Top Ten Most Underrated Songs of the 20th Century

The Top Ten
1 18 Til I Die - Bryan Adams

What can I say? I adore this guy and his music. Unfortunately, this track wasn't big

2 Bad Girl - Madonna

Musical arrangement is fantastic plus touching lyrics and Madonna's sweet voice. This is by far the most underrated Madonna song

3 Summer Rain - Belinda Carlisle

Vocally the greatest Belinda song! Pure brilliance but unfortunately, very overlooked

4 Pressure - Billy Joel

Billy recorded many "blockbuster" albums and hits but in 1982 he gave us the "The Nylon Curtain" album which wasn't that big. Too bad. I adore "Pressure" - probably my favorite Billy Joel song

The Nylon Curtain is Billy's second best album (after The Stranger), and this is one of the best New Wave songs. Such a shame it doesn't get much airtime.

5 Jesus He Knows Me - Genesis

My favorite Genesis song from "We Can't Dance" (1991). I'm sure, it deserved a much bigger recognition

6 What Made You Say That - Shania Twain

Not many people know about this song. I think WMYST is one of her greatest "diamonds"

7 Heart of Stone - Taylor Dayne

She had some big pop hits during 1987-1990 but this beautiful song is not one of them

8 Painted Desert - Pat Benatar

Fantastic ballad that had so many problems with release date.

9 Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry - Ace of Base
10 Year of the Cat - Al Stewart

This song is one of my favorites

The Contenders
11 Wild Child - Scorpions

Released in 1996. Such an underrated track! The whole album "Pure Instinct" was fantastic!

12 Mr. Jones - Counting Crows
13 Le Bel Age - Pat Benatar
14 Promises - Basia
15 I Know There's Something Going On - Frida
16 Nine Lives - Aerosmith

Yes, I do love this "crazy" song!

17 The Lady Is Lingering - Sparks
18 Biko - Peter Gabriel
19 The Power of Goodbye - Madonna
20 My Name Is Not Susan - Whitney Houston
21 Miracle - Whitney Houston
22 Everytime It Rains - Ace of Base
23 Hangman Jury - Aerosmith
24 Carpet Crawl - Genesis
25 Counting Out Time - Genesis
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