One type of feel good music consists of those songs which are about being there for someone. If one quotes Carole King directly from her song You've Got A Friend, it shows that these songs are typically useful when a person is down or in trouble to indicate that a friend will always be there. Therefore, these songs can also be dedicated via radio stations as well as television channels and also when a friend is down in the dumps these songs can be played.
The Pretenders' I'll Stand By You takes the top spot in this compilation as it is clearly the most played song in these occasions as well as covered by several artists throughout the years with most of the versions (Rod Stewart, Girls Aloud) topping the charts. At second place is Ben E. King's Stand By Me which is everyone's go-to feel good song about friends. At No.3 we have the cliched Jackson 5's I'll Be There which all significant others resort to when their respective boyfriends or girlfriends are depressed. We have four entries with the title I'll Be There For You and three entries with Stand By You. While it is a mishmash of artists and eras in terms of genre it is only Pop with just one Rock and one R&B entry. So here are the top 30 songs about being there for someone:
- The Pretenders – I’ll stand by you
- Ben E.King – Stand by me
- Jackson 5 – I’ll be there
- Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Ain’t no mountain high enough
- The Rembrandts – I’ll be there for you
- Rachel Platten – Stand by you
- Bill Withers – Lean on me
- Celine Dion – Because you loved me
- Carole King – You’ve got a friend
- S Club 7 – Reach
- Rihanna ft. Jay-Z – Umbrella
- Michael Jackson – You are not alone
- Jess Glynne – Hold my hand
- Hanson – I will come to you
- Avril Lavigne – I’m with you
- Phil Collins – You’ll be in my heart
- Bruno Mars – Count on me
- Bon Jovi – I’ll be there for you
- Charlie Puth – One call away
- Sade – By your side
- The Corrs – At your side
- Olive – You’re not alone
- Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans – Count on me
- The Moffats – I’ll be there for you
- Kat Deluna – Be there
- MLTR – I’m gonna be around
- Marlisa – Stand by you
- S Club 7 – Stand by you
- Tinchy Stryder – You’re not alone
- Solid HarmoniE – I’ll be there for you
Till the next beat...
At Ease!!!
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