Recently, the American magazine Billboard chose the 50 most romantic songs of all time.
In Brazil, Valentine’s Day is celebrated in June. On the other hand, in several countries it is celebrated in February, on Valentine’s Day. Thus, to celebrate the date, the American magazine Billboard chose the 50 most romantic songs of all time.
Finally, the ranking includes songs from artists from various eras and styles who have been very successful throughout history. Furthermore, the selection was made based on the weekly performance of the tracks on the Billboard Hot 100 list. This way, the better ranked the song was, the more points it received.
However, to ensure temporal cuts, comparisons were made between songs from different periods. As a result, the list features first place the song “Endless Love” by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, second place the song “I’ll Make Love to You” by Boyz II Men and third place the song “We Found Love ” by Rihanna and Calvin Harris.
So, check out the complete ranking of the 50 most romantic songs in history below.
The 50 most romantic songs
1st Place: “Endless Love” / Artists – Diana Ross and Lionel Richie.
2nd Place: “I’ll Make Love to You” / Artist – Boyz II Men.
3rd Place: “We Found Love” / Artists – Rihanna and Calvin Harris.
4th Place: “How Deep Is Your Love” / Artist – Bee Gees.
5th Place: “Silly Love Songs” / Artist – Wings.
6th Place: “I Will Always Love You” / Artist – Whitney Houston.
7th Place: “Let Me Love You” / Artist – Mario.
8th Place: “Because I Love You (The Postman Song)” / Artist – Stevie B.
9th Place: “Best of My Love” / Artist – The Emotions.
10th Place: “I Can’t Stop Loving You” / Artist – Ray Charles.
11th Place: “Bleeding Love” / Artists – Leona Lewis.
12th Place: “My Love” / Artists – Paul McCartney and Wings.
13th Place: “Because You Loved Me” / Artist – Celine Dion.
14th Place: “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” / Artist – Queen.
15th Place: “To Know Him Is to Love Him” / Artists – The Teddy Bears.
16th Place: “Love Is Blue” / Artist – Paul Mauriat.
17th Place: “Woman in Love” / Artist – Barbra Streisand.
18th Place: “Love Takes Time” / Artist – Mariah Carey.
19th Place: “It Must Have Been Love” / Artist – Roxette.
20th Place: “Vision of Love” / Artist – Mariah Carey.
21st Place: “To Sir With Love” / Artist – Lulu.
22nd Place: “Crazy in Love” / Artists – Beyoncé and Jay-Z.
23rd Place: “Roses Are Red (My Love)” / Artist – Bobby Vinton.
24th Place: “Love Will Keep Us Together” / Artists – Captain and Tennille.
25th Place: “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” / Artist – Whitney Houston.
Ranking
26th Place: “Love Rollercoaster” / Artist – Ohio Players.
27th Place: “I Think I Love You” / Artists – The Partridge Family.
28th Place: “(Love Is) Thicker Than Water” / Artist – Andy Gibb.
29th Place: “She Loves You” / Artists – The Beatles.
30th Place: “What’s Love Got to Do With It” / Artist – Tina Turner.
31ª Colocação: “I Want to Know What Love Is” / Artista – Foreigner.
32nd Place: “I Knew I Loved You” / Artist – Savage Garden.
33rd Place: “Can?t Help Falling in Love” / Artist – UB40.
34th Place: “Love Hangover” / Artist – Diana Ross.
35th Place: “Dreamlover” / Artist – Mariah Carey.
36th Place: “The Power of Love” / Artists – Huey Lewis & the News.
37th Place: “Greatest Love of All” / Artist – Whitney Houston.
38th Place: “I Just Called to Say I Love You” / Artist – Stevie Wonder.
39th Place: “I Love You Always Forever” / Artist – Donna Lewis.
40th Place: “The Power of Love” / Artist – Celine Dion.
41st Place: “That’s The Way Love Goes” / Artist – Janet Jackson.
42nd Place: “Justify My Love” / Artist – Madonna.
43rd Place: “Don’t Let Go (Love)” / Artist – En Vogue.
44ª Colocação: “This Guy’s In Love With You” / Artista – Herb Alpert.
45ª Colocação: “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” / Artista – The Righteous Brothers.
46th Place: “Lovin’ You” / Artist – Minnie Riperton.
47th Place: “Part-Time Lover” / Artist – Stevie Wonder.
48th Place: “Love Story” / Artist – Taylor Swift.
49th Place: “Baby Love” / Artist – The Supremes.
50th Place: “Love Song” / Artist – Sara Bareilles.
Anyway, these were the 50 most romantic songs in all of history. So which one is your favorite?
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