BILLBOARDS TOP 100 BEST SELLING SONGS 20 – 11

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20. Theme From “A Summer Place” – Percy Faith – 1960 – That melody line gentle swing from chorus to verse through to the bridge and back feels like a sumemr breeze – A

19. I’ll Make Love To You – Boys II Men – 1994 – Pretty soul  song but lyrically inane – C

18. (Everything I Do) I Do For You – Bryan Adams – 1991 – Dreadful song by the best selling Canadian artist in the past 55 years – D

17 . You Were Meant For Me – Jewel –  1997 – Hey, maybe the 1990s were the worst decade for pop music – D-

16.  Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright) – 1976 – In which Stewart loses his last semblance of cool but gains the world – B

15. Endless Love – Dianara Ross And Lionel Richie – 1981 – About as good as the movie it came from, endless indifference soupcan soul ballad – D

14. Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes – 1981 – Rod Stewart soundalike novelty song – B

13. Yeah – Usher feat Lil Jon – 2004 – Heralded the golden age of crunk (and Usher) – B

12. Un-Break My Heart – Toni Braxton – 1996 – Somewhat superior soul belter. Whitney wasn’t worried.

11. We Belong Together – Mariah Carey – 2005 – Really, 2005? Top of the charts for 14 weeks, in the charts for 42 weeks – B

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