Favourite non-MJ songs by decade / artist

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There are always a few songs on albums that I just can't get into. So, here's a thread for your favourite songs that aren't by Michael Jackson. To keep things organized, you can sort them by artist or decade, like the 70s, 80s, and so on.

I'll start with the 80s:

We`ve Had Enough - Arnie Love & The Lovettes - 1981
Super Freak - Rick James - 1981
Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen - 1982
Mama Used to Say - Junior - 1982
Little Red Corvette - Prince - 1982
Automatic - Pointer Sisters - 1983
Fresh - Kool & the Gang - 1984
Easy Lover - Philip Bailey - 1984
Caribbean Queen - Billy Ocean - 1984
Sussudio - Phil Collins - 1985
Living in America - James Brown - 1985
Dark 'N' Lovely - Stevie Wonder - 1987
My Prerogative - Bobby Brown - 1988
Americanos - Holly Johnson - 1989
Shot Down By Love - Savoy Brown (1981)
Loose Talk - Rory Gallagher (1982)
Dancer - Queen (1982)
Forever Man - Eric Clapton (1985)
Jump - Van Halen (1984)
Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top (1983)
Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones (1981)
One Hit (to the Body) - The Rolling Stones (1986)
Paradise City - Guns N' Roses (1987)
Cold Metal - Iggy Pop (1988)
Free Country - Witchfinder General (1982)
Miracle Man - Ozzy Osbourne (1988)
Rockin' in the Free World - Neil Young (1989)
 
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I listen to a lot of music from my country, and then mainly Beatles, Queen, Toto, Cranberries and ABBA.

Beatles:
Let it be (1970)
Blackbird (1968)
Hey jude (1968)
Come together (1969)

Queen:
Bohemian rhapsody (1975)
Dont stop me now (1979)
Killer queen (1974)
Radio Gaga (1984)

TOTO:
Pamela (1988)
Only the children (1988)
Africa (1982)
Rosanna (1982)

Cranberries:
Dreams (1992)
Just my imagination (1999)
Salvation (1996)
Ode to my family (1994)

ABBA:
Winner takes it all (1980)
My love my life (1976)
Does your mother know (1979)
SOS (1975)

And sometimes i even listen to classical music! Its just a whole other vibe, and really relaxing! I also listen to Janet and Jackson 5/Jacksons ofc!❤️✨
 
Here are some of my favourite 70s songs:

Living for the City - Stevie Wonder (1973)
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder (1975)
September - Earth, Wind & Fire (1978)
At Midnight - T-Connection (1978)
N.I.B. - Black Sabbath (1970)
All Right Now - Free (1970)
Make Me Laugh - Blue Cheer (1970)
Paranoid - Black Sabbath (1970)
Ooh La La - Faces (1973)
Killing Yourself To Live - Black Sabbath (1973)
Trampled Under Foot - Led Zeppelin (1975)
Honey Child - Bad Company (1976)
Never Been Any Reason - Head East (1975)
Beast of Burden - The Rolling Stones (1978)
Dance the Night Away - Van Halen (1979)
Tattoo'd Lady - Rory Gallagher (1973)
Shadow Play - Rory Gallagher (1978)
Driver's Seat - Sniff 'n' the Tears (1978)
Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits (1978)
Highway to Hell - AC/DC (1979)
 
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and now the 60s:

Uptight - Stevie Wonder (1965)
Just Be Sincere - Jackie Wilson (1965)
Pride Of Man - Quicksilver Messenger Service (1968)
Midnight To Six Man - The Pretty Things (1965)
Get Off Of My Cloud - The Rolling Stones (1965)
Louie Louie - The Sonics (1965)
All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (1968)
Jumpin’ Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones (1968)
Pushin' Too Hard - The Seeds (1965)
Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go - The Standells (1966)
If I Can Dream - Elvis Presley (1968)
Out Of Focus - Blue Cheer (1968)
Fool - Blue Cheer (1969)
Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)
Communication Breakdown - Led Zeppelin (1969)
 
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I listen to a lot of music from my country, and then mainly Beatles, Queen, Toto, Cranberries and ABBA.

Beatles:
Let it be (1970)
Blackbird (1968)
Hey jude (1968)
Come together (1969)

Queen:
Bohemian rhapsody (1975)
Dont stop me now (1979)
Killer queen (1974)
Radio Gaga (1984)

TOTO:
Pamela (1988)
Only the children (1988)
Africa (1982)
Rosanna (1982)

Cranberries:
Dreams (1992)
Just my imagination (1999)
Salvation (1996)
Ode to my family (1994)

ABBA:
Winner takes it all (1980)
My love my life (1976)
Does your mother know (1979)
SOS (1975)

And sometimes i even listen to classical music! Its just a whole other vibe, and really relaxing! I also listen to Janet and Jackson 5/Jacksons ofc!❤️✨
You have a great taste in music for someone of your age :)
 
You have a great taste in music for someone of your age :)
Thanks! Yeah i got it from my parents and very grateful! For me, its really nice to listen to the music that changed the world (MJ also lol❤️) and influenced so many people!
 
Pony - Ginuwine (1996)
Song 2 - Blur (1997)
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (1998)
All Star - Smash Mouth (1999)
Bye Bye Bye - NSYNC (2000)
Heartbreaker - Michael Jackson (2001)
Without Me - Eminem (2002)
Toxic - Britney Spears (2003)
Let's Get It Started - The Black Eyed Peas (2004)
Gorillaz - All Alone (2005)
Fergalicious - Fergie (2006)
Give It to Me - Timbaland (2007)
I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry (2008)
Tik Tok - Kesha (2009)
It's Working - MGMT (2010)
Someone Like You - Adele (2011)
I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift (2012)
The Set Up - Favored Nations (2013)
Left Hand Free - alt-J (2014)
Stressed Out - Twenty One Pilots (2015)
Blood in the Cut - K.Flay (2016)
Alive - Warbly Jets (2017)
Drown - Karen O (2019)
Blinding Lights - The Weekend (2021)

Damn, while making this list, I realized I don't listen to modern music at all. 😅 . I searched through my tracks for anything from 2018 onwards, but only found The Weeknd... Man. I wanted to make a full list right up to this year, but no luck.

By the way, sorry for throwing Michael in there, I just decided to mention him so you guys get a better idea of my music taste
 
Pony - Ginuwine (1996)
Song 2 - Blur (1997)
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (1998)
All Star - Smash Mouth (1999)
Bye Bye Bye - NSYNC (2000)
Heartbreaker - Michael Jackson (2001)
Without Me - Eminem (2002)
Toxic - Britney Spears (2003)
Let's Get It Started - The Black Eyed Peas (2004)
Gorillaz - All Alone (2005)
Fergalicious - Fergie (2006)
Give It to Me - Timbaland (2007)
I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry (2008)
Tik Tok - Kesha (2009)
It's Working - MGMT (2010)
Someone Like You - Adele (2011)
I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift (2012)
The Set Up - Favored Nations (2013)
Left Hand Free - alt-J (2014)
Stressed Out - Twenty One Pilots (2015)
Blood in the Cut - K.Flay (2016)
Alive - Warbly Jets (2017)
Drown - Karen O (2019)
Blinding Lights - The Weekend (2021)

Damn, while making this list, I realized I don't listen to modern music at all. 😅 . I searched through my tracks for anything from 2018 onwards, but only found The Weeknd... Man. I wanted to make a full list right up to this year, but no luck.

By the way, sorry for throwing Michael in there, I just decided to mention him so you guys get a better idea of my music taste
Haha you listen to some great artists! And good songs to, really good dancing songs🕺
 
here are some new ones:

Cool - Dua Lipa
Good 4 U - Olivia Rodrigo
Break Free - Ariana Grande
Shake It Off - Taylor Swift

 
Vision of Love - Mariah Carey, Freedom! '90 - George Michael (1990)
More Than Words - Extreme (1991) and Losing My Religion - R.E.M, Emotions - Mariah Carey (1991)
Creep - Radiohead (1992)
That's The Way Love Goes - Janet (1993) I ADORE THIS ONE
All That She Wants - Ace Of Base, Big Poppa - The Notorious B.I.G (1994)
Come Saprei - Giorgia, Gianluca Grignani - Destinazione Paradiso, Always Be My Baby - Mariah Carey (1995)
Killing Me Softly - The Fugees, Tranqui Funky - Articolo 31, Eros Ramazzotti - Piu Bella Cosa (1996)
Men In Black - Will Smith, La Cura - Franco Battiato, My All - Mariah Carey (1997)
Baby One More Time - Britney Spears, Acqua e Sale - Mina ft. Adriano Celentano (1998)
I Want It That Way – Backstreet Boys, Scar Tissue/Californication - Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Sometimes/Born To Make You Happy - Britney Spears (1999)
 
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