Best Songs About Being There For Someone

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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: 

1. The Pretenders – I’ll stand by you
2. Ben E.King – Stand by me
3. Jackson 5 – I’ll be there
4. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Ain’t no mountain high enough
5. The Rembrandts – I’ll be there for you
6. Rachel Platten – Stand by you
7. Bill Withers – Lean on me
8. Celine Dion – Because you loved me
9. Carole King – You’ve got a friend
10. S Club 7 – Reach
11. Rihanna ft. Jay-Z – Umbrella
12. Michael Jackson – You are not alone
13. Jess Glynne – Hold my hand
14. Hanson – I will come to you
15. Avril Lavigne – I’m with you
16. Phil Collins – You’ll be in my heart
17. Bruno Mars – Count on me
18. Bon Jovi – I’ll be there for you
19. Charlie Puth – One call away
20. Sade – By your side
21. The Corrs – At your side
22. Olive – You’re not alone
23. Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans – Count on me
24. The Moffats – I’ll be there for you
25. Kat Deluna – Be there
26. MLTR – I’m gonna be around
27. Marlisa – Stand by you
28. S Club 7 – Stand by you
29. Tinchy Stryder – You’re not alone
30. Solid HarmoniE – I’ll be there for you 

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Most Successful Solo Artists Who Were Once Part of a Band/Group

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There are some bands/groups that consist of certain key performers who outshine the rest. And we all know that most of these bands especially the boy/girl bands do not stay together for long as they disband, split up or go their separate ways due to various reasons such as management disputes, being dropped by labels and more often than not internal strife among members. In certain cases such as Gloria Estefan, Kenny Rogers and Selena Gomez the bands include the name of the key performer or the lead vocalist. However, there are others who leave the band as their talents are not recognized such as Louise from Eternal and Robbie Williams from Take That. Sometimes the face of the band is more or less the lead vocalist and they proceed to launch their solo career such as Gwen Stefani, Rob Thomas, George Michael etc. When one is part of a duo it is also quite easy to become prominent when launching a solo career as in the cases of Cher, Tina Turner, Paul Simon and CeeLo Green.

The King of Pop - Michael Jackson tops the list as his solo career trumped the success of the Jackson 5 by way more than he even anticipated. The Supremes although considered as the best selling Motown act of all time can be overshadowed by the fame earned by Diana Ross during her solo career. However, it is Beyonce and Justin Timberlake who can be considered as being the most influential solo female and male artists of all time in terms of starting their career as being part of a band. This is a compilation of the most successful artists who were once part of a band/group in comparison to the success of the band/group. 

1. Michael Jackson – The Jackson 5
   
2. Diana Ross – The Supremes 
   
3. Beyonce – Destiny’s Child
   
4. Justin Timberlake – NSYNC
   
5. Cher – Sonny & Cher
   
6. Phil Collins – Genesis
   
7. Lionel Richie – The Commodores
   
8. Linda Ronstadt – The Stone Poneys
   
9. Ricky Martin – Menudo
   
10. Eric Clapton – The Yardbirds / Cream
    
11. Rod Stewart – Faces  
    
12. George Michael – Wham!
    
13. Tina Turner – Ike & Turner
    
14. Robbie Williams – Take That
    
15. Sting – The Police
    
16. Missy Elliot – Sista
    
17. Gwen Stefani – No Doubt
    
18. Alesha Dixon – Mis-Teeq
    
19. Paul McCartney – The Beatles
    
20. John Lennon – The Beatles
    
21. Peter Gabriel – Genesis
    
22. Billy Idol – Generation X
    
23. will.i.am – Black Eyed Peas
    
24. Annie Lennox – Eurythmics
    
25. Ozzy Osbourne – Black Sabbath
    
26. Fergie – Black Eyed Peas
    
27. Kelly Rowland – Destiny’s Child
    
28. Melanie C – Spice Girls
    
29. Geri Halliwell – Spice Girls
    
30. Ronan Keating – Boyzone
    
31. Cheryl Cole – Girls Aloud
    
32. Emma Bunton – Spice Girls
    
33. Nicole Scherzinger – The Pussycat Dolls
    
34. Paul Simon – Simon & Garfunkel
    
35. Bjork – The Sugarcubes
    
36. Dappy – N-Dubz
    
37. Gary Barlow – Take That
    
38. Lauryn Hill – The Fugees
    
39. CeeLo Green – Gnarls Barkley
    
40. Nick Jonas – Jonas Brothers
    
41. Tulisa – N-Dubz
    
42. Boz Scaggs – Steve Miller Band
    
43. Stevie Nicks – Fleetwood Mac
    
44. Travie McCoy – Gym Class Heroes  
    
45. Brian McFadden – Westlife
    
46. Rob Thomas – Matchbox Twenty
    
47. Louise – Eternal
    
48. Nick Lachey – 98 Degrees
    
49. HyunA – 4Minute
    
50. Nick Carter – Backstreet Boys
    

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