Ranker Collection

Name That Song

5.1m views15 Pop Songs With Surprisingly Dark Secret MeaningsPop music is meant to make us feel good, and the Top 40 industry thrives on the happy vibes that propel audiences to listen to a s...

25k voters25 Depressing Popular Songs With Even More Depressing Backstories Music has a unique way of expressing our deepest emotions, capturing both the highs and lows of life. Some songs go beyond just so...

10.4k votersSongs You Didn't Realize Were Wildly Inappropriate As A KidMost of us just sing songs and pay no mind to the meaning or even really think about the lyrics. Songs you didn't realize were ina...

4.5k votersThe 20 Most Controversial Songs EverSome songs set out to be controversial, while others stumble into the territory. Musicians occasionally use their art to make a po...

Unspeakable Times

1.3k voters13 Songs You Had No Idea Are About MurderPlenty of musicians stick to uplifting topics when it comes to writing a new song – what better way to ensure it'll get picked up ...

2.3m views16 Songs That Don't Mean What You Think They DoHere's a list of songs whose meanings we completely miss because we either don't listen to lyrics properly or we just take the son...

15.1k votersCover Songs That Are Better Than The OriginalsEveryone loves when a musical artist somehow re-crafts a beloved song with a creative new spin. Covers illustrate the multifaceted...

4k votersThe Best Songs Ever Written For MoviesThe magic of cinema extends beyond attention-grabbing visuals and powerful storytelling and it's often the musical masterpieces th...

1.8k votersCreepy Rock Songs About Young Girls You've Been Singing Along To Without RealizingIf these horrifyingly creepy songs about young girls were written today, they might not get radio play. Sociological standards hav...

1.2k votersThe Best Bands Named After SongsComplete list of bands named after songs performed by other musicians (or, in some cases, bands named after their own songs). Look...

Celebrity Couples

41k viewsBreakup Songs You Probably Didn't Realize Were About Other CelebritiesThere's always tons of gossip to go around when a celebrity couple splits up, but that gets compounded when the split results in a...

2.7k votersPop Songs That Were Ripped Straight From The HeadlinesMusic is a time machine - and you don’t need a hot tub, a flux capacitor, or a TARDIS to get to your destination. Instead, all it ...

111 votersThe 20 Best Songs About Finding New Love, Ranked By Hopeless RomanticsWhen it comes to the euphoric feeling of falling for someone new, music has a way of capturing emotions that words alone sometimes...

2.8k votersSong Titles With Hidden Messages, Ranked By ClevernessPop music is a world of secret messages and hidden meanings, and everything from song titles and album covers to lyrics and liner ...

277 votersThe Best Examples of Backmasking In MusicHave you ever played a record backwards, hoping to discover some hidden message from the artist? If so, you are aware of the popul...

1.1k votersSongs Based On True Crimes That Were Ripped From The HeadlinesMusic can be a powerful tool to make sense of tragic events, so it's not surprising that true crime has inspired more than a few m...