By this I mean songs released in the past 10 years or so you think are/could become classics

Christina Aguilera - Beautiful
Britney Spears - Toxic
Madonna - Hung Up
Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone, Because Of You
Cee Lo - Forget You
Lady Gaga - Poker Face, Bad Romance
Rebecca Black - Friday (The 'Never Gonna Give You Up' of the 2010's)
Justin Bieber - Baby (See above)
Katy Perry - Firework
Pussycat Dolls - Don't Cha
Kings of Leon - Sex On Fire
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Adele - Rolling In the Deep, Someone Like You
Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger

Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts
Lady GaGa - Born This Way
Beyonce - Single Ladies(Put A Ring On It)

On The Floor - Jennifer Lopez

Two spring to mind:-

Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
One Republic - Apologize

out of that list only hung up, poker face, rolling in the deep and someont like you would be considered classics in the future

i would add empire state of mind - alicia keys
rehab - amy winehouse
i bet you look good on the daNCEfloor - arctic monkeys
the funeral - band of horses
skinny love - bon iver
acceptable in the 80's - calvin harris
speed of sound - coldplay
dreaming of you - the coral
cannonball - damien rice
munich - the editors
just the way im feeling - feeder
dog days are over - florence and the machine
mad world - gary jules
the 59 sound - the gaslight anthem
dare - gorillaz
flowers and football tops - glasvegas
standing in the way of control - the gossip
hide and seek - imogen heap
evil - interpol
hurt - johnny cash
heartbeats - jose gonzalez
i predict a riot - kaiser chiefs
club foot - kasabian
mr brightsdie - the killers
the bucket - kings of leon
dont look back into the sun - the libertines
apply some pressure - maximo park
time to pretend - mgmt

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance, Just Dance
Britney Spears - Womanizer
The Saturdays - All Fired Up
Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground
Liberty X - Just A Little

(the last 2 songs I mentioned there were released in 2002, if that still counts!)

Coldplay - Fix You is always the one that comes to mind

Beyonce - Crazy In Love
Rihanna - Umbrella

Beyonce - Single Ladies
Rihanna - Umbrella
Britney Spears - Toxic
Christina Aguilera - Beautiful
Ke$ha - Tik Tok

That's from female pop stars. I don't think much else in recent years will become a classic to be honest, although I think some of Adele's songs will, and maybe stuff like Jar of Hearts and Empire State of Mind.

Grace Kelly by Mika.

Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl

None whatsoever. The last true classic was 'The Living Years' from 1989.

So what do you define as a classic? In other word's what is the 'secret'.

I mean, and this clearly IMO, I think that tune, by Mike and the Mechanics(?) is pants.

So what is the magic formula that define/make's a classic-surely its subjective? You cant simply dismiss other peoples choices out of hand-unless there is a set of rules somewhere?

Its like (although slightly off topic) NME declaring Lady Gaga as being pretentious, which to lot of fans into other stuff, is exactly how they would define the NME-including myself-but that doesn't make me necessarily right either.

Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
Single Ladies - Beyonce
Beautiful - Christina Aguilera
Someone Like You - Adele
Crazy In Love - Beyonce
Umbrella - Rihanna
SexyBack - Justin Timberlake
Toxic - Britney Spears
Fix You - Coldplay
Forget You - Cee Lo Green
Run - Snow Patrol/Leona Lewis

A classic, Leo, is a song that will still be played, loved and remembered long after it's initial success such as 'Imagine' or 'Bohemian Rhapsody', or a song that is universally known and loved by all generations. That, my friend, is the 'secret'.

Today's boring meaningless rubbish is nowhere. It nearly all sounds the same hiphop/urban dance trash or production line drivel.

I'm not denying anyone the right to their tastes but most of the product out there is disposable here today gone tomorrow stuff to a degree not previously known. I'm no longer in touch with the charts as I can't relate to it.

3 Of A Kind - Babycakes

You're probably joking, but I could see it happening. It's still quite loved today by people who were the right age when it came out.

*Tick* Well said. Totally agree. Underline. Exclamation point. Smiley Face.

Anastacia - Left Outside Alone

Most of the current music is complete throwaway rubbish though.

Really? and yeah I was joking lol

Yeah. I think however horrible people thought the song is, a lot of kids did genuinely like it at the time, and probably get nostalgic when listening to it now. I do, a bit.

Infact, it even got back in the top 200 of the charts a couple of months ago!

Okay the op has some crazy idea's as to iconic tracks lol but for me :

Amy Winehouse- Back to Black, Rehab, Love is a losing game
Adele- Someone like You, Rolling In the deep, Make you feel my love
Nelly Furtado- Maneater, Say it Right
Lily Allen- Smile
Rihanna- Umbrella

My niece once bought 'Babycakes'!

Thankfully, now she is into Bon Jovi and the Doves.

Back to black – amy winehouse
Ordinary people – john legend
Cyrstalized – The XX
The only exception - paramore
Wild young hearts - the noisettes
Smile – lily allen
Fallin’ – alicia keys
A long walk – jill scott
Use somebody – kings of leon
Rock star - NERD
Genesis – justice
feel good inc –gorillaz
crazy - gnarls barkley
goldigger – kanye west
umbrella – rihanna
beautiful day – U2
sexyback – justin timberlake
crazy in love – beyonce
hey ya - outkast
Next girl – The black keys
maybe tomorrow - stereophonics

Adele. Rolling In The Deep
Lana Del Rey. Million Dollar Man
Pixie Lott. Mama Do
Christina Aguilera. beautiful
Florence and the Machine. The dog days are over