[Teens] Popular Western Music Rankings [By Generation]

We Found Love ft. Calvin HarrisRihanna71rank/position

Rihanna – We Found Love ft. Calvin Harris

It’s your birthday, but you’ve just had your heart broken and you just want to lift your mood—this track is my recommendation.

Its sound is bursting with happiness and will put you in a positive frame of mind, but the “yellow diamond” mentioned in the lyrics actually refers to drugs.

The phrase “I wish we had met under different circumstances” implies that the person they fell for was a drug addict.

For teenagers, for whom drugs are obviously off-limits—even alcohol and cigarettes are illegal—if you want to feel happy, listen to music.

Into YouAriana Grande72rank/position

Ariana Grande – Into You (Official Video)

This is an uplifting song by the charismatic artist Ariana Grande, who expresses the texture of urban rhythm and blues within a mainstream dimension.

She is highly popular in Japan as well, and her style makes teenage girls want to sing it at karaoke.

Party in the U.S.A.Miley Cyrus73rank/position

Miley Cyrus – Party In The U.S.A. (Official Video)

It’s included on the album “The Time of Our Lives.” This is one of Miley Cyrus’s signature songs, beloved by girls around the world when she was a Disney idol.

Above all, Miley’s laugh at the end—the “hahaha”—is simply the best.

Super BassNicki Minaj74rank/position

Nicki Minaj – Super Bass (Official Video)

A girly, cute track.

Its bright tone will lift your spirits the more you listen, so I highly recommend it.

The rap is fast and in English, so it might be challenging.

However, rap is trending in Japan too, so if you’re interested, definitely give it a try.

Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)Beyoncé75rank/position

Beyoncé – Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) (Video Version)

This is the song that won the Grammy Awards for Song of the Year (one of the major categories), Best R&B Song, and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

It was included on the album “I Am… Sasha Fierce” and reached No.

1 in the United States.

The music video, which focuses on Beyoncé’s dance, became a social phenomenon.

Viva la VidaColdplay76rank/position

Coldplay – Viva La Vida (Official Video)

This song won the Grammy Awards for Song of the Year—one of the major categories—and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group.

Included on the album “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends,” it reached number one in both the US and the UK.

The way Coldplay layers sounds is overwhelmingly beautiful and moving.

Price Tag ft. B.o.BJessie J77rank/position

Jessie J – Price Tag ft. B.o.B

The chorus goes “money, money, money,” but it’s a song that says money isn’t important to us.

In the PV, Jessie J becomes a marionette, which feels a bit mad—perhaps it represents society’s constraints.

It’s a pop, very easy-to-understand love song.