Best Reggae Fusion Hits of All Time

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We are all a bit Rastafari at heart. We may not be Rastafarian to the point of doctrinal values but as far as the attitude and practices go, most of us adhere to their carefree ways of life. Reggae was born in the trenches of Jamaica. Jamaican musicians, many of them Rastas, soon blended traditional Jamaican folk music and drumming with American R&B, and jazz into ska, that later developed into reggae under the influence of soul. During the 60s and 70s, Reggae entered the mainstream music industry and flourished until pop and alternative rock took over in the 80s and the 90s. 

While Reggae has never been at the helm of the music industry, nevertheless it has always had a presence through various forms. One such form is Reggae Fusion. Reggae Fusion is a fusion genre of Reggae that mixes Reggae or Dancehall with other genres, such as pop, rock, R&B, jazz & drum and bass. While Reggae Fusion was experimented in the 80s, it was in the 90s that the first wave of Reggae Fusion stormed the charts and this commenced in Europe. Eurodance fused with Reggae produced smash hits which became increasingly popular leading acts such as Mr.President, Dr. Alban, E-Rotic and Vengaboys to fuse their styles with Reggae as well. 

Ace of Base takes the crown as well as second place because they were instrumental in laying the foundation for Reggae Fusion with their first global hit All That She Wants which was followed by the massive hit The sign. I believe the next wave of Reggae Fusion is upon us with the likes of OMI, MAGIC! and R.City gaining international success. So here are the 75 of the Greatest Reggae Fusion Hits of All Time:

1. Ace of Base – All that she wants
2. Ace of Base – The sign
3. OMI – Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)
4. MAGIC! – Rude
5. Shaggy ft. Rikrok – It wasn’t me
6. Sean Paul – Get busy
7. Snow – Informer
8. Jessie J ft. B.o.B. – Price tag
9. Ini Kamoze – Here comes the hotstepper
10. Sean Kingston – Beautiful girls
11. Diana King – Shy guy
12. No Doubt ft. Bounty Killer – Hey baby
13. Shaggy ft. Rayvon – Angel
14. Iyaz – Replay
15. Akon – Don’t matter
16. Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars – Billionaire
17. Gwen Stefani – Rich girl
18. R.City ft. Adam Levine – Locked away
19. Lily Allen – Smile
20. Alexandra Burke ft. Elephant Man – Start without you
21. Vengaboys – We’re going to Ibiza
22. No Doubt ft. Lady Saw – Underneath it all
23. Nina Sky ft. Jabba – Move ya body
24. Ace of Base – Don’t turn around
25. Inner Circle – Sweat (A la, la, la, la long)
26. Sugar Ray – Fly
27. Shaggy ft. Rayvon – In the summertime
28. Paris Hilton – Stars are blind
29. K’Naan – Wavin’ flag
30. Heavy D & the Boyz – Now that we found love
31. Sean Paul – Gimme the light
32. Mohombi – Bumpy ride
33. Aswad – Shine
34. Vitamin C ft. Lady Saw – Smile
35. Mr. President – Coco jamboo
36. Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber – Eenie meenie
37. Dr. Alban – It’s my life
38. Bridgit Mendler – Ready or not
39. Wayne Wonder – No letting go
40. Michael Franti & Spearhead ft. Cherine Anderson – Say hey (I love you)
41. Sean Paul – She doesn’t mind
42. All Saints – Rock steady
43. T-Spoon – Sex on the beach
44. Ace of Base – Living in danger
45. Alexandra Stan – Lemonade
46. Che’Nelle ft. Baby Cham – I fell in love with the DJ
47. Gyptian – Hold you
48. Sean Kingston – Take you there
49. Cover Drive – Explode
50. Iyaz – Solo
51. Bob Sinclar & Cutee B ft. Gary Pine & Dollarman – Sound of freedom
52. Santana ft. Sean Paul & Joss Stone – Cry baby cry
53. Vengaboys – Uncle John from Jamaica
54. Suggs ft. Louichie Lou & Michie One – Cecilia
55. Bruno Mars – Count on me
56. Diana King – I say a little prayer
57. Sean Kingston – Me love
58. Sean Paul – We be burnin’
59. No Doubt – Settle down
60. Rihanna – Man down
61. Beenie Man ft. Mya – Girls dem sugar
62. Sean Kingston – Letting go (Dutty love)
63. Wayne Wonder – Bounce along
64. Ace of Base – Happy nation
65. Diana King – L-l-lies
66. ENUR ft. Natasja – Calabria 2007
67. Yasmin ft. Shy FX & Ms.Dynamite – Light up (the world)
68. Shaggy ft. Eve – Girls just want to have fun
69. Gwen Stefani – Baby don’t lie
70. Bridgit Mendler – Hurricane
71. Snoop Lion ft. Miley Cyrus – Ashtrays and heartbreaks
72. 311 – Amber
73. MAGIC! – Let your hair down
74. Bruno Mars ft. Damian Marley – Liquor store blues
75. Tami Chynn ft. Akon – Frozen 

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Best Songs with the Same Name/Title

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You know that annoying moment when you tell a friend that you like a particular song and they ask you about several different hits before the right one. For instance if I say I really like that song Hero and your friend asks you whether its Mariah's, Enrique's or Skillet's and you say no to all three and say it's Chad Kroeger's one. Like this there are many songs out there with the same name which confuse us since most of them are equally good (or equally bad). The title of most of these songs are one words like Angel, Shine, Hero etc. or particular phrases such as "The power of love", "I'll be there for you", "It's my life" etc. Despite the same name most of them have become hits and have won accolades. I have placed Angel at the top since there were numerous entries out of which I have picked only the best. I have limited the maximum entries to six and the minimum is three. The best performing hit is underlined. So enjoy listening to these hits and confusing your friends. 

1. Angel – Madonna, Aerosmith, Sarah Mclachlan, Shaggy, The Corrs, Akon
2. Shine – Aswad, Collective Soul, Vanessa Amorosi, Bond, Take That, Booty Luv
3. Hero – David Crosby, Mariah Carey, Enrique Iglesias, Chad Kroeger, Nas, Skillet
4. Crazy – Willie Nelson, Seal, Aerosmith, Britney Spears, K-Ci & JoJo, Gnarls Barkley 
5. Heaven – Bryan Adams, Warrant, Live, Los Lonely Boys, Emeli Sande, Depeche Mode
6. My love – Mary J. Blige, Westlife, Justin Timberlake, Celine Dion, The-Dream, Route 94
7. I don’t care – Webb Pierce, Shakerspears Sister, Ricky Martin, Apocalyptica, Fall Out Boy, 2NE1
8. Fire – Arthur Brown, Ohio Players, Pointer Sisters, U2, 2NE1, Kasabian
9. Stronger – Gary Barlow, Britney Spears, Sugababes, Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson
10. Runaway – Del Shannon, Real McCoy, Janet Jackson, The Corrs, Kanye West
11. Believe – Elton John, Cher, The Chemical Brothers, Brooks & Dunn, Staind
12. Top of the world – The Carpenters, Chumbawamba, Brandy, Dixie Chicks, The Cataracs
13. Someday – Mariah Carey, M People, MLTR, Sugar Ray, Nickelback
14. Dreams – Fleetwood Mac, Van Halen, The Cranberries, Gabrielle, The Game 
15. Magic – Olivia Newton-John, The Cars, B.o.B, Robin Thicke, Coldplay
16. Bang bang – Cher, Squeeze, Iggy Pop, Will.I.Am, (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj)
17. Breathe – The Prodigy, Faith Hill, Blu Cantrell, Michelle Branch, Fabolous
18. Mama – Connie Francis, Genesis, Spice Girls, Il Divo, Exo
19. Sing – The Carpenters, My Chemical Romance, Travis, Gary Barlow, Ed Sheeran
20. Smile – Vitamin C, Lonestar, Lily Allen, Uncle Kracker, Avril Lavigne
21. I’ll be there for you – Bon Jovi, Method Man, The Rembrandts, The Moffats, Solid HarmoniE
22. Boyfriend – Ashlee Simpson, Alphabeat, Lou Bega, Big Time Rush, Justin Bieber
23. Your love – The Outfield, Nicki Minaj, Brandon Heath, Diddy Dirty Money, Nicole Scherzinger
24. Dance – Ratt, Lemar, Lumidee, Justice, Big Sean
25. Monster – Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Professor Green, Paramore, Imagine Dragons
26. The way – Fastball, Divine Inspiration, Clay Aiken, Daniel Bedingfield, Ariana Grande
27. Troublemaker – Weezer, Akon, Arashi, Taio Cruz, Olly Murs
28. You and me – Tammy Wynette, Alice Cooper, Lifehouse, Dave Matthews Band, Disclosure
29. Animal – Pearl Jam, Jebediah, R.E.M. Neon Trees, Conor Maynard
30. It’s my life – The Animals, Dr.Alban, Bon Jovi, No Doubt
31. S.O.S – ABBA, Rihanna, Jonas Brothers, Jordin Sparks
32. Hello – Lionel Richie, The Beloved, Martin Solveig, Karmin
33. Alone – Heart, B’z, Bee Gees, Sistar
34. Sweet dreams – Patsy Cline, Eurythmics, La Bouche, Beyonce
35. Hey baby – DJ Otzi, No Doubt, Omarion, Pitbull
36. Higher – Gloria Estefan, Creed, The Saturdays, Taio Cruz
37. Photograph – Ringo Starr, Def Leppard, Nickelback, Ed Sheeran
38. Goodbye – Spice Girls, The Corrs, Miley Cyrus, B.A.P.
39. Freedom – Wham!, Alice Cooper, Erasure, Dan Balan
40. Crush – Jennifer Paige, Dave Matthews Band, Mandy Moore, David Archuleta
41. The power of love – Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Huey Lewis & the News, Celine Dion
42. I want you – Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Savage Garden, Janet Jackson
43. I love you – Vanilla Ice, Martina McBride, Faith Evans, 2NE1
44. Fireball – Deep Purple, Dev, Willow, Pitbull
45. Step by step – Eddie Rabbitt, New Kids on the Block, Whitney Houston
46. La, la, la – LMFAO, Naughty Boy, Shakira
47. Turn me on – Norah Jones, Kevin Lyttle, David Guetta
48. Animals – Nickelback, Martin Garrix, Maroon 5
49. Take a bow – Madonna, Leona Lewis, Rihanna
50. One more night – Phil Collins, Cascada, Maroon 5
51. Rock the boat – Hues Corporation, Aaliyah, Bob Sinclar
52. Maria – Ricky Martin, Blondie, Franco
53. All night long – Lionel Richie, Simon Mathew, Alexandra Burke
54. When you’re gone – The Cranberries, Bryan Adams, Avril Lavigne
55. As long as you love me – Backstreet Boys, Justin Bieber, Caleb Johnson
56. Yesterday – The Beatles, Shanice, Toni Braxton
57. Kiss – Prince, Vengaboys, Korn
58. Broken – Seether, Lifehouse, Sam Clark
59. Breathing – Kate Bush, Lifehouse, Jason Derulo
60. I will remember you – Amy Grant, Sarah McLachlan, Ryan Cabrera

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Best Songs for Sunny Days

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Phew!!! The summer is seriously a crazy time. You love the fact that it is perfect weather for all your reunions, excursions and vacations but you also hate the humidity and the heat that accompanies the summertime weather. These songs are mainly about the heat, the sun and all summer related activities. Some songs are about the good times in the summer while the other speak about the bad times. But overall songs for sunny days are more or less chirpy than the gloomy and dreary songs that are for the rainy days. So enjoy this list whilst sipping on that lemonade or ginger beer… 

1. Shaggy – Summertime (Original by Mungo Jerry)
2. Tom Boxer & Morena ft. Sirreal – Summertime
3. Alexandra Stan – Lemonade
4. Ace of Base – Cruel summer (Original by Bananarama)
5. Inna – Sun is up
6. Calvin Harris – Summer
7. Jamiroquai – Seven days in sunny June
8. Lovin’ Spoonful – Summer in the city
9. Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg – California gurls 
10. Oceana – Endless summer
11. Nat King Cole – Those lazy-hazy-crazy days of summer
12. Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais – Summertime sadness
13. Demi Lovato – Cool for the summer
14. Joy Williams – Sunny day
15. Kid Rock – All summer long
16. Josh Gad – In summer
17. Rascal Flatts – Summer nights
18. The Beatles – Here comes the sun
19. Sean Kingston ft. Yeyo – Hot like the summer
20. Martha and the Vandellas – Heatwave
21. Smash Mouth – Walkin’ on the sun
22. Colbie Calliat – Brighter than the sun
23. Michael Franti & Spearhead – The sound of sunshine
24. DJ Antoine – Sunlight
25. David Guetta ft. Sam Martin – Lovers on the sun
26. Sheryl Crow – Soak up the sun
27. Mike Candys ft. Sandra Wild – Sunshine (fly so high)
28. John Travolta & Olivia Newton John – Summer nights
29. LFO – Summer girls
30. The Kinks – Sunny afternoon
31. Heaven – Sunshine
32. The Drifters – Under the boardwalk
33. Katrina & the Waves – Walkin’ on sunshine
34. Cascada – Summer of love
35. The Beach Boys – Surfer girl
36. New Kids on the Block – Summertime
37. Sly & the Family Stone – Hot fun in the summertime
38. Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful of sunshine
39. Ville Valo ft. Natalia Avelon – Summer wine (Original by Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra)
40. Johnny Nash – I can see clearly now
41. Justin Timberlake – Summer love
42. Billy Stewart – Summertime
43. U2 – Beautiful day
44. Megan Nicole – Summer forever
45. DJ Sammy – The boys of summer (Original by Don Henley)
46. Eddie Cochran – Summertime blues
47. Akon – Sunny day
48. Weezer – Island in the sun
49. Electric Light Orchestra – Mr. Blue Sky
50. DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince – Summertime
51. The Isley Brothers – Summer breeze 

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