Earth, Wind & Fire Popular Song Ranking [2026]

Keep Your Head to the SkyEarth, Wind & Fire36rank/position

Earth, Wind & Fire – Keep Your Head to the Sky (Audio)

A track released as a single in 1973 from the fourth album, Head to the Sky, which is certified Platinum in the United States.

It reached No.

23 on the U.S.

charts.

It was sampled in Jay-Z’s 1994 track Reach the Top.

Let’s GrooveEarth, Wind & Fire37rank/position

Earth, Wind & Fire – Let’s Groove (Official HD Video)

The song Let’s Groove, with its striking vocoder phrase at the beginning, was used in a Honda Edix commercial that aired around 2004.

The track was included on Earth, Wind & Fire’s 1981 album Raise!.

In addition to the opening vocoder line, the brass-infused groove, vocals, and performance make it a particularly captivating piece.

It is one of their signature songs and a massive hit worldwide.

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Love Is LifeEarth, Wind & Fire38rank/position

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It’s a masterpiece where mature vocals and flute blend together.

As it unfolds quietly, the whisper vocals come in, and a brief saxophone passage lifts the energy all at once.

Though it’s a ballad tune, you can still enjoy the tight performance of the band and the interplay with gospel-style vocals.

MagneticEarth, Wind & Fire39rank/position

Earth, Wind & Fire – Magnetic (Official Video)

It’s an uptempo pop-style track.

The rapid-fire bassline and the exhilarating synths make it fun to listen to, and while it feels like an early-era electronic music track, its arrangement and power fully showcase the appeal of a live band in a way that DTM can’t replicate.

Mighty MightyEarth, Wind & Fire40rank/position

Earth, Wind & Fire – Mighty Mighty (Official Audio)

It’s a funky mid-tempo dance tune.

The brisk drums, inheriting the lineage of classic James Brown-style funk, and the minimally placed phrases create a groovy feel.

While the first half moves along steadily, it’s a profoundly crafted track where you can sense the foreshadowing of the build-up that unfolds in the middle section.

Milky WayEarth, Wind & Fire41rank/position

Milky Way

Isn’t this one of the signature numbers by the American funk-soul group, colored by a cosmic soundscape and a mystical atmosphere? Included on the album Electric Universe, released in November 1983, this track marks Earth, Wind & Fire’s ambitious shift from their traditional funk and soul toward boldly incorporating elements of new wave and synth-pop.

The sound woven from Philip Bailey’s beautiful falsetto vocals and the dreamlike, synthesizer-driven arrangement creates a truly grand sense of scale reminiscent of the Milky Way.

Its length of about 5 minutes and 23 seconds gives listeners ample time to be transported into outer space.

Listening to it under the starry sky on Tanabata night might even set your thoughts drifting to the story of Orihime and Hikoboshi.

PrideEarth, Wind & Fire42rank/position

Earth, Wind & Fire – Pride (Audio)

This is a highly polished track where a lively, straightforward beat and comfortable drums intertwine with a vocally unified ensemble.

It’s a smooth track that pairs a P-Funk–styled bassline with lighter, driving drums reminiscent of Deodato or fusion artists.