Best Love Songs of 2019

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The decade ended with some inspiring yet extremely love-gushing records that are bound to be deemed as classics in the years to come. In the ever expanding genres of the industry, all artists with the certain exceptions of rap and rock have had their attempt at the production of a love song. This compilation takes a closer look at those tunes of love of yesteryear which made us cherish our loved ones and reminisce the endearing memories we have shared with them. 

1. Taylor Swift – Lover

It took Swift almost a decade to perfect another love song after Today was a Fairytale. However, this pop ballad is clearly the best love song of 2019 with perfect vocals and mushy lyrics. It is the title track off her latest album and is clearly the best production out of the record. It is one of those tunes that is gushing with love and is accompanied by a duet with Shawn Mendes as well as a First Dance Remix catered particularly for weddings. Her work was paid off as it received a Song of the Year nomination at the 2020 Grammys.

2. Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber – 10,000 Hours

In one of Bieber’s latest ventures other than marriage, we see the superstar collaborate with country duo Dan + Shay for one of the sappiest tracks of the year. The ballad proved to be extremely commercially and critically successful and is accompanied by a music video featuring the wives of the three vocalists.

3. Backstreet Boys – No place

The third release off the critically acclaimed ninth studio album of BSB is a refreshing and light pop track with a focus on loved ones and family. The boy band makes the production even more wholesome with a music video featuring their respective families.

4. Zayn & Zhavia Ward – A whole new world

We are all familiar with this track where the original from Aladdin by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle won the coveted Best Original Song at the 1993 Academy Awards as well as the Song of the Year at the 1994 Grammys. This Middle Eastern reworked production was well received by critics where Zayn and Zhavia’s vocals complemented each other perfectly to coincide with the ambience of the remake.

5. AJ Mitchell ft. Ava Max – Slow dance 

Two newcomers to the industry have attempted and succeeded in their endeavor to produce an awesome track with just the correct dose of romance. While Mitchell has not yet broke through into the mainstream, this collaboration is a clear stepping stone towards that direction. 

6. Tom Walker – Just you and I 

It is the rerelease of the full production of the track that was only available as an acoustic release in 2017. This slow love song was critically acclaimed and was one of the most successful singles in Europe of 2019. The record marks Walker’s second biggest hit in the mainstream.

7. Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – Señorita 

This sultry Latin pop duet marks the second time the duo has collaborated following I Know What You Did Last Summer in 2015. The record is the biggest hit in this compilation topping the charts in over 35 countries. The steamy track also sparked off a new found romance between Mendes and Cabello.

8. Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – I don’t care 

This up tempo dancehall-influenced duet served as the lead single off Sheeran’s surprise studio album, No.6 Collaborations Project. This sprightly tune was one of the biggest hits last year and is accompanied by a less than appealing video where the two artists “have fun” in front of the green screen at the viewer’s expense.

9. Westlife – Hello my love 

Of course Westlife’s much anticipated comeback must be a love song. The pop-EDM track was the lead single off the band’s eleventh album, Spectrum, which sees the beloved boy band do what they do best, sing about love.

10. Jonas Brothers – Sucker 

Clearly there is a pattern for the comebacks of boy bands. Shedding their solo careers, the brothers ended their hiatus with their up tempo pop rock production. This edgy earworm dance anthem heralded the successful return of the Jonas Brothers which has led to a multiplatinum album and autobiography. The music video features the three alongside their significant others. 

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Best Love Songs of 2018

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Happy Valentine's Day Recruits!

Some say that music is the doorway to your heart. Corny as it may sound, music, irrespective of genre can unleash emotions that one may not be even aware of. Valentine’s Day is a commercialized season for the flower vendors and gift services to make a buck. Love songs are now part and parcel of this as whatever said and done, love and music have always been intertwined. Since Valentine’s Day is here, as a staple compilation on this blog, it is time to look at the best love songs of yesteryear.  

Calum Scott & Leona Lewis’ You are the Reason takes the crown as the best love song of 2018 followed by James Arthur & Anne-Marie’s cover of Zach Efron & Zendaya’s Rewrite the Stars from The Greatest Showman. At third place is global smasher Meant To Be which was the biggest Country hit of 2018. There are many songs off soundtracks for instance Fifty Shades Freed, The Nutcracker, Aquaman and Hotel Transylvania 3. It is quite conspicuous that most entries on the list are duets. In terms of genre traditional Pop takes the mantle with EDM, Country and R&B also having a few entries. Dua Lipa and James Arthur are the only two artists with 2 entries each, that too the second being on a featured credit. So here are the top 30 love songs of 2018. 

1. Calum Scott & Leona Lewis – You are the reason
2. James Arthur & Anne-Marie – Rewrite the stars
3. Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line – Meant to be
4. Rita Ora & Liam Payne – For you
5. Dan + Shay – Speechless
6. Lukas Graham – Love someone
7. Bazzi ft. Camila Cabello – Beautiful
8. Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B – Girls like you
9. Khalid & Normani – Love lies
10. Zayn – Let me
11. Michelle Williams – Tightrope
12. Dalton Harris ft. James Arthur – The power of love
13. Skylar Grey – Everything I need
14. Phantoms ft. Vanessa Hudgens – Lay with me
15. Anne-Marie – 2002
16. Andrea Bocelli & Matteo Bocelli – Fall on me
17. Hailee Steinfeld & BloodPop – Capital letters
18. Ella Mai – Boo’d up
19. MAGIC! – Kiss me
20. Kylie Minogue – Stop me from falling
21. Silk City & Dua Lipa – Electricity
22. Troye Sivan ft. Ariana Grande – Dance to this
23. Kygo & Imagine Dragons – Born to be yours
24. George Ezra – Paradise
25. Kane Brown – Lose it
26. Craig David ft. Yxng Bane – Magic
27. Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – One kiss
28. XXXTentacion & Lil Pump ft. Maluma & Swae Lee – Arms around you
29. Jonas Blue ft. Joe Jonas – I see love
30. Why Don’t We – Hooked 

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Best Love Songs of 2017

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While 2016 was a disappointment in the outpour of love songs, the same cannot be said about 2017. Since 2017 belonged to Ed Sheeran, it should not come as a major surprise that it his duet version of Perfect with Beyonce is what takes the crown on this compilation. His global mega hit Shape of You also appears on the list, although not among the top ranks. At a close second is Lana Del Rey's mesmerizing hit, Love, followed by Brett Young's country hit In Case You Didn't Know. 

In terms of genre we see mostly Pop songs with the likes of veteran crooners such as John Mayer and Michael Buble also making appearances. Rita Ora's comeback is also featured with both her hits Your Song and Anywhere within the top 10. Lana Del Rey has another entry, her other being Lust For Life, a collaboration with The Weeknd, the latter having his hit I Feel It Coming also on the list. G-Eazy and Halsey appear with their Him & I, a sappiness oozing duet between the lovestruck duo. New artists such as Julia Michaels, Lauv and Starley also have entries on the list alongside former One Direction members Zayn, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson and former Fifth Harmony member Camila Cabello. So hope you enjoy the top 30 love songs of 2017:

1. Ed Sheeran & Beyonce – Perfect
2. Lana Del Rey – Love
3. Brett Young – In case you didn’t know
4. Rita Ora – Your song
5. John Mayer – Love on the weekend
6. Rita Ora – Anywhere
7. Michael Bublé – I believe in you
8. Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson – Symphony
9. Louis Tomlinson ft. Bebe Rexha & Digital Farm Animals – Back to you
10. Julia Michaels – Issues
11. Daniel Caesar ft. H.E.R. – Best part
12. Ed Sheeran – Shape of you
13. Zayn ft. Sia – Dusk till dawn
14. Starley – Call on me
15. G-Eazy & Halsey – Him & I
16. Echosmith – Get into my car
17. Lauv – I like me better
18. HAIM – Want you back
19. Dua Lipa ft. Miguel – Lost in your light
20. Lana Del Rey ft. The Weeknd – Lust for life
21. Harry Styles – Sweet creature
22. Camila Cabello – Never be the same
23. Taylor Swift – Call it what you want
24. Miley Cyrus – Malibu
25. DJ Snake & Lauv – A different way
26. Demi Lovato – Tell me you love me
27. The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk – I feel it coming
28. Kendrick Lamar ft. Zacari – Love
29. Lady Gaga – The cure
30. Selena Gomez & Marshmello – Wolves 

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MICHAEL LEARNS TO ROCK ~ Every Romantic's Guilty Pleasure ~

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All Asians born from the late 1970s to the early 1990s know almost all of their hit songs. While Sri Lanka as an insignificant isle in terms of the mainstream music industry does not witness concerts of many top notch musicians, we are indeed privileged to have these Danish guys rocking Colombo for the second time.

Michael Learns to Rock, was formed as a foursome in 1988 composed of Jascha Richter, Mikkel Lentz, Kåre Wanscher and Søren Madsen. They have now sold over 11 million records worldwide for a career spanning for almost thirty years. They are extremely famous in Asia, mostly due to their subdued clean image and also because their love songs are very pure with little or no hint of sexual innuendo.

Although the quality of their songs was on a level of those boy bands of the nineties, they never made ground in the two big music markets – US and UK. However, their popularity in Asia and Scandinavia is undeniable as they are overplayed on radio stations, television music shows and in any sort of lounge atmosphere. Theirs is a very pop/soft rock sound with any hardly fast paced beats or rhythms.

Their eponymous debut album was released in 1991 and peaked at No.1 in the home country. This album contained their signature hit The Actor which peaked at number one in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines.

Their second album Colours released in 1993 contained another two hits – Sleeping Child and 25 Minutes. Their third album Played on Pepper was released in 1995 which contained their second No.1 hit, That’s Why (You Go Away) and a somewhat fast paced pop rock single Someday.

                                                                          

In 1996 the band released their first edition of their greatest hits titled Paint My Love – Greatest Hits wherein the title song Paint My Love, became their greatest love song. The song composed by lead singer Jascha Richter was initially written in Danish – Kun med dig – as the Danish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest of 1996 sung by Dorthe Andersen and Martin Loft. However, it was one of seven entries voted off in a pre-contest semifinal. This led the band to release the English version in their album.

The band took to the studio again and released their fourth album Nothing To Lose in 1997 which contained the hits Breaking My Heart, I’m Gonna Be Around and Something You Should Know.

In 1999, the band rebranded themselves with the simple acronym MLTR and released another compilation album under the same name. This album contained their hit Strange Foreign Beauty.  In a process undertaken by MLTR for the first time, the song was made by compiling the best details from recordings of ideas made individually by the four members. This album included their previous hits, either remixed or refined in some way by notable international producers. This greatest hits album went to the top of the Danish sales charts (the second MLTR album after their first album to do so), as well in Sweden and Portugal, and logged sales of nearly a million copies.

In 2000, Søren Madsen left the band and the remaining members decided to continue as a trio and released Blue Night which was also moderately successful and produced hits such as You Took My Heart Away, Angel Eyes and the title track. In 2001, they released another compilation album titled 19 Love Ballads with all their best singles and an original single titled The Ghost of You. 

In 2004, the band released their sixth studio album which was another eponymous album. This album produced hits such as Frostbite and Take Me To Your Heart. Take Me To Your Heart was one of the most downloaded songs in Asia that year exceeding 6 million downloads alone and this memorable ballad proved to be their last hit single worldwide.

After 2004, the band went on to release two more studio albums Eternity in 2008 and Scandinavia in 2012. Thereafter, the band celebrated their 25^th anniversary in 2014 with the release of a compilation album 25: The Complete Singles wherein two original singles Silent Times and Call on Love were released. In 2016, they released an Extended Play titled With Love which produced the singles We Shared The Night and Dream Girl.

Although I have covered in this review almost all the songs that were hits for the band, here are some of the other songs which are worth listening to:

·         How many hours

·         Anyway you want it

·         We shared the night

·         More than a friend

·         Nothing to lose

·         Sweetest surprise 

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Best Love Songs of 2016

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Well, 2016 was not the best when it came to the production of love songs. With the resurgence of Reggae in the form of Dancehall and the mainstream success of EDM, R&B and Rap in the yesteryear Pop songs took a back seat; and without Pop, there's no hope for love songs. There was no fan favourite Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran or a staple wedding song like Wings by Birdy. With the usual love song junkies of Pop out of commission, we will have to make do with whatever that was released last year. However, it is an over-exaggeration to state that there were no good love songs produced as Thomas Rhett's Die a Happy Man is an awesome love song followed by Rihanna's over-the-top yet brilliant Love On The Brain as well as James Arthur's come back mega hit Say You Won't Let Go.

What is quite conspicuous is the fact that genres such as EDM and Dancehall also produced love songs alongside the usual Pop, Country and Soul. Ellie Goulding, Hailee Steinfeld, John Legend, Justin Bieber and Bebe Rexha all have two entries each. So here are the top 25 love songs of 2016:   

1. Thomas Rhett – Die a happy man
2. Rihanna – Love on the brain
3. James Arthur – Say you won’t let go
4. Kenny Chesney ft. Pink – Setting the world on fire
5. Hailee Steinfeld ft. DNCE – Rock bottom
6. Ellie Goulding – Still falling for you
7. Meghan Trainor ft. John Legend – Like I’m gonna lose you
8. Zara Larsson & MNEK – Never forget you
9. Charlie Puth – One call away
10. Nick Jonas ft. Tove Lo – Close
11. John Legend – Love me now
12. Martin Garrix ft. Bebe Rexha – In da name of love
13. Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber & MØ –  Cold water
14. The Veronicas – In my blood
15. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey ft. Zedd – Starving
16. RedOne ft. Enrique Iglesias, R.City, Shaggy & Serayah – Don’t you need somebody
17. Little Mix ft. Jason Derulo – Secret love song
18. DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber – Let me love you
19. Bebe Rexha – I got you
20. Florida Georgia Line – H.O.L.Y.
21. Ariana Grande – Into you
22. The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey – Closer
23. Inna – Heaven
24. Sigala ft. Imani & DJ Fresh – Say you do
25. Ellie Goulding – Something in the way you move

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Best of Today’s First Dance Songs for Weddings

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Weddings are hectic, chaotic and extremely stressful. However, there are moments during this joyous occasion that are romantic and one such instance is the First Dance. The first dance is a precious moment that the couple shares at a wedding sometimes to their song but mostly to trending love songs that are about holding each other for the rest of eternity or loving some one with their whole heart and soul. The following ten songs are handpicked from this decade as the most popular ones on the dance floor by most newly betrothed and out of that Christina Perri's A Thousand Years is the most hyped up and loved by all. More recently we have Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud storming the dance floors at weddings. Only One Direction has two entries on the list. So here are the top 10 of today's best first dance songs for weddings:  

1. Christina Perri ft. Steve Kazee – A thousand years part 2

This sappy yet romantic love song was initially written as a solo version for the fourth installment of the vampire love fest movie series – Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1. Perri re-recorded the song as a duet along with her husband Steve Kazee for the fifth installment of the series – Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2. While her solo version fared better on the charts, it is the duet version that is ideally cheesy for weddings.

Pick of the Lyrics: “I have loved you for a thousand years, I’ll love you for a thousand more.”

2. Ed Sheeran – Thinking out loud

A fan favorite at weddings and is indeed Sheeran’s legacy as an artist. This global smasher is taken from his album x, and has gone on to break chart records as well as earning the Song of the Year at the 58th Grammy Awards. It is one of the best-selling singles of all time and is now a clichéd first dance song at weddings

Pick of the Lyrics: “Maybe we found love right where we are”

3. Birdy – Wings

This is definitely the best song on the list and one of my favorites of all time. The haunting yet melodious vocals of Birdy can take the bride and groom to the most romantic atmosphere possible. This song describes a precious moment between a couple and what moment is better than the first dance at a wedding.

Pick of the Lyrics: “We’d remember tonight. For the rest of our lives”

4. Rihanna – Diamonds

This powerful love ballad is now one of the best-selling singles of all time. Penned by Sia Furler the song captures the essence of the backdrop needed for the first dance and this coupled by Rihanna’s vocals can take any grinch to a romantic place. 

Pick of the Lyrics: “So shine bright tonight, you and I, we're beautiful like diamonds in the sky”

5. One Direction – Night changes

This moderately successful hit for One Direction was the last featuring Zayn Malik who left the band to pursue a solo career few months later. A very mellow and slow paced track which sets the romantic mood perfectly for the first dance. 

Pick of the Lyrics: “Even when the night changes, it will never change me and you”

6. John Legend – All of me

This extremely whiny yet somewhat romantic song was a dedication by Legend to his wife Chrissy Teigen. It has goo-goo-gaga all over it and a note of caution as barfing from an overdose of love-sickening madness may be the result at the end of it. 

Pick of the Lyrics: “Give your all to me, I'll give my all to you, you're my end and my beginning”

7. Lindsey Stirling ft. Alisha Popat – We found love

Although the original is an uptempo EDM dance collaboration by Rihanna and Calvin Harris, Stirling managed to produce this masterful string cover with an African flavor. Stirling’s violin interludes are brilliant and provides the perfect rhythm for the first dance. 

Pick of the Lyrics: “We found love in a whole new place”

8. Thomas Rhett – Die a happy man

This is Rhett’s biggest hit to date. With a hint of Country flavor backing the track, the song does not go overboard with any hillbilly antics. With an almost acoustic feel to the song, Rhett’s calm and cool vocals is what all couples want to destress them during that first awkward dance.

Pick of the Lyrics: “Oh, if all I got is your hand in my hand, baby, I could die a happy man”

9. Ellie Goulding – Love me like you do

If you want a song that is gushing barfworthy lyrics throughout, then this is the first dance song you want. Taken from the controversial Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack, it is Goulding’s best-selling single to date. 

Pick of the Lyrics: “I'll let you set the pace, cause I'm not thinking straight, my head's spinning around I can't see clear no more”

10. One Direction – Perfect

This is one of the more mature songs by One Direction released as a quartet after Malik’s departure. Commercially it enjoyed moderate success but won critical acclaim. The song is reminiscent of a love song from the 90s or 2000s such as those from Edwin McCain.

Pick of the Lyrics: “If you like to do whatever you've been dreaming about, then baby, you're perfect”

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Greatest Love Songs of All Time

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What is Love? Nobody knows and nobody cares at this point. However, so many have written and produced love songs that it is the theme which drives the music industry. Love songs can be romantic, inspiring and sometimes super cheesy. From the golden 1960s to the mediocre 2010s we have millions of love songs but here I have compiled a list which I think are the greatest love songs of all time. Pop rules in terms of genre with a whole heap of songs from the 1980s and 1990s. Elvis Presley, Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, Diana Ross, Faith Hill, MLTR, Linda Ronstadt, Jason Mraz, Backstreet Boys, Alicia Keys, Kenny Rogers, Elton John, One Direction, Pink, Marc Anthony and Enrique Iglesias have numerous entries on the list with some one hit wonders as well. Presley's Can' Help Falling In Love is numero uno with Lonestar's Amazed at second place. So here are the 175 Greatest Love Songs of All Time:

1. Elvis Presley – Can’t help falling in love
2. Lonestar – Amazed
3. LeAnn Rimes – How do I live
4. Faith Hill – Breathe
5. Joshua Kadison – Beautiful in my eyes
6. Wet Wet Wet – Love is all around
7. Eric Clapton – Wonderful tonight
8. Bryan Adams – Everything I do (I do it for you)
9. Tim McGraw ft. Faith Hill – It’s your love
10. Christina Perri ft. Steve Kazee – A thousand years part 2
11. The Righteous Brothers – Unchained melody
12. Celine Dion – Because you loved me
13. Boys II Men – I’ll make love to you
14. Ed Sheeran – Thinking out loud
15. Etta James – At last
16. Bee Gees – To love somebody
17. Traci Chapman – Baby can I hold you
18. Whitney Houston – Saving all my love for you
19. Diana Ross & Lionel Richie – Endless love
20. Shania Twain – You’re still the one
21. Elton John – Can you feel the love tonight
22. Berlin – Take my breath away
23. Aerosmith – I don’t want to miss a thing
24. Celine Dion – To love you more
25. Kris Kristofferson – Help me make it through the night
26. Linda Ronstadt ft. Aaron Neville – All my life
27. The Pretenders – I’ll stand by you
28. Tina Arena & Marc Anthony – I want to spend my lifetime loving you
29. Vonda Shepard & Robert Downey Jr. – Chances are
30. Ellie Goulding – Love me like you do
31. The Bangles – Eternal flame
32. Foreigner – I want to know what love is
33. Donna Lewis & Richard Marx – At the beginning
34. Lady Antebellum – Just a kiss
35. Sonny & Cher – I got you babe
36. Ben E. King – Stand by me
37. Shania Twain – From this moment
38. Atlantic Starr – Always
39. Albert Hammond – When I need you
40. Lionel Richie – Hello
41. Macy Gray – I try
42. Goo Goo Dolls – Iris
43. Elvis Presley – Love me tender
44. Billy Preston – You are so beautiful
45. The Ronettes – Be my baby
46. Westlife ft. Diana Ross – When you tell me that you love me
47. Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack – Tonight I celebrate my love
48. Edwin McCaine – I’ll be
49. Van Morrison – Have I told you
50. Savage Garden – Truly madly deeply
51. Lobo – I’d love you to want me
52. Rihanna – Diamonds
53. John Legend – All of me
54. The Waterboys – How long will I love you?
55. The Four Tops – Can't help myself (sugar pie, honey bunch)
56. The Cranberries – Linger
57. Bette Midler – Wind beneath my wings
58. REO Speedwagon – Keep on loving you
59. Norah Jones – Come away with me
60. John Denver – Annie’s Song
61. The Everly Brothers – Let it be me
62. The Police – Every breath you take
63. Barry White – You’re my first, my last, my everything
64. K-Ci and JoJo – All my life
65. Kelly Clarkson – A moment like this
66. Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra – Somethin’ stupid
67. Bon Jovi – Thank you for loving me
68. Percy Sledge – When a man loves a woman
69. Justin Timberlake – Mirrors
70. Pink ft. Nate Reuss – Just give me a reason
71. Jennifer Rush – The power of love
72. Leo Sayer – More than I can say
73. MLTR – Paint my love
74. Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton – Islands in the stream
75. The Platters – Only you
76. Bruno Mars – Just the way you are
77. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Ain’t no mountain high enough
78. Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat – Lucky
79. Anne Murray – Could I have this dance
80. Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville – Don’t know much
81. Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes – (I’ve had) the time of my life
82. The Shirelles – Will you still love me tomorrow
83. Stevie Wonder – You are the sunshine of my life
84. Lifehouse – Hanging by a moment
85. Living in a Box – Room in your heart
86. Don McLean – And I love you so
87. Celine Dion – My heart will go on
88. Bee Gees – How deep is your love
89. Faith Hill – There you’ll be
90. George Jones – Walk through this world with me
91. Glen Medeiros – Nothing’s gonna change my love for you
92. Tina Turner – The best
93. Bryan Adams – Heaven
94. Daniel Bedingfield – If you’re not the one
95. Tony Bennett – The way you look tonight
96. NSYNC – This I promise you
97. Celine Dion – Falling into you
98. Savage Garden – I knew I loved you
99. The Corrs – Runaway
100. Alicia Keys – No one
101. Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes – Up where we belong
102. Everly Brothers – All I have to do is dream
103. All-4-One – I swear
104. Backstreet Boys – Drowning
105. Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle – A whole new world
106. Madonna – Crazy for you
107. Dusty Springfield – I only want to be with you
108. Shanice & Jon Secada – If I never knew you
109. Nickelback – Far away
110. Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole – Unforgettable
111. Meghan Trainor ft. John Legend – Like I’m gonna lose you
112. Dido – Thank you
113. Starship – Nothing gonna stop us now
114. U2 – With or without you
115. REO Speedwagon – Can’t fight this feeling
116. Enrique Iglesias – Hero
117. Jean DuShon – For once in my life
118. Kenny Rogers – Lady
119. Frankie Valli – Can’t take my eyes off you
120. Alicia Keys – If I ain’t got you
121. One Direction – You and I
122. Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan – Especially for you
123. Love Affair – Everlasting love
124. Carrie Underwood – Inside your heaven
125. Elton John – Something about the way you look tonight
126. Peter Frampton – Baby I love your way
127. Belinda Carlisle – Heaven is a place on earth
128. Mariah Carey – My all
129. The Beatles – In my life
130. Celine Dion – If that’s what it takes
131. Stevie Wonder – I just called to say I love you
132. Jason Mraz – I’m yours
133. Backstreet Boys – Shape of my heart
134. Jessica Simpson – I wanna love you forever
135. Gary Barlow – Forever love
136. Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne – Rather be
137. Cyndi Lauper – Time after time
138. Lady Antebellum – I run to you
139. Boyzone – I love the way you love me
140. Donna Lewis – I love you always forever
141. The Jacksons 5 – I’ll be there
142. Elton John – Your song
143. Meiko – Reasons to love you
144. Take That – Rule the world
145. The Heights – How do you talk to an angel
146. Shania Twain – When you kiss me
147. Marc Anthony – When I dream at night
148. Mandy Moore – I wanna be with you
149. MLTR – Take me to your heart
150. Hootie and the Blowfish – Only wanna be with you
151. Vanessa Williams – Save the best for last
152. John Travolta & Olivia Newton John – You’re the one that I want
153. Ellie Goulding – Beating heart 
154. Lifehouse – You and me
155. Alicia Keys – Fallin’
156. Bryan Adams – When you love someone
157. Marc Anthony – I need you
158. Pink ft. Lilly Allen – True love
159. Ella Henderson – Yours
160. Bruno Mars – Treasure
161. Katy Perry – Unconditionally
162. One Direction – Night changes
163. New Romance – You’re my first love (head over heels)
164. Edwin McCain – I could not ask for more
165. R.Kelly & Celine Dion – I’m your angel
166. 98 Degrees – I do (cherish you)
167. Westlife – I lay my love on you
168. Enrique Iglesias – You’re my #1
169. Avril Lavigne – I’m with you
170. Ricky Martin & Meja – Private emotion
171. One Direction – Perfect
172. Laurentiu Duta & Andreea Banica – Shining heart
173. Babyface & Des’Ree – Fire
174. Extreme – More than words
175. Clay Aiken – The way 

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