The top 20 catchiest songs according to science, revealed.
Here are the most catchiest songs that stay in our head:
Here is the full list of the top 20 catchiest songs of all time:
Spice Girls - Wannabe: 2.29 seconds
Lou Bega - Mambo No 5: 2.48 seconds
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger: 2.62 seconds
Lady Gaga - Just Dance: 2.66 seconds
ABBA - SOS: 2.73 seconds
Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman: 2.73 seconds
Michael Jackson - Beat It: 2.80 seconds
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You: 2.83 seconds
The Human League - Don't You Want Me: 2.83 seconds
Aerosmith - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing: 2.84 seconds
Lady Gaga - Poker Face: 2.88 seconds
Hanson - MMMbop: 2.89 seconds
Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never: 2.91 seconds
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet: 2.94 seconds
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean: 2.97 seconds
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon: 2.99 seconds
Britney Spears - Baby One More Time: 2.99 seconds
Elvis Presley - Devil in Disguise: 3.01 seconds
Boney M - Rivers of Babylon: 3.03 seconds
Elton John - Candle in the Wind: 3.04 seconds
Here is the full article:
http://www.cnet.com/news/the-top-10-catchiest-songs-of-all-time-according-to-science/
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Here is the full list of the top 20 catchiest songs of all time:
Spice Girls - Wannabe: 2.29 seconds
Lou Bega - Mambo No 5: 2.48 seconds
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger: 2.62 seconds
Lady Gaga - Just Dance: 2.66 seconds
ABBA - SOS: 2.73 seconds
Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman: 2.73 seconds
Michael Jackson - Beat It: 2.80 seconds
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You: 2.83 seconds
The Human League - Don't You Want Me: 2.83 seconds
Aerosmith - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing: 2.84 seconds
Lady Gaga - Poker Face: 2.88 seconds
Hanson - MMMbop: 2.89 seconds
Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never: 2.91 seconds
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet: 2.94 seconds
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean: 2.97 seconds
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon: 2.99 seconds
Britney Spears - Baby One More Time: 2.99 seconds
Elvis Presley - Devil in Disguise: 3.01 seconds
Boney M - Rivers of Babylon: 3.03 seconds
Elton John - Candle in the Wind: 3.04 seconds
Here is the full article:
http://www.cnet.com/news/the-top-10-catchiest-songs-of-all-time-according-to-science/
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Actually I'm quite surprised there aren't more ABBA songs on the list. So many ABBA songs have great hooks.
I think the list shows the benefits of a great big melodious chorus and/or a great riff.
Whether you like these songs are not is irrelevant, there is a part of them that will always get into your head.
The intro to 'Don't you want Me', you only have to say the name of the song to hear it!
You can probably say the same for 'Eye of the Tiger', 'Billie Jean', 'You Ain't seen Nuthin' Yet'
And then the big chorus stuff, 'Candle in the Wind', 'I Will always love you' even 'MmmBop'.
ABBA's SOS does come close to being the perfect pop song. Great intro, the verses in a minor slightly angst laden key, a glorious two part chorus, a very simple instrumental middle 8 and a proper ending rather than fade out. Perfect pop.
ABBA - SOS