Do you like love songs? You should. They're great.
RCA Victor
Just in case you're looking for a song to put you in a romantic mood, here are 101 of the best love songs of all time:
Columbia/Epic
JUST A QUICK DISCLAIMER: I asked a lot of people for input on this list in order to include a nice mix of genres and eras. And since there are hundreds (thousands??) of songs that could go on this list, I set some ground rules: 1) The songs have to be positive love songs — which means no break up songs, no unrequited love songs, and no sad songs in general. And 2) Only one song per artist, for fairness. Did I break both these rules? Yes, but I hope you agree that my exceptions are warranted.
1.Céline Dion, "Because You Loved Me"
2.Lionel Richie, "Hello"
3.Whitney Houston, "I Will Always Love You"
4.Christina Aguilera, "I Turn to You"
5.Selena, "I Could Fall in Love"
6.Journey, "Faithfully"
7.Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
8.Katy Perry, "Teenage Dream"
9.Taylor Swift, "Mine"
10.Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman, "Come What May"
11.The Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
12.Elton John, "Your Song"
13.Ed Sheeran, "Perfect"
14.Céline Dion, "My Heart Will Go On"
15.Aerosmith, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
16.The Beach Boys, "All I Wanna Do"
17.Yaz, "Only You"
18.Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, "Your Precious Love"
19.Justin Bieber, "Anyone"
20.H.E.R., "Comfortable"
21.Thomas Rhett, "Die a Happy Man"
22.Andy Grammer, "Fine by Me"
23.Leon Bridges, "Beyond"
24.Sixpence None The Richer, "Kiss Me"
25."Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" by Frankie Valli
26.Nat King Cole, "L-O-V-E"
27.Natalie Cole, "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)"
28.Paul McCartney, "Maybe I'm Amazed"
29.Jason Mraz, "I’m Yours"
30.Norah Jones, "Come Away With Me"
31.Sam Cooke, "You Send Me"
32.Shania Twain, "You’re Still the One"
33.Dave Matthews Band, "Crush"
34.Bryan Adams, "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You"
35.Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris, "We Found Love"
36.Frank Ocean, "Thinkin' Bout You"
37.Drake ft. Majid Jordan, "Hold On, We're Going Home"
38.Emeli Sandé, "Next to Me"
39.The Ronettes, “Be My Baby”
40.Ben E. King, “Stand by Me”
41.Kanye West, “Bound 2”
42.The Roots ft. Erykah Badu, “You Got Me”
43.The Bangles, “Eternal Flame”
44.Mariah Carey, "Always Be My Baby"
45.One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful"
46.Cyndi Lauper, "Time After Time"
47.Peter Gabriel, "The Book of Love"
48.Dashboard Confessional, "Stolen"
49.The Cars, "Just What I Needed"
50.Shakira, "Underneath Your Clothes"
51.Nick Jonas, "This is Heaven"
52.The Beatles, "Something"
53.Billy Joel, "She's Got a Way"
54.Janelle Monáe, "Make Me Feel"
55.Beyoncé, "Crazy in Love"
56.John Legend, "Favorite Place"
57.Snow Patrol, "Chasing Cars"
58.REO Speedwagon, "Keep on Loving You"
59.Etta James, "At Last"
60.The Righteous Brothers, "Unchained Melody"
61.Roberta Flack, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
62.Prince, "Kiss"
63.Bruno Mars, "Rest of My Life"
64.Donna Lewis, "I Love You Always Forever"
65.Bob Dylan, "Make You Feel My Love"
66.The Bee Gees, "How Deep is Your Love"
67.K-Ci & JoJo, "All My Life"
68.The Weeknd, "Earned It"
69.Elvis Presley, "Can't Help Falling in Love"
70.Marvin Gaye, "Sexual Healing"
71.James Bay, "Need The Sun To Break"
72.Justin Timberlake, "Mirrors"
73.Modern English, "I Melt with You"
74.Stevie Wonder, "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
75.Foster the People, "I Would Do Anything for You"
76.The Postal Service, "Such Great Heights"
77.Death Cab for Cutie, "I Will Follow You into the Dark"
78.Frank Sinatra, "The Way You Look Tonight"
79.The National Parks, "You Are Gold"
80.Hunter Hayes, "Wanted"
81.Al Green, "Let's Stay Together"
82.Eric Clapton, "Wonderful Tonight"
83.David Gray, "This Year's Love"
84.Percy Sledge, "When A Man Loves A Woman"
85.The Goo Goo Dolls, "Come to Me"
86.Ray LaMontagne, "Hold You in My Arms"
87.The National, "Slow Show"
88.Otis Redding, "That's How Strong My Love Is"
89.Diana Ross, "Love Hangover"
90.Rufus and Chaka Khan, "Ain't Nobody"
91.Fleetwood Mac, "Everywhere"
92.Jackie Wilson, "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher"
93.Monica, "Angel of Mine"
94.Billie Holiday, "Crazy He Calls Me"
95.Alison Krauss, "When You Say Nothing at All"
96.The Emotions, "Best Of My Love"
97.Tina Turner, "The Best"
98.The Drifters, “This Magic Moment”
99.Aretha Franklin, "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
100.Frankie Goes to Hollywood, “The Power of Love”
101.Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, “Cheek to Cheek”
102.Muna ft. Phoebe Bridgers, "Silk Chiffon"
103.Berlin, "Take My Breath Away"
104.And finally: Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, "Endless Love"
Are any of your favorites missing from the list? Discuss, please!
