The best songs i've ever heard in my life
by FrodoBagginsElbereth | created - 11 Jul 2014 | updated - 11 Jul 2014 | Public
1. Styx
Soundtrack | Stuber
Styx is an American rock band from Chicago that formed in 1972 and became famous for its albums released in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They are best known for melding hard rock guitar balanced with acoustic guitar, synthesizers mixed with acoustic piano, upbeat tracks with power ballads, and ...
MAN IN THE WILDERNESS
RENEGADE
SHOW ME THE WAY
CAN'T FIND MY WAY HOME
2. Kansas
Soundtrack | The Suicide Squad
Formed in 1970, the band Kansas, originally called Reasons Why, did not start to gain in popularity until 1973 and really did not have a hit until the release of their 4th album, "Leftoverture" in October 1976, which produced a hit single, "Carry on my Wayward Son". Some of their songs have been ...
CARRY ON MY WAYWARD SON
DUST IN THE WIND
HOLD ON
3. Neil Finn
Soundtrack | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Neil Finn is a songwriter. He was born in Te Awamutu, a small New Zealand town on May 27, 1958, the youngest child to accountant, Richard Finn, and Irish immigrant, Mary Finn (nee Mullane). Neil's happy childhood included parties in the family home, complete with wine and song, catholic priests in ...
THE LONELY MOUNTAIN
4. Hansi Kürsch
Soundtrack | In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Even though Hansi Kürsch's parents were not wealthy enough they bought him books such as "The Hobbit", "The Silmarillion" and the Lord of the Ring trilogy, for Christmas and other holidays when he was a child, and later he developed an early fascination for fantasy and specially J.R.R. Tolkien's ...
BARD'S SONG
THE LORD OF THE RINGS
CURSE MY NAME
A PAST AND FUTURE SECRET
(BLIND GUARDIAN)
5. Bob Dylan
Soundtrack | Renaldo and Clara
Robert Allen Zimmerman was born 24 May 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota; his father Abe worked for the Standard Oil Co. Six years later the family moved to Hibbing, often the coldest place in the US, where he taught himself piano and guitar and formed several high school rock bands. In 1959 he entered the...
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
HURRICANE
BLOWIN IN THE WIND
ONE MORE CUP OF COFFEE
6. Enya
Soundtrack | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin, the fourth youngest of nine children, comes from the small village of Dore (Dobhar in Irish) in the Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair) region of County Donegal in northwestern Ireland. She now lives in Killiney, a coastal district on the southern outskirts of Dublin The family ...
MAY IT BE
ATHAIR AR NEAMH
ONLY TIME
7. Led Zeppelin
Soundtrack | The Song Remains the Same
Led Zeppelin are a popular British band best known for their iconic "Stairway to Heaven" as well as for co-creating the music genre of heavy metal. Since their nine albums were recorded between 1968 and 1979, Led Zeppelin has been one of the most popular bands of all time, having sold more than 300...
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
8. The Doors
Soundtrack | The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and John Densmore on drums. The band got its name, at Morrison's suggestion from the title of Aldous Huxley's book The Doors of Perception. They were ...
PEOPLE ARE STRANGE
9. Emiliana Torrini
Soundtrack | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Emiliana Torrini was born on May 16, 1977 in Iceland. She is an actress and composer, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), Adrift (2018) and Sucker Punch (2011).
GOLLUM'S SONG
10. Bon Jovi
Soundtrack | Spaceballs
Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey. It consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarist Phil X, and bassist Hugh McDonald. Original bassist Alec John Such quit the band in 1994, and longtime guitarist and co-songwriter ...
SANTA FE
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE
BLAZE OF GLORY
YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME
WELCOME TO WHEREVER YOU ARE
11. Wilco
Soundtrack | Paper Towns
Wilco is known for Paper Towns (2015), The Strangers (2008) and Love & Other Drugs (2010).
CALIFORNIA STARS
12. Bob Marley
Soundtrack | I Am Legend
Bob Marley was born on February 6, 1945, in Nine Miles, Saint Ann, Jamaica, to Norval Marley and Cedella Booker. His father was a Jamaican of English descent. His mother was a black teenager. The couple were married in 1944 but Norval left for Kingston immediately after. Norval died in 1957, seeing...
THREE LITTLE BIRDS
13. Boston
Soundtrack | The Adam Project
Boston is known for The Adam Project (2022), Boss Level (2020) and Spenser Confidential (2020).
MORE THAN A FEELING
DON'T LOOK BACK
PEACE OF MIND
14. The Beatles
Soundtrack | The Beatles: Get Back
The Beatles were an English rock band that became arguably the most successful act of the 20th century. They contributed to music, film, literature, art, and fashion, made a continuous impact on popular culture and the lifestyle of several generations. Their songs and images carrying powerful ideas...
HEY JUDE
LET IT BE
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
PENNY LANE
YESTERDAY
TWIST AND SHOUT
15. Lynyrd Skynyrd
Soundtrack | Kingsman: The Secret Service
Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida. The group originally formed as My Backyard in 1964 and comprised Ronnie Van Zant (lead vocalist), Gary Rossington (guitar), Allen Collins (guitar), Larry Junstrom (bass guitar) and Bob Burns (drums). The band spent five years ...
SWEET HOME ALABAMA
SIMPLE MAN
16. Josh Groban
Soundtrack | Troy
Josh Groban was born on February 27, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Troy (2004), The Polar Express (2004) and Beauty and the Beast (2017).
BRAVE
REMEMBER ME
YOU RAISE ME UP
17. Annie Lennox
Soundtrack | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Annie Lennox was born on December 25, 1954 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. She is a music artist and actress, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Scrooged (1988) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). She has been married to Mitch Besser since September 15, 2012. ...
INTO THE WEST
18. The Handsome Family
Soundtrack | South of Heaven
The Handsome Family are the marvelously offbeat, original and distinctive alternative country duo of singer/songwriter/guitarist/keyboardist Brett Sparks and his singer/bassist/songwriter wife Rennie Sparks. Brett hails from Texas, where he studied music and briefly worked in the oil fields. Rennie...
FAR FROM ANY ROAD
19. Tom Waits
Actor | Seven Psychopaths
Thomas Alan Waits was born in Pomona, California, to schoolteachers Alma Fern (Johnson) and Jesse Frank Waits. Described as one of the last beatniks of the contemporary music, Waits in fact has two separate careers. From 1973 (LP "Closing Time") to 1983 ("One From The Heart" soundtrack), he ...
HOLD ON
20. R.E.M.
Soundtrack | Man on the Moon
R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, that was formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist/backing vocalist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe. R.E.M. was pivotal in the creation and development of the alternative rock genre. In 2007, the band was ...
LOSIN MY RELIGION
21. The Animals
Soundtrack | Suicide Squad
The Animals was a British rock band that started out as The Alan Price Combo and aimed for a hard blues/R&B sound. They changed their name when Eric Burdon joined the band in 1962. Their second single, "House of the Rising Sun", hit #1 on both the British and American charts in 1964. They had a ...
HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
22. Johnny Cash
Soundtrack | The Johnny Cash Show
Johnny Cash was born February 26, 1932, in Kingsland, Arkansas, to Carrie Cash (Rivers) and Raymond Cash. He made his first single, "Hey Porter", for Sun Records in 1955. In 1958 he moved to Columbia Records. He had long periods of drug abuse during the 1960s, but later that decade he successfully ...
HURT
WALK THE LINE
SOLITARY MAN
23. Scorpions
Soundtrack | Knight and Day
Scorpions is known for Knight and Day (2010), Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015) and Rock of Ages (2012).
SEND ME AN ANGEL
WIND OF CHANGE
24. Ryan Bingham
Soundtrack | Crazy Heart
Ryan Bingham was born on March 31, 1981 in Hobbs, New Mexico, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Crazy Heart (2009), Joe (2013) and Hostiles (2017). He has been married to Anna Axster since 2009. They have three children.
THE WEARY KIND
25. Dan Hill
Soundtrack | First Blood
Dan Hill was born on June 3, 1954 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a composer and actor, known for First Blood (1982), Bubble Boy (2001) and Tropic Thunder (2008). He is married to Beverly Chapin.
IT'S A LONG ROAD
26. Gary Jules
Soundtrack | Donnie Darko
Gary Jules was born on March 19, 1969 in Fresno, California, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Donnie Darko (2001), Wish I Was Here (2014) and Catch and Release (2006). He is married to Greta. They have one child.
MAD WORLD
27. David Bowie
Soundtrack | Labyrinth
David Bowie was one of the most influential and prolific writers and performers of popular music, but he was much more than that; he was also an accomplished actor, a mime and an intellectual, as well as an art lover whose appreciation and knowledge of it had led to him amassing one of the biggest ...
MAGIC DANCE
28. Andrea Bocelli
Soundtrack | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Andrea Bocelli, as born in Lajatico, Italy, in 1958, is one of the greatest singing talents in the world today. He has been blind since age 12, owing to congenital glaucoma and a blow to the head while tending goal during a soccer game. Andrea did not begin his singing career until the late 1980s, ...
MELODRAMMA
VIVO PER LEI
29. Meat Loaf
Actor | The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Meat Loaf was born Marvin Lee Aday in Dallas, Texas, to Wilma Artie (Hukel), a teacher and gospel singer, and Orvis Wesley Aday, a police officer. He moved to Los Angeles in 1967 to play in local bands. In 1970, he moved to New York and appeared in the Broadway musicals "Hair", "Rockabye Hamlet" ...
OBJECTS IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR MAY APPEAR CLOSER THAN THEY ARE
30. Queen
Soundtrack | Flash Gordon
Queen were one of the longest-lasting and most commercially successful bands to emerge from the British heavy rock scene of the early 1970s, but unlike their contemporaries such as Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, they soon became just as popular with pop fans as fans of hard rock and ...
I WANT TO BREAK FREE
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
31. Supertramp
Soundtrack | Cruella
Supertramp is known for Cruella (2021), CHIPS (2017) and The Invention of Lying (2009).
SCHOOL
32. Florence and the Machine
Soundtrack | Snow White and the Huntsman
Florence and the Machine (styled as Florence + The Machine) are an English indie rock band that formed in London in 2007, consisting of lead singer Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, and a collaboration of other artists. The band's music received praise across the media, especially from ...
SHAKE IT OUT
33. Sting
Actor | Dune
Sting was born Gordon Matthew Sumner on 2 October, 1951 in Wallsend, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, the eldest of four children of Audrey (Cowell), a hairdresser, and Ernest Matthew Sumner, an engineer and milkman. He received his name from a striped sweater he wore which looked like a bee...
FIELDS OF GOLD
ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK
DESERT ROSE
34. Ben E. King
Soundtrack | Stand by Me
Ben E. King was born on September 28, 1938 in Henderson, North Carolina, USA. He was a music artist and composer, known for Stand by Me (1986), Love and Monsters (2020) and Cloverfield (2008). He was married to Betty Nelson. He died on April 30, 2015 in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA.
STAND BY ME
35. Tori Amos
Soundtrack | Twister
At age one, Tori and her family moved to Baltimore, where she spent much of her childhood. She started playing piano at a very early age (2 1/2). At the age of five, she was accepted to the Peabody Conservatory of Music (Arts school); she was the youngest person to be accepted to the school. ...
WINTER
SPARK
36. Phil Collins
Soundtrack | Tarzan
Phil Collins was born in Chiswick, London, England, to Winifred (Strange), a theatrical agent, Greville Philip Austin Collins, an insurance agent. He spent most of his early entertainment life as a young actor and model. He played the "Artful Dodger" in the West End production of "Oliver!" ...
BILLY DON'T YOU LOSE MY NUMBER
ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE
37. Secret Garden
Soundtrack | 2046
Led by the duo of Norwegian composer, arranger, and pianist Rolf Løvland and Irish violinist and singer Fionnuala Sherry, Secret Garden is an Irish-Norwegian band that specializes in new instrumental music. The group gained notoriety when they won the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest, singing "Nocturne...
ARAGORN'S SLEEPSONG
38. John Farnham
Soundtrack | Fletch
John Farnham is regarded as Australia's top performing artist, with a career spanning three decades. Born in Essex, England, John immigrated to Australia in 1959 at the age of 10. Since his debut in 1967 he has had numerous successes as a solo performer. His solo album Whispering Jack (1986) ...
YOU'RE THE VOICE
39. Rod Stewart
Soundtrack | Innerspace
Rod Stewart was born on January 10, 1945 in Highgate, London, England, UK. He is a music artist and actor, known for Innerspace (1987), The Three Musketeers (1993) and No Way Out (1987). He has been married to Penny Lancaster since June 16, 2007. They have two children. He was previously married to ...
RHYTHM OF MY HEART
40. Guns N' Roses
Soundtrack | Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. The lineup, when first signed to Geffen Records in 1986, consisted of vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Steven Adler. Guns N' Roses has ...
14 YEARS
41. AC/DC
Soundtrack | Iron Man
AC/DC is a legendary rock band from Australia, formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. AC/DC have sold more than 200 million records worldwide, including 71.5 million albums in the United States, adding them to the list of highest-certified music artists in the United States ...
BACK IN BLACK
YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG
HIGHWAY TO HELL
42. Pink Floyd
Soundtrack | Tang shan da xiong
Syd Barrett: vocals, guitar (born: Roger Keith Barrett; 6 January, 1946; Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK). In 1968, Syd Barrett left the band. Syd died in July, 2006 at aged 60 from pancreatic cancer.
David Gilmour: vocals, guitar (born: David John Gilmour; 6 March, 1946; Cambridge, ...
WISH YOU WERE HERE
43. Blue Öyster Cult
Soundtrack | Gone Girl
Blue Öyster Cult is known for Gone Girl (2014), Zombieland (2009) and Let Me In (2010).
DON'T FEAR THE REAPER
44. Creedence Clearwater Revival
Soundtrack | Battleship
Creedence Clearwater Revival, also referred to as Creedence and CCR, was an American rock band formed in El Cerrito, California. The band initially consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty; his brother, rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty; bassist Stu Cook; and ...
BAD MOON RISING
45. Alphaville
Soundtrack | Tres metros sobre el cielo
Alphaville is known for Three Steps Above Heaven (2010), Burlesque (2010) and Napoleon Dynamite (2004).
BIG IN JAPAN
FOREVER YOUNG
Tell Your Friends