Thread by @bryanbehar

Ever since I was kid, I wanted to have my own radio station, so I could host a Labor Day countdown.

I still don’t. But today I’m going to pretend. And present to you my hastily arranged...

250 Catchiest Pop Songs Ever Countdown

(Playlist to come at end. Enjoy!!)

250 Mo Money Mo Problems
Take a Chance on Me
Basket Case
Your Song
Little Red Corvette
This is How We Do It
I Think We’re Alone Now
Rock Me Amadeus
Turn Turn Turn
Gangsta’s Paradise
I’m So Excited
She Drives Mr Crazy
Let’s Hear it for the Boy
Material Girl
Got to Give it Up

235. Ain’t No Stopping Us
Dreams (FM)
Ice Ice Baby
Despacito
I Just Want to be Your Everything
You Spin Me Round
Call Me
Never Gonna Give you Up
All That She Wants
Down Under
Flashdance
Straight Up
Listen to Your Heart
How Will I Know
Walking on Sunshine
Alone
Get Down Tonight

My groceries have been unloaded. Now on with the countdown

218 Love Shack
Don’t Turn Around
Rock the Boat
Seasons in the Sun
Walk Away Renee
That’s the Way I Like It
Georgy Girl
Kind of a Drag
It’s My Life (BJ)
This Diamond Ring
Rocket Man
More than a Feeling
Good Lovin’

205 Happy Together
I’m Into Something Good
Like a Virgin
Don’t You Forget About Me
Do You Believe in Magic
Island Girl
Saturday Night
They Don’t Know
Solsbury Hill
Sugar Sugar
Baby It’s You
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Single Ladies
Into the Groove
California Dreamin’

190. Upside Down
What I Like About You
Happy
Somebody That I Used to Know
I Will Survive
Funky Cold Medina
Rhinestone Cowboy
There She Goes
Mamma Mia
Bad Moon Rising
Please Mr Postman
Just the way you are (BM)
Vacation
December 1963
You Should Be Dancing
It Takes Two
Bust a Move

173. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
California Love
Thrift Shop
Always Be My Baby
We are Young
Billy Don’t be a Hero
Lose Yourself
See You Again
Poker Face
Yeah
Rehab
I Gotta Feeling
I Kissed a Girl
One Week
Cry Me a River
Hips Don’t Lie
Stay
Waterfalls
Where is the Love
What’s Up

153Run-Around
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
Get Lucky
I’ll Never Find Another You
Losing My Religion
I’ll Be missing You
You Oughta Know
Believe
Jump KK)
Luka
Fast Car
Start Me Up
Just Like Heaven
Physical
I Love Rock n Roll
Jack & Diane
Locked Out of Heaven
I’m Telling You Now

135 Say My Name
Our House
Mighty Quinn
Brandy
Kentucky Woman
Thinking Out Loud
Heart of Glass
59 St Bridge Song
Girls Just want to Have Fun
Needles & Pins
We are Family
Kung Fu Fighting
Hot Stuff
Blank Space
Maggie May
Firework
Mrs Robinson
Faith
Mr Jones
Lovin’ La Vida Loca

115 Genie in a Bottle
These Boots are made for Walkin’
All About that Bass
Bohemian Rhapsody
Go Your Own way
Turn the Beat Around
Oops I did it Again
Time after Time
YMCA
Rolling in the Deep
Sweet Child O’Mine
All Star
Down in the Boondocks
Every Breath You Take
Wannabe
Push It

99. Born this Way
Here Comes My Baby
In Da Club
Downtown
Centerfold
Sweet Soul Music
Pour Some Sugar on Me
I’m Gonna Be
Wouldn’t it be Nice
I Second that Emotion
Teenage Dream
You Were on My Mind
Philadelphia Freedom
Sweet Dreams
No Diggity
Shake it Off
The Sign

82. What Makes You Beautiful
Proud Mary
I’ll Be There for You
Boys of Summer
Jump (vH)
Let’s Go Crazy
The Warrior
Umbrella
I Ran
Turning Japanese
Wonderwall
Satisfaction
He’s a Rebel
Like a Prayer
Karma Chameleon
No Scrubs
Tainted Love
You Belong with Me
All Night Long

63. Dancing in the Dark
We are Never Getting back Together
American Pie
99 Luftballoons
You Make My Dreams
Be My Baby
Africa
Red Rubber Ball
Tiny Dancer
Hey Jude
Hungry Like the Wolf
Buddy Holly
Don’t Stop Believin’
Wrecking Ball
Daydream Believer
Summer of ‘69
Safety Dance

46. 867-5309
Sk8ter Boi
Livin’ on a Prayer
Beat It
Waterloo
Wake Me Up Before you Go Go
All the Small Things
We Got the Beat
I Melt with You
Bad Romance
Billie Jean
My Sharona
When Doves Cry
Stayin’ Alive
O.P.P.
You Can’t Hurry Love
Let’s Dance
She Loves You
Chandelier

27. Jessie’s Girl
I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Good Vibrations
I Want you Back
Bye Bye Bye
Dancing Queen
Semi-Charmed Life
Under Pressure
Hey Ya
Don’t You Want Me
Country Grammar
I’m a Believer
Take on Me
Torn
I Want it That Way
MMM Bop
Mr. Brightside
ABC

And now, the top ten:

10. ... Baby One More Time

9. Sweet Caroline

8. Crazy in Love

7. Come on Eileen

6. I Want to Hold Your Hand

5. Brown Eyed Girl

4. Since U Been Gone

3. Build Me Up Buttercup

2. Tubthumping

And for the number one catchiest pop song:

1. Call Me Maybe

Thanks to everyone who stuck with my music countdown experiment all the way to the end

Special thanks to those of you who didn't mar the experience with snide comments, as if I was a corporation posting the countdown and not an individual just trying to ward off his depression.

Y'all may think it's no big deal. And in the grand scheme of things, it isn't. But it also goes to show that there is no topic, however benign, that Twitter noisemakers can't suck the joy out of. Can't something fun occasionally just be something fun?

And for those of you who asked, I posted the Spotify playlist around this time yesterday. It may take a tiny amount of scrolling. But it’s up and available for listening. Enjoy!!