The Best Love Songs of All Time

Where would we be without music and it’s amazing ability to make all moments in life better? This is especially true when it comes to falling in love so we thought it important to round up some of the most influential love songs of all time – just in case you need some inspiration!

1. ‘At Last!’, Etta James (1960)

If you close your eyes and picture the most soulful romantic song of the 1960s, the chances are you are going to envisage Etta James’s masterpiece ‘At Last!’, which has showed up in countless romantic encounters on television and on the silver screen.

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2. ‘The Way You Look Tonight’, Frank Sinatra (1961)

It can be argued that the world will never again behold anyone with the charm and sophistication of Frank Sinatra, whose sad passing on 14th May 1998 left the world devastated. Luckily we still have his music to console us and some say that romantic hit ‘The Way You Look Tonight’ is one of his greatest triumphs.

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3. ‘How Deep Is Your Love?’, Bee Gees (1977)

Moving on to the 1970s, no one cornered the romantic market like the Bee Gees, with their epically high-pitched vocals that took love songs to the next level.

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4. ‘Endless Love’, Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (1981)

Sung at many a karaoke over the past thirty years, the classic duet between music powerhouses Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, is undoubtedly a love song for the ages.

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5. ‘I Just Called to Say I Love You’, Stevie Wonder (1984)

Is there any person on earth who doesn’t love Stevie Wonder? This is especially true if you are a child of the 80s when you would have grown up listening to the sweet sentiments of his hit tune ‘I Just Called to Say I Love You’. Romance certainly wasn’t dead back then.

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6. ‘Wicked Game’, Chris Isaak (1989)

The 80s would never have been the same without this song and if you don’t think you’re familiar with it you just have to watch out for the unique guitar twangs or Chris Isaak’s distinctly melodic vocals in television shows and movies from this era.

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7. ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’, Sinead O’Connor (1990)

Certainly more on the intense side, Sinead O’Connor’s masterpiece ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ became an iconic hit in its own right, not least because of the video which shows a close-up shot of a very upset Sinead (with tears rolling down her face).

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8. ‘I Will Always Love You’, Whitney Houston (1992)

Is there anyone on earth who could epitomise the 90s version of romance better than Whitney Houston? There isn’t a fan of hers worth their salt who still doesn’t think that ‘I Will Always Love You’ (from her hit movie The Bodyguard) is one of the most romantic songs of all time.

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9. ‘Wonderwall’, Oasis (1995)

A personal favourite of mine, who could have predicted that this young group of Mancunian boys could have produced one of the most transcendent, beautifully written love songs of all time?

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10. ‘Truly Madly Deeply’, Savage Garden (1997)

It definitely seems that when men are able to project their vocals to a much higher frequency then it is the recipe for a good song. This is very much the case for 90s pop sensation Savage Garden and their timeless hit ‘Truly Madly Deeply’.

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