Or, what I'd want on my MP3 player if stuck on a deserted island (with rechargeable batteries and a solar-powered battery charger). A bunch of songs have been left off simply because they've been played to death. Some songs are on here only because I like (try) to sing along, or maybe it has a killer riff/refrain/sequence but the rest of the song is nothing special. :) This page uses affiliate links, which means we earn a tiny (and I do mean tiny) commission if you make a purchase after clicking that link.

The list, in alphabetical order, is as follows:

  • A Day in the Life -- The Beatles
  • Addicted To Love -- Robert Palmer
  • Ain't That a Shame -- Cheap Trick
  • All Of Me -- John Legend
  • All Of Me -- Willie Nelson
  • All We Ever Do Is Say Goodbye -- John Mayer
  • American Girl -- Tom Petty
  • American Pie -- Don McLean
  • Baby Hnew On -- Dixie Chicks
  • Backstreets -- Bruce Springsteen
  • Bad -- U2
  • Baila Me -- Gipsy Kings
  • Bambaleo -- Gipsy Kings
  • Beat It -- Michael Jackson
  • Beautiful -- Christina Aguilera
  • Been In Love Before -- Cutting Crew
  • Believe -- Cher
  • Beyond Belief -- Elvis Costello
  • Billie Jean -- Michael Jackson
  • Bitch -- Meredith Brooks
  • Bleeding Love -- Leona Lewis
  • Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain -- Willie Nelson
  • Bohemian Rhapsody -- Queen
  • Born to Run -- Bruce Springsteen
  • Boys of Summer -- Don Henley
  • Broken Wings -- Mr. Mister
  • Burn Down the Mission -- Elton John
  • Can't Speak French -- Girls Aloud
  • Can't You See -- Marshall Tucker Band
  • Casual Conversations -- Supertramp
  • Children Of The World -- Amy Grant
  • China Girl -- David Bowie
  • Classical Gas -- Mason Williams
  • Coast Of Marseilles -- Jimmy Buffett
  • Come On Eileen -- Dexy's Midnight Runners
  • Coming to America -- Airo
  • Constant Craving -- k.d. lang
  • Corinna, Corinna -- George Winston
  • Crocodile Rock -- Elton John
  • Cruel To Be Kind -- Nick Lowe
  • Crying -- Roy Orbison with k.d. lang
  • Daughters -- John Mayer
  • Day After Day -- The Alan Parsons Project
  • Desire -- U2
  • Died In Your Arms -- Cutting Crew
  • Diving To Be Deeper -- Sinéad Lohan
  • Do You Believe In Love -- Huey Lewis
  • Dog Days Are Over -- Florence The Machine
  • Don't Bring Me Down -- Electric Light Orchestra
  • Don't Leave Home -- Dido
  • Don't Let It Show -- The Alan Parsons Project
  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood -- Santa Esmeralda
  • Downstream -- Supertramp
  • Drifting -- Enya
  • Drive -- The Cars
  • Driving With the Brakes On -- Del Amitri
  • Every Kinda People -- Robert Palmer
  • Every Time You Go Away -- Paul Young
  • Everybody Hurts -- R.E.M.
  • Everybody Knows -- Leonard Cohen
  • Everybody's Talkin' at Me -- Harry Nilsson
  • Everyone Will Crawl -- Charlie Sexton
  • Faith -- George Michael
  • Fallen -- Delerium
  • Fantasy -- Earth
  • Father Figure -- George Michael
  • Feel -- Marié Digby
  • Fernando -- ABBA
  • Fly at Night -- Chilliwack
  • Foggy Mountain Breakdown -- Flatt and Scruggs
  • Friends in Low Places -- Garth Brooks
  • From Rusholme With Love -- Mint Royale
  • Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding -- Elton John
  • Girl -- The Beatles
  • Give a Little Bit -- Supertramp
  • Give It Everything -- Al Green
  • Going Up The Country -- Canned Heat
  • Hallelujah -- Lind, Holm, Fuentes, Nilsen
  • Hamburg Song -- Keane
  • Happy Xmas -- John Lennon
  • Harmony -- Elton John
  • Have A Little Faith In Me -- John Hiatt
  • Haven't Met You Yet -- Michael Bublé
  • Help Me Rhonda -- Beach Boys
  • Hey Ya! -- Outkast
  • Hnew On Tight -- Electric Light Orchestra
  • Hnewing Back the Tears -- Simply Red
  • Home -- Afrikan Dreamland
  • Home -- Marc Broussard
  • Home -- Michael Bublé
  • Hurt -- Christina Aguilera
  • I Believe In Love (Evil Queen Mix) -- Lily Collins
  • I Don't Care Anymore -- Phil Collins
  • I Don't Want To Talk About It -- Rod Stewart
  • I Gotta Feeling -- The Black Eyed Peas
  • I Started a Joke -- The Bee Gees
  • I Want Candy -- Bow Wow Wow
  • I Wish -- Stevie Wonder
  • I'm Alright -- Kenny Loggins
  • I'm On Fire -- Bruce Springsteen
  • Imagine -- John Lennon
  • Immigrant Song -- Led Zeppelin
  • In The Mood -- Glenn Miller
  • Isn't She Lovely -- Stevie Wonder
  • Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) -- A.R. Rahman
  • Joey -- Concrete Blonde
  • Joy -- George Winston
  • Just What I Needed -- The Cars
  • Lady In Red -- Chris De Burgh
  • Levon -- Elton John
  • Lido Shuffle -- Boz Scaggs
  • Lights -- Journey
  • Lovers in Japan -- Cnewplay
  • Lucky -- Jason Mraz with Colbie Caillat
  • Luna de Paris -- DiBlasio
  • Mack The Knife -- Bobby Darin
  • Mandinka -- Sinéad O'Conner
  • Maneater -- Hall and Oates
  • Marble Halls -- Enya
  • Margaritaville -- Jimmy Buffett
  • Meanin' So Much -- Burton Cummings
  • Mississippi -- Train
  • Modern Love -- David Bowie
  • Moondance -- Van Morrison
  • Morning Has Broken -- Cat Stevens
  • Mr Saxobeat -- Alexandra Stan
  • Mr. Jones -- Counting Crows
  • On the Road Again -- Canned Heat
  • On the Road Again -- Willie Nelson
  • One -- U2
  • One Moment More -- Mindy Smith
  • Only the Good Die Young -- Billy Joel
  • Only Time -- Enya
  • One Tree Hill -- U2
  • Part of the Union -- Strawbs
  • Pretty Woman -- Van Halen
  • Release -- Afro Celt Sound System
  • Restoration Medley -- Paul Cardall
  • Roads To Moscow -- Al Stewart
  • Rocket Man -- Elton John
  • Rock The Boat -- Hues Corporation
  • Rods and Cones -- Blue Man Group
  • Round Here -- Counting Crows
  • Sacred Love -- Airo
  • Samba Pa Ti -- Santana
  • Sandman -- George Winston
  • Say (All I Need) -- OneRepublic
  • School -- Supertramp
  • Shadowboxer -- Fiona Apple
  • Shake It Off -- Taylor Swift
  • Shake It Out -- Florence The Machine
  • Shameless -- Garth Brooks
  • She's Always a Woman -- Billy Joel
  • She's Gone -- Hall and Oates
  • She's the One -- Bruce Springsteen
  • Simply Irresistible -- Robert Palmer
  • Some Guys Have All The Luck -- Rod Stewart
  • Something Better -- Chilliwack
  • Stairway to Heaven -- Led Zeppelin
  • Stop and Stare -- OneRepublic
  • Streets of Philadelphia -- Bruce Springsteen
  • Sunset Grill -- Don Henley
  • Sweet Child O' Mine -- Guns n' Roses
  • Tell Her This -- Del Amitri
  • Thanksgiving -- George Winston
  • That's The Way I Like It -- K.C. and The Sunshine Band
  • The Living Years -- Mike and The Mechanics
  • The Story -- Brandi Carlile
  • This Is How A Heart Breaks -- Rob Thomas
  • To Ramona -- Sinéad Lohan
  • Torn -- Natalie Imbruglia
  • Turn Me Loose -- Loverboy
  • Turn To Stone -- Electric Light Orchestra
  • Under the Wishing Tree -- Charlie Sexton
  • Veronica -- Elvis Costello
  • Vincent -- Don McLean
  • Viva La Vida (Live) -- Cnewplay
  • Wait and See -- Canned Heat
  • Walking On A Thin Line -- Huey Lewis
  • Weight of the World (Live) -- Blue October
  • What's Up -- 4 Non Blondes
  • When Doves Cry -- Prince
  • Whole Lotta Love -- Led Zeppelin
  • With or Without You -- U2
  • Without You -- Harry Nilsson
  • Wonderful World -- Israel Ka'ano'i Kamakawiwo'ole
  • Worn Me Down -- Rachael Yamagata
  • Wouldn't It Be Nice -- Beach Boys
  • You and I Both -- Jason Mraz
  • You Make My Dreams -- Hall and Oates
  • You've Got to Hide Your Love Away -- The Beatles

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