the highest-viewed music video on YouTube of all time. The song is sung by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee from the album Vida, and it was released on 12 January 2017.
The song remix version Featuring Justin Bieber was released after 3 months, making this song more popular and in number one position in numerous country song charts.
2. Shape of You
The shape of you is of pop, dancehall, and tropical house genre. It is the second-highest viewed music video on YouTube. Moreover, Ed Sheeran sings the song from the album divide (÷). It is his biggest hit and was released on 6 January 2017.
Sheeran and Mac produced the song. The shape of you has also won the Grammy award for best pop solo performance.
3. See You Again
See you again is one of the most listened to songs in the world. The song is sung by American rapper Whiz Khalifa featuring American singer Charlie Puth from the album Furious 7: original motion picture soundtrack and nine-track mind. It was released on 10 March 2015. The music genre is hip hop and pop-rap.
4. Uptown Funk
Uptown Funk is a song sung by British American record producer Mark Ranson featuring Bruno mars from its fourth album, Uptown Special. The song is a funk-pop, boogie, disco-pop and Minneapolis soundtrack. It was written by Ronson, Mars, Philip Lawrence and Jeff Bhasker and was released on 14 November 2014. The lyrics of the song is fun and fast, and the beats and vocal are great.
5. Gangnam Style
Gangnam style broke international, linguistic, and cultural banners and the most popular songs in the world. It is sung by South Korean singer Psy from the EP Psy 6 (six rules) part 1 and was released on 15 July 2015.
The song has catchy beats and unique dancing in the music video. The song genre is K-pop or EDM. It went so viral because of the dance moves used in the Music, which made everyone dance.
6. Sorry
Sorry is a teen pop sensation sung by Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his fourth studio album, Purpose. The song was released on 22 October 2015. The vocal of the songs, lyrics and the dance in the music video was amazing.
Lyrically, "sorry" is a request to apologise to a lover, and Bieber asks for forgiveness and a second chance.
7. Sugar
Sugar is a pop, disco and soul song sung by American band Maroon 5 for his fifth studio album V. it was released on 13 January 2015. The song was written by Mike Posner, Adam Levine, Dr Luke and Jacob Kasher Hindlin.
It was also nominated in the 58th Grammy awards for best pop duo/group performance. The band constantly changes sound within each era and make it a popular song.
8. Roar
Roar made a massive spot on this popular song list. It is sung by American singer Katy Perry for her fourth studio album, prism (2013). The release date of Roar was 10 august 2013. It is a power-pop song that is a bigger hit than anything else Katy has released.
It became the first female-centred video to reached 3.4 billion views on YouTube. The song also got nominated for a best pop solo performance at Grammy awards.
9. Thinking Out Loud
Thinking out loud is the song sung by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran from the album ×. The song was released on 24 September 2014. Ed Sheeran is the only person to appear a second time on YouTube most popular songs in the world. Thinking out loud is a blue-eyed soul or acoustic song.
The song won the Grammy award for song of the year and the Grammy award for best pop solo performance.
10. Counting Stars
Counting stars is sung by American rock-pop band one republic from their third studio album, Native, released on 20 January 2013. Moreover, counting stars swept YouTube by more than 3.3 billion views.
It was nominated for the world music award for the world best song and the world music award for the world's best video.